Recent content by Heron

I certainly understand that batteries are expensive! And we all need to look for ways to cut costs. My strong opinion is that- saving money on batteries is not the place to start. High energy batteries are among the riskier things you have in your home. When these fail, it is often...

It’s an interesting approach! My only comment would be that the narration is poor. I believe you used an AI generated voice, which is what I would have done. But AI voice-overs need a lot of close management. Just the part number, for example, which came out, “at 800.” You could enter that at...

I have P4, that I have had for a long time, and which was replaced by DJI for a few hundred dollars last year, when it had a problem. It is a solid machine. Problem is, that DJI is now no longer supporting it. If anything goes wrong, you will need to find a 3rd party to fix it, which could be...

Congratulations on working towards your Private Pilot's License! It is a true accomplishment, and pilots are an awesome, friendly community. I just attended the US Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) annual Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin a few weeks ago. 10,000 airplanes fly in for this...

I think it's great that your teaching the grandkids to fly! It's a good and useful skill, fun too. And it's an opportunity to teach something about being thoughtful, careful, and considerate of others. I have no grandkids, so I fly for myself. I live not far from the location where we had...

Hello Daniel - It's nice to make your acquaintance! I have a Phantom 4+ and a Mavic 3Pro. I like all the DJI machines. They are very tough, and they work exceedingly well. I live in California, and I have been using the machines for fun, and to take pictures of oil fields - which happens to be...

I was worried about my aging P4P, even though it works very well. I added a Mavic 3 Pro, so that now I have a fleet of 2. My impression of the Mavic 3 Pro: Plusses: Longer Battery Life Lighter, smaller to pack for travel I think the camera is better 2 of the 3 lenses are nice. The tele - not...

Thanks for the interesting report on your various tests. The fact that it goes away in Photo Mode is, I do not believe - relevant. I believe this to be entirely a video problem, not a still camera problem, which captures just an instance in time. It is interesting that you are seeing less effect...

Yes, that looks pretty bad. This can have a number of causes. A sticky gimbal can cause this. Make sure you have removed the plastic packing that came with the drone when it was new. It looks like it belongs, but it is actually intended to prevent damage to the gimbal when the unit is being...

Exquisitely photographed and beautifully edited to the music! Congratulations on a special piece of work!

Can hardly wait for you to announce your very own Drone Light Show! Congratulations! Nice collection!

Over time, a lot has been written about problems with DJI repair. I wanted to relay what I consider to have been a good experience. I have a Phantom 4Pro, which is 7 years old. Has mostly performed well, but this spring, I began to notice an increasing "jello effect." It progressed to the degree...

My opinion is even stronger than not using it to fly your Phantom. I would urge you to get rid of the battery. If you can discharge it in a safe place while monitoring it, that's good. The power density of these batteries is very high - meaning, there is a LOT of energy in these batteries. Even...

For myself, I would not make a purchasing decision on talk about some sort of banning of the devices. The US Government has already decided that the Government will not use DJI. But, there is no US-made replacement of similar capability, without 4X the price. DJI is so common for law enforcement...

This may not be an option because of the price. But, if you like technology at any price, the Apple Vision Pro will do exactly what you want, in a truly elegant way. The cameras on the headset are very, very good. You can barely tell the difference between the synthesized electronic image and an...