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Can I launch a recreational drone in the gulf of mexico?
Posted on 4/23/20 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 4/23/20 at 1:49 pm
Just picked up a Mavic Mini to use as a supplement to my camera for nature photography and thought it may be fun to take out on the boat while fishing this summer. I know there are certain dead zones where drones can or cannot take off from and enter. Is there a way to easily check these spots and has anyone had success launching/landing one from a boat in the gulf.
I'm sure my existing helipad on my yacht should be more than enough real estate to land it on.
I'm sure my existing helipad on my yacht should be more than enough real estate to land it on.
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Posted on 4/23/20 at 1:50 pm to jlovel7
Sure. I won't stop you.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 1:50 pm to jlovel7
It was a pleasure to be your first downvote.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 1:50 pm to jlovel7
I don’t see why you couldn’t as long as you aren’t flying that thing around a rig or something
Posted on 4/23/20 at 1:51 pm to jlovel7
Arent you supposed to register your drone?
Posted on 4/23/20 at 1:51 pm to jlovel7
Yes, in general you can.
Can’t really fly if from the beach any longer with new updates. The flight route of the beach sign advertising planes is along the beach so a new drone will be geo fenced to not allow flight in that area.
Can’t really fly if from the beach any longer with new updates. The flight route of the beach sign advertising planes is along the beach so a new drone will be geo fenced to not allow flight in that area.
This post was edited on 4/23/20 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 4/23/20 at 1:52 pm to jlovel7
Yes perfectly fine- before you do though you have to go live on fb and threaten one of the rigs out there and scream. Don’t ask me why- weird rule.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 1:52 pm to jlovel7
Who would possibly catch you? Short of flying it over a rig or getting near one of their helos I can’t imagine it being an issue.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 1:53 pm to jlovel7
where are you going to launch that thing, baw? off the Coast in La, MS, Fla?
Posted on 4/23/20 at 1:54 pm to jlovel7
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Just picked up a Mavic Mini to use as a supplement to my camera for nature photography and thought it may be fun to take out on the boat while fishing this summer.
What could possibly go wrong?
Posted on 4/23/20 at 1:55 pm to lostinbr
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and thought it may be fun to take out on the boat while fishing this summer.
What could possibly go wrong?
Bluewater fisherman take drones offshore all the time to film footage of them fishing from the air....it's nothing new
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This post was edited on 4/23/20 at 1:57 pm
Posted on 4/23/20 at 1:55 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Arent you supposed to register your drone?
This model is under the mandatory weight limit.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 1:57 pm to jlovel7
Legally yes you can as long as under 400 feet and not within 5 miles of an airport.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 1:57 pm to jbgleason
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Who would possibly catch you? Short of flying it over a rig or getting near one of their helos I can’t imagine it being an issue.
It's not a question of legality. There are features built into these drones now where they know where they can and cant go and simply will not let you go into those zones. Like the hard rock hotel. I could launch a drone in new orleans but it won't even let me fly it over to check out the wreckage. What i'm asking is making sure those types of blocks don't exist when you're offshore or something.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 2:01 pm to jlovel7
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There are features built into these drones now where they know where they can and cant go and simply will not let you go into those zones. Like the hard rock hotel. I could launch a drone in new orleans but it won't even let me fly it over to check out the wreckage. What i'm asking is making sure those types of blocks don't exist when you're offshore or something.
Why is this the case specifically?
Posted on 4/23/20 at 2:02 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Bluewater fisherman take drones offshore all the time to film footage of them fishing from the air....it's nothing new
Fair enough. Just seems risky with a tiny drone that has a 15 knot wind rating.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 2:06 pm to jlovel7
"I don't know, can you?"
-Every douche teacher when you ask "can I use the bathroom?"
-Every douche teacher when you ask "can I use the bathroom?"
Posted on 4/23/20 at 2:07 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
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Yes perfectly fine- before you do though you have to go live on fb and threaten one of the rigs out there and scream. Don’t ask me why- weird rule.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 2:10 pm to lostinbr
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Fair enough. Just seems risky with a tiny drone that has a 15 knot wind rating.
I'm new to drone purchasing so if you have any advice I'm all ears.
Posted on 4/23/20 at 2:16 pm to jlovel7
I do a good bit of drone flying for anything from my work, mapping, scouting potential properties to purchase, scouting fields for strutting turkeys and for scouting large swaths of hard-to-access waterfowl hunting areas (all private land) and even some photography too.
Since you'll probably be using DJI's app and not a 3rd party app for more mapping and GIS based flights, then you'll be notified of when you're in any type of restricted area.
Once notified that you're about to fly in a certain type of airspace with restrictions you'll have to check a box that says you'll accept the repercussions of doing so in order to fly.
All of your flights are logged in the DJI app and by using DJI you're giving permission for them to store and log your flights. I've been told and have read that if you fly in any of the really big "no-no" zones that your flight could get flagged; the next step could be someone at the FAA reaching out to you for "a talk."
I've no idea on how true that is, but for the tldr: If you're using the DJI app and have updated your app to where it has the latest airspace database information then you will know before you lift off on whether or not you run the risk of kicking over a big ol can of shite.
Since you'll probably be using DJI's app and not a 3rd party app for more mapping and GIS based flights, then you'll be notified of when you're in any type of restricted area.
Once notified that you're about to fly in a certain type of airspace with restrictions you'll have to check a box that says you'll accept the repercussions of doing so in order to fly.
All of your flights are logged in the DJI app and by using DJI you're giving permission for them to store and log your flights. I've been told and have read that if you fly in any of the really big "no-no" zones that your flight could get flagged; the next step could be someone at the FAA reaching out to you for "a talk."
I've no idea on how true that is, but for the tldr: If you're using the DJI app and have updated your app to where it has the latest airspace database information then you will know before you lift off on whether or not you run the risk of kicking over a big ol can of shite.
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