Recent content by Eric Gildersleeve

Garret Bryl has worked with a vendor that has been very helpful to PS. I think their are rules but if you PM me I will give you the company name. They developed a way to use a laser on your aircraft some can be remotely triggered. But it works quite well to shoot a beam from the sky downwards. I...

I am glad I looked at this topic. As many of you are aware I am an sUAS program manager and pilot but fly under COA while working towards my 107. While I am unable to do any for-profit under COA, I see the potential for special projects and have discussed with several roofers and a few realtors...

Hello. I am a Public Safety COA Program Coordinator in the DFW airspace. I wrote three COAs and would be happy to share. Our primary jurisdictional is Class B, D, G, and E. Up to 500 ft AGL and Night Authorized. I have an allowance up to 2000 ft AGL 1/4 mile around a tower outside our county...

This is interesting. I have been told by multiple FAA representatives that if the aircraft is owned by a public agency then the aircraft itself must be covered under a COA. You can fly under 107 but the aircraft itself must be under a COA. We are in multiple airspace’s of DFW, Alliance, and...

Hello, I am flying public safety missions using GS Pro to capture imagery for post processing in Drone2Map. We have the Inspire 1 Pro and the Zenmuse X5 with the DJI lens. I am having a lot of difficulty figuring out the best camera settings to get images in focus and of the highest...