Because I routinely fly my drones to just below 400 feet above my house to see what the beach looks like. I am less than half a mile from the beach, and whether anyone wants to contest my judgement, they ARE flying, and doing stalls, much, much...
It is no coincidence that the minimum height a general aviation airplane is supposed to fly over your house is 500’, giving a theoretical buffer of 100’ between you and it if you are at 400’. But you can get a good idea of their height from an...
I saw a helicopter flying over our local small town about 150' AGL, perhaps even lower than that. Just a bit above the treetops.
Just seemed grossly irresponsible to me. Forget about drones, just way too many things can go wrong that close to...
@Meta4 - I agree, it is hard to accurately estimate a plane's height above you... EXCEPT, I know that when I take my Mavic up to see the ocean nearby, it is far higher than the plane was flying yesterday. I know brother... accurate? No, but if...
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