I’m looking to buy a drone for my cousin for xmas. Hes an avid outdoorsman and I know he would like to (where its legal) it for dropping bait and possibly pre delivery of supplies or gear to hard to reach areas. My budget isn’t large. Would it be best to buy a dji phantom 4 and upgrade the motors and propellers? Or just buy a more expensive model initially? Any suggestions on models or builds etc?

I got some editing software and these are two of my first pics using it. Hope y’all like it. Have a great day maybe only one pic. I’m having trouble adding another. I apologize

I have seen some videos online of game retrievals using secondary thermal cameras attached to their drones. Just curious is anyone has any experience doing this? I know they produce the drones specifically made with the thermal cameras, but didn’t know if anyone had made their own.

There's tons of vague explanations of "It broadcasts telemetry on Wifi and Bluetooth" but I can't find any type of documentation on the acceptable format of these broadcasts. From a few sources, the packets can fall under Bluetooth 4 or 5, then WiFi NAN or "Beacon." Are all 4 of these are required to be transmitting, or can a manufacturer just pick one? I skimmed the user manual of the DJI Air 3 as an example but couldn't find anything on the specific type of broadcast used

Has anyone here used Wireshark or something similar to try and capture and deconstruct these packets? I'm trying to build a script to listen and log/map RID drone activity in the area with a high gain external WiFi antenna, but I'm not sure if I need to be listening for all 4 types of packets or if I can just grab NAN broadcasts. I'm frustrated with how little information there is on the protocol, and I don't have the ability to sit down at Wireshark and try to figure it out for a while

Hello guys, I recently purchased a RadioMaster Pocket cc2500 version by mistake, I intended to buy the ELRS version. Anyways, I have a spare elrs lite module, 1cmx1cm aprox. Is it possible to use it to make the radiomaster pocket transmmit to my Mobula 8 ELRS UART? Thank you in advance!!

Fimi x8 tele

I'm thinking of buying the FIMI x8 tele but only aliexpress has it. Is it safe to order from them?

Hiya, I'm looking at buying a drone to take overhead shots of houses for sale for real estate listings, I'm most likely going to get the dji mini pro 4 but still not 100% sure, still in research mode. I'm wondering if I'd getaway with using the 360 tracking feature to do video walk throughs of home interiors as an add to the dji mini pro or would I need to invest in another 4k handheld camera and gimble for this... can it track with me walking behind it whilst filming the front ahead of me at eye level? I've never used a drone so I'm thinking yes I can but I think there may be some quirks to understand! Would be great to have a single solution for this. Any advice is appreciated.

I bought a K911SE drone because I want to learn and start flying drones. I have flown it for a while, but cannot fly farther than 80 meters. Does anyone have any suggestions/ideas on what could be the problem? Is there a way to switch off beginner mode? I cannot find this setting in the app at all. Is there another better app that I could use?

I got my Remote Pilot Certificate from the FAA in 2017, and then I did the recurrent training in 2021 and 2024 at this link:

https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/recurrent-training-courses-drone-pilots-available-online

Am I understanding correctly that this is all I need to do to keep my pilot certificate current so I can fly under Part 107?

I still have my Remote Pilot Certificate card from 2017 (it's the size of a driver's license) but the only date on the card is the date I first got it, which was 2017.

Is there any way to update this card now that I've completed the recurrent tests? Is there any need to carry the card with me at all? It seems weird to carry around this card everywhere when it has an old date on it.

Thanks

Hello everyone, we are traveling next year with a 4-day stopover in Dubai. I don't want to fly in Dubai itself (which is currently hardly allowed for private purposes anyway), only in the following destination. This means that the drone will not be used during my stay there. Do I still need a drone license for Dubai? What are your experience’s with drones in Dubai?

Looking for people who know how to set up and control drones from anywhere in the world

Is there a way to use the DJI RC Controller for different drones? Like the ones that can do stunts and stuff?

based on what I'm seeing everywhere, $85 is obviously too good to be true correct? seller just joined ebay in November of this year (2024)

context: my very first time buying a drone

I'm still at a beginner level but trying to get better. Would appreciate some tips and constructive criticism! Thank you!!

https://youtu.be/-UDf1YOgEbc

Hello, I need to learn some basics about drones. What categories of drones are there? What advanced ones exist? What "lingo" do I need to learn in order to understand a conversation?

I know drones can film wonderfully, can navigate small spaces, can be programmed for light show choreography, can be programmed to spot specific colors, and can be heat-seeking for Search and Rescue efforts.

(I have a couple more specific questions, but I can ask them after I hopefully learn how to converse somewhat intelligently about drones. 😀)

My kid got a Techvio EC300 and the wire for one of the motors broke. Is there any way to repair this?

(Lego) banana for scale. The plug is 4mm long. https://imgur.com/a/cuAFNe0

Thank you!

I’m new to the world of Lipo batteries? But I just had about a 1 foot fall with my fpv drone and it damaged one of the batteries a little bit. It still works fine.

Do you normally dispose of them when this happens or is it fine? Thanks!

I’m a part 107 pilot with experience with the Avata, M210, M300, M30T, Skydio S2/X2/X10

I just want something to start making some side money with filming for realtors. Wanting something pretty basic under $500. Don’t want the video to turn out like crap though.

Question I have just purchased a dji mini 4k.

1. What is the least expensive tablet I could use?
2. What is the least expensive phone to use I could use.
3. What would.be the recommendations.?

Im mainly looking for long range since I live in a ranch. I’d like to be able to throw it into a backpack or small case for whenever I need if

So far the the pros I see are:

Mini 3:

• digital
• little to no learning curve
• better camera quality

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• analog
• Fpv, so a larger learning curve but gets me into a new hobby
• naturally bad camera quality as one would expect from analog
• mode modular, so I can upgrade it as newer/better technology is released, and batteries are also much cheaper.

Which would be the best choice for me, someone who wants to be able to fly long range? Is analog a better option for long range over digital? IF I discard the Mini 3 and decide to go FPV, is digital any better for FPV than analog?

Thank you for your time.