Recent content by toddellis

the very reason i'm sitting at v.700 and doing everything i want to do.

dji does not listen.

dji used to keep me from flying all the time - near nfz even when i had tower permission, near nfz when flying inside - i hear their permissions policy has changed, bit in the past it was near impossible to actually get the block off. i'm flying on downgraded firmware in airplane mode. i...

preface this with - i always fly smart & fly for business in these locations. i'm always relatively low, using the MPP as a jib or slider. i contact a regional airport all the time - once or twice a month. i call 24 hours in advance to let them know - then call within 30 minutes. me: "hi...

red tail hawks do hunt solo - but the also hang out & next in close proximity. this is definitely a red tail hawk. i see them close up every day.

this is why i hate DJI and their draconian NFZs. their "unlock" process does not help me at all. i often (every month) fly for commercial purposes inside the zero ring of a class "C" airport. i tried jumping through DJIs hoops - but found it much easier to downgrade firmware on my MP and...

I'm running .700 on my mpp & will keep it that way.

yep - all true. sometimes you just jack it all up!

i always try to have a spotter when shooting video - but, hey, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. i was panning across this building and JUST about to stop when i hit a group of small trees and this happened THIS happened i thought i was stuck in the tree - but she was happily hovering...

100% android user - i use a samsung s7 and a nexus 7 II and have no issues. you can get a used nexus 7 II on ebay for $40

yup. i am almost 2 degrees off - no big deal - fix it in post.

i have disabled DJIs NFZs - so that isn't an issue for me. the important thing is to understand your surroundings and TALK to people. i fly pt. 107 around three local airports often. i went to the airports, introduced myself to the airport directors and had a conversation with them about who i...

i don't see anything radically wrong with this bill. it always baffled me that pt. 107 flyers have so many more restrictions than POTENTIALLY untrained rec. flyers. unlike many here, i've always believed that flying out of VLOS is ALMOST ALWAYS a bad idea. if you can't see it - you are NOT in...

i've done quite a bit of indoor flying - SOMETIMES gps actually works - sometimes not. flying in atti mode is do-able - but does require some nerve. the biggest help i have found is to disable obstacle avoidance. if you are in a (relatively) tight area the MP can sense danger on the right...

what rickw said - why would you want calls coming in while you're flying? better yet - get a separate monitor/tablet/different phone for flying purposes and keep IT in airplane mode.