Recent content by GlassKnees

While filming a butte near my home, I momentarily lost sight of my drone as it dipped around the side. I hit RTL but it had already crashed. The terrain is really rugged, and I was unable to find it. Later, I used the Drone Scan app on my iPhone and was able to find its location on the map. I...

As I recreational drone pilot, I have learned the hard way to conduct a thorough preflight inspection beginning even before I leave for the field. At home, I check the propellers to make sure they are secure and all exposed hex bolts to make sure they are tightly fastened including bolts...

I flew the same waypoint mission after increasing the geofence radius. The flight was successful. Click here.

Ordered one from China but they sent two. I ended up paying the tariff for both items. The seller doesn’t want me to return it. The module cost $80 plus $21 shipping and the tariff was $56.80. I will sell my extra for $60 plus shipping. It is brand new a pad still in its box.

I flew my modified Tarot 650 Sport quadcopter over the Mariana Butte golf course but I neglected to measure the farthest point of the course and check against the geofence radius I set - DOH! Click here.

This is a video test flight of my highly modified Tarot 650 Sport quadcopter. The camera is a GoPro Hero 11 mounted to a Tarot 3 axis gimbal. Click here.

I have been trying to get satisfactory aerial video while flying my Tarot 650 Sport quadcopter using a GoPRo Hero4 camera with no luck - too much jello effect. So I managed to shoe-horn A GoPro Hero 11 into the gimbal and got much better video. But I have been flying blind as I haven' installed...

About a month ago, I was test flying my Tarot quad - had several successful flights, but on the last one, I was having trouble with the landing gear. The landing gear would extend when ascending and retract while descending to land. While troubleshooting in flight I accidentally toggled the...

IF you live in the USA be warned that the FAA requires you to keep your aircraft within line of eyesight. There is also an altitude restrictions as well as knowledge of where TFRs are.

I learned a couple of years ago that here in the U.S. inspecting your own roof using your drone is a commercial endeavor and requires a part 107 certification. I doubt that anyone abides by that rule however.

A vtx with power over 25mW requires a HAm Technician license. Mine is 600mW so I must pass the exam to be legal. Meanwhile my quad is grounded while I order and install a new flight controller after the New Year.

With only 1% atmosphere, I doubt that it would get off the ground.

Back in 2018, my Tarot 650 Sport crashed after many successful flights. Recently, I came across some old video and watched the crash video and spotted the cause:

Here are a couple of pics I took later when the sun came out

I believe you are correct. I was flying slow so the characteristics didn’tnoticeably change. I kept my flights short and changed with fresh batteries that were in a warm place.