Recent content by Rotorcrafty

If I bring a drone from UK to use here temporarily in USA, do I have to register and mark it? Is there some reciprocal arrangement with other countries?

I'm in my 52nd year as a licenced operator! Good on you!

Amateur radio (VK2DRS/G3WRL), playing keyboards, off-roading in my Land Rover Defender, Student helicopter pilot, designing and building our off-grid house for life. Currently living in West Virginia as a Legal Permanent Resident. Whew! I didn't realise I was so busy!!

I think it's probably very difficult to soot down a small drone like a MP. Firstly if it is passing overhead at 100ft AGL it would be out of range of most shotguns and difficult to follow through a scope. Also sighting a rifle scope is based on horizontal attitude of the muzzle so drop rates and...

What limitations are there if you fly the MP with RC only? Who has flown the MP in WIFI mode? Eric

It is said- "Rules are made for the blind obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men". Just make sure you really are wise before breaking them! Eric

So why did DJI fit a dome. It's not just to protect the gimbal. It's transparent and tries to keep some optical correctness over a wide range of gimbal movement. They also provide a rubber cover to prevent the dome being scratched and degrading video. Not all video is for production but also for...

There was a thread on this IIRC. On searching, there is a LOT of discussion about this. One user even had a non working fan. Eric

LivinLarge (I like the sentiment!), Designing a waterproof device and retro-waterproofing are two quite different tasks and we are only talking about rain proofing and not floating or submersible. (In USA, how would the FAA handle a submarine drone!? Probably pass it off to the Coast Guard!)...

That's foolish if you transport it. The gimbal is very delicate. DJI didn't put it there for show. I have my complete kit in a Pelican Case with foam padding. I can drop it without fear of damage. And it sits in the back of the Land Rover Defender getting all kinds of rough rides. Eric

I see you've never had a MP open. There are many different modules on it. Some moisture proofing is already present but on the one I had water in wasnt 100 % covered where it was applied. Also there are a lot of RF circuits that wont like liquids that will change the dialectric constant and add...

I put a miniature "Remove before flight" tag on it with a short length of braided fishing line so it is outside the dome cover. Works every time.

As soon as I pressed "Post reply" I thought of something else. Motors. The are somewhat protected by the props but post flight, I would blow through them with dry compressed air. There are air-duster aerosol cans for this. I would exercise some caution with this as I dont know the exact...

I have thought about this recently. If you want to dedicate this as a rain flyer only and you dont mind sacrificing foldability, here are a few untried suggestions. Silicone seal the folding joints. If you don't want to do a permanent seal, use plenty of Vaseline to prevent water ingress each...

Alan, I open the back door and stand on the back floor while holding on to the handle inside above the door opening. It's a bit of a balancing act so I try to land as near the back as possibe! I'm living in USA. Shipped my Landy from England. You have to love 'em. Eric