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Recent content by MichaelKBoston

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    USA Change in FAA practice re: flying in Class D airspace for 333 exemption holders?

    The looser rules for hobbyists actually has a root in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2012, which specified that hobbyist use of light UAV's must be treated under model aircraft rules. The model aircraft lobby is very strong, and thank goodness for that. We just don't have a commercial UAS...
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    USA Change in FAA practice re: flying in Class D airspace for 333 exemption holders?

    I just got some really bad news for all of us from the chief of a local air traffic control tower. He said that FAA has just issued a clarification to all air traffic control towers that prohibits all operations within Class D airspace (i.e. within 5 miles of an airport with an operating control...
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    USA Dronebase, Skycatch, etc. - anyone willing to share their experience?

    I have flown 3-4 missions with DroneBase and am happy with their system and approach. They do carry insurance that appears to cover me when operating on one of their contracts, but I've gotten my own anyway. I like their online dispatching system, mission definition approach, and portal for...
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    DJI passing customer log to FAA

    Especially in Boston, where Class B airspace covers the entire cities of Boston and Cambridge without exception, there is basic confusion between commercial rules (under the Blanket Certificate of Operation [COA] that is issued to new Section 333 exemption holders) and amateur rules. For 333...
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    I captured man tanning on top of a wind turbine

    Wow -- I actually recognize that location -- it's at my former boarding school, Portsmouth Abbey in Rhode Island. I bet that the sunbather is actually one of the monks!
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    Coordinates readings?

    That is a terrific idea! Thank you for that -- may be just what I need. (Though it would still be better if the DJI Pilot app displayed this as part of the flight log!)
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    Coordinates readings?

    It isn't required in obtaining the COA, but the COA's that are being issued have an extensive reporting requirement in them, that reads as follows (this is from the COA issued to me and my company, which appears to be pretty standard): C. Reporting Requirements 1. Documentation of all...
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    Coordinates readings?

    No, the FAA only requires that you log the latitude and longitude of your flights in a report filed at the end of each month. My only observation is that it appears to be impossible to obtain this information from the Inspire logs -- they need to be cross-referenced by looking up the flight...
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    Coordinates readings?

    I agree this is an important function lacking. FAA requires lat/lon coordinates for all of the official flight log filings under the typical Certificate of Authorization, and I have spent endless hours pulling the geo coordinates for my flights from it other applications. This should be very...