Recent content by bk3dr

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    Hobby Drones No Longer Register

    Operational rules are fine, I get that. In my comparison I'm even saying the hobbyist would be preforming identical flight. I guess what I'm saying is (probably a different topic altogether) that I think it's unfair and unreasonable that just for the right to legally sell drone footage, you need...
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    Hobby Drones No Longer Register

    A friend just told me about this court ruling that happened the other day. Hobby Drones No Longer Register - Bing News At first, i thought great. But as I work for a marketing company, the more I thought about it, I started to get upset. For me to get paid to fly my drone for a client, I...
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    Part 107 commercial applications

    Best Buy slowly runs out of stock? I remember reading that 3DR partnered with them to sell exclusively, is the 3DR solo discontinued? EDIT: Well, i just was searching around and found this article on Forbes. That sucks, i love my solo. Behind The Crash Of 3D Robotics, North America's Most...
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    Lynda.com - FAA Part 107 Cert Prep Course

    I thought I would mention if anyone was studying up for the FAA Part 107 Commercial Drone License, Lynda.com recently released a 2hour certificate preparation course. It can be a bit dry at times but I think I picked up some things from listening and watching an instructor that I would have...
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    Drone video at events, How To?

    Thanks everyone for the responses. It appears orbits and fly pasts are the way to go for the foreseeable future when crowds are involved. As a side note and a word of caution (this is what spurred the question in the first place) much like the person who said they had the battery malfunction...
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    Drone video at events, How To?

    I had a question about shooting Drone video at events. I work for a marketing company and we are hired to record many outdoor activities. Often it is asked by the hosting event organization that we record drone footage. However drone regulations state drone operation should not be preformed...