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    Filter question

    Mapping is about photos, and ND filters are of no value here, especially if you are using a drone with a mechanical shutter and variable aperture. The same goes for the 180 rule, which applies to getting "cinematic" theater-looking video and has nothing to do with shooting photos. Getting your...
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    How to get photos from exact locations.

    I have used Litchi for this in the past, but I found that the GPS and compass in the P4P are not very accurate from week to week or month to month, resulting in photos that are far enough off to not be useful for a time lapse. You also have to be certain that you compensate at the beginning for...
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    Differences between platforms and companies

    Randall Warnas, most recently head of Global Industrial sUAS at thermal sensor leader FLIR, has been named CEO at Autel Robotics. He was an early US employee at DJI, and has brought in several former DJI employees and Jon McBride Dom RMUS. It takes time to make a meaningful changes in product...
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    Droners.io bid question

    Dave Brown, the founder of Droners.io, has left PrecisionHawk, who acquired Droners in 2018. Facebook Groups
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    Night Ops in 0 Grid LAANC clarification?

    Did the FAA provide notice of termination to holders of 107.29 Waivers? My 107.29 renewal was approved on 4/5/21 (applied 12/26/20). I have not received any notification that it is now invalid. Are they relying on me reading through the new regulations - or following Vic Moss? :rolleyes:
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    Has anyone on here gotten any work from the site Droners.io

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1577123312586962/
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    Mapping Software

    Another “cloud” option is from Measure, who uses the Pix4Dengine. They are now making their flight planning app and processing of two maps per month free. I just used it for a simple smaller site and it worked well. https://www.measure.com/drone-software/features
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    Suggestions please for an better option to the DJI Z30 30x optical zoom

    The Zenmuse H20 - a 1/1.7" CMOS, 20 MP 23x hybrid optical zoom (200x max zoom) camera. Don't forget to add in a few extra dollars for the Matrice 300 drone to mount the camera on.
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    Question when registering with FAA

    I believe that the confusion starts with the misconception that Part 107 was created to fly for "compensation", or "furtherance of a business", and such. It is exactly the opposite. The FAA considers all drone flights to fall under the Part 107 regulations. However, because of lobbying by...
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    How to inspect quality of flat roofs

    The owner of the building I work in is resurfacing the roof, so I thought I would fly a quick “before” ortho. Flown at 96 feet do to nearby trees and I didn’t want to spend time avoiding them, but might give you a reference if a flat gray roof...
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    Terrain Aware or Fixed altitude for Mapping (Ortho, 3D and cut/fill calculation)

    You can rotate the direction of the grid with two fingers on the screen. You have to determine the best direction for the site overall, it is still the same "lawnmower" pattern.
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    Terrain Aware or Fixed altitude for Mapping (Ortho, 3D and cut/fill calculation)

    Correct, I also made that adjustment after I learned how to do that with MapPilot.
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    Terrain Aware or Fixed altitude for Mapping (Ortho, 3D and cut/fill calculation)

    300 feet with a 75/70 overlap. There is a sheer face on one side of the site, and between the inaccuracies of the terrain data and the aircraft GPS, I had a close call on one of the early flights so I bumped it up to be sure there was lots of room for error.
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    Phantom 4 Pro v01.06.0910 - Inconsistent Firmware Found

    Yup, I have been through this many times over the past four years with several DJI aircraft... Something with this firmware version is not playing nice with the version on the batteries from the aircraft sent in for repair. I have a P4P with much older firmware, I think I will try letting that...
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    Phantom 4 Pro v01.06.0910 - Inconsistent Firmware Found

    As stated, I am not updating the aircraft, it came from DJI with this firmware. I have updated all eight batteries at least three times.