Recent content by DavidN747

I’ve had a pilot’s licence since 1976, and an airline transport pilot licence since 1978, and some 28,000 odd hours under my belt in both big aircraft and small, in everything up to and including 747’s, and I call total BS on this. And yes, I’ve had plenty of birdstrikes and even had to shut...

I have flown successfully in what I would call very windy conditions, but only following a few basic rules: 1. ALWAYS fly only upwind on a windy day. Pick a clear area and test fly being ready to do an "emergency" landing if the wind is too strong. 2. AVOID cliff faces, buildings and other...

In virtually all cases, very illegal! (BTW I do know what I'm talking about as 26,000 hour airline captain!) Drone pilots break the rules but so do aeroplane pilots, like Mark above who admits to buzzing his house at 150-200'. You can't do that, it's illegal, period, and had he hit a drone (or...

Yes, a lot of pilots break the rules, and do crazy stuff. Look at this: (Assuming they haven't pulled the video after my complaint.) That's our airforce here in Australia doing insane low level flying between buildings on the Gold Coast in Australia. I don't believe that sort of crazy flying...

Well I have three batteries, two non-genuine, for my Phantom3 4K, and can pick no difference whatsoever between the performance of genuine vs non-genuine. I have had the non genuine ones for over a year now. DJI's prices are pure extortion.

Thanks Cometstorm for the honest and interesting post. Many would not be "man enough" to confess. As you say, education and a good lesson for all! Cheers from down under.

I'm with the hand catchers, do it probably 90% of the time, as safe as can be if done correctly, especially on any kind of uneven terrain. Stop mid air at an appropriate height above you, let it hover, walk in under and hold with the vertical part of a leg, shut off motors, then you're done. Too...

Well, that last little bit (150kph) was damned stupid, what a waste of a nice drone! What was the point! The outcome was always inevitable. When flying in windy conditions I try to keep my Phantom upwind of me. I have flown in just about limiting conditions, but only in an open field, not near...

I have two from banggood and can't fault them in any way, just as good as the original, plenty of cycles, and also can't pick any difference in performance, between them and my original. My two extras combined cost less than one genuine.

Just these here: 4500mAh 15.2V 4S Intelligent Battery For DJI Phantom 3 Professional Advance Standard Versions Cya

Yes, I have three "clone" batteries from banggood.com and absolutely can't fault them, highly recommended. Cheers

Thanks for that Ian, (AND gr8pics) very good advice. I hadn't read that prior to now. Having done at least ONE flight, (as mentioned previously, and which turned into a total nightmare), with the compass calibration out of whack, I am far more cautious about it all now. Anyway, thanks again...

Glad you enjoyed! I just love her work, makes my editing look so boring and amateurish. They both come up with the imagination for the various shots, then she does all the editing, with a few ideas and constructive criticism from him. Sadly some can't be uploaded to Vimeo because of copyright...

Funny, I thought I had posted re "vexed" and his comments, TOTALLY uncalled for and unreasonable. Maybe it was moderated, though what I said wasn't nasty.... What I said on my original reply to him, which seems to have disappeared into cyber space somewhere, was: "If you can't post something...

You will, it will just take a while. Baby steps as they say... My DIL was on one of her very early flights with her Phantom4 and ignoring her hubby's advice (my son), she flew behind a mountain. BAD MOVE!! Anyway, it worked as it should and climbed to RTH altitude, then tried to fly home...