Recent content by Michigan_PI

Always safety first and following the rules helps to maintain that. My issue was the way in which it was presented, leading people to believe it was fact, even though evidence presented shows the news chopper was at 400' feet at the time, even though the crew stated they were at 800'. The crew...

You are making a lot of unsubstantiated assumptions, but in your assumed scenario you are correct. The problem I have is that a LOT of assumptions are being made here and none of them have any real data that can back them up. The helicopter crew "claims" the drone was operating at 800' which at...

What I saw in the video is the drone yielding the airspace and departing as soon as the helicopter was noticed. How is that stupid or careless?

I got my Pro right after they came out. Got it with 2 batteries and bought 2 more. The ONLY problem I have never had with it, other than a bird strike (the bird came out way worse) was one of the batteries crapped out but I use it as an emergency phone charger now.

2 factors that have to be satisfied with any invasion of privacy: 1) Does the complainant have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the location at the time of the alleged incident 2) Is there intent on behalf of the operator

USN Silent Service 82-88, North Atlantic+ SSBN-619 (G)

As a licensed Private Investigator doing surveillance for over 30 years, there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in public spaces. Furthermore, I could argue that there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in non-public spaces that are fully visible from public spaces. The caveat of...

I've been pulled a couple times on return flights from Central America with several bags of whole bean coffee in my carry on. 1 bag is OK, more than 1, you get searched. After ruling out nefarious intent, I was on my way.

Jumping in on this late. As a fraud investigator, I can tell you it is INCREDIBLY difficult to get fraud prosecuted, even when it is over 10k. When I am sent after a potential fraud, it usually costs $4k-$7k before I have enough evidence to get a tight enough case that a police department...

FCPX on a 5k i7 iMac

51 flights on the Mavic Several hundred on a P2V+ No crashes on either. I can't say that with my experiences with old-school RC helicopters and planes. I have buried many. Many operator error, some mechanical failure, some radio failure.