Recent content by Mike Dasbach

Thanks for your reply Meta4. I had a chimney sweep ask me if there was a way to get measurements of a chimney with a drone for doing inspections, since some of the chimneys are quite high and on steep roofs. I started playing with it and if you know some of the parameters for the picture like...

Hope someone can help me. I am trying to figure out how to get the subject distance when taking a photo with a P4P. I know there is a field called Subject Distance in the jpg file details, but it is always zero. Is there a way to turn this on in the P4P so that I can get an accurate subject...

Has anyone taken the recurrent test? Does it cost the same as the initial ($150) and is it the same number of questions (40)?

I thought it said that membership is not required on the application, but after looking at it again said membership is not required to get a quote. And on the quote it says it is a special price for members, so it looks like you can get a quote, but to actually purchase the insurance you have to...

I just filled out the application at the link that Dave provided above for the AMA insurance for $1,000,000.00 Liability and $1,000.00 hull coverage. It came back at $570 (not bad at all). Does anyone know if being an AMA member gives you a better rate?

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Wow, awesome recovery. It's hard to do, but in those situations, you have to keep your head and not panic. I had an incident filming my cousins house and trying to use active track to pan down as I went up, but set it on the side of the house instead of the top, so when I pushed the stick up the...

Hello, from Clarkston, Michigan. My name is Mike Dasbach and I've been flying almost a year now. I got my Part 107 certification last July. I have a background in aviation (12 years as a KC-135 navigator in the Air Force) and computers (21 years in IT for EDS, HP, and now General Motors). I am...