Recent content by hank970

Probably for one of the reasons that other of your drones have crashed: operator error, inattention, reckless behavior, gross ineptitude, etc.

Oddly enough, the FAA doesn't define recreational in either Part 107 or in Section 44809. Accordingly, as regards operation of a drone, I interpret recreational to mean anything and everything that doesn't have commercial intent or isn't in furtherance of a business and is otherwise legal.

I believe that photos and videos generated by recreational pilots can also be sold by those pilots if their original intent, when creating the content, was recreational. For example, you've launched your drone to capture a video of skiers on a nearby slope for your own personal use and...

I think there have been instances when recreational pilots posted content on YouTube and the FAA gently reminded them that they'd need Part 107 in order to do that. I have no idea whether the FAA regularly monitors YouTube or how it would know that a contributor was a recreational rather than...

No uniforms, either. Just a rag-tag bunch of thugs wearing jeans, sweatshirts, and ballcaps of various colors. Very unprofessional in appearance and demeanor.

Just curious. Were you among those "patriots" who stormed and desecrated the capitol on January 6, 2020?

A camera sensor relies upon an analysis of pixel-to-pixel contrast to achieve focus and will probably focus on the subject with the highest contrast toward the center of the frame. It wants to focus on something, preferably a subject with contrasty edges or details that set it apart from its...

If getting away with something floats your boat, then you're probably right. On the other hand, if anyone in the crowd is offended and can access your RID, then you might be toast. As always, obeying the law is a good thing. My suggestion, if you must defy the law, is that you stay in Tampa...

I've never seen an eruption of Old Faithful that wasn't witnessed by hordes of visitors. I would be pretty hard to get away with a stunt like that and not be reported by somebody.

My Air 3 camera has recorded two close encounters with swallows (species unknown), both at about 200 feet aloft, but no contact in either instance. Have there been other flybys that the camera didn't record? Red-tailed hawks, ravens, and vultures apparently couldn't care less.

I get consistently better results, every time, by selecting a focus spot on the touch screen rather than relying on the device to set focus by itself. Try that, if you haven't already.

Just the opposite. The Aurora is an effect, not a cause.

I got it on Amazon. Can't remember the specific name, but there are numerous identical products sold under various names.

I hope this helps. All controls are readily accessible with the hood in place, but the hood is very close to the menu button in the extreme top right corner of the screen. Not a problem for me. As you can see, the hood fits like a glove.

Look again. It's hard to see in my photo, but the hood projects about 2.5 inches above the screen on the top and both sides. Not a tunnel like the Hoodman, but more than adequate to provide shade, and less pricey.