Recent content by Donald Butler

Just asking here. I know DJI is working with law enforcement to allow their drones to be remotely shut down. I'm not sure the tech is in the drones yet though. There is a kill switch on the drone though. I've been reading about a lot of drones falling from the sky for what appears to be no...

Quad racers can be crazy

It's in the article

You may be right but they are on a fast track. Whatever Google and Amazon want, they will get. So DJI's statement worries me. Another firmware update away? "China-based SZ DJI Technology Co., the world’s largest civilian drone manufacturer, earlier this year said it could adapt existing...

The government is working with DJI, Amazon, Google and others to begin requiring GPS tracking devices on civilian drones. Amazon takes it even further. No flying except in designated "drone parks". "Amazon does not support anonymous operations" of drones in U.S. airways, with only minor...

Thanks. I think Autel is Chinese.

I'd like to know what they're going to replace them with. I'd think they would want something less noisy. The DJI Phantom is as loud as a freight train. Which brings up something else. Why aren't there American made alternatives?

Thanks!

I need to ship my P4 to DJI. All I'm sending is the aircraft and the controller. Can I use the Styrofoam case it came in? Thanks a lot!

I've had video feed freezes in the field twice with the previous release. I was flying in low desert hills so I lost line of sight. I was out less than a mile. Luckily, RTH worked in both cases. HOPEFULLY, this or a future release will correct that. It seems to me that there would be a way for...

I hope they release a more quiet drone. I shoot wild animals and they are spooked by my P4.

Flight information on controller for when screen is in direct sunlight and can't be seen.