Recent content by scuds

I was in this exact situation. I did a ton of research and ended up deciding to get the mini. Just not worth it to go bigger imo.

Just skimming the executive summary, but it looks like this proposed change doesn't apply to sub 250g drones still. And it seems like it's a proposal to allow non-visual line of sight to operate drones in some circumstances, like if they have a SFOC. Am I missing something?

I fly the mini so I don't have to jump thru all those hoops but don't know how long that will last as new regulations including micro drones are being proposed as we speak. Do you have a source for this? I just bought a Mini and this would really put a wrench in the whole reason I bought it.

Hey! New drone pilot here (I have a Mavic Mini). Would love to chat with other drone pilots in the area. Where do you fly? What do you fly? With the nice weather coming, would you want to get together (socially distant) and fly around? I could probably stand to learn a bunch.

That's fair. My take on it is that they wanted to create an entry-level drone and left out these features on purpose, to make weight (more sensors for active tracking and obstacle avoidance = more weight), and to keep the price entry-level so they could make the drone entry-level. Imagine a...

What did you sell it for?

Lack of sensors and also DJI has this feature in higher end models, which they still want to sell.