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Looking for licensed and insured ($1M min) pilots for commercial real estate marketing shoots. Stills and video. M2P or better. 3 parcels in Bluffton, SC and 4 parcels in Russkin, FL. PM for details. Please include a link to your info. Thanks MikeA

It's a financial scam. They'll pay you more than what they owe you and want you to pay somebody else the difference, usually the architect. So say you agree to 6K with them. They'll make a payment of 11K and ask you to pay the other guy 5K. Then the payment they made to you bounces. That other...

What is the proper procedure for requesting clearance to fly above the LAANC altitude posted on the FAA UAS Facility Map? I have submitted through the Airhub app multiple times for various jobs. If you request clearance above the published altitude it says 'Requires Action - Further Coordination...

Lenovo Tab M10 FHD Plus - runs DJI Go for my Inspires, DJI Go4 for my Mavic 2 Pro, also Litchi and Drone Deploy. Perfect size, nice bright screen. I'm in S FL and occasionally use a sunshade but often don't need it. Also doesn't shut down in the head like an iPad does. Generally available around...

I use a Lenovo tablet that has what they call battery protection mode. The tablet won't charge until the battery is below 60%. When I fly Inpires it's not an issue- I guess the Inspire remote battery can handle the extra amperage draw, but I always make sure the tablet is in that mode when I fly...

Added a M2P a few months ago, and I've also been impressed with how it handles wind. I haven't done any empirical testing, but I get the impression it's at least as stable as my Inspires in winds into the 20s. Only downside of the M2P compared to the Inspires is that I have had a few instances...

I've gotten COAs to fly right next to airports, sometimes right in a flight path. Once you get the COA, send a copy to DJI with the unlock request. I haven't had a problem getting the unlock as long as there's a valid COA.

I charge travel as a line item for anything beyond my local area. I've nudged that charge upward for new clients, but I'm holding the line with my regulars.

I've been flying Inspires for years. A few months ago, I picked up an M2P to avoid dragging Inspires out for small real estate jobs. For its maiden flight, I took it to a local park where I do test flights, put it the air and promptly lost sight of it. It's so small, especially compared to the...

What really stinks about Airmap is they're not telling why approval is not coming through. I just set up a test flight on Airmap in Class D and got this response: Hello, You've received a new notification from the Airspace Management Dashboard: Message: FAA Controlled Airspace Authorization is...

Try Air Hub AirHub for Pilots™ - Airspace Link I switched to them from Airmap a while back because their interface is way quicker and easier to use.

Litchi is way better for waypoint missions. A lot more control, and you can set up missions on your desktop before you go out in the field. There's a browser plugin called Chrome Litchi Virtual Mission that lets Litchi output a KLM file. You can then run a virtual mission in Google Earth to...

That's cool. I just took a quick look. I'll have to take a deeper dive.

I use Litchi the the same way for construction progress. I set up waypoints to get identical shots, including panos, at each site visit. I'm sure HammerMissions has value, but a lifetime license for Litchi is less than your cheapest monthly plan.

I've gotten this more than once. Last time, I told the perp that I was happy to go along with him and pay the architect $5K or whatever it was, but first I needed a $500 deposit in bitcoin. Figured I would take a shot at scamming the scammer. The one before that I told to make a $50000 escrow...