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    Hudson Valley/Dutchess County Groups?

    Any legal places to fly in dutchess county or surrounding area?
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    Mavic air 2 app question 1.4.0. - flight location graphic

    Hello All, i noticed on a lot of YouTube videos for the dgi fly app for the mavic air 2 there is a gray icon on the lower center of the app that shows where your drone is while flying to help you locate it in the sky. I don’t have that in mine. I’m using the latest iOS app 1.4.0. With the...
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    Radiation (Geiger counter) or RF detector?

    Thank you so much for the help. My old drone did not have all the tech that the mavic air 2 has to say the least. This thing is sturdy when hovering even in strong winds. The Zino would sway and upon initial lift off and would drop a few inches even on a calm day (known as the Hubsan drop)...
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    Radiation (Geiger counter) or RF detector?

    I was thinking that there was something buried that was emitting something. The drone went up fine, then I could not menuver it or adjust the throttle. So strange. And the metal shed thing was also another mystery. It didn’t even record any telemetry.
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    Radiation (Geiger counter) or RF detector?

    The old Hudson zino did not take any commands from the controller or software. Just hung there until the battery ran out then dropped like a stone
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    Radiation (Geiger counter) or RF detector?

    Hi All, I just get a new Mavic Air 2 and loving it. My previous drone crashed after getting interference that brought it down with a bang. To avoid this in the future should I be sweeping the area with either a Giger Counter or some kind of RF detector before I fly anywhere. I had two...
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    Newbie in New York

    I tried a few take off and landings from my driveway last weekend. It worked perfectly
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    Hudson Valley New York

    According to that FAA map application (B4UFly), most of fishkill and all of wappinger falls is restricted including Beacon.
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    New to Drone (quadcopters)

    Thanks 3143slime8
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    New to Drone (quadcopters)

    Hi All, I live in Fishkill and l'm looking for a safe please to test out my new drone. I know this is a Mavic board, but I have a new Hubsan Zino.