Recent content by Dave Pitman

You didn't mention reliable transportation, fuel and upkeep for a lot of travel, insurance, sleeping and eating accommodation, willingness and ability to be away from home for stretches of time, etc. While this can be an opportunity for the right individual, all risk and commitment (time and...

Brand New Kit, Factory Sealed. ** Will include a Brand New RTK module for full price sale. $4700.00 Buyer covers any payment fees. I'm in Western Washington and prefer to meet in person. But will split shipping to the lower 48 if needed. https://enterprise.dji.com/mavic-3-enterprise

For general photography, sure. Not feasible for mapping.

The "cloudy" option just affects white balance. For low light, you need a slow shutter speed, and correspondingly, a slow flight speed in order to not have image blur.

If the Hybrid layer is available, that would be a satellite with annotation overlay.

Didn't know that. The OP listed he was interested in mapping commercially so I guess I expected them to be looking at certs that would demonstrate competence in that field. Oh well, they seem to have gone missing anyway!

I think you meant ASPRS certification ? AVUSI has basically become a lobbying organization trying to get all Chinese manufactured drones banned in the US.

Listing on AutelPilots https://autelpilots.com/threads/evo-2-batteries-open-box-0-cycles.12835/

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Your project there highlights perfectly why you (and anyone else including the LIDAR survey op) HAVE to prove your work with checkpoints. Understand that RMSE is a mathematical estimate. It can be a very good indicator of precision. But, without an error report on survey-grade checkpoints, is...

Mavic 3 Thermal Kit DJI Description Brand New Factory Sealed box - Never Activated Includes 2 year Care Refresh . Happy to meet in person in W. Washington, Northern Oregon. (stock photo of kit)

And, meanwhile...

Love it! I can tell you, from following general aviation since about 1996, that there is indeed a lot of personal interpretation in following the FARs. In most cases, the ambiguity whether a particular operation is within the scope of the reg is determined when something bad has happened and a...

Emlid is the clear choice. Not even close.

Hey Bill. Maybe get yourself an Avata 2 and have even more fun flying. Most of all, Enjoy your retirement!