Comments on: The Old Army Bridge – Fort Laramie National Historic Site

By: photobyjohnbo

photobyjohnbo — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:57:41 +0000

In reply to Marsha.Indeed!

By: Marsha

Marsha — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 20:57:40 +0000

In reply to photobyjohnbo.Sounds like what happens in every aspect of life, doesn't it?

By: photobyjohnbo

photobyjohnbo — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 20:15:11 +0000

In reply to Marsha.Drones have been banned due to carelessness and lack of safe operating procedures from drone pilots. As usual the few have created restrictions for the many licensed pilots who operate safely within the laws.

By: Marsha

Marsha — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 19:05:54 +0000

In reply to photobyjohnbo.Why do they ban drones? I can understand the ban in governmental places that might reveal secrets, but under most circumstances maybe in residential areas as well to protect sunbathers, LOL.

By: photobyjohnbo

photobyjohnbo — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 19:03:41 +0000

In reply to Marsha.No, drone telemetry is on a completely different frequency band.

By: Marsha

Marsha — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 19:01:45 +0000

In reply to photobyjohnbo.Wind would be the enemy of drones. So would regulations. Do the remote signals ever interfere with small plane controls?

By: photobyjohnbo

photobyjohnbo — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 09:51:17 +0000

In reply to Marsha.I love to take bridge photos with the drone for it's all-encompassing perspective. Unfortunately, not every place allows them, and often when we get to a site where I could use one, it might be too windy. That happened twice on our journey this month, and so far, no drone images.

By: Marsha

Marsha — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 07:13:55 +0000

What fun. I love bridges, too, and you have captured some lovely shots of this one. Can you imagine using a wooden bridge built in 1875 clear up to 1958? They must have had to continually replace the wood in order for it to be safe. Love the drone. 🙂

By: Anne Sandler

Anne Sandler — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 12:55:40 +0000

In reply to photobyjohnbo.

By: photobyjohnbo

photobyjohnbo — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 11:24:33 +0000

In reply to de Wets Wild.Fortunately in the past, the powers that be have had the foresight to do just that. These days, we seem to find less of that preservation attitude. It is an unfortunate historic loss when they tear down these pieces of our history.