Recent content by Tommy Molnar

I like the pen too. Autel also makes really good automobile diagnosis computers.

Uh oh. I haven't flown my X-Star Premium in years (due to medical problems) Does this mean if I try to fly it now I'm going to have to do some upgrades? I use an Android Tablet that also hasn't been used in years. The X-Star is the only thing that I used it for. I've never upgraded either the X...

This was an interesting discussion. I haven't flown my X-Star Premium for YEARS, due mainly to health stuff that took me out of town for several years. Drat! But now I want to blow the dust off and see if any of my five batteries might still be rechargeable. I've never bothered with any software...

I haven't flown my 'pumpkin' in years, mostly because of medical reasons that took me out of town. I'm not even sure if my batteries are still good (all five of them!). The whole "big brother" aspect of this latest development bothers me too. I know, I know, it's all about safety, and doing what...

I got this email today and am in a quandary as to what to do about it. My aging drone hasn't been flown in years. I live in northern NV and when I did fly, it was always out in the desert. I'm thinking of not renewing my current registration. I, of course, do not have any remote ID capability...

I've been watching this guy's videos for years. Goes by the name "Dirty Bird". His older videos were spectacular, all done with software that allowed him to program the entire flight. Then launch and forget about it until the drong came back. He was using DJI stuff.

Even Microsoft supports old operating systems longer than Autel supports older drones. I'm pretty sure Autel's biggest business is their automobile diagnostic scanners. However, as another poster said, I would never buy another DJI product. I'll give up 'droning' before I do that...

Can't find anything about them. I looked on Amazon and there were no battery offerings for our beloved X-Star Premiums. I DID find something here - Autel Robotics - X-Star Battery - The Drone Co. It showed a price of $115.

I got mine decades ago when there was both XM and Sirius. I chose XM. As an OTR trucker, it was a "life changing experience". I no longer listened to stations that went away over the next hill. I could listen to a channel FOREVER! Now I'm retired and I still listen to satellite. I have it in...

Oh no, not THAT! Gasp! :eek:

Remember, the Naval Underwater Warfare School is in Hawthorne, Nevada.

Oh yeah, foam board sounds about right. I got the idea from another pilot who made one much smaller. He liked the size of mine better and went on to 'build' a second one - much larger. They are a bit unwieldy, but get the job done.

I think I posted this pic over a year ago - or more. I wanted a sun shade for my XSP and didn't find anything commercially that I liked (or wanted to pay for). So, I looked around my shop and found an old political poster made of some sort of plastic and cardboard stuff (there must be a name for...

I gotta say, when I was a kid we used to drive up to Wisconsin (from Chicago) where my folks had a little w/e cabin on a freezing cold Saturday - and drive out onto the nearby frozen lake. Like "Tufargon" said, we'd get the 62 Chevy going as fast as we could, then lock the steering wheel right...

Just started seeing this ad about a week ago. More good "press" for drones.