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    Is MAVIC Pro still relevant?

    The DJI white goggles ( or RE1 black goggles) as Greg says are a rock solid connection). The Mavic Pro and the MPP with the white goggles gives you a seamless All DJI system that none of the later camera drones have. With the possible exception of the Mavic 3 of which I am totally ignorant...
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    A car over my drone

    Sorry for your loss the Mavic Pro and Pro Platinum are great drones. I have one of each. Crashed both of them. But now both are in good flying condition. I did the repairs myself. Its not an easy job. Can you get a battery pack in the drone and test the camera, see what alarms come up and...
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    Wish I had not asked now.

    Thanks for the report Lissforester it's nice to hear that something I said proved Helpful. In my experience the amount of signal loss going through the human body is negligible. Flying around in my yard I can circle my house or fly over it with no registered loss of signal (of course there must...
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    Wish I had not asked now.

    Occasionally I get a video disconnect with my Mavic Pro. While I think the metal tablet blocking the signal is a reasonable conclusion. I would also entertain the idea that it could have been a disconnect between the controller and the tablet or phone. This has always been the case for me. I...
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    Smart controller versus Tablet

    Hi, lots of good advice in the previous posts to help a person decide which is best for them. There is one consideration that has not been touched on yet. I recently took on the challenge of learning dronelink . My old galaxy tab A tabled did not have enough processing speed to run a mission...
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    MOA Authorization Question

    Carb63, If you would like a Sectional Chart you can download one for free from the FAA at this link. The charts are for specific regions. I use the Montreal Chart because it covers the most northern part of New York State. Raster Charts Here is a link where you can download a guide that...
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    MOA Authorization Question

    Thank you once again sar104. I had thought that I saw a phone # on the sectional chart before, but last fall when I wanted to call to check on an MOA do you think I could find it? No. Now I have the current chart and I Located the Phone#. Are they going to update the charts every couple of...
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    MOA Authorization Question

    By the way welcome to the forum DatsunPriest.
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    MOA Authorization Question

    I been flying in an MOA for 2 seasons, Adirondack C. It also has a 100 ft AGL floor and some of the trees there are 100 ft or more tall. If you fly on off days and hours then you are fine. I have had a similar question myself. Can you fly in an active MOA? As I could not find anything...
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    Mini Saw this guy just chillin on a tree

    Just search this forum for bird strike ect. There are many posts on the subject. Try this one. (sorry I don't know to post it as a link. Extremely close encounter with a bird!
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    FAA Release NEW rules for UAS Operations

    If you last got your recurrent training on 7/31/2020 and add 24 months to that shouldn't you be current until 7/31/2022 ?
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    Extremely close encounter with a bird!

    I came to the same conclusion after I recorded the video I posted above in Post #67. I ordered a custom skin from Decal Girl. Bright Yellow with eyes. I haven't encountered any raptors since I put the skin on. I did encounter a large group of Turkey Vultures this fall. They aren't an...
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    I thought I understood permissable flight altitude?

    In the Mavic Pro Manual I Believe it says in the performance data that the Pro has a max altitude of 16000 ft. this is above mean sea level not above ground level. I think that's pretty impressive, but it won't get you to the top of Mount Everest.
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    Waypoints vs litchi

    Your Link seems to be dead. Vimeo. Good Choice.
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    What is the last firmware without expiry date/mandatory online check-in?

    Since you are getting a used drone it is already activated you should be able to go straight to flying Litchi. Some of the drone's settings are not accessible from the Litchi App. As has been mentioned already. I think all of the critical ones are.