Drone hobbyists

[iron369]

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[Toddstang]

LMAO!

True!

[Toddstang]

Well that was the shortest hobby I've ever had!
Got it set up in the backyard and it took off towards Ft Knox like a scalded dog, never to be seen again!!!

DAMMIT!!

pb

Was watching this today and I thought about you losing your drone.

[Livewire]

FedEx delivered my mavic air2 today. Bought it as a refurb from DJI so it needed updates as soon as I got the controller and batteries charged.
First drone flight was mostly a success. Tested the front and rear obstacle avoidance and they work great. I set the maximum height as low as it would go and flew it around in the fence in the back yard. I learned that it doesn’t have side obstacle avoidance when I crashed it into the fence. No damage but it got some dirt on one prop when it “landed”. I raised the maximum height to 150’ and flew it to a couple of the lakes in the neighborhood and then got a feeling like I was encroaching on others privacy. I actually didn’t see anybody or take pictures other than of my house. I guess because I don’t want someone flying over my house I’m not going to fly it here anymore.

[Livewire]

Took it out again today at my property. Much less dense population wise. Used all three batteries flew about an hour and fifteen minutes total. Felt like I was getting better with the controls had a good feel for it then I got cocky. I imagine this is the second worst view you can have from your drone. I couldn’t physically see it in the limbs but I hit the find my drone alert and knew basically where it was in the tree. It only took 127 Winchester super x hollow points to shoot down four large branches to get it to fall. Drone came out no worse for wear. When I retrieved it I had a gimbal overload warning on the screen. I let it cool down and put a fresh battery in and had no problems after wards.

[Livewire]

A defunct smelter that used to be called BarMet. It was almost a mile from where I was.

[plumber_bob]

I'm glad you are having better luck with yours than I did.

pb

[Livewire]

I'm glad you are having better luck with yours than I did.

pb

I was questioning that when I flew it into that huge oak tree.

[Toddstang]

Glad you found it and was able to retrieve it!

[plumber_bob]

I'm glad you are having better luck with yours than I did.

pb

I was questioning that when I flew it into that huge oak tree.

I'm gonna get another one in the future. But for now, that was a shot I took and now it's back to the end of the line of shit I'm wanting to do.
Maybe 3-6 months and I'll get another.
Prolly better Than the cheapo I had.

pb

[plumber_bob]

I want that, Get the fuck back home, feature when shit ain't right!

pb

[plumber_bob]

Plus I want you, Droners, to spill yer guts on the little shit you learn as you go.

pb

[Livewire]

I want that, Get the fuck back home, feature when shit ain't right!

pb

Mine got a low battery warning while it was flying. I got an alert with a prompt. I tapped the screen and it came back and landed inches from where it took off.

[plumber_bob]

I want that too.

pb

[iron369]

I want that too.

pb

It’s important. I ran mine out too far and it automatically came back when the battery was too low.

[iron369]

I haven’t had to use the find function yet but I’m glad it’s there.

[iron369]

I went to work and should have left early enough to get some good sunset pictures around the falls of the Ohio. I didn’t make it before I got called back in. I gotta go till up my wife’s community garden plot in the morning and I’m going to try to get some River sunrise pictures.

[iron369]

I went to West Point to take some pictures. I don’t advise it. Birds were trying to attack my drone. A couple fishermen said they do that any time someone tries to fly a drone down there.

[iron369]

You can see a bird in this picture

[iron369]

West Point

[iron369]

Abbots beach.

[iron369]

There’s a couple blurts in those pictures. It’s birds flying around the drone.

[Livewire]

Nice pics

[Livewire]

Brought mine to the shithole and flew it around on lunch break.

[Livewire]

Mitsubishi stacker reclaimer. One of only two ever built and the last one still in operation. Affectionately known as the “wilderbeast”.