Recent content by BearSwartz

It was a few years ago... I do remember we were going up and down a few times trying to find smoother air. Wanna say we bounced between 37 and 39k... Would that be a possible explanation? I don't know for sure what the exact altitude was at the moment I saw the drone. It was a United flight if...

I won't say absolutely positively it was within 300 feet. I said it was a few hundred feet higher and within 800 feet horizontal. It can be hard to judge distance. But it was close enough to make me think Wtf? That thing is way too close for comfort. I'm one of those guys who spends a lot of...

I get that you think it's not possible. But I did see a drone at 38k. Well, maybe it wasn't a drone. But it was a small fixed wing aircraft, with no windshield or windows, a sizable dome on the front, and an inverted "v" tail. Looked like a drone to me. If it wasn't, feel free to tell me what it...

I hate reports like this. But having spotted a drone from a commercial flight myself, I'm skeptical. The one I saw appeared to be a MQ1 Predator variant. We were cruising at 38k feet somewhere above Chicago. It passed us going the other way, maybe 200 feet above and less than 800 feet off the...

That answered my question, if it's a NFZ it should show up on my maps... I'm in western Colorado. As far as local places to fly, I got lots of that. I own 40 acres in a very rural setting, we live off a dirt road. So I fly from my front yard all the time. Neighbors rarely even know I'm flying...

That will probably happen... At some point. Can you clarify something else for me? Are the minimum AGL rules always the same for both manned and unmanned? Seems they should be kept separated for obvious reasons... As in, 400 and below for us, and above that for the big guys. Are drones not...

I'm new to drones, and I don't fly a "real" plane. Being totally honest, that VFR map doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. I love to learn and study new things, so I'm sure some day I'll be able to read one and know what it says. Gonna study it more now. And thanks for the resource!

True! But that is FAA governing that. Curious, do you know if those restrictions show up in airmap or B4UFly? I fly out in the country, far away from any such places. If I were to go to Grand Canyon, would the restriction show in either of those apps?

It's important to recognize that while local authorities cannot regulate flight, they CAN regulate ground operations, like takeoff and landings. So it is totally within their jurisdiction to say you can't takeoff or land from a park. If you were to launch from outside a park and fly above it...

Got mine on ebay, seller was "buydig". They are an authorized DJI reseller, I got the air fly more kit in red, they threw in a nice backpack case for the air($30 value), and a Tello drone with a remote controller for it ($130 value), all for $899 out the door shipped. They were super nice to...

I'm curious what you're trying. I've seen threads where guys tried cutting the 5v power wire in the cord, but they say that disconnects the app as well. I did find an app for Android that disables the charging, but it only works on rooted devices. I don't know much about rooting, but I was...

Glad to hear it! I was concerned about the battery on my Nexus when the screen is on for a long time. Not sure if it's good or bad, but the RC charges the tablet when they're both powered on. I've never seen the battery on the nexus drop from 100% while I'm flying. So the controller is powering...

Given the conditions you talked about, if it was below freezing I'd say you iced your props. Ice buildup would quickly cause a drastic motor overload situation forcing a shutdown. Do you know what the temp and dew point were that morning?

The seller I purchased from is goodcomputerguy381, and he has sold 80 some of these units. $64.50. Tablet looks like new, and battery seems to hold a charge very well.

Yes I'm using the current version. This is my first experience with a drone, and compared to what I see some guys go through it has been painless. I DID follow the directions as far as updating firmware on the AC, etc. I had set the drone up and flew the first few flights with my Samsung S7...