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Back in the day before drones and fpv cameras, I flew at the Pinebarrens RC club in south NJ, then across a regional airport. One of our members was a helicopter pilot. When an expensive plane could not be located in the tall grass, we paid the... -
Cafguy replied to the thread My interesting use for a drone.Very cool Idea!! At our field we generally just follow the trail of balsa and covering.
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I belong to an R/C club in the Seattle area and use my drone to find lost airplanes. Flying to the exact location is of the airplane can be challenging, especially with the tall grass and a search area of 120 acres. I use Drone Deploy with a...
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Cafguy reacted to ericole's post in the thread What is a safe height to go above power transmission lines? with
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I'm building a waypoint flight to look at some property that will go over a major power transmission line. Is there a safe altitude to fly over those under RC control as well as an automated waypoint flight? Is that a different altitude? For... -
Cafguy replied to the thread What is a safe height to go above power transmission lines?.For PG&E their rule is 200 ft horizontal and at least 20 ft vertical from lines. Sorry FPVers No "line looping" allowed! You should stay at least 25 feet from all their little buildings too. One more note Don't takeoff and land from their right...