Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-11 Thread Andreas Wiatowski
I have a DJI Phantom 4 pro. We primarily use it to inspect tower antennas for ICE damage after storms. Saves climbing time etc. I must look at the legalities here in Canada, but since we are flying only around our towers…I believe it’s a safe bet no one is going to bug me. After all, if air t

Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-11 Thread Nick Bright
On 4/11/2017 3:42 PM, Walter W. Stumpf Jr. wrote: > I believe there is a height rule, under 400' does not require a license. > > Walter That is no longer the case, see Dan's previous comments. https://www.faa.gov/uas/getting_started/ -- --- - Nick Bri

Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-11 Thread Kian KO. O'Connell
1. Don’t ignore Dan’s comments. It’s easy enough to get the license. But they ARE looking to make examples of people. 2. I’m using a lot of mimosa lately and they have dual radios, 2..4 and 5 ghz which allows me to use them for LOS testing and pick the perfect spot for the antenna. 😊 3

Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-11 Thread Walter W. Stumpf Jr.
I believe there is a height rule, under 400' does not require a license. Walter On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 3:31 PM, Dan Petermann wrote: > To use one commercially you will need to have a UAV license from the FAA. > It takes about a month of studying and $150.00 for the test. Fines are very > hig

Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-11 Thread Dan Petermann
To use one commercially you will need to have a UAV license from the FAA. It takes about a month of studying and $150.00 for the test. Fines are very high, especially as the FAA is looking to make examples of people to discourage breaking the law. Even recreational use requires the drone to be

Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-11 Thread Walter W. Stumpf Jr.
I would like to find a drone that; A. Lasts longer than 5-10 minutes B. Records what it is seeing C. Transmits what it is seeing to my phone D. Doesn't cost more than my house, preferably in the $50 range. I went to look at smile.amazon.com and there literately over 1000 in the $25 to 100 price r

[WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-11 Thread David Jones
Good day, I am trying to list out all the uses for a drone to justify buying one. Here are a few that I have come up with: 1. New tower site surveys. we are running into areas that our standard 45' tower will not cut it. (I know its short but hey we have elevation changes from 7200' to 8600' in l