Recent content by Mandrake981

I'm going to try to get over there this weekend. Then I'll email Dan Brown and Lee Dickinson back to let them know that they're the laughing stock - that it's pretty sad that they're that afraid of drones that they'll completely ban them, while other parks have no problem with them whatsoever.

Yeah, this is definitely a no go. I launched from my hand, and I land in my hand. I did so to prevent it from blowing sand around (and since I figured the parking lot would be a bad idea - even though it was empty). The ranger saw it in the air and came over. Had they not cared about the flight...

Yeah. Taking the "banning all" approach would be similar to banning all cars because some people choose to drink and drive (and D&D causes a load of deaths every year). It tries to curb the bad by curbing all. I just do not see that as being very conducive. They should instead coming up with...

Yeah, I read that. I emailed the contacts on that page as a matter of fact. All in all, it just seems that they are considering drones to be as dangerous as manned aircraft, and do not want you using an aerial camera to take photos.

This is referring to manned aircraft - where there would be an engine, etc., (electric or gas powered). They are basically saying aircraft aren't to land on lands or waters owned by the national park service, and that if you do land (or crash) one on national park property, you have to remove...

Yeah, my flight was at 8:00AM on Sunday morning - there was nobody at the fort whatsoever. I do not know where the park ranger came from, but am assuming he was in one of the buildings behind the fort. The parking lot was empty except for one car, and I couldn't locate anyone on the property...

I went to Gulf Islands National Seashore this past weekend, and took my drone out to take photos of Fort Pickens. About 15 minutes into it, I was approached by a park ranger (I was there at like 8:00AM on Sunday) and he said "I will tell you before the cops get here - it's a federal crime to fly...