ok so just got back from two weeks driving through the southwest, utah arizona new mexico, and brought the air 2s for the first time on a real trip like this. a few things i wish i had known before going. first, the national park thing is real and they will actually enforce it, saw a ranger confiscate someone's drone at zion which was painful to watch. second, desert heat absolutely wrecks your battery life, i was losing like 20% more flight time than usual in the afternoon heat. third and this is the one that got me, wind in moab is nothing like flying at home. i thought i was a decent pilot but that place humbled me fast, ended up cutting a lot of sessions short because i just didnt trust myself. still got some amazing footage overall though, the light out there is insane

the battery heat thing is so real, i learned that in death valley lol. started keeping mine in a cooler with some ice packs and letting them warm back up to ambient before flying. helped a bit. and yeah moab wind is no joke, its so unpredictable coming off those canyon walls

wait they actually took someones drone at zion? like permanently? i was planning to sneak a few shots at sunrise when no rangers are around but maybe i wont risk it now. what kind of fine are we talking if they catch you