Recent content by Vic Moss

Thank you!!!!

That is one of their more egregious statements. 🙄

Reactionary article full of inflammatory wording with inaccurate descriptions of controlled airspace. Definitely an opinion piece, and not a news article. They should state as much. Read the "About" section, and you'll understand the reasons for their inaccuracies.

It's a tad over your budget, but it truly is the best case out there. All of my drones (except the M3Es) live in GPC cases. And even with the M3Es, I use GPC innards for the DJI cases. https://goprofessionalcases.com/products/dji-mini-4-pro-case?_pos=1&_sid=4e0d728e8&_ss=r

Well, they say stupid is supposed to hurt, so... 🤷‍♂️

Yesterday (5/6/24), the FAA finally sent out Requests for Information (RFI) for those who's OOP waivers have been languishing in the queue. We now have a new set of guidelines (not a new regulation) for when we apply for an OOP (107.39) waiver. You can get the fully skinny here...

I'm a firm believer in this tactic. But many, including yourself likely, think it's too much. I'm an overly cautious person by nature, and odds are what you're doing it fine. No need to worry.

If one is chipped, replace them all. It's not truly necessary, but better safe than sorry. I always replace all 4 at once if a single prop is nicked.

As they should. They are places we shouldn’t be using any Chinese gear, drone or otherwise. But what the govt and Skydio (and Brinc and Teal) are doing is going to kill this industry. DOD is one thing. Politics and lying to Congress is something entirely different.

The takings clause has been bandied about as a remedy to this. Similar to what the Huawei ban had to do. All of the communications equipment that had to be replaced due to legislation was supposed to be paid for out of a Congressional fund. It's still not finished. And that happened in May of...

I actually turn all sharpening off when I process DNGs. Maybe that's the difference. The last thing I do is sharpen my tiffs when I convert them to jgps. I wonder if that's the difference?

No reason to suspect it. Skydio is the main pusher of this. They, along with Brinc and Teal, are the main players, not just at the federal level, but the state level as well. In March, Skydio signed a contract with a lobbying firm in New York state to the tune of $15,000 per month to try and get...

Interesting, I've never seen those issues. And I'm a pixel peeper. I'll have to look into using LR and compare.

The odds of this happening are slim. Getting less slim for sure, but slim still the same. It's very unlikely it will pass on it's own, even Congress isn't that stupid. But we have to watch the 2024 FAA Reauthorization Act, as well as the yearly National Defense Authorization Act, to make sure...

Your drones are not Category 2. Category 2-4 have to be FAA certified as OOP compliant. The manufacturers must apply for a Declaration of Compliance. As such, unless you have a waiver you cannot fly over anyone at all, transitory or not. You can get shots from the sides of the event. But in...