Recent content by BobP4

Would have video for 10 seconds then no signal message and no video for 20 seconds - alternating. Also drone did not shut down immediately on power off. Flew without SD card and video was fine. Erased SD and now all's well again. Addendum - Or so it seemed. It showed it had an SD card but when...

Update It sounds as though they heard from other dronies with basically the same information and it seems like they have decided to stick with their arrogance and ignorance and will continue to feed the lawyers. Always a bad idea especially when that money could/should have been used for...

QPS writing up drone policy - WGEM.com: Quincy News, Weather, Sports, and Radio They are off to a good start with - "school district attorneys said the district owns the airspace up to five hundred feet above its properties". This is an email I'm planning to send it to all of the board members...

International analysis of military use of off the shelf drones‎. armamentresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ARES-Special-Report-No.-2-Emerging-Unmanned-Threats.pdf

That is bull and a 1st amendment violation. You can take pictures of anything visible from a public space. Police may try to bully you into surrendering devices and media but have no legal authority to do so. A warrant is required if there are no exigent circumstances.

Thanks all. I think the demo company has the dronage covered internally or externally. Just have to wait to see if there is a NOTAM and what it says.

Upcoming event in the USA, building implosion. Story is that there will be a NOTAM for the site which lies within 5 mi of an untowered airport. Does this mean that as a part 107 remote pilot I have to comply with the NOTAM but that a rec flyer could fly? Thanks.

A Dakota Access Pipeline protester accused of endangering a police plane with his drone was found innocent of all charges on Thursday. Drone and cell phone footage lead to acquittal in protest case | | bismarcktribune.com

I'm using an iPad 4 running DJI Go for my P4 just fine but it's Too big, makes the controller too top heavy and the clamp won't open far enough to grab the pad. I have strapped around the top with Velcro One Wrap which is a product I'm never without.