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    Tehachapi Loop

    Weather permitting, I will host a meetup at Tehachapi Loop, where trains over 4000' long will loop over themselves. This loop is about 30mi East of Bakersfield. The flight area is rural. There are constant moving trains in both directions about every half hour to fly and capture. The launch...
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    Litchi for Phantom

    Litchi is quite flexible. One interesting effect is to "time phase" identical flights during post editing. The effect works best in areas with lots of lighting at night. I shoot 30fps to gather as much night light possible using the slowest shutter speed possible with auto, using no ND filter...
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    DroneVibes Drone Giveaway Contest! What drone should we award as the prize?

    Inspire 2 with X5. Should be announced tomorrow. That would be AWESOME....oops, I wasn't supposed use the A word.
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    Post Your DJI Night Photos here

    No, at night I fly with no filter.
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    Post Your DJI Night Photos here

    Night shots are not only an adrenaline rush while shooting them, they can produce very dramatic results. Below are a couple using my Phantom 4 I took my P4 to the moon last night, man that Windsurfer works fantastic! :p
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    Power line inspection

    The Inspire with the new Z3 zoom camera will be stellar for inspection jobs. It's only $900 and takes excellent photos, having glass quality similar to the P4 camera.
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    PHANTOM4 $200 off and new batt combo

    Desperation? That's defined as rash or extreme behavior. That's clearly not the case here, this is calculated. This is a pure business tactic, to sell more than the competition through the muscle of lower manufacturing cost, achieved from high volume, greater than anyone else. It's clearly...
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    DVP REVIEW | Drone Vibes Video: DJI Phantom 4 Long Term Review

    Range is displayed in the GO app, it's easy to know distance. For me, it's affecting DJI sales because I know what they are doing, lying, and I don't like it. They have the technology to provide a 3mi range, and they are advertising it, but now they are not meeting that promise. The P4 RC is...
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    DVP REVIEW | Drone Vibes Video: DJI Phantom 4 Long Term Review

    Great review guys, however nothing was mentioned about the reduced range the P4 exhibits, versus the P3P. My P3P flies 2+ miles with a windsurfer on the antennas, almost never losing control signal, the video fades first. The P4 keeps loosing control signal starting at 4000'. I have measured...
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    PHANTOM4 $200 off and new batt combo

    This puts a lot more pressure on Yuneec's Typhoon H. You gotta love competition, lower prices for us.
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    Which prop you like for DJI Phantom4

    The original is the safest. CF props are brutal if they come in contact with flesh. The plastic props will do damage too, but nearly as much. I stay away from CF since the advantages are few, only looks. The stock plastic props are balanced quite well, when I use the Dupro balancer to tune...
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    DVP #098 | In Depth Look At the DJI Matrice 100 | DJI X5 Camera System | Voicemails From Our Listeners

    Great review. I look forward to the long term review with M1 and getting to understand the primary benefits of the X5 large sensor. It's obvious a better camera, but I'm thinking to the untrained eye the difference may be difficult to see. But since I haven't used X5, I'm curious of Petr's...
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    Litchi for Phantom

    I own two 2 P3P's and a P4 craft. I've been flying DJI craft a little over a year. I started out with a Typhoon Q500+, which was a good starting point, but quickly realized the advanced capabilities of the Phantom line. Two weeks ago I purchased the Litchi navigation app ($25) for...
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    DVP #093 | SPECIAL EPISODE – FAA AND DOT Finalize Rules for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Part 107) –

    Hey Petr, if I get a 107 cert, do the same commercial rules apply on days that I'm flying for fun as a hobbiest? I've got a 333 exemptions, but no pilot license yet. I'm considering waiting for the 107 program to alleviate the pilot lessons. I have no time for pilot lessons, and I think it's...
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    DVP #092 | An Interview With Loretta Alkalay – Aviation Attorney And Regulatory Consultant To Airmen

    Petr, great interview with Loretta, she's a hoot. She conveys a lot of logical thinking, the way things should settle out in the future. Sometimes we average citizens think our government isn't so logical, especially in the last 8yrs (sorry to go political). I'll be visiting her Amelia...
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