Recent content by Roger Wilco

Scott J. Gardner from the FAA wrote a very good memo about 14 CFR 107.41 Class E Surface Area Authorizations back in 2018. This memo is cited in Jonathan Rupprecht's legal discussion website at Section 107.41 Operation in certain airspace (2021). Basically, a Class E extension off of a Class D...

@401 Feet: I recommend another Android tablet for your consideration. Tripltek.com has a really nice 7" ruggedized tablet that has 1200 nit brightness and a 10,000 mAh battery. Excellent for use in very bright sunlight and in dusty, moist environments. https://www.tripltek.com/

Gentlemen: I would like to recommend an excellent and very inexpensive study guide for anyone wanting to prepare for the Part 107 exam. It is the ASA Remote Pilot Test Prep 2020. On Amazon it costs only $17.96 and includes the printed FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Supplement (the same one that is...

Mr. Fenigsohn, I am the Deputy Program Manager for Unmanned Aircraft with the Civil Air Patrol at Maxwell AFB, AL. We would be very interested in evaluating the HAMR's capabilites in support of our SAR, disaster recovery, and direct support to civil authorities missions. We are particularly...

I agree with JimD about AirData UAV (Drone Data Management and Flight Analysis | Airdata UAV). The service integrates with so many apps now that it is well worth it for all the things it does that a paper logbook can't, and it does everything automatically. One of the best things I like is it...

@Deltadave: I have created a couple of documents from MapsMadeEasy's website tutorials that I'd like to share with you (attached). Having a paper copy of the guides made it easier to find answers while I was learning to use the Map Pilot app. Keep in mind that Map Pilot was developed by using...

As an Amazon Kindle Unlimited subscriber, I downloaded a free copy of Jim Crume's excellent "GIS Mapping (Bad Elf & Metashape Pro)" volume that describes the use of the $600 Bad Elf GPS receiver to perform surveying by drone. The paperback copy of this book is $14. Info is here: GIS Mapping...

Gentlemen, the Bad Elf company has a couple of GPS receivers that would economically satisfy your need for GCP location. They have a hand-held unit with approx. 1 meter accuracy for $600. A unit with 1 centimeter accuracy goes for $2500. Information is here: GIS & Mapping.

Thank you Al, Bob and Mani for providing really good training. I'm looking forward to the next training in Huntsville. And thank you to the ladies who provided such great administrative and logistical support. It was really worth the trip. I'm glad I had a chance to meet and fly with everyone...