Recent content by michnels

I feel bad for small dealers but you could see this type of model coming a mile away. Drones are starting to fall squarely into the "IoT" business paradigm. It makes sense that DJI wants to partner with someone who also wants to be a player in this space. Everyone was planning for agriculture...

Used market is eventually going to have to give in and realize they are not getting their P3 investment back. I am still keeping my eye there.

All this just means I get to put another P3P in the fleet as I hope it continues to drive the resale value down. The only time I am going to adopt early is when it involves an insane flight time that I just cannot pass up. As time goes on I think I am just saving the larger purchases for my...

I think you are grasping at straws assuming otherwise though.

Sell while you can. I do not consider it a sellers market and think it will only get worse. When I am looking at used P3's I am really only offering what I think the remote is worth.

What was the overall reasoning regarding the FPV assertion? Flying FPV makes me 10 times as cautious.

The HOA can add the rules in a heartbeat. And there is always 1 or 2 lawyers in the neighborhood. This is the reason rarely fly on the weekends.

The Hawks by me are keenly interested in it. I let it hover at around 200 feet as well. They ALWAYS circle it and check it out.

I use my guards when flying in wooded areas. Other than that they stay in my case.

I have never flown a standard but the P3A/P3P is not quiet enough to sneak up on anything (in case that was your intent). I am not a hunter but I use mine quite frequently to check out the deer as they move towards the fields a little before dusk. As soon as the leaves come back that will be...

I am in the country and the only interference I have are trees. My yard is carved out of woods and I am completely surrounded. Depending on the direction, some distances are better than others. But at it's worst I get about the same exact distance. If I am looking to fly long distance I will...

I would suspect that there are multiple answers to this one. I personally have started using goggles because I am tired of wrestling with the sun while trying to view my tablet. I have tried multiple sun shade's and I even purchased a Hoodivision but I guess I am just sensitive to it. So on...

Is one or the other better for tree penetration?

Nerves of steel. Congrats!

Only a matter of time. Probably like others here, I work for a company that is investing a tremendous amount of money in UAV development. It is all for the Commercial space. They really do not care about spending a dime on the Consumer space between now and 2020. I completely understand why...