Do you plug in the drone to transfer files to the computer or pull the micro SD card?

[mereflyer]

I use the 2 card trick and pull out each time.....

 

[Faster]

Same here. Two SD cards, swapping them is faster and will give you all the time to analyze their content.

 

[Wild Drone Pilot]

Turn the drone on and it acts like an external drive. Open windows explorer and drag/drop files.

The drone gets real HOT so I bought a fan just for that reason
But it just takes a second to take the card out
Transfer the files with a fast USB reader no worries

If you don't have the nails for it just use the corner of a credit card or a guitar pick
think outside the box and keep your bird cool

 

[Jim S]

Just pull the SD card. I'm never in that big of a hurry and don't need to post online until I've checked everything on PC.

 

[Bobby Buttonwood]

I generally pull out the SD card, because I don't want the drone electronics to go through a heat cycle, even though it would have a negligible impact on the drone's overall life, and because the cable I have is so short, it puts the drone in a very awkward position. On the other hand, micro SD slots definitely have a limited life span as well, I don't have the greatest confidence in the little spring mechanism. Since OcuSync seems to have decent bandwidth, it would be really nice if they can use that to allow wireless transfer. I know, definitely a first world "problem" that's not even a real problem, just wondering if there's a better way out there.

I always pull the card. Seems so much easier to me. Even have a pair of tweezers just in case. Also, I always format the card in the drone, not the computer.

 

[ThatBeardedDroneGuy]

Transferring over the wire from the drone is painfully slow. I always use a fast card reader.

 

[Jacob2s]

I pull the card and use a micro usb adapter to transfer them (very quick). Then pass that on to my old man who sometimes takes forever to take a copy. Been meaning to get a second card for a while now..

 

[MA2 317]

Pull.

Flashback to shooting skeet (clay targets).

 

[Wild Drone Pilot]

I always pull the card. Seems so much easier to me. Even have a pair of tweezers just in case. Also, I always format the card in the drone, not the computer.

I never format it just delete all the files from the previous flight and keep today's in case you loose the files in your massive computer's memory storage system

 

[Ski_K2]

I transfer by cable. Don't want to wear out the card locking mechanism. They seem very fragile.

 

[Phantomrain.org]

Pull the card, because its just a matter of time for you to bump / drop / scrape , Yank , or Tare the cord out of the computer or damage your drone or Gimbal while making it all fit near the computer.

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