Recent content by Dudge Jredd

Compass calibration really isn't needed unless you are using new launch points every 50-100 miles apart or if you are in a dense jungle of skyscrapers. Many digital compasses already perform calibrations several times a second and can compensate for magnetic objects so long as they have enough...

@Advexure I'd compare the takeoff and landing in your palm like trying to shake hands with a Ginsu knife wielding maniac. One wrong move and you're sliced and diced.

@Lastrexking There is no 'Delivery Date' for the Spark. At this time the best time frame is a 'Will Ship By' date. The current 'Will Ship By' dates are June 15th for FlyLess (Alpine White only) orders and June 30th for all the colors with/without the FlyMore combo.

@Mako79 DJI's gimbles are top notch and EIS use in future products would most likely be minimal to keep highest resolution possible by the cameras. The Spark seems to be their first attempt at using EIS to replace an entire axis of the gimble. Future products might include a very minimal 3rd...

I asked a buddy at Best Buy about that. He's received no instructions to make shelf space for Spark "yet" and usually they get display configuration paperwork once or twice a month for new products or removal of old stuff depending on the turnover. So far there's been no mention of it except on...

'Back-ordered' to potential buyers means 'go look somewhere else'. I've seen several sellers that will remove 'back-ordered' from their listings and instead put a notice about 'will ship by' when you place the order because it doesn't set off mental alarms like 'back-order' would. It's a...

This is true. Maybe a little 3D printing to create a dock charger...since who know when the actual official DJI power box will be sold.

Probably cheaper to use a car battery with some sort of amp/volt management system by arduino or pi.. Might not look pretty but probably a bigger bang for the buck.

At least from the demo unit breakdown videos and such, the case appears to be far from easy to remove utilizing screws hidden by plastic caps and clips.

From videos I've seen the Spark's camera vibration is very subtle but watching videos of people handling the Mavic, it looks like the camera goes all over the place with large swaying motion when bumped. Because of those larger movements and a free floating gimble when not powered, it makes...

@Mark_T I still can't tell from the photos but if there is no form of side-to-side stabilization (even a pair of springs if not a motor based system), then why the offset camera position? If it doesn't move, why give it the appearance of having room to move? It's not a matter of overthinking...

Thanks for clearing that up. I pulled up the wrong spec sheet for RC. I thought I had Spark's but I had Mavic RC specs open this entire time.

Suggestion https://kdenlive.org/ Open source swiss-army editor. Plenty of tools to add video overlay.

All insurance is like placing a bet on the outcome of another bet.

@Mark_T Please don't take this the wrong way but you are still misreading my comments. I didn't specify 'take-off' as the problem. I noted that general flight by goggles only sounds hazardous without a RC in the user's hands for obvious reasons like immediate course corrections or stopping...