Recent content by rnewman34

Hi. Rob Newman here. I recently became an FAA Certified Remote pilot, and I'm an avid drone enthusiast, and sometimes commercial drone pilot here in the Seattle area. For the past year or so, as I have been researching all things related to recreational and commercial flying, I sensed there is a...

anyone using the hood with success? Frankly, it doesn't look like it would do much good, except maybe block a little overhead sunlight? the problem with similar hoods I have used, is that unless the hood wraps all the way around the display, it lets in too much reflective light and doesn't...

I stand corrected.. I thought for some reason, with the latest firmware update, that it had changed.. but just got back from testing.. and the AFC does not refocus while in record mode.. however, I did notice that even while flying around with the recorder off, it doesn't always want to...

Check again.. in my testing, it does the refocusing when flying, and you come to a stop.. which may not be expected, or desirable if you're doing a cinematic manuevre where you do a fly over, then slowly come to a hover for a specific effect

good to know info as far as minimum guideline, but I bought the DJI car charger, and carry an additional 12k MAh charger, which is smaller then my iPhone just to make sure.. gotta have redundancy for everything with this hobby. You can also get the power bank adapter from DJI which allows you...

wait.. are you THIS DUDE? same music, same animals, obviously different location PSA: Flying Your Drone Too Close to Killer Whales Can Land You a Hefty Fine

as long as you have plenty of light and the LCD display's opti mode

but if you use those apps, without understanding the various rules around what is controlled vs uncontrolled airspace, the difference between an advisory, a TFR and a Class G airspace, you may as well just flip a coin. The problem is these apps all show by default, every school, every...

I'm not sure if I understand some of things you stated. i.e. your statement about all public spaces been ok to launch from is just not true. Lots of public lands have restrictions on what you can and cannot do such as city parks, state parks, BLM, wilderness areas, etc. The FAA doesn't own...

I fell for that too, last year.. I called them and complained (loudly), and they refunded my money I recommend calling the tower.. introduce yourself, tell them what's going on, where you'll be, how long, and at what altitude.. if it's a local location, that you may be going to frequently...

The FAA has an online portal for making wavier requests for part 107 fliers.. it's their way of trying to prevent the scenario you mention, but I doubt 1 in 100 pilots either call, or go through the request process for anything.. Request a Waiver/Airspace Authorization – Small Unmanned...

this thing is like training wheels for a trike.. I've seen one review that said the cage reduces the battery flight time to about 12 minutes.. ehhhhh, no.. not giving up half my battery life. As for flying indoors, try tripod mode, or just get really good with your minute stick...

repeat after me. "flying drones is not a crime".. it's a natural thing for people to be curious - and it's cool and fun to watch people play with RC toys.. people have been doing it in parks and open spaces for decades.. I love going down to the lake nearby when the RC hydros are running...

did you get the video though? :D