Recent content by rob levine

Yes. Set all WP to "cruising speed" then set cruising speed to 0, then set end action to Reverse. Then when you fly the speed will be controlled by the sticks.

Not friviolous and an interesting question. I know a few female droners, but honestly you don't see a lot of them. Never heard anyone offer an explanation for this. Maybe men for some reason like gadgets more?

Someone's prolly said this...but the RC always controls the AC, not the app. Even if you had no app you could fly

It's all about intent. This would require Part 107. Look - no one goes around policing this stuff, so it would prolly turn out ok. The FAA doesn't scour the Internet looking for drone pilots breaking the rules. The real problem is if something goes wrong - then the fines can get onerous very...

This is illegal without a Part 107. Rec flyers can ONLY fly for pure fun. If you fly for ANY other reason you need Part 107

1) I wouldn't engage them. No point. 2) The airspace is controlled by the FAA from the ground up. There are ideas about how high a homeowner can control the air, but no laws. Technically you don't own the air over your house. That said, most people like to get up to like 200' or so before...

I went out one day I was out shooting on a Sunday morning early a few weeks ago for a job...no one around...but I made the mistake of having my truck about a foot into blocking a guy's driveway - he could get through easily. About halfway through the mission - when the AC was max distance from...

They're not all setup like that. Check out the controlled airspace around Phoenix, for example.

I disagree. The FAA used VLOS and not some actual number of feet as the criteria for a reason. Sometimes it can be difficult to suss that out - so it's good for pilots to share their experiences. I personally don't like going more than 800' with the Mavic and like 1,200' with the Inspire.

That's interesting about the pointing of the drone on the interface. Never thought of that. So I could point the drone in a particular direction I knew, i.e. due north, and if the nose doesn't point that way on the interface that would be a problem? Can you post a screencap?

Yes it's a tricky area depends if you are flying recreationally or not. If you are not flying recreationally - then yes they can ask for license. If not - just prove you have registration ID on drone.

Yes they can. Any law enforcement can. The FAA does not have a police force - they rely for the most part on regular law enforcement.

That's a ton of money. You can do it on your own with free stuff or an app or two - which are cheap. Just give yourself enough time to master the material. I first passed my 107 completely studying on my own and finding sample questions on the 'net. For my renewal I bought an app that was...

Good advice. Do you have your own pre-flight checklist? Care to share?

Honestly I try to keep my drones within like 1200 to 1500 feet. Beyond that it's hard to see.