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    Need a generic charger recommendation for Air 3

    I could easily recommend almost any of the Anker chargers on Amazon. I personally use Amazon.com and like it so much I got one for each of my kids and carry one in my gear bag. You only get the full 65w if single charging on one of the USB c ports, otherwise it breaks the total up across the...
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    well that blew me away

    25 hours, 19 minutes?! I would ask for some form of compensation due to the extraordinarily long delay. It shouldn't take longer to deliver than it does to order. I mean seriously, even Temu and Wish have same minute delivery now.( I'm hoping I was able to put on my best Karen attitude) Having...
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    Looking for control sticks that can be picked up by a magnet

    Since i dont have the mini 3 i cant say how much room there is in the stick well but here are a couple of possible suggestions. First you could find some small soft iron or 410, 420 or 440 stainless steel ball bearings to glue on to the ends of the sticks. Or you could try a dab of JB Weld on...
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    Noise reduced? ion.vs.polymer

    For propellers personally I would only trust OEM or Master Airscrew. Anything else and you're taking a huge chance of your bird dropping out of the sky due to low quality materials or poor quality control with having matched sets. Having said that I've noticed, along with others who I have had...
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    Gear Check: 4Patriots Portable Power Generator 1800 for In-The-Field drone battery charging.

    $2500 for a generator with 768wh battery pack and 1 100w solar panel? I have an Ecoflow River Max with 568 wh, but only 1200w max output vs 3000, that costs about $450 on sale. Or go with the River Pro with 720wh and a 160w solar panel for $780. Jump up to the Ecoflow Delta Max with 2000wh and...
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    Is this real or a stolen idea?

    It's just an echines, most likely an e58 from the looks of things, which can be had for about $50 or less from banggood or Aliexpress. And the drone isn't worth even half that. There are no redeeming qualities about this drone whatsoever unless it sold for about $10-20 as a stocking stuffer...
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    Mini 2 Toilet bowling... Caused by anti collision lights?

    I'm by no means an expert but you have, to my eye at least, too much weight forward of center mass. And overkill so far as required lighting( you need to be visible from 3 miles away using an appropriate strobe light, not you need to light up the entire 113 cubic mile area for all the world to...
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    Acronyms for Mavic 3, Mini 3 and Mini 3 Pro

    We started off calling the original(s) the MM and MA2 in shorthand, as their given name included Mavic, but upon release of second generation naming structure no longer having Mavic it became Mini2 and Air2s so I'd say the most reasonable callsign would be Mini3, to include the P(ro) or not as...
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    Okay, now that the Mini 3 Pro has officially been released. Will you buy it?

    I would have been getting it because of all the upgrades but a $300( roughly 66%) price increase compared to the Mini 2? Not for me. Dont get me wrong, there are some big feature enhancements, but the price bump is out of line in my opinion. Now if they offer the Fly More Combo at a reasonable...
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    Landing DJI drones by hand, does it damage it?

    Like others have said you land it in your palm, you don't reach up to grab it. The sensors on the bottom will react differently. A lot of people will do the flip over method to stop the motors, and it does work, but I feel like it puts too much strain on them and the frame. There's also the...
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    Too good to be true?

    It's a junk eachines e58 drone that I picked up for fun for the kids from banggood for ~$40 with 3 batteries. They each took over an hour to charge for less than 10 minutes of flight time. Not that it mattered because after less than 5 minutes while adjusting the trim it took off like a bat out...
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    Should I put my phone number on my drone in case it gets lost?

    I have all 4 of my drones marked with my reg, name and phone number. I figure if your Karen scenario happened, and I believe it happens a lot, I could use logic with the cop that shows up. What pervert would advertise their name and trackable information? A peeping Tom doesn't wear neon and a...
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    cables/tech organizers

    I use different sizes of these depending on the drone. I can fit the appropriately sized case( based on prop length) along with a tablet mount inside of the stock drone bag for each drone and treat each as a seperate 'go bag'. Tuff Tainer® - Double Deep...
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    Grounded!

    But that's kind of my point. We may not be 'targeted' but we are still obligated to abide by it. Whenever potus goes back to DE for the weekend, which is a lot, my whole area( Philly Metro) is locked down for drone flights even though no reasonably informed person would conclude a Mavic...
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    Grounded!

    Let me apologize in advance for not being brief or having hard science to back up my thought process but here I go. One of the arguments I've heard for the TFR including drones out to the 30 mile mark is that it gives time for the authorities to assess, react and respond but here's what I'm...