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Now that I’ve upgraded to the Mavic, I am attempting to keep my Spark batteries around 40% for long term storage, as I do not plan to fly it much anymore. I am not looking forward to turn the Spark on, connect to it, watch for battery percentage, turn it off, swap battery, restart the process...

Drones and wildfires don’t mix. More than 120 wildfires are burning across 1.6 million acres in the United States. Firefighters aren’t just struggling to battle these blazes, they’re also facing the dangers posed by unauthorized drone flights over or near the fires. Firefighters across the...

Just watch for wind changes and strong gust when doing this!...:-)

I was talking to a pilot who flies a single engine over fires. He has a device inside helping him to drop down to 80 feet over the flames for precision. That's insane! (Yes, he has A/C in the cockpit!) If a drone is spotted, the whole thing comes to a stop for an hour, that's the protocol. The...

Keep in mind that night shots may not always be the best thing to do, as you lose a lot of details in the sky... This picture was taken 25 to 30 minutes after sunset, and still looks nice, and having a sky for the background to boot. I usually set the lowest shutter speed that I dare, with no...

It is confusing. But you are a smart guy and stay below 400 feet.... Helicopters cruising around will be at 500 feet and up, leaving 100 feet buffer. So let’s avoid helipads I.E hospitals, fire station or police stations equipped with helos. As for airports, if we take a screenshot of an...

They are great shots! But then, they are only 3 megapixels... Right?

Couple of thoughts come to mind: - Props are too cheap to mess around with. They are really a small price to pay to protect your investment. - Props can turn fast. At 2500 RPM in a prop airplane, the wingtips are very close to the speed of sound. Obviously, any cracks on the prop then can have...

Oh, of course! Lightroom and Photoshop...

Marblehead lighthouse, OH at sunrise...

I had no idea of the attitude indicator! Thanks!

Well done!

5) if you are purchasing new, IE new batteries with improved clips, you probably don’t need an attachment. This is only an issue with first generation batteries. ( never buy the A model of anything :-)

Typical of federal agencies. Ask one office, and you get this answer. Ask another office, and you get that answer. They probably have no clue really, but as the drone industry get bigger and bigger and more recognized, it will be more standardized...

I do not know what the tower was smoking, but heck we should try some! At 4 miles, we are at 1200 feet. That looks awfully close when you are talking Airbus or Boeing size. If they truly were at 200 feet, the noise would be so loud, THAT would have made the news!! Helicopters being this low...