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Post by 1dave on Aug 9, 2023 21:45:30 GMT -5
I ended up with a cheap drone - $50.
First thing I learned is that the least breeze will send it off course and crash it. fly it inside, or forget it!
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Post by 1dave on Aug 9, 2023 23:14:22 GMT -5
Why do you want a drone?
!. Purpose 2. How much spare money do you have?
Fancy flying, recording vacations, examining rockhounding locations, selling real estate, studying geology, making movies . . .
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Post by 1dave on Aug 9, 2023 23:30:12 GMT -5
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Post by pizzano on Aug 10, 2023 0:03:46 GMT -5
Why do you want a drone? !. Purpose 2. How much spare money do you have? Fancy flying, recording vacations, examining rockhounding locations, selling real estate, studying geology, making movies . . . We have several legit reasons to own UAV's Dave......A few reasons on my list are...: Topographic surveying for land development projects, real estate surveillance, geological surface scouting, motor sporting event coverage, field sport events like Soccer, Football coverage ....... I own a few for personal use to keep my flying skills and UAV tech up-to-date. It's not for everybody, that's for sure.....But jamesp & I could spend hours at it and enjoy it.......and educate you on the in's and out's, types to fly and why......lol
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Post by RickB on Aug 10, 2023 6:18:31 GMT -5
Why do you want a drone? !. Purpose 2. How much spare money do you have? Fancy flying, recording vacations, examining rockhounding locations, selling real estate, studying geology, making movies . . . ....and fishing
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 10, 2023 6:48:36 GMT -5
Why do you want a drone? !. Purpose 2. How much spare money do you have? Fancy flying, recording vacations, examining rockhounding locations, selling real estate, studying geology, making movies . . . ....and fishing That looks like fun and you don't need a boat.
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Post by rockbrain on Aug 10, 2023 9:11:46 GMT -5
I got an inspection done on the roof of my commercial building the other day. Two of the pictures he provided were videos from drone footage. Kind of cool to see the building from that perspective. I think he does a lot of multi-story apartment inspections without having to go on the roof.
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Post by 1dave on Aug 10, 2023 10:30:33 GMT -5
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Post by pizzano on Aug 10, 2023 11:27:50 GMT -5
I got an inspection done on the roof of my commercial building the other day. Two of the pictures he provided were videos from drone footage. Kind of cool to see the building from that perspective. I think he does a lot of multi-story apartment inspections without having to go on the roof. Yep.......it can be a money maker in the proper hands (after the initial investment)....Southern California Edison and Verizon use them to inspect their power poles and repeater towers......Commercially applied UAV's over the on-board weight of 250 grams (.551lbs), require registration with the FAA and a licensed pilot along with a second set of eyes on the ground as a spotter, to perform "for pay or profit" business ventures.......but, today there are quite a few professional recording quality "mini" quads under 250gr that can do the job quite well......I own one. For under the initial investment of $500.00 you can purchase a machine that shoots 2k (1080p) resolution video (4k stills) in JPEG or RAW footage, record at 24, 30 or 60 fps frame rates and handle + 35mph wind, reach 1000' feet vertical and over 4 mile horizontal range.....stay in the air for over 30min and record/save your flight telemetry.....and they are no longer bound by WiFi or Bluetooth connections. Just need (if you want to record footage) a decent android/iPhone or tablet with a good GPS tracker. It takes a little training for proper use and satisfaction, not for everyone (good eye sight, hand to eye coordination, no motion sickness tendency, complete spatial awareness, no panic triggered tendency and you must develop patience).....you either have this or train to develop. Otherwise, the quad will end-up a paper weight or in several pieces of disappointment and loss of investment..........Just a BTW mention for those interested...!
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Post by rockbrain on Aug 10, 2023 15:32:50 GMT -5
I've flown one in my house a few times. I suck at it!
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Post by 1dave on Aug 10, 2023 20:57:41 GMT -5
I've flown one in my house a few times. I suck at it! Perhaps some drones are easier than others.
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Post by 1dave on Aug 10, 2023 21:49:56 GMT -5
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Post by pizzano on Aug 11, 2023 0:55:44 GMT -5
I've flown one in my house a few times. I suck at it! Perhaps some drones are easier than others. Those guys at Half Chrome Drone have been at this for quite some time......Out of the Mid-central part of the country (I believe Chicago now), they were all hobby aerial RC enthusiasts back when smaller battery powered, foam fabricated, FM signal transmission planes/controllers became popular and mainstream. I believe their Chief Engineer was even an RC helicopter testing pilot when he was young......pretty much on or about the same time I got involved with this as a hobby (though, they were much younger than I)....lol........Around the late 1990's early 2000's. I mention this because a couple of those guys used to frequent our on-line RC forum with tips and how-to's........So when they state they have probably flown almost anything out there in the hobby world, they most likely have......! Since the advent of the YouTube explosion, they have taken their hobby now, to a serious business level and are sent products by manufactures to test, rate and market for profit. I personally have two friends who have done the same, starting businesses, only in a different arena........building, servicing, flying and marketing aerial photography services. One of them (a licensed Civil Engineer and Private Commercial Pilot), pulled up his families tent stakes, and moved everyone to Provo in order merge with another up start company. "Drone" manufacturing and services are pretty big in Provo.....many quasi-military development and research off-shoots exist out there. I used to belong to a UAV RC club along with those guys, we flew planks and helis together.......they got real serious, I only used those skills (for profit) for a couple of years with a land surveying firm I happened to work for years ago, that was in need of an experienced pilot with a topo and telemetry back ground.......It's back to just a hobby for me now. To be quite honest......todays technology has reduced 1/2 of the skill requirements, we used in order to survive a successful flight, to a pittance of what is required now. Today, the real "knowledge" required is more about the software/firmware, telemetry configurations, optics and data transfer applications. As long as one possesses some of the attributes I mentioned earlier, these machines practically fly them selves. Now we spend more time planning and programming then we do actual hands-on flying skills. Personally, I like more and prefer the "I'm in command and physical control" attributes of this technology. That's where I "broke my teeth in" and that's where I excel and get my fix from.......lol.....many of us spent long hours repairing and modifying our crafts. It was also a requirement of the hobby. Today, everything is plug & play.....but I will say, the cost of investment, parts and maintenance today, has come way down compared to what it was back then........So, that is why I've kept a few of my "vintage" craft around, even though those parts aren't as cheap or available......lol Just a little pizzano history dialog.......thanks for listening.
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Post by parfive on Aug 11, 2023 1:48:06 GMT -5
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Post by 1dave on Aug 11, 2023 7:58:12 GMT -5
pizzano Thanks for posting. It is good to know WE'VE GOT A PRO! Now if jamesp would chime in . . .
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Aug 11, 2023 11:40:21 GMT -5
We use them for aerial photos for our MLS listings. I just joined a new team and we have one. The guy who owns it is licensed and all that good stuff. Aerial views are huge now in the real estate world because it gives you a good perspective of the property you're looking at.
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Post by 1dave on Aug 11, 2023 17:19:06 GMT -5
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Post by pizzano on Aug 11, 2023 20:42:06 GMT -5
pizzano Thanks for posting. It is good to know WE'VE GOT A PRO! Now if jamesp would chime in . . . Thanks for that.....even though I was licensed, paid to play, I became more of a technician with a pilots skill, rather than a full blown certified UAV pilot. The industry I was in, was in transition and still really in it's infant stages related to aerial surveying data collection and topographic reconnaissance.....lots of software/firmware telemetry control and CADD interface issues......Much like when land surveying transit/pencil/field book transitioned to EDM device data collectors using GPS....... Since I had that knowledge, experience and proper skill set, I became a short lived commodity and resource for hire.......lol. It was a very frustrating time for all involved due to constant IP law suits, priority rights and regional regulation by-laws......Hell, even the FAA had to lean on the proven and long standing Academy of Model Aeronautics Club to start and organize a system of reference, data collection and control, in order to get some type of Congress regulation involved .........So of those +2yrs, 1/2 was spent actually in the air, the other 1/2 was spent trying to figure out what rules to play by and downloading the constant software/firmware modifications required to get the shit in the air........Sense frustration.....?......lol........You Bet......that's why I got out of that aspect. Had I had the economic means to ride this cluster F out, I'd probably still be in it at some level today....even semi retired.......it's certainly come a long way....and I can still say I lived long enough to see it come to fruition...I'll be 70 soon, just happy to be able to put one of these amassing machines in the air and enjoy/record the view....God had his plans....I'm thankful.
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