Recent content by maruskipper

Nobody owns the sky. Flying over a house is not trespass and it is not invasion of privacy unless you come close and annoy the occupants. The sky and the sea belong to all.

DJI Customer "Service" SUCKS. DJI Phantom 3/4 is a good performer with a great camera but when I replace mine, I will seriously consider a different manufacturer. I have heard that Yuneec has good service and works well.

IMHO, propguards and gimbal guards should come with the aircraft.

I can't agree more. I bought propguards and a gimbal guard and they have saved my skin. i have had zero problems with the gimbal guard - there is NO metal in carbon fiber and they are held on by little wire-ties. My biggest concern was that the gimbal guard might interfere with the...

You didn't mention what device you were using. I had a similar lost signal error a few months ago. Apple had an iOS update and that seemed to be the problem. I had to wait until the next update of iOS and DJI Go before I could use my iPad mini. I was lucky that time because RTH worked. NEW...

333 IS REQUIRED for commercial operations. A lot of people are making up rules out of thin air. I keep hearing "if you fly over my private property, I'll shoot you down". Sorry dude, but you can't legally do that because nobody owns the sky. The FAA controls the airspace, and the regs see no...

Much better Customer Service Much better manuals & tutorials Proximity Sensors & collision avoidance Water resistance - perhaps floatation Follow-me

Refer to: FAA Regulations Part 91 "VFR" (Visual Flight Rules). The "see and avoid" concept prevails. It would be nearly impossible for a manned aircraft to see your drone and be able to maneuver to avoid collision. So far, the FAA has permitted us to fly drones without requiring Transponder...