Recent content by S White

The rubber balls can be a problem. I typically have issues when flying in cold weather and they get stiff and do not work well. The props could be an issue. One thing I also tweaked on my I2 is the prop seating. There is often a bit of movement / rocking in the props. So I took some short pieces...

Merry Christmas to HAG. Yup, bandwidth is a big issue. I was doing near my office that had a great wifi router for internet reception. Using a hotspot could be a problem.

Good question. I am not sure how many pilots have done this regularly. I tested it out a couple of years ago and it worked fairly well. The latency though was unacceptable. I am not sure what use it actually has. I have done live flights for network stations, but in those cases streaming would...

Yikes, that sounds like quite a project. You may need to explore some non-DJI solutions....

I fly an I2 with a Cendence and Crystalsky. 90% of the time I use Go4. But I have Litchi installed on the Crystalsky for times when I need to do panos. It does a really good job on panos and waypoint tracking. It is a bit of a pain reactivating Go4, but the pano feature is good. The panos I shot...

I have used goggles when I am just running the camera, but would never use them as a single pilot (which I now do all the time).

Practice and communication....totally agree. I have done a number of projects that involve multiple cars/trucks (3-5). Each vehicle having a radio is critical. Amazing to use a 42.5mm. I typically use either 12mm or 25mm. I wish that the I2 had terrain tracking. Had a few close calls when the...

Concur with Yates. I was one of the early pilots in our state getting the recurrent. At the time no one knew for sure how it was going to be handled. But in the end the same as Part 61. Your card does not have an expiration date, but you need to keep your paperwork with you to prove currency if...

Totally concur with Donnie. I do zero advertising (I do have biz cards). I have a website and several large clients. Totally word of mouth. Also, I do not provide editing. I am only a supplier of aerial footage for big projects. My clients are the best and do an incredible job building films and...

Mad man here :) Indeed each shot needs to be on target. However there are a lot of shots that are extras that we try out. The hardest ones are when the clouds and the sun are not working together. Typical hurry up and wait stuff. But at the same time we are doing the 'ground shots'. For me...

Good suggestion Donnie. But the way I do it is we typically agree on a speed and if it needs to be slowed, etc then we have radio contact with the driver to change things. I have always tried to avoid the driver looking at the camera. If the windows are tinted it is not too noticeable. Shooting...

I shoot a lot of car commercials. Depending on the location (rural, etc), it works OK to ride in the car while flying my I2 around it as we drive it (I am a passenger). I use Spotlight to lock the car into the frame. Often I am out of the car and use Course Lock, and Spotlight. Do not use Follow...

Not sure who you are referring to, but I use LAANC in all NFZ, EXCEPT where the AGL is 0'. The sectional helps with initial review of the airport areas and airspace classifications, but the Facility Maps are the critical component to verifying the use of approval via LAANC.

One thing to remember is that the center of your flight area may be OK, but depending on the radius you could overlap a restricted area. If you are 400' I cannot imagine it being next to a 0 AGL area. Simply make sure your entire flight area is inside a good area.

The LAANC designation is likely not connected to it being a school, but the school (and often the city) is within distance of the local airport and its restricted area. You need to go to FAA's link to the LAANC Facility Map. If the school (or your filming area) is in a '0' AGL box, you are...