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Just a heads up. Department of Public Safety Advisory Location: South Fork Koyukuk River Advisory Text: Alaska Wildlife Troopers would like to speak with anyone who saw mining equipment being transported on the South Fork Koyukuk River near the Dalton Highway Bridge between the dates of 07/17/2021 a...

I have been lucky to be one of the lucky few allowed access to the Pogo Mine road in the past. After I visited the guarded gate shack at the start of the road, and giving them a valid reason for being there. I was able to harvest a 64 inch moose on a spur logging road. Resource development and espec...

In case you hadnt heard, the same Alaska state owned "development corporation" AIDEA that invest in such wonderful ideas, but eventual boon-doggles, such as the Delta Barley Project and Port Mckenzie shipping facility is investing $35 million of Alaskans money in a 200+ mile new road to access the A...

I heard there was a conex shortage / geographic dislocation that is driving up prices of Conex's up. Heres some links: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/22/shipping-container-shortage-is-causing-shipping-costs-to-rise.html https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-shipping-container/boxed-out-chinas-expo...

I really hate to agree with GeoWizard, but I am getting more and more convinced he is correct about alot of this.

Wow, Just read the FAA proposed "Remote ID Rule". I am a Part 107 (Unmanned Aerial System) certified commercial drone pilot doing Remote Photogrammery of timberlands, and if this proposed rule goes through I will be unable to fly because of lack of Internet in 2-3 years. This has got to be one of th...

I wanted to share this interesting article I saw in the ADN about reprocessing tailings piles for the benefit of salmon on the Forty Mile River. It turns out, Mining can be good for salmon after all. Kodiak https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2019/08/21/partnership-mines-old-gold-while-reclaiming-t...

I did a little more research into this effecting the use of drones in remote Alaska where Internet is not an option. It seems the problem was with a firmware update to the DJIGO 4 App, and the need to be logged in to fly the P4P, otherwise it restricts you to 30 m height and 50 m distance. The solut...

Wow,

First I have heard of that. If they continue that across their product line, it will severely limit any drone use in many parts of remote Alaska.

Kodiak

The DJI Drones recently went to an internet connect requirement - whether federally mandated or a business related mandate,I don't know. You can only operate the new DJI drones with a DJI internet connect thru a smart phone. I believe it is for tracking and product liability. - Geowizard All DJI Dr...