Recent content by zander lane

...I stated to the DJI store manager that my care refresh result will now be a [Language removed] refurb and he agreed that that would probably be the case...very frustrating!

...on that note: check any new batteries born-on-date; the camera shop I found some at had some that were over a year old - I quickly brought them back in and exchanged for the newest ones they had (from september 2018) - good luck phantomeers!!!

...for what it's worth (...and with DJI, probably not much!) but I was in the southern california DJI store in costa mesa a week ago and the manager told me point blank DJI had discontinued the phantom line...as the news sunk in I tried to quickly figure out what that meant for my phantoms'...

...I have a wedding to fly in may in san clemente - after checking the city ordinances I found this dreaded paragraph: 8.82.030 - Prohibited Operations for UA C. ..... No person shall takeoff, land, or operate a UA on or over private property without the written or electronic consent of the...

...does anyone know how to see all your approved airspace authorizations from using LAANC through Airmap? I got approval a month ago for a flight coming up and can't find the text message showing approval (...apparently my only proof I can show someone to prove I am authorized?) and when I try...

...great advice - thanks!

...good call; here's the exact location info: first location: Intercontinental Hotel 900 Wilshire Blvd, LA, CA 90017 second location: St. Anthony's Croatian Catholic Church 714 Alpine St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 ...thanks for any guidance!

...hello, I've been flying commercially for two years now but have done mainly suburban real estate imagery and wedding footage, usually at gorgeous clifftop venues, winery estates and other wide open private areas - I now have an assignment to fly a wedding in downtown LA, specifically a church...

...that sounds too good to be true! - I could have sworn that while flying 107 anything outside of class G needed an airspace authorization (...and IZA is a class E airport with a five-mile NFZ circle, no?) - any 'splaining greatly appreciated!

...hello there! - was wondering if someone might be kind enough to walk me through my first encounter with an assignment near an airport? - I have consulted the sectional for the airport in Santa Ynez, CA (KIZA) and it is a non-towered airport without any circles indicating B, C or D class...