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I usually just tell them it's an RC helicopter....

didn't realize he was 17... She screwed..

I live 5 minutes from the terminal so if they refuse me I'll just swing back home and drop it off. Not sure what it would interfere with... Flying a quad is probably the least likely thing to get me in trouble on a cruise LOL. Hell maybe bringing the phantom will distract them from the other...

Re: I was investigated by the FAA for flying in Class C airs It bugs the hell out of me that the FAA kept calling it a drone since they are so adamant about getting away from using that terminology in our classes.

Checking in.. I'm going on a cruise in July and thought about bringing mine. I have a buddy that shoots a lot over water. He posted this up today... http://vimeo.com/98081621

Thought I was the only one...

At least 3 miles from an airport or high traffic area unless communicated and given permission by ATC.

aw I love Oceanside. Miss the strand.

That's awesome. There's more applications coming out each day. As a past lifeguard this would be a great thing for people caught in rip tides. The fact that a human doesn't have to get close to a panicked victim will eliminate the risk of them pulling the lifeguard under water.

Agreed, I'm not worried about the commercial aspect too much since I'm more focused on the actual development and manufacturing of UAVs. I'm in school at ERAU for UAS and the one thing they are drilling into us is the safety factor. A sUAS with no cooperative flight hardware and especially if...

http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/uas/uas_faq/#Qn7 Even with a COA you can't fly it for commercial purposes. It's people like him that are going to get the whole industry grounded before we even get a chance to capitalize on it. Here's an easy to understand flyer for australia that has the...

Didn't even have a chance to fly it today :( It was flying funny before, which is why the thing crashed and the prop bent in the first place. So I figured I'd change the prop and calibrate the compass. I went out today and turned on the controller and plugged the battery in but it wouldn't...

I can and did order some. I just live on an island in the caribbean and it takes 2 weeks to get mail.

Forgive my ignorance, I tried searching to no avail. My phantom crashed and bent a prop. My friend had 2 spare props but they are the CF ones. Am I even going to notice or do I need to change anything in the settings to compensate? I'd just go test it, but I just got them a few minutes ago...

Okay, so I have a friend that was flying and the thing just took off to one side and dropped out of the sky. It fell on some rocks and got a bit of ocean spray on it. He ended up aquiring another one and just put this one to the side. I asked him if I could have to since he was just going to...