Recent content by Roaming Troll

I guess my impression of a lateral limit stems from this article on the Pilot Institute regarding critical infrastructure and area to avoid. The article was published back in 2020.

That was definitely on my mind. I used to do a lot of canoeing and saw many a dangling line under a bridge or tree branch.

As a retired air traffic controller I'm familiar with the definition of agl. However, still getting used to rules for drones. One of the first things I did was get the TRUST certificate. What I was wondering about was the narrowness of the river cut where each side is level with both ends of the...

Been flying the Mini 2 for about 3 weeks now. Today's outing got me looking for some clarification of a couple things. First one is the 400' from structures. From the attached photo I believe I am supposed to stay 400' away from the railroad trestle and the road bridge beyond it, no flying down...

I flew up to Michigan from Mississippi to visit family this week so I naturally brought the drone with me. Like you I have had a number of people acting friendly and interested in what I am doing. UNTIL today. Now, I don't know if this was a local yankee or a tourist but he brought his young...

Welcome from Mississippi.

Welcome to the forum. As a former Woodland Park resident I know you have so much scenery to capture.

I purchased a basic DJI Mini 2 kit and not the fly more package which comes with a adapter & hub. I am buying a charging hub but it doesn't come with the adapter. My question, can I use any brand 18w adapter with that? DJI is out of stock on the adapter. I am hoping something from Best Buy will...

Using the term "auger in" is 22 years of air traffic control in me. My only previous drone prior to this new one was a cheap lightweight pita I bought in 2016 to get a feel for drone flying. The footprint for it is about 4 times the Mini 2. It was very prone to being pushed by light wind. I have...

I just noticed your little bio about retired ATC. Same here. 5 yrs at COS. 22 yrs total before retiring.

I used to live west of COS. The house was at 9,000 ft. I miss the mountains. And low humidity.

Just purchased a new Mavic Mini 2 Monday. I almost purchased the Air 2S but figured if I crash and burn the Mini 2 I'll only be out half the cost. I'll upgrade later if I don't auger this into the ground.