Recent content by DJFriar

I wondered this too. I'd think the app and the controller should be all that is needed. It was my understanding that the controller acts as the "router" when flying anyway. Why does the drone need to be involved?

This is what I own as well. Not only should it work for the P3S (from my reading on here, I haven't gotten my P3S yet to test myself), it makes a fantastic GPS for the car due to its nice size. I use CoPilot ($15, not service required other than WiFi when you first install it to download the...

DO you know when that deal ended? I purchased my P3S on Friday at $499.99, but didn't see any backpack deal.

I have both an iPhone 6 (its a spare device as I carry an iPhone 6s now) and a Nexus 7 (2013) tablet. I figure the iPhone 6 will fit out of the box, but the Nexus 7 has a bigger screen if needed. I'm sure I'll play with both at various times. My only real concern about the Nexus 7 is the...

IANAL, but from reading the linked section it seems that its only a crime if you intentionally surveil a person or property (423.003 makes that illegal, and everything else refers to a violation of 423.003). 423.002 is the list of allowed images from a drone, but it doesn't actually state any...

Thank you for the link! I had actually already downloaded those and started looking at them. Also did my FAA registration just a few minutes ago (I'm surprised how streamlined they made that, kudos to them).

What is the backpack you are referring to? Was that a Best Buy deal?

I didn't see an introduction thread/section so I apologize if I missed it. Hello all! My name is Tommy and I just ordered a Phantom 3 Standard (arrives Tuesday). I have never done any R/C Flying, so figured I could read as much as I can in the meantime. If anyone is in the DFW area, especially...