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Couple from this morning
- Thread starter Fat Albert
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Like first pic having not seen in real live,that's one big statue of liberty
What's the barge,,is that for refueling or similar,
What's the barge,,is that for refueling or similar,
It looks like it might be carrying some type of fuel , possibly fuel oil for houses
Is there a legal process for being able to fly in such a way as to get these shots?
To my knowledge, that is a strict NFZ. Fat Albert is going to shed a few pounds when FAA comes knocking.
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I thought you could fly over national parks as long as you didn’t take off or land in it?
FAA will restrict drones from flying around the Statue of Liberty
On October 5th, hobbyists will no longer be able to fly their drones around ten US landmarks. The Department of the Interior and the FAA have restricted UAV flights within 400 feet of the monuments, which include the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore and the Hoover Dam.
www.engadget.com
Yes, that one. Go ahead Fat Albert, show Ansia that you were more than 400’ in your flight record.
FAA will restrict drones from flying around the Statue of Liberty
On October 5th, hobbyists will no longer be able to fly their drones around ten US landmarks. The Department of the Interior and the FAA have restricted UAV flights within 400 feet of the monuments, which include the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore and the Hoover Dam.
That was one of the things that I thought would be difficult to get a waiver for, to fly that close to the Statue of Liberty. Then again I thought it might be a telephoto lens. Anyway, I'd would never risk doing it without authorization. They are nice shots but nothing worth losing my license over.
Your the one that made the assumption that he broke the law and the FAA would come knocking. Why would you say that? Is it clear to you with out a doubt he was closer than 400 Ft?
Great pics FA.
From the look from the photo taken from the Statue of Liberty, he doesn't look to be more than 200' away from it. I could be wrong, but it's what it appears to be so. If he can prove that he wasn't and his flight was legal, then great and he should continue providing us with such great footage. I tried to verify the distance the drone had from the photo's EXIF data, but it appears he post-processed the photo, before posting.
Edit: Only the photo with the cruise ship is the only one that was left untouched and has it's EXIF data intact.
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Yes. I often zoom in to make my photos look better and show detail.
Well that is a valid argument I never considered. Upon checking all the photos, it appears that he did zoomed in.
Edit: Would love to see the original photo to determine how far was he from the statue.
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Those are great pictures and are perfectly legal as long as the statue of liberty shot was farther than 400 feet from the island.
Also important is that he should have taken off from the NJ side of the river. NYC prohibits (illegally most would say) drone flights within city limits.
Also important is that he should have taken off from the NJ side of the river. NYC prohibits (illegally most would say) drone flights within city limits.
Hopefully done legally otherwise just one more that will screw it up for the rest of us.
That being said the shots are great. Which drone you using ?
That being said the shots are great. Which drone you using ?
