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  1. Sundog775

    The following UAS registration will expire within 30 days.

    I’m in a very similar situation, and in fact also live in Northern Nevada. I have not flown my XSP for years, however I’ve been pretty meticulous about maintaining the batteries on a monthly schedule, just so whenever I do decide to fly it again I’ll be ready to go. I registered mine last year...
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    BOOM ITS HERE!!!!

    The dealer in Las Vegas is hosting an online “Lunch and Learn” event about the Autel RTK setup on Monday that some folks may find interesting: https://www.eventbrite.com/x/introducing-the-autel-evo-ii-rtk-aircraft-and-workflow-tickets-161257933821
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    Let's compile all of our knowledge into one place of how to create orthomosaic maps with an XSP

    Interesting timing for your questions - I've been thinking about reviving this thread for a while, but have been off the forum for months (got tired of all the Autel bashing from the self-professed experts who were telling us the company would never actually produce the EVO and was going to go...
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    Second flight in Shurts Canyon

    What a beautiful spot to have in your back yard! Really nice video.
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    My First Pre-Order Ever

    I just bought one of these to power my video camera while experimenting with time lapse (haven't had a chance to try it out yet): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0744DKP5D/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 My camera has a 12V adaptor so it will plug right in to the power bank...
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    Autel files lawsuit against DJI

    2019 is correct, pretty amazing how long things like this get dragged out: "AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER: These actions are consolidated for all purposes and all papers shall be filed in Civil Action No. 16-706-LPS. Fact Discovery completed by 11/23/2018. Dispositive Motions due by 3/8/2019. An...
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    Autel files lawsuit against DJI

    On April 25, Autel filed a new lawsuit against DJI alleging infringement on two Autel patents: https://insight.rpxcorp.com/litigation_documents/12896780 A 7-day jury trial for the original DJI lawsuit (Delaware) has now been scheduled for 6/10/2019. As of today, this lawsuit has been in the...
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    Collision data

    The FAA did a comprehensive study last year to analyze potential damage and/or injuries from crashing drones. The first link below is to an article in USA Today with a brief description of the study. The second is a link to the complete (and very lengthy) final report from the FAA: What...
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    New X-Star batteries $40.00 !!!!!

    Might want to check this out before sending any money. "If it seems too good to be true..." is bigtigermall.com a scam or legit | bigtigermall.com reviews | check bigtigermall.com for fraud and risk | is bigtigermall.com safe or fake
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    Autel Releases EVO Videos

    Glad to say my horizons have always been nice and level. Could be because I never "upgraded" to the latest firmware...
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    Autel Releases EVO Videos

    Just downloaded the waterfall video directly to my 27" iMac w/5k Retina screen (8 GB ram) - it looks like an entirely different video than what you see just playing from the dropbox site. Actually looks pretty darn incredible and kind of makes you wonder what all the fuss over not having a 1"...
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    Is EVO Trademarked by DJI?

    DJI registered the trademark "Spreading Wings" in 2015, but not "EVO": Word Mark SPREADING WINGS Goods and Services IC 012. US 019 021 023 031 035 044. G & S: Aircraft and related operational software and printed manuals therefor, sold as a unit; drones and related operational software and...
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    Is EVO Trademarked by DJI?

    I don't know about DJI, but EVO is a registered trademark of Autel: Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) Edited: Link expired, see text below (thanks, arto.inetco)
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    Hidden Waterfalls of East Hawaii

    Beautiful video, great example of "aerial artistry" - look forward to seeing it on the Autel site! Thanks for sharing.
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    EVO being shown again

    Thanks very much for the excellent and informative review - EVO just keeps looking better and better!