Recent content by scjerry

I don't think I have to.

Oh, I'm sorry, but given your posts to this thread, I thought you were a little biased. Am I wrong?

I have to say that this thread has gone a bit bonkers. Think about what DJI has done. This wonderful entrepreneurial enterprise has capitalized on a the body of knowledge accrued by RC hobbyists and Silicon Valley technology and other sources from all over the world for the past, what, 3 decades...

Don't know where you live, but measured responses are always better. Unless you've been fiddling with his wife, I'd establish a contact at the city/town level and try to get a change in public attitude. Avoid the testosterone approach. In the age of the NRA, there are too many of those already.

It would be of interest what role DJI's AeroScope plays in their secret negotiations with the FAA. See The “Secret” Drone Task Force Named by the Washington Post – and Why Drone Operators Should Care. See also the WP article: See this, too: A U.S. drone advisory group has been meeting in secret...

It's my understanding that there are drone enthusiast groups who aid state legislators on drone policy. In CT, we are prohibited from flying in state parks and state owned forests period..no exceptions. An advisory group with DJI and the feds in DC did not go well, probably because of...

Thanks, Bud. OK, so your analysis of the flight data suggests that the HP was properly recorded to reflect the current RC/Tablet position. It didn't land there upon pressing RTH. The PhantomHelp spreadsheet more accurately records what actually happened for the two flights I discussed. This...

OK, the usual disclaimer...I don't know diddly squat (to those millennials, that means I know a little but keep it under my hat) and it's not helped by DJI's smattering of data tools. Support is not their forte, but great drones are, but only for the fortunate who have no problems. So here's...