Recent content by moldorf

I just checked Adorama and when isolating on DJI I saw a lot more offers available than in November and December. And none on "back-order" so I went to Ebay, which is where I bought my Mavic 4 creator combo, isolated to offers just in the USA and found a lot more than at the end of last year. A...

jealous I live in Oregon and this winter the Western US is in the worst snow drought in history. There's very little water content in the mountain snowpack and that could presage a disastrous wildfire season this summer

I was 'already over 30 years old' in 1983 and I bought my first drone 5 years ago. Age is no barrier to being able to navigate a learning curve, and the navigation can be fun

maybe, although most of those he listed are still available if you follow the links

sounds like a lawyer

"longest flight" and battery life can be two different things

expecting the current federal government to have a coherent policy that is consistent across departments is like expecting a horse to play a violin or a whale to use AI to search for plankton.

I hadn't ever really thought about it but I did today I have a Mini 2 with 5 batteries Mini 3 Pro with 5 batteries Mavic 3 with 5 batteries Mavic 4 Pro with 3 batteries the first 3 drones all have a dedicated RC-N1's. And the Mavic 4 Pro has the RC Pro 2. And when flying the first 3 drones I...

this is kind of old news. This occurred on Dec 23rd; and that's when that articles was posted

liability exposure for driving a 3500 pound car on busy roads is nothing like the exposure for flying a 400g drone around the countryside sure....if I was operating a drone commercially on construction sites, or around electrical infrastructure, or in residential areas for real estate listings...

look....I get you have a business and a product to sell but most recreational pilots here are simply looking for coverage against damage to, or loss of, a drone. Not for a 1 million liability policy for a 250g drone crashing into somebody's fence or apple tree. Where is your insurance niche for...

so then, $170/year and if you lose your drone and are unable to recover it, you have no coverage?

you better check closely when I link to Squaretrade Drone Insurance it sends me here: https://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/programs/serviceplans/drones.html that's from Staples....it's right there in the URL and as Gadget Guy pointed out, one of the exclusions is: "3. Lost, stolen, or...

please explain. What drone(s) you have covered for what amount and the premium I couldn't navigate past their first page. It also said explicitly that they only cover products bought withing the last 30 days. That effectively eliminates a vast majority of drone owners...

I have State Farm. But I've had Sate Farm for home and Auto for 50 years. So, I don't know how open they would be to a new customer just for a personal property policy. And they don't cover in 2 or 3 states I have a Mavic 4 Pro; a Mavic 3, and a Mini 3 Pro covered for loss since replacement...