Recent content by JoelP

In my case it restricted me to a 75' bubble. This happened in a remote location with no connectivity. Now I make it a habit if I have not flown in a while to just log in before going anywhere to fly.

Maybe this is the excuse you have been subconsciously seeking to buy your next drone with lots more cool features like longer flying time, more robust connectivity, LIDAR collision avoidance and more.

I live in an area where there are trails up the foothills East of San Jose. When I climb to high elevations near high-tension power lines, I have seen small planes flying just above the tops of these high-tension lines. Clearly, these towers are not 500 ft tall. As a former sailplane pilot, I am...

I just went out to where I had the space to test cruise control and am happy to report that it now is working again. Also, after reinstalling my hearing aid app the alerts coming from the drone are getting properly piped to my hearing aids and the annoying flashing icon on my iPhone screen is...

It was difficult for me to imagine after updating the firmware that a reinstallation of the software would do anything, but did. So far, I have only tested it to recenter the gimbal or go to the photo settings with the Fn button. It didn't seem to do anything for the landing light, but I am...

I knew that this was one key reason, so I held the sticks a long time while pressing my Fn key. Also, other functions like the landing light could not be accessed with the Fn button. That is why I suspect that the Fn button isn't working.

I have used the cruise control feature in the past with no difficulty on my DJI RC-N1 basic controller. This week I was unable to engage cruise control no matter what I tried. With my controller I must program cruise control to the Fn button as either a single or double tap ( there are no other...

Why does the link at Red Rock to LVsoaringclub.org redirect to A. Kendra Greene | Greene Ink Press website?

Perhaps Disneyland is a private airspace.

I can totally understand your paranoia. I am a Part 107 drone pilot and often feel the same way with so many places labeled "No drones". To really feel free to fly and get some practice at flying at a distance I suggest you find some BLM land where everyone is entitled to fly. These are often...

Watching this excellent video I feel that such a replacement is not a job for the uninitiated. There are so many points where serious irreversible damage can occur.

While I agree with you, I have had the experience of facing an early landing when a battery degraded and was near its end of life. It went very quickly from 30% to 10% and I found myself in this situation. Now i make it a practice to check the health of my batteries regularly to see if the cells...

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Looks like a good deal at $1000. I am sure you will find a buyer. I would like to buy a used smart controller if someone were to sell that stand alone.

Having spent half of my career in marketing I want to point out that price and cost are two different things. Cost is calculated from the cost of materials, labor and all other factors such as shipping, tax and now tariffs. Price is determined by what the customers are willing to pay. If there...