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I did a few solo bicycle trips in 2009(Beijing to Istanbul via the Stans and Iran) and 2015 (Ushuaia to Bolivia via Patagonia, Carretera Austral and then Abra del Acay, the highest highway in America), I only had a conventional camera and I was alone, trying to do photo shoot in these area is...

any updates on the Mars 58 parachutes? I am looking at to buy one, has anyone installed this on their Inspire?

you are right it is not cheap! $2000 per annum is mad. I guess if you are in the business you can recover the cost... but weee solo fly for fun guy like me wont be able to afford this.

I dont have a client as I fly for fun but I guess when it does go down at front a client its a major shot down.... Where did you obtain insurance if I may ask? I can only get it under fire and theft under contents and it has to stay in the locked building. I really want to get an insurance for...

So did you find out what went wrong with your Inspire? or what caused the accident? Everytime I flew my Inspire I am scared to death it will crash. I look up Facebook owner page there are many occasions where the Inspire just fell out of the sky. some maybe pilot error, others maybe...

I nearly crashed my drone without using the latest app/calibrating the compass in the open.... so I am pretty sure I will follow the instructions.... have you had any issues flying your Inspire in the open space say Parks/Beach? issues such as people not happy with your drone being in the air...

I dont even know how it feels to have the Inspire drop into Taupo... its like telling a 6 yo boy what heart break is... 5 minor heart attacks each time! I have one minor heart attack and I am shxtting bricks! maybe I need to get use to this. I get those red warning signal on the screen...

Hi All I've looked at Inspire for awhile since last October and was once nearly purchased a P3P, I even printed the flying regulation in NZ by our CAA (had a good read of it as well). I decided not to buy anything for awhile and then I still bought the Inspire 3 hours before my wife an I board...

Do you guys feel comfortable flying the Inspire more than 500m(1500ft) away from where you are? as soon as I start loosing the sight of my Inspire(about 400m?) I get all nervous, because I cant see it. One of the rules in NZ for flying UAV is that maintain all time visual. Is there a similar...

Welcome to New Zealand! Just use the Airshare website and you should be fine, there are two governing laws fro UAV activity in NZ. Part 101 and Part 102 Anyone using a drone will have to abide to Part 101. under 101 Generally you cant fly within 4km of airport (airshare has a map of this)...

just an update. My insurer has accepted to include my Inspire as part of my house and contents, I will be covered for Fire and Theft if the drone is in a locked building, but not when the drone is in action. The premium is 150 NZD per annum. which is about 100USD per annum or 80EURO

I have tried to insure my drone for Fire/Theft as part of the home contents insurance, most insurer explicitly exclude drone as part of the cover in New Zealand. I do have a quote for $1mil NZD public liability, it is $600NZD per annum. about 400USD/350Euro.

I will certainly do this as well. However the firmware my inspire came with is older than 1.3. I've updated it last night.

Thanks for the input, Meta4. come to think of it, I did have to re-calibrate several times on the deck, and still getting error message asking me to calibrate the compass at a place where there is no magnetic fields. and when I flew it at home I calibrated it next to two cars - within radius...

Thanks Editor, I will need to check all of these once I get home tonight. I have a feeling it maybe the firmware. I know for certain the firmware is not the latest. Cheers