Recent content by Brutalwarpig

For accurate mapping and locating a specific Geospatial location you really need RTK capabilities. This is a special device that some drones such as the Mavic 3E or Autel Evo 2 RTK have. It's usually a very noticeable somewhat large hump on the top of the drone. If you are okay with a GPS...

I believe that the motors DJI uses on most of their drones are already waterproof. The president of the company that makes the "wet suits" that you can buy for various drones said that the motors used on DJI drones are the same motors used on underwater drones. I think i tead somewhere that...

Has anyone ever heard of the Powervision Powereye? It's a massive Hex manufactured by the same company that makes the waterproof Powervision Power Egg drone that can land on water. This thing is massive! It uses an 18,000mAh battery, has collision avoidance, it can accept micro 4/3...

I think I'm one of the first people in the U.S. that has the new 5000mAh batteries for the FIMI X8 Pro. Today I was finally able to compare the 3800mAh standard battery to the new 5000mAh version. The claimed max flight time of the smaller battery is 40 minutes. I get about 28 minutes before the...

I often fly well past 120 meters (roughly 393 feet) when doing skyscraper fly overs which is completely legal. You must be within 400 feet of the structure horizontally but at that point you can increase your altitude to 120 meters above the tallest point on the building. So there are certainly...

I think the 120 meter altitude limit is a EU restriction. I don't know why that would affect someone in Virginia though.

I finally received my X8 Pro larger capacity battery today. Unfortunately heavy rain and winds prevent me from flying today but I'll post an update when I've had a chance to test the new battery.

Oh I see. I've never had to unlock a DJI before.

Have you tried getting a LAANC approved? You would probably be limited to 100 or 200 feet AGL though. I use the FAA aproved Aloft app and usually get clearance in just a few minutes.

A closed airport would be a great location for an AMA club. However I've heard the FAA basically is not approving new AMA applications.

I'm curious why you have chosen a Mavic 2 Pro to start with? For a few hundred more you can get a Mavic 3 Pro which has 3 great cameras and more functions than you'll ever use. Plus drone tech changes rapidly and DJI will stop supporting the Mavic 2 platform in the next couple of years. Not to...

As others have stated, what you intend to use the drone for will dictate the type of drone you should buy. I tend to support smaller companies but you can't go wrong with DJI brand drones. Autel, Anafi, Yuneec, Powervision, FIMI all make good to great UAVs also. Now the type of drone is...

I am in no way suggesting that you should ignore any FAA regulation but there are some drone brands that do not use geo fencing. Autel is probably the best known high quality brand but there are others. FIMI drones are near DJI quality and do not have Geo Fencing. I'm sure there are others as well.

Welcome from the mountains of Tennessee USA! My first "real drone" was a first generation DJI Mini. I can tell you from my own experience that DJI drones set a high standard that you will compare every future drone to. DJI drones are very refined in their performance and control. So far the only...

Yep I posted something similar. The X8SE 2022 received the Declaration of Compliance 7 days ago.