Recent content by DFrantz

My mini 3 is already registered and I have the bigger batteries for the ID... I was more thinking it seems common practice to add LEDs for twilight operations... but those lights are powered by lithium batteries. There is an exclusion from hazardous payloads for batteries powering the drone, but...

I was thinking, with the rules on hazardous payload including lithium batteries with the exception being the one that powers the drone, don't some of those new ID devices and added blinking lights technically count as payload? I don't suspect that's in the spirit of the law, but it does seem to...

I had determined since I was going to be using my drone for not only my personal youtube page, but also for my church that I indeed needed the get aa 107 certification. So with a week or so of study I passed this morning with an 80%. That's a go, so I'm good with it! I had mostly watched you...

Church videos was one of the big factors for me. Mostly our channel is just service, sunday school and hymns, but i'd like to add more to the channel.

"How high can that fly?" - Mom "You can't go over 400 feet. Mom you can't fly it because you didn't take the test yet" - Daughter "That's okay with me" - Mom Trying to shame mom into joining the fun =-D

While I don't plan at this time specifically to make an income specifically with the drone, I do plan to use the recordings for more than just my personal "for fun" youtube channel so it does fall under 107 by the book. But I also wanted to take advantage of the fun and educational aspects as...

Thanks! I did not realize I needed the bigger battery to enable that. There is quite a bit to learn and I'm trying to do it all by the book! Ordered. You're right in my back yard too! I'm in northern York Co

First official flight today with my daughter (who also passed her TRUST on her own). Got to submit the request with LAANC through UASidekick. Mostly just to have a little fun and fly outside for the first time, but also to go through the checks and see how everything works. All went well and we...

@PakNheat380 Both great cars! I have a '54 Ford Y block myself, but it's very much in the project phase. Tucked away in the back of my shop for when I have more time. I'm not a brand loyal guy either, I just enjoy old machines and learning about their history.

@LoudThunder Thanks for all that! Not to rehash each piece of good advice, I'll say I didn't even think that state parks would be generally off limits. It makes sense from a common use for the greatest good perspective.

My MOS was in the intel side of things, so I mostly sat by my computer (which thankfully required air conditioning)... the battalion had me get RQ-11B qualified for the asset management perspective. Our 11Bs on the ground were the ones that got to fly the missions. I just made friends with the...

I was master pilot certified for the RQ-11B Raven, but didn't fly many missions. As the master pilot, I was mostly in charge of making sure the rest of the pilots had parts and kept operational aircraft. But I did get to fly in Iraq, and telling gals you're a RQ-11B pilot sounds cool so long as...