It was less of thinking and more of a "hold my beer" process.
A lot of people who do this are less informed about what could happen. If you are a member of this site or anything like it, you are more informed than the guy who bought a drone on...
What part of OC? The northern part is Seal Beach which is where the naval weapons station is, so that a huge red no fly zone. Then below that is Bolsa Chica which is a nature preserve and there was a huge outcry banning drones there after one...
I had the same problem with these knuckleheads. I actually joined the AMA, but sent them a stern letter demanding a refund (which I got). It turned out all this bs was to be permitted to fly in a "small dirt field" nowhere near the lighthouse. I...
I don't know if this would work, but I have been toying around with the idea of a shielded landing pad. I was thinking about making a diy pad or using a store bought one and putting RFID Anti-Magnetic shielding fabric on the bottom of the pad...