Recent content by MDodd

Probably better to be stand alone system, in case the battery ejects .

I actually watched the video and winced , there are several shots from the drone in exactly the same place I was flying a real helicopter legally !

And I definitely wouldn't be doing it with a Phantom , which may as well have your DNA on it.

If you want drone flying stopped for everyone just carry on , then at least the real helicopters flying down H4 on the Thames won't run the risk of hitting a drone

Small Unmanned Surveillance Aircraft Article 167 The person in charge of a small unmanned surveillance aircraft must not fly the aircraft in any of the circumstances described in paragraph (2) except in accordance with a permission issued by the CAA. The circumstances referred to in paragraph...

You do realise that the WHOLE of London is class A airspace ( except for London city which is Class D?

If I was you I would I remove it , before its used to prosecute you .

The Manfrotto DJI backpack for the P4 is not that backpack that you are quoting, that's a D 1 which doesn't fit the P4 very well or its batteries, and it's not the D1 that's on the DJI site

iMack, That video is of the D1 Manfrotto pack , which is different from the one Quafe is asking about , which P4 batteries do fit in .

The P4 has a better form for hovering than the P3 and a worse form than P 3 for fast flight ( P4 looks slender from top and fat from the side compared to P3) I didn't buy it as a speed demon, but I guess if I did I would be disappointed like you.

The most efficient flight will be in slow forward flight , followed I would guess by hovering in ground effect ( which with something with such small rotor diameter is probably 2 inches off the ground ! ) I have found if you fly faster ( anything faster than P mode with collision avoidance on)...

I have a P4 and seem to get 24-25 minutes while flying with my son and his P3A who gets about 19 minutes flying at the same time, same type of flight, not scientific , but just what I have found , and if I want to go fast I get my 250 racer out, which was built for the job . My P4 range has...

That's not a good analogy , you can use a Ferrari for going to the shops and you will get good mpg, if you choose to race it at the track it will get bad mpg . I beleive you are being unfair expecting 28 minutes at max speed , I don't recall seeing anywhere in dji's marketing that you could get...

Haha your right about the Pt 6 , we had a Pilates PC 12 with one, but I think fixed wing turbines are no were near as well screened as rotary , the 500 is a great machine , I have about 25 hours in md500 and about 500hrs in the md600 - and mostly fly Augusta 109s now , my biggest worry ...

John Locke see Helix,s post , they aren't breaking any rule , so always be careful , as you say you will hear them long before they see you !