Recent content by G Saunders

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The Holy Stone RID unit is $89 at Amazon and works fine. Attach it to the rear of the Inspire with velcro. I've had zero problems with mine and they show up reliably with AirSentinel and OpenDroneID. For recreational flying, a single RID unit can be registered at the FAA Drone Zone and used...

My Xoar folding props have been no problem. They are tight. Straighten them out before arming the drone to avoid violent shaking if you leave them folded as they spin themselves out. I was able to cut the foam in My Pelican case so the Inspire fits snugly without removing the props and...

There's the option of using the balancing ring on this lens, or a filter the same weight. I keep a UV filter on mine, just did a toss of my office and can't find the ring... The ring does go on the front of the lens, and the length of travel must not be enough to throw it out of balance? It's...

There's an Olympus 14-42 that works with a plain X5, should come with the balancing ring. It works with the GO app...

I've got 3 Inspire 1s that fly fine after all these years, two upgraded with big anti-vibe board and gear tips for a ZenMuse X5, and one was bought as a refurbished V2. None of my DJI drones have behaved like yours have for you. The Inspires will keep going problem free as long as there are...

A Tello with a Bluetooth controller like a GameSir is a good drone to learn to fly indoors. They've got an easily accessible API kit, can be a good way to learn to code a drone. They're tame, stabilized with downward vision, will hover in place if you let go of the sticks, makes it easy to...

Lume Cubes are the best I've found for an Inspire or a Typhoon. If you google 'lume cubes for dji inspire' you'll find a kit, at Drone Nerds and elsewhere, with good clamps that fit the gear arms and the Lume Cubes.

I'd like to know, too...

An Inspire 1 can be fitted with an X5 'vibration absorbing board' and be the equivalent of an Inspire 1 V2. It will work with the X5, but not an X5S or later ZenMuse. It's not a hard upgrade, requires taking the nose off, removing the old anti-vibe board, running a very skinny wire through a...

Are you aware of Mikey with the YouTube channel PhillyDroneLife? He's been slapped with something like $180,000 in fines for live-streaming his illegal flights over and around Philadelphia on his monetized YouTube channel. I haven't seen the outcome yet, the most recent article google finds is...

These are the Xoar props I've got: Xoar self-tightening props for Inspire 1 They are 'self tightening'. You remove the stock attachments from the motor and replace them with the bottom of a nicely machined socket and attach the top to the props. They look and sound better, IMHO, but I'm not...

I believe so, Yes. Here's one at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Zenmuse-Vibration-Absorbing-Mounting-Bracket/dp/B08DLDB2FP/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=inspire+x5+vibration+board&qid=1600363220&sr=8-1 But, Ouch!, that price is wild. I think I paid something like $79 for the ones I got a...

Yes, that's right, a ZenMuse X5 won't fit an original Inspire 1. But the X5 anti-vibe/camera mount is relatively easy to install and then you can use an X5 or X3. The snoot of the shell needs to come loose and there are ribbon cables that are a challenge to connect, but I've done it twice and...

Sorry I can't answer 100% sure, but since nobody else has stepped up I'll say, I'm pretty sure that the only difference between a plain Inspire 1 and V2 is the anti-vibe camera mount for the V2 is larger and has a little notch that accommodates the extra support on the rear of the larger ZenMuse...