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I was surprised to see there was no RAW file output. While MPEG-4 is OK, it's still compresses the video image with a degree of lossyness. With all the 4K hype from Inspire, I'm a bit disappointed to see no RAW output.

Hi folks; Earlier this month, Puerto Rico hosted the International Billfish Tournament in San Juan. I was there early in the morning with my MR to catch a glimpse of the shotgun race. This is where all participant vessels line up to start the tournament. An eurocopter was on hand documenting...

I'm one of Aerial Media Pro's proud clients and I'm glad they get the cnbc nod. Way to go AMP you deserve the exposure. One of these days, I'd love to fly with you guys. Well done!

Notams on pre-flights. Speaking like a true pilot, Kloner. Proud of you, man. It's good to be Disney, I guess. I like this piece of news, the FAA may move away from their feet-dragging with someone like Disney looking for commercial use of drones. Cool stuff

Disney files patents for aerial puppetry and projection technologies using drones.Interesting read. Maybe the FAA will get motivated to rethink airspace for this one. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/disney-seeks-drone-related-air-show-patents-222625094--finance.html

Hey Gottabebrett, Beautiful work. After a couple of years of building my own multis, I also got me a phantom2 w/H3-3D, and have been flying it more than my larger rig (S800). I love the portability, sturdiness, and together with my Lightbridge, wow!. For FPV its a sweet MR. However, as soon as...

In that case, it IS strange. I've been flying and building with DJI (naza, naza v2, wookong M, A2, and now with Lightbridge) for over 2yrs. I've had my share of crashes, most of the time I can trace it to my own screw up. Although it happens, It's very easy to blame the gear. BTW, were you...

hey xahhax, Looking at the video, it seems like you were flying in Manual mode. Notice that you had control as you were correcting your flight path, the F550 was changing direction and orientation, but not in the predictable way that Attitude/GPS mode would give you. Flying in Manual is like...

Man, the FAA really hates Trappy. The notice almost seems like a way to get back at TBS for the $10,000 fine they couldn't get from them. Now, we're all criminals for using FPV gear. Makes the FAA seem a bunch of out of touch yahoos!

OK, I'm in! Here's the familiar "Is this thing on?" unintended GoPro selfie. I'm smiling because I was in S.E. Alaska searching for whales that day, and I'm from the caribbean... Glad to see real people here with lots of common ground. Especially the grey hairs, or lack thereof he he!! Cheers, Fern

Sounds like what happens when you run out of juice, and you bring your stick to zero (cutoff). Gravity takes over. What batteries do you use? And in your Naza assistant settings, do you have cut-off set to "intelligent or "immediately"? Need more info to help you out.

Hey PCM, Increasing your battery to a 4S 5000mah will get you decent flight times. I have a similar setup, but with gimbal, video tx, landing gear, and dji 1038 props. I get 7min from a 3S 4000mah battery, and 12 min with a 4S 5000 mah. With your battery setup, adding 1038 props will increase...

Hi Folks, Here's a recent FPV. Just hanging out with the surfers in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It's spring. Notice, the surfers have no wetsuits. Gotta love the tropics. Cheers!

There's plenty of listeners out there, like airports regional and small, radio station engineers, etc. you just won't know they're there. That's why you're required to comply with a call sign transmission. Some OSD systems will take care of transmitting your call-sign automatically. If you plan...

I don't know, man. If it's a phantom, or 450mm multirotor, maybe. Trying to hand-grab a landing on a bobbing ship, with a six to eight rotor 800mm+ multi, with gimbal, 15+in carbon props, and 10,000mah battery (or more), could leave a mark, you know... Wear gloves and helmet.

To add to Jareth's keen comment, I found it to be extremely interesting to go through the process of study. It helps to know about radio when you're using radio frequency (RF) to both control your craft and Transmit/Receive video via the airwaves. A document with all the questions you would find...

At the risk of sounding repetitive, I'm a believer of free market economy, let the market regulate itself. I would hate the idea of some Organization setting price limits or price regulation to my goods or services. F-that! That's good for commodities, not for services. Whether we like it or...

Hi Mick, Unless the GH4 is exactly the same as the GH3 (which I doubt), the Zenmuse won't fit. The Zenmuse is camera-specific in fit and balanced to the specific camera. Believe me, I was able to verify this with the Sony Nex5 and a Zenmuse for the the Nex 7. Although the cameras are similar...

Hey Bartman, I visit fpvlab almost as frequently as multirotorforums, and rcgroups less frequently. FPVLABS I visit mostly for the fpv themes, vendors, retailers and tech discussions. In fact, I see a lot of participants I recognize from multirotorforums. But I visit mostly for information, not...

Hi Fredrik, I have the same F550 setup, and the landing gear/camera mount I use is the Alware GP 45. It's lightweight, serves it's purpose and it's reasonable. Here's a link to one of the many vendors. http://1uas.com/Camera-Mount-Gimbal/Alware-GP-45-BL-Gimbal-Advanced-Landing-Gear