Recent content by twitchyzero

I logged in on a Friday night just to correct your post Solos out of the box are borderline cringeworthy noisy now that I fly Mavic more frequently. Sparks are actually noisier than Mavic. Some guy with both tested it...simple physics as the main contributor for noise are that the props are...

no internal 4K on a $700 camera in 2017 = 1st gen cash grab and clean HDMI defeats the purpose of a rugged waterproof cam this is coming from someone who owns the latest cameras from each of Sony's sensor size (with the exception of a9)

the difference between 98-99% and 99.99% is massive are you really comparing ice cream truck music for kids and the noise of 8 props spinning at 2000rpm? It has little to do with what it sounds like at 400'...with a gimped battery life you'll be launching it few minutes before and retreiving it...

so how did it go? I was in path of totality and even with 2 cameras i basically gave up during those precious two minutes...i'm so glad i did not spend more than maybe 10 seconds looking through a viewfinder or dronespotting because second to third contact felt like 30 seconds unless you were...

one problem...GoPro use a real camera on the ground and enjoy the event itself. Last thing I would want is to send up a noisy quad in a moment as rare as a total eclipse.

lol best interest?? you must be new here go read up one of the many stories on how DJI North America couldn't buy up 3DR so they made it a personal decision to decimate them in approx 1-2 year. It was a very personal revenge from DJI CEO because of the rift Colin Guinn started....a disgruntled...

eat your heart out, folks! Hope this means they completely abandon Solo and gives us the Sony zoom for next to nothing and releases the gimbal code. Anderson's a tool anyways, we don't need to rely on his already-drowned company. welcome to 18 months ago

I live on the west coast and have flown over major landmarks in Vancouver, albeit before these new interim laws (I have 2 Solos, one's been active since June 2015) I still abide by the use your wits and gut feelings as long as the it's under 400ft AGL (i'm usually below 60m anyways), not over a...

would you like me to comb the entire forum and write you a 20 page report on the frequency of said behaviour? or was it a maybe, oh i don't know, figure of speech? if I recall it happening multiple times,and it's gotten to the point where the admin or site owner have noticed it with similarily...

use your wits and you'll be fine. Never been harrassed by authroities in North America for flying

the forum here has some very valuable information and very knowledgeble folks but this is easily the least friendliest of forums I am on the mob mentality with a little too much sarcasm thrown in of the replies in this thread alone further proves that point I lost count of how many newcomers...

3DR's customer support is a far cry from what it used to be if you need to be back up in the air in a reasonable amount of time, I would not count on it. Esp as they seem to run into shortages often since 2016 (gimbal was out of stock for like 2 months last year IIRC) but Vu goes above and...

being labeled as a snowflake sure bruised my ego my advice still stands, stick with Wal-Mart and cash only...because we know credit card info can be hacked! Better yet, keep it coins only, because legal tender can be dup'd.

better stick to Wal-Mart then you really thought you were going to get a refurb'd camera for fifteen bones when it's been going for $350?

just because 3DR quadcopters and parts are going for 10% of the original cost doesn't mean every associated goods are on fire sale you have to be fairly naive to believe you'll be getting anything besides may be the headaches associated with identity theft