Recent content by jb380

Only works for iPhone 11 & 12.

I probably couldn't hear it anyway....but it doesn't matter as the last couple of iPhones can give quite accurate position guidance using 'precision finding'. Basically it points at it, and give you a distance. Seems to work within about 5 metres.

They work by contacting nearby phones. So, it won't help you track your drone, but if it's come down and you can get near it, then it might help you locate it. I've done a couple of flights with one attached, and haven't seen any negative issues yet. Further testing required.

In Oz there used to be designated low jet navigation routes, not just low flying areas. It was amazing how often the power supply companies found it necessary to erect new lines, or to string lines across valleys, without the notification filtering through. You didn't necessarily need to be...

Actually that's extremely weird seeing that items with the sort of battery these drones use is supposed to be carried in the cabin.

No, because you'd simply end up with the most restrictive of the rules everywhere.

QF

No, it was my wife....she didn't want me getting any ideas about buying a real aircraft.

I was given a Mavic 2 Pro as a retirement present. I've retired from flying airliners, so the Mavic is around 1/600,000th of the weight of my last ride.