Recent content by ZChalk

Well I agree with you that the environment / negative stigma has to change. People associate drones with killing people (wars) and hitting commercial planes. There's absolutely no positive association and society generally lives in a world driven by fear. With mp3's it was ripping it from CD's...

Well.. I wouldn't think it would be that expensive as an additional administrative step. People apply for a permit, 10 permits a day, pay the fee, fly in the designated spot..Bob is your uncle (though he really is not). I guess it's just easier to take away the drone, prosecute, and levy a...

The incentive is to establish control and prevent nuisance rogue flying.. for example drone operators must fly from a special area and are restricted to 1 square mile. At the same time you charge $60 a permit. This keeps drone owners happy because they fly their drone 'at a cost' and keep the...

I think the solution is simple. Restrict drones to certain areas of the park and require a permit (probably at some cost). That way you can keep in complete control of who and when you can use the drones.

I recently bought a Mavic Air (new to drones) and I was flying it for the fifth time. Today I experienced my first disconnect and the drone was 50 feet away from me in the air. I wasn't sure what to do to reconnect... it just hovered there but it is set to RTH if it is disconnected. I walked to...