Recent content by Tyger

For anyone who hasn't tried this before, make sure whoever catches the Phantom grabs it by the upright portion of the landing gear and *NOT* the vertical part. As David points out, after a few times it becomes easy peasy, however if you are new to this or someone is helping you, grab it by the...

I just took my recurrent test since my first test was 2 years ago last month. I used the 3dr test just to see what I had forgotten. After some research I bought the Prepware app on my iPad for $5. I skipped the study part and just took the test 15-20 times. I finished the recurrent test in 15...

I pulled my latest footage off the SD card and just happened to notice that there was a GB of space still consumed. I started looking at hidden files and found X:\MISC\THM\100 has .THM files and MOV files of various videos I have taken apparently since the last wipe of this card. Does anyone...

I get a lot of requests to deliver something similar to the Rocket quickshot that is available on the Spark. The idea is to focus on a subject or spot on the ground and fly up quickly, tilting the camera down as you fly. I've tried various means on my P4 and now P4P, including built in DJI...

Calsun and John Locke give excellent advice about not checking anything you don't want to lose. With over 500k of actual air miles under my belt, I've travelled a lot. I've never had the airline lose anything, but I've had bags delayed several times, which is why I don't put anything important...

Stability and control of a quadrocopter despite the complete loss of one, two, or three propellers http://www.mwm.im/ResearchFiles/Papers/StabilityAndControlOfAQuadrocopterDespiteTheCompleteLossOfOneTwoOrThreePropellers.pdf He demos it in his TED Talk.

The amount of R&D that went into self-driving cars is incredible. Also, Amazon is pouring money into drones that do exactly that: avoid tree limbs and many other objects, static and dynamic, in 3-D (soon to be 4-D). If you have played around very much with DJI's Create tools, you'll see the...

I'm using a PC. The screen came up fine and I went through the calibration, but during the calculation part, it had an error and asked me the size of my monitor in inches. After I put that in, I got the blank screen problem. I have 2 monitors on my system, but when I restarted and moved it to...

I ordered mine through Amazon Wednesday. It was supposed to ship yesterday, but I haven't heard anything. I wonder if it's also coming straight from China and won't actually get a tracking number.

I've seen that how you fly depends a lot on how much you play video games. Really. I've had kids as young as 5 fly my drone, after I ascend up over any trees or other obstacles. I just make it clear that they can use any of the 4 axes, except up/down. I carefully watch as they fly. Under 20...

Make sure when you (or anyone) catches you drone, you grab the upright portion of the landing strut. There are many videos on YouTube showing what happens when someone tries to catch from the bottom horizontal portion and the drone tries to right itself.

I was trying to capture a shot focused on a group of people on the ground with the drone starting at head level and rising slowly into the air. Litchi Focus mode seemed to be perfect for this. However, I ran into a number of issues. Firstly, because GPS isn't accurate (not a Litchi problem)...