Having a drone crash or a fly away seemingly without pilot’s fault is not a pleasant experience, but rather than pity on it, take this as an opportunity to learn. Besides – understanding what happened increases your chances of successful insurance or warranty claim.
Continue reading Crash or Fly away drone “post mortem”
DJI has dominated consumer drone market some time ago and since then have been a market leader in the consumer drone sector. And for a very valid reason, that is ease of use. Their drones have so many sensors and smart features that anyone can pick one up and learn to fly it in less than an hour.
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You would think that once you launched and flown drone, landing will be piece of cake, right? And most likely it will be – unless, you are constrained. So what are the constrains that cause cause issues and increase risks while landing?
Continue reading Top risks while landing the drone
Most of the launch risks remain during flight, although some will be reduced. All the risks while flying will depend on where you are flying. The orientation you did before the launch will come in handy now.
Continue reading Top risks while flying the drone
Although consumer drones nowadays “fly themselves” there are still quite a few risks while launching that you need to take care of. As with any risk assessment, you will get better with time. You will find more and more risks each time you fly 🙂 not necessarily something you want, but that’s just how it is!
Even if you have all your drone settings right, there are still things you have to watch out for . The list below covers main risks during launch (although a lot of them apply also for flying and landing).
Drone pre-flight check list can be a very complex or a very simple process. Everything in it depends on what you are flying and what for. Commercial drone flight check lists are the ones most complex. This is because those records get audited at various occasions, such as applications for certifications, insurances etc.
For private and hobby flights, especially flying small drones where risk to others is very low, the list can be very simple. But it still should be done, as it can save you your drone when things go WRONG.
Continue reading What is pre-flight check and why you need it?
As safety is so critical, modern consumer drones have plenty fail safe drone settings and features to make your flight as smooth and safe as possible. They are however not universal for each and single flight. Understanding them is therefore the key to making sure that you maximise your flight experience. Below, I will go through some very basic mode switches and settings found on most consumer* drones.
Continue reading Critical drone settings you absolutely have to understand
In the last couple of years Insta360 has truly conquered the consumer market of 360 photography. They successfully released some staple models ranging from entry level Insta360 Go, through more advanced Insta360 One R and Insta360 One X2 (that are supported by professional platforms such as Matterport) to fully professional Insta360 Pro and Titan cameras. So how about invisible drone set up? The kind of set up where camera and the drone are not visible (to self) same as tripod is not visible in 360 camera shots?
Continue reading Insta360 invisible drone (mis)fortunes