Recent content by Decado

I think it's more a matter of how much you can trust yourself, your pre flight and your attention to detail than how much you can trust the Spark. If you don't trust the Spark then be prepared to have a rude awakening with the Mavic Air. It's a great little beast when it's flying butI have had...

Doug, it;s honestly a crap shoot. I've used over 10 devices, the majority were different Samsung devices of one sort or another and even then it varied from device to device .. some S2's work some don't depending on region on where it was sold. The Touchwiz skin is a known offender, One less so...

That's a good question. Generally speaking DJI products have a 2 year or so life span and that lines up with the end of Spark manufacture last November, by that measure the Air still has another 8 months give or take. That said, the Air hasn't been a huge seller for DJI so it'll depend on where...

Hi Doug I'm with pmshop. I am an android guy but unless it is close to stock reference Android such as the Crystal Sky runs then you just can't rely on the GO4 app 100%. DJI wrote it for reference android but some manufacturers skins on android are worse than others and the GO4 app gets testy...

Before I say anything, I didn't get this through any personal source but through listening in on someone else's conversation so don't take it as anything written in stone but I heard that the proposed DJI event for the 23rd of this month will be postponed to the 21st of May and will be regarding...

Welcome to the forums, you'll enjoy the atmosphere. I'm based in Logan City SEQ not far from ScubaSteve by the looks. I hold an RePL and a AROC and have a small R.P.A. based startup. Happy to give any feedback. Drop me a P.M. any time. Regards Ari

DJI are like that before a product launch. They make apple look positively gushing. Anyway, we'll know on the 23rd ;)

LOL yes, on PhantomPilots they are speculating if there might be a reprieve for the Phantom line. As you say with DJI it could be anything. It might be an OSMO or something not aircraft related at all .... but we can hope ;) Regards Ari

Here we are limited by the battery technology available as we have been for the last 15 years. To get that sort of flight time you would need a 4 cell LiPo and something of the Sparks size just couldn't lift it. Even the Air only manages 3 cells from memory and has a real world time of about 16...

I happen to agree with you, I like the current layout of the spark and although I own them all I'm not a huge fan of the Mavic line but we are in the minority. To the vast majority of buyers portability is the most important aspect. They want 4K, 50Mph, 3 axis gimbal with occusynch and they want...

Sorry to say I have been informed and am fairly satisfied the Spark production was discontinued late 2018. Authorised dealers received notification to that effect. As I said in the other thread, anyone who has bought a new Spark with a manufacture date on the box after Nov 2018 speak up please...

I believe #141s with an OD of 2.5" are the most tasty. They appear to be the preferred diet of Sparks at any rate lol

This is true and as a commercial pilot I have in place and use extensive check lists however, with our aircraft being unmanned we have no way of confirming that something that is the case on take off with be the case after 5 minutes of heavy turbulence or aerobatic exuberance. For the cost of a...

As of two minutes ago my daughters have just donated two each to the cause ... they were wearing too anyway. Trust in G-d ..... everything else gets it's battery secured. Regards Ari

My wife thinks so too, I just remind her that R.P.A. are cheaper than wives, I can have more than one and not be condemned by society, I can pick up another one any time and want to, and while it may not be able to cook I can fly the Inspire down the road and pick up a Pizza anytime I like :P