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    It's Baaaaaack

    1. When I had my Karma, I used the GoPro Hero 4 Black camera. GoPro came out with a firmware update called Linear FOV that improved the video. I thought the video was excellent and the Hero 5 is probably even better. The Phantom 4 takes excellent video too. I am an amateur so it is hard for...
  2. J

    It's Baaaaaack

    That is great news. I am probably going to order the Karma. I have a GoPro Hero 5 Black on the way from GoPro so the Karma - the camera option is pretty reasonable.
  3. J

    It's Baaaaaack

    I had the Karma (V1) before the recall. It was nice but the scheme for dealing with no fly zones was not good for me. I have two areas in my small rural town that were listed as private airports and the Karma wouldn't even start the motors. The "airports" were actually a farm and a lake...
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    Karma no fly zone scheme

    I think it is just the private airports that caused the problem for me. I was inside an orange zone and got the obtained permission question. When I was near a "private airport", I did not get the question and could not start the motors. Also, when I began a flight outside of the "private...
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    Karma no fly zone scheme

    I just had a chat session with GoPro support. They provided this link AirMap.io and there is a "private airport" in my town. The NFZ is a small pond that is listed as a seaplane base. It seems very restrictive to me because I bet there hasn't been any seaplane activity there in years but not...
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    Karma no fly zone scheme

    I have a red zone right in the middle of my town. It doesn't make any sense. My DJI P3 works just fine but the Karma won't even let me start the motors. I can understand the red zones around airports, etc. but not a in a small rural area.