Recent content by tomniz

I was flying near the the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. Security came out and told me drones were not allowed in the area. According to B4UFLY there were no restrictions. Was Security overstepping or was B4UFLY lacking in information?

Thanks. That's w I suspected. Just wanted to check if there might have been some other issue

I was running some tests on my Mavic Pro and initiated RTH. I had the RTH altitude set to 98ft but in one case I was flying at 15ft and the drone only ascended to 33ft before returning. Concerned I tried it again. This time I was at 36ft and the drone stayed at that altitude while returning. My...

Do not use alchohol on a lens

I use the UAV Forecast and AirdataUAV apps and they sometimes report very different Wind speeds for the same nearby location within the hour. one within the safe flying range and the other as much as 10 mph higher in the unsafe range. Very frustrating

I got a hood but it only helps slightly. Reflections are still a problem unless l put my face right up to it but then my eyesight won't allow me to focus on the tablet and it interferes with situational awareness. It also adds weight and affects the balance of the controller and increases...

I recently heard some advice to pinch the sticks between thumb and forefinger rather than using the thumb only. Haven't tried it yet but seems reasonable