Recent content by Kbviper

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stranded-oregon-man-uses-drone-to-get-cell-phone-service-willamette-national-forest/ Not sure if I would have thought of that. Well done.

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I oversee the drone program for a law enforcement agency. Much of the work we do is similar to GSAR work (looking for someone, but ours often do not want to be found) and we occasionally do drone work with the local GSAR group as they do not have any drones. We primary use Mavic Enterprise...

Having had several bald eagles take a run at my drones (See my avatar for 1 encounter), as well as a few falcons, hawks, and sea gulls, my guess would be a peregrine falcon as well. I was flying an Air 2 over Fredericton, New Brunswick (Canada), when I had what was definitely a peregrine falcon...

You are correct in that most of the land north of Highway #6 is part of the National Park. However, the land where most of the businesses/cottages are in Cavendish is not part of the National Park. I have had a number of discussions with National Park staff, some quite heated. Their position...

Welcome to Mavic Pilots from Cornwall, PE. I live off the York Point Road and have been flying drones for about 6 years. Lots of great place to fly in PEI. Cruise ships coming in almost every day, and Rocky Point is a good place to get great shots of them coming into, and leaving...

https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/news/pei-man-arrested-after-allegedly-trying-to-shoot-drone-flying-in-cavendish-100753935/ Cavendish is a small village in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. It is a resort area with spectacular beaches very popular with tourists. Most...

As a LEO, and my organization‘s drone coordinator, I am frequently asked about our ability to fly in a variety of wind conditions, in rare occasions to potentially rescue somebody or save a life. In my experience, while you should take note of wind forecasts, terrain, buildings, and a number of...

DJI Suspends (official) Business in Russia and Ukraine to Prevent Misuse https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/science/dji-halts-russia-ukraine-business-to-prevent-drone-misuse/ar-AAWDOXW?li=AAggFp5

Bearing in mind that different people may have different perceptions of what a happy experience is, and also that what ever the product is, there are always a few "duds", I can say that I have had good/happy experience with a number of DJI drones when they were released. Since the P3P, I have...

$190 price cut on the M3 and M3 Fly More Kit at most retailers in Canada: https://www.drdrone.ca/collections/dji-mavic-3 Likely not the last price cut on this POS drone that is not selling well. I don't think it could be discounted enough for me to buy one given the ongoing issues.

I am in a very similar situation that you are as far as DJI drones. I almost purchased an M3 shortly after it was released, and from everything that I read, I am glad I have held off, and have no plans to in the future. It sounds like the days of being happy with a newly released DJI drone may...

I am using a MEA right now for search and rescue type work and have been quite happy with it. We will be acquiring more Enterprise drones and figured that DJI would be using the M3 platform for the next generation. I am very happy to see that it appears that they skipped the POS M3 platform...

I am pretty much in the same situation you are. I had the money set aside to order a M3 Fly More kit the day it was released and had one in "my cart" and ready to purchase. After having some second thoughts I decided to wait and read the reviews from those who purchased one. While I am sure...

Unfortunately this has happened a number of times. Mavic 2 models and associated models (Mavic Enterprise), have a history of this type of battery failure and forced landing. I had it happen to me twice and it happened to a work colleague once. In all three cases, the weather was cold (below...