Recent content by Theblacksmith

Hi hi Mick. Part of my work is condition-assessments of structures to identify possible corrosion damage and potential failures of components, so a lot of my work is on bridges. In the UK there are 110, 000 bridges. These structures are owned by the rail authorities, county councils, Inland...

Hi Nick. I tend to agree with the points you have raised, and think that we definitely need to present a united front to the CAA in an endeavour for all PFAW holders to be able to have certain dispensations regarding the over-flying of certain government lands. As responsible pilots, I do not...

Hi guys. One of my collleagues was filming in a harbour, and did his compass dance over a smooth slab of concrete, which was unfortunately full of reinforcing steel bars. During filming he had an 'incident' (unspecified) and hit the RTH button, whereby his Inspire landed slowly gracefully, but...

Hi guys. I have to say that I would personally use two spotters, both with radios, which is a bit "belt and braces" attitude, but it would certainly impress the CAA if something adverse did occur....

Thanks for this info, Dave. I found it very educational and of great interest. Rick

This is an excellent post, and many thanks to the pilot for taking the time to put it all together. When I first saw the information regarding this feature I was pretty worried that the 'ole brain would struggle with it, but these instructions have made my life a lot easier. As another pilot...

Hi OC. I am getting pretty old myself (my age starts with a 6 and may end with a 4) and so I am not fastest off the blocks, but I have been flying for a few years with various planes and helicopters. So my experience with the Inspire is only around 10 months now, and I have gradually eased it...

Hi guys. Has anybody out there had an issue where the camera-option in the DJI app sticks on the video option, and does not move across to the photograph option when you try and drag it over? Mine has stuck a couple of times whilst the bird is airborne, and as I I cannot go back to the site, I...

Hi guys. Thanks for your comments. I did try the advice kindly given by some of our brother pilots out there, but to no avail. Then I read about some various free-trial editors that are available to 'try before you buy'. I down-loaded the 'Final Cut Pro' program and dragged a couple of my moves...

Hi gruvpix. That is a very interesting point, because I was planning to freeze-frame and take out some nice 'stills' as though they were taken as a photograph. And doing inspections yourself, you will know how important the picture sharpness is, especially on small components like bolt-heads...

Hi Irish. Many thanks for the information. It is greatly appreciated, and I will try running the videos through an i7 processor. But first I will re-set my shutter speed as you advise, shoot five minutes of video and then run it through my laptop and see how it looks. Regards. Rick

Hi guys. Many thanks for your responses, and apologies for my slow response, but I have been working away on site for a week. Just to let you know, I started flying my Inspire as part of my job to inspect transmission towers, after a bad fall last year broke three ribs and punctured a lung. I...

Hi there. I am based near Spalding in Lincolnshire (East Anglia) and have everything that you require. So you can add me to your mailing list. Many thanks.

Hi guys. Does anyone know of any software for playing back my footage smoothly? My filming is always jerky, and I was told that it is due to flying in GPS mode and the aircraft keeps responding to GPS signals which makes it jerky. Today I flew in 'atti' mode and it made no difference whatsoever...

Thanks for that TJ. Yes, the controller linked immediately to the download on the app and the whole thing took around 20 seconds. I tried three more times to put the download onto the other three units (aircraft, battery and camera) and eventually gave up. As a trial, I took it into the field...