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He was watching me very closely! When he had enough of me hovering there, he dove off the limb, spread his wings, and left for the afternoon like he does every day.

There is a resident bald eagle at one of our marinas nearby. He sits in the same tree every afternoon and he will let me fly up and take pictures of him for a while until he gets tired of it. I was nervous at first because I was afraid he would attack my drone, but he's there for fish carcasses...

I've done a good bit of communications equipment install at a local state prison that is across the street from our airport (Class C). I had a conversation with one of the guards about people smuggling contraband into the prison. This topic came up because they were now requiring me and my...

Great advice for newbies to photography.

That's the route I had decided but wanted some other opinions. Thanks for the input.

Update: ok, that was a big mistake. I just reaffirmed why I hate Windows PC machines!!!!! The computer is going back and I will be getting into an Apple device of some sort. Any opinions on the Mini Macs? What monitor to recommend, accessories, etc. MacBook Pro or Air and minimum capabilities?

Yes, I do have my 107. I've got a full time career elsewhere, but have family and friends that are RE agents or brokers and I've discussed the possibility of doing some side work for them. I got some verbal encouragement to do so, so I passed the 107 exam first and then bought all of the...

Received my brand new Mavic 3 Classic Monday from an EBay seller. I wouldn’t have a problem buying from that seller again. I also signed up for DJI Care.

Thank you! Your last paragraph is very sound advice and was something I was just sitting here thinking about. Considering advice from this forum and another forum that I've been a member of for a very long time (actually a boating forum with a drone/quadcopter photography discussion thread), I...

I know. I may regret this big time. I hate Windows machines, but I got much more bang for the buck with this one. I felt that it had more capability than I will need without having to upgrade any hardware in the foreseeable future. My Macbook Pro that I'm using is a mid-2012 machine. It handles...

I am beginning to dive into the realm of simple aerial real estate photography and video. I was told by a few experienced operators that my older MacBook would not even come close to being usable for what I needed to do, so I bought a prett high performance Windows machine with decent storage...

I just purchased a new , sealed and unopened Mavic 3 Classic with RC controller last night on eBay from a “Top Rated Seller” with thousands of great feedback, a sellers return policy and an EBay guarantee that the item is exactly as stated or my money back. I paid $1600 for the item using PayPal...

I found the Hanatora charger on Amazon tonight. Looks like a nice charger with great features and I think I will buy one. I typed the name of the charger into the search function on this forum and it brought me here. The search function on this forum is one of the best of any forum I've been on.

It was a $400,000 missile..... but to answer your question, the government has lots of power and most likely COULD block DJI drones from taking flight, but I doubt they will. It has been a thought on my mind though....

Has anyone bought a drone from Drone Superstore by Camrise (DJI official ebay outlet store), either new or refurbished?