Recent content by T Bird

Check your props. I had a similar issue with an I1 years ago- cause was that one of the props was very slightly damaged.

I get these on a regular basis. I just give them some outrageous quote and tell them I'll need a $3000 'good faith' deposit in bitcoin. One of these days, maybe one of them will be greedy enough to try it. ;)

I fly Inspires and a Mavic 2 Pro. For years I used Samsung tablets and iPads. A couple of years ago I picked up a Lenovo M10 TB-X606F. It's great, blows away both the Samsungs and the iPad. Perfect size, the screen is clear and bright, even in direct sunshine. I run DJI Go, Go4, Litchi, and...

Limit your operations area to just what you need. Be sure to include mentions of lost link settings, RTH, VLOS, cell phone availability to the tower, etc. I just did a traffic study in a 0 altitude zone that was close enough to a class C to see the tower. I asked for 200' and got a COA for 100'...

Check your props, make sure they aren't damaged. I had a similar thing happen a few years ago. Turned out one of my props had the tip very cleanly clipped off. Probably happened closing the GPC case. Hardly noticeable when you looked at the prop, but produced similar footage.

Been flying Inspires for years. Just picked up a Mavic 2 Pro for small real estate jobs. An Inspire is just overkill for a 2500sf house. Still use Inspires for construction, mapping, etc. but those real estate jobs just got a lot quicker and easier.

My I1 controllers charge my Android tablets and iPad when connected. It's easy enough to look at the phone and see if it's drawing charging power.

You just need the X5 board to mount the gimbal. Pretty easy install. Upside is you will still be able to hang an X3 on the X5 board so you can use whichever camera you want. I have an I1 v2 and an I1 v1 that's been converted and use the X3 when I can and the X5 when I care more about image...

When my Samsung Tab A bit the dust I replaced it with a Tab E - big mistake! Heavy, horrible display, and had to shut down to switch between flight apps. Bought a Lenovo Tab M10 FHD Plus and it works great, Nice bright display, lightweight, runs everything I need and only $150.

Had almost the identical scam attempted here in SoFla. Instead of the surveyor, they need extra cash to pay the architect. Didn't go as far as you did- just told them I would need a $50K deposit to get started. Then a week or two later, I had the same thing again. This time, I said, yeah, sure...

When your drone is going up (while on the ground) it's because your landing gear is going down. You lower the gear to raise the bird and hang the camera.

Besides the DJI Go app, I use DroneDeploy for mapping/survey missions and Litchi for smart shots.

Clearly a strobe effect - prop rpm and frame rate created that illusion. No worries!

Just posted this over in the 3DR forum: Using a Lenovo TB-8504F. Was cheap (<$150), runs everything for Inspire and Solo great- Solex, Tower, DJI Go, DroneDeploy, Litchi. Best of all, screen is bright and sharp. Have not needed a hood, even working construction sites in full South Florida sun...

Is that AMA coverage available for commercial operators?