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    Still no Anti-Collision Light?

    I'm just shocked the latest aircraft design Air 3 doesn't have required night flying equipment on board. That's one of the drawbacks I would consider at this price point.
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    Dangerous legislation in Missouri

    I just found this gem in the April update of the FAA AIM: 11-4-6(g) There can be certain local restrictions to airspace. While the FAA is designated by federal law to be the regulator of the NAS, some state and local authorities may also restrict access to local airspace. UAS pilots should be...
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    MTOM FOR MAVIC PRO M1X

    Interesting bit of jargon I noticed in the April update of the FAA AIM: "... civil UAS 55 pounds or more Maximum Gross Operating Weight (MGOW). These operations will be referred to as Part 91 UAS operations ..." The term MGOW is used several times in the new chapter, except for a military...
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    MTOM FOR MAVIC PRO M1X

    I think there could be a more robust discussion about this. With the introduction of anti-collision lighting and Remote ID requirements, accessorizing an aircraft is a must in routine operations. Just because the manufacturer hasn't tested or stated the MTOW doesn't mean it's automatically...
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    Battery weight on flights

    Battery weight is listed in the User Manual published by DJI. For example, the Air 2S battery is 198 g. This is not a "lithium metal" type battery.
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    SD Card Readable in Drone But NOT with SD Card to USB Adapter

    I recently had a SanDisk USB card reader fail with similar symptoms. It simply never worked again, and my cards were fine. I've found the SD adapter is much more reliable than the USB adapter.
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    Air 2L how to change the flight control from banking turns to level turns?

    This is great info! I made a video with banking turns in January and couldn't figure out how I did it or how to reproduce the effect when recording or not recording. I will be sure to study the FPV settings on the next flight.
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    Print this off hand out to your police and keep some in the car.

    A bit of free advice from a flight crew member. The reference to 49 USC 46504 specifies assault, intimmidation, or interference by "an individual on an aircraft". In other words, a manned aircraft. It is not relevant to UAS operation. 18 USC 32(a)(5) is more relevant for page 2 of the PDF.
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    Beeps Instead of Power Off

    Aha! So double tap and hold is for power, and if I don't do the double tap it goes into pairing mode. Got it now. Thanks. 😎
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    Beeps Instead of Power Off

    After landing this evening, I pressed the power button on the drone to turn it off, and it gave 3 beeps instead. The Fly app said RC link lost. Did I accidentally put the drone into pairing mode? What's the best way to avoid that?
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    180 Pano Display Angle

    I'm learning how to view my first panoramic photos in an interactive viewer. The Sphere Pano photo is very simple. The file seems to meet the standard 2:1 ratio for 360 horizontal and 180 vertical viewing and it even includes a good XMP tag. On the other hand, when I load a 180 Pano photo...
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    Anyone know what this is for?

    Good info here. Adding an authoritative source: https://udds-faa.opendata.arcgis.com/pages/notam-0-0852 Getting there was a bit weird. It's listed under Documents after clicking on the search box. It is accompanied by FDC 1/5318 for the navigable waters of the United States of America.
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    B4UFLY update lets drone pilots inform others about flight location

    I tried using this "Notify & Fly" feature on my most recent flight. It just adds a blue circle to the map for other people to see. Mine was the only blue circle I could see that day.
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    DJI fly app 1.5.4

    Mixed results after updating Android app and aircraft firmware. Normal flight for about 10 minutes, then lost video link, then phone app became unstable and had to be forced closed twice. Landed using remote only. The app's flight log appears truncated and I'm trying to learn how to get the...