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Proposed FAA Drone Remote ID Rules

January 3, 2020
/ drones
/ By tom

The FAA has issued a Notice Of Proposed Rule Making for UAS Remote ID. The rules they are proposing will effect every drone pilot when it goes into effect in 3.5 to 4 years (3 years after adoption). These rules were obviously tailored to commercial drone services like package delivery, power line and pipeline inspection and […]

Practicing With The Mavic Air

September 17, 2019
/ drones
/ By tom

I have flown a couple more practice sessions with the Mavic Air and am getting comfortable with the controls. I now trust it enough to put the remote down and take pictures of it in flight with my Nikon P1000. It’s cool to just leave it hanging in the air while I walk around it […]

First Drone Flight

September 5, 2019
/ 3D Printing drones
/ By tom

I managed to combine 3D printing with drone flying today. The highlight was doing my first flights with my new DJI Mavic Air! I will get into that more it a little bit but just let me say it was super easy to fly – at least in beginner mode. First, let me talk about […]

Winging It Again – Sort Of

September 3, 2019
/ drones
/ By tom

This blog started out as a way to document my experience learning to fly and getting my private pilot license. Once that goal was complete, Winging It became much more general. Now, it will be, in a way, getting back to it’s roots – but not exactly. I have been interested in flying drones for years […]