Recent content by Simone L

I was wondering how our awesome FAA rep would chime in. I think the FAA does a great job of trying to keep us safe. And everybody that’s around while we are flying. ?

As a new pilot last year I launched from the mountain where I live above a low fog bank. It was cold but I didn’t think anything of it. Then the fog began to rise so I was about to land but still about 20 feet high and got a message the aircraft was landing. I couldn’t stop it. It did not crash...

Best wishes!

I love my Mavic 2 pro. I also purchased the smart controller. Well worth it. Have fun!

Awesome!!!!

Perfect! Worked great. Thanks so much!

Hey....I researched this and found one other person had this happen but no real answers. I hadn't flown in a month (sad, I know). I charged everything and took my Mavic Pro 2 out to fly. I got an IMU error. I started the re-calibration and it got to 2 and stopped....and stopped....and stopped...

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Recently a recreational flyer posted a video done in a national park in the USA. I commented that this is a NFZ. She said she could take off and land outside the park but fly in their airspace even if it was a NFZ because they cannot control the airspace. . I disagreed. A friend of hers who...

My dog hates my drone. I have to put him in the house when I fly at home. It must be the sound, pitch of the sound? Sorry your dog got yours.

I LOVE my smart controller. Truly love it.

I took my exam at a small airport in TN the first day it opened back up for testing. The testing centers were still closed. Masks were required and there was only two of us in the small Room with a space between us.

Just so you know, according to wildlife laws in the US anything that causes a wild animal to change its behavior is considered harassment. Birds of prey are protected species. Just for future reference. This one seemed very chill.

I did a video for a farmer of his vegetable crops he sells to grocery stores. Have a 107 cert so all legal. It showed his farm, the crops and workers harvesting the produce. So basically a soft ad for his farm.

I travel to BonAire a lot to dive and saw where they have a zero tolerance for drones. :-( although the wind is always crazy there.