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I'll take that opportunity over our M210's on 3 props!

The screen is pretty small, any word on ability to use the larger crystal sky? I mean we only have 4 of them :)

Need that spotlight!

Everyone in a Mode C veil will have to be ADS-B compliant by 2020. So depends on where you are. We routinely get the traffic inbound to LAX and ONT, but I have yet to see any Airsense alerts that have been useful. YMMV

Try turning off Smart RTH

The reason they issued the memo was to aid in clarifying that the controlled Class E referred to in the statute was the surface areas of Class E airports only, not the extensions of C/D. Before the memo I agreed with your understanding. Scott Gardner is the head of integration for FAA on UAS...

Look at the Sectional the O/P showed. Is that not a Class E extension of a Class D Airport? "....we determined that the Class authorization requirement only pertains to Class E surface areas for an airport, not the Class E extensions to Class D, C and E airspaces." According to the FAA, whom...

The FAA issued clarification that Class E extensions of Class C and Class D airports do not require authorization. Here is the link to the letter from Scott Gardner http://www.uavexpertnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Gardner.png

My 2 cents, if your going to use it for public safety I would seriously consider the 30hz.

G What's your mission for the FLIR?

Yeah, Travis should get a raise! @Advexure make it happen :p

Per the FAA, that Class E extension of the Class D does not require approval. Only Class E surface areas at Class E airports, not the Class E extensions of C/D.

Not on the 107 part of the house!

To add on to this, Public Safety 107 Operators do in fact get special dispensation with the FAA, SGI access and go look up Broward County's 107.41 waiver and you'll get the idea.

Actually, both of our Waivers are issued to my Agency, and just like Part 61 pilots flying for law enforcement, your certificate is subject to action for violating the rules. Our excess liability policy does cover our in flight UAS operations after providing them a full description of...