Recent content by PFD Drone 1

I bought 2 on line and a refurbished inspire from DJI repair. I'm the chief drone pilot for my fire department and was hoping for reliability since I fly with a 2000 dollar Flir camera on the nose. Both my eBay units became unreliable, lost satellites, ran away several times while at fire...

Aloha Brah, Nice to hear from someone from my homeland. My name is Rick, ex-paramedic, from Oahu and Kauai, my wife and I revisit the Island every year, I was always wondering about the legality of flying on Oahu. When we are back, I sometimes see tourist flying around the beaches at Waikiki...

I am also a professional, retired MSgt. Air Force, Ex-Capt. FD, Ex-Chief EMS, FAA Part 107 Certified, and presently, Chief UAV pilot in my FD. The drone IS an aircraft, unmanned of course, which counters their law about manned aircraft. One thing I know is that IF I were approached by a PO...

I fly both Phantom 3's and Inspire One's in my fire department, on some occasions during hovers, I have lost GPS lock even though I had 13 Sats up. Needless to say, the drones fly away with the wind until I grab control in manual mode. With my heart in my throat I some how get them back to...

Chief UAV Pilot for Patchogue Fire Department.

I have experienced this drift problem on both my V1's, after the last download this problem became more visible. Before I fly, I calibrate the compass first, always, then go to hover, if the bird does not sit at 3 ft. when I go to hover, I immediately land and calibrate the IMU, and the compass...