Recent content by kiley

That is a matter of fact. Stout observation.

I just perform an emergency shutdown and let my drone drop from the sky. .....lol

The electronics in DJIs drones would likely prevent the untoward effects as you describe from occurring.

Empower the minority. Majority rule is destructive.

How long does it take a person to learn to fly an FPV drone like that without crashing? And, just curious, how fast does the average, but decent, FPV drone fly?

Your right. If the mini crashed and fell into traffic and hit a car, it would have probably just bounced off the car and got crushed by oncoming traffic. If it hit a car windshield, the owner of car windshield would probable have a nice crack in the window to fix.

That second golden gate video is definitely out of bounds. Talking about breaking the rules. This pilot did a pretty good job of that. Drone failure or crash might cause a pretty bad scene on that bridge, if a car were hit. Would I do it too? Maybe. No excuses, I know it would be wrong, but...

Honestly? I would take the risk of flying near these areas. I wouldn't fly too close to something like the golden gate bridge. I would just use the telephoto and digital zoom. A place like grand canyon is so large, it would be easy to fly in and then out without getting caught. Just don't fly...

I have stopped using LED 3 mile lights. I've only gotten myself harassed by neighbors or police when they see the lights and then decide to follow them to my landing site. Then, a conversation ensues, always in my favor of course. But I just don't like the harassment. My Mav 3 Enterprise has a...

The rule states you can fly over people, you just can't hover or repeatedly fly back and forth over them. It's the same with ground traffic.

Good advice. If they appear angry, things could escalate resulting in assault on the drone pilot and perhaps the Karen. Not a situation we would want to get into. Best to land and leave. Find another place or go back later.

I do the same thing. If I don't fly, it's not about me worrying the drone might over heat, it's about me overheating.

LOL

One day I launched a Mavic 3 enterprise to 50 feet. It suddenly turned on it's own. I let the controllers go completely. The drone then started flying into a wooded swampy area while decreasing altitude. It hit the trees and fell into the swamp below. It was irretrievable. I made a claim. They...

That reminds me. Wouldn't the warranty cover the drone if damaged during a firmware update do to heat buildup? This may not be related, but I recently had a fly away with a mav 3 enterprise. I took off to 50ft, then suddenly a mesage popped up on the screen, I don't recall what it said. The...