Recent content by Ron Staats

I asked permission to fly at our local school district. they have no problem as long as school is not in session or any outdoor sporting events are going on. I have done video of the Marching Band with permission after explaining to the School officials that I know the FAA rules. They have been...

A couple of drone to drone photos a friend and I have done

I have thought about applying there once I got my 107. I live just a few miles form that store and they are asking for people.

Cache the audio with video (setting in the App), this will record sound from your phone or tablet that you are using with the controller. Use the cached video on your device and pull the audio from that to sync it to the video form the drone. I know I could do this with the Mavic Air and the...

People always say HOA will stop the area from going downhill. I have never lived in an HOA but live about a block away from one. Their neighborhood looks just as nice as the non-HOA area. I tend to think HOA board members as the kids that were School Hall monitors. :D

That is the only way it will display.

The Endure Props came in today. Won't be able to fly them today because I have to many things on the "To Do" list. But these props are huge.

I have been reading up on them a little more. They just say more durable not necessarily stronger. They are also a much wider blade. I might try out a set and see how they do. (And they come in red)

Sorry to laugh at your misfortune. It just reminded me of a time maybe 40 years ago when my father was into RC planes. He had bought a just released top of the line controller. Unknown to him (since it was before internet) the controller was buggy. He was coming in for a landing, out of the...

I just got an Email from MAS saying they have a new Prop for the Mavic 2 called the Endure. Said not as stealth but a stronger blade.

I noticed this too on one fight where I had it in sports mode the whole time. I noticed the battery flashed a few times after I shut it off and the drone was very hot to the touch.

It's best to always look up the local and state parks rules about motorized 'toys'. They use different descriptions but I always look for the words, electric, aircraft, drone, UAV, etc. If not sure there is always a phone number you can call and see if they are allowed of if you can apply for a...

It wasn't a Mini but an Air 2. Two of us looking at it while I flew at 400'. We said when we lost eyes sight we would look at the screen to see how far it was. I was flying it towards a white cloud so it helped a little bit. The person with me lost it at 2500' I lost it it about 3000' If it...

Thanks, I think I need to calibrate the gimbal to straighten the horizon. In my haste to get up in the air I left the gimbal lock on when it started up.

350' or so...