Recent content by shawnski451

Ok... So in the this video I take a mid October ride on my motorcycle out to a location in the Southern Tier of Western NY to get some Mavic Air 1 video of some tree tops at maximum peak foliage. My helmet is fitted with a 1st generation DJI Osmo action and the drone footge is from my DJI Mavic...

The have painted a couple of them... One looks likely a 6 Pack of Labatt Blue Canadian beer.

I'll tell something that's pretty wild, people come from around the world to see these things. One of the reasons they haven't demolished them is that it would cost way too much money.

General Mills is still here and in operation. It's funny because when the wind shifts easterly, I can smell them making Cheerios at my house which is close to 10 miles away. Lol.

Here are a couple old grain elevators in Buffalo NY. They were built in the early 1900's and provided grain to the entire world up until they were closed in the 1960's Concrete Central was the largest concrete structure in the US until the Hoover Dam was completed. It is a quarter of a mile long...

I've flown the Air and the Spark many times in the snow. One thing I found with the Spark is that it doesn't like fog. I do put the Spark in harms way more frequently than the Air... But for some reason, the Spark tries to land when in the fog, I have to literally fight it to keep it from...

Don't be afraid to fly them. They're very tough and can handle the cold weather just fine. One thing to consider... cold batteries don't last long, so keep batteries warm before flying.

No, its not waterproofed at all. I fly my Spark and Mavic Air1 in snow events all the time with never an issue. (I added the static into the video to throw in some effect.). While I'd never fly in a full on rain storm, the Spark and Mavic handle the snow just fine.

Yeah, it's fine... The glitching at the end is just some video editing trickery I added in for dramatic effect.

Yeah only 20°F that day.

We had a pretty significant lake effect snow event yesterday (12/31/25) here in West Seneca NY. I decided to put my "old reliable" Mavic Air (2018) in the air and let it take a rip around my neighborhood. I wrote a Litchi way point program on my computer... Speed 15mph at 150ft altitude. I shot...

Wow... Absolutely gorgeous! Awesome video!

Took this photo sometime in September. Really came out great. IU think the Air1 was up between 250-300ft.

I Have a Spark and never had any issues with it. It's like a little tank. Just wish the camera was a bit better than 1080P

This post is in reference to a potential gimbal wheel issue causing the drones to fly sideways. This past March I noticed an issue with my mavic air where the drone would fly left or right when I'm adjusting the gimbal pitch. I tried calibrating the controller and noticed that when I moved the...