"I thought the most interesting thing about that article was to show how impossible it is for the FAA to enforce even the rules they already have against commercial use. If they can't do that, crazy to think they can enforce restrictions of…"
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Patrick McKay commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Hidden camera investigation finds illegal commercial drone use in US
Carl La France commented on Patrick McKay's blog post Deep Reaper Final Adventures (and crash)"Sorry for your Loss Patrick Awesome video"
Patrick McKay commented on Patrick McKay's blog post Deep Reaper Final Adventures (and crash)"I did fly my old plane over Mount Herman on the Rampart Range last summer. Haven't gone down there lately though."
Patrick McKay commented on Patrick McKay's blog post Deep Reaper Final Adventures (and crash)"Oh and Nick, yes that was another RC plane near the beginning. It does kind of look like a full size if you're not paying attention to scale though doesn't it?"
Nick Scott commented on Patrick McKay's blog post Deep Reaper Final Adventures (and crash)"Yeah, I apologize for the confusion. When I went back and retread the post, it was clear what you meant.
You picked some nice spots. Have you ever gone up to Rampart Range Road and flown around there? I bet you could get some great mountain scenery…"
LanMark commented on Patrick McKay's blog post Deep Reaper Final Adventures (and crash)"yikes.. well the wattage that those things put out is crazy.... you might as well put your airfoil in the microwave oven... which probably isn't all that far off. Sounds like you need to work on shielding your electronics and fly…"
Patrick McKay commented on Patrick McKay's blog post Deep Reaper Final Adventures (and crash)"Yes I just passed through the signal of the tower. I didn't hit the tower itself. :) The HD footage right before the crash is from another flight in the same area the week before. I stayed above the tower that time so I never flew through its…"
Nick Scott commented on Patrick McKay's blog post Deep Reaper Final Adventures (and crash)"Doh, thanks LanMark, I totally brain locked on beam. Didn't even register he meant the signal. I live in Denver and know what Tower he is referring to, somehow I got it in my head he somehow dinged it, I was looking for it and never saw…"
LanMark commented on Patrick McKay's blog post Deep Reaper Final Adventures (and crash)"Yikes.. wow.@Nick it sounds like he didn't hit the tower but the beam from the antenna locked up servos.. wow.That is pretty crazy.. so how did you get such awesome video if you lost the memory card? Was the HD video from another…"
Nick Scott commented on Patrick McKay's blog post Deep Reaper Final Adventures (and crash)"Beautiful footage, at the :35 second mark, that was another RC Aircraft, right? The first pass I thought what on earth is he doing, but then I went back and watched and the scale in comparison to the two seemed more like another plane.
Hitting the…"
Patrick McKay commented on Matthew Beck's blog post Pilot Spots Possible Drone 1,500 Feet Above NYC's JFK Airport... FAA launches investigation"Sure thing. I acknowledge your view is certainly a possibility. I would love to hear the AMA's perspective on that sometime to see what they think."
Patrick McKay commented on Matthew Beck's blog post Pilot Spots Possible Drone 1,500 Feet Above NYC's JFK Airport... FAA launches investigation"Phillip - That's about the gist of my contention yes. The thing is, people have been flying model aircraft for decades and until last year there was never any officially codified exemption for model aircraft making them not subject to the same…"
Patrick McKay commented on Matthew Beck's blog post Pilot Spots Possible Drone 1,500 Feet Above NYC's JFK Airport... FAA launches investigation"Yes but notice the quote from the article I posted earlier, that model aircraft have never been formally defined as an aircraft in regulation. The overall definition of aircraft could include anything right down to a paper airplane it's so…"
Patrick McKay commented on Matthew Beck's blog post Pilot Spots Possible Drone 1,500 Feet Above NYC's JFK Airport... FAA launches investigation"Just saw your post Brenden. That's crazy. I guess the FBI is calling every multicopter hobbyist in NYC they can locate to see if it was them. I guess they were satisfied you had nothing to do with it?"
Patrick McKay commented on Matthew Beck's blog post Pilot Spots Possible Drone 1,500 Feet Above NYC's JFK Airport... FAA launches investigation"Yep, I talked to him yesterday (apparently it's a man named Kelsey--kind of odd). I managed to set him straight on the legal effect of the Re-authorization Act, and he posted a correction at the bottom of the article, though he still forgot one…"
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- I am an FPV RC pilot currently living in Parker, Colorado.
YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/SerithianFPV
Vimeo channel: http://vimeo.com/serithian
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- I started flying FPV with my Dynam Hawk Sky in September 2011 and love pushing it to its limits.
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Deep Reaper Final Adventures (and crash)
Posted on March 25, 2013 at 9:30am 9 Comments 0 Likes
An exciting, action-packed compilation of the best flights from the last few months of my FPV Deep Reaper's life, featuring lots of fun proximity flying at various locations around Colorado's Front Range. At the end is the video of my plane's unfortunate demise when I accidentally flew through the signal beam of a TV tower on Mt. Morrison, causing my elevon gyros to…
Continue Winter FPV at Castlewood Canyon
Posted on February 2, 2013 at 3:25pm 1 Comment 3 Likes
This is a quick video of a flight after some fresh snow in Castlewood Canyon State Park south of Denver, which was one of my favorite places to go as a kid. This is the first video I've posted using my new GoPro3 White Edition. It's taken me forever to figure out the right settings for color correction, since the raw video from this camera is normally flat…
Continue Deep Reaper Adventures - First Month
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 4:30pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
Here is a compilation of clips from the best flights from my first month flying my new FPV Deep Reaper wing. The first minute or so is my maiden flight, and the rest of the video features clips from various flights around the Denver area.
Here's a shot of my plane and ground station:…
Continue Colorado FPV Holiday
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 6:30pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
This is an awesome compilation of my best FPV flights from the first half of the summer since I moved home to Colorado after graduating from law school in Virginia. Lots of low-level proximity action and beautiful scenery from the Colorado low lands south of Denver. Highlights include Daniels Park, Mount Herman in Monument, Castlewood Canyon, and the new…
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