Recent content by zander lane

...I believe I got one of the "yaw-challenged" v2.0 units, as trying to do a smooth manual orbit is WAY harder than my previous p4pro v1.0, and can almost reverse input at times which is incredibly frustrating and has me reverting to litchi's orbit mode which seems to overcome the manual input...

...I just ran in to that exact problem with city-level legislation stopping my commercial flights - san juan capistrano now has laws in place to establish no fly zones over a list of buildings you must consult - also: they enacted a rule stating you must gain written permission for every...

...I was told point blank at the costa mesa, ca DJI store on thursday there will be NO MORE phantoms produced - they said ALL phantoms are officially discontinued - of course, it wouldn't be the first time their left hand didn't talk to their right hand!

...after recently experiencing my first fly away and subsequent loss I was in a similar position...P4Pv2 or M2P? ...in the end, for me, it came down to slomo 60fps 4K...which the phantom can do but not the mavic (...unless they added that with firmware recently?)

...hoodman is THE way to go for sure - I fly in california and the sun is brutal for viewing your screen outdoors - only way to combat is to eliminate all reflections - hoodman is only design available that completely accomplishes this! cheers!

...heads up on another dodgy deal: I went to replace my p4p v1 with another p4p v1 that was on sale at microcenter for only $800us - picked it up and it was two years old (...from S/N), the battery was completely dead and useless, and it had a gimbal that drifted for thirty seconds after every...

...just had to make same decision to replace a p4p and went with p4pv2 for its superior IQ (...and 4K slomo at 60fps!) and, btw, noticed a much more solid connection with occusync - after 30 years as a photographer and 700 hours on DJI birds starting with p4, I'm extremely happy with current set...

...I've always enjoyed the hoodman landing pad - highly visible from above, folds up tiny and has lead around edge to keep it flat during windy days and launches/landings!

...good stuff - only comment would be to never land in sand - hand catch or throw down a landing pad - grains of sand in your motor or gimbal is a recipe for disaster!

...was flying in texas and had a "wake up" incident - was hovering for a minute to get some set-up on the screen done and when I looked up there were several large birdies showing severe interest - high-tailed it outa there and waited for the skies to clear - yet another reminder to ALWAYS keep...

...well, $99 is a bit steep for a sunset pic, but it coulda been a lot worse if that dastardly sea bird took my dji bird to davey jone's locker! ...heh-heh!

...D'OH!!! - stupid alert, stupid alert!!! - knew I could count on this forum to steer me out of my own idiocy!!! - duh! - new bird + old controller = BIND TIME!!! - A GREAT BIG HUGE THANKSGIVING THANKS TO BIG AL07!!! (ok, DJI Customer Service, you're totally back in the "color me impressed"...

...ok; talk about a wedding turned into a funeral! - how silly of me to get my hopes up for a smooth transaction with DJI...got the shiny new-looking bird out of the box, removed all the new-looking protection stickers, even registered and placed the FAA number on the hull and...no connection to...

...well, I couldn't possibly be more shocked or awed with the "infamous" customer service experience from DJI's Care Refresh program! ...LAST TIME: around six months ago it was a complete and utter nightmare involving around 45-50 emails, chat sessions and many voice calls with 40-minute...

...just a reminder to pilots flying near the coast - BIRDS ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED! ...was flying next to a jetty in dana point harbor in california yesterday and was hovering to get a nice silhouette of a fisherman against a gorgeous sunset (about twenty minutes after sundown with two 3-mile...