Recent content by shakescreek

See another thread here talking about something called RID. If I understand it correctly it is a signal broadcasting the identity of the drone that is required on drones over 249 grams? Does anyone here know is that just a U.S. thing, or is that a requirement on Canadian drones as well?

"Air 3 is 720 g so to legally fly it, you would need a license. Basic should be enough for you as it doesn't look like you'll interact too much with air traffic controlled zones and crowds." Yes I was aware of that, definitely plan to get the license. Thanks for the link to the transport canada...

Thanks a million for all the quick answers, sounds like it should work well for me. And thanks Meta for that manual link, be great to get read up on it before it arrives. I think this thing will be a lot of fun.

"Does your phone connect to the internet through wifi--sorry I've never used StarLink." I don't have a phone of any kind, mobile or landline. We do have internet though but only in the house or maybe outside within 100' or so, whatever the router range is. If I can set it up with the laptop in...

Hi all, new member here. Daughter and son in law bought me a drone for christmas. It hasn't arrived yet due to the canadapost stike, but thought I'd ask a few questions here so I know what to expect when it arrives. First off I'm an old fart(68) with little knowledge about the digital electronic...