Developer Comment by jasonshort on April 24, 2012 at 8:40pm

You should always have a small spare SD card to palm.

BTW, what googles are you using? Are those fat sharks in Ski goggles?

Jason

Comment by trappy on April 24, 2012 at 8:40pm

no we've got the cinemizer PLUS.

Comment by trappy on April 24, 2012 at 9:01pm

Jonathan, do yourself a favor and skip the park. It's a $30 entrance fee for a view ... find some more remote areas on indian reservations, at least that's money well spent. you can fly in these places. I wish I would have had more time at the canyon. that ranger stuff took all my energy and time that day. it's the most fascinating place on earth to fly FPV. oh, and if you go there, make sure you tell all the rangers about that "Black Sheep Youtube video". that'll piss them off nicely :)

Comment by Jonathan M on April 24, 2012 at 9:28pm

haha, thanks for the advice.  we are actually camping in the park, so no luck there.  I should find some good spots along the way though.

Comment by trappy on April 24, 2012 at 9:28pm

you got a permit? lol ...

Comment by Carl La France on April 25, 2012 at 1:50am

I stumbled onto diy drones about a week ago  and am new to UAV  From  the quality of the video and the skill of the operator  the venue you are flying from and the landing I can tell this is not your first day"Very well Done" Who can truly get away with any thing now a days? Little kids and old people ! It is better to ask forgiveness than ask permission . You got a ticket . I think the officer might have been standing there a little bit envious if not totally jealous! Some times you have to break the law ! once  again   "Well Done!"

Comment by Paul Marsh on April 25, 2012 at 8:06am

If the rangers said you didn't break any rules, than I don't understand the problem.  However, given that there is an apparent problem, I can understand why they would be particularly sensitive at the Grand Canyon.

Whether or not this would apply to the specific area where you were flying I can't say, but I can see how it could be an issue.  In the past, private aircraft could fly at least somewhat unresticted in the canyon (actually, I just saw it referred to as "an airborne free-for-all").  So, you had private planes, helicopters and commercial sight-seeing tours flying around, often with aircraft below the rim of the canyon.  There were fatal accidents.  As a result, there is now a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) in effect around the Grand Canyon.  If model aircraft are not specifically mentioned, it can only be an oversight.  They'll most likely be mentioned now.

Comment by Ellison Chan on April 25, 2012 at 10:22am

I wonder what they're trying to cover up in the Grand Canyon. I thought we lived in a democracy and not a police state.

Developer Comment by Andreas M. Antonopoulos on April 25, 2012 at 10:29am

@Ellison, they are hiding evidence of evolution from creationists. 

We've been living in a (mild for now) police state for a while. All you have to do is flex your rights and you will encounter immediate resistance and suspicion. They especially dislike cameras or anything else that can watch back. Which is why I love this hobby ;-)

Comment by trappy on April 25, 2012 at 11:38am

Paul Marsh, and your reasononing for that is what exactly? if model airplanes fly below the rim of the canyon there will be fatalities? :)

Ellison Chan, they just don't like stuff in the air there. that's pretty much all

Andreas Antonopoulos, haha agreed. Watching big brother sure is fun :)

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