Agree with Matt122, and I also live near a busy regional airport. We called the tower, and they told us: just stay under 400 feet, you will be fine: (this has proven to be NOT TRUE), many helicopters come in low and fast over my neighborhood (300 feet, poss lower) even though the airport NOTAMS says to fly at 1000' over the neighborhoods. YOU MUST ALWAYS watch out for THEM, because they may not see you. Also...just be aware that some small airports may have some kind of no fly zone (NFZ), that may pop up on your device. Although I never fly in the yellow zone of my airport (I come close), I still get warnings, EVEN AFTER I've pre -cleared (get a DJI account, and check out the "creating unlock plans". Not being aware of a NFZ could get you in trouble if a VIP comes in and some kind of "red zone" NFZ gets imposed. May cause your bird to land without you being able to bring it back (heard about this happening when a 30 mile NFZ was imposed in Chicago).
when i fly near a small field i take my icom handle radio and tune to there unicom and Make a call just like any Other aircrafts Befor and After my Flight to let Pilot know what i am doing and what alt i am going to be at just like any Aircraft
Big prob here is there are people who fly trikes lower then they should so its more dangrous for me to fly here second reson for to have my radio working so i can talk to them if they are in the area they Seem Cool no pilot has sayed get off the Channel they normaly say thank you for Letting them know
helps to know the Radio pilot lingo too i fly a Bunch my father is a pilot plus i do Lockheed p3d Flight trainer daily
Agree, the whole idea of using a handheld has been chewed over a lot in other threads with the same conclusion.
Well I'm not arrested yet? Besides, the airport I live near is tiny and I don't even think has a number.
when i fly near a small field i take my icom handle radio and tune to there unicom and Make a call just like any Other aircrafts Befor and After my Flight to let Pilot know what i am doing and what alt i am going to be at just like any Aircraft
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helps to know the Radio pilot lingo too i fly a Bunch my father is a pilot plus i do Lockheed p3d Flight trainer daily
Thank you, can't believe this guys post is way back from May, and no one replied to this till now. OMG do people really think it's ok to just transmit on any band they choice just because you can buy the equipment online?? Or your local Radio Shack (once in the past). Precisely, "What's your call sign/Station ID when doing this?" I know, it's "CQ It's Big Mike the drone guy"
"Well I'm not arrested yet?" That's not a good why to look at it. And besides it's your responsible to research it and find out, especially if your planning to fly in this area often.
