Recent content by Len Savage

I programmed a Litchi Waypoints mission from my desktop in San Diego in 2018 to fly every time in Beverly Hills. There's NO WAY I could hand-fly with such precision - especially over a period of years. Thanks!

The const jobs I have been contracted to do are just progress:

I once drove 133 miles from San Diego to Hollywood for a shoot and upon arrival, DJI would not allow me to lift off due to a TFR. The TFR was for a 2-day awards event that had happened several days earlier. I was able to get useable footage at 1080 with my Spark, but it was frustrating. I...

Yes it does:

Premiere Morph Cut / dissolve: You're welcome.

Here's one way I use Litchi Waypoints: I started recording the progress for the contractor in 2018 and its still not finished.

My Phantom 3 4K was once attacked and knocked from flight by a Seagull. I was shooting sail boats on Mission Bay and gulls harassed my drone all the way back to the beach and one hit it and it crashed - fortunately only about 4 feet to the sand - no damage. Fortunately, no people were hit. You...

I also use Litchi. Here's a home under construction in Beverly Hills:

Yes - Litchi Waypoints - see attached image. Mavic Pro. We have more advanced drones now, but I am locked in to using the Mavic because every other drone shoots a slightly different field-of-view / focal length, so the footage would not match. BTW: In the image, the home on the right of the...

Here's what I do - and the client LOVES it!