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LynxmotionUAV
ElectronicConfiguration
youcreate“anchors”whichcanbemadeusingstringandextendfromthelandinggearto
anchorpointsonthefloor.EnsurethelengthofstringisenoughtoallowtheUAVtohover,butis
shortenoughtopreventitfromhittingobjectsintheroom.Youshouldalsoputsomething
relativelysoftundertheflightareasuchasathincarpet.
Restrictions on Flying UAVs
Callingyourlocal(largest)airportandaskingtospeakwithsomeoneinthecontroltoweristhe
bestapproach.TheymaynotbeuptodatewithUAVrestrictions,buttheywillbethemain
authorityintheareatrackingofyourUAVandit’simportanttokeeptheminformed.Whenyou
call,indicatetothemthatyouwouldlikepermissiontoflyasmallUAVunder(example)200feet
andspecifywhere.Youwouldbesurprisedjusthowlargeanareaacontroltowercanpickupon
radar.Dependingonairtraffic(whichcanbedependantonthedayoftheweek,timeofday,
weatheretc),theymayormaynottellyouto“goahead”.Therearecertainareasoutsideof
radarrangewhereonlyaircraftflyingaboveacertainaltitudeneedtobekepttrackof(farmareas
areagoodexample).
Anaircraftcontroltowershouldbeinformed&awareofyourUAV
Whenitcomestoobjectsintheair,yourlocalcontroltowerseesandcontrolseverything,and
oftenwithmoderntechnology,theycanpickupobjectsassmallasbirds.ShouldyourUAV
showupontheradarofamannedaircraft,andthatpilotcallsthecontroltowertoseewhatitis,
thecontroltowerwouldhavealreadybeeninformed.Seeiftheyhaveanysuggestionsorwould
preferyoucallthemeverytimeyoufly.
TryingtoreachmostgovernmentorganizationssuchastheFAAtakesanincredibleamountof
timeandpatience,andoftentimesthepersonrespondingsimplyrefersyoutoapoorlyphrased
lineinaregulationsguidewhichmayormaynotseemrelevanttoyoursituation.Yourlocal
municipalgovernmentlikelyknowslittleaboutUAVflightrestrictionsandwouldlikelyonlyknow
somethingifanincident(injuryorpropertydamage)occurredinthepast.