Recent content by BikingDawg

I was on the Hatfield / McCoy trails in WV last week. The most awesome fall views you could imagine, but no drone to fly. I'm not trying to be cheap, (really I guess I am), but a 3-$400 case seems a bit much for a $600 drone, phantom 3 SE. So I wonder, is a $60 HUL aluminum case good enough? I...

I use mine on the boat. Everything is white. I’m flying 200 alt max. 500-1000 feet out. I use a dark blue beach towel over my head and screen. (But not antenna). At least 3 miles off shore no chance I’ll hit a tree. So line of site is not an issue. If you have eyes on the bird and you feel...

Anyone know of a way to measure an area accurately with a drone? Specifically a roof. I'm using a Phantom. Sure there's an app for that, one for everything else.....right?

Get an Osmo 2. $130. Even makes me look like a photographer

After reading so many stories about losing props. I wanted a box where I didn’t have to remove them. Granted, this is a bit bulky, but serves my purpose. $12 Lowe’s. Another $15 in foam. I attached two hooks in the bottom to strap it down. Now I can put everything in one box, AC, controller...

You know that’s exactly what they told me bsartist. So I added 3 batteries, my carry case, filters, controller, and iPad. $ 35. Including the P3se

Another wife?:laughing:

Called State Farm today. They say as long as its a hobby, not commercial, your good to go. $35 per year. Carlisle, Pa. Just need receipts from purchase. They also cover extra equipment, batteries and such. Not that I fly with both batteries.

Gotcha, I'm only flying 4-5 feet when I do it. At 10% it does fly toward home but only rose 10-15 feet. then landed about 4%. I send it out in a halfway controlled environment (empty field) and shut off the controller to see what it does. So far its returned everytime. I want to know what its...

Oh yea Phantom 3Se

Flying now 2-3 months. Site fishing is the goal so I'm testing limits in an open field. I'm trying to learn all these little nuances so I'm not caught off guard. I have RTH altitude set at 50 meters and get the 30% battery warning. I hit RTH, it goes to 50 meters, RTH like it should. I take off...

Statute is actual land measurement, like the distance between Atlanta and someplace you don't want to go. Say Chicago. Nautical is for charting