Recent content by Scott Davis

iPad Mini 4 vs iPad Mini 5: No, it is not as there was a Fifth-generation iPad mini with A12 Bionic chip, Apple Pencil support, and upgraded display and cameras announced March 18, 2019. Mine as rock solid until the latest update to 13.X.X I had not flown since I upgraded to the iOS 13's so I...

My iPad Mini 4 Cellular did NOT handle updates to iOS 13.1.2 well. With both Mavic 2 Pro and Phantom 4 Pro the Video Link is delayed, CPU is at Max. I had to revert to iPhone 11 Pro Max until they get it sorted out. I realize my answer is not directly related to your exact question - but...

Actually not true. I have flown RC for over 30 years, and sUAV's about 5 years. This speed indication is over ground, but the drone is still only moving 45 mph max in an envelope of air. In civil aviation, we can get very fast ground speeds, (one way of the round trip) but the envelope of air...

I would have likely put the drone in a trash bag before shipping it back to them.

Also depending on location, Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Airport CVG as well as many other smaller airports may come into play.

And fuel in the truck.

Some of my favorite shots are at night!

Be sure you contain the smoke at all costs. I notice an apparent lack of any fuse between the packs. My experience of 30 years repairing electronics is that upon letting the smoke escape, devices fail to function as expected. My prediction is any added flight time will be mitigated by extra...

Gimbal can be repaired. I’d try it and see if jerkiness goes away. I fixed mine after a bird caused unexpected landing in parking lot. Landing gear is an easy fix. You’ll need long shafted hex/Allen wrenches. 1.5mm and 2.0 mm.

I would add to your comment one thing. “Intent at time of flight”. If I’m flying for the fun of it and someone wants to use my photo, the FAA doesn’t care. However if you make a habit of it happening, I think they could.

It’s not the exchange of money, the test is furthering a business, as stated by others. It’s been my experience you can not get liability insurance for such flights without your Part 107. I imagine his photography liability insurance company will be fine with taking his premiums wink wink nod...

I ran across this on ebay today. I have no knowledge about it, just sharing the link with the forum. Looks heavy to me and not as Aerodynamically slick as the PARAZERO. But at $97 it does warrant your attention. DJI quadcopter Phantom 4 or 3 Parachute escape system parachute automatically |...

“ Hopefully it will never get deployed, but if it does you’ll get drone back with very minor damage if at all. ” I hope they get the production delays sorted out. My concern is this: you get it installed and with your ‘over crowds waiver’ approved it has a mishap and said Phantom glides gently...

I’ve flown many winter hours at or below 0°F with both a Phantom 4 AND Phantom 4 Pro. The key is to keep the bird warm before flight. Bring it into vehicle between flights until it’s warmed up a bit. It does lessen flight times, but my thumbs get cold before the battery. I wear jersey gloves...

You would be much better off to sell your P4P v2.0, than trade it in. The trade prices they are offering on the other drones are ridiculously low. I suppose it's similar to trading in cars. I do not see the MP2 being necessarily better. It is far more unstable in the wind and this matters for...