When this leaderboard was created, parity and openness were encouraged. That's why it always required a camera flight and when people tried to post non-camera flights, they were not allowed as it was not equal (and rightfully so). When i hit 60k with a modded camera to take the record,
I posted to the community here with pics of my creation and asked you guys to pick if this was kosher or not. The community (and almighty Jake) said yes, so I think modded camera flights are okay. BUT, i feel we need to be open if there is a modded camera the same as we are with antennas not being stock. Removing the gimbal takes off at least 130g of weight, that's a lot of weight to drop and not call it out. If we aren't allowing non-camera flights, we need to be open if our flights are using modded cameras.
I believe we should require the following for posting on this leader board:
1. AirData (HealthyDrones) link
2. Screenshots of the distance from DJI Go
3. Antenna (same as before)
4. If the camera was stock or not
This isn't just validation of the flight, its helping the community learn. I don't mind if people wanna keep secret how they modded their camera, or what batteries they ran. But, this is a community and we all learn from others. If we aren't open about this, are we really here for community or just bragging?