Recent content by MaruSkipper

The outside of a building is visible to all. There can be no reasonable expectation of privacy, therefore keep that shutter running.

I'm not a lawyer but I'm a pilot with 40 years of experience dealing with FAA. It is essential that everyone understands that FAA operates under "ADMINISTRATIVE" law - not criminal law. BIG difference! You actually have less rights with FAA. Don't count on being innocent until proven guilty...

Thanks very much, I'll give it a try.

Nothing new except for the usual software & OS updates.

Mavic Pro mystery: In Go4 app on my iPad Mini4, I no longer have the icon on screen to access the advanced flight modes. I'm NOT in "beginner mode". I'm not in "sport mode". I do have "enable advanced flight modes" selected. How do I get the icon back? Any ideas would be most...

No sir... Storing batteries fully charged reduces their life. That's why they are programmed to deplete themselves automatically if stored for a few days.

Trying to use my Galaxy Note-8 with DJI Go-4 to fly Mavic Pros. The app either crashes on startup, or it says "unzipping resource file" and hangs completely about halfway through. I'm about at my wit's end. Can anyone offer some advice please?

Important (but not too well known) safety tip: iPhones have GPS, but iPads do NOT unless they also have cellular data capability. (Apple uses the same chip for GPS and LTE). That means that the vast majority of iPads do not have GPS. Keep that in mind when choosing what to use with your...

Find a YouTube channel that is reliable that you can trust. Ask others which ones they find trustworthy. You can get some bad advice out there, but most of it is excellent, well researched how-to information. Drone Valley is one that I find very informative but there are lots of others too...

I think the DJI Go4 software is pretty disorganized and desperately needs to be redone. The hardware engineers are brilliant. The product is amazing - not perfect but mighty good. The customer service still sucks, but they're working on it. DJI sells more drones than anyone else so it stands...

I've given up on trying to use my iPad Mini. The screen really, really sucks in bright sunlight and the iPads seem prone to big bugs whenever a new "update" comes down from Apple. I've switched to using my Samsung Galaxy Note 8 which has an incredible OLED screen that is just a tad smaller...

The old adage is: "Cameras don't take pictures, photographers take pictures" Having said that, I must admit that our cellphones prove what can be done even with tiny sensors and crappy little lenses. The reason is that the images from those devices are heavily retouched by the internal...

But - don't do that while the drone is airborne.

________ I've had similar problems after my iPad had an IOS "update". I think it takes DJI a while to adjust their software to the new IOS changes as it has happened to me more than once. I am phasing out my Apple devices because of this. Yes, it could be coincidence, but I don't think so...

Remove the battery immediately. If the drone was immersed in salt water, rinse it with fresh water before proceeding to the next step. Allow the drone to dry out in rice, or a better alternative is that new crystal kitty litter. It absorbs moisture and is less dusty than rice but either...