Recent content by LawFlyer

I said it before and I'll say it again -- I take my drone to Mexico several times each year, and never had a single issue. Video from a few weeks ago while trying (and failing) to get ActiveTrack to work. It seemed to work OK for a little while, but then the drone would hit an imaginary wall...

This post is BS. I go to Mexico several times a year, I usually take my drone, and I have never, ever had a single problem. I also take my boat (a Yamaha AR230) and my quad (Honda TRX450R). Absolutely no problem ever with bringing toys across the border...but of course I bring my title...

OK, so I was going to make a joke about how I live in Phoenix and was just curious about your daughter's address...but that's more inappropriate than it is funny. Seriously though, here's the thing -- people in the United States really need to get over the "I am a precious snowflake" way of...

For what it's worth -- I've flown a few times lately and it's obviously nice and cool right now in AZ. So far, I have had zero issues with the warning appearing on my Mini 2, whereas the CPU overload warning shows up virtually 100% of the time in the summer (and when it happens, the iPad feels...

For pure sympathy purposes, I just wanted to offer my, um....deepest sympathy -- THAT SUCKS. You did everything right....took it slow...learned on the ground....and then on your first real flight the worst possible thing happened?! Yeah, that's really a shame, but just chalk it up to really...

I fly with an iPad Mini 2 and have this same issue all the time (in the summer). I'm in Phoenix (I see you are as well) and it's obviously warm here. As far as I can tell when the iPad works hard, the processor generates heat. Because it doesn't have a fan to dissipate that heat, the iPad will...

Friends, I am a lawyer, and I have been licensed to practice law in California for 16 1/2 years. I don't practice "drone law" specifically, but I wanted to share a few thoughts on this stuff. First, this is NOT a civil traffic ticket -- it's a CRIMINAL charge. Yes, it's "only" a misdemeanor...

Taken my Mavic into Mexico by car many, many times. Zero issues ever.

Dang it -- nothing is ever easy! eBay appears to have lenses for under $20, but I really don't like buying anything from eBay (way too many bad experiences). So, I go to Amazon and guess what? Looks like exactly the same item is being sold for around $90. HMMMmmm....hate when this happens...

Ahhh....I also have the blur issue in my corners, and I was going to send my Mavic back to DJI for repair while it was still under warranty, but I didn't want to be without it (and I suspected they would either not fix the issue or they would send me back a junky refurbished Mavic), so I never...

EXCELLENT video...where is this? Looks like New Zealand (we went there a few years ago for a wedding). NOTE -- you need to be VERY careful when flying over water, and not for the reasons that you might think. The Mavic is awesome, but it can get very confused when blinded by bright...

This is so, so true -- people who don't regularly boat have no idea how fast (or slow) the boat is actually travelling. New guests on my boat are always like WOW -- THAT FELT LIKE 100 MPH! But in fact my boat's top speed is only about 45 MPH and I usually cruise around 30 MPH since anything...

Nice video, although I didn't see the boat tracking part? [correction -- just re-watched and found the tracking part...too bad it was just a few seconds!] I am in Arizona and have flown my Mavic from a boat a few times....both using auto-following/active track and then just plain manual...

I have the iPad Mini 2 and I live in Arizona where heat is always an issue. This summer, flying has been almost impossible -- it's just too darn hot...for both the Mavic and the iPad. Can you fly above 100F? Yes, but after a few minutes I get all the warnings about mobile CPU overloaded (or...

I went skiing in January 2017 and flew my Mavic at an elevation of around 9,000 feet. Temp was probably 0C/32F. I did not notice any issues with flying at that temp....everything performed normally, and my flight times did not seem much shorter. However, I live in Phoenix, Arizona and the...