The fan thing sounds minor but the constant alarm would be a cause for concern and a bit disconcerting for the customers if they're within earshot. The saga continues, unfortunately.
I'm not sure what the solution with DJI is, but horror "customer service" stories like yours are what prompted me to buy an Autel instead of DJI. I'm crossing my fingers that Autel doesn't start doing the same thing.
I must be the exception then...I had no aviation knowledge (or license) before taking this test. Knowing that I had no knowledge, I did study for a solid week beforehand, probably 25 or 30 hours total. Aced the test. (Nobody was more surprised than me.)
I ran into a few unfamiliar questions I had to think through. The RemotePilot101 course does a good job of getting you through most of the material on the exam.
As long as you don't actually fly in the restricted area, you don't need to contact anyone. Somehow I doubt contacting them will allow you to fly in a restricted area anyway :)
But as long as you're at the southeast end, notifying Summerland and watching/avoiding the low flying traffic should...
You actually have two airports. Depending on where you are on the island (west side), you may be within 5 miles of Sugar Loaf Shores airport as well.
According to FAA: RESTRICTED AREA R-2916 LCTD 14 NM NE OF ARPT HAS STROBE-LGTD AND MKD BALLOON AND CABLE TO 14000 FT. Probably best to avoid...
Publishing the map info (preferably in the request form itself) would make it easier on both the commercial operator and the FAA. Not sure why it has to be such a secret.
The 200' and 100' restrictions off the ends of the runways look a little lenient to me, unless they're going for the...
Not sure what the exact circumstances were by the statement "lost control of the drone". Was it pilot error or a flyaway?
If he was intentionally flying over the parade to begin with, that's one thing. If he was minding his own business (like a real estate shoot) somewhere away from the...
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