Recent content by Rodger

OK, I am gone

Not necessarily. If it is important enough go for it. I believe that FL Drone Supply has posted the general flight restrictions for that area. That does not mean that a waiver is impossible get.

Sure looks like it to me. Glad you got your directions squared away.

I have a new DJI Phantom 4 Pro Obsidian. While waiting for my registration stickers to arrive and affixed to the Phantom before it's first flight I decided to tune the props a bit. I removed the flashing left from the mold from the leading and trailing edges. I used sanding sticks polishing the...

I think that they would if an accident is part of the equation. When things go wrong the fingers are flying in every direction, especially the direction of the Pilot.

I received that article via email from the AOPA. It seems to me that he is trying to start a subscription service. I also find it hard to believe that I need to change the motors on my P4P every 30-50 hours. However, I do agree that if one has a burning smell from the motors, or anything for...

Most likely there are more stories like this but, it is good press. The National Media seems to lean on bad press. Thanks for the post.

To give you an example of how efficient this task would be with your phantom. I have been doing a mapping job of a 17 acre site. To cover the site at 150' AGL and take approximately 130 photos to stitch it takes approximately 18 minutes and I use one battery. Hope this helps.

Just pulling his leg ;)

OHHHH! there must be a mistake then! The Obsidian was for US Remote Pilots.

I am exactly on the edge of a class D veil of an airport which is both civilian and military. A couple of miles to the north of me is a large gravel bank the the C 130's use for practicing cargo drops. The hercs come over my house at about 200'. I make it a practice that if they are up, I am down.

Correct, and the Intel waiver was used with specially built Drones by Intel.

Thanks, I was wondering about that and could not find his location in his Avatar. Thanks

$5.oo registermyuas.faa.gov It is the Law. You have commercial insurance and are not familiar with registration?

My memory method is 4 below. VR1234 = below 1500.