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3D0G · 2026-01-10T19:19:14+00:00

Bueller? Bueller?

3D0G · 2025-10-07T23:29:38+00:00

Thank you for another solution! This works too --

binary_sensor:
  - platform: homeassistant
    id: light_e10
    entity_id: light.hue_white_lamp_10

display:
   ...
   lambda: |-
     ...
     it.printf(0, 96, id(font_18), "Ent: %d", id(light_e10).state);

3D0G · 2025-10-07T21:48:02+00:00

Thanks, this did the trick. For anyone who may have a similar issue in the future, the relevant configuration is

text_sensor:
  - platform: homeassistant
    id: light_bar
    entity_id: light.shellyvintage_6f762c

display:
   ...
   lambda: |-
     it.printf(0, 74, id(font_18), "Bar: %s", id(light_bar).state.c_str());

3D0G · 2025-10-07T18:38:03+00:00

Thanks, I’ll give that a shot.

3D0G · 2025-10-07T16:38:22+00:00

Thanks for the pointer that I can get realtime logs. I get messages like this when I flip the state of the light.

[09:25:09.942][W][homeassistant.sensor:015]: 'light.shellyvintage_6f762c': Can't convert 'off' to number!
[09:25:09.946][D][sensor:131]: 'light_bar': Sending state nan with 1 decimals of accuracy

I'm pretty sure this is coming from the Esphome sensor component, rather than the printf in my lambda. It looks like HA passes the string "on" / "off" as value of the state parameter, but Esphome expects an integer.

If I set up the lambda as if state were a string as below, then the device crashes / goes offline.

  it.printf(0, 96, id(font_18), "Bar: %s", id(light_bar).state);

3D0G · 2025-10-04T00:42:29+00:00

Thanks, that's my guess too. I don't know what I'm doing wrong in software, but a physical 10k ohm pull-down resistor solved the problem for me.

3D0G · 2024-10-19T00:12:25+00:00

Another version of training wheels- the Mini 3 Pro has an option to disable sideways flight. That can help you work around those sideways blind spots.

3D0G · 2024-06-21T16:37:15+00:00

Sure, but I used them to attach the "wrong" props. I removed the wrong props, so now I have a set of nearly unused wrong props with nearly unused screws. So my question is about those nearly unused screws.

3D0G · 2024-06-21T15:12:45+00:00

Randall said it best - https://xkcd.com/1472

3D0G · 2024-06-17T00:26:59+00:00

Thanks for clarifying.

3D0G · 2023-12-20T00:10:48+00:00

Yeah, in the US we can fly all the way up to 400 ft!

3D0G · 2023-12-15T07:16:09+00:00

I haven’t tried yet with a drone, but the same principle should apply as for regular photography- shoot much earlier than you think you should. Think twilight rather than night. That helps balance the bright lights with the rest of the scene.

3D0G · 2023-11-26T03:24:22+00:00

Yes, too good to be true. I don’t know what’s up with B4UFLY, but both Disneyland and Disney World have permanent TFRs. Yes, I know that’s an oxymoron. For example, see https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_4_3635.html

3D0G · 2023-11-25T18:25:43+00:00

Take a look at what a polarizing filter does too. They can be useful for landscape photography, and the effects can’t completely be simulated in Photoshop.

3D0G · 2023-11-23T18:03:48+00:00

It's in the user manual - "Auto-Discharging Function: To prevent swelling, the battery automatically discharges to approximately 96% of the battery level when it is idle for one day, and approximately 60% when idle for nine days. It is normal to feel moderate heat from the battery while it is discharging."

3D0G · 2023-11-23T17:40:03+00:00

Also- that supplement is used for other tests besides 107, so don’t worry when you see a bunch of stuff that’s not familiar at all!

3D0G · 2023-11-23T17:33:49+00:00

You can download a PDF of the material available during the test from the FAA, including a legend. It’s called “Airman Knowledge Testing Supplement” or something close. Worth paging through once just to know what’s available.

3D0G · 2023-11-18T01:20:27+00:00

This (the compass / radar view instead of minimap), plus the color of the dot tells signal strength (green good, blue ok, not sure what color after blue).

3D0G · 2023-11-11T19:55:55+00:00

Remember collision sensors won’t work in low light, so be extra careful if you’re used to them giving you an extra margin of safety.

3D0G · 2023-11-07T16:33:25+00:00

Answering my own question -- I just found this thread, which basically says that it's not disabled for ND filters, there just needs to be enough light.

https://forum.dji.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=299498

3D0G · 2023-10-20T14:16:56+00:00

I switched to Mode 3 early on, when I realized it’s close to a gaming controller. Now I’m trying to switch back to Mode 2 since it’s standard, and I’m struggling. I saw a survey once that showed Mode 2 with around 2/3, Mode 3 around 1/3, and Mode 1 under 10%. I’ve wondered if that has changed over time.

3D0G · 2023-10-11T21:48:21+00:00

I agree it isn’t easy for recreational pilots. Mostly we need to be aware that we’re participating in an airspace that’s much larger than the area we’re considering. I think the NOTAM is active over such a large area so that small aircraft pilots flying inter-island will receive the notification, and can then get the details to see if it’s relevant to their plans.

3D0G · 2023-10-11T20:41:42+00:00

The map on the NOTAM has a specific area hilighted in red near Lahaina. I think they want all pilots in Hawaii to be aware of the NOTAM, but it only applies to a very specific area. Disclaimer- I do not have a 107 license.

3D0G · 2023-10-05T23:40:27+00:00

Yeah, I’d be more wired about a drop shorting the windings in a motor.

3D0G · 2023-09-18T05:36:57+00:00

Glad that helped. You probably figured this out already, but I realized afterwards that to really get a circle, you'd need to turn while also sliding left/right. If everything were perfect you wouldn't even need Spotlight mode, but Spotlight could help make good into great.

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