Recent content by Dmcvey

As soon as you go BVLOS, you are no longer flying under 44809 and you are under Part 107. Flying under 44809 means you are abiding by a CBO operating standard. From AMA: https://www.modelaircraft.org/system/files/documents/540-D.pdf Document 540D“SEE AND AVOID” GUIDANCE 1. The primary means to...

The sheer number of people? Oh, so everyone does it...IT IS STILL ILLEGAL!!!!!!!!!! Just because a ton of people drive drunk and don't crash or kill someone makes it ok???? what an illogical argument. BVLOS, you can't see that medical helo, or Cessna. THE FAA says you have to "See and Avoid"...

If you can see the a mini with your eyes and tell orientation, direction and the other FAA requirements that define VLOS at a 1000ft, you are an eagle. I can’t do that with my Mavic and Evos at 1200. That gray mini disappears, at my guess, around 500 feet. There is NO way anyone can maintain...

Fly BVLOS: A drone hit and damaged a Canadian firefighting tanker plane, a "Super Scooper," while it was fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles in January 2025. The pilot, Peter Tripp Akemann, was later sentenced to two weeks in prison for recklessly operating the drone in a restricted...

I was talking distance……..

Can’t fly a mini more than 1000 feet legally.

Always have had great response from Autel on repairs. Just saying

Sent a controller to Drone Nerds that was broken out of the box. That was February

Well, if he were a Part 61 pilot, the FAA could have suspended or pulled his license like they do with other careless pilots. So here goes. Everyone pile on, but there needs to be an end to the 44809 exception. Everyone must be Part 107, then the FAA would have the same course as with Part 61...

He should be banned from flying for 5 years as part of probation.

As a company with 85 operators, we do not require TRUST. The company issued drone will never be flown recreationally.

Ebay has them out of South Korea for $3800ish. Just wondering about Customs and hidden import fees.

Has anyone bought M4 on Amazon? currently has a listing of M4 at $5300 with delivery tomorrow.

We do $9B in revenue/year. Not worth the effort.

No, DJI did . Autel shipped their inventory to the US ahead of the tariffs. Order Autel, and it will be in the States and clear of customs at its original price. DJI could have shipped stockpile units to the US in January too.