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My Basic Workflow for Creating Drone Panoramas. Phantom 3 Professional Rebuild — Drone Pilots Federation. How to Bind DJI Inspire1 remote to Phantom3. Airliners vs. Drones: Calm Down. How to Fly a Quadcopter - The Ultimate Guide. This guide will show you how to fly a quadcopter, step-by-step.

How to Fly a Quadcopter - The Ultimate Guide

Everyone goes through different struggles when piloting a quadcopter for the first time. UAV flying definitely has a learning curve. So if you’re having trouble flying your quad, you’re just getting started, or you’re looking to hone your skills — don’t worry. You’re in the right place. No matter your quadcopter model, this guide will help you prepare for your first flight, stay safe, get airborne, and learn some basic and advanced quadcopter flying techniques. Our goal is to give you a guide that will take out all of the guess work – from going through a pre-flight checklist, learning the controls, controlling your quadcopter’s flight pattern, and even some advanced techniques. Falcon LUTs for DJI Inspire 1 & Phantom 3 - Ground Control - Our Mission is Great Images. Stunning Looks for DJI Inspire 1 & Phantom 3!

Falcon LUTs for DJI Inspire 1 & Phantom 3 - Ground Control - Our Mission is Great Images

Falcon is a color grading LUT pack designed to add beautiful style to footage shot with DJI Inspire 1 and Phantom 3.Each look is built with the needs of aerial photographers in mind. Give your scenes greener grass, punchier skies, and deeper detail in seconds.Each LUT has a LOG version for use with Log footage as well as a Rec.709 version that can be used with footage shot in non-Log modes, added to existing color correction, or even combined with other LUTs for greater customization!

Lynh Phan's DJI Inspire 1 Tips Compilation Vol. 1. - Dronethusiast. If you have been browsing the DJI Inspire 1 and Phantom 3 related social platforms, you have surely come across the name Lynh Phan as the go to guy if you had some toughies other could not answer.

Lynh Phan's DJI Inspire 1 Tips Compilation Vol. 1. - Dronethusiast

Lynh is an avid RC enthusiast with extensive experience in building RC helicopters and a competition moderator on Helifreak as well as the moderator of the largest Inspire 1 related group on Facebook (go ahead and join if you are not a member yet). Lynh also works as a consultant to Smart Powerchage which is an amazing startup producing vital accessories for DJI quadcopters such as the SPC 4000 parallel charging station which I have reviewed earlier. Lynh is a selfless supporter of the DJI Inspire and Phantom 3 pilot community and saved lots of valuable time and money for many of us with his tips and trick. I am thrilled that we have agreed with Lynh to have a new and permanent home for a collection of his tips here on Dronethusiast.

Gain and Expo Settings for the Latest Firmware. AMAAnalysis-Closer-Look-at-FAA-Drone-Data_091415.pdf. HOW TO: Optimize Apple device for the best DJI Pilot app performance. Current Unmanned Aircraft State Law Landscape. Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones, have a host of applications including law enforcement, land surveillance, wildlife tracking, search and rescue operations, disaster response, border patrol and photography.

Current Unmanned Aircraft State Law Landscape

State legislatures across the country are debating if and how UAS technology should be regulated, taking into account the benefits of their use, privacy concerns and their potential economic impact. So far, 20 states have enacted laws addressing UAS issues. Common issues addressed in the legislation include defining what a UAS, UAV or drone is, how they can be used by law enforcement or other state agencies, how they can be used by the general public, regulations for their use in hunting game and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) UAS test sites.

States with UAS Laws Since the beginning of 2013 legislative sessions, state lawmakers have considered many pieces of legislation addressing UAS. Federal UAS Regulation. Upgrading Firmware on Phantom 3 / Inspire 1 · DroneDeploy. You can find the latest public firmware versions on the DJI website.

Upgrading Firmware on Phantom 3 / Inspire 1 · DroneDeploy

Here are links to the Inspire 1 and Phantom 3. After downloading the .zip file, please extract it into a known directory location. We've seen much better results from our beta users running a beta version of the firmware provided by DJI for testing. The beta firmware is necessary for the Phantom 3, and is much more stable on the Inspire 1.Here are links for the latest beta firmware versions for the Inspire 1 and Phantom 3 Professional. These links will download only the .bin files required, so you won't need to extract anything. On the newer DJI platforms (P3, Inspire and M100), it's actually the same file which is used to update both the aircraft and the transmitter.

Updating the aircraft takes a fair bit longer than the transmitter, so we'll start with that. Walkera Runner 250 Drone Racer Modular Design HD Camera 250 Size Racing Quadcopter Sale-Banggood.com. ASL_V26N3_WINTER13_Silversmith.authcheckdam.pdf. DJI Phantom 3 Daily Quick Tip: How to Reduce IMU Warm Up Time? The DJI Phantom 3 can take a while to warm up its IMU and thus reduce your valuable flying time.

DJI Phantom 3 Daily Quick Tip: How to Reduce IMU Warm Up Time?

A delay in startup may even cause you to miss that perfect opportunity shot whilst having to wait for the craft to be ready for flight. Here is what you will need to do in order to minimize the warm up time and to get ready for flight as soon as possible. Set up the RC and IMU CAL screen with the craft off.Wait for the coldest part of the night.Turn on P3 and immediately do IMU CAL. The above procedures will significantly reduce the time required for your IMU to warm up and allows flight.

Enjoy and safe flying: Lynh Phan. Activities, Courses, Seminars & Webinars - ALC_Content - FAA - FAASTeam - FAASafety.gov. The links below are provided to launch the "New York City Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA)" interactive course.

Activities, Courses, Seminars & Webinars - ALC_Content - FAA - FAASTeam - FAASafety.gov

The course will open in a new window. Parts of the course are narrated so make sure your speakers are turned on or appropriate audio equipment, such as a headset, are available for use. Once the course is started you will find a very useful link to "Resources" in the upper right corner of the course screen. We highly recommend that these resources be used to further your education and increase your knowledge to help mitigate aviation accidents. When you have completed the interactive portion of the course, close the window to return to this page. Dji Phantom 2 Vision/Vision+ GPS Shielding Upgrade. Turnigy 9XR with Phoenix RC Simulator Setup. So How Do You Get to Fly a UAS Commercially? : GPS World. The Phantom quadcopter.

So How Do You Get to Fly a UAS Commercially? : GPS World

We’ve all been waiting with bated breath for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to release its long-awaited regulations to enable safe operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in United States airspace. Well, probably only a small subset of us actually have been anxiously awaiting these FAA rules, but with the increasing visibility of even small UAS on TV, most of us have probably given these things some passing thought. Skyzone FPV Goggles 5.8GHz Dual Diversity 32CH Receiver With Head Tracker. DJI Phantom 2 Vision RC Controller Antenna Upgrade. Quadcopter Beginner's Guide. Editor’s note: There are probably more newbies out there anxiously looking for guidance, tips and actionable hints to help them enjoy this amazing hobby safely than ever before in history.

Quadcopter Beginner's Guide

That is due to the fact that last Christmas was the first year when one of top stocking stuffing choices was drones. It makes sense after all, you have bought the new iPhone last year, the new iPad the year before, you ran out of ideas and your beloved spouse is a technophile. You can not go back to a scarf or socks and the media is blasting drones, drones, drones. Of course you will buy a multicopter. I was extremely surprised by the mockery in the comments to the video of a poor newbie that we posted the other day who almost sent his Phantom 2 into the pond on the first day he flew it (the battery depleted). So instead of being boastful, I feel that we should help newbies to gain enough confidence and experience to fly safe enough to enjoy the hobby. Naze32 - An Initial Setup Guide. Current Unmanned Aircraft State Law Landscape. Lock & Load X - Stabilizer for FCP 7/X, Premiere Pro and After Effects.

Faster Analysis, Better Results, More Powerful Lock & Load is the fastest and most robust stabilizer for FCP X, FCP 7, Premiere Pro and After Effects (Mac Only).

Lock & Load X - Stabilizer for FCP 7/X, Premiere Pro and After Effects

Check out our detailed comparison videos: Lock & Load vs FCP X Stabilizer, Lock & Load vs Warp Stabilizer. Latest Update: Lock & Load now has new GoPro rolling shutter presets and support for removing fish eye lens distortion. See full details. "Lock and Load is hands down the fastest stabilization plugin... " Waterproofing Electronics. ACCURC Precision Flight Simulator (ACCURCSIM) - HeliDirect. AccuRC isn't just a simulator - it's a complete modelling experience! Designed to give you the pleasure of owning, configuring and flying real models, every aircraft is accurately detailed and can be configured to meet your own requirements.

Examine your aircraft in the 'Workbench' - a unique feature where you can see the control system working, tune your models, swap out components, change colour schemes and change the settings of electronic devices such as gyros and flybarless controllers. How to Build a FPV Racing Quadcopter - Dronethusiast. DJI Phantom Christmas? Awesome! Now READ THIS! If you received a DJI Phantom for Christmas, then you are a lucky man…or woman, but I’m betting you’re a man. The Phantom’s are amazing machines. They are great fun, produce really cool video footage and are super easy to fly as long as you have a good GPS signal.

But, before you fly, there are a few things you need to do, and a few things you need to know. Not following this advice is, in the opinion of many, the #1 cause of “flyaways”, which is when the thing takes off and is never seen again. Image Composite Editor (32-Bit) 3D Robotics IRIS+ Mapping & Follow-Me Demo. How to install DJI Ground Station in a Phantom 2. Not long ago, DJI release iPad Ground Station, an iPad app and hardware combination that allows Phantoms and other DJI-powered multicopters to fly autonomous missions using waypoints. iPad Ground Station is a free app in the Apple App Store, but it requires that you purchase and install 2.4G Bluetooth Data Link. This post is specifically about installing Data Link into a Phantom 2. It can be hard to imagine how all these parts work together.

Data Link has actually been an existing product for some time, but it was previously used with Windows-based ground station software, and normally on higher-end multicopters like the S800. Adding an iPad Ground Station app makes the whole package much easier to use, even on Phantoms, with which dedicated ground stations aren’t the norm. Boscam 2.4Ghz 500mW Wireless AV FPV TX&RX Set. Details 2.4g 500mW TS321 Wireless FPV Video Audio AV Sender Channels &Frequencies 2.4G Wireless AV Receiver Channels & Frequencies Features & Specs:(TS321) * 2.4G Technology. TAROT GoPro3 2-Axis Brushless Gimbal T-2D (V2) Vorstellung Video 1/3. Tarot T-2D gimbal configuration for pitch controll on a DJI Phantom. Goodluckbuy Gimbal Connections to the DJI Phantom. HOW TO INSTALL: $100 GoodLuckSell Gimbal with Pitch Control (DJI Phantom) DJI Phantom 2.4 and 5.8 Radio Control Antenna Mod increase RC / FPV Range.

Aerial Pak Insurance for Professional Remote Control Aerial Photographers from Hill & Usher Insurance & Surety, LLC. How to mount a tablet to any DJI Phantom or Futaba RC Control. Nexus 7 iPad mini. How to boost FPV range of Phantom FC40 Part 2 How to config booster. How to boost FPV range of Phantom FC40. DJI Phantom FC40 WIFi Extender Full Tutorial. Adjusting & Setting Your Gains in Naza Assistant. Naza Light & V2.

Phantom FC40 FPV setup. How to Fit Gimbal Tilt Control Leaver to Phantom Transmitter Controller TX. Installation Walkera G2d on Phantom FC40. Global Mini Tracking Device GSM GPRS GPS. NRT bans drone photography in northeastern US. The nation’s largest real estate brokerage is warning agents who work out of more than 200 offices in the northeastern U.S. not to commission drone photography from vendors until the Federal Aviation Administration issues “clearly defined rules” governing the commercial operation of drones. Until that happens, Realogy subsidiary NRT LLC says it won’t even process or distribute images captured by drones that are provided to it by sales associates in the affected regions.

Drone image via Shutterstock. The warning — sent by NRT LLC attorneys to presidents and the marketing team of NRT’s Eastern Seaboard and Northeast regions — was obtained by Forbes contributor Gregory McNeal, who covers law and policy for the publication. Academy of Model Aeronautics. So You Want to Shoot Aerial Photography Using Drones? This post is the latest in the series Dreams of the World, which profiles interesting people Kike meets during his travels. Drones and Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Special Series. If there is a question that gets asked over and over in the many emails I get in response to my Drones and Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Special Series, it is ¨What gear and components do you use in your on-going process of becoming a proficient aerial photographer and filmmaker?

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