Recent content by m4dp4rrot

Well for the second time in a week I've been run off by police for filming in a place I was sure was legit. I haven't been fined yet, but I'm sure at my lifetime limit for getting shocked out of my flight-reverie by siren blips and flashing lights. I regularly consult sites like Airmap and...

Were you standing near your truck when you calibrated the compass? It is extremely sensitive and even being within 10 feet of such a large amount of metal can throw it off. I tried to take off from a picnic table just a few days ago, but every time I put it down, COMPASS ERROR. Wondering wtf...

I've got 2 batteries that have only ever been charged 3-4 times, and are already showing more than 40 minor deviations on cell 1 (no majors, and no deviations on cells 2-4). I wouldn't ordinarily be worried yet, but I just had a forced emergency landing when the battery was still at 31% due to...