aburkefl
Second Officer
Flight distance : 78612 ft
United States
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Sometimes the metal object doesn't even have to be really large.
I have a tower for my amateur radio system. The lower 15-feet or so of each guy wire is steel cable. That's protection against brush fires and/or vandalism - 3/16" EHS is pretty hard to cut, even with a huge pair of bolt cutters. The remainder of each guy is Phillystran - basically a carbon fiber product. It is popular because it's one of the solutions that makes the guy wire essentially "invisible" to electronic transmissions.
As small as that lower-portion-steel-cable is, if I fly very close to it, the "compass error" warning comes on. That and the actual metal of the tower make it very difficult to do what I want to do. My original "excuse" to my wife for buying the Phantom in the first place, was to use it to inspect connections at the top of my tower. Now that I've discovered I can't fly really close to my tower (safely), I need a better/different excuse!
Old marriage philosophy - for men - "It is easier to beg forgiveness than it is to seek permission!"
I bought a Phantom. My brother bought a gun. We're both still fighting (begging!) with our wives!
Art - N4PJ
Leesburg, FL
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