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  1. M

    Buy iPad Min 4 or Keep 7 Plus

    Doesn't have to be the latest version. I use a mini 2 and it is fine. http://amzn.to/2vS6nwn
  2. M

    First drone, thoughts one week in.

    Don't see anyone being required to call an airport to fly a kite at 500 feet no mater where they are. I'm a retired Center controller, I know I"m superior to anybody is a single engine Cessna. :)
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    First drone, thoughts one week in.

    Got a call back from one of the heliports, he told me it is inactive. I think that Brojan is generally correct. The two heliports with disconnected numbers are likely no longer active as well. I have talked to the one operator of a airport, he has told me my location is not a problem. One other...
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    First drone, thoughts one week in.

    The FAA really needs to look closer at their regulations. I guess the drone operators over the last 5 years were such horse's arses that they overreacted. After buying my drone I found out I wasn't more than 5 miles outside of an airport area. Using the map at: DJI - Fly Safe: No Fly Zones I...