Recent content by Nidge

If this is really going to be your first "flying machine", and in fear of sounding like a complete killjoy, I would strongly suggest you look at something much cheaper that you can learn the basics of stick control and flying fundamentals with. The promotional material that DJI have released do...

I've dealt with all mentioned, except for Heliguy, and all have provided excellent service both pre but just as importantly post sale. Regards Nidge

In an ideal World the user would have the option to choose the source of the imagery but I'd hazard a guess it would become a conflict of interest on grounds of intellectual property. All the mapping applications I have on my iPad, other than Google Earth, Google Maps, Commander Compass, utilise...

One could argue the case that due to the materials and type of antenna, even using a vTX of 600mW, the actual ERP would be, due to the inherent losses, less than 25mW. Suffix that with " Your Honor";) Regards Nidge

Thanks for the correction. For some reason, namely my own ignorance, I thought it was still only 10dBm. Regards Nidge

It does. Apple screwed their mapping system up big time when they changed it after the release of iOS 6. Such a big cock up that the CFO had to make a very public apology and the engineer responsible was fired. In some cases major cities were placed nearly 100 miles away from their true...

It's worth pointing out that antennas do not provide "more power" but rather, depending on their design and orientation, focus the available energy applied in a specific direction or plane. The standard resonant dipole antenna when vertically polarised is said to be near omnidirectional as its...

Hi Morgan I don't disagree with the progressive restrictions, it's a very sensible approach. My initial concerns were that they had implemented the same no flight restrictions they did with the Groundstation system, the separate hardware and not the groundstation app as used with the Vision...

I wonder, when the POTUS and First Lady return from India, they will put the "sUAS" on eBay as spares or repair claiming it was bought at a carboot/yard sale so as to get around the possible "Theft through finding" charges? Regards Nidge

Hi Alexamder I've managed to answer my own questions. With regard to the flight restrictions around major airports this is described in the manual on pages 19 through to 22. The restrictions are progressive. From five miles out to 1.5 miles from an airport the max altitude is limited the closer...

I don't, as yet, own an Inspire and instead I'm sitting patiently on the sidelines to see how the much publicised trials and tribulations of the first adopters pan out. However I have downloaded and installed the DJI Pilot App on both my IPad Air and Sony Xperia phone and have a couple of...