Recent content by stewball5

I can tell similar stories having been a pilot for over 50 years and owned my own airplane. As I have said, if you are an amateur hobbyist, you are not really affected by all the new legislation and new Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). Guidance for the hobbyist is given in Advisory Circular...

I've got one and a **** good one at that. Thank you!

Gary, are you a commercial operator? If not, this does not apply to you.

Gary, see my other posts. I do not like Uncle Sam in my nickers at all. But our Congress has already started to put the screws to UAS operators. The big lobbyists like ALPA and AOPA have lobbied heavily to try to kill drones altogether. Congress is reacting to these lobbyist and doing just that...

No I don't want more regulations. Luckily the new FAR Part 107 coming out this month or next month covers commercial operations, not hobby operations which will be covered in a revised Part 101. AMA has done an excellent job of protecting the hobbyists. When the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016...

I too am a hobbyist and am an aeronautical engineer and have built and flown a sailplane. I am mechanically inclined and luckily what I have been discussing has to do with the commercial world, not the hobbyist. So far, the hobbyist is protected in the law with special wording that will appear...

The Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) for the commercial UAS operator using a DJI product, or any other UAS for that matter, are changing very soon. When Title 14 CFR, Part 107, is published in the next 45 days or so, there will be some changes for the commercial operators. §107.21 states "An...

What Notice 8900.291, which expired on 3/24/16, specifically said was: "5. Action. AIR and AFS personnel who support the airworthiness certification of a UAS with an operating weight of fewer than 55 pounds must confirm the following: a. Written, Self-Certifying Statement. Applicants must...

I too am a careful operator, but not a maintainer. Just like they give a pre-flight checklist, they need to do they same for maintenance. DJI has implemented things in the software, you might not be aware of as of yet depending on where you fly. Try to start you vehicle inside a control zone...

I believe DJI must include maintenance schedules, procedures, and checklists for preventative, routine, and periodic, maintenance, in the User Manual. Not only should the schedules be published, but so should procedures and checklists be published as well. It seems that since DJI does not...

The current manual for the P4 does not have routine and periodic maintenance checklists. When will DJI provide this critical information?

New to sUVS activities but with aviation experience.

As a veteran in the NAS, but a newbie in the civilian drone world, I find after considerable research, the "newly published" Advisory Circular AC 91-57A Change 1, dated January 11, 2016, provides excellent guidance under paragraph 6.c (5). For hospital heliports, which my home flying location is...