Recent content by Bob D.

Thanks a lot... appreciate it

Does anyone know a good source to download royalty free music to use with my video's ??

I fully discharged the battery and then recharged it fully and the problem has gone away. Your idea worked. Lets see if the problem comes back or not.Thanks

Yes, original battery..... not sure about the firmware. I have 3 other batteries and all of them are fine

I found it, thanks. It says the battery is over-charged. Any idea what I should do about this?

I am finding that one of my batteries for my P4 is acting weird when charged. When my batteries are fully charged, they turn off... but one of them doesn't turn off.... what happens with this one particular battery is one of the charge indicator slots does a double blink repeatedly and the...

No... it needs position lights visible for 3 miles Check out www.FAA.gov/uas

WITH THE PROPER LIGHTING !!

Last month before the Hurricane, I flew up in St. Augustine, FL inside their airport traffic area. All I did was contact the tower the day before. They gave me the control tower number and asked me to call the next morning 5 minutes before launch (they put my into on the ATIS) and after landing...

I just checked.....Your correct, under 101 all you have to do is give "prior notice".... it says nothing about how prior of if the tower can deny permission..... 1. Model aircraft that are operated in accordance with Part 101 Subpart E, Model Aircraft), which applies to model aircraft meeting...

And that's what this whole discussion is about.... methods of notifying them....

The FAR's don't say you CAN'T use a handheld to contact a controller.... the average hobbyist wouldn't even know HOW to do that. But being an airline pilot, I know the how.... I'm just trying to figure out the "can I" without pissing the tower off....... That's why I brought this up for...

I believe your wrong here. My FAA license (and FCC license) allows me to use a handheld to contact a control tower. It has nothing to do with being "transferred" to an aircraft or drone. I think its more a matter of if the tower would be pissed of that I used a handheld on their frequency for...

101 and 107 both (at different times obviously)

I have an Airline Transport Pilot License and an old FCC Radio Operators License so that's not an issue for me. Call Sign would be my Drone Registration number.