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Problem is that many people like to pretend there are rules that don't exist. For example, my local county has a section in their Parks and Recreation FAQ that says "Drones are prohibited in all county parks". But there is no such rule in the books. I even asked a park ranger to find me the...

Hey! Shadyside Park is right around the corner from me - I can fly there from my house. Let me know next time you're in the area and we can meet up. I fly over there a lot, and at Kerr Park and Johnsontown Park over in DTown.

And connecting it to an external power source for unlimited flight time should be fairly trivial, since it has to carry the hose anyway. I'm curious how hard it is to control, given the recoil effect from the water. In the video it looks somewhat unstable - seems like onboard software should...

Thought this was interesting:

Just something else to watch out for - since the bridge is no longer used for trains there could be wires or other debris hanging down from above that you can't see easily on screen. Go slow and use prop guards.

What makes you think it reduces the risk of corruption? Microsoft invented the FAT32/exFAT filesystem, I'd expect their implementation to be at least as reliable as DJI's. Format on your computer or in the drone or camera, it doesn't matter. All the ones and zeros will end up in the right...

Imagine the military/intelligence applications for something like this. Build it into a bug-shaped body, and they can literally be a "fly on the wall" in places a spy could never go... https://news.mit.edu/2021/researchers-introduce-new-generation-tiny-agile-drones-0302

People have enough trouble operating vehicles in two dimensions. Put them in three-dimensional space and we're all doomed.

That, or the heat killed it, causing loss of control. 2000° F will likely melt some important parts if you get too close. Either way, cool footage.

Just means there's an airport nearby and you are restricted to flying below 150 meters (492 feet). If in the US (and most other places too, I think), you can't fly above 400 feet anyway, so this message is irrelevant.

Well, I assume the sectional chart would tell me if it was near an airport or otherwise restricted airspace, and it is neither. I just wanted to know if anyone had any thoughts on how the FAA would feel about someone flying a drone near their equipment. I would stay well above it and probably...

I'm learning to read sectional charts and noticed there's a VOR station a few miles from my home. Doesn't look like it's in restricted airspace, and Google Earth shows it as a fenced-in area in the middle of a farmer's field. Can I fly over and around it for a closer look, or would the FAA...

I feel like this story is missing some important details. Why was she angry (so angry as to draw a gun on you)? Did you get an explanation? What did you say to defuse the situation? When an angry person is pointing a gun in your general direction, you have to assume it's loaded (and no, you...

/Yoda Voice ON Evil, Powershell is. Mmm. Powerful, yes, but in this power great evil also lurks. Insidious, like the dark side of the force. In DOS, only light and simplicity will you find. /Yoda Voice OFF

Crows will do that. Grackles too. I've even seen them go after hawks and other birds of prey that are big enough to eat them for lunch. They have no fear if their nest is nearby.