Recent content by Divebomber

I asked a US helo pilot friend of mine your question. He said if the helipad is not part of an airport complex, the general rules are VFR. See and be seen. Announce presence on correct frequency, communicate actively with other helos. Apparently helipads do not have protected airspace around...

Soooo..... have you got your drone back yet?

You talkin' to me??! I didn't say he did... :-). I actually congratulated him for his non-panicky response to the situation.

I'm beginning to form a theory that all these missing drones are winding up in the same place as the one sock that gets lost in the laundry. Motopokep, (sounds a little like a name for an ancient Egyptian king) it was good you had the presence of mind to solve the problem. A lot of us go into...

I always kind of thought of a "body worn career destroyer" as a neck tattoo of a gang name (unless you're a career gang member). If Beyonce is wearing a body worn career destroyer I DEFINITELY want to see it. I haven't had much contact with her since she sent me the divorce papers. OK. OK...

Getting snotty with a cop or authority figure never comes out well. Well, almost never. A few guys got snotty with King George a few years back, and threw a bunch of perfectly good Lipton Iced Tea into the Boston Harbor, and it all worked out in the end, after a bit of a scuffle (that's my...

That's true to some extent, however, there's a pretty solid history of NFZ's over civilian property. Any sporting event of good size has temporary NFZs. Not germane to the discussion, but an interesting point. Manhattan Island has a permanent NFZ for drones and small aircraft, other than...

While flying over people in any environment seems like a cool photo idea, the FAA and other federal agencies from other counties don't like you to do it outside, so I can't imagine it's ok inside. That aside, the liability issue is a little scary. If your drone misbehaves, or has a failure of...

You may very well be right Dave. My theories are based upon unshakeable and inarguable daydreaming. I am an instrument-rated pilot, and my ideas are based partly on my experiences with FAA designated areas. What I would think is that the laws regarding drones are still evolving as we all...

That's definitely true, but NFZ's, SFR zones and MEZ's can be designated for use by or denied use by certain types of aircraft. It's done all the time. Apple has HUGE pull and I wouldn't be surprised if they could get something put in place. There's already been one drone that's gone down on...

Seems perfectly logical to me. Industrial espionage is a very serious worry for companies like Apple, that have industry-leading products. Their new campus and building is quite open, with lots of windows. Perhaps a toy drone couldn't get much info, but there are very sophisticated ways to...

I think this is the thread you're looking for... Mavic Pro gone...need feedback

This seems to happen too often at altitude. Winds aloft are often fierce even when winds at the surface are not. If you like flying at these altitudes, there are apps that will give you estimated velocity of winds aloft, and their direction, so you can start your flight going into the wind...

There are some really educational videos on Youtube which explain these setting to you, but I'll give you a quick summary (subject to correction by others, of course). Gimbal Pitch Speed-"Pitch" is the upward/downward movement of a camera or air vehicle. From the factory, the gimbal basically...

If I understand your question it's an Apple thing. I believe if you connect to iTunes, you'll see it. Another thing I've found out is that if you connect an iphone or iPad to a mac, you can't see files on board the devices without connecting to iTunes, but if you connect to a windows based...