menzies
Guru
Well, I won a Phantom 3 Advanced drone at a charity event this past weekend. This evening I finally had it all charged up and my (new from Best Buy because my existing weren't good enough) Android device hooked up to the controller.
By the time I had everything ready the missus was in her dressing gown after a shower but said there was no way that she was going to miss my maiden flight - in the dark and without ever having even started the durn thang! She cranked up her cell phone video. I think she thought I was going to crash and burn!
Well the drone was so very easy to start, take off, rotate, get to height, move around, and that was on my driveway in the dark. The missus was heavily disappointed!
Now I plan on getting really comfortable with it over land first, but I see a huge opportunity here. I am a bit of a amateur photo buff. This thing will go out to 2000 meters outdoors when unobstructed and the height is up there with the jets (though limited by FAA rules). It has a Gimbal camera that shoots high def stills and video.
Can't wait until tomorrow and daylight for some aerial shots of the house and lagoon. Then the anchorage this holiday weekend.
Anyone ever use a drone off the boat? I must say I am a bit concerned about using it over water. It will use GPS to return to home in the event it loses signal or starts to run low on battery - but what if the durn thing loses a prop!
By the time I had everything ready the missus was in her dressing gown after a shower but said there was no way that she was going to miss my maiden flight - in the dark and without ever having even started the durn thang! She cranked up her cell phone video. I think she thought I was going to crash and burn!
Well the drone was so very easy to start, take off, rotate, get to height, move around, and that was on my driveway in the dark. The missus was heavily disappointed!
Now I plan on getting really comfortable with it over land first, but I see a huge opportunity here. I am a bit of a amateur photo buff. This thing will go out to 2000 meters outdoors when unobstructed and the height is up there with the jets (though limited by FAA rules). It has a Gimbal camera that shoots high def stills and video.
Can't wait until tomorrow and daylight for some aerial shots of the house and lagoon. Then the anchorage this holiday weekend.
Anyone ever use a drone off the boat? I must say I am a bit concerned about using it over water. It will use GPS to return to home in the event it loses signal or starts to run low on battery - but what if the durn thing loses a prop!
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