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Attributes | |
ACN | 1577960 |
Time | |
Date | 201809 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
Operating Under FAR Part | Other 107 |
Flight Phase | Cruise |
Route In Use | Visual Approach |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 410 Flight Crew Type 380 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Temporary loss of line-of-sight with drone. Shooting a video of skydiver. Although drone pilot and skydiver determined safest position for drone to hover; in GPS lock; was just above the tree that I (the pilot) was positioned underneath; I did not have line of sight of the drone while the skydiver landed in the open area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UAV pilot reported temporarily losing line-of-sight with drone.
Narrative: Temporary loss of line-of-sight with drone. Shooting a video of skydiver. Although drone pilot and skydiver determined safest position for drone to hover; in GPS lock; was just above the tree that I (the pilot) was positioned underneath; I did not have line of sight of the drone while the skydiver landed in the open area.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.