My test came about because we do a lot of USGS LiDAR control. One of the requirements is to do X number of checkpoints in all of the coverage classes ...

I made an appointment at the local FSDO (for those that don't know, it is pronounced "Fizz-doe"). The woman who answered the phone was a bit puzzled a...

Stephen Ward, post: 392693, member: 1206 wrote: You either have to take it to a DPE or a CFI and have them complete the IACRA application. A DPE can ...

As usual with the FAA, I am confused.I am already a private pilot. I took the online test and passed. I logged in to IACRA, created an account, filled...

I have done some testing of the R10 in the woods, but the base was quite close (100's of meters). We did have very accurate ground truth, but I didn't...

will you have any good truth to compare it to, or just see how they track?A seemingly good answer that is wrong is worse than no answer at all.

The mayor of Pittsburgh tried to use eminent domain in the early 2000's to "redevelop" the downtown area. That area is booming now, so apparently emin...

PA PLS, post: 391742, member: 9658 wrote: I was on a site the other day and brought up the ridiculousness of that claim. Turns out a company that set...

WOW, I thought this was about people doing surveys that were unlicensed, these guys aren't even providing a product! Unbelievable.

I think we will see an explosion of people offering drone mapping, and making wild claims. Hopefully they will filter themselves out of business by no...

As I pointed out in a post last week about a large bridge damaged by fire, the paper said: "A crew used a surveying device known as a robotic total st...

rfc, post: 391554, member: 8882 wrote: There are exceptions though. LAX (Los Angeles International), for example, has four parallel runways. To avoid ...

Holy Cow, post: 391419, member: 50 wrote: A question for the pilots concerning the airport I mentioned above. The runway has a 17 on the north end an...

MightyMoe, post: 391355, member: 700 wrote: I agree, I just can't see how a drone taking photos with or without RTK can figure out where the ground is...

I believe it would depend on the price difference. Having RTK should reduce the processing time and the amount of ground control. Is it worth the extr...

flyin solo, post: 391320, member: 8089 wrote: john, that's where i am on the timeline. it's been in the back of my head since i was a kid, but like m...

Ric Moore, post: 391209, member: 731 wrote: I see this as being a big issue in the future, the question of whether the mapping is being done under s...

I enjoy just going out and flying around for an hour or so on weekends, it is my way to get away from everything. I do also fly some for business on s...