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RE: DJI Mavic Air: Big Features in a Small Drone (With Test Flight Footage!)

in #drones7 years ago (edited)

That thing is tiny! I have the Spark which has been serving me well as I take it all around the central California coast. Biggest downside is the short (~8 minute) battery life. I've recently been using it to fly out to islands/rocks off the coast to get a closer look.

Personally I find the line-of-sight (and to a lesser extent the 400 ft) rule absurd, especially since this drone and the spark are so tiny. When I fly near big mountains I bend the 400 ft rule a bit, since I'm technically lower than nearby terrain and nobody is flying that close to a mountain anyway.

Keep in mind that if you are from the US you need a FCC *FAA registration (it's $5 or so) to post images from drones on monetized blogs. That is the only reason I haven't shared my pictures here yet, because I'm too lazy to actually deal with the bureaucracy and get the license (it's legal to fly for fun without the registration).

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Do you mean FAA, rather than FCC?

Yes I do, sorry! Been looking up too many radio restrictions lately ...