Recent content by RolandW

FWIW, in Missouri state parks it's OK, or so I was told by the DNR a couple of years ago. Never tried it, however.

I have been wondering about using the 2 Zoom for this too. I am on the board of a small mutual insurance company, and I've suggested using a drone for roof inspections. Our inspectors wouldn't need it on every job, but it sure would be handy for roofs that are too high and/or steep to climb up...

I used to race karts. My profile picture here is Turn 5 at Road Atlanta, circa 1987. Nowadays I mostly play tennis. It's much cheaper, and mistakes are seldom fatal!

Cataract surgery is a completely different procedure. They actually suck the old cloudy lens out and replace it with a new plastic one. It's amazing (albeit unpleasant to think about). They can put in a regular lense or a multi-focal. The latter supposedly allows you to see far away and...

Thank you! I did try Aldryn and couldn't get a reply, which surprised me.

Has anybody used Printed Planet? They got good reviews from Flytpath's Aldryn Estacio, so I tried to upload a file on their website to get a print made. The upload failed, and they wouldn't answer the phone or respond to email. Is there another online printing service I should try? Any...

I know a lot of people attach a miniature "Remove Before Flight" ribbon to their gimbal clamp thinking this will solve the problem, but if you want to avoid powering up with the clamp in place, where you need the warning is at the power button. I got some of those red sticky things like CPAs use...

I moved everything to the center screen (of five) and when I rebooted it defaulted to that screen. Thanks again!

Ah, that must be what I've been doing wrong: I was assuming that the first screen on the left would be the default one. I will try moving everything to the center one. Thanks so much!

Thank you. My apps are all on the left-most screen. Is that not the main one?

Real law can be summed up in one sentence: Don't hurt other people and don't take their stuff. Everything else is preemptive garbage cooked up by grandstanding politicians and unelected bureaucrats desperate to keep us convinced that we need them.

It's on the laminated checklist I take with me every time I fly, but sometimes forget to read. Maybe I should put "Read checklist" on the checklist.

Good post. My attitude about government rules has changed a lot as I've aged and learned more about "how the sausage is made" in politics. When I was 21 and driving tractor-trailers, I thought it behooved me as a professional to obey every traffic law even if it was silly and the risk of being...

When you see "We need funding" and "the betterment of humanity" in the same sentence, hang on to your wallet.

They might, but my guess is the effect will be small, since there aren't large quantities of steel and aluminum in the aircraft.