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LMAO!

True!

plumber_bob wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:28 am

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.

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.

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.

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

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

pb

plumber_bob wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 12, 2021 3:58 pm

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.

Glad you found it and was able to retrieve it!

Livewire wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 12, 2021 4:05 pm

plumber_bob wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 12, 2021 3:58 pm

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

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

pb

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

pb

plumber_bob wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 12, 2021 6:21 pm

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.

I want that too.

pb

plumber_bob wrote: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.

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

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.

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.

You can see a bird in this picture

West Point

Abbots beach.

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

Nice pics

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

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