Recent content by Gary Cawthorne

I live in Highlands Ranch, CO. I have flown within the green belts here many times without a problem. Worst problem I have heard from other pilots is that people will call the police that they are infringing on their privacy. The police just notified the pilot and went on his way. But I do...

I took mine out to 6,080 feet. I was in a city area following a green belt, but it wasn't a straight view of the drone. I did this with parabolic cups over my antennas, and flying at 400 ft above the ground in sport mode. I was connected at the 2.4 k frequency. I could have gone further...

I have not gone over the 400' limit. The problem as I see it, the drone community is not well liked by many people. If we keep doing things that could possibly endanger air crafts by flying over that limit, that just gives them another reason to dislike drones even more. If we aren't careful...