Recent content by Syncro

Look for a radio control club in your area. They are community based organizations. Many, if not most, flying fields are FRIAs which are areas recognized by the FAA where you can fly drones without having remote ID.

The Holy Stone HS720 weighs 460 grams (16.2 ounces). It is my understanding that it does need to be registered.

I tried the lanyard out today and I really like it. I can let the controller hang around my neck and use my free hands to carry the drone, landing pad (old piece of cardboard), etc. without worrying about dropping anything. If the controller slips out of my hands for some reason, it will not go...

I don't know if this is what you are looking for but after reading your message I thought what you suggested would be a good idea. I drilled two overlapping holes in each handle of the controller and used a box cutter to open them into a slot so that a small carabiner would hook into the holes...

Now I know why yours look so much better than mine. Better drone, better software = better video. Thanks for posting it. I enjoyed seeing it.

Very nice. The panning and movements are so smooth. What drone were you flying? Did you do any post production or was the video footage unedited?

I fly up to the top of the tallest tree in the neighborhood and add 30 ft. or more to the RTH height.

Of course they cannot see it. The point is that it is illegal to do so.

Hello, I have a HS720E. I have three batteries and they all need to be replaced. Given the cost of the new batteries I am thinking about a new drone. Legally, I cannot fly the 720E on my own property. I live 4.9 miles from the center line of an airport. The FAA thinks they own the air that I...

Gees O Pete! Why don't we argue about semantics? Joystick, control stick, throttle stick, etc. they are all the same. That said, the 720E does not have a user controlled throttle. Look at page 11. Left Joystick: Ascend/Descend-Rotate Left/Right. By definition a throttle is a device controlling...

I am aware of what trims are and how they work. I have flown RC aircraft for decades and I have a pilot license. Perhaps the difference is the drone model that we are flying. Mine is a HS 720E. When I let go of the joysticks the drone holds both position and altitude. Also I have no throttle...

PHPH, alas, I am wrong about the trim tabs, but I will tell you this... it won't be the last time I am wrong! The 720E is the only drone I have flown. After re-reading the manual and looking over the controller I am convinced that there are no trim tabs on this unit. What are the trims used...

<<...if I need to be adjusting for those movements on my controller?>> Not unless you are going to hit something. Why is the drone not fly in a straight line? Is the wind pushing it off track? Does it always fly off track in the same direction? Are you tilting the control stick inadvertently...

I have an HS720E and have had trouble flying at low altitudes with the GPS on. With the GPS on it seems to have a mind of its own. I have crashed more than once trying to fly close to an object at low altitude. It just goes off one way or another, I try to correct and then get into a pilot...

I don't know what you mean by "communication symptoms"? It seems as though you are having video trouble. Do you mean the drone does not record video at all? Or it records it sometimes but not others? You said, only when requesting video... Does that mean that you can take still photos?