Recent content by lilewis

I ordered 2 refurbished Ring doorbells from Woot for $50. Arrived yesterday but they are wider than the space I need to put them, so I contacted Woot and waiting now for their return authorization. They are legit.

I have 2 methods for very sunny days 1. I try to find shade to stand in if it's also possible to watch the drone from that angle. 2. I took a baseball cap and stapled a long strip of thin black foam (used mostly for crafts) onto the brim and hold the controller under it. Not very...

Very cool!

One Saturday last year I took my MP2 to the athletic field of a local middle school when no one was there, except a policeman in his cruiser monitoring traffic. I thought about my options and figured he would probably say no, and then I would hesitate to return back there in the future. But I...

I agree with you re: Topaz PhotoAI.

I'm not as experienced as most here so I can't get into details like the above posters, but my thought is: since this episode have you flown your drone in an open field to see if it repeats? Maybe there was something inside Home Depot or it's garden center that could have cause interference?

WOWOWOW!

I tested one of the batteries yesterday and it worked flawlessly. Light winds and Up/Down 250 ft, about 5 times, took half dozen photos then let the drone hover. Flew 30 min before the 25% warning came on. Didn't see any significant voltage drop.

Thank you Slup. Good info.

Thanks for your input. They were used by me for a couple of years, then I got involved in other things. I think what I'm going to do it fully charge both batteries and test each of them by having the drone hover at about 5- 10 ft until it gives me the low battery warning. I'll time both to...

Thanks. I have 2 batteries that haven't been used in about 1 year. Both came from DJI. I think I'll just recharge both of them and give them some exercise soon.

How long can MP2 batteries stay in hibernation before going bad?

I fly in city parks early in the am before people start to congregate, also school athletic fields when no one is there, also church and large business parking lots when they are closed and no one around. Once I drove into a school parking lot and there was a police officer watching traffic. I...

I'm most comfortable using empty business parking lots when the businesses are closed and nobody around, same for church parking lots, city park athletic fields, and school athletic fields when school is out and they're empty. Recently I pulled into a local school parking lot and a police...