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    South Africa regulations?

    Yup: • Do not fly more than 400 feet above the ground (about a 40 story building). • Do not fly more than 500 meters away from the pilot (line of sight). • Do not fly closer than 10km from an airport (any registered aerodrome, airstrip, helipad, etc). • Do not fly closer than 50m from people. •...
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    LOST MY MAVIC PLEASE HELP!!

    That sentence structure is incorrect, so I doubt dat jy die taal praat of verstaan. In any case what I was saying was in jest and wasn't meant to offend. Relax buddy :D
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    LOST MY MAVIC PLEASE HELP!!

    mns kan altd net n par letrs uitlos dan gan google translate nie mee hlp nie.. But point being we are on par with technology here in deep dark Africa :D
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    LOST MY MAVIC PLEASE HELP!!

    Haha, en seker afrikaans ook, hierdie klomp souties sal mos dink ons almal bly in hutte hier in Afrika ;)
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    LOST MY MAVIC PLEASE HELP!!

    Awesome news Kristen. I see you are from the roodepoort area, good call for not going out in the night trying to search for it. Unfortunately us South Africans cant go walking into bushy areas at night scrap that any areas without the risk of getting mugged or worse.
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    New Mavic Vibrating Violently - SOLVED!

    The click click you are hearing is normal, it's the ultra sonic sensors :)
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    Anyone actually get 7km range from Mavic yet?

    There are multiple factors that could degrade your signal, clear LOS might not always deliver the performance you would imagine, unfortunately.
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    Anyone actually get 7km range from Mavic yet?

    This guy did apparently :P
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    Mavic fishing success

    I use these, works well and you can adjust the tension on the clip. This is a good reference to how it works: How to Fish with Drones - Drone Fishing HQ
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    Mavic fishing success

    The down rigger is actually safer seeing it cant get tangled on the drone if something goes wrong in the case of the fixed hook. If you want to release the bait just put on the brake on the line and it will drop from the tension clip.
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    Mavic fishing success

    I havent tried it for fly fishing yet, but it should be easy enough. Instead of presenting the lure with the multiple casts maybe try dipping it in the water with the drone. Even if the trout hits it, it should just pop loose. The false casts might be an issue with the distance you are going out...
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    Mavic fishing success

    I'm using a downrigger at the moment works great and is easily removable and less intrusive than the hook method. Another plus point is if something goes wrong and there is tension on the line it won't pull the drone with it, it will just release. Whats great about this method is if you see...
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    Mavic fly away, changed home point during flight

    I am talking under correction here, but the home point you chose on your map using the app uses your phones GPS co-ords or it's perception of it at that specific time (the phone also needs to acquire satellites to determine where it is). If this has not been updated to indicate your latest...
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    Dog is not my copilot.

    I think if you put her on a check chain and issue your trained "bad girl" or whatever "no" command with a firm jerk on the lead every time she responds - she should get the picture. also turn her back to the drone and draw with treats to make sure she stays focused on you - if she does then...
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    hello from south africa

    Centurion / Pretoria