Recent content by Terry Ketron CFI-I

A business person has to remember that people are very sensitive to all sorts (all sorts, all sorts, ALL SORTS) of different issues. Any BOLD STANCE out loud in public could offend potential customers. Opinions are allowed on FB unless the moderator of a specific page states otherwise. But...

Aye.... the luck of the Welsh! Congrats red90. I can only think of one other person that I would rather had won it. We'll be watching for your images.

You might spend a great deal less time if you print flyers (maybe 2 or 3 depending on layout per 8.5 X 11 sheet) and stick them in doors (DO NOT LEAVE THEM IN MAILBOXES-ONLY LETTER CARRIERS ARE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE ANYTHING THERE. Federal Regs.) They could pay you via PayPal... and, after receiving...

Look at the shadows of the goals and the light pole and that will help sort it out in your brain. It is a fascinating Optical illusion isn't it?

Not sure if "budgets" play in role in your decision making or not, but you can buy an inexpensive police scanner (not necessary to purchase a 'digital' scanner) that has the air band on it and you can program it to scan all of the local air band frequencies where you will be flying and you can...

There is a difference between a copyright and a Trademark. They are saying that by displaying their Trademark on your website for "commercial purposes" you are violating their rights. (I am assuming your website is for "commercial purposes" since you are on the "commercial drone pilots' "...

One other thing... I wouldn't fly any drone anywhere near those "structures" which are presenting as obstructions since they are in the vicinity of an airport.

I am with Kristina. It is indeed listed as an obstruction on the Notam... The "obstruction" in this case is a crane, which by legal definition is a "structure" since it is :a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (Black's Law Dictionary).

According to Black's Law Dictionary ( which would serve as a precedent but not necessarily agree w/ FAA definition ) a STRUCTURE is :a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts It doesn't touch on mobility or fixed status.

I have a friend that was flying a Cessna 172 near Charlotte NC and he hit a goose that went through his windshield. His aircraft wouldn't maintain altitude because of the rush of air entering through the hole and the increased drag generated by interrupted airflow. He was headed for a field near...