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Hi Jeffrey... As you have seen from other posts there are tremendous possibilities w/ you P4P. You might also consider using an airplane (not as expensive as a helicopter) and going up your self at least a few times. I shot w/ a Pentax 6x7 and Pentax 645 most of the time. Now I shoot w/ a Nikon...

My state Farm rates didn't go up and I've had two claims over the years... one for $2500... for lost rings... one for lightning damage. Even if they go up it would likely only be 5% for two or three years so lots less than the loss. Most such policies have a deductible though. There would still...

That explains why there was no TFR in the vicinity of the AF1.

So... 3rdof5, a seemingly young (at least to the hobby), possibly "Borg", pilot tries to add something "positive" to the forum (a pleasant change from what most of the world has to offer these days) and you beat him down on his writing characteristics w/ your own sesquipedalian prose. That's...

My first drone was Free... a dear friend and the fellow that was my mentor when I began my photo journalism career in 1967, bought it for a special project.... flew it about 5 times and then gave it to me... Phantom 2 Vision. I did have to invest in two new batteries but it is the second best...

Next step would be to contact the Sheriff's Dept and ascertain whether or not they have one of the RF transmitting "Drone Droppers". Maybe the local newspaper could find that out for you if you contact the police beat reporter. If they have one then it's possible they caused it. If they don't...

I guess we will all know in 21 hours but as the intrepid Journalist that I was for 44 years, I WANT TO KNOW NOW!

So.... Does anyone have any idea what "THE BIG PICTURE" is about? Got a DJI alert and apparently in 21 hours we will all know.

Thanks for the reply. And thanks for putting the quietus on the Huntington Beach Drone flyers post. It was starting to sound like Trump vss Kim. I know your part of the country... Maggie Valley and Cherokee. I grew up in Kingsport TN and used to camp at Cosby near where 40 crosses into TN. I...

Greetings BigA107. Name here is Terry. I used to fly around W. NC. Lived in Boone, flew out of NC27 Lower Creek, Hickory, Morganton-Lenoir, Asheville and of course Boone. I'm a CFI-I out here in Arizona now. Thought I would say howdy and see where you are.

Rosey... Thanks for helping everyone with such a good reminder. You should be thrilled that your were only fined $50. You should also appreciate that the Federal Park Ranger was such a polite and very reasonable Ranger as are most of them and much of that was also likely due to your modest and...

Hi Jim.. I hope you get a satisfactory response from DJI soon. We'll be looking for your updates. You should post some of your pix from the P4 on your QRZ.com page too. 73 Terry / K4KID

How about 270 minutes of flight time? Will that get you far enough? See the link below. The long endurance Hydrogen fuel cell drone for aerial inspection & monitoring/mapping/survying - military drones - MicroMultiCopter Aero Technology

Isn't it amusing how uninformed folks can overreact?... My Daddy used to call that "Shootin' from the hip"... seldom its the target. The rules are for SAFETY for all involved... you know... a lot like STOP signs and TRAFFIC LIGHTS at intersections. Terry COMMERCIAL PILOT- CFI-I, ADVANCED GROUND...