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Shots from a recent trip to Costa Rica.

Thanks Rick. Are you affiliated with Phobotic's?

This is a video of the maiden flight of our large Y6. It can hover at 50% with an all up weight of 36lbs for 15+ minutes. In this video we have added a 5lb weight for an AUW of 26lbs. It was also really quite windy: http://www.iplayerhd.com/player/edd447bf-d5b1-402e-ae19-4ff4ebe16188 We...

I don't mean to imply that this forum should be exclusive to professionals, hobbyists can certainly add value and learn in a forum that is targeted to commercial use of drones. Probably much more than professionals will take away from a forum targeted at hobbyists. When it comes to regulatory...

I characterize it a bit differently. "Drone" has become the catchphrase for everything RC, which is unfortunate, but is probably most associated with multirotors. MR's didn't really start in the RC community, nor is it a result of anything the DoD did. It's more a confluence of the...

Unfortunately the regulations for shipping LiPo's keeps changing so there's no right answer. I went to Africa in 2011 and took eight 4s-5800MAh batteries in carry on. According to the formula that was the max amount of chemical you could have in each battery. People are now traveling with...

Your like the nicest guy I know. You must be pissed... The reason some dronies get nervous about flying expensive camera's probably has less to do with their skills and more to do that the odds are pretty good that their toys will crash. I keep trying to convince the guys managing this...

Ouch... If your talking about who needs to comply with Rule 107 then I agree that it can be a bit confusing. MombasaFlash's explanation is spot on, however it is sufficiently vague because there are things that are not considered commercial for a PPL but are for a drone operator. The FAA has...

Not sure what to make of this!? If you have a pilots license - go here: https://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/CourseLanding.aspx?cID=451 Take the online coarse and take the knowledge exam and you get the attached Certificate. I have no idea what it means? This is my Commercial Certification?

I'd be happy to help. Maybe we could schedule a SKYPE call with everyone.

I don't do Facebook so I'm not aware of what type of animals frequent it... Petr, keep in mind that aerial photography is not the largest segment for commercial drone usage. Its certainly garnered the most attention because its something that most competent operators can accomplish and there's...

Maybe. That would be a good thing to know.

I believe that you can study and take the test if your already a pilot. There will probably be a need to take a ground school class if your not a pilot. I also think that the FAA is trying to leverage already existing ground schools, mostly affiliated with PPL instruction. I suspect that...

They apparently have the test, it would be great if they had sample tests to study from and information about where we can find online classes or resources to help us study.

Probably the place to start, as MrJuiceBox points out, is to figure out how to get the remote pilot airman certificate with a small UAS rating. Do we have to go to a testing facility? Where are they located and can we do it immediately?

This thread is for the recent announcement from the FAA for Part 107 Small Unmanned Aircraft Rule. If your interested in discussing how this rule pertains to the hobbyist (it doesn't) please post in the other thread. There are 624 pages to the ruling so there will undoubtedly be some debate...

Hi Rick, I have not found what I would consider good forums targeted at commercial UAV. I'm frequenting forums that are specific to the IP of my customers, Civil Engineer's, First Responders, Farmers, etc.. None of those have much to do directly with Drones but the threads I've participated...

We pretty much fly everyday. If you do this professionally then its not that different than driving a truck. You go to work, do what you do and then go home and participate in forums like anyone else. I can't imagine that when the weather gets nice that too many people fly more than five or...

Hi Paul, sent you an email but haven't heard back.

Your assessment of how it works is good, but I don't agree with your conclusion about open-source versus DJI's implementation of this technology. Although DJI's implementation of this technology is well integrated there execution of this technology is not great. This has limited...