For those who might not be aware, I recently acquired a Parrot Bebop 2 FPV and have been toying around with it almost exclusively since getting it.
Since I’ve had it for almost a month now it’s time to jot down my thoughts about it.
In a nutshell, pretty awesome, but has it’s own flaws.
Let’s get into it.
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In which Mike tries to figure out a solution to a problem and ends up making it much, much worse.
All because I didn’t follow best practices.
Because I’m a dolt.
A fast learning dolt, but a dolt nonetheless.
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So, I recently acquired a Parrot Bebop 2 (the FPV variant!) and I finally got to fly it for an extended period.
Let me tell you: this thing is GREAT. It is responsive, fast, has a huge range, and has VR First-Person View.
I can’t record the First-Person View, but here’s the footage from flying around Sabella Park on Saturday.
There’s a bunch of different tests.
I’m really impressed with the auto-track features, the GPS flight features, auto-stabilization, and constant camera view.
The controller has an integrated 2.4Ghz wireless antenna, which makes the max flight distance a little over a mile.
If you ever want to try flying it, let me know!
-Mike
Hey, but this time it isn’t a rant!
That’s because I’ve gotten somewhere!
Where we left off last time, I was having problems with the damn thing failing after the last SysPrep phase, after customizing the image.
We learned something and we have a solution and a working dealie!
Without further delay, here’s what I did.
Oh, boy howdy, I don’t know how to start this one, honestly.
I mean, I do, I just don’t want to.
But I’m going to.
Because he was right.
You were right Nick: Windows 10 Image Building and Deployment SUCKS. HARD.
Or, how Mike wasted a Friday evening in vain.
I bought some new drives for home use, because a drive in my LG NAS went bad. Womp womp.
I got home, and popped them in. As expected: they did not work. They only showed 2TB, despite being 3TB drives. This is expected, because my NAS is old and only does partitions and sectors in the older MBR style.
Well, MBR does not have support for drives > 2TB (technically, 2 and change, 2.2TB usually) for some archaic reason.
What followed, was drive reorganization, and more understanding and explanation than I ever thought I would need to know.
Filed under: “Was-There-Ever-A-Doubt” and “Obviously” categories, both Apple and AT&T have come forward to spearhead the fight against the Right To Repair. Anyone who knows anything about Apple is not at all surprised by this completely-unexpected-and-not-totally-what-they-have-always-wanted move. Where I’m from we call this a “Dick Move.”
So, now it’s a day later, a day following a tremendously frustrating day. We are doing better today. I have had time to reflect on it all. Time to post learned things and hind-sights.