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Nice to meet you. I'm looking forward to hearing about your SteadiDrone. I spent some time on their web site last night and their gear looks fantastic.

Well obviously everyone DOESN'T know or we wouldn't keep seeing examples of such very unsafe practices like shown in this video. I totally disagree with you. We have a responsibility to raise awareness about safety. Unsafe flying effects us all. Not a bad idea. Leading by example is always a...

Not to mention being sliced in to by the props. What could possible go wrong with this idea?

I emailed AAP a few minutes before you posted this. I'm not sure if they will offer any more info but if they do I'll let you know.

I bet that guy came home after his shift with a new 'toy', it went nuts in the house, damaged the roof and when his wife came out he said, 'look at what just came through the roof honey'.

Thanks for that clarification. I thought the post I read said 'all' which did seem a bit silly to me.

I wouldn't call 300gms heavy. Two Mars 54s would be around 600gm. Even the Mars 120 is less than a kilo. Drag? I laugh when I hear people talk about multirotors and aerodynamics. There is absolutely nothing aerodynamic about a multirotor.

Yep, as stated in other posts the wiring in the car isn't designed for the current. When I tried this out I connected the charger directly to my car battery and it worked fine. My need to charge from the car is quite limited and really just as a backup measure. So I think I'll go with the two...

+1. Something is certainly not right with this report. Very suspicious indeed.

I agree. I've been looking at placing two MARS 58 chutes on my SkyJib. But I really don't know how I would trigger them. It seems to me that the system to control the cutes in an emergency needs to be totally independent of all the normal flight systems. In that case you can't do it with the...

Either of those frames will suit your stated need. But what might influence your decision is what gimbal you are going to use? If you can afford to pay more than the copter itself for a Zenmuse then you are probably better off sticking with all DJI gear as much as I hate to say it. It also...

I'm not sure but I've always thought that the ability to operate with a motor out was more a function of the design than the code in the flight controller. I've never seen any mention in DJI documentation about anything special for X8 safety. Although I have heard that they have special code for...

That makes sense. Thanks for the explanation. Part of my confusion is that I started out in the 3DR APM world which refers to the flight modes differently, and there are more of them. Cheers.

You might want to check the requirements for your camera in sub zero temperatures. I would imagine that a DSLR might have issues at low temps. In the old days of film cameras there were specific procedures for winterizing cameras.

I'm a bit confused about DJI manual mode. I've been told that a multirotor won't actually fly in pure manual mode in that some attitude control is required for flight. On the other hand I've been told by experienced DJI users that manual mode is good for checking the setup and balance of the...

Not only that but it's a DJI product. Move along everyone, nothing to see here.

Sorry I can't purchase this now as I have the same setup here in Australia and would love to keep one in California as well. Alas, my MR addiction has created poverty. :-) But I wanted to comment on your show reel. Absolutely stunning! Such beautiful footage. I'm just amazed.

I'd like to apologize for hijacking the thread in to a discussion on safety. As much as I find the discussion useful I didn't mean to take away from the beautiful videos of Kenya being shared by the OP. I really did enjoy it and think it's a wonderful video. As I said before, it's creative...

I'm not sure what comment you are referring to. But I'm not saying approved CAA operators should need approval for each flight over people if they have a proven safety case that's been approved. I am saying that hobbyists shouldn't be flying MRs wherever they want in public places.

Yes, I agree. I'm not worried about the pros. But what about all the Phantom crazy masses out there? Given we really don't see that many incidents it's probably not the issue I think it is. But whenever I see these high shots over groups of kids I get nervous. I can honestly say that I just...