Recent content by Hermey

And...the poor thing's camera is totally covered with salt too....

Another photo...showing the mass of salt encrustation....

That could be...all I know is that when I try to push in slightly to extract the SD card, I experience a "crunching" in the slot and the material in there, such as it is, seems to collapse somewhat, which makes me believe the card has disintegrated....I have no experience with what the results...

Thanks! I actually had no idea what an Air 1 looked like...just thought it was an older lookalike to the Air 2....

On a recent trip to the Salton Sea, I stopped briefly at Corvina Beach, and walked right up to this lost DJI Air 1 or 2. It was sitting face down in this position in the salt flats about 30 ft from the water line. Given the fast rate at which the Sea is receding, I believe this drone was...

Agree, there are some areas like Yosemite Valley (only the valley is highly crowded though: much of the rest of the park is sparsely visited) where it's obvious that if drones were permitted 24/7, there could be many of them and it could cause quite a nuisance. And yet...as far as that...

I agree. As the saying goes, "The only constant is change" --- I expect a positive evolution.

Thanks! I got the Nano+ because I wanted to try a non-DJI drone, and I liked the idea of no inbuilt geofencing. But I haven't actually had much reason to fly the Nano+, because I love my DJI drones so much, and they've generally been problem-free, except for the one relatively small issue of...

Good advice, thank you! I'll try these things and then. when I get a chance, try a flight far from any car or power lines and see how the Nano+ does....

Thanks so much! I haven't actually gone through the App that much so I haven't even tried changing the flight mode. I don't store the controller with sticks attached.... What is TOAL? Do you mean the launch point or home point? In the 2 cases where I had the most erratic flying, I had...

Has anyone noticed more problems with Autel drones? I have several DJI drones and an Autel Nano Plus. I had not done much flying of the Nano until recently, and had some big problems. One was that the gimbal suddenly tilted during flight and stayed tilted. This happened in 2 flights. Another...

Oh myyyyy goodness!! I can't imagine...anyone flying in such conditions...scary!!

Good point. I have found this too. There are some areas that tend to be much windier than others, and in those the Minis are not a good option. Unless you just aim to fly on the rarer less windy days. A good reminder that all factors need to be considered when deciding what drone to buy....

At times, I believe that there are some advantages to be had, when one lives in a high-crime city as I do. This may sound odd to say...of course the huge disadvantage is the crime...but an advantage is that one learns, through necessity or the school of hard knocks, to be extremely careful...

My suggestion is go for the DJI Mini 4. In my view, if you really feel drawn to the drone hobby, and as long as you believe you have the requisite skills to proceed slowly, not flying beyond your skills as you begin, you're not as likely to crash as if you charge out the door faster than your...