Drone Experience

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The issue is not "misunderstanding" it's mistrust...!

There are laws that make lots of things illegal....that's why there is no such thing as crime...:laughing:

 

[TractorGuy]

Richard, Couldn't you just record video and screen shot pics from that instead of taking photos during the flight? Looks like you have some great footage. Glad to hear you are conscious of how people may perceive the drone as an invasion of privacy.

I had a neighbor lose control of his (or so he said) and it came over my property buzzing around. It sure appeared to be spying the way the flight path went. It came over the tops of the trees and dipped down just above ground level and made a lap around my field then went straight up and hovered a while before leaving. I had time to take a video of it with my phone, go in the house, get my shotgun, and return before it left my property. I had a bead on it when it did it's automated return to home.

 

[jbrumberg]

"... FAA has my Drone info on file, S/N, etc. I have no issues with that at all.

I never fly over someone without first getting permission. I don't hover over people. I hesitate to fly over a crowd. People misunderstand Drones. Some people think if you are flying over them you are "spying". It's not legal to have a zoom lense on the camera. You have to be extremely close to an object to get a detailed pic. If I'm trying to peek in your window I've gotta be just as close as I would with the naked eye. But again, people misunderstand. I don't want to contribute to that misunderstanding.

Here's a pic I took at a local small Car Show. I was at an altitude of 120ft. As you can see, can't even recognize anyone, let alone window peek."- Richard thanks for the pictures and I also have my homebuilt quadcopter registered with the FAA and I agree with the FAA rules and regulations."

A picture of my homemade drone on the "lift" with all the added stuff = video cam, TVTx, and stabilization mount.

Richard- It is legal to take video in flight. It is important to follow the FAA and FCC rules. A lot of owner/operators are operating their transmitters and video cameras at illegal frequencies based on their not having the appropriate FCC license for the used frequencies. Especially the FPV users.

 

[ovrszd]

I've lost track of the number of people that have looked over my shoulder at the monitor while I'm flying. Almost every one says "I thought you'd be able to see better than that". Very misunderstood. That contributes to my taking a LOT of pics. Then sort thru them on the computer and save the good ones.

I took this pic at a range of approximately 150ft. If a Drone is that close you'll definitely think they are intrusive. But to get a face recognition pic you must be that close.

 

[ovrszd]

Here's the same scene at some distance for perspective.

 

[ovrszd]

Richard, Couldn't you just record video and screen shot pics form that instead of taking photos during the flight? Looks like you have some great footage. Glad to hear you are conscious of how people may perceive the drone as an invasion of privacy.

I had a neighbor lose control of his (or so he said) and it came over my property buzzing around. It sure appeared to be spying the way the flight path went. It came over the tops of the trees and dipped down just above ground level and made a lap around my field then went straight up and hovered a while before leaving. I had time to take a video of it with my phone, go in the house, get my shotgun, and return before it left my property. I had a bead on it when it did it's automated return to home.

If I were more educated in pic/video handling I'm sure I could. I always say "next Winter when I got time I'll educate myself on that process". It's not happened yet..... I think I'd need to purchase a quality video editing program.

Your neighbor's Drone was most certainly checking you out, at his control. If a Drone initiates "Going Home" because of loss of signal, low battery, etc., it immediately elevates to a preset height (I use 100ft) and goes directly toward the controller. If it initiates "Critical Landing" because of loss of power, etc., it immediately slowly descends straight down to the ground paying no attention to obstacles such as trees or water until it touches down.

 

[ovrszd]

"... FAA has my Drone info on file, S/N, etc. I have no issues with that at all.

I never fly over someone without first getting permission. I don't hover over people. I hesitate to fly over a crowd. People misunderstand Drones. Some people think if you are flying over them you are "spying". It's not legal to have a zoom lense on the camera. You have to be extremely close to an object to get a detailed pic. If I'm trying to peek in your window I've gotta be just as close as I would with the naked eye. But again, people misunderstand. I don't want to contribute to that misunderstanding.

Here's a pic I took at a local small Car Show. I was at an altitude of 120ft. As you can see, can't even recognize anyone, let alone window peek."- Richard thanks for the pictures and I also have my homebuilt quadcopter registered with the FAA and I agree with the FAA rules and regulations."

A picture of my homemade drone on the "lift" with all the added stuff = video cam, TVTx, and stabilization mount.

Richard- It is legal to take video in flight. It is important to follow the FAA and FCC rules. A lot of owner/operators are operating their transmitters and video cameras at illegal frequencies based on their not having the appropriate FCC license for the used frequencies. Especially the FPV users.

Now that's a Drone!!!!! Awesome!!!

Do you have the 127 license (I think it's called)?

 

[jbrumberg]

Richard- Thanks. It kept me out of trouble during my time disabled.

I looked into getting that license, but declined.

I only fly over my property and where I have permission. With my last motor upgrades my drone became loud enough to disturb livestock nearby where I was given permission to fly so I became property bound.

I need to sit down when I briefly using my FPV Rx monitor to see what I am filming. I am a direct sight flyer.

Those are great shots. For all the money that I spent on parts and part replacements, part upgrades, more LiPo batteries and more powerful battery charges, and the video stuff I could have bought a Phantom 3.

Once I installed the solar panels in my flight zone my drone has become a "Hangar Queen".

I have a picture of it in flight somewhere. It's pretty large, with my 9.5" props I measure almost 3' prop tip to prop tip.

 

[ovrszd]

I need to sit down when briefly using my FPV Rx monitor to see what I am filming. I am a direct sight flyer.


Those are great shots. For all the money that I spent on parts and part replacements, part upgrades, more LiPo batteries and more powerful battery charges, and the video stuff I could have bought a Phantom 3.

Once I installed the solar panels in my flight zone my drone has become a "Hangar Queen".

Describe "direct sight flyer" please?

What video editor do you use?

 

[jbrumberg]

Richard- I should have posted line of sight flier.

I am forgetting which video editors that I used. They were free.

All my drone stuff is on my HP. I need a monitor for that computer.

Maybe I have that stuff on my RCG Blog. I need to check.

I found a picture of it hovering after I upgraded the flight controller to a DJI product. I had already mounted a cheap keychain video cam seen here, before the Mobius cam, VTX, video stabilization, more powerful ESC's, and motors were added.