Recent content by Mark Granger

My iPad 2 overheats with the DJI Go app in the summer time even without the case and causes the video to drop out making the drone hard to fly. I am hoping to get an iPad Pro mini if Apple releases one this year. I am starting to really prefer flying FPV using cheap VR goggles and an iPhone 6...

Nope. Every time I suggest this idea someone comes up with this reason why it won't work. That's why I said it should retrace its path about 100 meters (perhaps some user option like RTH altitude) to allow you to get the drone back under control before making a beeline for the home point. This...

Another DJI drone that would have been saved if DJI implemented return along path for about 100 meters to put the drone back in signal range rather than make a beeline to home through the object that blocked the signal. RTH was a cool feature two years ago but now days it seems like the dumbest...

If only the P4 backed up along its path about 100 meters before RTH like the 3DR, it could avoid most of these situations to begin with. That is a known safe route and puts the drone back in contact with the controller. Optional of course in case you are doing low level flying but most of the...

Keep in mind that the number of WiFi devices is growing exponentially in both power and density. New devices can use the entire spectrum. People are streaming ultra-HD video over WiFi now. The only way to test the range is to fly both the P3 and P4 at the same spot at about the same time.

Keep this in mind: If you are comparing a P4 range test this year in the same spot you did a P3 range test last year, the WiFi/RF environment may be different. The growth in the number and power of WiFi devices is growing exponentially. In addition new devices are able to use the entire WiFi...

Just don't throw it in a fire.

Even in a Lamborghini if you turn the wheel all the way right while slamming on the brakes, the car does not actually explode and if you tried to add that feature, the owners would not be pleased I suspect.

Two words: Sport Mode Folks are going to be pushing their sticks every which way. This CSC change just saved a lot of folks from losing their drones and possibly some people on the ground from getting their heads caved in.

With the new sport mode, moving backwards and to the left while also descending and turning right became a real possibility. Just knowing that it was possible to accidentally move the sticks to the wrong position made me nervous. The P2 had a stop on the throttle so you would feel resistance...

Those of you who are promoting hand catching your drone can now take a victory lap. Yesterday in gusty wind with the battery warning blaring, I hand caught my P2V+ for the first time. I had no trouble at all. While I still prefer to land on the rug I will now be using the hand catch technique if...

I don't want to be like the pilot that lost much of his little finger doing that. I need all my fingers for my programming job. Landing on a nice soft rug is much safer.

As a newbie pilot I had trouble with my landings. The top heavy Phantom 2 Vision+ would often tip over and on one occasion damaged the props. Then I read about all the problems with ESCs burning out when the motors stop suddenly and my landings became rather stressful. I considered adding longer...