Recent content by Mountainman75

So here is a scenario: I use the M3E at 400 ft, nadir, and put a traffic cone in the centre of the image. When I look at the properties of the photo it shows the GPS location. Is that location the centre pixel in the photo or the exact location of the centre of the camera on the drone at the...

My next bridge inspection in Canada will be done at a potential -20C. My last bridge inspection I used my Mavic 2 Zoom at 4C so it was adequate. I 💯 agree with using what you have and why spend the money. But when a company is flying you on a chopper into a remote area where the weather could...

Hi! I have the DRTK-2 Base Station and I am planning to purchase the M3E with the RTK accessory. Does anyone know if I can connect to the DRTK-2 the same way as the P4RTK and M300? I looked at the compatibility on DJI Website yesterday and the M3E was not listed. I wonder if it requires a NTRIP...

They do look promising but the Walmart parachutes don't meet the Safety Assurance standards set out by Transport Canada and FAA to allow flight "over people". I would never put on a no-name chute that detects falling during regular drone flight, even the approved chutes have been know to go off...

Threre is many parachute recovery systems for drones. The problem is they often cost more than the drone, especially for consumer drones like the Mavic series, so no one buys them. How they can justify the cost of these recovery systems is beyond me. They have maybe a few hundred worth of...

I’ve been an RC enthusiast for decades and had too many batteries cause unexpected problems. I recently left two 2S lipos plugged into my ERevo and forgot about it for a week or two. The RC was turned off, still depleted the batteries. One battery recovered, the other is a dead paper weight now...