Recent content by RalphG

Yes the intent is to provide legitimacy for licensed person to fly their endorsed multicopters with less restrictions than those currently imposed on recreational flyers by CASA regulations. The purpose of having endorsed multicopters, in a not totally different manner to pilots aircraft...

Thanks Michael. The benefit of Hangar 360 is that both IOS software and the image processing is totally free with the only caveat being that the image is stored on the Hangar 360 servers located Texas USA and has to be downloaded to view. I like your image but I guess that it can't be scrolled...

I agree, but what I am proposing is an intermediate license, with required multicopter endorsement , which could be offered at considerably less cost through organisation such as Aeromodelers associations etc. I anticipate the cost to be in the order of $100 to $200 with an annual fee or...

I recently used Hangar 360 to take the this Https://viewer.hangar.com/WjGJ8vYn photo of our property. I found that I had to be operating DJI Go 4 before I used Hangar 360 as without DJI Go 4 the Mavic Pro indicated a maximum altitude of 30 metres. As soon as I ran DJI Go 4 before Hangar 360 I...

I believe that there is a need for discussion regarding the existing regulations in respect of operating sophisticated multicopters such as the Mavic Pro. The inherent safety features that are automatically monitored by the multiple microprocessors and associated software reduce the potential...

Agreed, however with several hundred flights with my Walkers Scout X4 and Talis H the only issues that I have experience are occasional ugly landings when I don't shut down the motors quickly enough. Ralph

Hi Drone Runner, Thanks for your reply. Like you said, I agree with much that you said, but: At least there is a training and licensing regime for motor vehicle drivers and even a surveillance regime but at the moment there is nothing for quadcopter pilots. My first quadcopter was a Walker...

My best guess is that CASA consider that professionally trained and licensed pilots/operators are more likely to be operating within, or close to, populated areas. Ralph

In general regulation is a means of eliminating or mitigating the risk of an undesirable outcome for example traffic regulations are intended to prevent death or injury from motor vehicles. In a similar manner the CASA regulations are intended to prevent death or injury from aerial vehicles...

Whilst I accept that a senate enquiry has been commissioned in respect of drones (uav, multicopter, etc.) I very much doubt that there will be any significant addition regulation to those currently administered by CASA. My reasons for this are: 1. The cost of additional regulation (all new or...

I, like many others, am totally confused in regard to the applicability of the CASA Can I fly there app for recreational flyers. I was given a Walkera Scout X4 quadcopter for my 70th birthday 2 1/2 years ago and flew fairly regularly since then. But I was aware that our property of 240 acres is...

Wallingat is not really in the west although it is west south west of Forster. We do have the Wallingat river and Wallingat National Park as well as 240 acres on the property so we don't have any shortage of apace to hone our skills, or lack thereof.

Just bought my first DJI product, the Mavic, but can't fly yet as my Samsung S7 Edge won't run Go4 and continually stops before it actually boots. I have bought a second hand iPhone 7S Plus and have to wait for it to arrive. I have a Walker Scout X4 and a Walkera Talis so it will be good to see...