The other day I went to the lower falls of Tanque Verve Wash in Tucson to catch some aerial video of the flooding caused by the left-overs of Hurricane Newton. The area I flew in was 14 miles from the nearest Airport (Davis-Monthan Air Force Base). My highest point above take-off was 138 feet. After completing most of what I wanted to capture I heard the helo approaching my airspace. As you'll see, in real time, I quickly zipped back to my take-off point and watched the helo fly over where I had just been flying. To my surprise, the helo looped back and flew over my location a second time at a slightly higher altitude, but still below my allowed 400' limit.
My take: 1) Pay attention and give way to real/manned aircraft, 2) Low-flying manned aircraft can show up where you least expect them to, and 3) Commercial/military aircraft to do not follow the 400' R/C recreational rule.
Here's a link to my edited video:
Here's a link to the *unedited* low-flying helo moments:
Here's my Healthy Drones info on the flight:
HealthyDrones.com - Innovative flight data analysis that matters
I welcome your thoughtful feedback...
gringorio
My take: 1) Pay attention and give way to real/manned aircraft, 2) Low-flying manned aircraft can show up where you least expect them to, and 3) Commercial/military aircraft to do not follow the 400' R/C recreational rule.
Here's a link to my edited video:
Here's a link to the *unedited* low-flying helo moments:
Here's my Healthy Drones info on the flight:
HealthyDrones.com - Innovative flight data analysis that matters
I welcome your thoughtful feedback...
gringorio
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