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    Can I fly my drone over my house in a NFZ?

    The FAA controls the airspace down to the grass, i was told by two field Inspectors responding to a complaint from my condo’s attorney who claimed that the condo controlled the airspace over the village. I have been flying over my gated community happily ever since, observing normal rules over...
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    After my flyaway Here comes the Sun [MM Movie]

    Great video! Love the interior shots and editing
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    Octacopters = no more Kobe-style helicopter crashes ??

    If my mavic pro has obstacle detection in a $1,000 aircraft, why don’t choppers? Also, why couldn’t pilot ascend, if he was disoriented, to a height over the highest hills and then use gps to get over airport? Even if he had to use an iphone? He knew the terrain from previous flights. If the...
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    Can You Fly and Take Pictures Without Cellular Service?

    Use do not disturb to block calls while keeping cellular data on for mapping
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    Card format

    I recently gave my SD card from my Mavic Pro Platinum to a reporter to transfer my videos to his mac. When I put it in my PC, it showed no content. The pc kept saying to format card, which usually means delete. I formatted card and now the MPP controller shows SD error. I was able to put card in...
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    Drone flips over

    When I grab the leg extender, the UAS is still under power, so so torsional stress on the arm. When I throttle back and the motors stop, I allow the drone to flop over, so there is no stress on the arm
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    Drone flips over

    If the terrain isn’t flat, and a gust comes along, the top-heavy UAS can flip over. I had that happen on a Phantom Vision. The prop chewed up some grass and stalled the motor, burning out a circuit board. That’s why I catch the Mavic by hovering it just above eve level and grapping the leg...
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    Choosing music for my drone footage

    I have been using the free MS Photos App native to my Dell laptop. CLICK on a video file and choose “photos” as the app with which to view the clip. At the top of the playback screen CLICK on “edit.” from the menu, CLICK on EDIT WITH MUSIC AND TEXT. When the timeline opens you may click “+” to...
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    Mavic2 Pro vs. Zoom camera resolution

    On a related subject: I shoot video exclusively on my M2P and view it on Dell Laptop with moderate specs in Microsoft Photo app that was native to the PC. I pause the full screen video and press PRT SCRN (print screen) which puts the image into the clipboard. I then paste it into photoshop and...
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    Kids throwing Stones at Drones

    Century Village Boca Raton tried to prevent me from flying my Phantom drone back In 2014 over my condominium. I was sent a cease and desist letter. I told the lawyer to complain to the FAA as I was following all UAS rules. Two inspectors, PHOTO ATTACHED, from the Miramar, Florida office called...
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    High Wind Still Photography

    I shoot 4K video on my Mavic Pro with NO ND filters. Usually at 1/1000 on sunny days. I then look at video on my Dell laptop in Windows Photos and pause the video and hit PRT. SCRN. (Print screen) which places the image on the clipboard. Then I paste it into Photoshop and have sharp, clear...
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    One side low?

    The curvature of the horizon is indeed a lens aberration (barrel distortion). If you can see the curvature of the Earth, you’re flying WAY TOO HIGH, LOL!
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    I crashed my Mavic Air after 1 hour

    Beautiful shot until it hit the water