Recent content by R.Perry

I started working for a well-established company in construction documentation. Then I went out on my own. As with any business there is a learning curve. Get you 107 before ever attempting to start your business. BigA and MapMaker gave you great advice.

Oh, by the way, when the barometric pressure changes pilots must reset their altimeters to the current pressure. This is critically important for pilots flying in IFR (that doesn't mean I FOLLOW ROADS ) conditions and severe weather where the pressure can change rapidly.

Does this mean I can't take my drone to the Reno air races this year? By the way, last year of the Reno air races, the insurance tapped them out.

750 feet, I would get lost at the altitude, I couldn't read the street signs. I was once a crop duster. In reality, judging the altitude of another aircraft can be tough because of the variations in the size of different aircraft. Helicopter pilots are a different breed and flying low is a norm...

Most of what I did on the UC Merced project was supply videos, photos, and volume reports. The volume and pile reports proved to be accurate enough for the engineering staff. I worked closely with the civil engineers and surveyors but never once attempted to step on their toes. I was merely...

I'm waiting for DJI software updates, they list several drones that will be compatible but haven't mentioned the Mavic 2 pro yet. We now have until the 15th.

My wife purchased a new Toyota and I must admit the car does a fantastic job of driving itself. As with you, I don' fully trust it.

That is incredible. I wish I had that a few years ago.

What needs to be dealt with is BVLOS regulations, and to do that, we need collision avoidance and linking our drones to ATC. Honeywell now produces drones that use fuel cells for power and radar collision avoidance. This is a giant step because once we can safely fly BVLOS, it will be a huge...

The 3E if I'm understanding it correctly will only go to 61 degrees down and about 30 degrees up. Both the Mavic 2 and 3 have a 1 inch CMOS censor. The mechanical shutter is a great feature but it isn't an RTK drone to the best of my knowledge and that is limited on the Mavic 3.

The idea of RID is to eventually give air controllers the same information that transponders in aircraft do. That is identify your location and altitude and your aircraft ID. This should finally allow for safer operations of drones in high traffic airspace. Hopefully having the FAA relax some of...

The Mavic 3 is not supported by Drone Deploy, its camera can't be set to 90 degrees, not sure what max is. The Mavic 2 is supported and does a very good job of mapping.

You become part of the aviation world when you put something in the air. Flying is a little like a sport, either play by the rules or get out of the game. The remote ID is a tool that is really needed in many areas, and it isn't the government's responsibility to buy equipment for your drone so...

I live in the central California foothills with acreage. Couldn't do city living again.

Sure pack homes close together, I like space.