Recent content by GLJones

I find most of the towers say the same thing. I was in Vegas last week and we went out to Rachel, NV at the gates to Area 51. We flew at an abandoned mine across the highway from the Lil A'le Inn. Didn't fly in Vegas proper except west of the strip at a friends house that was just outside the...

I switch back and forth in a single flight. Works fine.

Same issue and the camera got a 10 degree tilt to the left that is intermittent. Calibrated the gimbal, no fix. I was in the desert near Rachel, NV so no Internet for a hundred miles around. First flight (~20 mins) was perfect. Second flight on the camera would tilt left and then level. A...

You can test it at a slow, safe speed that, if it failed, you could still stop the drone before collision. I ran my Mavic Air at full speed. (~25mph) toward a tree trunk. It stopped itself well before the tree...not even close. If it had failed to stop, I was ready to drift right to avoid the...

Update was for air only. Not the controller or batteries.

I wish the units would switch to imperial with the speed and distance. I can calculate metric to imperial, but imperial is easier for Americans to visualize. From RTH altitude to max distance and max height, they should all have imperial measurements when the interface is switched to imperial.

I swapped yaw and left/right so yaw is on the right stick with forward/backward. This allows more natural flying with one hand. I also find it easier to get smooth shots while turning. It’s a minor change from mode 2 so going back and forth is pretty easy.

3 or 4 would be the best based on the image. The higher bars mean more interference. Red is BAD.

I have the DJI Refresh insurance. More worried about retrieving it if it crashes in water than the damage as they will repair/replace. Not that I fly over water a lot. I am very careful when I do.

Connect with an Android device running Go 4. They will appear. Then you can go back to iOS and they will remain. Known issue posted in several forums. DJI working on it, but to get them now, use an Android device, just once, to unlock the extra FCC channels.

I have a couple of the GoPro orange floaties to prevent your GoPro from sinking...just zip-tie them to the sides of the Mavic Air and it won't sink. Bottom might block the downward sensors.

Wouldn't;t stop drones. All a recreational flyer has to do is notify them they will be flying. Apple could not lie and claim the Helipad is in use when it isn't without raising the ire of the FAA. 107 pilots don't even have to worry about it because the airspace will not be changed to...

I am also a pilot. The real conundrum comes down to this...you call it poking the bear...I call it using our rights because there are more and more attempts out there to get people to give up their rights voluntarily by not doing things that are perfectly legal, but may upset someone. From...

Need a second part to this poll: using FCC or CE mode due to power differences.

Great video!