Recent content by Voyager42

I just got the landing gear from Polar Pro. And this was the first weekend I used it. Honestly if this is going to happen often I might stop using them.

It is! I forgot all about the landing gear I just bought. Wow I feel kinda stupid lol.

So I took some video over the weekend and uploaded it to YouTube. When I got to work this morning I decided to show a co-worker and actually let it play from start to finish. I noticed, at 1:40, there was something that popped into the top right corner of the screen. People at work think its a...

You can extend the control knob? Hmm. I did not know that. That could be life changing lol

One of my favorite things to do is fly my drone up to around 350-400 ft and take a complete 360 degree video of the area. I find that I cannot keep the speed steady and find spots that its perfect and others that its too quick. Is there a way to have it automatically take that video while...

Interesting day. I've gotten the email from the local airport. Talked to the Naval base that flies planes over the area. Got permission to fly but need to let them know each time I go up. Location, altitude, etc. Then when I land. Started talking to this local pilot on FB. Turns out he flies for...

I reached out to the pilot and gave him my YouTube channel. Asked that he look and see if there is anything I need to be aware of. Told him I wanted to learn and make sure I am observing all laws, regulations, niceties, etc.

Now there is some talk on FB about some disturbing footage near our active airport from some of the pilots. Well, one of them. Trying to get ahold of the guy on FB to have a discussion. I haven't been all that close but want to make sure he isn't talk about me.

"The Port approves your request to operate an unmanned aerial system (UAS) or “drone” per the conditions and locations you mention below and grants an exemption to the associated FAA UAS regulations." Got this back from the person managing the local airport. Says I don't need to notify them...

Oh. Wrong thread lol.

"The Port approves your request to operate an unmanned aerial system (UAS) or “drone” per the conditions and locations you mention below and grants an exemption to the associated FAA UAS regulations."

That photo? No. Its somebody who has taken a few photos in the area and put them online. I just don't know that there is enough access to that to get a photo like that from the ground. I've sent it over to the NP to let them decide. Didn't send a name just in case its possible to get a photo...

I found this photo on FB. Not sure if somebody could take that photo from a good vantage point or only from a drone. What do you think?

Exactly. And it probably was. Or somebody who only thought about that amazing picture/video they could get and didn't see the big picture. I'm sure they got some great footage. But is that worth grounding helicopters trying to fight the fire and making those of us who are safe/legal? If it its a...

So I get to work this morning and call our wrecking yard to let them know that I had flown over the yard and got some video. Nothing spectacular but we wanted to see what the yard looked like from a couple hundred feet. They proceed to tell me that the National Park is looking for somebody who...