Recent content by Mainshipper

Almost all of my flights with my P3P have been on Litchi missions and as far as I am concerned it's foolproof as long as you plan for the terrain you are flying over and the capacity of the battery. Since the P3P would fly safely up to 20 minutes I always planned for a 15-16 minute flight time...

Your drone, even stabilized, is not a tripod which is a requirement for any shooting of the night sky.

I fly Litchi missions all the time and very often lose the connection. My flights are typically 16000-17000 feet at 14mph and last about 12-14 minutes. After the first time losing the connection and having the bird return you will have the confidence to send it out again. One thing I noticed...

I second that exact experience with Litchi. I fly many 15 minute 3 mile missions over back country areas that I would never be able to see otherwise. So far it has always come back when you get the "disconnected" message. Like others have advised, make sure your waypoint altitude is sufficient...

Well, that will save me time searching for mine.

I'm glad I passed my first exam on reading charts. I am aware of top 3 rules (400' or less, VLOS, and 5 mile from airports) but have not gotten into the community stuff. Unlike model airplanes, we don't make noise or need a runway so any alliance with the AMA folks would need a paradigm shift...

OK, here's an example of an area I would like to fly. Based on my interpretation it is OK 700" AGL and below except I would obviously not fly near the airport that is shown. My location is the anchor symbol (seaplane emergency) just north of the airport. I'm sure I'm wrong but just wanted to...

At my age all my friends are old.

Wow, thanks a lot as I was looking for something to occupy my time until I die. I will try and stay out of the Florida heat this summer and see what I can do. Thanks again.

Great points. I am a boater and continue to be amazed that you still don't need any type of certification in order to operate a recreational vessel in public spaces. I know you can reduce your insurance costs (which I hope they have) through some basic boater certification programs but those are...

Well, mine are quite dusty but I have never lost my interest in aviation even though I have not flown in 20 years. Do you have any recommendations regarding the approach to prepping for the exam? I've seen some example questions and they were not trivial or simple in any way, shape or form...

I agree with you completely and believe that a midair or ground fatality will happen somewhere and then the big boot of the government will come down hard on everybody. I have a commercial rotary wing and private fixed wing rating so I am not unfamiliar with airspace rules but am not current and...

I really doubt that as they "appeared" to be hobby fliers (three Mavics and a P4P). I found this not too dated article during my search for more info and it provides a nice explanation of the Part 107 authorization process. It also illustrates that it will only get uglier. Part 107, the...

OK, now that I have been educated by experts, please examine the snip of the VFR chart showing the area in question. I have circled the specific spot where this took place (red circle between the group obstruction and the vortac). Also, I doubt that any of these folks had contacted anyone at any...