Recent content by hiflyer201

Drones are great for family photography. Tracking bikes is another story. You can forget long tracking shots. It’s going to be a steep learning curve to pull that off if ever. That being said, simple clips edited together are quite easy and can be done with almost any DJI drone. I’m sure there...

The FAA uses the term “Airman certificate”

About six weeks generally. You should have been issued a temporary. The actual ticket is kind of cheapo compared to my others

This is not that hot. Just a sample

I do that all the time

Hi neighbor Welcome to the forum!

For once, too short! But beautiful

True but so cold😎

Don’t launch with people nearby. If they come while you are flying, move away. You are not locked into position unless you’re using a launch pad and why would you do that? That’s my mode of operation anyway. Drones are annoying, and it’s up to you to make them less so.

A cynical view for someone so young but I have to say when the FAA gets stupid they get really stupid

Somebody’s probably covered it and I don’t know the laws in Ireland but they would probably need a search warrant I know they do for phone records

Barely touching the grass is not a option. I just doesn’t do the gimbal any good imho. The grass in my yard is kept short but even then my Phantom would get a overload so I would practice landing on a cabinet door. More than once the landing would be on mark but the drone would slide and over it...

I don’t personally see the advantage to landing gear legs at all. If you land in any kind of turf or grass the gimbal still gets down into the terrain. And if you land on any surface other than level there’s a distinct possibility of tipping over. I hand catch 99% off the time. It’s just easier.