Recent content by BostonDronePhotos

Found some new articles: Britain says object that hit airplane near Heathrow Airport was not drone | Fox News Heathrow Airbus collision 'not a drone incident'

Do you have a link to the police report (or a news story quoting the police report)? Thanks.

Apparently there are 7 "heliports" within 5 miles of my house, 6 of which appear to be landing spots for medevac helicopters or someone's backyard not heliports that see regular use and/or have staff or published flight procedures, and the 7th is a US Army installation that has a helicopter...

I think NBC is misunderstanding what their "source" told them: 1) The FAA is part of the Department of Transportation. 2) The FAA has a mandate to create new rules for the commercial operation of UAS (drones). 3) The FAA draft rules included registration (N number). 4) The FAA is overdue in...

I got the same survey. I have no interest in the remote having a display, I prefer to be able to use a tablet of my choice that can also be used for other things.

Neither has happened to me. I fly very conservatively, am aware of obstructions between the RC and the AC, and land when the battery is at 30%. Edit to add: It's expensive, it's not a toy, but it is easier to fly than any cheaper quadcopter I've flown, practice, build your skills, don't get...

I land once the battery gets to 30%, typically that's 10-15 minutes depending on how aggressively I'm flying. For me that is enough time to get two or three flights and 15-20 photos which after editing is 8-10 good photos for a client.

I hope not. Drones exist in a gray area of the law at the moment, increased use will result in cases that help clarify things (such as transit across private property in class G airspace), the outcome of that will be influenced by the responsibility (or lack thereof) of every drone owner.

It's ridiculous they are adding stadiums as no-fly zones when they are legally only restricted airspace for a tiny percentage of the time. For example a NFL stadium only hosts 8-10 games a year where airspace is restricted for less than a day, what about the other 99+% of the time where it is...

Very nice!

It doesn't specifically show that, but I can see how many full length flights I have taken and I know how many times I have charged the RC, divide one by the other and there's the answer.

I agree with Mohan, looking at my stats I have charged the controller after approx every 10 full flights.

Good. Didn't want any troublemakers seeing your video and reporting you to the NPS.

This is a good explanation of the different classes of airspace: http://www.westwingsinc.com/AIRSPACE_EXPLAINED.pdf Learn to read the aeronautical charts and you will know which airport is which and where the airspace restrictions begin and end. Here is a good source of charts online...

Great video but just FYI: http://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/management/lawsandpolicies.htm Aircraft-based Remote-controlled Equipment Use of remote-controlled equipment (including but not limited to helicopters, drones, and other aircraft-based equipment) within Zion National Park is prohibited.