"Middle of nowhere is a misconception @Stephen. True, there are a LOT of wide open spaces, some right smack in the middle of heavily populated urban areas. But strangely, the further away you get from "big cities" the more "nervous" people get when…"
"Have you tried updating to version 1.5?
I had an issue where it would tilt down and stay that way.
Resolved it by writing to flash after ensuring MODE2 is selected. For some reason it would work while the USB dongle was connected but lose said…"
"What is wrong with doing it like any other car/boat/plane/gun???
You obtain a license for which you went through some sort of training and are more or less "screened", acquire insurance and the UAV has to pass some kind of airworthy certification.…"
"I concur.
and these opportunist companies like 3DRobotics that sell under powered, over hyped, mass produced toys as RTF tools for professionals only makes things worse.
I once commissioned an Iris to do a a few HD stills at 60 meters and a simple…"