Recent content by Brutalwarpig

Since the point of sub 250 gram drones is no remote ID requirement, I'm pretty sure DJI's position is if you want RID, buy an Air 3 or Mavic 3/4.

Unfortunately, this is a common problem. To be able to see the screen on a bright day the device needs to have a minimum of at least 700 nits brightness and this isn't great. 1000 nits is better and 1600 nits is ideal. The cheapest tablet that is that bright used to be Tripletek. There may be...

I doubt you will be able to use your DJI drone simply because they keep all flight controller access locked down with passwords that they will never give you. You could buy a RTF Betaflight quad or you could build an ArduPilot or INAV based drone then use a stand alone IMU connected to a UART...

The sim is manipulating the throttle when you pitch down or up. IRL, nose up will cause the quad to move backwards. If you increase throttle, you will climb while moving backwards. If you are holding a hover and bring the nose up without increasing the throttle, the drone will decrease altitude...

This is a little insulting. DJI has marketed yet another drone under a generic brand and trying to pass it off as a new player in the consumer drone Market. We've already seen Spectra and Anzu drones and now Skyrover. The sky Rover drone is a DJI Mini 4 with a yellow body. DJI doesn't even make...

Florida Senate bill 1422 originally had a provision allowing people to use "reasonable force" to down a drone over their property. However that provision was removed before Bill 1422 was passed. This bill mostly focuses on restricting drones over "sensitive" areas. I seriously doubt any law will...

My experience with Holy Stone was not so positive. I was given Holy Stone HS600. The real world control range is 3000-4000 unless you are in an absolutely unobstructed line of sight area. One batteries max flight time is 26 minutes but that's flying until it drops. The usable flight time on a...

So you are asking, should DJI/Autel drones be completely banned in the US, would DJI send a "brick" update to your equipment? I would say, "absolutely not"! Think about it. Republicans want to ban Chinese made drones for (IMO) largely false espionage fears. This is a pet fear mongering issue...

I didn't know that about care refresh. I really don't fly consumer drones anymore but thanks for the heads up

I'm only concerned with the laws where I fly and to a lesser degree, in the US. IMO airspace with the exception of controlled airspace around airports, military bases, and other sensitive locations, should be public right of way. I own land with a large creek passing through it. All the time...

This is okay for low brightness tablets but IMO these shades are bulky and obtrusive. I prefer using transmitters with screens that are bright enough to see in direct sunlight. 1000 nits brightness is bright enough to see in direct sunlight. My new SIYI UniRC 7 has a 1600 nit brightness which...

From my understanding, in the US, you do not own the airspace above your land above a certain height. A landowners owns the airspace directly above their land to the extent of their use. In other words if you want to build a tall building on your land, you can up to a statutory regulated height...

I'm 58, so I understand where you're coming from. I started with drones only 2 years ago. Now I build large autonomous drones. I started with a DJI Mini first generation. DJI drones are very well designed, mature drone platforms with great customer service and support. However DJI drones are...

I've heard good things about some Flightelf drones. One comes with a built in screen controller like a DJI RC1 or RC2. I think those are around $500 though. Drone Clone Experts supposedly has a couple of models that are pretty good but I don't know anyone who has personal experience with that brand.

The NDAA already has a provision requiring a technology based federal agency to perform a security review of DJI products by the end of 2025. The NDAA did not specify which agency. If no agency performs the review, it will effectively ban all new DJI products from being imported into the US.