Recent content by chriskin

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    the dreaded FAA Airspace Authorization application

    I have searched the forum and not found a thread on this. Sorry if it's already been covered. Here's the situation, as part of my work I received my Remote Pilot Airman Certificate under part 107. We want to be able to conduct flights at our business location which happens to fall within Class...
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    BLACK FRIDAY $99 Solos?? (yeah right)

    They're working with the leading GIS company Esri as well.
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    11" Props on stock Solo motors

    Hi Greg, I'll be flying at 12,000 feet soon. Any advice from your experience you can share?
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    First impressions & 3 questions

    Thanks Maddog. I didn't mean to imply that there isn't a lot of skill required to fly well, and I have been spending a lot of time flying it manually including landing and takeoff. What else can I do? I did pass the Part 107 exam which was quite educational as far as understanding airspace...
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    First impressions & 3 questions

    Definitely. Thing must look pretty tiny at 400.
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    Solo for mapping

    Yes. I've used it. It's kind of awesome if you're already a GIS person operating in the ArcGIS environment. It does use Pix4D. Esri has adapted it to be integrated with their GIS platform, which is pretty unrivalled if you're doing spatial analysis, modelling, urban planning, high-end cartography.
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    First impressions & 3 questions

    I picked up a Solo a Best Buy on Tuesday and have had a couple of successful test missions as of today (Friday). First let me say thanks to the contributors on this forum. I wouldn't be flying today if not for the info gleaned scanning the thread history over the last week. I hope it continues...