Recent content by Vic Moss

No. The AUVSI TOPs program is pointless. There isn't a single company that gives a crap about it. Don't waste your money.

DJI's official response: Navigating U.S. Customs: Demonstrating DJI’s Commitment to Ethical Production & Labor Practices

The FAA publishes what information they want for waivers. You can find a number of links on the Part 107 Waivers & Airspace Authorizations page. The most important are: https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators/part_107_waivers#WSEG...

BIlly Kyle flew the AVSS a few days ago. If you're going to fly the Mavic 3 E or Mavic 3 T, it's probably a better way to go. No waiver needed. But if you want to fly any of the other Mavic 3 series, you'll need a waiver and the ParaZero. I'm surprised Billy used the Mavic 3 E on the video...

I hope you didn't pay too much.

They are no longer in business. Most utilities have their own training each pilot needs to go through. Do you have experience with telecom work?

Online Ground School: Aviation Classes - Pilot Institute, hands down the best. And they have other classes, as well as free videos. Check out the deep dive videos for a good example of how Greg and crew present the info.

My attempt to bring sanity to the situation. https://dspalliance.org/the-drone-for-first-responders-act-isnt/

Yesterday (5/6/24), the FAA finally sent out Requests for Information (RFI) for those who's OOP waivers have been languishing in the queue. We now have a new set of guidelines (not a new regulation) for when we apply for an OOP (107.39) waiver. You can get the fully skinny here...

The Agras series are Standard RID compliant. You don’t need a module. And how is the module limiting range? They’re not part of the flight control systems.

A few things going on here. First, you don't have a waiver, you have an airspace authorization. Two different things. But both come from the DroneZone. And if you already have an airspace authorization, why do you need another one? You're not clear on that. The FAA is even using the wrong...

It will soon be much easier to get OOP/OOMV waivers. The OOP waiver approval policy at the FAA's Waiver Office is in it's final approval stage. I expect final word soon. You'll still need a smaller drone or possibly a parachute, but we'll start seeing many more 107.39/107.145 Waivers being...

$30 isn't bad. I wish all countries would do something similar. Mexico in particular.

If you are confused by that string of acronyms, you aren't alone. Basically, the latest publications of DJI's FAA Remote ID Declaration of Compliances has a major issues. This include some of the older Mavic and Phantom models. Instead of having a range of approved RID serial numbers, it only...

Rule of thumb is don't fly further than you're safe. And 3 miles out is never safe.