Recent content by CadrePilot

Rumor has it someone was driving a car registered in my name in a far-left state and a red light camera took a photo and issued me a ticket. The rumor further goes, that I proved to them I wasn't driving, but they refused to cancel the ticket from my record unless I identified the driver. As...

Something I didn't realize when buying the Mavic 3 Pro and I'm disappointed with, is that you can't pan the camera on the Mavic 3 Pro. With the Mavic 2 Pro, I could fact the drone straight down the eave, pan the camera to view the roof, then fly in a straight line while taking photos along the...

Using unmanned aircraft may be legal to do, but also unenforceable. In many jurisdictions, it was the absence of an officer that negated unmanned speed and red light enforcement.

I've thought about it a bit... There are significant differences, as flying a drone is not inherently illegal. Lower jurisdictions have issued de facto flight bans by outlawing TOAL. They don't give a **** about TOAL, but want to keep drones out of the sky, the NAS, which they have no...

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USA topic As local jurisdictions seem fond controlling airspace usage by controlling ground usage, I got to wondering if taking off and landing (TOAL) from a raised platform would qualify as a loophole in their rules and/or laws. In fact, most of my flights TOAL from the tonneau cover of my...

I'm watching this, as I'm traveling to UK from USA this summer/fall.

Hmmm... If I legitimately spend several weeks in the UK, and choose to buy one the, would I be okay to bring it home (to US)? And how much would the VAT be on it?

Interesting point. He did interfere with the flight of an aircraft. The counter would be that said aircraft was posing a hazard and he took control of it to eliminate the hazard.

It could be argued that any jurisdiction taking something that was legal on private property and making it illegal is guilty of violating the private property rights of the owners.

Replacement cost insurance policies usually require the insurer to provide funds appropriate to replace the item with like kind and quality (LKQ). If the DJI drones are blocked from import, it will become very difficult to determine that cost, and if it is possible, it will likely be higher due...

Cool!

Not relevant... The more I learn, I figure out there's not enough time in life to properly learn all the interesting stuff I encounter. I've completed surveying and drafting classes, and many other eclectic choices, over the years. Really need to take a welding class. Glad to see folks with...

Sure, it is "unlawful" under federal law. Federal law that local law enforcement has no authority to enforce. The Playbook previously referenced advises several times that local LE can ask for documentation, and other questions, but the only recourse specified is to “pass the information on to...

That's some lovely government double-speak. /s