Recent content by Dharszolin

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    Crash Poll

    From about 1:28 to 1:37 it looks like you can see a prop chunk flying off into the distance.
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    Crash Poll

    Had my first true crash. New years, midnight. I decided to quickly pop the bird up to take some ariel photos/video of my neighborhood to catch local fireworks at the stroke of midnight. I own an acre property in a semi-rural / suburb area so I just shot it up about 150 feet (just above tree...
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    Calling the Tower/Airport Owner

    I forgot in my own post and your post reminded me of this. I was also asked my mobile number, which I also shared on each voice mail I left. This is just in case they need to contact you to cancel your flight, change location, fly at a different altitude, etc. The one time I did get them they...
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    Calling the Tower/Airport Owner

    I live ~3.5 miles from Islip airport (ISP). Once I actually got a live person and they were VERY grateful for me calling and were very professional about the whole call. They took my FAA Reg #, max ceiling, start time and duration, and general location I was flying. All times I have called...
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    P4 Bag Searched at Newark (EWR) Airport Security

    Also if it came down to it, you could check the P4 but just hand carry the batteries separately onto the plane.
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    Beeping from RC

    I'd call it a feature. There are more times than I'd like to admit that I have powered down the bird, put everything away, then realize... forgot to turn off the RC. Thanks beeps!
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    Win $100 for your best Phantom 4 tip

    My tip to enjoyable droning is to follow this 3 step process... Know and follow all applicable laws (at all levels of local and federal government) For even the simplest flight, create and follow a basic process and safety checklist (be it written or mental) Be courteous and respectful to...
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    Is there a way to show coordinates on pix?

    You may not be able to do it in drone/camera but I am sure there are third party apps that can superimpose EXIF data onto the image itself post processing. Perhaps something like this link may help: Overlay certain EXIF data onto image.... - ImageMagick
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    Vr goggles for S4

    You can try the Blitzwolf VR goggles, they work OK and are focusable (I can attest they work). But only as good as the zoomed resolution of the phone you put into it. If you are looking for non-pixelated FPV you are going to need a phone pushing a 4K screen, otherwise you will need dedicated...
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    WEDDING DANCE THROUGH THE EYES OF MY PHANTOM 4

    Not looking to start a flame, but raising these more as curious Qs. How did you handle flying it overhead? Standard is to not fly it over people's heads. Did you ask everyone's permission? Just flew it anyway? Also, is your video 4K and zoomed in? or was the drone that close to everyone?
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    Crash Poll

    I will post one experience, a near miss. The very first day I was flying the drone, I was getting used to "p" mode handling and the (OAS) obstacle avoidance system. I was trying to get close to objects very slowly and cautiously, both going forwards, as well as backwards and sideways, just to...
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    Crash Poll

    I just bought, and have been flying, my P4 about 6 weeks now and find it extremely stable. In fact, it seems quite difficult to crash, unless of course I do something deliberate, like fly it into a wall in sport mode, or back it into a tree in "P" mode. The purpose of this thread is two-fold...
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    Sending flight view to a larger screen

    NOTE: None of these are from experience! You could consider using AirPlay mirroring to the Monitor if you can connect an AppleTV to it (allows a wireless connection). Alternately, you can try using the Apple Lighting Digital AV Adatper. This gives you an HDMI out while allowing a lightning...
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    Turn a DJI Phantom 4 into a search & rescue drone with the EXO 1 exoskeleton

    EXO 1 weight, as pictured. +-------------------+---+-------+-----------+ | Item name | # | Grams | Ext-Grams | +-------------------+---+-------+-----------+ | Knog Qudos Light | 3 | 150 | 450 | | HeroPro Session 4 | 3 | 74 | 222 | | Knog Blinder 1 | 4 | 15 |...
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    Lights

    Back to the lights... Here is an article (someone else had previously posted this in another thread but it is relevant) Turn a DJI Phantom 4 into a search & rescue drone with the EXO 1 exoskeleton