Recent content by lproyect

After working in corporate IT for 45 years I finally retired 4 years ago with the intention of making videos and other cool things. I thought it would be fun to use a Mavic Pro since aerial shots would look great in a documentary about the Borscht Belt that I've been working on. After...

Now I know why my drone crashed. I was in the Flushing Meadows Park, one of the few places in NYC where it is permitted. After pressing the home button, the drone acted as if it had a mind of its own and smacked into a tree. I regret having spent $1000 on a piece of electronics that ended up...

I regret but am in a special category--a New Yorker. I had no idea that they were illegal in NYC. The only legal place for me to fly that is within the range of public transportation is Flushing Meadows Park that really stinks for drone use. My advice is to not waste your money if you are in New...

"The vast majority of Mavic Pro customers DO find out that they need to check NFZs, check their RTH settings before flying, and check where the Mavic has recorded its homepoint." What is this? The Mavic Pro cult? Google "mavic pro crash" and you get 770,000 results. The USA Today reporter who...

Yes, this is an April Fools Joke--on me. What I learned after crashing four drones "But, buyer beware. I also crashed four drones in the research for this article. So let me pass on some hard lessons I picked up along the way."

Sure, I'll also refer him to this RTH video tutorial, which is about as mind-numbingly confusing as anything I've seen about flying a Mavic Pro. That should really get his juices flowing. If I had stumbled across anything like that video beforehand, that would have been reason enough not to...

You know something. I spent 2 months studying Mavic Pro instructional videos before buying it, including on the DJI website. All of them mention calibrating the compass and other basic steps but I don't recall a single one mentioning anything about recording the Home Point. I say that as someone...

I honestly didn't check. I am not sure what bearing this has on the drone having a mind of its own and ascending to a height 4 or 5 times higher than that I was navigating it at.

Yes, but the drone was launched from a sidewalk that was not underneath the tree.

So I go out to Flushing Meadows Park after being informed by Central Park employees that drones are not permitted. I press the take off button on my Ipad and the drone lifts off nicely. I directed to go about 15 feet upwards and 100 feet forward, which it does. The next step is to try the home...