Point taken.
Nonetheless, my issue is with the ideology that flying 8 miles away from launch is ok, and why? I can understand those who have legal approval for deliveries, LE, or legal search and rescue flights, and so forth. But there is no...
Woke up this morning with the DJI Avata to fly out back and saw this! Took this shot with my iPhone 12. It only lasted about 5 minutes before fading but might be the strangest sunrise I have ever seen in 77 years!
This derelict mine works is located in a canyon hundreds of feet below US Hwy 550 a couple of miles south of Red Mountain Pass. I was able to catch just a glimpse of it from the roadway and stopped at the next pullout to launch my drone.