Despite your video is 8 years old, it is still extremely useful. I have just got hold of two second-hand Inspire 1 drones and I am testing the waypoint features thanks to your info!
In "Free" mode the camera "locks" onto the heading at the moment it's engaged. In your video, the route began with the camera faced towards you, therefore the camera maintained that POV for the flight.
Well....sort of. "Locks" wouldn't be a good word to use because, unlike the other two modes, in "Free" mode, the operator can change the orientation of the camera/gimbal and/or bird mid-flight. In the other two modes, the operator can NOT change the gimbal/camera orientation, which is essentially "locked," as you say. For the purpose of demonstration, in Free mode, I didn't change the camera or bird orientation, but I certainly could have. In the video the camera and vehicle maintained a Westward orientation the entire time, but only because I didn't implement user input to change those orientations. That said... I cover "changing vehicle/camera orientation mid-flight" in "Advanced Waypoint Flying." ruclips.net/video/5frL-Htgym8/видео.html
Donnie, Thanks for taking the time to make this video and the advanced one. I very much agree about the lack of documentation! You have definitely filled a need. I am looking forward to going through them multiple times and absorbing as much as I can... with a lot of practice, practice, practice. One off topic question I gotta ask you... are those the Sandias in the background? I lived in Corrales "back in the day" and that view looks awfully familiar. Rio Rancho?
Thanx for the kudos! And, yes, those are the Sandias. I made the video at my girlfriend's house in the Unser/Montano area. I actually live in the Eubank/Comanche area, but spend most of my time at her house. Rock on, sir!
Ha im in California and grew up in ALb as well. agree I miss those green chilis but they import them here at the grocery store. If I had to guess it looks like TR or Paradise Hills
If you set the craft to fly sideways across subjects point of view and then backwards away from the subject, does that mean the gymbal will stay focussed on the subject, with "constant with Route Mode" OR "constant with Free Mode" option?
Honestly, as I recall, the software was inconsistent, in that *sometimes* it would fly lower, and sometimes it would not. Going from memory, I believe I was able to set a second waypoint directly under the first waypoint. At the time this video was made, one could do this. Since then, the Go App has gone through many updates. So the developers may have trapped for that. I wish I could be of more help.
Very interesting video...have been thinking that feature "waypoints" would cost me lots more $$...do all models of the Inspire 1 v2.0 come with this off the shelf?? thanks in advance
Yes and no. The original Inspire 1 v1.0 didn't have this feature. But that was a limitation of the firmware. If you update your firmware to 1.08.xx and your controller to 1.6 (I haven't tested 1.7 yet), you'll have these features and an uber reliable bird. The only "feature" added to firmware v1.09.xx is expanded NFZ's. So I recommend staying with v1.08.xx. Good luck!
Yes. I did a total of 6 waypoints because the street doglegs slightly, and I wanted to make sure the Inspire cleared the trees at the center point. So the points were: Beginning->Center->End of Block->Center->Round-the-corner->End.
Son Ero I'll let you in on a secret. You can actually pause and "rewind" the route. Yes...you read that correctly. Say you set the speed for 5 mph. You can push the stick forward to speed up. BUT...you can pull the stick back toward you, and the drone will run the entire waypoint flight *backwards* - or hold it in position with the stick (kind of like the "Pause" soft button). I can find like a thousand uses for that. I think I'm going to make an "Advanced Waypoint Use" video.
When u flew back towards u on street did u set return points in line with initial points. My point is does it matter if points are set on-top of one another for send and return of mission ?
Yes and no. If you want the bird to return to it's original point completely autonomously, then, yes, you have to set a final return point near you. If you want to bring the bird back manually (by pulling back on the joystick), then, no, you don't have to set a return point. This assumes the first waypoint is set near you. The latter can be very handy on set for repeat shots. This way you don't have to wait for the bird to complete and come back. You can simply pull back on the joystick and she'll come back manually. You can then hit the "Pause" button, and wait for the DP to call "action!"
Donnie thanks but perhaps my question was not clear. You actually answered it in my question 2 months back. When you programmed mission beginning > center > end of block. Then for return can you program way-points along the exact same line and height from end of block back to beginning ? From your video I'm guessing the answer is yes. I need to fly a street similar to yours with trees on the sides. I want to stay in between each side at about 15 to 20 feet high . Mid point of tree heights. Have not had a chance to try it myself but I plan on it. Thanks for your video's !
Son Ero In a word, "Yes." To push that point home, your return waypoints can be in the exact same place as your departure route.waypoints - essentially two waypoints in the same spot, but in opposite directions.
The wind was blowing pretty good. I don't have a Phantom 4, so I really can't say how well they do in high winds. I would be interested in seeing a similar test with a P4. A good rule of thumb would be, "The faster the top speed of the drone, the better it will stabilize in high winds." The reason this is so true is because, to stabilize, your drone is essentially flying against the wind. So if your drone has a top speed of 35 mph, safe to say that it could, in theory, hold against a 30 mph wind. But winds aren't usually constant. They're very dynamic. So then, what comes into play, is a drone's ability to dynamically change direction and/or velocity based ever-changing wind conditions. The theoretical top speed of an Inspire 1 is 45 mph. That said, I have flown it 75 mph with a tail wind. If the top speed of the P4 is less, then chances are it won't be as stable in high winds. Make sense? You have a good one!
No. My business partner has a V1 and he has the waypoint function. That said, his firmware version was v1.06, and he couldn't seem to upload his waypoints. My Inspire v2.0 is running firmware v.1.08. That said, I believe the waypoint function is in the DJI app.
Not stacked upon one another. For example, you set a waypoint @ 20' AGL at GPS coordinate "A", and then set a 50' AGL waypoint 40' away at GPS coordinate "B." What you can not do is set a 20' waypoint at GPS coordinate "A," fly straight up to 50" and set another waypoint at the same GPS coordinate. I don't know what the minimum lateral distance between waypoints is. I'm going to guess 15' or so. I'll check and report back next time I fly.
+Donnie Frank. Thanks again. that's great news. considering picking the Inspire 1 for Search and Rescue purposes to run some preliminary grid searches, however our terrain is far from being flat here in the Rockies. :-)
In Australia CASA would use this video and sorry Donnie, you'd be looking at around a $50,000 fine. Fines for: 1). Flying within 30 metres of a building, 2). Flying within 30 metres of a vehicle, 3). Flying within 30 metres of a person i.e. the moving vehicle had a person in it, 4). Flying too close or inside a built up area, 5). Not staying in control of your airframe i.e. operating another camera whilst flying. Without a proper remote pilot license and an operator's license, you would also receive a fine for flying for commercial use without a license because you've monetised this RUclips video. With so many affordable drones and people flying them like this, it is now more difficult for us licensed pilots to receive permission to fly commercially. It's our responsibility to keep persons & property in the air and on the ground safe.
Then it's a good thing this was shot in the United States. Rest assured, I won't be moving to Australia any time soon. Turns out nobody was killed and no property was damaged. Beyond that, flying RC helicopters since 1984 (Baron 50), not a single injury or damage to property. In the industry we call that a "perfect safety record" (you can Google that term). I guess that makes me a good pilot in anybody's book. I don't do "what if" arguments. You have a great day.
Giving drones a bad name. If I was your neighbor, I would be pissed you would be flying that drone over homes, people, cars, children. The insight was good, but fly over a non crowded area next time.
Wow...I have so much to say. Where to start? 1) When you figure out how to keep 2 ton helicopters from flying over homes, people, cars and children, give me a call. Because they DO crash. They DO kill people. And they DO damage property. A single helicopter crash within city limits (and there have been dozens, if not hundreds of crashes over the years), causes more carnage that the entire history of RC flying combined. What's this??? You didn't think of that???? I guess that makes you not so bright. It's like admonishing tricycles, because they're dangerous, while semi trucks roll by. Hilarious. This video should bring that point home: ruclips.net/video/5qavYQEZ5Do/видео.html 2) You get those full-scale aviation guys to fly safely (by your standards that drones should follow, of course), and then we'll talk about my 3 lb. drone. 3) And for the love of all that is holy, don't tell me full scale aviation is safer than model aviation. That comment will simply be deleted. ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=helicopter+crashes+on+people 4) I've been flying RC safely since probably before you were born. 30+ years. No injuries. No deaths. No property damage. And NOW you come along and want to lecture me about safety? You're a bit late, sonny. 5) I guess it's a good thing you're not my neighbor. But I guess to be my neighbor, you'd have to move out of your mom's basement. 6) And finally, at what point in the video did I fly over a house, a person, a car or a child??? Please cite the minute and second. Perhaps you're concerned I might damage asphalt? Please don't forget to subscribe. You have a great day.
I totally agree, he had good intentions but very little regard for safety or neighbours. I would never fly up my street like that!! Why didn't you go out to a clear area? you could have demonstrated the same things.
Beach and Country Weddings You would never fly up a street like that because you probably don't possess the 30+ years of flying skill I do. Kudos to you for embracing your limitations. But I do not possess those limitations. So I fly a lot of places YOU wouldn't. That said.... Allow me to answer your question, "Why didn't you go out to a clear area?" 1) It's a street. Asphalt. Sidewalk. Parked cars. Parked houses. No people. No danger. To most who see this video, this is blatantly apparent. But you're different. A "1%'er" if you will. Be proud. 2) It takes a lot of equipment to make a 3-camera video. I didn't feel like schlepping all my gear out to a park when there's a perfectly safe street right in front of my girlfriend's house. 3) Shielding microphones from the wind is a daunting task in a field. I used audio from both ground cameras. Conversely, the garage has no wind. 4) 35 years of flying. No injuries. No property damage. Not once. Ever. I've forgotten more about RC flying than you will ever know. So save it, Skippy. Where were you 20 years ago when I was flying gas-powered helicopters? THOSE things were dangerous. Regarding my Inspire 1. To date: 140 flights. Not even a scratched prop. 5) Whenever I fly at the park, people gather and ask questions...stupid questions. Annoying questions. "Is that a drone???" So, yeah...I avoid the park for tutorials. 6) My objective was to make a video, not teach a class right there on the spot. So flying at a park wasn't an option. 7) New Mexico doesn't have grassy fields. We have dirty, dusty, windy mesas. I prefer to not fly/land/film in that environment. The garage offered a haven from wind and lookie-loos. 8) Trump's president now. So all you PC Liberals with your "compliance" and "what if" scenarios are being displaced by common sense and real data. Sucks to be you. I hope this answered your question thoroughly. As always, please share, and don't forget to subscribe.
What an arrogant reply! I guess the regulations are different where you live. Here in Australia we cannot fly in a "populous area" or within 30M of people, building cars etc (that's almost 100 ft). We are worlds apart in our attitude and views. There is a $9000 fine from our safety regulator if we do or if someone reports us. If you were to fly like that here it would only be a matter of time before you were reported. You say there were no people ..OK but how do you know a kid won't suddenly appear from a house or come along on a bike. This could present a potential risk if the Inspire were to crash (they sometimes do due to no fault of the operator) But I guess you wouldn't care because of your amazing safety record. Nothing will ever happen to you. You are invincible! I am not a PC liberal..but just realise that if everyone flew up and down our streets like you it would't be long before some got injured. Apart from safety, even the noise of the Inspire going up the street would be enough to deter me from flying there and having little or no respect for my neighbours privacy and comfort. You have shown from your reply how arrogant you are so that's in keeping with what you are showing your personality is like. Your remarks about what i was doing 20 years ago!! what an asshole you are!! I would like to thank you though, for the video, I have downloaded it and will show it when I am teaching the RPA license course here in NSW to her drone pilots. I will use it as an object lesson in "how not to fly (with no regard for safety)", I will also show them your comments and how over-confidence leads to one becoming an arrogant prick who thinks he will never crash or have an issue. It will be a great learning tool, so thank you! By the way, I don't believe you about never having a crash (even minor) if you have that much flying time you would have had to have had some at least minor incident somewhere along the way.Thanks again for the video we will all have a good laugh at you in the classes!
We don't have those rules. Ours are a little more realistic. Don't fly over 400' AGL. Don't fly within 5 miles of an airport. That's the law. The general rules of safe flying essentially state; Don't fly over people. Flying over houses is okay because full scale aviation flies over houses all the time. And they crash all the time. Except when they crash, people die and property is destroyed. So it makes no sense to say, "You can't fly your 4 lb. plastic drone over this house, but you CAN fly a 2 ton helicopter over the same house." That makes zero sense. You asked, "OK but how do you know a kid won't suddenly appear from a house or come along on a bike." You're kidding, right? My drone doesn't eat children the second it sees one. It just flies. Define "potential risk." And then tell me the potential risk of a news helicopter flying over people and property??? When it comes to safety, my money's on the drone. Care to make a wager??? You wrote, "but just realise that if everyone flew up and down our streets like you it would't be long before some got injured. " My friend, with all due respect, you must have some pretty crappy pilots. First off, IF there were kids outside playing ball in the street, I would not have made the video. But I made in the middle of the day in the middle of the week when most folks are at work or school. Really...did you not watch the video?? Not a single person. And one...maybe two cars??? And that's "dangerous" to you? Seriously? You opined, "I will also show them your comments and how over-confidence leads to one becoming an arrogant prick who thinks he will never crash or have an issue. " 35 years so far. Not a single scratch or one penny of property damage. But yeah...it's all "luck." Idiot. And I never said that I never crashed. Of course I have. I've just never injured anybody or done any property damage because I know WHERE and WHEN to crash. That's a skill you'll master someday with some practice and good heaping dose of common sense (but we won't hold our breath). Good day, sir. And as always, don't forget to subscribe.
Despite your video is 8 years old, it is still extremely useful. I have just got hold of two second-hand Inspire 1 drones and I am testing the waypoint features thanks to your info!
Thanks for doing the video, it is a great help considering DJI doesn't really do a good job at documenting features.
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Thank you! Thank you very much! very useful tutorial, easy and well explained!
Thank you, sir!
Very cool ....thanks !
That's pretty good for how hard the wind was blowing
I would say about 15+ mph. I regularly use an anemometer, so my wind estimates are usually pretty accurate.
In "Free" mode the camera "locks" onto the heading at the moment it's engaged. In your video, the route began with the camera faced towards you, therefore the camera maintained that POV for the flight.
Well....sort of. "Locks" wouldn't be a good word to use because, unlike the other two modes, in "Free" mode, the operator can change the orientation of the camera/gimbal and/or bird mid-flight. In the other two modes, the operator can NOT change the gimbal/camera orientation, which is essentially "locked," as you say.
For the purpose of demonstration, in Free mode, I didn't change the camera or bird orientation, but I certainly could have. In the video the camera and vehicle maintained a Westward orientation the entire time, but only because I didn't implement user input to change those orientations. That said...
I cover "changing vehicle/camera orientation mid-flight" in "Advanced Waypoint Flying."
ruclips.net/video/5frL-Htgym8/видео.html
Donnie, Thanks for taking the time to make this video and the advanced one. I very much agree about the lack of documentation! You have definitely filled a need. I am looking forward to going through them multiple times and absorbing as much as I can... with a lot of practice, practice, practice. One off topic question I gotta ask you... are those the Sandias in the background? I lived in Corrales "back in the day" and that view looks awfully familiar. Rio Rancho?
Thanx for the kudos! And, yes, those are the Sandias. I made the video at my girlfriend's house in the Unser/Montano area. I actually live in the Eubank/Comanche area, but spend most of my time at her house.
Rock on, sir!
I miss the green chilies.....
Ha im in California and grew up in ALb as well. agree I miss those green chilis but they import them here at the grocery store. If I had to guess it looks like TR or Paradise Hills
Not bad! About 3 miles South of there near Unser and Montano.Dans RC Workbench
If you set the craft to fly sideways across subjects point of view and then backwards away from the subject, does that mean the gymbal will stay focussed on the subject, with "constant with Route Mode" OR "constant with Free Mode" option?
How did you use the way points on your video so low to the ground , i cant get mine less than 30 feet at minimum height allowed.
Honestly, as I recall, the software was inconsistent, in that *sometimes* it would fly lower, and sometimes it would not. Going from memory, I believe I was able to set a second waypoint directly under the first waypoint. At the time this video was made, one could do this. Since then, the Go App has gone through many updates. So the developers may have trapped for that. I wish I could be of more help.
Very interesting video...have been thinking that feature "waypoints" would cost me lots more $$...do all models of the Inspire 1 v2.0 come with this off the shelf?? thanks in advance
Yes and no. The original Inspire 1 v1.0 didn't have this feature. But that was a limitation of the firmware. If you update your firmware to 1.08.xx and your controller to 1.6 (I haven't tested 1.7 yet), you'll have these features and an uber reliable bird. The only "feature" added to firmware v1.09.xx is expanded NFZ's. So I recommend staying with v1.08.xx.
Good luck!
When programming return way-point route . Did you place return way-points on same line ?
Yes. I did a total of 6 waypoints because the street doglegs slightly, and I wanted to make sure the Inspire cleared the trees at the center point. So the points were: Beginning->Center->End of Block->Center->Round-the-corner->End.
Thanks ! I was wondering if there is a way to auto repeat a route . Say like flying your street multiple times along the same route on auto.
Son Ero
I'll let you in on a secret. You can actually pause and "rewind" the route. Yes...you read that correctly. Say you set the speed for 5 mph. You can push the stick forward to speed up. BUT...you can pull the stick back toward you, and the drone will run the entire waypoint flight *backwards* - or hold it in position with the stick (kind of like the "Pause" soft button). I can find like a thousand uses for that. I think I'm going to make an "Advanced Waypoint Use" video.
When u flew back towards u on street did u set return points in line with initial points. My point is does it matter if points are set on-top of one another for send and return of mission ?
Yes and no.
If you want the bird to return to it's original point completely autonomously, then, yes, you have to set a final return point near you. If you want to bring the bird back manually (by pulling back on the joystick), then, no, you don't have to set a return point. This assumes the first waypoint is set near you.
The latter can be very handy on set for repeat shots. This way you don't have to wait for the bird to complete and come back. You can simply pull back on the joystick and she'll come back manually. You can then hit the "Pause" button, and wait for the DP to call "action!"
Donnie thanks but perhaps my question was not clear. You actually answered it in my question 2 months back. When you programmed mission beginning > center > end of block. Then for return can you program way-points along the exact same line and height from end of block back to beginning ? From your video I'm guessing the answer is yes. I need to fly a street similar to yours with trees on the sides. I want to stay in between each side at about 15 to 20 feet high . Mid point of tree heights. Have not had a chance to try it myself but I plan on it. Thanks for your video's !
Son Ero
In a word, "Yes." To push that point home, your return waypoints can be in the exact same place as your departure route.waypoints - essentially two waypoints in the same spot, but in opposite directions.
im thinking phantom 4 is the way to go? coz its more stable what do you think?
The wind was blowing pretty good. I don't have a Phantom 4, so I really can't say how well they do in high winds. I would be interested in seeing a similar test with a P4. A good rule of thumb would be, "The faster the top speed of the drone, the better it will stabilize in high winds." The reason this is so true is because, to stabilize, your drone is essentially flying against the wind. So if your drone has a top speed of 35 mph, safe to say that it could, in theory, hold against a 30 mph wind. But winds aren't usually constant. They're very dynamic. So then, what comes into play, is a drone's ability to dynamically change direction and/or velocity based ever-changing wind conditions.
The theoretical top speed of an Inspire 1 is 45 mph. That said, I have flown it 75 mph with a tail wind. If the top speed of the P4 is less, then chances are it won't be as stable in high winds. Make sense?
You have a good one!
Is this Waypoint function unique to the v2.0 upgrade?
No. My business partner has a V1 and he has the waypoint function. That said, his firmware version was v1.06, and he couldn't seem to upload his waypoints. My Inspire v2.0 is running firmware v.1.08. That said, I believe the waypoint function is in the DJI app.
Can you add different altitudes for each way point?
Not stacked upon one another. For example, you set a waypoint @ 20' AGL at GPS coordinate "A", and then set a 50' AGL waypoint 40' away at GPS coordinate "B." What you can not do is set a 20' waypoint at GPS coordinate "A," fly straight up to 50" and set another waypoint at the same GPS coordinate. I don't know what the minimum lateral distance between waypoints is. I'm going to guess 15' or so. I'll check and report back next time I fly.
+Donnie Frank Thank you Donnie. :-)
Hey Ivo...
I just got back from testing, and you CAN stack waypoints, one on top of the other! HA! Who knew? Making a video now.
Ivo Jasek
+Donnie Frank. Thanks again. that's great news. considering picking the Inspire 1 for Search and Rescue purposes to run some preliminary grid searches, however our terrain is far from being flat here in the Rockies. :-)
In Australia CASA would use this video and sorry Donnie, you'd be looking at around a $50,000 fine. Fines for: 1). Flying within 30 metres of a building, 2). Flying within 30 metres of a vehicle, 3). Flying within 30 metres of a person i.e. the moving vehicle had a person in it, 4). Flying too close or inside a built up area, 5). Not staying in control of your airframe i.e. operating another camera whilst flying. Without a proper remote pilot license and an operator's license, you would also receive a fine for flying for commercial use without a license because you've monetised this RUclips video. With so many affordable drones and people flying them like this, it is now more difficult for us licensed pilots to receive permission to fly commercially. It's our responsibility to keep persons & property in the air and on the ground safe.
Then it's a good thing this was shot in the United States. Rest assured, I won't be moving to Australia any time soon. Turns out nobody was killed and no property was damaged. Beyond that, flying RC helicopters since 1984 (Baron 50), not a single injury or damage to property. In the industry we call that a "perfect safety record" (you can Google that term). I guess that makes me a good pilot in anybody's book. I don't do "what if" arguments. You have a great day.
Giving drones a bad name. If I was your neighbor, I would be pissed you would be flying that drone over homes, people, cars, children. The insight was good, but fly over a non crowded area next time.
Wow...I have so much to say. Where to start?
1) When you figure out how to keep 2 ton helicopters from flying over homes, people, cars and children, give me a call. Because they DO crash. They DO kill people. And they DO damage property. A single helicopter crash within city limits (and there have been dozens, if not hundreds of crashes over the years), causes more carnage that the entire history of RC flying combined. What's this??? You didn't think of that???? I guess that makes you not so bright. It's like admonishing tricycles, because they're dangerous, while semi trucks roll by. Hilarious.
This video should bring that point home:
ruclips.net/video/5qavYQEZ5Do/видео.html
2) You get those full-scale aviation guys to fly safely (by your standards that drones should follow, of course), and then we'll talk about my 3 lb. drone.
3) And for the love of all that is holy, don't tell me full scale aviation is safer than model aviation. That comment will simply be deleted.
ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=helicopter+crashes+on+people
4) I've been flying RC safely since probably before you were born. 30+ years. No injuries. No deaths. No property damage. And NOW you come along and want to lecture me about safety? You're a bit late, sonny.
5) I guess it's a good thing you're not my neighbor. But I guess to be my neighbor, you'd have to move out of your mom's basement.
6) And finally, at what point in the video did I fly over a house, a person, a car or a child??? Please cite the minute and second. Perhaps you're concerned I might damage asphalt?
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I totally agree, he had good intentions but very little regard for safety or neighbours. I would never fly up my street like that!! Why didn't you go out to a clear area? you could have demonstrated the same things.
Beach and Country Weddings
You would never fly up a street like that because you probably don't possess the 30+ years of flying skill I do. Kudos to you for embracing your limitations. But I do not possess those limitations. So I fly a lot of places YOU wouldn't. That said....
Allow me to answer your question, "Why didn't you go out to a clear area?"
1) It's a street. Asphalt. Sidewalk. Parked cars. Parked houses. No people. No danger. To most who see this video, this is blatantly apparent. But you're different. A "1%'er" if you will. Be proud.
2) It takes a lot of equipment to make a 3-camera video. I didn't feel like schlepping all my gear out to a park when there's a perfectly safe street right in front of my girlfriend's house.
3) Shielding microphones from the wind is a daunting task in a field. I used audio from both ground cameras. Conversely, the garage has no wind.
4) 35 years of flying. No injuries. No property damage. Not once. Ever. I've forgotten more about RC flying than you will ever know. So save it, Skippy. Where were you 20 years ago when I was flying gas-powered helicopters? THOSE things were dangerous. Regarding my Inspire 1. To date: 140 flights. Not even a scratched prop.
5) Whenever I fly at the park, people gather and ask questions...stupid questions. Annoying questions. "Is that a drone???" So, yeah...I avoid the park for tutorials.
6) My objective was to make a video, not teach a class right there on the spot. So flying at a park wasn't an option.
7) New Mexico doesn't have grassy fields. We have dirty, dusty, windy mesas. I prefer to not fly/land/film in that environment. The garage offered a haven from wind and lookie-loos.
8) Trump's president now. So all you PC Liberals with your "compliance" and "what if" scenarios are being displaced by common sense and real data. Sucks to be you.
I hope this answered your question thoroughly. As always, please share, and don't forget to subscribe.
What an arrogant reply! I guess the regulations are different where you live. Here in Australia we cannot fly in a "populous area" or within 30M of people, building cars etc (that's almost 100 ft). We are worlds apart in our attitude and views. There is a $9000 fine from our safety regulator if we do or if someone reports us. If you were to fly like that here it would only be a matter of time before you were reported. You say there were no people ..OK but how do you know a kid won't suddenly appear from a house or come along on a bike. This could present a potential risk if the Inspire were to crash (they sometimes do due to no fault of the operator) But I guess you wouldn't care because of your amazing safety record. Nothing will ever happen to you. You are invincible! I am not a PC liberal..but just realise that if everyone flew up and down our streets like you it would't be long before some got injured. Apart from safety, even the noise of the Inspire going up the street would be enough to deter me from flying there and having little or no respect for my neighbours privacy and comfort. You have shown from your reply how arrogant you are so that's in keeping with what you are showing your personality is like. Your remarks about what i was doing 20 years ago!! what an asshole you are!! I would like to thank you though, for the video, I have downloaded it and will show it when I am teaching the RPA license course here in NSW to her drone pilots. I will use it as an object lesson in "how not to fly (with no regard for safety)", I will also show them your comments and how over-confidence leads to one becoming an arrogant prick who thinks he will never crash or have an issue. It will be a great learning tool, so thank you! By the way, I don't believe you about never having a crash (even minor) if you have that much flying time you would have had to have had some at least minor incident somewhere along the way.Thanks again for the video we will all have a good laugh at you in the classes!
We don't have those rules. Ours are a little more realistic. Don't fly over 400' AGL. Don't fly within 5 miles of an airport. That's the law. The general rules of safe flying essentially state; Don't fly over people. Flying over houses is okay because full scale aviation flies over houses all the time. And they crash all the time. Except when they crash, people die and property is destroyed. So it makes no sense to say, "You can't fly your 4 lb. plastic drone over this house, but you CAN fly a 2 ton helicopter over the same house." That makes zero sense.
You asked, "OK but how do you know a kid won't suddenly appear from a house or come along on a bike."
You're kidding, right? My drone doesn't eat children the second it sees one. It just flies.
Define "potential risk." And then tell me the potential risk of a news helicopter flying over people and property??? When it comes to safety, my money's on the drone. Care to make a wager???
You wrote, "but just realise that if everyone flew up and down our streets like you it would't be long before some got injured. "
My friend, with all due respect, you must have some pretty crappy pilots. First off, IF there were kids outside playing ball in the street, I would not have made the video. But I made in the middle of the day in the middle of the week when most folks are at work or school. Really...did you not watch the video?? Not a single person. And one...maybe two cars??? And that's "dangerous" to you? Seriously?
You opined, "I will also show them your comments and how over-confidence leads to one
becoming an arrogant prick who thinks he will never crash or have an
issue. "
35 years so far. Not a single scratch or one penny of property damage. But yeah...it's all "luck." Idiot.
And I never said that I never crashed. Of course I have. I've just never injured anybody or done any property damage because I know WHERE and WHEN to crash. That's a skill you'll master someday with some practice and good heaping dose of common sense (but we won't hold our breath).
Good day, sir. And as always, don't forget to subscribe.