Recent content by toucanf16

I see absolutely nothing wrong with posting names if it’s all public information.

Glad to see this made the local news.

I’m purely speculating. Maybe he didn’t have VLOS with the drone (flying through the controller maybe?). Maybe he took his eyes off the drone for a couple seconds. In any case, if he was in control of the drone and saw the threat, then he should’ve maneuvered and given right away to the paraglider.

This guy was not in control of his drone and I absolutely don’t condone his actions or behavior. But being a Devils advocate here. You state drones are no allowed there. I just used the AirPortal and Aloft apps to plan a Torrey Pines mission and don’t see any airspace issues for that area.

We must be same age!

I travel extensively for a living. Both domestically and internationally (to and from Asia). I probably take over 100 flights a year. I’ve never had an issue bringing my drone and batteries on board the airplane.

Litch and my M3P are not friends! Maybe I need to blow the dust off my Mini 1

Very impressed with that! I’ve always wanted to do something similar, but not on such a scale as yours. Maybe just writing my name in the sky! I assume it’s done with waypoints. Any other software used?

Waiting for an answer on this.

I understand the idea of a raincoat. But you never left the house. You could’ve just filmed the same thing by standing on your deck with a regular phone and not subjected the drone to all the water.

Following this thread based upon condensation. Totally agree. Putting a warm battery in a cold cooler will not cause condensation. Condensation only occurs when the surface temperature is below the dewpoint of the surrounding environment. Putting a warm battery in a cooler or refrigerator never...

Their country, their rules. Don’t assume anything.

The roof project commenced two days ago. I flew 20 flights totaling 589 minutes (almost 10 hours airborne!). I rotated six batteries though the stock DJI charger and a Hantora charger Amazon.com. I flew one battery and then put it aside to cool while flying the next battery and so on. The...

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