Cetacean
Captain
Flight distance : 2528264 ft
United States
Offline
|
ChaosKnign Posted at 2018-4-26 16:22
Thanks for the replies, guys. Kinda what I was thinking.
Thanks for the Google Maps tip The Farmer, didn’t think to look there for elevation info.
Aloha Chaos,
Be sure to note that mountains, tall trees, towers, buildings, etc. are considered "structures" by the FAA. The "inner" 400 feet of structures are the drone zone. Then there is a 100 foot buffer and outside of 500 feet is the manned aircraft airspace. As noted by other posters, DJI allows a computer controlled maximum altitude of 500 meters, or 1640 feet. Many other posters also noted the many ways you can make this information work for you.
Just be aware that helicopters are not controlled by these airspace limitations. As the drone pilot, you will be responsible to avoid any manned aircraft at any location. If you are going to explore these beautiful and challenging areas, you have to learn how to quickly race to the structure as a refuge to get out of the way of helicopters without loosing your signal. It is actually kind of fun and leads to interesting stories.
Aloha and Drone On! |
|