Recent content by Barking Deer

I had something similar happen to me and realized it was the antennas getting pushed down out of position.

I have an Inspire 1 with an X5 camera. The controller, aircraft, batteries, and camera need to be separately upgraded. The controller needs to upgrade first. My observation was that it might be possible to quit the upgrade prematurely, before the camera upgraded. You can check the upgrade...

That was the price with a 13mm lens, but you can get it with any lens at different price points. Check it out http://www.oemcameras.com/zenmuse-xt.htm

You are out of my current budget, but you may need to recalibrate your price if you don't get nibbles. OEM Camera has the same model new for $11,750.

Just for clarification there is an X3 which is the camera that comes with the Inspire 1, and a Z30 which is the new zoom camera that works on a Matrice platform. I have not heard of a Z3. If you want an X3, have you tried eBay?

You are more than welcome. I am happy that this helped. The marketing makes it seem like it is very simple; the reality is more intricate. Just shout out if you need more help.

Before you try to do this at home, please watch the YouTube videos on exploding LiPo batteries.

Everyone should just calm down. The Green Warning Zones only generate a Warning, and can be dismissed. That's not much different than the warning a car GPS gives. The Green Enhanced Warning Zones and the Yellow Authorization zones can be dismissed almost as easily. If you have a cell service...

As RMartin points out, both the aircraft and you need to be legit. If you are doing commercial ops then you will need the 107 license. There is no shortcut that I am aware of for foreign pilots. In fact, after you pass the test you still have to get TSA to give thumbs up. This is an...

The No Fly Map asks for your drone model, so it is possible that a Mavic will have different zones than an Inspire. I don't see a difference on the current maps, however. More likely (just a guess here) you have recently updated the firmware on the Inspire, but not on the Mavic.

Simon, Sorry to bother but you are now my GOTO expert on this. If I just want to fly in a Yellow or Enhanced Warning (Green) zone do I need to go through the above steps? Do you have a link to a page where this is all explained so I don't have to bother you in the future? Bob

Thank you, Simon. What is a PFCO? Bob

I purchased the HAV1 kit (includes both the HAV1 and HAV1E), and it really is a better hood. As you can see from the attached photos, it sits on top of the screen, so you really don't want to intentionally get a bigger size. As shown, it has two straps that hold the hood to the tablet, and a...

I doubt that the mechanical vs. electronic shutter makes any difference at all for mapping. Why not call the folks at Maps Made Easy and ask them? They have been able to see what camera results in the best maps. The X4S camera seems identical (in specs and form factor) to the camera on the...

I have been burned too often by operating upgrades, so now I tend not to upgrade unless there is some positive reason to do so. With regard to Android 7 there might be; I just don't know. I was lucky I suppose.