Recent content by sum guy

When are you people going to get it? All this talk about the real impact that drones have on people, property, etc, and how the gov't doesn't need to regulate them to this degree. You can talk till you're blue in the fact and come up with explanations and arguments to the gov't as to what they...

> if we could point out some immediate revisions to the law so I can add it to the petition You could point out to Garneau that these regulations will almost certainly cause many Canadians to be charged / convicted under these rules, and will make them less employable if a record check is done...

The Evolving Terror Threat Posed by Aerial Platforms The Evolving Terror Threat Posed by Aerial Platforms - Mackenzie Institute

There are two reasons for these absurd hobby-drone regulations: 1) Since 9/11, the cost if insurance has gone up for anything related to aviation. Crazy screening at airports, the end to a lot of municipal air shows, hot air ballooning, etc. Regardless how remote the threat to aircraft, the...

I see aftermarket high/wide landing skids on ebay that say they're for P1 and P2 and I'm wondering if they'd work for P3. Or is there a fundamental size change when DJI went from P2 to P3?

> The PH3 standard uses 2.4g for video and 5.8g for control. Hmmm. I've read some posts that indicate the phantom 3 (maybe all types of phantoms, including 4) only use the 2.4 ghz band for both control and video, and that only the Inspire drones use both 2.4 and 5.8 ghz bands. Edit: I see...

Does the Phantom 3 drone communicate directly with the tablet/phone, and hence the flight range of the drone is determined by the wifi radio/antenna of the tablet/phone? If so, this is an aspect of the choice of tablet/phone that I have not seen anyone write about. Other FPV drones have dual...

I've acquired a Phantom 3 standard (through my credit-card's loyalty program) and it's going to be a give for a family member. I plan to use an Acer Iconia A3 tablet (Android 4.2, 10-inch screen, MediaTek 1.2 Ghz Quadcore, 1 gb ram) unless I learn that it's too under-powered (cpu wise). I know...