Recent content by ronbo747

Your chances of getting an approval to operate within class B airspace is zero. I've had a request in for operating barely within a certain Class D airspace since day one, and they won't even address that either. I was on the UAS advisory board for the last 3 three years I worked at FAA HQ in...

I flew to Charleston, SC with the intent to drive to the center of totality but the weather looked like it was going to be cloudy so I flew early in the morning of the 21st up to Andrews, NC which was directly in the center of totality. I planned to stay at the airport and avoid the traffic...

I've been researching where to go and it sounds like the entire path will be a zoo. I was hoping to make it to the SE part of Lake Moultrie since that is directly in the path of totality. I think the roads will be grid-locked though, so I will probably just fly in to Berkeley County airport...

I'm flying from Naples, FL to a small airport (possibly Berkeley County) near Charleston, SC and getting myself from the airport to the center of the Eclipse path, either by car or hiking (I know rental cars have all been rented for months). I plan to have a P4P and Spark flying during the...

Airmen Certification

Here's a picture of the license. It's same size as pilot/airman certificates but slightly different colors This was issued Aug29.

My temporary certificate issue date was 8/29/2016.

My plastic certificate arrived early last week.

I received my temporary certificate on 9/29 about 10 minutes after I completed the IACRA form and friend/CFI verified the info, seconds after FAA opened the IACRA form. I suspect it might have been the first sUAS license issued. Ron FAA retired, ATP, CFI, A&P-IA, GI, sUAS (40 years licensed...

where did you purchase your antenna and power amps for you phantom?