Recent content by Benton BS

I am planning(Hoping) to fly in a NFZ near St Cloud, MN. I called the ATC and he told me they were no longer allowed to make that "call" from the tower and that I needed to get a permit from the FAA. I searched...but I can't seem to locate an application that he referred to. Does anyone have a...

Thank you DanMc. I'll do that. I also will tell all of you...that when the Unit crashed the battery flew about 15ft from point of impact, which was a poor souls granite tombstone....that by the time I was able to run and start picking up the parts...the battery had ignited in flames and started...

All, Great info. Much to learn and try and understand. I'll go back to my first post.....Everything looked to me to be a very normal take-off. When the MP2 reached approx. 20ft I sent the bird on it way. After a couple seconds it took off. 54 miles an hour.....circled and the 5lb unit...

I am positive my AC was in ATTI mode - probably should not have been, but I used it like that previously with no issues. The concern I have now with this Mag interference issue - and as Meta4 noted, that it's probably too late once you notice it.... This is a bit concerning with a $1,400 unit...

Thanks all. Yes flight was over before I could even think about what to do next. The take off spot was a asphalt parking lot. We flew AC in small town only a few days previous so the interference issue never crossed my mind.

I left from a parking lot and no warning until it was well into flight. I had zero control Until I picked up the pieces. Being a novice. I wish would have known what to look for prior to takeoff. Maybe it’s deep in all the instructions Just don’t quite understand how or why there is absolutely...

I'm curious if this is operator error or something went wrong with the drone. As mentioned above, I don't believe I did anything different on this flight. It literally got in the air and took off - the flight speeds show over 50 mph

I've flown my Mavic 2 a couple dozen times with no issue. Today, I took off and at about 20 ft - it just took off at full speed circled out about 150 yards away...and get this - crashed into a headstone in a cemetery. Drone is toast. I hope I attached the correct flight record. Hope someone...