Recent content by Choppa

I fly for an HEMS company in AZ. The hospitals that I fly into have security do all the coordination with the multiple helicopter operators that land at these pads. Call security and they can alert our Communications Center for when you're planning to fly in the area. Should work similar at...

DJI GEO System - Up-to-date Information On Where to Fly I asked them for a link to the firmware.

So, I've come to the point in my business where I will probably have to use the GEO firmware sometime in the near future to get the job done. As coincidence would have it, DJI just emailed me tonight saying that GEO will be incorporated into the new general firmware and app to be released in a...

+1 Exactly When I'm flying the helicopter, a tower often asks me to "report clear". He no longer has responsibility for me when I'm out of their airspace, so by me reporting clear, it lessens his work load by not having to be looking for my radar signature. Similar principle applied to his...

I hear ya! I've got an ATP in helicopters and still working as an EMS pilot for my "full time" job. Adrenaline rush every time I get a call from dispatch. It can be a long slog to get your ticket, but worth every cent.

Petitioning for Exemption under Section 333 They are exemptions to FARs in place to operate an aircraft legally in the NAS for compensation. The above link will get you started. Search approved exemptions and see how others have presented theirs to see which FARs you need an exemption from for...

Thanks, BigAl. Mine was posted Dec 2nd, so by going by your experience, I have a couple of weeks left. Appreciate your reply!

Anyone?

Has anyone here had their exemption approved recently? If so, how long was your application up for comment before they approved it? Thanks in advance.

It will be refunded to your account.

As a commercial helicopter pilot, any law enforcement officer can ask for my credentials (License, government ID and Medical) for which I am supposed to have on me all the time. I can and would be violated if I refuse to show it. Same applies to drone pilots. You must keep on you and show when...

Registered with an N number as a commercial aircraft. Just waiting on the 333 which is a couple of weeks away from approval, and I'm good to go. There's going to be an example made of for people who refuse to register to impress the seriousness of this. Don't be an example.