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No, you don’t have to register a drone under 250g that is flown only for recreational purposes.

With the aircraft connected, upload those licenses to the aircraft.

Proved, how, specifically? in my 2500+ hours flying MQ-9 I saw many lost link and GPS FOM issues during high Kp periods. We had ways to cope with them, and there are ways to mitigate the risk. E.g., today here in AK the Kp is 8 so I chose to fly my Heewing T-1 Ranger VTOL which has twin RC...

Sure. Errors with MAVIC MINI! Flyaways caused two crashes! | DJI FORUM Electromagnetic interference crash | DJI Phantom Drone Forum Every time someone reports a flyaway or a crash with a drone using GNSS for positioning, the cause could be geomagnetic interference. These folks usually blame...

There is a long history of Kp index affecting systems that use GNSS including DJI drones. The Kp number is a system of measuring aurora strength. It goes from 0 to 9 (0 being very weak, 9 being a major geomagnetic storm with strong auroras visible). Kp's of 1-4 are completely safe. At a Kp of...

Above 3 could mean your GPS signal is disrupted or degraded. Pay close attention to the position of the home point on the map and be ready for strange drone behaviors. If you can wait, don’t fly in a geomagnetic storm.

This was written by AI / ChatGPT.

You’re correct, it isn’t possible to assess by eye within 200’ the height of an airliner flying between 20,000’ and 35,000’. I didn’t intend to imply it is. However, I think it is possible to recognize that a passing aircraft is at least 2000’ above ground level vice below 1000’, with some...

Dear DarkSeifer, I must protest at your advice here! The reputation and public acceptance of drones is at a stage of development where things could go one of two ways: they could become acceptable as a normal part of everyone’s everyday experience, or they could become objects of disgust and...

Yes I wouldn’t depend on it but it is information. When you get used to seeing many aircraft with your eyes and used to comparing what you see with the reported altitude, you’ll get a feel for whether the information is accurate or inaccurate.

On FlightRadar24 you see the barometric altitude but you don’t know what pressure setting they have.

It is no coincidence that the minimum height a general aviation airplane is supposed to fly over your house is 500’, giving a theoretical buffer of 100’ between you and it if you are at 400’. But you can get a good idea of their height from an app like flight radar. That will show you their...

This is great Vic, well done. I would like to exercise the process of obtaining a waiver and am very keen to see your templates. -James, kjcimaging.com

I don’t think it’s a viable idea because you would need to legislate a Special Use Airspace zone over your property from 400’ up to whatever maximum altitude / Flight Level you’re thinking of. I don’t think you’d get this through red tape.

I like the way the FAA frames its rules, because they understand that they can’t and shouldn’t prescribe narrow or over-specific limitations which could never account for all situations. Instead they decide their goals and compose regulations to facilitate those goals. Consider the intent of...