Recent content by aikimark

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    Travelling to Nepal and flying in the Himalayas

    I was flying with stock props - to be honest, until your question I wasn't even aware of the alternative! That may explain the challenge I had with my first flight at altitude. It was around 9,000 ft and I had no home position registered. I was flying the craft without its self correction and...
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    Travelling to Nepal and flying in the Himalayas

    MT, Not sure the guys at the checkpoints even knew about the quad. We were asked at the checkpoints what camera I was carrying, and I told them about my Canon 5D. At those points the porters were ahead with the kit including the drone, and it didn't even occur to me it might be a problem. Not...
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    Travelling to Nepal and flying in the Himalayas

    In December I traveled to Nepal with DSLR kit along with my Phantom 2+. Prior to leaving home I had done approximately 15 flights so didn't have a lot of flying experience. I bought to take with me: - spare battery - traveled with two batteries in total. I charged when I could find electricity...
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    TRAVEL WARNING: Don't take your drone with you, even tourist

    Re: TRAVEL WARNING: Don't take your drone with you, even tou Hey Bald Eagle, have you been to Nepal yet, and if so how did you get on? I'm heading there mid-Dec
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    First pics - water and mist

    Lots of mist over Sydney's waterways in the last couple of mornings created a somewhat surreal environment - my first images experimenting with the P2+. -Mark
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    Shoreline pics

    Hey you have some beautiful shots there, in a wonderful part of the world. Were you shooting in RAW or JPEG before you touched up in Photoshop? The panorama shots look great!