Recent content by wardchris22

That looks like beautiful Brisbane to me. Great shot!

I've flown mine when it's -5 C without dramas, but it doesn't get much colder than that here. I believe the user manual says something about the battery not charging when it's below zero, but no mention of actual performance when operating in those conditions. Probably best to play it safe and...

Crop dusting and low level flying requires a low level endorsement. Whether or not these pilots actually have this endorsement is another matter. But for anyone who doesn't, 500ft is the legal minimum you can fly in a fixed wing aircraft unless on approach to or departure from an aerodrome...

Chris Vedeler, the basic rules in general aviation (in australia at least) are that you must remain 500ft above ground level at all times, and not within 1500m of any ground/mountain that reduces this (yes we deal in feet vertically and metres horizontally - don't ask me why). So in theory you...

Apologies, it was ozbusa who made the comment. Yes I have that app, and i had obviously overlooked the fact that it was a controlled airspace thing. The other question/challenge I have in terms of the regs is the 30m rule. I cannot see any specification anywhere that says it relates to...

Interesting info zzkazu. I always found the RPA rules interesting given that fixed wing aircraft must remain a minimum of 500ft above ground, and 1000ft above built up areas, yet rotary wing must only maintain a clearance of 300ft. That puts RPAs smack bang in the middle of this range, and hence...

Nice work. Haven't been game to try that yet. Only have a week's worth of flying under my belt to date. Not sure about the US, but here in Australia, it's actually illegal to fly above 400ft or to not have line of sight of the aircraft at all times without express approval from the aviation...

I had the same issue yesterday. Still had control of the aircraft, but app and camera had disconnected. I'm using official Apple lightning cable. Brought the P3 down, and power cycled everything (including the ipad). Took off again, and whilst the iPad stayed connected, when I tried recording...

Interesting, so what does a commercial ops certificate give you that a standard hobbyist pilot can't do? If commercial rules are the same as hobby flying, there doesn't seem to be much benefit in applying for commercial approval

Good info ezookiel. Thanks for that. I'm in Canberra (Dickson) too and have just bought a phantom 3. Still waiting for it to arrive. It will be my first experience with flying these things, although I do have a commercial pilot's licence for fixed wing aircraft. So I have done all the theory and...