Recent content by dstewart

Thanks for the response I'll watch out for that with my older S2 & batteries. In this case I was flying a new S2+ with all new 2+ batteries.

I was recently flying a brand new S2+ & new controller using DroneDeploy for mapping. Launched & landed 2 times, with no issues. 3rd flight was ended early, when DroneDeploy showed 'connection lost' and the S2+ returned to home and landed ok. The 4th flight ended in a crash - The S2+ dropped...

AgEagle eBee X appears to be the only drone approved for OOP Category 3. It's a very nice drone, but much more than I need (and apparently it costs $15k+). Has anyone heard if Skydio, or any other drone manufacturers are at work on a drone that has the FAA certificate of compliance for Category...

Has Skydio said when we might expect to see a declaration of compliance (Cat 2)? I hear that it may be years before we see a new Skydio, or can purchase a retro-fit package, that will meet the Cat 2 requirements. Until then Part 107 pilots will need FAA waivers to fly over people. So might as...

Does anyone have experience using a drone to measure the depth of a pond? I understand using DroneDeploy I can get terrain models and estimate the depth of an open pit. But if the pit was full of water, would the drone "see" the bottom? Do I need a FLIR camera?

I use Drone Deploy at work and like how it does mapping. We're also trying out Pix4D's free app. Does anyone know if there's another app. that does mapping with the S2? Pix4D doesn't support Skydio and DD is a bit expensive for what I need (like one map every few weeks). Thanks