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    mavic pro height limit modification

    Sorry it took so long to reply, I had to confirm with the law clerk, (the wife) in the house that it was the same on both side of the border for the second part of my answer. First, it doesn't matter if the law was put in place before something was thought of because, and the point I was trying...
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    mavic pro height limit modification

    No that again is not correct. a simple google tells you... 49 U.S. Code § 40102 - Definitions (6)“aircraft” means any contrivance invented, used, or designed to navigate, or fly in, the air. Key word, and they were looking ahead, "invented".and while it's a rather broad scope, it's still...
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    mavic pro height limit modification

    You had better learm how to read I can't help it if you can't make the simple connection between the two but for the rest of those reading this I will make one last effet, The two are the same thing, one being more defined by "aeromodeling community" than the other. It's all there in black...
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    mavic pro height limit modification

    Never Assume anything, get the facts, but no I am not a lawyer but I can read legalese. Again, incorrect, it has bee given in multiple different sets of law both by the FAA and US government. And yes, that is how US and most other countries laws work, they do not have multi definitions for a...
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    mavic pro height limit modification

    What part of Nation Wide do you not understand. You really really need to read the the PDF I posted earlier in the thread that clearly gives you a legal interpretation of what you can and can't do even after putting CBO's aside.
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    mavic pro height limit modification

    I'm wondering why you are struggling here, yes 20 USC is talking about strengthening schools, but it lays out very clearly what a CBO is. That is a definition written into US LAW. what's so hard about understanding that.
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    mavic pro height limit modification

    I'm not sure where your getting you information from but it is quite clear, and I quote, "the aircraft is operated in accordance with a community-based set of safety guidelines and within the programming of a nationwide community-based organization" to be considered a recreational flyer and as...
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    mavic pro height limit modification

    You are right, the FAA only say's "like the AMA" however, They are are CBO because of this; According to 20 USCS § 7801(6), the term “community-based organization” means “a public or private nonprofit organization of demonstrated effectiveness that-- (A) is representative of a community or...
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    mavic pro height limit modification

    I beg to differ with you on that, there is a set 400 ft limit within 5 miles of an airport and VLOS is the hard limit.. While I may be Canadian I do read and understand American. If you read the rules not from the FAA but the Government one. It defines what a model airplane is and what a...
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    Birds...how scared should I be?

    I have had several incidents with birds, non ending in disaster of either the bird or my Mavic. I fly in a large 300 acre field surrounded by trees. On just about every flight I have to evade and or return home because I have invaded the home territory of any one of a dozen species of small...
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    Helo Anti-Drone warfare :)

    In any case the drone was in the wrong also as he was also endangering both aircraft in the air and people and property on the ground. BTW. unless it's been changed, since 2002, all sporting events are considered restricted airspace with a 3 mile exclusion, meaning that unless the quadcopter...
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    Helo Anti-Drone warfare :)

    If a NOTAM is issued then only persons with permission from the person or group issuing the NOTAM can legally be with in the NOTAM boundaries. Pilots can get special permission as I suspect was done in this case, to fly and film lower than the regular limits. That being said, The helicopter...
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    Helo Anti-Drone warfare :)

    It's really simple to get a NOTAM, "NOtice To AirMen", which then restricts the airspace to a specific use.
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    Helo Anti-Drone warfare :)

    The situation is real simple. Both pilots of both air vehicles were in the wrong. The drone pilot for being in an area where he was endangering an aircraft in addition to persons on the ground , and the helicopter pilot for intentionally maneuvering to bring dowe the drone, again endangering an...
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    DJI's drone 'privacy mode' is now available

    Thanks for the info, I just tried it on my Samsung Tab E and I can not get it to connect. Might be the GO4 app is interfearing but I will be getting a CrystalSky in the near future so it's good to know that it works on that. I do a lot of indoor flying in a restricted zone and although I have...