Recent content by WahooBadger

I always fly VLOS, no long range jollies for me! This happens sometimes when I put the drone up 20 feet and yaw it around just to check all the controls. I will switch to 5.8 gHz next time and see what that does, and investigate the Drone Hack FCC boost as well. Thanks for the knowledge.

Sometimes the video I see on my screen is pretty herky - jerky, not smoothly keeping up with the drone movements. Would the drone hacks FCC signal boost help eliminate this? I've made my observations with the drone well clear of any obstacles that might interfere with the signal coming to my...

I have a cool opportunity to do some video work that could involve taking off from an old soapstone quarry as part of the program. I will be ordering a phantomrain rescue jacket for my Msvic 2 Zoom. Would it be advisable to have the drone wearing a wetsuit as well? The water from which I will...

For an upcoming 107 mission I've been invited to participate in, I need to get some practice flying a drone without benefit of GPS. The drone I will be flying is not a DJI drone but the functionality is basically the same. I plan to take my Mavic 2 Zoom to my radio control flying field and fly...

The price seems very fair and I've been sorta looking for a backup for my Mavic 2 Zoom. Any idea what shipping/fees would run me to get it to Virginia zip 23055?

Thanks to all for input to my original request. To clarify a bit, this item - I call it "An Eagle's Eye View ... of YOU" - will hopefully spark the interest of people who do not have drones and want to see what their property or some activity they engage in would look like to a Bald Eagle (the...

I am familiar with that, I shot some video of a fundraiser for a different animal rescue org and got the one day policy for 10 to 20 bucks.

I have accepted a request from the president of a nonprofit I volunteer for to do a drone video/photo shoot within a 100 mile radius of the organization for the high bidder in an auction that will take place at their big annual fiundraiser in October. I don't have a business, I just like flying...

First try with a 92 score last April. I used a number of free resources and a $5 app on my phone for study and practice tests.

This weekend I expect to fly a mission wholly inside a DJI Altitude Zone - it is part of a long zone connected with the local airport, but outside the area where I would need FAA authorization. You got warnings etc when you flew INTO an Altitude Zone. Do you know what happens if you want to...

Tomorrow I will be shooting some 2 Zoom video of a friend's Frisbee disc golf course, some of the holes of which are in the woods. The walking paths are wide and I'll be flying slow with clear line of sight and no more than 50 yards from the drone. I will complete each mission well before the...

I used a lot of free resources to study and took a lot of practice tests, always getting scores above 90. When I took the real test in April, it was a lot tougher than I expected. Questions were worded differently, different airports were used for the sectional chart questions, etc. It is...

Congratulations! I passed my test last Thursday, and printed my Temporary Airman Certificate ten minutes ago. Feels GREAT to have it, with some great opportunities coming up that would surely meet the criteria for commercial activity, even though for me they will be pure fun flying my drone in...

My pleasure! I've gotten a lot of help over the 8 months or so I've had my Mavic Zoom, I'm happy to give back a little.

A post somewhere on this forum not long ago led me to this page on FAA website: https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators/operations_over_people/ At the bottom of the article is a link to the four page PDF file that is the Executive Summary of the new rules. I read this article and saved the...