Recent content by AlanL

Shutting off the +JPG doesn't help. I have mine set up for RAW only. Where I see this message on every lens is when I try to changes the lens/camera right after taking a shot. I can turn the drone and squeeze off the next shot in a manual pano sequence right away but I can't switch say from 28mm...

A.I. for my airborne transportation? I am annoyed enough at so called self driving cars but for the record both of our household vehicles have manual transmissions..... I don't have a great deal of respect for those who never learned how to actually DRIVE a motor vehicle. I spent quite a number...

Hmm - doesn't have a full set of the required aircraft beacon lights for flying at night :rolleyes:

There were a lot more people living on the floodplains up in the NW part of the state compared to down in the SW corner. The rivers are quite swollen down near where I live in Vancouver Washington but less impact on the local populations. The Columbia River is running high but still well within...

It does resemble a face with the sharp teeth....

Is there something in particular we are supposed to be seeing beyond the fact that it's a Mavic 4 Pro? Looks just like mine. Nice new toy BTW.

But 42 is the correct answer to the ultimate question of the Universe :p

I have occasionally seen the same message when shooting with the 166mm lens on a Mavic 3 Pro with the RC Pro controller. Not unique to the Mavic 4 Pro.

I see serious GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) :p

FAA rules allow aircraft to fly over wilderness areas and wildlife refuges with a flight floor of 2000'. Since you can't fly at that altitude with your UAS any incursion at 400' above the ground or lower is not a legal flight. This is not the same as flying over National Park land. Edit: These...

How many of the people who dislike RID turn off bluetooth on all of their devices and their cars when they are driving around? You are broadcasting your bluetooth MAC address on every packet that is sent from your devices almost constantly on frequencies that everyone can monitor alongside the...

Assuming they have a written policy the city can tell you that you can't be standing on city park property launching/controlling your drone but they have no legal way to keep you from flying over the property. They have no jurisdiction over air space as that is exclusively administered by the FAA.

Definitely register them as part 107. I always have to chuckle at the suggestion that you fly "recreational rules" when you have Pt. 107. All of the underlying rules of UAS flight are defined in Pt. 107 and 44809 is simply a set of restrictions that let you fly without the certification. If you...

The Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary stops just north of Copalis Beach. The following is a snapshot of the FAA Seattle Sectional Chart. The solid blue line with the blue dots inside show the outline of the marine sanctuary. Long Beach is well south of the sanctuary.

It's actually not the FAA that has say over places like Cannon Beach - it's NOAA and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. All of the small islands and sea stacks along the Oregon coast (1853 of them) are considered protected wildlife refuges and the rules are explicit that you cannot fly under...