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  1. Y

    Legal flying

    So there are tons of posts about this but was hoping I could get a clear response. I have registered my Mavic Air with the FAA. Everywhere near me falls within 5 miles of an airport. All are recreational and have no control tower so I have been flying and have not had an issue yet. Question 1...
  2. Woolnut

    Travelling Abroad with Mavic to Mexico

    Hi All, I am heading to Mexico in June and I am getting together a checklist to make sure that i am fully prepared as i really do not want to lose the Mavic or batteries at the airport because of an oversight! Also, i don't want anything to get damaged! Current Checklist Mavic Bag (Fly More...
  3. N

    Make sure you have a spotter when doing FPV!

    So here is a story, and also cautionary tale, for those using FPV systems (especially near airports). I am a student at an aviation university built onto an airport, and I was flying my Mavic with a friend about 1.5-2 miles away at a nearby field. I had called the tower and unlocked the zone...
  4. Greg Smithski

    Interesting article and animation. London airport.

    Interesting article and animation for anyone that's interested. This animation shows the chaos a drone caused at a London airport
  5. SkyIScrape

    Reporting FAA map errors

    One out of five airports on here don’t exist. One “airstrip” is a tri-county region’s garbage dump. Has been for 17 years. It’d be nice to have accurate data.
  6. W

    Hollywood Sign & The Burbank Airport (BUR)

    The Hollywood Sign is 4.69 miles away from the BUR airport. I called the phone number listed on the Airmap app and was connected to the tower with outbound voicemail that said, "if you are a drone pilot asking for permission, consider it refused." Yikes... seems a bit harsh and against the...
  7. gadominas

    Most irresponsible drone pilot of 2017!

    Mr. "NS films&editing" flew very close to NFZ airport and basically was touching planes while they’re landing. I hope this guy will be punished somehow and serve as an educational example for others. Here’s an original footage of this incident:
  8. Kennyh1982

    Anyone experience travelling with Mavic Pro (handluggage)

    Dear People, Im new in the drone world.. I m using my mavic pro now since 2 weeks in my village.. but tuesday im going on holidays to Algarve, Portugal.. I fly from Brussels with TUI.. Now my question... Can I just take my drone with me in my handluggage without any troubles at the security...