Recent content by passive jay

It was amazing. We had one of the "named" rooms. Since it is a resort style hotel meals are included. There are five or six different restaurants to eat at. The hotel got a complete interior decoration make over by a world famous designer.......in the 70s. So most of the inside of the hotel is...

didnt bring the drone. still got some good pictures. The hotel I stayed at.

Interesting. When I went to DJI site to check no fly zones this is what I found.

Unless there is a recent change I am not aware of you are not calling the airport to get permission, you are calling them to let them know what you are doing. you dont need permission from them.

Well I am sure I could just turn off the GPS and fly but that seems like a poor idea. I found video from a guy that fly there a couple weeks ago and both his videos are technically against the rules. In his first video he launched from the Grand Hotel, which does not allow drones on property so...

After looking at google earth shots of the island I have decided not to bring the phantom. Because of the no fly zone built into the software the only part of the island I would be able to fly over happens to be the "downtown" populated area. As a personal rule I dont fly over an area unless I...

i called the airport and talked to the assistant manager today. I told him that I was going to be staying on the island next week, owned a quadcopter (he interupted with "huh", i had to say drone for him to understand), and had planned on taking some photos of the island, and that I was calling...

Really? thanks man, i appreciate it!

someone called the city clerks office for me and apparently there is NO ordinance against drones on the island. So whoever that was that was from the police department that replied to my email straight up lied to me.

I love MMA, been following since about 2004-2005.

I am going to Mackinac Island in a couple weeks for vacation and I wanted to bring my drone with me to take pictures. I was not sure if drones were allowed on the island so I did some research. Since most of the island is a state park I decided to contact the park system. This is the email I...

yeah my phantom is a confirmed insect serial killer.

I was checking to make sure it was ok to fly the Phantom on Mackinac Island and sent the park service an email. This is what I got back.,.... Jay. In response to your question about drones, they are currently not banned in the Mackinac Island State Park. However, it is my expectation that...

When do you think would be best to call them? a couple hours beforehand? I will certainly be within the 5 mile radius, the island isnt that big!