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Problem solved. Operator error

It's a decent area. There's a pavilion for setting up in the shade, there's electrical power available if you need it. We used the pavilion for ham radio field day this year and we had power for our radios there. Don't know if we had to contact anyone to get the power turned on or not. I...

I live right across the lake from the beach and have been wanting to fly around over the lake and get some pictures of our property and then fly out to the boardwalk and get some pictures there as well. I fly at the Acton Nature Trail area because it's a large area without any obstacles like big...

I did some more research on the Texas drone laws and found this video being promoted on another Phantom site which explains the Texas drone law. At about 2.56 in the video, they explain the Texas drone law and specifically mention if was designed to deter video surveillance of people and or...

I found a couple of threads about the new Texas drone laws but so far there are several different opinions of what we can and can't do. Taking pictures and or filming of private property without permission can be a problem, especially if you post the videos online. The the fines can get pretty...

I'm no lawyer, but it seems that the biggest issue is taking pictures or video of other people or their private property. Notice they say you can fly your drone in your own back yard as long as you're not flying higher then eight feet above the ground. The eight feet is typical of the height of...

I'm in Granbury (about 40 miles SouthWest of Ft Worth) and got my Phantom 3 Professional a couple of weeks ago. I've been flying at a nearby nature area because it's a public area and looking at the Texas drone law it is legal to fly and film over public spaces. Has anyone in Texas looked at...