Recent content by Paleomanjim

Thanks. Agreed, there really is no other way to explore these steep mountains sides except for rock climbing! Even helicopters cannot get in close like drones can. Wingsuit flyers maybe and I think about that when diving but this is much safer! I notice you are from Australia, gotta be a lot of...

Thanks, it is a cool area. The horse ranch at the end of the Canyon nearly sold a few years ago with plans to build houses in the area, sure glad that did not happen Thanks

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Glad you liked it

At least 6 or 7 times but that is over 5000 miles of flight distance, so not too bad. "Find my drone" usually get me to within 10' of the lost drone. It is pretty much normal and pretty much meaningless. Many others have complained about it. When you fly DJI Drones in M or Manual Mode you have...

Glad you liked it. Horizontal max speed is around 58mph for the upgraded 3.5" and around 50mph for the stock Avata. Just a couple tips if you upgrade: 1) Do not use the wire they provide in the kit to install the Gimbal rubber damper, use dental floss instead. Others have severed the rubber...

If you ever loose a DJI drone its good to know there are several ways to find it. The "Find My Drone" on the DJI Fly App usually works for me but it was 200' off on this flight. Viewing the last 30 seconds of the flight sometimes works, but in this case the drone was inverted so is was just...

For those of you who have the DJI Avata this upgrade might be of interest

Thanks for watching Thanks, there are so many canyons to explore around that whole area, just a great place to fly. And only 5 miles from my house!

Thanks, glad you liked it

I'm 76 and it was a challenge for sure, had to use my Optivisors and tweezers a lot. There is a guy on Ebay who will do the upgrade for $260 plus shipping. I just checked and he has 1 kit left and great reviews from those who had the upgrade. I can provide a link is you need, Jim

Thanks. It took me around 10 hours and requires good soldering skills and dexterity to work with all the tiny screws. Quite a few people failed to complete the upgrade from what I have heard. Yes, the upgraded Avata still uses the same Flight controller so all the same controls and goggles are...

This has now become my favorite drone since I upgraded the Avata to the Axisflying 3.5"! Handles great with fairly long range and plently of power. Small enough to fly lower with less risk.