Recent content by not5150

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    Does anybody make money using their Phantom?

    I did and I'm from California.... but the footage was taken in Bangkok Thailand :) Lots of aerial clips of the recent political protests.. sold to news outlets for the standard stringer fee.
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    idiot flies drone above Vancouver airport

    I'm not defending his flight.. but you do realize he wasn't above the airport right?
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    TVB Piece on drone flying in Hong Kong

    Just use a proxy program or browser plugin and pick a Hong Kong server.
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    DJI hiring in Los Angeles...

    I wonder what the employee discount is like
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    DJI hiring in Los Angeles...

    I'm also curious about where exactly in Los Angeles the office is located. I think Burbank or City of Industry would be a good bet.
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    Flying in bad places .... nice example.

    It's quite possible they had permission... like this company http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic ... d=10830018 Also, without knowing the camera and lens there may be a depth perception distortion in the picture that makes things appear farther/nearer/higher/lower than they really are...
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    Crowded skies Bangkok protests - near-collision

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNe_DpboQXc I'm here in Bangkok filming the political protests... most of the large gatherings have multiple drones covering the event and the skies can get a bit crowded. In this video, I was moving forward and spotted another copter in my path. I found out...
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    Fly away while filming fireworks and recovery !

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLqKToMW5ts Was filming fireworks in Pattaya when my Phantom had a fly away. 99% my fault because of the following. Didn't wait for fully flashing green lights Exploding fireworks drowned out the lights on my Phantom (lost visual) Fireworks were remotely...
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    Phantom is one tough SOB.. resurrected from the dead

    I'm here in Bangkok filming the political protests with a stock Phantom 1 and GoPro 3 (no gimbal). Over the past week, I've accidentally slammed the Phantom into a concrete wall and through a set of powerlines (video coming up). But what happened yesterday took the cake.. in mid-flight I saw...
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    A new use for the Phantom - giving money to street musicians

    I'm here in Bangkok and there was a street musician on the ground level. I was on an elevated platform and was too lazy to walk down to give the guy money. So... I attached a 20 baht (60 cents) note with some gaffers tape to the bottom of the Phantom and flew it down to him...
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    Helipad... (too much time on my hands)

    Holiday season is in full swing... make a website and sell it. If it was reasonably priced, you may have some buyers.
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    Petition to get rid of "Justsomeguy"

    He's on my ignore list.... every forum has "that guy" and he's it. The guy certainly has issues, but is probably just your run of the mill keyboard warrior.
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    Halloween trick - flying skeleton

    It was very light... head and shoulders were styrofoam and the fabric as very thin. I hollowed out some of the foam to save weight. $14.99 from Party Plus
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    Halloween trick - flying skeleton

    After seeing Tom Mabe's video of the flying reaper.. I tried the same thing with Freddie the skeleton. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWUjLoO1BMc Works!! About six minutes battery life.... Motors do get slightly hot :) Great way to make traffic stop in front of my house. To Do List Make...
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    If you fly over water check this out

    The thing is.. on this he is right. Placing wet electronics in bags of rice or silica gel pellets (purchased from pet stores) has been done for literally decades. It doesn't always work, but it has saved two of my cameras and a phone. I'd say stop acting like a child and take it as one of...