Recent content by AMann

Nah, people thought I worked there, even while wearing regular clothes, including some employees.

George, if you come in and ask questions and never check back, I’m sorry but I think I know why you can’t find any job leads. Hope everything’s OK.

Yeah, I saw that but you know what, they didn’t say anything to me when I did it. In fact, everyone was smiling and waving.

I also do pole photography, meaning hoisting a camera up on a 20 foot high pole (not the dancing type!). I’ve used it at Disneyland during the parades to see over the crowds, and in National Park areas where I couldn’t use a drone. Might they also include this as surveillance? It certainly takes...

What do you mean your batteries have been powered down? Hopefully they charge up OK, so definitely test it before your trip. Have fun!

I know several here will not like it at all, but I’m all for it. That’ll get rid of the bozos that are doing stupid things for giggles with them and risking ruining it for the rest of us. Drones are not toys anymore.

https://www.jalopnik.com/1928697/ukrainian-drone-delivers-emergency-e-bike-to-soldier/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwL-xvxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmf26xM8WdKw3n7XsM0QsbXRYisfsC_lBszdmtU0dSFazRH579h91ZPvYzg3_aem_6p3gFQlNHhH6sUgY8CIbKA Definitely a heavy lifter, EBikes are not very light.

I agree with you, that’s why strobes should not be relied on to extend VLOS with your unaided eyesight.

I did get a 107 waiver approval for flying at night back when they required it, I had to show that I would know the orientation of the drone using strobes as well as a contingency plan should they fail, which was to cover the drone with highly reflective material and use a very bright hand-held...

Red herrings really doesn’t have anything to do with it, strobes are active devices, the skin or drone color is not. Batteries run down and the strobes don’t work anymore, leaving the drone unseen.

I still use them during the day wether I’m flying for work or fun, they do help increase visibility, especially when flying in front of a distant mountain or other high contrast background, just always read that part about maintaining VLOS without a device meant strobes as well.

“With vision that is unaided by any device” Strobes are a device that extend your vision…

Thanks. Yeah, I studied that for my part 107 certificate also. I didn’t really mean to quote the entire rule, I just paraphrased that part as it applies to strobes…

I use white Arc III’s, even in daylight because they work. But the elephant in the room is being ignored- it’s saying that a pilot and any VO’s must be able to visually discern the location, attitude, altitude, and direction of the aircraft’s flight without reliance on anti-collision lights. So...

§ 91.15 Dropping objects. No pilot in command of a civil aircraft may allow any object to be dropped from that aircraft in flight that creates a hazard to persons or property. However, this section does not prohibit the dropping of any object if reasonable precautions are taken to avoid injury...