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Recent content by Pnovotny

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    Recommended Drone for Videography, Photography & Minor Commercial Usage for Start-Up

    It's always wiser to spend less money at first and expand as the need arises. If the Air 2s meets your standards, you can use 3rd party apps with a regular controller and phone or preferably a tablet and also have the older Smart Controller (which is generally too slow for 3rd party apps but a...
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    Scaling Maps

    Thank you all. Unfortunately I have a bit of a fever at the moment so focusing is out of the question... but will review once I feel better.
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    Scaling Maps

    Thank you for the important information, which I'll have to look into. This isn't a thermal project, it's the only RTK enabled aircraft I own. Aside from it I have the Dual, Air 2S and Mini 2 and this is my first attempt at a mapping project.
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    Scaling Maps

    Thanks! Will definitely give it a go.
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    Scaling Maps

    A client asked to map a business compound but needs the map to be scaled to 1:1000 & 1:10000 (metric). I'm using a M2EA with an RTK module. DJI Pilot indicates that the GSD is 1.39 cm per pixel at 50 meters. Can anyone help me understand how do I determine the necessary height I need to fly...
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    Beware of... kites!

    That makes a lot of sense and appears safer, thanks. I will definitely try to see how it works for me.
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    Beware of... kites!

    You look at the drone as well as the screen. There's no way to get the shots you need or avoid areas you don't want to fly over by merely looking at the drone from the side. Let me know if you figured out another method if you don't have an observer...
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    Beware of... kites!

    I was out practicing my inspection skills and noticed this upon review of the footage on a bigger screen. The flight was on the edge of a promenade and apparently someone was droning the old fashion way, with a kite... Scares me to think how close I could have been to crashing had I hit the...