Recent content by hank970

Crocodile tears.

"Nothing exists but atoms and empty space. Everything else is opinion." Titus Lucretius Carus, ca 99-55 BCE Viewpoint = Opinion. You're entitled to your opinions about authority figures, even if I think they're a bit overwrought, but you shouldn't go beyond them to boldly assert that the...

As regards your first bolded assertion, balderdash. As a national park ranger with law enforcement authority, I frequently walked up to and engaged visitors -- sometimes because I had suspicions about their activities, sometimes to show the flag and act as a deterrent, and other times just to...

I can't imagine relying on others for suggestions as to where I might want to fly. Ditto lists of top-ten attractions or where-to-go tourist tips and photo opportunities. I'm familiar with my home territory and, even when I travel, I can quickly assess the suitability of a place for flying...

Perhaps the OP is trying to provide a service to other drone operators regardless of the purpose of their flights, whether for photography or just because they want to bore holes in the sky, and he's inviting our participation in building a national database. It'll be a daunting task, but more...

Better yet, is there are Darwin Award category reserved for drone operators?

I look forward to gentler times when this insanity comes to an end.

Probably for one of the reasons that other of your drones have crashed: operator error, inattention, reckless behavior, gross ineptitude, etc.

Oddly enough, the FAA doesn't define recreational in either Part 107 or in Section 44809. Accordingly, as regards operation of a drone, I interpret recreational to mean anything and everything that doesn't have commercial intent or isn't in furtherance of a business and is otherwise legal.

I believe that photos and videos generated by recreational pilots can also be sold by those pilots if their original intent, when creating the content, was recreational. For example, you've launched your drone to capture a video of skiers on a nearby slope for your own personal use and...

I think there have been instances when recreational pilots posted content on YouTube and the FAA gently reminded them that they'd need Part 107 in order to do that. I have no idea whether the FAA regularly monitors YouTube or how it would know that a contributor was a recreational rather than...

No uniforms, either. Just a rag-tag bunch of thugs wearing jeans, sweatshirts, and ballcaps of various colors. Very unprofessional in appearance and demeanor.

Just curious. Were you among those "patriots" who stormed and desecrated the capitol on January 6, 2020?

A camera sensor relies upon an analysis of pixel-to-pixel contrast to achieve focus and will probably focus on the subject with the highest contrast toward the center of the frame. It wants to focus on something, preferably a subject with contrasty edges or details that set it apart from its...

If getting away with something floats your boat, then you're probably right. On the other hand, if anyone in the crowd is offended and can access your RID, then you might be toast. As always, obeying the law is a good thing. My suggestion, if you must defy the law, is that you stay in Tampa...