Recent content by AMann

I don’t see any comparisons to this with drones. How about cars? They carry people also.

A drone’s eye view of a downed pilot’s water landing rescue: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/ce3j0vnn8yzo

Curious, how are you working with BVLOS possibilities on doing this type of work? Sounds like it could be very labor and driving intensive, as are you physically going to be driving to each street and watching your drone going on a single linear path where you can see it the whole time while it...

A drone with a optical zoom lens would help get details without having to fly so close to the tower, especially if it has guy wires.

Oh dear, they may be bricked. One should long store lithiums at 50-60%. Completely discharging DJI drone batteries can permanently kill them. I’d charge them back up to full and then use them down to 60% for storage. Hopefully they are OK, and sorry if they are non-recoverable.

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.