Recent content by PapaBob

Brett: I had tried that but got the same approval times from LAANC. I figured out the problem after the fact upon review of the FAA chart supplement for the airport. The legend tells me that during daylight savings I have to adjust the stated Class D operating times by an hour. It appears...

I planned an early morning flight for Class D airspace, got LAANC approval through Airmap yesterday, sent it to DJI Flysafe and got an unlocking license. The control tower operates between 7:00 and 23:00 local time. The 7:00 am start time is normally 12:00UTC but is 11:00UTC when daylight...

Problem solved. I set four points and FlySafe drew a polygon on the screen. It appeared to be a complete polygon, I but I neglected to click on the home point to close the base of the polygon (5 clicks for a four point polygon). In retrospect it seems like a nimnutz mistake but I thought I...

I got LAANC authorization for flight this weekend in Class D airspace. I have a smart controller and will not have internet access. I have prior experience with custom unlock at DJI FlySafe but it has been a while and there is a new system. I entered my personal data, got a verification...

This seems to have moved to a swollen battery discussion which is OK. I have had a swollen battery issue which is why I check before and after each flight and after charging. There was no battery swelling involved in my incident. What concerned me was the transient failure and then everything...

I was about 45 seconds into a flight yesterday when I got a notice that the power had gone critically low and the Mavic 2 Pro started to land itself. Fortunately, it responded to the controls and I was able to return it home without crashing into the trees it was flying over. Total flight was...

I mainly shoot still images from my M2P in DNG format and have never paid much attention to the GPS EXIF data. I was reviewing an image today and had a metadata window open which showed the flight altitude at 291m or 955'. This made my heart skip a beat since I keep all my flights under the 400’...

A construction company I fly for let a local SWAT unit use a building they were demolishing for active shooter drills. The SWAT CO let me launch and land from inside the tape and I was wearing a safety vest identifying me as a drone pilot. After an initial risk assessment flight of the building...

Thanks for the info. Apparently I had not synced prior flight records. My bad. At least I keep paper. Hope this helps someone else.

I was having a lot of difficulty updating to v01.00.0650 which has been the subject of prior threads. I was finally able to get the update to take after uninstalling an reinstalling Assistant and connecting the SC. This was several weeks ago and I did not have a chance to fly until this week...

Wow! Great information dawgpilot. Thanks for taking the time to explain. Yes the website is confusing and most youTube videos are worthless. Thanks again!

Thanks to all who took the time to reply. dawgpilot: According to the information from my DroneZone account you can apply for an airspace authorization/waiver (as opposed to an operational waiver which is different). My understanding is that an airspace authorization is for a specific flight...

I do commercial photography and have 4 prospective clients that are interested in drone work. That prompted me to take the 107 exam which I passed at the end of last month. The prospective jobs would cover two class C airspaces and three class D airspaces. The C's are no problem because I...

Thanks to all who responded. I had to go to Best Buy.

I use 4 Strobon Cree lights, two white, one red and one green. I have them configured like boat running lights with the two white strobes to the rear, the red port side front and the green starboard side front. The red and green help me determine the orientation of the drone without FPV and...