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    Adding a Tile to Mavic just in case I lose it

    Totally agree with jimapp After the money invested in your drone spend a little extra for proper 3G GPS Best 3G GPS Tracking Device - Trackimo
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    Mavic Pro Rescues Mavic Pro in 50ft Tree!

    Nice job, into the Mavic pro hall of fame for you.
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    Hudson Valley New York

    Not many areas here to fly, mostly down in isolated areas of the Hudson river, near the NB Bridge, and low do to air traffic going into Stewart Airport.
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    Hudson Valley New York

    Very cool, I should stop there when I am going to eat at the Pump Station, maybe next time I will.
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    "Why do you hate drones?"

    I am also a hider, try not to see any people if I can, the non flying public is a total bring down, And you talk about spying on people, any one heard of the NSA and there metadata program?
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    Hudson Valley New York

    Hey Hawk, I know Albany, my daughter went to college there, still go up there to the Pump Station for there great burgers, and the sweet potato fries, where are you flying in Albany?
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    Hudson Valley New York

    They do have a very active tower, they have Army National Guard C130s taking off as well as C5 Galaxy's and commercial jets, ie Delta, Jet Blue, etc. so I have to drive to fly, much to busy air space to fly, even at 200' it's a gamble being so close. In a straight line in aeronautical distance...
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    Hudson Valley New York

    I live in Washingtonville, I have to drive before I put the bird up, I am no more than a mile and a half from the runways,sucks being so close.
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    My sad story - dealing with DJI

    DO NOT give up, keep calling there customer service number and inquire again for your tracking number, it will be resolved eventually, good luck and happy birthday.
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    Spark Discussions Moved to SparkPilots.com

    I fly the Mavic but for the price of the fly more combo for the spark it's cheap enough and the refresh is as well, so I tapped the button on the Spark in red and the refresh: Payment for Your DJI Order is Confirmed: ITEM ITEM PRICE QUANTITY PRICE Spark Fly More Combo (Lava Red) USD $699.00 1...
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    DJI to restrict non-compliant drones at next software update

    DJI is a for profit manufacturing company of these drones, and have no rite once sold to a customer and owned by the customer it becomes the customers private property to dictate how they fly or where they fly, only a government agency such as the FAA can do that. Imagine if the car companies...
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    Checking in from Hudson Valley NY

    No where to fly for me, I have to get in the car and search, I am in the back yard of Stewart Int. in Washingtonville less than maybe 3/4 of a mile by air.
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    New & Old

    Thank you all for the welcome, and just as a FYI, I went to DJIs web site today and they have the googles on a presale, they are supposed to ship early May, so I ordered a set, a little pricey but I might as well go all the way. ITEM ITEM PRICE QUANTITY PRICE DJI Goggles DJI Goggles USD...
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    New & Old

    Hi Pilots, new to this forum, not new to forums, new to flying a drone. I did not even have a telephone in the house until I was 12 years, let alone smart phones as we have these days. So thanks for having me here, I have a lot to learn, have flown my Mavic already but it will take a while for...