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Hi Houston - I took the remotepilot101.com course and it was worth every penny, for me. I also studied a couple other resources - I plan to put out a video on what I did to pass the test so I'll go into that pretty soon. If you go to the facebook group and sign up you can talk with guys from...

The FSDO gave you some confusing information. If you're flying in an area designated as Class E - 700 feet, the airspace below 700 feet altitude is Class G space and requires no authorization. You couldn't request authorization for this location even if you wanted to - The form at the FAA portal...

I may be an optimist, but it appears to me that things are moving forward with the COA process. I got my first request approved in about 60 days rather than 90+ I now see grid maps on virtually all airports in north Texas, including the two Class B airports, at airmap.io I submitted broad area...

Yep, I shoulda thought of that.

LOL crap, you're right. US and FAA.

So they granted you varying altitudes based on what is shown in the grid map for KBFI? That would be very helpful for me at some of the airports around here - some of the local airports don't have grid maps displayed at airmap.io . . . in that situation would you just request 100 or 150 AGL for...

Have you applied for an area-wide request for controlled airspace? I'm interested in the language you used to request this and what you chose for the centerpoint of the proposed operation. I've done a couple requests for specific places within controlled airspace, but not for the entire area -...

That is the email I received this morning after my call from the FAA rep . . . just a couple minutes ago I got the COA.

LOL probably a good idea.

It seems to me that my tracking number took about 2 weeks to show up as well. The guy told me I would probably get the authorization later today and I got an email right after our conversation that basically just says FAA Part 107 Authorization Notification and my request number, so hopefully...

I just got a call from FAA with a couple of questions about my 6/14/2017 request for airspace authorization. Just wanted to confirm flight radius basically. But he said I'd probably have my authorization by the end of the day. So that means mine was completed in under 60 days, which at least is...

The lakes are great places to fly! The fly-in is sponsored by the North Texas Drone User Group. Here's a link to the group's page for the event I mentioned: North Texas Drone User Group (NTDUG) If you want to talk with other guys who are mostly locals and like to fly together, search...

I've found a couple places through participation with the North Texas Drone Users Group - we've got a fly-in scheduled for downtown Dallas next Saturday (cleared with Love Field and the city). I also talk with some of my Youtube subscribers through a facebook group and we try to find places and...

That's a great tip. I'll check it when it arrives. I own a Panasonic G7 and G85 - should I be able to do the update with one of these?

Thanks for everyone's feedback! You guys have convinced me - I bought a used lens and look forward to trying it out. The one I'm getting doesn't have a lens hood, which is why I asked about that. Doesn't sound like I need it though. Thanks for the sample picture, madgadget - I'm looking forward...