My Blue Valentine

A cold day and a hard choice

QUICK SPECS Mission Type: Aerial imaging Location: Portland, Oregon (N45°29'33” W122°40'37”) Airspace: Class G to 700' AGL Clearance: None required Monitored frequency: 123.075 MHz Portland Downtown Heliport (61J) CTAF METAR Text: KPDX 151753Z 18008KT 10SM-RA FEW017 BKN032 OVC040 06/04 A3022 Platforms: DJI Phantom 4 Pro+, Autel Robotics Evo Remote pilot in command: Patrick Sherman, Roswell Flight Test Crew PILOT REPORT As a pilot, the most important decision you will ever make is whether or not to go flying in the first place. When you commit a machine to the air, the only absolute guarantee you have is that it will return to the ground, and where, when, and how are variables that you may or may not get the opportunity to influence. It’s like the old aviation adage, “Takeoffs are…

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