"According to the FAA AC 91-57 is guidance regarding recreational use, not commercial use. AC 91-57 is where everyone is getting the 400' idea from. It is not for commercial aircraft. The FAA has repeatedly stated that AC 91-57 is not for…"

"The T-tail configuration must have some pretty solid handling characteristics ... http://recuv.colorado.edu/tempest/ you can see it in other places too."

"This is if you're a wimp. Funniest thing I've seen in awhile :) thanks for sharing!"

"lol My question would be 'The tempest will likely be launched in Kansas... when it comes down in North Carolina, how will it get home?' I truly do wonder how far out from the tornado than plan on deploying it, so far I see where their…"

"I can see these things with some cosmetic changes in malls, amusement parks and the larger aquariums very soon... VERY very cool."

"Found this: http://recuv.colorado.edu/tempest/ Shed's some light."

"I'm very good at making a nuisance of myself sooo... Anybody here mind if I ask someone on the Vortex 2 team? :)"

"Just more or less adding to the question here... Since they are: "The National Science Foundation (NSF) foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)..." and that means they are both government entities... Then…"

"Hi Stephen, Doing the same in Europe and inside my geographical range the companies ask about €80/photo (108 american dollars) and they will shoot the photo when they are in the area. If the photo has to been taken on a certain date then the…"

"Mike... as soon as my brain has recovered enough for more data uptake, I will browse those pages more... for now ye-ol'-bookmark will have to suffice! lol Thanks!!!!"

"Thanks SGT... been there a few times already. Roadblocks... I don't like those. It is those that I have been heavily crunching on overcoming. Indeed, I have probably put more thought to overcoming those since I found this community than I have…"

"Also check in with the RCAPA group."

"Stephen, check our runryder.com and aplanding.com - both have extensive information on aerial photography and lots of very professional and helpful guys there. Mike"

"Rory... a L.T.A. system is exactly the sort I had in mind. I will likely be PMing you in the next couple of days regarding this, thank you. Wayne... that's all good advice. I will heed it. Thank you. Martin.. thanks for the link. About to…"

"FAA regulations (unless it changes from state to state) say to go no higher than 400 ft. I may not be doing it commercially and maybe that might be the difference, but I didn't have any slack at all when talking to my FAA rep. ;) For me it…"

"Stephen If you are looking at commercial work unless you want to run foul of the FAA at some point I suggest looking at a tethered solution blimp based system. I developed a system a few years back just before the property market bubble and dropped…"