Recent content by Road King

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    This won't be good for the hobby if true

    Having worked on large aircraft for 45 years, this can happen from a lighting strike. The strike is very difficult to see from the outside other than a small hole about the size of a pin head and burned paint around the strike area. With out the radome being opened to inspect the inside it can...
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    Demonstration of why Altitude Limits should be removed

    Good Grief, this has gotten completely crazy. The 400' is AGL ( above ground level ), yes it relates to the location you took off from but it also includes your flight path. According to mother FAA you are to remain below 400' AGL during your "FLIGHT", so if you fly over a mountain that is...
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    Wedding Pictures

    I attended an outdoor wedding not long ago on the beach. They had a photographer taking pictures that was all over the place, walking in front of all watching, a real distraction. That plus all stills no video. That started me thinking that a drone would be a great platform to record the...