Recent content by AMann

Single tracks like that are really fun. I prefer the non-widest angle shots, not the really wide ones that look almost fish-eye from the drone- they are too distorted. The cinematic wide angle shots (like the ones following the rider) are really nice. Golden hour lighting is the best for any...

I belong to another forum that involves expensive equipment, some costing as much as $10,000. We’ve had issues exactly like this and instigated the same type of ban on newer members being able to post ads, but also not allowing them to dm other members until they’ve had a significant number of...

Well that sucks! Hope Starz can get those deleted- he’s a really good member here.

Yes, cause the drones were louder, more disruptive, and more hazardous to pedestrians and people sleeping (and doing other stuff…) in the dunes than all the OHV‘s, monster offroad trucks, and motorcycles were!

@AdamBolonsky - if you’re giving a warning about someone, maybe it would be best to take it up with a moderator, as there will be confusion between this unnamed scammer and other legitimate people who are also currently selling M2P’s here. I don’t know who the supposed scammer is or was, but if...

Besides Palomar Mountain State Park (which is not where the guy was flying from), there are numerous desert state parks that also do not allow drones to be flown from within them, including Anza Borrego, Salton Sea, etc.

High Point Fire Lookout is on the Cleveland National Forest and is not in a wilderness area, nor is it in FAA controlled airspace.

I disagree, education is an important part of how we deal with the general public and with customers- especially if one wants to have a continuing business relationship with them.

I would think that a waiver to fly above 400 feet AGL ( and more than 400’ from any tall structures) would also require publishing a temporary NOTAM.

It looks like the rover China recently put on the moon.

Yup, it’s starting…There’s a company recruiting on Indeed that specializes in contracting with cities to provide local pilots to run their 1st responder drone fleets. They have a pretty nice setup with docked drones on top of the tallest building in our town, and have BVLOS permits for them. I...

- keep lipo batteries at about 60% charged for storage.

Are you storing batteries with a full charge? And what is their auto-discharge set at?

Volunteer projects are fun- and rewarding. Some look for lost people and pets, I bet that is highly rewarding! I like to volunteer with the Forest Service to do natural resource surveys - but that’s shut down for a while 😔. I occasionally help out my wife’s archaeological company doing site...

Matt, there is a member here that advertised having a server set up for large mapping jobs and was offering to help people- did you see that post? https://mavicpilots.com/threads/free-webodm-processing.151417/