Bandwagon's Drones Thread
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Joeboo
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FYI
http://www.popsci.com/faa-says-all-o...bruary-19-2016
Any drone weighing more than (1/2 lb) needs to be registered, the FAA announced today. The registration is a new statutary requirement, and the FAA says all drones owned before December 21st, 2015 must be registered by February 16th, 2016, while all drones purchased after December 21st must be registered before their first flight outdoors. Drone pilots who fail to register could face up to $27,500 in civil penalties, with criminal penalties for failure to register including fines of up to $250,000 and/or up to three years of imprisonment.
http://www.popsci.com/faa-says-all-o...bruary-19-2016
Any drone weighing more than (1/2 lb) needs to be registered, the FAA announced today. The registration is a new statutary requirement, and the FAA says all drones owned before December 21st, 2015 must be registered by February 16th, 2016, while all drones purchased after December 21st must be registered before their first flight outdoors. Drone pilots who fail to register could face up to $27,500 in civil penalties, with criminal penalties for failure to register including fines of up to $250,000 and/or up to three years of imprisonment.
Big Phoenix
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Maybe people will finally start to realize 99% of what government does is entirely for show?
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Kolohe
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Either of the top 2 models are fine. Really, you're just paying extra for different camera features. If you just want something to fly around and take pictures, get the basic model.
If you're a semi-pro photographer, compare the camera specs. The drone itself is all the same.
Edit: at least 1 extra battery (2 total) is pretty much a must have. 3 is ideal. The hard cases are also very nice and make it easy to grab and go. Otherwise, a top of the line tablet shouldn't be undervalued. It makes a big difference for ease of operation.
Joeboo
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Lol, why am I not even remotely surprised
FAA Finally Admits Names And Home Addresses In Drone Registry Will Be Publicly Available
FAA Finally Admits Names And Home Addresses In Drone Registry Will Be Publicly Available
Palum
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Not that I agree with the implementation at the moment but it SEEMS like there's starting to be this stunning parallel between gun nuts and the anti-gun crowd and drones in that the two major groups of thought are 'ban everything no one should have them' and 'no controls I should be able to do anything FREEDOM!'.
My big issue with the FAA ruling is it's basically worthless, it's not going to help LEOs track down some idiot buzzing planes on run up and stuff like that. You know, unless they actually find you controlling it.
My big issue with the FAA ruling is it's basically worthless, it's not going to help LEOs track down some idiot buzzing planes on run up and stuff like that. You know, unless they actually find you controlling it.
Big Phoenix
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Kolohe
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Seriously though....send me a set of pictures and I'll make a map/3d model of whatever. I want to see how well the P3 images turn out, because the P2 kind of sucked for mapping and models.
Sludig
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I will do it for sure. It was supposed to be delivered yesterday but they screwed up so now I might not get it until Monday and then I fly back to NC. I am hoping to get a dry run here in San Diego first without all the trees.
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Don't neglect the compass calibration, and make sure to do it in both locations if you go from SD -> NC.
Did you happen to order it from EZ drone?