Recent content by Glassman

If I came away from this thread with anything, it's an idea for a T Shirt! I'll print a similar photo on the back of a shirt with the caption, "This is what you look like from way up there" That will answer questions while they are still thoughts...

Yes, yesterday afternoon it showed up. A few days before the tracking indicated it would arrive in fact. It arrived intact, looks good. Now I just need a break from all that we've got going on to make time to get it installed.

FAA Finally Approves Yamaha Ag Drone, Reveals How Shockingly Behind US Civil Drone Industry Is. The FAA approved the drone to operate at a total maximum take off weight of 99 kilos or 218 pounds...

Well, it all depends on where you live as to whether it's considered a motorcycle or not. The new 3 wheeler from Polaris is testing those waters right now in Texas. I test drove one and it's a blast! The newer Spyders have more power, but are closer to being a motorcycle than others due to the...

Back in my sailing days I would check the wind/weather before my morning coffee and then again almost every hour....I was also into cycling back then, so knowing the weather was a benefit. Nowadays just about everything is motorized - I went from sailboats to power boats and bicycles to dirt...

You're probably right on that one...the sun was blinding me that morning and the phone was very hard to see, even with a shade over it. My wife had to come over and confirm the satellites for me - I couldn't quite make it out with the blue on black. I "thought" I'd hit the camera button, but I...

@ianwood , THANKS! You hit the nail on the head. Bonus points if you can tell me how I screwed that up!? The only difference between the two was a new battery for the second flight, but it flew perfectly, no problems at all.:confused:

I have an interesting result with VLC. I have a card with two flights worth of recordings. It's the original SanDisk 4GB card that came with the bird. One file - about 15 minutes long, plays perfectly in all my players....the second, half as long, doesn't. I get error messages from every player...

Has anybody tried the "Phantom Flight" app ? It says it has Follow Me, Circle Flights, Ground Station, Map Views with 70/30 split, and better camera controls. No reviews on it yet and it cost $9.99.

@J Dot great to see another happy China Gimbal customer - I ordered one based on a review by @Intruder101 and the videos he posted. I can't wait to get it installed. I just ordered a Buzzcam GPS Booster based on @dirkclod 's rebuild post....so many little things I have to learn about these...

Wow, you don't waste any time, do you? I guess that's what happens when you know what you're doing!

I got notified that it is in the hands of DHL. It's coming from Hong Kong, so hopefully next week. In the meantime I've been collecting parts and pieces to make it work - extended legs, camera wire extension, stuff like that. I'm hoping I have it up and running by our trip to the desert Memorial...

Forgive me if this has been covered before - I've yet to read all the posts. I was talking with a friend and I mentioned the new Phantom 3 and asked when he'd buy one. I was surprised when he told me he had other plans....he told me about Air Dog, I thought it was pretty cool so take a look for...

Oh, at first glance I would have guessed it was Ralph Lauren or one of the other fashion guys taking a shot at Calvin! :rolleyes:

Yes, people are ignorant...superstitious, fearful and it's not new. You've probably heard stories about the early "Horseless Carriage" and the rules people created for those darned contraptions: In United Kingdom, the Locomotive Acts (also known as Red Flag Laws) was a policy requiring...