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this is a case of if we don't all hang together, we shall certainly hang separately

turns out I didn't need to pay to have my little X5C sent faster; it showed up on my doorstep today! And of course it is pouring down rain :) I played with it a little bit in my camera room, I have a lot to learn!

Oh damn, now I am going to have to re-arrange my fridge again! [runs to fridge to move around rolls of film and beer]

Agree ... when I'm doing aerial work, we go below the 400 foot point ... the pilot I use is very experienced and careful. Other thing is that the bigger MRs are well able to go above 400 feet and that is what got the FAA's eye on all MRs; irresponsible people flying into areas that they...

Hi Ironman, I'm new here as well! I have a SymaX5C on its way to me, should get it a week from Monday (I should have paid for express shipping)

Almost all the companies that I have done aerial work for have facilities in office parks; I have only done one that was in a neighborhood. I don't try to take photographs; I go in get my images and am on my way in 10 minutes; it does take time to circle down to the level for the photography and...

I haven't seen one however there are quite a few talking about it: http://actvra.in/4kFV http://actvra.in/4sYT http://actvra.in/4st7 Personally, I can't afford a possible $10K fine so when I have a client wanting aerial images, I will keep hiring a pilot and plane to take me up there.

As was mentioned before, the logical response would be establishing a floor and ceiling for flight but there are times when those would be violated. A personal example is when I am doing aerial photography of a facility, the pilot will bring the plane down to about 300 ft. There is not a cut and...

As a newbie (still waiting for UPS to deliver my little Syma) , I wish it was a little easier to find folks local to me that I could ask questions of. There are several groups but they don't really have a way to contact anyone on their sites.

I know that this is an older thread but have any of you who are thinking of using a dSLR camera considered a camera such as a Sony a6000 or Sony a7 (http://store.sony.com/professional-capability/cat-27-catid-all-alpha-pro-capability ) ? These are smaller than a dSLR, more resistant to vibration...

Thanks for the welcome! I am looking forward to getting my little X5C; kinda wishing I had spent the extra for rush shipping so it would be here sooner :)

Hi, I started learning about MRs doing research for my radio show and an article that I wrote for a photography magazine. This got me interested in the possibility of using one in my business which due to the current situation with the FAA , doesn't seem likely, however I did go ahead and order...