Drone Thread

max225 · Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:03 pm

https://www.instagram.com/p/BP6lUZyloFn ... tmax&hl=en

a 360p version of a 1280p vid that I took.

CorvetteWaxer · Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:10 pm

maxtdi wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:03 pm https://www.instagram.com/p/BP6lUZyloFn ... tmax&hl=en

a 360p version of a 1280p vid that I took.

womp womp....

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max225 · Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:11 pm

CorvetteWaxer wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:10 pm
maxtdi wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:03 pm https://www.instagram.com/p/BP6lUZyloFn ... cdeyywZ00/

a 360p version of a 1280p vid that I took.
womp womp....

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I guess I can't share vids like that...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BP6lUZyloFn ... cdeyywZ00/

CorvetteWaxer · Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:12 pm

maxtdi wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:11 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:10 pm

womp womp....

I guess I can't share vids like that...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BP6lUZyloFn ... cdeyywZ00/

Not that way either.

Melon · Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:30 pm

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SixSpeeder · Tue Feb 28, 2017 4:24 pm

maxtdi wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:11 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:10 pm

womp womp....

I guess I can't share vids like that...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BP6lUZyloFn ... cdeyywZ00/

You suck.

Do Work, Son · Tue Feb 28, 2017 4:53 pm

razr390 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2017 11:19 pm My friend has a DJI Mavic and I flew it a few times. super fun

I just checked that on Amazon, that's $1k.

I'll probably buy another smaller one in the $50-75 price range that's higher rated than the el cheapo one I ordered last night. It's just a throwaway for use in my office.

max225 · Tue Feb 28, 2017 5:13 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkB77WKpa3g
:disgust:

that's the best quality my iphone allows me to upload...

ChrisoftheNorth · Wed Mar 01, 2017 8:59 am

I feel like a drone would be fun for 5 minutes then end up collecting dust in the closest.

:eeyore:

CorvetteWaxer · Wed Mar 01, 2017 9:26 am

Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2017 8:59 am I feel like a drone would be fun for 5 minutes then end up collecting dust in the closest.

Nah, worst case is that on your first flight you''ll crash it, then spend a couple days waiting on parts, then crash it again before it sits on a shelf.

ChalupaBatman · Wed Mar 01, 2017 11:12 am

http://www.wbrz.com/news/detectives-loo ... _Channel_2
How about having your $16k drone stolen...

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goIftdibrad · Wed Mar 01, 2017 11:50 am

ChalupaBatman wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2017 11:12 am http://www.wbrz.com/news/detectives-loo ... _Channel_2
How about having your $16k drone stolen...

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wow, they need lojack for that bitch

CorvetteWaxer · Wed Mar 01, 2017 12:02 pm

Big Brain Bradley wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2017 11:50 am
ChalupaBatman wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2017 11:12 am http://www.wbrz.com/news/detectives-loo ... _Channel_2
How about having your $16k drone stolen...

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wow, they need lojack for that bitch

Or, make sure they lock it up....

CorvetteWaxer · Thu Mar 09, 2017 4:54 pm

My Mavic Pro "Fly More Kit" will be here tomorrow.

CorvetteWaxer · Fri Mar 10, 2017 2:06 pm

Got the Mavic Bro this morning.

Bummer that the charging hub they give you can only charge one battery at a time and the car charger charges faster than the 110V charger... :wtf:

I have ordered a multi-charger because this is going to get old fast.

ChalupaBatman · Fri Mar 10, 2017 2:08 pm

I haven't tried the car charger. My 110 takes almost an hour to charge.

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CorvetteWaxer · Fri Mar 10, 2017 3:18 pm

Updated the firmware and flew it for about 15 minutes. Pretty impressive... just need to remember to tap to focus when snapping pics or recording video or else you get some blurry shots.

Went against the rules and went into sport mode before really knowing how to fly, it's pretty fast. At 150 feet of altitude you can't hear the drone, but the view is good.

max225 · Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:14 pm

CorvetteWaxer wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2017 3:18 pm Updated the firmware and flew it for about 15 minutes. Pretty impressive... just need to remember to tap to focus when snapping pics or recording video or else you get some blurry shots.

Went against the rules and went into sport mode before really knowing how to fly, it's pretty fast. At 150 feet of altitude you can't hear the drone, but the view is good.

I got it to 600.

Don't forget to register with the FAA unless you want to get reamed in the anus if you get a dick cop.

ChalupaBatman · Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:16 pm

max225 wrote:
CorvetteWaxer wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2017 3:18 pm Updated the firmware and flew it for about 15 minutes. Pretty impressive... just need to remember to tap to focus when snapping pics or recording video or else you get some blurry shots.

Went against the rules and went into sport mode before really knowing how to fly, it's pretty fast. At 150 feet of altitude you can't hear the drone, but the view is good.
I got it to 600.

Don't forget to register with the FAA unless you want to get reamed in the anus if you get a dick cop.

I need to do that. Have had mine at about 450. Also had it about half mile out. I'm always nervous it's going to lose connection and fly away.

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max225 · Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:18 pm

ChalupaBatman wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:16 pm
max225 wrote:
I got it to 600.

Don't forget to register with the FAA unless you want to get reamed in the anus if you get a dick cop.
I need to do that. Have had mine at about 450. Also had it about half mile out. I'm always nervous it's going to lose connection and fly away.

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Yea that's the shitty part... I get really antsy when i can't see it anymore...
Also it really KILLS the phone battery.

make sure to fly with more than 50% since it goes down by 1% a min or more.

ChalupaBatman · Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:40 pm

max225 wrote:
ChalupaBatman wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:16 pm I need to do that. Have had mine at about 450. Also had it about half mile out. I'm always nervous it's going to lose connection and fly away.

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Yea that's the shitty part... I get really antsy when i can't see it anymore...
Also it really KILLS the phone battery.

make sure to fly with more than 50% since it goes down by 1% a min or more.

One of the reasons I went the route I went, my receiver has a built in screen. I control everything from the touchscreen.

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max225 · Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:42 pm

ChalupaBatman wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:40 pm
max225 wrote:
Yea that's the shitty part... I get really antsy when i can't see it anymore...
Also it really KILLS the phone battery.

make sure to fly with more than 50% since it goes down by 1% a min or more.
One of the reasons I went the route I went, my receiver has a built in screen. I control everything from the touchscreen.

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Well the phone acts as the touchscreen. I am still learning... I'd prefer a bigger screen doe. 4.7 is pretty small.

ChalupaBatman · Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:47 pm

max225 wrote:
ChalupaBatman wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:40 pm One of the reasons I went the route I went, my receiver has a built in screen. I control everything from the touchscreen.

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Well the phone acts as the touchscreen. I am still learning... I'd prefer a bigger screen doe. 4.7 is pretty small.

Agree. It's kinda guesswork when snapping photos as to how much exposure. I run my phone as well and have WiFi sharing open but only so I can view the photo right after I snap the shot. It's a long winded process but the only way I've found to see my picture in high resolution.

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max225 · Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:49 pm

I never had exposure issues. The pics turn out excellent. However the videos on anything other than 4k are :disgust:

The drone does something wonky when it comes to downsizing the quality and it creates all kind of artifacts etc.

CorvetteWaxer · Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:54 pm

With the DJI app my Nexus 6p looks pretty good and gives an easy to see representation of the exposure value in real time.

What I noticed though, the controller itself will drain the battery kind of fast, especially if the phone is plugged in and starts trying to charge from the controller. Also, I know it will take some charge cycles to know, but it seems like even though I have 3 batteries for the drone, the remote will likely only last for 2 batteries used in the drone before it the controller needs a charge.