Recent content by JS_2016

I just happen to see a short video of the Vesper drone today and it sounds like something I’d like to get. I like the fact that it’s made in USA and not China! Do you have any firsthand experience with the vesper or do you know anyone that’s flown one before? Sounds like it might be a good drone...

I’ve experiencing a similar situation where 2 of my neighbors across the street are building retaining walls without permits. The other day we watched 6 big flatbed truckloads of gravel being delivered to one of the houses and I wondered what they were doing so I put my drone up and got up high...

Thanks again for taking the time to comment. For the past couple of hours I’ve been looking on the web for 107 training courses and found a couple places in my city that administer 107 testing so I will likely study up and take the test. Thanks for pointing me into the right direction. I really...

How do you prove what people are thinking at any given moment. Sounds like a “thought crime”. As I’ve said over and over I never fly with the thought of selling or giving footage to anyone. It’s only after the fact that upon viewing my footage I feel that a part of my video would be interesting...

I understand the “intent “ piece of all of this. If I had started my story with the following would that change the “intent “? (To a news station or other media person) - “Hi, I was in my back yard today with my drone checking out how full my gutters were getting and noticed some smoke coming...

Somehow I didn’t see this comment until now. Thanks for taking time to respond to my questions and I think you have answered my question of why a news station won’t use my footage. It makes sense that a news station likely wants to use it’s own drone operators footage and also doesn’t want the...

Thanks for your comment. When I posted the video to the news station I told them I flew within the boundaries of my yard and at a height of about 80’. I was below the level of the trees in my yard and zoomed in to what was going on. So I had the same thoughts you had. I’m still trying to figure...

No, I didn’t take the footage with the intent to sell it to anyone. I saw a huge plume of smoke coming toward my house and the streets filled up with cars trying to get through, onlookers, and fire trucks. My first reaction was to get my drone in the air so I could see what was going on. At that...

Hi and thanks for your input. I am inserting the following comment I gave to another person here. I think it would be of interest to anyone that has a drone. Thanks for taking the time to comment. I am always flying for fun and I never fly with the idea that I’m going to sell my footage...

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I am always flying for fun and I never fly with the idea that I’m going to sell my footage. Yesterday, for instance, I was in my back yard and saw a huge plume of smoke in the air. I couldn’t tell what was going on and the streets became blocked with...

I’ve taken some good footage of a couple of fires/accidents in my neighborhood and have given the footage to several news stations through their “news tips” section but the stations never air my footage. I know my videos are well made and am wondering if their is a legal reason they can’t or...

Your video demonstrates once again that drones can be used as a survival tool. I’ve droned 2 fires, a flash flood and a serious car accident in the past year. I was the first person to arrive on scene (in air) in every case. I always offer my video to the local news station (free) if they ever...

With my older Mavic I never had to recalibrate it ever even if I traveled 1000 miles away. I’m having the same issue with my new Mavic 2. It will ask for a recalibration at my house where I flew from the previous day. It’s easy to recalibrate but a pain to do when you are ready to fly and don’t...

Thank you for taking the time to direct me to the right settings. I did a firmware update and then followed your steps and it worked!! Thank you!

Hi, thanks for your reply. When I change the video size setting to 1080/24 my drone will only zoom to 48. I’ve seen YouTube videos of people having their display actually go up to 96. My drone won’t do this and I wondered if their is something else I need to do to allow it to zoom further. I’ve...