Recent content by mathomas

Great video! You did some really nice framing and tracking, not to mention the video quality itself looks good. I’m also in KY, BTW (Lexington). Next time, export in h.265 and you’ll get a much smaller file. YT seems to like h.265, in my experience. Also, and this is something I’m trying to...

Yeah, the Air2s is wicked. I very stupidly tried to milk just that last bit of battery out of mine once, and when it forced an emergency landing, I used my last second of control and flew it toward my location where it snagged on a deck rail as it descended. A leg of the drone hooked the rail...

This might be common knowledge, but I thought I’d mention anyway: If you’re having trouble with choppiness in h.265 (really any) high-res footage in Davinci Resolve, double-check that you are using proxies. You’ll need to first generate proxies for your clips, then set the timeline to use the...

ND Filters: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B1ZKHPCX I run them pretty much always, and they’ve been fine for my purposes. Propellor Strap: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B3MYZTYG I’m pretty pissed at DJI for not including that like they did with the Mini 2. It’s cheap and works well...

Excellent. Thanks!

Yes, seconded, WRT sticks. I always fly without them anyway, but you definitely don’t want any unintended control inputs on a bicycle or motorcycle, or whatever!

Yeah, I’ve tried with my Air2s a number of times on my motorcycle and it has always given up quite quickly. It also wants to ascend as it speeds up, which I guess makes sense, but does not always match my vision and is not always safe. The drone always seems to have the worst timing, WRT power...

I have done some footage from my motorcycle using my Air2s with “regular” controller: (Did more than that, but that’s the most polished video) My solution was to combine a suction mount with one of those bicycle controller mounts and a GoPro swivel mount. Having the phone mounted on that...

That is my philosophy, 100%. The golden rule.

Edit: I should have mentioned your footage looks pretty darn good and your technique seems to be working well. I’ve experimented with my Air2s doing some motorcycling footage. Even with active track, it’s a crapshoot. There are times the tracking is astonishingly good, but it often loses me...

🤞 that the longer-life batteries really do the trick. I was out with my Air2s yesterday, and got pretty frustrated with poor battery life due to wind (and one of my supposedly-charged 3 batteries being at only 50%+ when I popped it in 😖).

Yes, looks like one was included, whatever it is 😀.

I ride on pavement most of the time. Riding at this spot is exactly what you suggest — practice. I specifically go there to practice on non-pavement (gravel and a bit of grass), and to fall over in the process, if called for 😆.

Me too. Like 15 seconds after receiving the email. Full-on pro kit + fly more + care refresh.