DJI XT Powered by Flir is here!!!

licensed pilot · Mar 31, 2016

Garret, r u a firefighter?
Would you share some of your experiences and examples of using the XT in actual fires?

pyrophantom · Mar 31, 2016

kxkraze said:
I'm not sure where you get your information but it doesn't appear to be a very good source. I have been flying the XT 640 30Hz for a while now in Texas and never once has any kind of heating issue with the XT (or any anomaly at all for that matter). I have flown the XT 30 feet over a 1,200+ degree brush fire and it worked perfectly. In fact, the XT has performed better than anticipated in all of the testing.

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you clearly have no understanding of what I said, I did not say the camera was overheating so please dont put words in that are just not there.....do you understand anything about radiometric readings ???? clearly not, and my source is from FLIR actually !

kxkraze · Mar 31, 2016

pyrophantom said:
you clearly have no understanding of what I said, I did not say the camera was overheating so please dont put words in that are just not there.....do you understand anything about radiometric readings ???? clearly not, and my source is from FLIR actually !

No struggles here comprehending embedded radiometric imagery.

The XT works great for instantaneous information, but you are correct that there is no embedded radiometric data at this very moment. Since the problem is in the FLIR portion of the XT, shouldn't you be telling your "source" at FLIR to get to work rather than pointing the finger in the wrong direction? Or, perhaps you don't have any confidence that FLIR will come through with radiometric imagery?

FlyHighUSA · Mar 31, 2016

Well said Garret!

kxkraze · Apr 1, 2016

licensed pilot said:
Garret, r u a firefighter?
Would you share some of your experiences and examples of using the XT in actual fires?

I am not a firefighter (disabled Vet), but I fly UAS in support of fire and police. I would be happy to share some of my experiences of using the XT.

Right now, I am heading out for the weekend. I will return here and share. In short, it's absolutely awesome. We are able to see the flow path in just a few seconds and good decisions can be made before making entry. There's much much more, but that's just a teaser.

licensed pilot · Apr 1, 2016

Thanks, I'm a retired cop but have had a tough time getting police and fire agencies to see the benefits of UAVs. On April 19 I'm talking to the county chiefs of police at their meeting.

FlyHighUSA · Apr 1, 2016

We have sold several police agencies at this point and they feel like it will be a great benefit to there force. Good luck

pyrophantom · Apr 2, 2016

kxkraze said:
No struggles here comprehending embedded radiometric imagery.

The XT works great for instantaneous information, but you are correct that there is no embedded radiometric data at this very moment. Since the problem is in the FLIR portion of the XT, shouldn't you be telling your "source" at FLIR to get to work rather than pointing the finger in the wrong direction? Or, perhaps you don't have any confidence that FLIR will come through with radiometric imagery?

erm problems not Flirs end !!, sorry Mr USA but you have the magic DJI spell so you wouldnt know anyway !

licensed pilot · Apr 2, 2016

Another pointless thread that should be terminated...

kxkraze · Apr 2, 2016

pyrophantom said:
erm problems not Flirs end !!, sorry Mr USA but you have the magic DJI spell so you wouldnt know anyway !

I think you are responding to the wrong person...

As far as knowing, I've been flying the XT for a month now and there's one sitting right next to me at this very moment. Tell me again how long you have been flying the XT ???

seanmclean · Apr 2, 2016

Can we knock off the antagonistic **** measuring condescension please?

FlyHighUSA · Apr 2, 2016

licensed pilot said:
Another pointless thread that should be terminated...

Definitely was not what I intended it to be!!! It's sad to see a positive subject get derailed. Please, let's talk about positive and good things and if there are issues to fix then we will address them upon the arrival and testing. I for one believe it will be great!! Happy flying all.

FlyHighUSA · Apr 5, 2016

The DJI XT's have arrived. Anyone wanting information on pricing and availability please contact me at 270-473-1409. I can also be reached at [email protected].

FlyHighUSA · Apr 27, 2016

Hey everybody, we just received a shipment of the DJI XT units!!! They are going very fast, if any of you have any questions please give me a call at 270-473-1409. I will be happy to help you.

Bren · Apr 29, 2016

I'll have to pick one up soon. My raymarine (by flir) I bought for my yacht has half the resolution and half the features and cost over 10k. The exception being it's waterproof and has a heated window.. So you can switch between ir and standard camera if I've read this right?

FlyHighUSA · Apr 29, 2016

Yes you can. Takes 10 seconds to switch

Bren · Apr 29, 2016

That's awesome, wish my expensive raymarine could do that!

davehrot · May 2, 2016

Ralph - Flying High USA and PyroPhantom and anyone else.
Can you clarify the situation with Radiometric. It seems on the DJI website recently there is reference to a Zenmuse XT Advanced Radiometric Camera (twice the thermal precision of the standard zenmuse XT).
Zenmuse XT - unlock the possibilities of sight | DJI

Anyone pick up on this? Does this mean radiometric will not be coming the "standard XT" via a firmware update?

FlyHighUSA · May 2, 2016

Hello sir, the new release they are speaking of is for advanced radiometry. There is a difference between basic and advanced. The advanced radiometric units are very specialized units and this has always been the plan to release these at some point. That being said the existing units we have been told will be able to do basic radiometry functions very soon. The detailed haven't been released yet on how they will do this for existing XT users but I was told it would be sooner than later. I will keep you posted as I learn more from DJI. Thank you sir.