Recent content by TheDude

Anyone have any details on what the new OR legislation will include? They are supposed to roll out in 2021. The world views drones very differently than when this was posted in 2019. I would bet every dime I have the new rules will not be more lenient. My fear is they will do as many other...

Thanks for the info! I'm all about the simplest solution that gets the job done without standing out for the wrong reasons. I have to say I'm pretty impressed with the audio quality of the mic on the phone while you're outside. Hah, go figure about the old phone working better. Hopefully that'll...

@Paleomanjim May I ask what mic and recording setup you’re using to do your commentary? It’s quite good!

Thank you, my CFI side couldn’t help wanting to post 91.119... Drone pilots shouldn’t expect other aircraft to be >400’ AGL all the time.

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Scrubbed by the FAA... FAA: "We're not happy, till you're not happy."

The Sisters always looking pretty at sunset! Nice shot. I'm going to spend some time in Black Butte Ranch in Feb., can't wait to get some pics out that way.

I appreciate the ground shots with actual ambient audio of the location, while lowering the music levels. Sometimes the music in videos can get in the way, so it's great you had a mix of both. Feels more like we're there at the appropriate time. I hope I'm doing cool sh$t like you when I'm 78...

Video quality looks great, man. Awesome subject. Would love to see some additional shots, maybe coming in from above or panning up a bit so we can see the surrounding area for some context. Or even low level flying over the river from a ways back, then over the edge of the falls may look neat...

Check it. Found this on the Tubes...

I guess on that token, at least it wasn’t a Mavic 2 Pro or more expensive bird...? Not to diminish the loss, but there is some comfort in knowing if something happens to my Mini 2, I will be way less heart broken than if I had invested 2-3x it’s cost. Keep your head up. You and everyone else...

Wow, I think leaned my whole body to the right a little to avoid the rock at 2:23! That was great, man! It’s incredible how much dimension and speed flying low like that adds. Nice flying.

I’m right there with you. I didn’t think this would look so neat from the air. We get a fair bit of advection fog during winter here (PNW), so now I’m super jazzed to seek this out! I can imagine how incredible a Hyperlapse would look. That’ll take some playing with the Mini 2 with stationary...

I had a similar experience. One of my batteries never prompted a firmware update. Checking the battery info is often the last thing I do before powering down the a/c (looking for wild temps/volts). I number my batts to keep track and this one has always said 1 charge. Then today without any new...

On my way home last night, I noticed some fog starting to roll in. Pulled the car over, opened the trunk, and in about 2 minutes launched the Mini 2 straight up to grab these. Noisy JPGs, as this was after sunset (and cropped in), but still thought it was neat. What a world we live in where I...