Recent content by dmetz

Just a follow up. Purchased (2) new LED's and replaced the one on my fairly new DJI Naza M V2 Flight Controller. It was in fact a bad LED. The controller and GPS were working fine but only green would display on the former LED. Now the LED light sequence appears as normal with red and amber...

Hi BigPete, Very sorry to hear about your mishap. I know how frustrating and disappointing this can be. When I first flew my MR and albeit, without sufficient battery voltage monitoring, my Tarot 650 quad did a similar thing though fortunately during a test flight and very close to the ground...

Thanks Old Man and Ronan. I do feel like it could be the LED. I guess when one buys a DJI FC, best be advised to purchase two so you have spare parts, if nothing else, but to trouble shoot. Yes, Ronan, I'm very familiar with assistant and the setup with a transmitter thanks to all the reading...

So my Tarot 650 quad with a DJI NAZA M V2 has had an intermittent issue with the FC LED displaying only green. The problem is no longer intermittent. The GPS, ATTI and Manual modes "seem" to work but I do not get a change to an amber light in ATTI model. It remains as a flashing green light...

Bart, Would you mind sharing the contents of your petition for comments from the group before posting it? I wonder if we wouldn't be better served to draft a Position Paper that defines and details our wants and needs so that we have something that in essence, supports the petition and...

I sure have appreciated the insight and knowledge coming from members who've posted on this thread. Chuck, you know you are not alone in your frustration. Knowing just how to respond is not easy. No doubt a PAC/Professional Association specifically representing sUAS Commercial Aerial...

Nice post...you are so right that there have been barriers in General Aviation that do not exist is the sUAV community. While I'm glad its "affordable", its also problematic for all the reasons you cite.

Very insightful...thanks for sharing this.

Great points! It would be a FANTASTIC learning opportunity for some of the industry PRO's to do what you advocate here and as hungry as the press has been for information on UAS (drones), the local TV stations might very well jump on that photo op! Couple that with a beautiful demo reel and...

Thanks AV8Chuck for weighing in. Actually, individuals can and do influence the rule making process at all levels of government. My career was in government service (public safety) and I had direct experience with legislative rulemaking, mostly at the local and state level, but we often...

I could not agree more with what you have outlined here. I think the FAA is very specifically intending to define what is hobby operation of a model aircraft so the road is well paved for their regulation and enforcement of EVERYTHING else as commercial. I agree with your assessment of FPV as...

http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2014-0396 I thought it might be helpful to post the direct URL for comment on Docket ID FAA-2014-0396 "Interpretation of the Special for Rule Model Aircraft". The link above takes you to the website for providing comment to be considered by the...

Money most always can do some talking!!! I think the reasons you cite are precisely why the FAA perceives a need to get a handle, in one way or another, on the commercial application of sUAV's and the potential proliferation that goes with those opportunities. One would hope they will be...

Agreed Ronan. I think the FAA would prefer to have this legislation in place already and we can only guess how pragmatic the rule will actually be. They are clearly playing catch-up. To your last point....yes, I think they do and they are going to be sure they put the regulatory...

By default, the law that defines recreational use of a model aircraft. That is why the FAA was so meticulous with their recent "Interpretation". They are very specific to say that if it doesn't meet the requirement of a model aircraft for recreational purposes then it falls squarely into their...