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This is very true, however that only extends to public property owned by NYC. They cannot prohibit you from taking off/landing from your own private property or the private property of someone else whose permission you have obtained. The NYC issue is not even an official law, likely because...

Don't do it! You definitely don't want to fool around anywhere near presidential zones. The Secret Service is very serious! Beyond that, New York City has its own rules (not actually legal to have such rules per FAA) that prohibit all drone flights within the city limits. I personally have...

I would be very careful being the supervising RPIC in cases like this. The regulations say that the certificated RPIC must be able to immediately take control of the craft. Since this flight is with an I2, this would be quite doable with dual controllers. Short of that, it would be a bit more...

It depends. You can apply for authorization at a higher than max grid altitude but there is no guarantee that it will be authorized. If you make a solid case in the comments and don't ask for too much, you may get it.

This is NOT true for authorization in controlled airspace, which is what the OP is trying to accomplish. If authorization is obtained for 100 feet AGL, that is absolute. The drone can at no time exceed 400 feet above the ground directly vertically below it.

Some more details would be helpful. Are you doing this survey as an automated mapping mission, or are you flying manually? If flying manually then you have no issues. If automated then I would be very careful since judging depth on the device screen is a bit difficult., and you may not have...

Yawing with the craft may not be as smooth as with an independent gimbal. That is true. But using tripod mode and an experienced pilot, it's pretty darn close. In tight spaces, you will get a smaller drone in there a lot easier than a large one. There are spaces where my Mavic Air is a...

So this is all just personal bias against a craft which you have never tried or flown yourself. I don't know where you're getting your drones but the price difference between a P4P and a I2 (with camera) is a lot more than $200. Not even close. You say that no way will a Phantom withstand...

I have flown all of them. It's not a terribly big deal but the I2 definitely takes appreciably more time to set up than a P4P. You just plan for it and it's no big deal. As to size and portability, the P4P wins again. Once you put a P4P in a hard case with all the extra batteries and such...

Well the I2 is bigger so yes you can see it at a longer distance. I really don't find it to be any more precise than the P4P. My P4P is rock solid and extremely precise. The Inspire 1? When did that come up? Your post was about an I2. My advice would be to stick with your P4P since it is a...

Well I'm not exactly what advice you're looking for. I am assuming you mean the X4S camera. Its an excellent camera with 1" sensor and mechanical shutter. If all you're doing is real estate shoots then it should be more than sufficient. Also great for mapping. If you ever do need any higher...

No you don't, BUT you do still need to deal with DJI if it is a locked NFZ. Your drone does not know that you have LAANC clearance so you still need to go through the unlock procedure with DJI.