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Recent content by Roger S

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    Gesture Mode

    I tried gesture mode a few times. The last time while hovering at about 10 ft off my deck Spark shut off and crashed. No damage, but when I asked dji they told me something to the effect that this was a known problem.
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    Storm rolling in - North GA mountains, USA

    [Section 7 of the AIM offers guidelines for dealing with rotor wash: “Pilots of small aircraft should avoid operating within three rotor diameters of any helicopter in a slow hover taxi or stationary hover.” In other words, keep your distance."" {Aviation Safety Magazine - Aug 2015} "Rotor...
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    Video editing software..

    I finally got Resolve to run, but it took a $3500 IMac with an I9 8-core processor, a Vega 48 graphics card with 8 Gigs of graphics RAM, 40 Gigs of system RAM and 27" Retna display. It's a dream after struggling with Hitfilm Express and a bunch of other video editors on my under powered Dell...
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    how do you turn VPS off in a SPARK ?

    You can also turn it off by flying through fog which I found out with the subsequent hard landing;)
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    New owner - is Litchi worth it?

    dji wouldn't cover my lost Spark under warranty because I was using Litchi at the time. Does dji refresh also not cover damage incurred when using Litchi?
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    anybody have polarized lenses for spark?

    I had a Polarpro PL for my Spark, but lost it a crash. Now I do most of my serious videos with my Mavic Pro for which I have a set including ND4PL, ND8PL ND16PL. The ND16PL isn't adequate for bright sun. ND32PL would probably be the most useful (Someone please comment), but is no longer...
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    A breakdown on how I edit my videos/drone footage!

    Please tell me I'm not out of my mind (or not) considering buying a $3,000+ IMac to run DaVinci that I haven't even tried . DaVinci won't even install on my 10 year old "high power gaming" build. It installs on my "professional workstation" laptop from work, but crashes as soon as I try to...
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    Flying Low Safely

    Think of the floats an emergency life preserver. An upside down in the water Spark is better than no Spark. I'm planning to do some surf videography this winter and get up close and personnel with some bombs and the guys riding them. I'm still trying to decide whether floats would be good...
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    Active track

    I've had rather poor results using active track on the Spark, and with my Mavic Pro it's no better. It only seems to work if I'm in a large open area with no shadows if I walk slowly and don't make any sudden changes in direction. Even then it loses me after a few minutes.
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    DIY How to Clean Your Gutters Using a DJI Drone

    Rotor wash brilliant! When I saw the title I envisioned a little take attached to the drone. Who's the bottle neck guitarist? I'd like some of that on one of my vids
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    Plan to Frankenstein Sparkie to 249 grams

    I wonder if it will increase the flight time significantly
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    Broken Arm on Spark!

    I had the same experience. The arm was bent down, crack at top. I removed the top shell, glued it with JB Weld then clamp it in place over night. It looked like new and flew fine. However the crash killed the camera so I sent to dji for repair and they insisted on replacing the body.
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    What hardware do you use for DaVinci Resolve

    My present rig has a 120GB SSD for OS and programs and a 2TB spinner for data. The price of SSDs has really dropped. I think now I'd again use the small SSD for OS and progs, a 1TB SSD for active data and big spinners for storage.
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    What hardware do you use for DaVinci Resolve

    What video card does your daughter's build have?
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    My Depth Perception Sucks!

    8 feet from the top of the truck! That must be a monster truck. Sparks are nearly indestructible. I'm more cautious with my Mavic Pro. I don't think those long folding arms will fare nearly as well in a fall.