Recent content by commercialTRK

I use ProShow Gold from Photodex (www.photodex.com) which is a very good show creator. They have royalty-free music and of course you can time the show to exactly the length of the audio clip. The full version is around $70.

I had a similar thing happen. I opened a ticket with DJI complaining about an error message I was getting on my P4 while in the simulator portion of DJI Go 4. Despite my feeling that it was clearly software/firmware related, I shipped my drone to them for examination. I'd flown this for fewer...

Not sure if this is the best thread for my statement, but I wanted to make folks aware of something that took me a little bit by surprise. In going over my Verifly policy I noted under the section "Exclusions" that you are not covered if the property in question is owned, occupied, rented or...

I've only encountered hawks interested in my drone twice. You notice them slowly getting closer as they check it out. In each case I decided to land the drone. Don't know if I was just lucky, but both times the hawk lost interest and flew away. I like the eyes trick very much. I will...

Noted, thanks again.

Thanks Mapper, this is useful.

Agreed on B4UFLY; just mention it because of its FAA affiliation.

Thanks BigAl. I have initiated a query to the VA Dept of Commerce asking for specific drone rules in Virginia. What puzzles me is that this alert only shows when selecting the optional AirMap-specific alerts. Even FAA's own B4UFly doesn't mention this alert, but I suppose that could make...

Thanks Moosewax

I'm experimenting with AirMap's "Create Flight Plan" feature and using the optional "AirMap Recommended Guidelines" plus 107 Certified and Required advisories. At one area of interest I was getting a (red) advisory: "Prison(1)" which suddenly went away as I write this and I can't seem to find...

Full disclosure: I am no expert. My understanding is that the concern for flying over people is one of possible mechanical failure, as opposed to pilot error. Thus, the restriction is essentially unlimited in terms of altitude. That regulation is however under much discussion and can be...

I doubt the FAA would get involved in mandating firmware updates. You might peruse your liability insurance policy to see if anything like that is mentioned.

Thanks Chris. I see Virginia is now considered in the Northern section. Disappointed, but better later than not at all.

Wonderful news. Reading the concept of operations document now. My request is still pending but I think I can wait until July (Southern Eastern area) and use this new service.