Recent content by jkirk

Yep....the chicken little syndrome for sure!!

If I had a house like that sitting out on a marsh I build a helipad on the roof next to my rooftop deck and lay in the hammock and fly all day!! Looks like palm trees are below the roof line.

I’ve been flying MP for 1.5 yrs successfully, meaning no personal injuries, and I personally don’t want to be the cause of someone ending up in the ER or some kid losing an eye or worse because of my drone falling, regardless of why, into a crowd. If I was in the crowd and Mr Drone himself with...

I did and SF accepted it

Dude just go on Amazon and buy whatever configuration cable you need.....this issue is nothing but an opportunity to exercise patience & I suggest reading the manual or MP is gonna eat your lunch

Great advice from seasoned operators....I was right there 2 yrs ago, still green and learning by listening. Couple a bits that help are keep in close sight, go slow and stay away from any obstacles. One thing I learned early beware of trying to concentrate on controlling Mavic when curious...

Agreed!! Really bad representation. Reminds me of someone that goes thru the trouble of getting a CCW and then walking around open carrying grandiose and possibly placing ones self and others in an unsafe position. Sends a bad signal to an already strained viewpoint with people

That is correct on the add-ons. I put several guns onto that same policy and just had to assure the MP and my use of it was strictly hobby use and not for hire.

Oh so close!! If you had shot for the forecastle instead of traveling toward the Helo pad.....you could've down gimbled and sat it on the bow. If a frog had wings right? At least you accomplished "where no man has gone before"...sorry you lost your bird. Get another one and stay closer to home...

Sometimes we suffer hard knocks starting out, with anything that it takes practice to do well. Everybody was new at one time....a dude told me when I bought my MP a year ago, ask lots of questions, read the manual, keep flights close in the beginning, always confirm Homept, always start with hot...

Personal property....I just opened one for my MP w/SF.

Yea I think my decision to order from that particular "outfit" thru Amazon was the order turn around time. Not so much the savings. It promised an earlier delivery date. So I took the bait of instant gratification and paid the price of the hassle of the return process. Ended up with the real...

I can run myself stupid trying to determine what's real or not in the media....what's real to me is how I conduct myself when flying a drone making sure not to endanger others. Very small box I can control my own behavior but not those creating chaos and breaking laws.

Thank you for the edit....I should have put more thought into calling them what they really are. Great lessons on this forum...I love it!

That's a great example too. In retrospect Iam thinking, I don't take chances buying cheap ammo or with gun parts so why am I trying to risk a crash over a few bucks and that would really bum out the day! I could've walked up to a mangled Mavic, if I was lucky enough to recover it, and wonder...