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Back on the road again

November 4, 2015February 18, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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On the road again ... Tomorrow I'm back on the road again for a 17 day business trip to Australia (Sydney) and New Zealand (Auckland and Christchurch) for some PCI assessment work, and general information security meetings and reviews with folks in our APAC offices. I do love New Zealand, and Auckland in particular. This is my first trip to Christchurch and…

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Sunset over the Pocono Mountains (Albrightsville, PA)

Sunset over Albrightsville

September 13, 2015January 21, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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Sunset photos from 100 Feet over Albrightsville Still getting the hang of the Phantom 3 - as well as third party applications. Tonight it finally stopped threatening to rain, and the wind died down here in Albrightsville Pennsylvania, so I took out the drone and fired up a new app I grabbed: AutoPilot (iOS: App Store) and got a few flights in…

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Nose art and dyed props for Phantom 3 Professional

Phantom 3: Skinned Alive

September 12, 2015January 21, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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Phantom 3 Custom Skin and Dyed Props Well, the weather outside is crap, so no flying the drone today; besides, I'm feeling like the weather - crap. So what am I to do? Oh! My order of a WWII Nose Art Skin for the Phantom 3 Professional arrived this week - and I spent a bit of time this afternoon…

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Drone Meme: Once upon a time - only the government was spying on you

Phantom 3: New Firmware & Functionality

September 7, 2015 by John P. Hoke

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DJI Firmware Update and New Functions - Phantom 3 DJI released a firmware update (1.4.0010) for the Phantom 3 Professional (as well as others) this morning, and updates to their iOS (v2.2.0) and Android (v2.1.0) DJI GO applications. I spent time updating the firmware on the bird, updating my iOS device, calibrating (and re-calibrating) the IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit - in english -…

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Phantom 3: Final Propeller Dye Job

September 6, 2015September 6, 2015 by John P. Hoke

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Final colors for the propellers, a skin, and more I really like the idea of dying the plastic propellers for the Phantom 3, and have been playing around with a number of different mixes to get what I am looking for. The final product is in the image below. The reds and blues are the same color, the differences are due…

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Phantom 3 Professional: Polar Pro Polarizing FIlter

Phantom 3: Testing PolarPro Filters

September 4, 2015January 21, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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Phantom 3: Polar Pro Filters Polarizing and Neutral Density Filters One of the things that annoys the crap out of me about the Phantom 3 Professional is that it comes with only a UV filter to protect the lens. The photos it captures really suffers from the lack of a polarization filter, and in a lot of cases, neutral density filters. Another is how…

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Phantom 3 White Propellers dyed blue and purple using RIT

Phantom 3: Eat Dye and Shit Colors

September 4, 2015January 21, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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Things that happen with Dye and Propellers when bored I saw a post on one of the Phantom 3 forums I follow about dyeing the stock white P3 propellers different colors using RIT fabric dye. I did a couple test runs with props that were on when a hemlock jumped out and swatted my drone. Phantom 3 White Propellers dyed blue and…

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DJI – New Phantom Firmware

September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 by John P. Hoke

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Phantom Firmware: Follow Me to the Waypoint's Point of Interest! Engadget reports that the DJI Phantom 3 series of drones (of which I own the 3 Professional) are getting a Phantom firmware update next week (7 Sept 2015) to fill some feature gaps (!!!) that have been widely panned by owners on a number of forums, and in blogs I read before…

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