Recent content by BuckeyeRay

Isn't crossing the freeway also flying over cars with people in them going 70MPH? I guess I'm confused about what you're saying regarding how the FAA interprets 107.39. I agree with your safety assessment, by the way. The cautious/safe pilot gets to keep flying.

I can certainly appreciate that there are people with far more knowledge and experience than my noob self, so please bear with me here. I'm not doubting Vic, I just don't understand and I want to learn. The language does not say specifically that we may not fly over moving vehicles, I get that...

So it does that automatically? At what point do they need to be placed back on the charger?

Set discharge days? That's a new one for me. What does that mean? And thank you for all of the useful info!

Thanks. I was wondering about the self-discharge possibility. Appreciate the knowledge!

So I have a LiPo bag for my batteries. It's one of the triple bags where all 3 batteries fit. It has dividers and such to keep them from touching. After a flight the other day I left 2 of the batteries in the bag in my hard case. Yesterday (probably 5 days after my flight) I took them out to...

I am the Grumpy Old Man

The landing part is key. It is against the rules to launch or land in a NP (with a very few exceptions), and that includes unintentional landings. So while overflight is controlled by the FAA, if your drone goes off the reservation and crashes, you're on the hook. You also may want to brush up...

I've noticed the same thing with my iPhone 8, iPhone XR, and iPad Pro 9.7. It's random though, and usually I see the "low signal strength" symbol when it happens. Also, make sure you're not trying to turn right after taking a pic - it's still writing to the card and the display won't update...

Could you link the video please? Thanks!

I appreciate your unhelpful but informative advice.

It can also be done manually through simple aerial photos in ArcGIS and other GIS programs. Not as convenient, sure, but this is what I'm after. I don't need all the reasons "why not." I need "how to."

I've got 3 batteries, and the property is pretty small. I haven't tried the waypoint hyperlapse yet, I'll test that this weekend. What I need is software to create the ortho. Any ideas? I just discovered AgiSoft, it looks like that might work.

I don't buy that at all. Creating orthos with (and without) geotagged imagery was done before there was DroneDeploy or Pix4D. ArcGIS can do it, but it's ridiculously expensive. I'm looking for something like that, but at a level I can afford.

Well, I am Part 107 certified and intend to bring a JAFO if the property requires it, but I don't think it will.