Recent content by PDX1953

If my math is correct that's $7.66 / US gallon so I'll stop complaining. Cheapest within 40 miles is $2.79 US gallon but it's gone up $0.44 / gallon since July.

I was born in Portland 64 years ago & have had a license since I was 16. No person other than a gas station employee has ever been allowed to pump fuel at a retail station with the exception of diesel, which I believe is a relatively new development. If you have a commercial account you can...

Thank you - that makes total sense! I guess an analogy would be gassing up the car. If you shut off the pump when it first clicked off & then started to fill it again it'd only take a few quarts or even less. Speaking of gas pumps - I live in OR and OR & NJ are the only two states where...

"Manufacturers that use smart batteries and proprietary battery cells make money from the sale of new batteries." DJI comes to mind. I have two Phantoms but there are non OEM intelligent batteries that are just as good. I have an OEM (4-cell) with one cell barely under the allowable percentage...

I couldn't find an answer to my question in this thread although I sure learned a lot of other things. I just bought a dual-battery EV-PEAK charger after a few folks recommended it. I have 3 OEM batteries & one brand new Ultrax. I'm seeing 4.2V x 4 on all of the batteries but the mAH numbers...

I'll just suck it up & learn to live with it and to my surprise, I just checked the DJI Go app for my Phantoms and the lowest setting is 20 meters / 65.25 feet. Learn something new every day.

Thanks - I'll pass it along.

Thank you for your in-depth response. We've all heard the excuse, "I'm just asking for a 'friend' " but in this case it's true and I've passed along the information. He bought a Mavic Pro from Costco on Black Friday ($899) & since he & his wife are full-timers in a Sprinter size RV they really...

Hypothetical License / Certification Question Let's say I have a YouTube channel & post Vlogs weekly & occasionally have live chats with subscribers. I'm not going to use my drone for anything other than scenery shots (I'm a full time RV'er) that will be combined with regular content. I'll stay...

Sort of an old thread but I'm a newbie & my RTH height won't go below 65 feet. That's normal? I can set my Phantom to whatever I want but of course they're two completely animals - or birds.

Had I known that I would've bought mine there.

You can get it here for $39.99 delivered. I saw it somewhere else for $34.99 but didn't bother to see if that included shipping. Terrestrial Imaging has a solid reputation - 30 5 star reviews on FB.

I recalibrated my controller last night & I have the most recent s/w updates in the controller and drone. Unfortunately the weather is crappy so I can't go flying.

The guy who did the video is Richard Gilmore from Ireland & he probably has more experience than most of us.

I see a lot of posts about not using Home mode but don't understand why pilots don't like it. I know the drone will immediately climb to the preset altitude before starting back but when flying the simulator I've switched it on, brought the drone close enough for me to take over & gone into...