Recent content by aeronca47

What I use as a guideline is: If what you record is used by yourself or another party for any purpose other than looking at what a person did for a hobby, you need a Part 107. Remuneration does not enter into it. It is common to think of "commercial" as something that involves money or other...

I try my best to be ethical and legal; so here is the result of my research from numerous sources. 1. There has to be a "reasonable expectation of privacy". 2. The National Airspace System tops out at 50,000 feet and bottoms out just above the grass in your backyard and the roof on your house...

First of all; I realize that some of us have applications that require flying out to some distant range for some useful purpose; however, we read over and over that somebody loses their flying machine while 4 miles out over the Atlantic Ocean at 2000 feet high or many other extreme ranges. I...

For what it's worth: At some point after starting to fly my P4P and reading about someone who had their battery drop out, I installed my battery and checked that it snapped into place. Then I turned it over and discovered that the bottom catch, didn't. I experimented several times and the...

Here's my $.02 from bits and pieces I have collected from forums and legal sites: Most important if you are accosted by some lunatic, the very last thing you want to do is anything that escalates what's happening. Here in New Mexico, that would result in a knife fight or gunfight with somebody...

I really hesitate to add my 2 cents; there are several persons who know the rules because they live by them and many others who are dead wrong, but can't stand to be corrected. By reference, I am in my 56th year of living under the glare of the FAA with 13,000 flight hours in everything from a...

Welcome to the FAA. You are correct that "commercial" is not pertinent. You are correct that "intent" is pertinent. But, the FAA will determine what your "intent" was and it will be taken in the worst possible light. It is VERY easy to enter upon dangerous ground with the FAA and the maximum...

Don't mean to be critical, just my impression for what it's worth. I belong to numerous forums out of necessity; Biplane Pilot, VW Touareg, Wondershare, Filmora, Serif, and many more. I am sure that most products will eventually require forum membership in order to replace tech support. There...

I too am disappointed with a lot of responders to this post. Any person stepping into a brand-new subject would be well advised to explore training possibilities. Being a brand-new subject, a newbie might have no knowledge or foresight into what he is going to be faced with. In most people's...

Lots of backtalk about newbies who are having problems by those who are not having problems. My two cents: After trying for several weeks, to get my P4P+ started to do ANYTHING, I relented and drove half a day through much traffic to visit a drone store; after talking to the owner, he and I...

I can't stand it; not throwing in my comments to the imbecile who started this line. It's almost too easy to respond to this little kiddie. This kid's claim to fame is that he can tell the difference between cell phone models and pay for overpriced and impractical cars to mask his incompetence...

My first reaction is amazement but shortly after that, I think I understand. I read and hear about "kids" buying a drone and immediately running out to "test the limits". What is the point of flying out 4 miles? What purpose does it fulfill. You only know it went that far by looking at a...

I received my new P4P+ and basically can't get it to do anything. I have read the above posts and tried connecting through my android phone but that didn't work either. I have read the 69 page manual word for word twice; I have cruised through several forums and have spent days trying to get...

Darlak's theory is the same as Black Elk; American Indian who wrote, "Black Elk Speaks". The short version: He went into battle hoping to be killed. If he was killed, then he got what he hoped for. If he wasn't killed, then how could he be sad about that. Either way, he won. That's how he...

I do get the green light on the controller and the only things that seem to work is the camera up and down with It's control wheel and the left stick will move the camera left and right a little bit. Nothing else seems to work.