Recent content by tlap

I do have a difference of opinion with one suggestion. That being starting with a cheap drone, getting the hang of it and then stepping up. I've had two cheaper drones before getting my Mavic Pro 2. It was light night and day. I could much more easily control the DJI drone versus cheaper...

Thanks for the clarification zeusfl. I appreciate your response.

Do you have a windshield wiper on the lens? ;)

Olduns huh. A little ageism there ;)

I just updated the firmware and had to follow the instructions provided by zeusfl to get it to work. However, I didn't have to keep tapping the SC screen. I own the Mavic Pro 2 so, I'm pretty such this update wasn't necessary. zeusfl suggests that the range is back down to the 5 miles versus the...

Ok. Looks like they just released it. As they say, better late than never. :)

The DJI Smart Controller is compatible with the Mavic 2 Series line of drones (Pro, Zoom, and Enterprise) and I believe the Phantom 4 (not sure of this though.. Unfortunately, this will not work with older Mavics such as the Pro, Air and Spark, which is a bummer. DJI said it will eventually...

I've said this in other posts but one advantage of the SC is that you don't have to fumble with your phone during setup. These days, smart phones can be very expensive to repair or replace when dropped. Also, after several uses, I saw microfractures (scratches) on my screen. All-in-all, the SC...

Don't forget, you have to first set up for taking jpg and dng pics in DJI Go setup. Then you will find it in your DCIM folder on your SD card.

In wonder if this becomes broadly implemented if the FAA will put new limits on drones in order to avoid incidence.

Well, the processor is fairly slow and it's android ver 7. It even drags if you do a screen record along with flying the thing. I will say that I own one and wouldn't have it any other way. I'm just joining with others in trying to figure out what's going on in light of no updates from DJI.

I don't think I would ever buy a product based on vaporware. The Mavic 2 Air sipped in May and SC compatibility still hasn't emerged. You'd think the programming for this would be rather straight forward. So they claim they will make the SC work with the MA2 but my question is what SC. I have a...

Since I see others are mentioning vendors, so I'll let you know I bought my used model at Drone Nerds. They only have a 10 day return policy versus the 30 day of B&H.

Many of these commercial drones aren't yet available for purchase. So, to comment accurately, we'll need that and follow-up reviews.

The final point I'll make is that inserting an expensive phone in the clamp of the standard controller can be very cumbersome and can increase the risk of damaging your phone or scratching the screen. Also, I purchased my controller along with my mavic, which made it almost half the price. The...