Recent content by JDJohnson

After forgetting to remove the gimbal mount a few times on my M2P I came up with the following, works well.

W.r.t. to bees/wasps a reminder to be careful on the ground as well. Many different species of wasp out there, any one of which might trigger an allergic reaction you didn't see coming. Might be a good idea to have an epi-pen in the first aide kit. Be careful, especially during the summers, etc.

Only have about 80 hrs flight time - so far, just a few bird encounters. One incidence involved 2 red tails, a male and female, flying around the drone (30 ft above the ground), and eventually flew off. They were definitely curious but never came <60 feet away. Crows around and they appear...

I'm pretty new at all of this but one thing that is clear for my M2P, anything below 24% battery level can lead to unexpected events. I never drop below that.

I think I have it now. Not quite, but likely a cache/data restriction issue with Litchi. Converting the iPhone (onePlus8 Android) to a hotspot does end up allowing you to login to Litchi on the DJI SC, through the iPhone hotspot. Only problem remaining: only 3 waypoint missions show up - but...

I just discovered in the DJI SC (internal storage) file folders, there is 1 file folder for litchi (with subfolders). When I loaded my mission files into Litchi (while it was open in the SC) apparently these flight paths were stored under: "../Litchi/missions/__users/tS123456/". All 5 of my...

I using Litchi for waypoint photography (at low altitude) and all seems to be working well. Photos are taken at the proper intervals, altitude, speed etc., all appear to be correct. I am using Litchi for my Mavic 2 Pro on a Smart Controller. The problem I am having is that 80% of the time I...

I believe it came down to WB so yes, that was the issue. A concept I sidestepped and didn't realize how critical it WB is to getting the natural color settings correct. I sure do appreciate the expertise on this forum - a real education and great people. Thanks for taking the time Adit.

SaladS: Yes, that was the issue. Amazing how much we read etc. and the overlook the "core" color contribution from a correctly set White Balance. When I correctly set it in the M2P the images were back to nearly perfect. Thanks! I learned a valuable photography lesson on this one.

Thanks for the suggestion SaladS; looking into the White Balance issue now, will get back with you soon on this (I now understand how critical WB is), it may be at issue here. Educating myself on this subj now.

I am a new quad operator, taking in all the ed. materials and trying to set up a panoramic view at -90 to the ground. So far I have been looking at Waypoints, Quickshots, manual snapshots and Litchi. Recently I experience a sharp drop off of image quality. Originally the images (*.jpg for...

Thank BigA107 - after I write this intro I started running into several avenues of mapping strategies. Looking forward to sharing my experiences here once I'm up and running and know what I'm doing for the most part.

Def inspiring.

Thanks. Hope you guys out there are doing ok w.r.t. the drought and heat!

Greetings from N. FL. I have flown my new Mavic 2 Pro about 20 hrs to date . I am looking to do aerial photography from a height of about 30 feet over particular small structures (2-3 feet high). I am also preparing for the CFR 107 license at this time. One question I am encountering right...