Recent content by Brian Nolan

Thank you, we made it through the storm relatively unaffected however, as you’ve seen on the news surrounding areas have been devastated. I have to tip my hat to the people who have been flying with authorization, there’s been some truly impressive footage on the news from drone pilots. I truly...

I started to post about the process so far ( DUNs #) I’ll post more once I’ve made more progress.

Step one It has been suggested that I find a DUN number for my town, the I was feeling inspired! A mile out, a quarter mile over, then a mile back, that’s miles isnt it?

Thanks, I spoke with them today. They’re an invaluable asset. I’m attempting to take on the ardous task of applying for either the FEMA grant or the FAA grant. I live in a small town with limited resources ( both financially and support wise ). I spoke with the City Administrator who is on...

If anyone has had any experience with assisting in getting a grant for a search and rescue drone could they share the information here? The recent hurricane Florence has left my town flooded and isolated due to rising river levels. I am hustling to try to get a grant request out to acquire a...

I appreciat I appreciate everyone who responds to this call for action. I’m in SC 45miles inland from Myrtle Beach. Winds last night took down a few trees and knocked out power to half my town. Mother Nature is impressive. I got the email from the FAA re no flying without authorization due...

Ive noticed that when my Inspire 1 is in the air it is not level in flight. One would think this would cause it to drift but it hovers perfectly in place. I've read the posts regarding IMU calibration - will try that this afternoon but wondering if it is a simple fix such as replacing props...

As suspected 100% Operator Error! I must have had my right thumb dragging on the right toggle. When I saw the drop in altitude I panicked and made it worse. Ive got to learn to let go into a hover. Fortunately all that was harmed was my ankle (got cut crossing an oyster bed). Another solution...

Im on vacation for the week, spending time on the coast at Murrells Inlet, SC. Ive been having some great flights recording family fishing and water skiing. Today while flying my drone lost altitude fast and crashed into marsh grass. I fought its rapid descent and managed to narrowly avoid it...

Getting back to the original question: creating a video with music. While on vacation (away from my desktop) I discovered the DJI Go app has a simple editor which easily adds music to your flight videos. Worked great for quick fun shares.

My company motto was always "I may be slow but I am expensive." A low day rate will attract clients who don't think your work is worth competitive rates. To succeed start high and offer absolutely the best work. Be professional from the moment you introduce yourself till after the finished job...

I do not fly at night. I fly at twilight, huge difference. To help define the difference between blue hour/ twilight I've copied the definition of night for you from Wikipedia: Sunset or sundown is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the horizon as a result of Earth's rotation. The Sun...

Someone jumped on me regarding flying at "blue hour". Seeing the above post got me to do two things - read the definition of "night" (which is different than the phases of twilight and dusk) and the operational guidelines linked above. Blue hour falls within the period known as twilight. Night...

My definition of a redneck is redefined every morning when I see myself in the mirror. The term redneck refers to the sunburn farmers would get while working their fields on a tractor. My tractor doesn't have a cab, but then again I'm not using it to disc fields. I use mine primarily to bring...

Thank you Chris, that saves me from having to call BMC tech support and admit that Im rapidly approaching the technological understanding as my mother ( who still attempts to repair everything with a breadknife)