Recent content by archybaker

The good news is that the compass wasn't the problem. The ST-16 needed to be calibrated, which I didn't know could be done. I haven't tried to fly it yet, but, was able to turn the drone on without getting the message that I needed to calibrate the compass. And, I was able to turn the rotors on...

Thanks for the reply. I will give Yuneec a call tomorrow. I tried to recalibrate the gimbal and accelerometer today, and that didn't work.

One thing that I did notice is that the video I managed to shoot before the calibration problem started has a time stamp of 3:16 a.m. I shot the video between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. (not sure the exact time I started flying). It could have been as early as 11:16 (that would be in Las Vegas...

I'm having an issue with my compass calibration. I've had the drone for about 6 months and fly it regularly. Currently, when I turn the drone on I get a messave on the st-16 to immediately land the drone in angle mode and calibrate the compass. If I go through rhe calibration procedure, the...

I also live in southern Nevada. I've been taking my drone out to fly in various parks. With the exception of City of Las Vegas Parks, I haven't encountered any problems. Many of the City of Las Vegas Parks have signs up saying "No model airplane flying allowed." I haven't noticed them at any of...

There is one other reason to prefer dng over jpg. Every time you open and close a jpg, it compresses the image. Over time, that will degrade the image (it takes a fairly high number of closures before the image degrades enough for it to be visible to the naked eye). dng is considered a lossless...

In the couple weeks, I've seen several high profile incidents in the news. Someone flying a drone over a wild fire in Arizona interfered with a plane carrying material that was to be dropped on the fire; someone flew a drone onto a military base (I don't remember which one) and nearly wrecked an...

In the US, if you are not flying for business (including making a few extra bucks on weekends), the rules for contacting airports and heliports don't apply to you. It is a bit of an arbitrary distinction, but, an important one.

States cannot pass any regulations regarding the use of airspace. This has already been decided in court: “Where Congress occupies an entire field . . . even complimentary state regulation is impermissible. Field preemption reflects a congressional decision to foreclose any 3 state regulation...

Steve, Yes, I've watched a couple videos. I haven't looked at the ones posted on this forum, but, will do that in the next day or so. I'm also finding it best to watch a couple videos, go out and work with the drone and then rewatch the videos. I also miss something (or don't remember the exact...

I bought a Typhoon H about a week ago. I'm still figuring out what it is capable of and how to use it, but, slowly learning.