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    Hello from the Western Suburbs of Chicago

    Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends. https://mavicpilots.com/dbtech-membermap/ As a New Drone Pilot, there...
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    Hello

    Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends. https://mavicpilots.com/dbtech-membermap/ All the drones you list...
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    New Flyer - Jamaican in NY

    Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends. https://mavicpilots.com/dbtech-membermap/ Fly On and Fly Safe…
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    Just purchased Mini 4 Pro and I am in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

    Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends. https://mavicpilots.com/dbtech-membermap/ Someone else will have to...
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    mini2 se Newby in Daytona Beach, Florida

    Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends. https://mavicpilots.com/dbtech-membermap/ As a New Drone Pilot, there...
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    air2s dissapeared at 300ft during sunset

    Sure, go ahead, but do you know it is limited in range... And your drone was lost at night when you could not see it, so if you had an Airtag on it, you wuld still be walking all over the place trying to figure where it was, luckily the battery in an airtag lasts about a year, but your drone...
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    Newbie in AZ

    Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends. https://mavicpilots.com/dbtech-membermap/ As a New Drone Pilot, there...
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    New member from Texas (West Texas, just south of Abilene).

    Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends. https://mavicpilots.com/dbtech-membermap/ In the '90, I "lived just...
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    air2s dissapeared at 300ft during sunset

    I know you do not want to hear this, but since you were trying video tape the Comet and Jupiter was visible, you were flying after dark and you know very well that a strobe light is required... And if you had a strobe on and operating, you would not have lost sight of your drone... Just...
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    New to Drones

    Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends. https://mavicpilots.com/dbtech-membermap/ As a New Drone Pilot, there...
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    The Part 107 License Exam is FREE for some folks. Do you qualify?

    Your license never expires, it has no expirations date, you just lose currency. After passing the test, you can print your Certificate of Achievement and keep a paper copy with your flight documents and the wallet size card with your hard license. You should also note your calendar to get your...
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    The Part 107 License Exam is FREE for some folks. Do you qualify?

    The Part 107 License Exam is FREE for some folks. Do you qualify? I originally posted about this almost two years ago. At that time, the Pandemic was causing many cancellations and closures and this program offered through the Federal Aviation Administration for the US Department of...
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    New to the furum

    Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends. https://mavicpilots.com/dbtech-membermap/ Since you live in the UK...
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    The Part 107 License Exam is FREE for some folks. Do you qualify?

    This is a followup to my previous response to your note. I have been doing some new checking and Langley AFB is again offering this exam... and I am now shotgunning various zip codes into the PSI scheduler to see what other bases or forts are also offeing the testing... Once again, thank you...
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    The Part 107 License Exam is FREE for some folks. Do you qualify?

    Thank you for posting this, I am the original poster (OP) and I am also retire Air Force, over 30-years and when I originally posted this two years ago, Base Education at langley was just starting their "Pandemic Vacation Time", Yeah, I call it vacation time. How do yo service the base when you...