What an idiot.

Big idiot, {:4_177:}

because he had his lat and long which reveal his address.

What an idiot.. using Litchi instead of the official DJI Go 4.1.3 app.

dronist Posted at 2017-7-10 18:50
Big idiot, {:4_177:}

Is doxxing actually allowed on this forum? You really need to remove this address. not only does it add nothing to this discussion, but you are potentially revealing personal information on this pilot, dumb or not.

And a license plate number towards the end then post it on youtube.  What a bad move.

Lucas775 Posted at 2017-7-10 19:50
And a license plate number towards the end then post it on youtube.  What a bad move.

Whoever the pilot is, is clearly not very intelligent. That is highly dangerous flying. He has other similar idiotic videos.

ephektz Posted at 2017-7-10 19:51
Whoever the pilot is, is clearly not very intelligent. That is highly dangerous flying. He has other similar idiotic videos.

This is the reason we have all these restrictions.

ephektz Posted at 2017-7-10 18:59
Is doxxing actually allowed on this forum? You really need to remove this address. not only does it add nothing to this discussion, but you are potentially revealing personal information on this pilot, dumb or not.

I removed the address but when someone post his/her lat/long where anyone can find out his/her address by just plugging in the info is NOT DOXING.

If you are him or if you know him do him a favor and ask him to remove his video and his comment/explanation incriminating himself.

Idiot  {:4_177:} ,

Lucas775 Posted at 2017-7-10 19:52
This is the reason we have all these restrictions.

Pretty much. I mean, the restrictions are in place to keep people safe. Almost all of the "Oh My God I Crashed My Mavic" threads on here are pilot error, because people don't bother actually learning how to fly responsibly. Taking that into consideration and the ease of access to these machines, it's difficult to argue against the restrictions. You have idiots piloting flying blenders with no sense of safety.

dronist Posted at 2017-7-10 20:04
I removed the address but when someone post his/her lat/long where anyone can find out his/her address by just plugging in the info is NOT DOXING.

If you are him or if you know him do him a favor and ask him to remove his video and his comment/explanation incriminating himself.

No idea who the toolbag is. I was hoping he would have lat/long on one of his videos where he shows him flying from his house to the mall, but no such luck. This dude needs to be reported to the FAA.
Also, you don't get it at all. That's not how doxxing typically works. You made it text searchable.

Lucas775 Posted at 2017-7-10 19:50
And a license plate number towards the end then post it on youtube.  What a bad move.

Not,

what a bad move?

but

WHAT A DUMB MOVE?

and "ephektz" worried about DOXING and this idiot is DOXING himself!

dronist Posted at 2017-7-10 20:10
Not,

what a bad move?

You just don't get it at all. You have zero understanding on what is involved to follow a trail to dox someone. It's not one source of info; it's multiple breadcrumbs. An address is a pretty big breadcrumb, and if someone were to say, search the address and that pulled, they could likely easily find the dudes address. It likely wouldn't even be related to a video flying a drone. You have no clue of the ramifications of this sort of thing.

ephektz Posted at 2017-7-10 20:06
No idea who the toolbag is. I was hoping he would have lat/long on one of his videos where he shows him flying from his house to the mall, but no such luck. This dude needs to be reported to the FAA.
Also, you don't get it at all. That's not how doxxing typically works. You made it text searchable.

I get it but I guess you don't get it.

First, used general location and NOT his specific home address so it is not doxxing.

Second, you need to have malicious or criminal intent to consider it to be doxxing.

Third, he posted his information, so it is public information, he also had his license plate on video so again it is public information.

Fourth he pointed where he flew from in his comments section etc.???

He can be crowned the KING OF IDIOTS!  

Weird how you go to youtube and see same people arguing about the same topic as here...

Lucas775 Posted at 2017-7-10 21:02
Weird how you go to youtube and see same people arguing about the same topic as here...

The Internet is a small place.
At the end of the day, we are all united in one interest and hobby. Self policing is good.

ephektz Posted at 2017-7-10 21:04
The Internet is a small place.
At the end of the day, we are all united in one interest and hobby. Self policing is good.

Lucas775 Posted at 2017-7-10 21:11

So many levels of WTAF.....

We all want to be able to fly without limits, I wont say I havent gone above 120m.... but seriously whats to be gained going to that height?? And I know its as a result of sport mode... but to do it while most of the time having a "critical battery" error on screen also!? I wouldnt go 10m never mind 1mile in any direction with a "critical" error regardless if I thought it was genuine or not.

What an idiot... 1700m...

has this fool not heard of google earth ! what an idiot DJI should check all flight logs for stupid altitudes and block the serials
end of the vid a clear face picture and car reg.............he is obviously one sandwich short of a picinic to post that publically..

If the battery popped or a prop broke and that dropped he could have killed someone.

RCNJ Posted at 2017-7-11 01:49
has this fool not heard of google earth ! what an idiot DJI should check all flight logs for stupid altitudes and block the serials
end of the vid a clear face picture and car reg.............he is obviously one sandwich short of a picinic to post that publically..

Well - actually no. The same case as with a car - you could double check the speed versus position and issue tickets based on this. This wouldn't make the world safer. One rather big problem is that a lot of people drive with their eyes on the speed indicator as opposed to the road. That's more dangerous in itself. Yes I know we could argue like this forever - but honestly I don't want to see a world in which your every step is checked against the books, especially given how stupid the legislators are.

If somebody discovers the guy he may be punished as per regulations. So be it. The regulations are not there to enforce safety unfortunately but to keep the muzzle on people. That's not a very comfortable feeling for me to be honest.

Anyhow... cheers! ;-)

rnrnrn Posted at 2017-7-11 02:24
Well - actually no. The same case as with a car - you could double check the speed versus position and issue tickets based on this. This wouldn't make the world safer. One rather big problem is that a lot of people drive with their eyes on the speed indicator as opposed to the road. That's more dangerous in itself. Yes I know we could argue like this forever - but honestly I don't want to see a world in which your every step is checked against the books, especially given how stupid the legislators are.

If somebody discovers the guy he may be punished as per regulations. So be it. The regulations are not there to enforce safety unfortunately but to keep the muzzle on people. That's not a very comfortable feeling for me to be honest.

if a micro glider was at that altitude the guy/women flying it would be dead if that hit into them & they lost control.
there are altitude restrictions for a reason !

RCNJ Posted at 2017-7-11 02:30
if a micro glider was at that altitude the guy/women flying it would be dead if that hit into them & they lost control.
there are altitude restrictions for a reason !

You are correct - if a small craft like that collided with a Mavic they could loose control and would have to deploy the emergency parachutes to reach the ground safely - if the parachutes failed then they could be dead. Very nasty and should not happen but it is also a part of the package and that's why you learn about this during the training and learn about proper landing with a parachute.

Fair enough - I wouldn't want to have the ropes of my sail tangled in a Mavic either but this happen with a bird as well unfortunately. The fixed wind gliders wouldn't even notice. That's the practical side of it.

As said - we could argue like that forever. I just don't like extreme views of any nature too much ;-)

Lucas775 Posted at 2017-7-10 21:02
Weird how you go to youtube and see same people arguing about the same topic as here...

I guess that's what you call TROLLING.  

Back to the early days of people posting on Youtube how high they can fly their copters. Before FAA starts sending them letters.

QuanthonyTrang Posted at 2017-7-10 18:50
What an idiot.. using Litchi instead of the official DJI Go 4.1.3 app.

lots of people use the the Litchi app. i wouldn't though.

Lucas775 Posted at 2017-7-10 19:52
This is the reason we have all these restrictions.

Then why don't they ban cars?
1) How many people killed by cars per year?
2) How many people killed by drones per year (excluding military drones)?

Did anyone notice the orb at 9:11 in the video.??

I was hoping the motors were going to fail when he got a mile up - that would have made it worth watching. Not worth the watch imho.

MARSAN Posted at 2017-7-11 13:02
Then why don't they ban cars?
1) How many people killed by cars per year?
2) How many people killed by drones per year (excluding military drones)?

Figure is 0. 0 is a good figure, if we can avoid it getting to 1 we should do everything we possibly can.

Funny how all the posts are  negative here...sure I agree it was not  smart of him/her to go that high... did anyone wonder how?
Anyways Dji must be filtering the posts here..

How does he go from 6% battery on the RC to 61% on the RC?

itsjustme Posted at 2017-7-11 14:57
Funny how all the posts are  negative here...sure I agree it was not  smart of him/her to go that high... did anyone wonder how?
Anyways Dji must be filtering the posts here..

There's no need to wonder how. He used different software.

itsjustme Posted at 2017-7-11 14:57
Funny how all the posts are  negative here...sure I agree it was not  smart of him/her to go that high... did anyone wonder how?
Anyways Dji must be filtering the posts here..

My first post here and dismayed by the person flying this high, it is plain stupid to make a claim achieving this . If it would be in my powers, he would spend a month in jail to ruminate on his action.
We as responsible drone  flyers are on borrowed time with guys like these.
Fly safe all and take care.

Litchi has NEVER crashed in 5 months. DJI GO 4 crashes everytime I use it...........Whoever says or thinks Litchi is no good, they have NO CLUE WTF they are talking about......

PolishPorsche Posted at 2017-7-11 17:10
Litchi has NEVER crashed in 5 months. DJI GO 4 crashes everytime I use it...........Whoever says or thinks Litchi is no good, they have NO CLUE WTF they are talking about......

Easy big fella, nobody is carving the Litchi app LOL!! You're missing the point of the thread. Maybe you should start a "How great Litchi app is" thread.

ephektz Posted at 2017-7-11 16:22
There's no need to wonder how. He used different software.

Lol..I think you have no idea...

itsjustme Posted at 2017-7-11 18:26
Lol..I think you have no idea...

Ha! Very true, has no idea.

It is super simple to mod the Mavic firmware on a Mac using the dev profile built into Assistant 2 if you know what values to look for and what parameters to modify. Not recommended though!  

How was this idiot able to climb to that height? Does the 500m height limit not apply to third party software?  
I though 500m limit is embedded deep into the firmware.

Schata Posted at 2017-7-11 23:51
How was this idiot able to climb to that height? Does the 500m height limit not apply to third party software?  
I though 500m limit is embedded deep into the firmware.

He used modified/hacked firmware.

hallmark007 Posted at 2017-7-11 14:03
Figure is 0. 0 is a good figure, if we can avoid it getting to 1 we should do everything we possibly can.

I found these statistics:
http://asirt.org/initiatives/inf ... ad-crash-statistics

Apparently we accept this serial killer, this mass murderer called car without blinking, but are oh so horrified by the thought that one of our drones (excluding military drones) could fall out of the sky and hurt someone.

Albert Einstein phrased it like this:
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, but I'm not sure about the former.