CA company files charges against man for using his t-shirt to swat their $1350 drone to the ground

[drm604]

53. Yes, I've calibrated it.

I've suspected the air turbulence problem. There's a calibration sequence at the start involving moving a stick around (I don't recall the exact process at the moment). It took me a while to even get the controller talking to the flyer. The instructions aren't the best, but I've found some good online resources.

Like you, I've banged it off walls, etc. Have you banged them around without a prop guard? I'd be concerned about breaking the props, cutting someone, or getting tangled in someone's hair.

There's a big field across the street from me. I might try it there. It's behind a school, but the school year is just about over and I wouldn't do it if anyone was playing there. I wonder how much a little one like mine would be affected by wind.