Any drone enthusiast/hobbiest?

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  1. tb-av said:
    So do they use your data? Or have rights to it?

    You know the drone slayer case? How might that have been different. If the pilot was in the right, he could have shown his flight even though he lost the SD card. OR.... could the courts have acquired the data? Even without the video, the flight could be recreated to see where a camera was aimed, height, zoom, etc..

    You mentioned or someone did, unless I read it somewhere else, that DJI is heavily tied to Apple. What about Samsung... is their stuff as full featured on Samsung as well?

    On that new Mavic, all else being equal... is the folding nature just for carry. IOW, it has no function in flight? Just a smaller package to get to field?
     
  2. Outlander Systems said:
    Mind...BLOWN!

    Bro, tell me there's FPV adapter goggles for the 6 Plus!?!???
     
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    Hmac said:
    Quote Originally Posted by Outlander Systems View Post
    Mind...BLOWN!

    Bro, tell me there's FPV adapter goggles for the 6 Plus!?!???


    Yes. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    There are several different vendors making the VR BOX. IIUC, they're all basically the same design.
     
  4. Outlander Systems said:
    You, Sir, are a scholar and a gentleman!
     
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    Hmac said:
    Quote Originally Posted by tb-av View Post
    So do they use your data? Or have rights to it?

    You know the drone slayer case? How might that have been different. If the pilot was in the right, he could have shown his flight even though he lost the SD card. OR.... could the courts have acquired the data? Even without the video, the flight could be recreated to see where a camera was aimed, height, zoom, etc..

    You mentioned or someone did, unless I read it somewhere else, that DJI is heavily tied to Apple. What about Samsung... is their stuff as full featured on Samsung as well?

    On that new Mavic, all else being equal... is the folding nature just for carry. IOW, it has no function in flight? Just a smaller package to get to field?
    Yeah, drone slayer...there would be a flight log with a map either uploaded to the website, or if not, it would still reside on the phone. Cuts both ways, I suppose. Surely the flight data could be subject to subpoena.

    Yeah, as far as I can tell, they can use the data that you send them. You can choose whether or not it's private and can be shared with others on the website. That's all assuming that you choose to send them anything. You have the option in the app as to whether or not any flight info gets uploaded. I do upload the data because I'm nerdy like that. I may opt not to later if I find that it's not useful. I do log into Mission Hub, mainly so that I can design a mission on my 27 inch retina display at my leisure.. Your flight parameters can be copied and other people can use them for their own missions. It's kind of cool because some of those guys create some really elaborate and cool flights with lots of programmed actions and it's nice to not necessarily have to start something like that from scratch. When I finish and upload a mission, I go fly it, see what the video looks like, then tweak it to get around the weak spots. Nerd heaven.

    I don't know what the relationship is between Apple and DJI. They call it a "strategic partnership". For example, at the release of the Phantom 4, it was exclusive at the Apple Store for awhile afterward and they do sell them at the Apple Store, although they also sell Parrot and GoPro stuff. I gather that actual device support is pretty much the same between Android and iOS operating systems. Folding arms...just for portability.
    Last edited by Hmac; 09-25-16 at 20:19.
     
  6. Outlander Systems said:
    Let there be Mavic:

     
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    zombiescometh said:
    Quote Originally Posted by Outlander Systems View Post
    Let there be Mavic:

    Hello karma killer

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  8. tb-av said:
    Wow, that thing looks looks fantastic!

    So will it also work with that flight planning software? Damn, I think I'm going to wish I hadn't seen this.
    ETA: Looks like not at this time - I imagine they will jump on that though.
    Last edited by tb-av; 09-27-16 at 14:21.
     
  9. tb-av said:
    Quote Originally Posted by Hmac View Post
    It's kind of cool because some of those guys create some really elaborate and cool flights with lots of programmed actions and it's nice to not necessarily have to start something like that from scratch.
    Yeah, the video I watched the guy flew a mission around a lake and one corner he said something about how it rounded that corner. Like he needed to tweak the mission. So I guess it's nice not to have to start all over and also get others to help you out with things. I imagine after you get a basic mission you could add a lot of camera moves around a route.
     
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    Hmac said:
    I saw that this morning. That's amazing. I assumed the Mavic would exceed the Karma, but I didn't expect it would grind it into the dust. Definitely the last nail in GoPro's coffin.

    http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/27/13...esture-control