Recent content by ryguy80

Yep, I was a child of the 80s. Great time to be alive! We played with friends outside instead of having our heads buried in smartphones doing Snapchat or making a TikTok. We could take our bikes to the store without our parents having an anxiety attack that something might happen to us. No...

I would love to go back in time to the 1980s - pre-reality shows and social media. The country really changed after 9/11. Hasn’t been the same since.

This is why I’m hesitant hanging onto or even using my DJI drones. I feel like it’s going to be a major PITA if I need parts or service. I need to feel that DJI has my back if something happens with one of their products, and through no fault of their own, I don’t have that impression right now...

I would like to see more than just talk. GoPro, an American company, once dominated the action cam market. DJI has outpaced them by putting out a superior action cam product with actual innovation. GoPro’s stock is now peanuts on the dollar. In the U.S., your can of soda out of the vending...

The idiots are going to ruin it for everyone else. Probably was for social media. Got to get those likes and views you know since people’s livelihoods are dependent upon how much online clout they have.

Didn't say it has anything to do with DJI. More to do with the U.S. Government. On an unrelated note, I'm going to enjoy the drones I have, they still perform just as well as the day I got them. For those that are new to the hobby, my condolences. It's certainly a challenge time in the industry.

Welcome. Fortunately, you already have a DJI drone, because buying one now sounds next to impossible.

Yeah, if that isn't writing on the wall (if true) that DJI is done with the U.S., then I'm not sure what is.

Man, that sucks. Sorry to hear your Mavic 4 Pro being confiscated. A lot of Air 3S buyers dealt with the same issues. Fortunately, a lot of the stories I read is that they either got a refund or DJI helped with the paperwork to get customs release. But, a lot of the political climate has changed...

Makes you wonder if DJI is pulling out of the U.S market until the political policy smoke clears. Anyone want the drones in my fleet? I’ll only charge three times what I paid for them…lol. <jk>

I agree with the other poster - I think the different damper parts are the root of the issue. The third party part may not be of the same spec as OEM, even if it’s visually similar.

Update: I had an extra 128GB SanDisk Extreme V30 microSD card laying around, so I popped it in. Haven’t had any issues with SanDisk cards in the past.

Another sunset photo from western Wisconsin with wildfire smoke in the air. Shot on the wide 24mm lens of the Air 3S. Little bit of everything in this photo - the sunset, clouds, smoke, ground fog from moisture in the air with recent rain.

I’ve had good luck with my props too. Just had it out where my Air3S slipped off while landing on the edge of the landing pad placed top of 3-4 inches of grass. It angled/sloped into the grass before shutting off. I think it did some lawn mowing for a split second before shutting off. Props look...

Just seeing this now. Pretty awesome video. I'm still waiting to get a drone deployed in a storm as a storm spotter. Have a lot of trees in the area, so views from the ground are often obstructed.