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<blockquote data-quote="Spark 317" data-source="post: 99899" data-attributes="member: 894"><p>Hello from the Hoosier Heartland, <a href="https://sparkpilots.com/members/rayluciano.18866/" target="_blank">RayLuciano</a>.</p><p>What a nice brother in-law. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Get three apps for your device, free from the app store.</p><p></p><p>1) <u><strong>AIRMAP</strong></u> : Shows the airspace around you and other areas that you may fly in the future. It shows airports, NFZ's, TFR's, NOTAM's, etc that will help you to find a spot between the NFZ's.</p><p></p><p>2) <strong><u>UAV FORECAST</u></strong> : Shows the weather conditions for drone flights and is customizable for flight conditions at different altitudes. The wind may be calm at the surface, but could be worse at 300'.</p><p></p><p>3) <strong><u>WINDY.COM</u></strong> : Shows a moving image of the wind flow over a map that's soothing to look at rather than just an arrow pointing. Some pilots will fly into the wind at the start of a mission just to have the extra push on the way back to the Home Point if the battery level is low. Another reason to know the wind direction is that if the Spark goes into Atti-mode, it should remain hovering at the current altitude, but be at the mercy of the wind and "fly away".</p><p>With a flight time of 12 minutes average and a 5 mph breeze, it could cover a lot of distance before running out of power and auto landing somewhere.</p><p>If you keep the Spark in VLOS and get the orientation of the Spark correct, you can still fly the Spark but with no GPS to keep it in its place.</p><p></p><p>I don't have Facebook, but I've read in this Forum that there may be a couple of FB groups in the NYC area that know where to fly.</p><p></p><p>Good luck and welcome to the Forum. ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spark 317, post: 99899, member: 894"] Hello from the Hoosier Heartland, [URL='https://sparkpilots.com/members/rayluciano.18866/']RayLuciano[/URL]. What a nice brother in-law. :) Get three apps for your device, free from the app store. 1) [U][B]AIRMAP[/B][/U] : Shows the airspace around you and other areas that you may fly in the future. It shows airports, NFZ's, TFR's, NOTAM's, etc that will help you to find a spot between the NFZ's. 2) [B][U]UAV FORECAST[/U][/B] : Shows the weather conditions for drone flights and is customizable for flight conditions at different altitudes. The wind may be calm at the surface, but could be worse at 300'. 3) [B][U]WINDY.COM[/U][/B] : Shows a moving image of the wind flow over a map that's soothing to look at rather than just an arrow pointing. Some pilots will fly into the wind at the start of a mission just to have the extra push on the way back to the Home Point if the battery level is low. Another reason to know the wind direction is that if the Spark goes into Atti-mode, it should remain hovering at the current altitude, but be at the mercy of the wind and "fly away". With a flight time of 12 minutes average and a 5 mph breeze, it could cover a lot of distance before running out of power and auto landing somewhere. If you keep the Spark in VLOS and get the orientation of the Spark correct, you can still fly the Spark but with no GPS to keep it in its place. I don't have Facebook, but I've read in this Forum that there may be a couple of FB groups in the NYC area that know where to fly. Good luck and welcome to the Forum. ? [/QUOTE]
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