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StuckSucks
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Getting a Drone for Xmas? You’ll Have to Tell the Feds
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AKgringo
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If common sense was more common, regulations would not be necessary, but I agree that risk to the public warrants action. Having said that, operating
a small drone on my property below tree top height should not be subject to prosecution by the Feds!
I did not see what the penalty was for operating an unregistered drone. It does not appear that just possessing an unregistered drone is a
violation...yet. Maybe that comes in phase two!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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StuckSucks
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Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  | | I did not see what the penalty was for operating an unregistered drone. It does not appear that just possessing an unregistered drone is a
violation...yet. Maybe that comes in phase two! |
Failure to register an aircraft could result in civil penalties up to $27,500 or criminal penalties of up to $250,000.
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bajaguy
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Here is a nice starter that you can't get into too much trouble (crashes) with: http://www.xheli.com/28h-h1306-skymatrix-red.html
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CaboSur
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As mentioned earlier, you certainly also need to buy an inexpensive mini drone for practice. I recently built from scratch a FPV (first person view)
racing drone which has a steep learning curve.
After several crashes and repairs I purchased a Q-BOT mini quad for $40.00 (Ebay) which has
survived multiple crashes with my fumble fingers. Gee, to be young and have many hours
playing games with an X-Box would be a great asset!! Hopefully some day i will be brave enough to strap a GoPro on it.
FPV Racing Drone
Q-BOT Micro Drone
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rts551
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/11/business/risk-to-aircraft-...
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BajaGeoff
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I've had a blast flying my Phantom II with the FPV setup and have been able to shoot some pretty nice video from the air at events down in Baja. It
adds a pretty cool perspective!
Drones Made Easy here in San Diego has some great packages and they also do repair work if you crash your bird. They are also Baja lovers...Will
from Drones Made Easy took this beautiful shot of Campo Lopez earlier this year...
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mtgoat666
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Its all fun and games. Till someone gets hurt.
It is only a matter of time until a drone, operated by a teen or drunk male adult, gets sucked into a jet engine of a passenger jet. Really, toys
like this are temptations for teens and many adults to break rules or otherwise throw common sense out the window.
The most annoying use of a drone I have experienced: going to an outdoor music event and having it disrupted by some yahoo flying his drone over the
crowd to video the event and disrupt the 100s in the audience with an aerial lawn mower engine,... We in the audience really wanted to bring the thing
down with wine bottles and other projectiles, but there were just too many people around and too high a risk of collateral damage. Next time, though,
I look forward to shooting one down when safe to do so. It seems this thread may go well with some of those threads where people ask if it's legal to
have pellet or bb guns in Baja... Ha, ha!
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wessongroup
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Think the reg's are necessary ... as not everyone appears to know right from wrong
I'm hoping they increase in business ... as they could cut air emissions as it relates to "transportation" in our country and others
I looking for pizza delivery, Chinese food, Amazon et al ..
Nice units and really nice vid from the Phantom .. they are very nice
If everyone could do the right thing ... we wouldn't need Laws and regulations along with enforcement and/or jails ... how's that working out 
Say is his is taking pro-oil a bit too far … or could this be viewed as decreasing “air emissions”
Yeah, apparently I’ve got a strange sense of humor … so what .. 
Back to drones ... WOW have prices gone up 
[Edited on 12-15-2015 by wessongroup]
[Edited on 12-15-2015 by wessongroup]
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JZ
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| Quote: Originally posted by BajaGeoff | I've had a blast flying my Phantom II with the FPV setup and have been able to shoot some pretty nice video from the air at events down in Baja. It
adds a pretty cool perspective!
Drones Made Easy here in San Diego has some great packages and they also do repair work if you crash your bird. They are also Baja lovers...Will
from Drones Made Easy took this beautiful shot of Campo Lopez earlier this year...
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Very nice.
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JZ
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You really think that is still true with the newer ones like the Phantom 3?
[Edited on 12-16-2015 by JZ]
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BajaGeoff
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Get a trainer for sure.
I had a little $70 mini drone that I flew around the house for practice. It really helps get you to the point where you don't have to think about what
your hands are doing in relation to what the drone is doing. The last thing you want to do is put a Phantom 3 in the air and crash it because of lack
of flying experience.
Plus the mini drones are pretty darn fun and hold up well when they crash. Get all of your oopsies out of the way with a little guy until you have the
confidence to put the big bird up.
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JZ
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| Quote: Originally posted by BajaGeoff | Get a trainer for sure.
I had a little $70 mini drone that I flew around the house for practice. It really helps get you to the point where you don't have to think about what
your hands are doing in relation to what the drone is doing. The last thing you want to do is put a Phantom 3 in the air and crash it because of lack
of flying experience.
Plus the mini drones are pretty darn fun and hold up well when they crash. Get all of your oopsies out of the way with a little guy until you have the
confidence to put the big bird up. |
Got it.
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AKgringo
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What sort of liability insurance should a drone pilot have to cover potential injury or damage to property caused by their drone operation?
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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chavycha
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You can certainly fly one right out of the box, as they have several automated modes. However, what happens when the automated mode doesn't work quite
right or something gets in the way? You'll have to control it manually.
And if you don't know how to do that effectively, you've just made a $700+ pile of plastic bits.
| Quote: Originally posted by JZ |
You really think that is still true with the newer ones like the Phantom 3?
[Edited on 12-16-2015 by JZ] |
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gringorio
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After years of flying R/C sailplanes, electric, slope and thermal I finally 'went drone' in 2013. I did take some aerial video with a Phantom 2
'drone' in BLA in March of 2013, but that video is nothing like what is available over-the-counter today.
As of today, February 14th 2016, I have been flying and am really impressed with the DJI Phantom 3 Pro - longer range and higher quality video. Range
is over 1 mile, *real* flight time is about 18 minutes and you can record up to 4k video, though I keep it at 1080p: Phantom 3 Aerial
So many possibilities with this set up in Baja, CA. Sea Shepherd is even using the P3 technology in the fight to protect the vaquita:
Sea Shepard Vaquita
Gringorio
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Howard
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Here is a picture from his drone a friend took in Gringo Gulch, Loreto. My place is somewhere down there.
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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4x4abc
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Drone? Crashes? FAA? Insurance?
Get a pelican!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwI9omOWH9k
Harald Pietschmann
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gringorio
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| Quote: Originally posted by Howard | Here is a picture from his drone a friend took in Gringo Gulch, Loreto. My place is somewhere down there.
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That is a great photo!
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gringorio
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Haha! I doubt that pelican registered with the FAA, but I'm guessing it didn't have to since it probably doesn't live in the USA.
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