Recent content by MavicMikeGA

So I called the control tower and they told me to **** off and that they didn't care if I was registered with the FAA or not. Is there someone I can call about these jerks and report them?

Power up and calibration all passed. No issue. However, when I start to fly it literally goes up 10 feet then lands again. I then disabled GPS, all sensors, and installed a different app than the DJI app and finally got if off the ground. I got one good photo (attached) before the battery...

I wouldn't expect the Mavic's gimble to be able to tilt as much as the drone itself when running in sports mode or during aggressive yaws or stops. With that said, maybe it can but I rarely push mine like this because I'm typically shooting video or images anytime I'm up. I've only had mine in...

Make sure the drone is sitting on a perfectly level surface before you power on since the drone needs to reference "horizontal" before calibration. I've sat mine on the grass, powered on, flew it, and reviewed the video and noticed a tilt as mentioned here. If I place the drone on my garage...

Oddly, VLC chokes badly on 4K on my Asus laptop but Windows Medial player can play 4K smooth as silk. Go figure.

Id have to check but I think this one was 3 to 4 seconds.

I took my Mavic up to about 300 feet and took a long exposure shot which Google then stylized. I'd say the result is pretty darn impressive if not downright artistic. Here's the link to the album...

I shot this video in 20 MPH winds and was getting strong buffeting from the edges of the building I was near. As you can see, the Mavic was steady during the shoot. Also, the Mavic has a smaller cross-section than the phantom so it will present less drag to the wind as it flows over the drone...

Where did you read that? According to the FAA, it is only restricted (not banned) for commercial operations. Getting Started

Fly at night and you can see that blinking tail light for quite a distance.

As an engineer, luck really has no measurable value to me. However, observation is valuable but not infallible. I'm going to run a few tests to see if I can get it to repeat what happened. I'm not claiming that the Mavic is genus or self-aware but it does have better navigation and driving...

What you described has happen to me before and it makes total sense because the Sun is a big "obstacle" as are headlights of oncoming cars, high-powered street lights, or just a hand-held flashlight. I'm not sure what you expect the Mavic to do in these situations but when I had issues with RTH...

You get your news from "Inside Edition"? Uhh....yeah.

Yes. Latest firmware.

MP. I was completely hands off.