Recent content by RC Mantis

Lol, sometimes I trust autocorrect a little to much. "defiantly" looked a lot like "definitely" in a quick glance (i'll go back and correct it, thanks). I really don't know enough about Litchi to have an opinion about it, I plan on learning about it.

After you get the settings programed prop up your Mavic so that it can get an overview of the area and lighting that you will be flying. Set the ISO as low as you can while still getting a bright enough picture. Don't even fly the Mavic at first just play with the settings until you are happy...

What would constitute an emergency? That the Mavic or controller would recognize?

I do not know, I understand your thought. A sun shade should offer some protection from impact. I have just never seen one in person.

I have not flown at night yet so I am no expert but I have been putting some thought to it. Looking at your video I see a of lot grain that makes me think your ISO is very high. I think if you film at 24 frames per second and slow your shutter speed down to 1/50 you will be able to lower your...

All good. I think you added valuable information regarding Litchi.

There is also A RTH setting where the Mavic tries to fly around an obstacle. In this case it flies sideways and as I know all to well the Mavic does not have any side avoidance sensors.

I can just tell you what the warning are that pop up on the controller when you fly on Treasure Island (Class B Air Space). However when I went there it was the wind that kept me from flying.

I am wondering if the forward avoidance sensors stayed off on the return to home do to being in sport mode. If the obstruction that blocked the signal to the controller was taller then the return to home hight there would have been a collision. This should not be the case but I can see how it...

Treasure Island is a Class B Zone do to airports within 5 miles. There are large number of police stations, hospitals and such with hella pads and the whole Bay Area is basically a class B Zone. However TI is known for being an area where drone hobbyists are generally not bothered. Outside of...

All of the parks up the coast have bans on Drones. SF is basically a no fly zone or at best a fly at your own risk area. I recommend using common sense and not to do anything foolish.

I definitely need to study up on Litchi.

Twice I have flown behind a mountain and lost all signal. Both times the Mavic returned too home on it's own. I have got into the habit of setting the return point prior to each flight. Did you set the return point before your flight or trust that it auto set the home point (which I think it does)?

This is awesome!!! Best Mavic video yet!!!

Done, Video uploaded.