I fully understand that not all members are from the US. Most countries have “common sense” drone laws. Those posting on this thread are all from the US except one from Australia where the laws about VLOS and altitude are the same as the US; ie, common sense laws. Are you claiming the laws don’t apply to you when you say “some of us have areas where flying like this is perfectly allowed and legal?” Last I heard, Central Oregon airspace is regulated by the FAA and subject to VLOS, same as the rest of the country. Better check the studies on how far the average person with unaided eye and 20/20 vision can see a Phantom type drone; it’s maximum 2,200 ft in the daytime or 6,000 ft. at night with a strobe. Your claim of 15,840 ft. is laughable. Therein, back to the Braggarts and Law Breakers label. Bragging about breaking the law and doing stupid stuff is why there are more and more FAA regs coming at us. You do no one any favors with your brags and lack of knowledge about the law.