Peter Karanja

In a country where drone regulations are taking much too long to adapt to the fast-growing drone technology, Peter is working to make his dream of flying drones come true.

He studied Land Survey and GIS in his undergraduate studies, so he possessed some prior knowledge about aerial photography. But it wasn’t until 2019, when he was first hired to write an article about drones that he became hooked on drones for good.

Peter has managed to get his hands on a few drones mainly for photography, land survey, and basic filmmaking.

He is always working to learn about drones to make sure he is up to date with all the changes taking place in this industry, hoping to one day own a local drone firm and revolutionize how drones are used in his country.

Geofencing is a location-based technology that repels a drone’s GPS receivers by creating invisible barriers around protected geographical areas.

You can take off and land the DJI FPV manually using the Remote Controller, or using the RTH (Return-to-Home) and automatic landing features.

While DJI recommends a minimum of a UHS-I Grade 3 SD card for their drones, I recommend a V30 SD card or larger (V60 or V90) since DJI FPV records at 4K resolution.

Some of the best free drone courses you can take today include UAV Coach’s courses and free materials, Alison’s Introduction to Drones Course, the Drone Trainer’s drone flying course, the Drone Coach Part 107 course, and the Drone photography basic course.

The Mavic 3 is not waterproof. Its design and build enable it to achieve some water resistance, but water can still manage to get to the internal parts, exposing it to damage.

You can fly a drone from a computer, but it’s not as efficient, and you do not have access to some of the drone’s features. Drones are designed to work with apps built for Android and iOS devices.

While there are many other courses you can take, it helps to start with a course that will teach you the local laws and procedures and prepare you for exams that you need to pass to get licensed to fly drones within Canada.

DroneSimPro is an easy-to-use drone simulator designed to emulate a real drone’s flight and the physics behind it. It was released in 2016, and has barely been updated since, and offers limited flight scenarios and drone models. However, it is still a good way to practice flying a drone.

You can use the DJI Air 2S for mapping thanks to its 30-minutes of battery life, GPS capabilities, and high-quality camera. Also, thanks to the DJI SDK update, more mapping apps and platforms are now compatible with the Air 2S.

The Zephyr Simulator is a drone simulator and LMS product designed by Little Arms Studios. It features above-average graphics, very accurate physics, and a wide range of scenes and drone models to give users a realistic experience.