How to Hand Catch a DJI Mavic Pro Drone

  First off: Full Disclaimer.  Catching or launching any quadcopter from your hands involves significant risk.  One false move could cause serious, even permanent, damage to you or your drone.  You must exercise extreme caution while attempting a Hand Catch.  Do…
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DJI Mavic Pro: How To Fly In Fixed Wing Mode

DJI’s latest firmware update let’s you fly in a new way called ‘Fixed Wing Mode‘, adding a new visual dimension to your videos. in Fixed Wing Mode the gimbal remains locked with the horizontal axis of the aircraft.  The flight…
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Seasonal Drone Time Lapse 2 Years in the Making

Two years and many seasons in the making.  Some time ago this pilot had this idea of creating a long-term time lapse of the seasons.  That idea turned into an idea with a drone and a farm in Pennsylvania.  The…
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Canada Launches Most Over-Reaching Drone Regulations Ever.

If you’re a 911 operator in Canada, get ready for some overtime.  Everyone’s favorite poster-child for over-regulation has arrived on the scene and wants to basically criminalize recreational drone use.  Or ban it. Or both. Transport Canada, the Federal ministry…
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Martha Stewart Loves Her DJI Mavic Pro Drone

Not one to shy away from new tricks, lifestyle guru Martha Stewart has taken up piloting a DJI Mavic Pro drone.  She started posting photos and video with her drone in 2014 when she bought a DJI Phantom drone. Stewart…
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Canada’s New Drone Rules Could Be The Toughest Yet

Later this year, Canada could be the first country to implement sweeping, federal drone regulations that are almost as stringent as for operating a boat. According to information leaked to the CBC, Canada’s state-run broadcaster, the new Transport Canada regulations…
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