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Btw...its legal to fly above 400ft if you are flying around/over a tall building building or structure. If its 400 ft tall, you can fly 400 ft above that structure legally, so 800ft altitude would be legit. #knowingishalfthebattle

Thanks, been trying to determine optimal Litchi settings for the DB missions!

If you're shooting a high rise, tower, etc you might need to fly well over 400ft. And legally you can fly 400ft above that structure, so 500m is definitely a possibility

Correct, it is not required to discharge the batteries. Lipo pouches are required by TSA though!

On the trail end of a 3 week European vacation (Ireland, Spain, Portugal) and Airpot Security never mentioned my MavicPro or the three fully charged batteries (forgot to discharge for the last flight across the pond) I did have them in lipo pouches, FWIW Algarve was freaking awesome!

On the trail end of a 3 week European vacation (Ireland, Spain, Portugal) and Airpot Security never mentioned my MavicPro or the three fully charged batteries (forgot to discharge for the last flight across the pond) I did have them in lipo pouches, FWIW

How did you panos turn out? I'm contemplating getting litchi, and was curious about the pano capability. Thanks in advance

FYI...the GM of the Big Bear airport is cool with drones and provided a helpful link: Hello David: Thank you for writing me your letter dated March 31 about your planned recreational UAS/Drone operations in and around 40059 Forest Rd, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315. If you follow this link: Drone...

I totally understand airspace safety and need for those regulations, but it's almost impossible to fly in the LA area. Im currently sitting at Santa Monica beach watching a guy standing in the middle of he beach/directly behind a life guard tower, flying his Phantom low and all around people...

That's one of the reasons why I bought this sucker, along with all the other awesome reasons. I flew it for about 20 minutes at Samo beach and a fellow drone pilot warned me I could get a fine, so I packed up and left. But if you're 1.5 miles away, how will they ever find you to fine you? I...

Reflections in Klondike Lake

So I struck out at Owens Lake and Tinemaha Reservoir due to high winds, but I scored at Klondike Lake. The winds were still pretty high and I was amazed how well this littel bad boy maintained stability 100+ ft. DJI_0010 by Troncat posted Mar 22, 2017 at 7:07 PM Flock by Troncat posted Mar 22...

Flock at Klondike Lake