Recent content by csauer52

http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/21/espn-is-bringing-camera-drones-to-the-x-games/ And - some idiot flying a DJI was summonsed at said X Games for this: http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/165418

http://www.wral.com/drone-revolution-dr ... /14334521/

Fair enough - I was wrong and stand corrected, not a big deal. Not the first time I've made an *** of myself....

I don't believe yours either - It's KDLT tower which is located in Rowena SD and is 1999' - we're both wrong.

I stand corrected. Actually, it looks like it's 1999' - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDLT_tower Truly impressive....

Highly doubt that it's 1500' AGL, it would be in this list and it's not: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ta ... _the_world Still pretty **** high though. My guess is around 1000'.

It shouldn't be that difficult. It sounds like you're waiting too long in between button pushes. Push and let go then immediately push and hold until she powers up. Good luck!

Re: Connection Lost at 430 feet? Check out the Wiki: Powering on the Range Extender 1.Flick the power switch to the ON position. 2.Wait for approximately 30 seconds. The Wi-Fi signal indicator will blink green indicating the Range Extender is communicating properly. 3.Keep the Range Extender...

Mine is pretty darn close. Well within a 4' diameter anyway. Samsung Galaxy S5.

Well good, I'm covered since I already have one. :)

Well, I was speaking from the context of being a hobbyist, I would consider the use cases you proposed as commercial endeavors.

A Chinese lantern isn't considered an RC aircraft under the definitions of a model aircraft.

That's an interesting take. I've always had a different interpretation based on this clause: As a whole, I took this to mean the FAA has no jurisdiction over you provided you're following the AMA guidelines and an active member. I never took that to mean you had carte blanche to act as you...

I get what you're saying but I just don't see the need when safety is concerned. AMA members fly 1/5 scale model RC planes within these limits and don't see the need to go higher, I don't see why UAVs would need to go higher either. Don't shoot me, just my opinion in the interest of safety and...

I think you're looking for this - http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CRPT-112hr ... rpt381.pdf - section 336