Flying inside the city

Kingcoopa84 · May 22, 2018

Chip said:
Like I said before, the sentence is actually one year in county jail and $5,000 fine. He only has to spend 30 days in jail and pay $500 now. But, if he is caught doing anything else illegal over the next 2 years, he will be sent back for the full year and fined the full $5,000. I think it would be a devastating hit for average person.

The guy you are talking about took off from the middle of a crowded parade and proceeded to crash into a crowd of lawyers then fled the scene. I routinely push the "guidelines" flying from my downtown high rise rooftop and am not one to point fingers at others but this guy was a moron and deserves what he got. Why he thought that was a good idea is beyond me.

lrsn · May 22, 2018

Dotcomguy3020 said:
I would say this... if you drop a penny off 400 ft building, it will sink into the concrete about 6 inches. So imagine if a mp falls out of the sky!

More likely the penny would be disformed than ever sink into concrete!

Brojon · May 24, 2018

lrsn said:
More likely the penny would be disformed than ever sink into concrete!

That is a very old and debunked meme.

lisadoc · May 24, 2018

Brojon said:
That is a very old and debunked meme.

Hayabusa · May 25, 2018

Dotcomguy3020 said:
I would say this... if you drop a penny off 400 ft building, it will sink into the concrete about 6 inches. So imagine if a mp falls out of the sky!

Don’t think so but getbthe point.

Hauptmann · May 25, 2018

The principal problem in downtown flying is loss of signal when behind a building or other obstacle. Here's a solution, which I've used successfully:

Use Litchi instead of Go4. Design and save your mission in Litchi, including Waypoints, Points Of Interest, altitudes, speeds, and gimbal angles. Then when you fly your mission, your Drone with complete the mission and RTH even if signal is lost. You can test fly your mission beforehand using VLM and Google Earth.

Practice first with a simple mission with continuous LOS to test your skill at mission planning. Try turning off your controller mid-flight and watch the Drone continue and RTH.