The RIDER is decent enough and can give you insight into what is flying around you.
We purchased it from Drone Nerds. No extra fees.
I am unsure of how the lack of 5.8 hurts the system since I don't have access to the ASTM standard that...
When manned aviation is higher than the drone and close, they will have a hard time seeing it.
We fly overwatch for a concert every summer. A tourism helicopter takes off and lands within 1/4 of the concert venue (beach). He usually follows a...
The newest Part 91 COW/A's require an anti-collision light on at all times, day and night. The FAA wants it on in an effort to do everything possible to make the sUAS more visible since these new documents allow BVLOS, OOP and OOMV.
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I flew small airplanes for a number of years and I can tell you that it's extremely unlikely that a pilot would see your drone or the strobe under the circumstances you describe.
You say that you were able to see it only at 100+ yards away while...
Yesterday I was at a kite festival. I was having too much fun flying my kites and had left my drone in the car rather than taking it into the sand.
Anyhow.
After the festival, I was back at my car a few blocks from the beach when I hear a...