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I am old enough (do the math or get lazy and just glance to the left) to have been on a very large and politically charged college campus during the Vietnam protests. And as much as I would love to have photos of some of the horrible things I experienced and witnessed during the period...

Those were Boeing C-17 Globemaster III's by the way.

There would be no need for an exception if you simply did your flight on the way back down.

Nice job. I did a series of harvesting flights like these on a vacation home in Wisconsin a few years ago. They make really nice subjects.

Five (5) words: "In furtherance of a business." If "yes": Part 107 If "no": Recreational.

I realize my response is a bit off topic, but I am wondering where this .0510 firmware update is. I checked my M2P this past weekend and while it did recommend an update it simply did a download and reinstall of 01.00.0400. Which it has now done several times over the past few months.

Your biggest risk by far was the White Castle. lol

I did send a ticket to Airmap yesterday but no reply yet. But you solved it! I *did* have FAA 107 selected on that first screen and didn't notice it. When I changed just now and resubmitted a similar request for later today it went right thru. Thanks so much! Sometimes the most obvious...

Recreational, yes because I don't have a 107 licence yet. And that was the reason for the rejection in both cases. Something else has to be going on still.

The only reason I used the word "tricky" is because we may not always be shooting or filming at that 50/50 perspective. As soon as you rotate the camera down & remove the bright sky the filtered area on the top part of the sensor will still be active & affecting your image. So I added "planning"...

And as of this writing, for me at least, still not. Last week when this was first announced I tried to get Recreational approval for a test flight at the outside most grid of my nearby airport... and the one my driveway is in. I had no joy with the version of Airmap on my phone so I...

There are now graduated filters that claim to be able to solve the bright sky/dark ground problem. Such filters work well on dslr cameras but will be somewhat tricky on drones. In special situations, and with planning i can see them working however.

I fly multiple drones, MP, M2P, & Inspire & love CS 7.85". I don't think the ultra bright version is worth the extra cost in the majority of cases. Agree the extra gear & batteries is a little annoying, but worth it. I have never had the interference, over heating, or connection problems that...

The practice of law is all about arguing words. Lawyers deliberately write ambiguous statements in legal documents for one very simple purpose: It keeps them employed. Frankly, I tend to agree with Shakespeare’s "Richard" (the profanity editor here will not allow his colloquial name to be...

It's complicated the way laws work versus the rule making agencies like the FAA have to implement once a law is passed. Laws (Acts) often do not provide the specifics of how things work, they're general in nature. But regardless, things go into effect once they're published in the Federal...