Recent content by JimB13

From my reading of this thread, it started with an actual, dangerous situation in which a person was flying a drone over an active wildfire with planes involved. There was also a link to an article in a paper with an assumption of a drone delivering wire cutters to a prison inmate. Several...

I have 2 Solos. Both from the BestBuy deal. I also have 2 gimbals (same source). Wonderful product. BOTH work as expected after reading the manual (more than once) and not doing stupid things. I have lost several propellers in the past 2 months, but that was USER ERROR, not an issue with...

I have TWO solos, both purchased with the fantastic BestBuy price. I have had NO problems with either Solo or the two controllers. I have 2 gimbals, one with a Solo and one from an 'open box' from BestBuy. BOTH work perfectly as long as I make sure my GoPro Hero4 Silver is powered on. I am...

Nikono seems to be an odd bird. He posted on 2/1/2017 complaining about the cost ($1055) which included only a single solo, single backpack, three batteries, extra gimbal, gopro camer and other miscelanous items. now he is claiming boredom with "5 solos, a dozen gimbals, a dozen batteries, a...

Not only does the GoPro have to be in the gimbal, but it has to be turned on. I got a refurbished gopro4 silver with newer firmware. It has to be manually powered on. Today I was flying and wondered why the gimbal was hanging oddly. Well, I was not using the video and had not turned on the...

My 2 cents about the master Airscrew propellers: They do appear to be quieter (noticeably, but not proven through decibel testing). I believe they are more brittle due to the material. I was flying one of my drones and flew into a bush while practicing in manual mode (user error). All four...