Recent content by Chaplain Dave

I check the UAV forecast before I fly and noticing a lot of 'not enough satellites'. What the heck?

I love the drone footage from Iceland volcanos, but a question on it, are the fumes causing damage to the drones, ie corrosion?

Guess why?

Does the drone on Mars have to follow FAA rules? Do the Martians have laws on drone usage? Inquiring minds want to know!!

Same here. All the Political hot air???? (HUMOR ALERT!!!!!)

Western Colorado, by the Colorado river. This is been the year of wind! I hear you loud and clear. Really having to check wind at all flight altitudes, can be fairly calm at lower and howling wind at 100'. Almost lost my MM before I could drop down to safer level!

Now totally confused, DJI map, FAA map, and UAV forecast maps disagree??? Just flew and no restrictions came up.

Clifton, CO now a DJI NFZ???? What changed? The only thing I see on the map is they moved (incorrectly) the angle of the runways? I've lived here 40+ years and know where the flight paths are (not anywhere near me and out this far?). FAA and the Civil Air patrol at the airport is confused as...

Gotten lots of practice flying in the neighborhood, but weather is problem, and # of satellites in the sky. Come-on SPRING!!!!

Neon orange electrical tape on landing gear works well too

Neighbor came over to complain about the angry bee noise......only problem, I wasn't flying, it was angry bees. Got the stings to prove it! He thought that was funny, till he got stung too.

I say 'Great JOB!!! But expect FAA to come down on him for leaving no one at the controls of an aircraft in flight. After all, no good deed goes unpunished according to the 'dumberment'.

I've flown at 12,000 ft (mountain elevation), never over 400 feet above me. The joy of living in Colorado! Only thing is a little less flight time.

Veteran from Clifton, CO