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Posted: 6/22/2022 5:53:29 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: AC power possibly if the wire is long and thin enough. DC power doesn't like little wires and high current - you get what are called I-squared*R losses. That dang squared thing is expensive because as the DC current increases the losses go up by the square. I run 12 gauge wire for short runs on my racing drones. For the small drones, 25 volt packs with 150+ amp burst rating is needed for the batteries as each ESC is a 45-65amp rating. Upwards of 1500-2000g of thrust per motor on some builds with something that weighs 550-750g. For my big shit, 32v and each ESC is rated for 80 amps. Motors are 2hp each. The same size "X-class" drone used by actual racers is 50volts with 4 120amp ESCs, think they are pulling 80-120 pounds of thrust. 4x 6s, 2 in series 2 in parallel, batteries lasts barely 2-3 minutes at full tilt. Been somewhat out of it for 2 years building up my 66 Mustang. But I am starting to fly more as the build nears completion. |
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Posted: 6/22/2022 6:59:06 PM EST
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Just a minor update.
I was on my way to the store on one of my motorcycles and I saw the daughters-friends-dad outside. I stopped to talk. He confirmed he told his neighbor who we were, and said it sounds like something stupid she would do. Apparently she threw quite a fit when they bought a trampoline for their kids, so she's a grade A karen. He's going to ask her if she put the letter in my mailbox. I offered to let her come fly the drone if she wants to see how they work. |
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Posted: 6/22/2022 7:05:38 PM EST
[#3]
The DJI FPV can do 0-62 mph in 2 seconds.
 $1000 for the drone/battery/goggles, $200 new simple one hand controller ... nice. |
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Posted: 6/22/2022 7:20:07 PM EST
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My idiot neighbor got a drone a few years ago, decided to take the opportunity to peek into our upstairs bedroom window while my wife was in there.
Now we just keep the curtains closed all the time. Thanks idiot. Laws or no laws, drones have an appropriate time and place, flying around a suburban neighborhood over people's backyards is not one of them. But I guess if you want all your neighbors to hate you, knock yourself out. That thing better not fall in my backyard, if you ever see it again it won't be pretty. |
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Posted: 6/22/2022 7:22:52 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The DJI FPV can do 0-62 mph in 2 seconds. $1000 for the drone/battery/goggles, $200 new simple one hand controller ... nice. In manual mode it can do 90 MPH but I don't have the balls to try manual mode yet. I just tried sport mode on Saturday and its really fast already. |
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Posted: 6/22/2022 7:23:53 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My idiot neighbor got a drone a few years ago, decided to take the opportunity to peek into our upstairs bedroom window while my wife was in there. Now we just keep the curtains closed all the time. Thanks idiot. Laws or no laws, drones have an appropriate time and place, flying around a suburban neighborhood over people's backyards is not one of them. But I guess if you want all your neighbors to hate you, knock yourself out. That thing better not fall in my backyard, if you ever see it again it won't be pretty. There is a clear difference between purposely hovering to peek in a window versus flying 60 feet in the sky over back yards at 60 MPH. |
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Posted: 6/22/2022 7:42:51 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: my guess is there is two sides to this story, as for public airspace I'd say any drone out of range of a 12 ga 3" mag is perfectly welcome in my airspace. within range fly at your own discretion? seems pretty simple to me Up that to 3.5 and I’m with you. I think people with drones are weird and deserves any and all retaliation their neighbors deem fit. If you want to be a drone pilot move to the country. |
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Posted: 6/22/2022 8:14:49 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The DJI FPV can do 0-62 mph in 2 seconds. $1000 for the drone/battery/goggles, $200 new simple one hand controller ... nice. It is also over weight and fragile for what it is. The training wheels might be okay if that is what you want. But if you want something with the nannies turned off... Actual FPV rigs with carbon fiber frames are the goto for a reason. None of these crashes set me back for more than 5 minutes, changed a 5 dollar set of props and was up and running again The DJI would be a scattered mess of parts with hits as hard as in the abovr video. Can become almost comical seeing what it takes to break an FPV drone. Lot of crashes go into getting this good. Then more crashes to manage to turn simple flying into an art. Another one of the best out there. |
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Posted: 6/22/2022 9:00:09 PM EST
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I would be pissed if someone was flying a drone over my place. If I was farther out in the country I would have no problem shooting it down.
If you're going to fly a drone, do it in a scenic place and stop buzzing your neighbors. Hopefully you don't end up with a bloody nose or have charges pressed by a 13 yr old's dad. |
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Posted: 6/22/2022 10:32:33 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just a minor update. I was on my way to the store on one of my motorcycles and I saw the daughters-friends-dad outside. I stopped to talk. He confirmed he told his neighbor who we were, and said it sounds like something stupid she would do. Apparently she threw quite a fit when they bought a trampoline for their kids, so she's a grade A karen. He's going to ask her if she put the letter in my mailbox. I offered to let her come fly the drone if she wants to see how they work. Glad to read you still Dindu Nuffin. |
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Posted: 6/22/2022 11:04:56 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Maybe you shouldn't have over paid? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Wait… so the ~$9k quadcopter (with 640 thermal) sitting in its case beside my desk right now is a “toy”? Well, shit. I had no idea. Guess I’ll have to let the guy I’m doing a solar inspection for this week that I’m gonna have to cancel on him, since all I have is a “toy”. Maybe you shouldn't have over paid? Nah. If it floats, fucks, or flies - it’s cheaper to rent than buy. |
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Posted: 6/22/2022 11:25:23 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You have a right to airspace and your neighbors have a first amendment right to express their disdain. System seems to be working. Back to civics class for you. |
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Posted: 6/23/2022 1:23:51 AM EST
[#13]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I think people with drones are weird and deserves any and all retaliation their neighbors deem fit. If you want to be a drone pilot move to the country. THE FEELZ 
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Posted: 6/23/2022 1:32:39 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I would be pissed if someone was flying a drone over my place. If I was farther out in the country I would have no problem shooting it down. If you're going to fly a drone, do it in a scenic place and stop buzzing your neighbors. Hopefully you don't end up with a bloody nose or have charges pressed by a 13 yr old's dad. Another guy projecting 
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Posted: 6/23/2022 2:03:00 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I would be pissed if someone was flying a drone over my place. If I was farther out in the country I would have no problem shooting it down. If you're going to fly a drone, do it in a scenic place and stop buzzing your neighbors. Hopefully you don't end up with a bloody nose or have charges pressed by a 13 yr old's dad. Going around trying to punch people in the face sound like a great way to get shot. 0/10, do not recommend. |
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Posted: 6/23/2022 2:05:07 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just so I'm keeping up, you're uncomfortable sharing any photos or videos you took with your drone because you don't know what the intention of the person viewing that may be? "Dur, I wonder why my neighbors are so concerned / upset that I'm flying this camera near their homes." JFC lol Uh... are you saying his neighbors are worried he might find out where they live? Do you know what doxxing even is? |
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Posted: 6/23/2022 6:14:09 AM EST
[#17]
 Drive2Extremes: Taycan Cross Turismo x Johnny FPV OP, let me know when your drone footage career is at the level. 
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Posted: 6/23/2022 6:25:25 AM EST
[#18]
How low were you?
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Posted: 6/23/2022 6:28:54 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Sorry OP but I do not care what the rules are and that you are following them. In my opinion flying over the neighbors houses and yards is an invasion of privacy. You want to have fun go to a park and zip it around. Do airplanes flying overhead also invade privacy? No? Why not? Altitude! If op is flying high enough they shouldn't notice or hear it. |
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Posted: 6/23/2022 6:41:31 AM EST
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: How low were you? Over the cornfield, two or three feet above the crops at the lowest but usually between 20 and 30 above ground. I don't have to fly over buildings to get into the field. If I do fly over a house, I'm always around 50-60 feet above the roof. |
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Posted: 6/23/2022 3:15:49 PM EST
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: @MadeintheUSA try Etsy where they custom print them. Happy Shopping That mini smoke machine looks awesome! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Where do I find one for my mini 2? @MadeintheUSA try Etsy where they custom print them. Happy Shopping That mini smoke machine looks awesome! |
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Posted: 6/23/2022 4:30:06 PM EST
[#22]
So I survived those first critical 24-hours resisting the purchase of a FVP.
 I did take my Mini 2 out to stretch her legs.  I didn't fly over any of my neighbors. 
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Posted: 6/23/2022 5:09:48 PM EST
[#23]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Over the cornfield, two or three feet above the crops at the lowest but usually between 20 and 30 above ground. I don't have to fly over buildings to get into the field. If I do fly over a house, I'm always around 50-60 feet above the roof. If you are at all to blame for the Karening, or at least for the dogs going crazy, it's that part. Try 150-160 instead of 50-60. But there may not be a way to fly the FPV in the same neighborhood of those dogs without causing upset. |
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Posted: 6/23/2022 6:18:23 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you are at all to blame for the Karening, or at least for the dogs going crazy, it's that part. Try 150-160 instead of 50-60. But there may not be a way to fly the FPV in the same neighborhood of those dogs without causing upset. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Over the cornfield, two or three feet above the crops at the lowest but usually between 20 and 30 above ground. I don't have to fly over buildings to get into the field. If I do fly over a house, I'm always around 50-60 feet above the roof. If you are at all to blame for the Karening, or at least for the dogs going crazy, it's that part. Try 150-160 instead of 50-60. But there may not be a way to fly the FPV in the same neighborhood of those dogs without causing upset. Yeah I'd fly a little higher if directly above houses. I feel like your field flying is fine and warrants a "fuck off" for the Karen's complaining about it. |
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Posted: 6/26/2022 1:06:16 PM EST
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: What's the motor endurance on those... like if you fed them from a constant power supply? I think it'd be neat to run a medium-large 6-rotor surveillance drone a couple hundred feet over your house for persistent surveillance. Hours or days at a time as needed. Run a PTFE thin jacketed 240VAC 28AWG lines to it buddied up to some lightweight high-test fishing line and stick a a small transformer & rectifier up top. Wire weight wouldnt be but a couple ounces and a transformer/rectifier wouldn't be bad either. It wouldn't qualify or need licensed as a "drone" because it's tethered. @Millennial Might be a dupe because I haven't read past your post, but check this out: https://hoverflytech.com/ |
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Posted: 6/26/2022 1:29:39 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah I'd fly a little higher if directly above houses. I feel like your field flying is fine and warrants a "fuck off" for the Karen's complaining about it. He can always upgrade to a T30 (tanker, 30 liters) and hire himself to the corn grower as a chemical applicator. |
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Posted: 6/26/2022 3:06:30 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you haven't tried one yet and you're serious try a big plastic owl. My neighbor across the street had one and it worked wonders. It was pretty big, a good 14-18" tall and looked pretty real from street level. He had it on the eve right by his bedroom windows as the flying rats used to nest in the tiles there. I've found if you can get a bald eagle breeding pair from the lake to hunt your property there aren't any pigeons left. Took a pheasant and crow too. The squirrels and bunnies are much more afraid the last few weeks too so I think something snagged some of them. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted:Not only would I do it but I would reply with "if I can chase the goddamn pidgeons off your roof I will do the leaves for free". I've found if you can get a bald eagle breeding pair from the lake to hunt your property there aren't any pigeons left. Took a pheasant and crow too. The squirrels and bunnies are much more afraid the last few weeks too so I think something snagged some of them. Peregrine falcons are better than eagles for bird control-by a long shot. |
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Posted: 6/26/2022 8:16:34 PM EST
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Look if tHeY dOn'T oWn ThE aIrSpAcE either, and a homeowner's Basic Human RightTM to operate their AAA battery (and test it) costs someone a drone, tough shit right?  https://hazlitt.net/sites/default/files/gulfwar1.gif ETA: Peak libertarianism? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: It should be FAA law that land owners can shoot down drones flying over their land by use of shotguns only. Like that's the no go zone below a certain altitude. Fair is fair. Landowners taking back their personal airspace. Flying low over the neighborhood culdesac should be as hot with triple A as a night mission over Hanoi. Look if tHeY dOn'T oWn ThE aIrSpAcE either, and a homeowner's Basic Human RightTM to operate their AAA battery (and test it) costs someone a drone, tough shit right? https://hazlitt.net/sites/default/files/gulfwar1.gif ETA: Peak libertarianism? I was about to say that. You should be free to fly your drone, and I should be free to blast it out of the sky if it gets too close to me/my family/my property. |
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Posted: 6/26/2022 8:35:16 PM EST
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I was about to say that. You should be free to fly your drone, and I should be free to blast it out of the sky if it gets too close to me/my family/my property. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: It should be FAA law that land owners can shoot down drones flying over their land by use of shotguns only. Like that's the no go zone below a certain altitude. Fair is fair. Landowners taking back their personal airspace. Flying low over the neighborhood culdesac should be as hot with triple A as a night mission over Hanoi. Look if tHeY dOn'T oWn ThE aIrSpAcE either, and a homeowner's Basic Human RightTM to operate their AAA battery (and test it) costs someone a drone, tough shit right? https://hazlitt.net/sites/default/files/gulfwar1.gif ETA: Peak libertarianism? I was about to say that. You should be free to fly your drone, and I should be free to blast it out of the sky if it gets too close to me/my family/my property. With that philosophy, you should be able to drive whatever speed you want on the freeway, and I should be able to shoot out your tires and engine when you're not going fast enough for me. |
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Posted: 6/26/2022 8:50:57 PM EST
[#30]
I feel the same way about drones as I do someone who stands at a second floor window with binoculars checking out other neighbors yards.
Perverts. |
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Posted: 6/26/2022 9:01:15 PM EST
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: With that philosophy, you should be able to drive whatever speed you want on the freeway, and I should be able to shoot out your tires and engine when you're not going fast enough for me. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: It should be FAA law that land owners can shoot down drones flying over their land by use of shotguns only. Like that's the no go zone below a certain altitude. Fair is fair. Landowners taking back their personal airspace. Flying low over the neighborhood culdesac should be as hot with triple A as a night mission over Hanoi. Look if tHeY dOn'T oWn ThE aIrSpAcE either, and a homeowner's Basic Human RightTM to operate their AAA battery (and test it) costs someone a drone, tough shit right? https://hazlitt.net/sites/default/files/gulfwar1.gif ETA: Peak libertarianism? I was about to say that. You should be free to fly your drone, and I should be free to blast it out of the sky if it gets too close to me/my family/my property. With that philosophy, you should be able to drive whatever speed you want on the freeway, and I should be able to shoot out your tires and engine when you're not going fast enough for me. Nice false equivalency, still does not change the fact that flying too close to someone's house/property is perceived as creepy at best. |
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Posted: 6/26/2022 10:56:19 PM EST
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Nice false equivalency, still does not change the fact that flying too close to someone's house/property is perceived as creepy at best. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: It should be FAA law that land owners can shoot down drones flying over their land by use of shotguns only. Like that's the no go zone below a certain altitude. Fair is fair. Landowners taking back their personal airspace. Flying low over the neighborhood culdesac should be as hot with triple A as a night mission over Hanoi. Look if tHeY dOn'T oWn ThE aIrSpAcE either, and a homeowner's Basic Human RightTM to operate their AAA battery (and test it) costs someone a drone, tough shit right? https://hazlitt.net/sites/default/files/gulfwar1.gif ETA: Peak libertarianism? I was about to say that. You should be free to fly your drone, and I should be free to blast it out of the sky if it gets too close to me/my family/my property. With that philosophy, you should be able to drive whatever speed you want on the freeway, and I should be able to shoot out your tires and engine when you're not going fast enough for me. Nice false equivalency, still does not change the fact that flying too close to someone's house/property is perceived as creepy at best. It is entirely equivalent: Someone is using the public space in a manner you don't like, so you resort to destroying their property. Maybe you don't like someone riding their skateboard on the sidewalk in front of your house. Smash the skateboard? Maybe you don't like someone parking their car in front of your business. Slash the tires? Maybe you don't like the color of a persons mailbox. Burn it? You don't live in a vacuum. If someone is following all applicable laws, you don't get to create your own arbitrary rules (such as "flying too close"... what exactly is too close?) and deal out justice. This is just further proof that many in GD don't actually like or enjoy freedom. Freedom is scary. We only like privileges for ourselves and everyone else can get fucked. |
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Posted: 7/20/2022 2:10:59 PM EST
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Peregrine falcons are better than eagles for bird control-by a long shot. I thought a Peregrine made an attack run on my DJI Mini a couple weeks ago, but now I think it was just a female Red Tail Hawk. She was zooming through the trees at a high rate of speed, then gained altitude near the drone, then saw or heard something she didn't like and veered off. I never would have known if I hadn't rotated and started shooting video behind me. Also wouldn't have known if I wasn't doing a slow motion replay looking at something else in the woods the day after it happened. |
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Posted: 7/20/2022 2:48:05 PM EST
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I feel the same way about drones as I do someone who stands at a second floor window with binoculars checking out other neighbors yards. Perverts. Oh, yeah. For sure. I’m such a voyeur. Check out this perverted shot I got:  I don’t think I’ve jacked off to that one yet, but I guess I could give it a shot. |
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Posted: 7/20/2022 2:49:00 PM EST
[#35]
Are neighbors still mad?
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Posted: 7/20/2022 2:50:19 PM EST
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Dont be a creep and fly over your neighbors yards? There are plenty of places you can fly a drone and not come off as a creeper. This. |
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Posted: 7/20/2022 5:14:27 PM EST
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Are neighbors still mad? If they are they haven't said anything to me. Daughter's friend's Dad text me a few days later and the Karen neighbor claimed she didn't know anything about it, but there hasn't been a followup letter or visit, and I still fly my drone around the field once or twice a week. Oh well, maybe they got over it, or maybe Karen backed off when confronted about it. |
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Posted: 7/20/2022 5:25:13 PM EST
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: So I survived those first critical 24-hours resisting the purchase of a FVP. I did take my Mini 2 out to stretch her legs. I didn't fly over any of my neighbors.  I bought the Air 2S buy more, fly more package with the smart-controller. That controller is very impressive and I love the daylight bright screen. The big 1" camera on the 2S is purrty The Air 2S is substantially faster than the Mini-2. The 2S just rips through the sky like a squirrel running through a tree. The 2S has a payload of about 500 grams and I've found the camera gimble points the camera straight bullseye down below the aircraft. I have a remote release on order and will be dropping darts from 400 feet before too long. I have to find the height gets the darts to terminal velocity. I wonder how deep into the ground/asphalt/concrete/safety helmet a tungsten dart will penetrate? I think I can drop about a dozen of the once ounce darts at once. |
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Posted: 7/21/2022 9:02:20 AM EST
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Do airplanes flying overhead also invade privacy? No? Why not? Altitude! If op is flying high enough they shouldn't notice or hear it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Sorry OP but I do not care what the rules are and that you are following them. In my opinion flying over the neighbors houses and yards is an invasion of privacy. You want to have fun go to a park and zip it around. Do airplanes flying overhead also invade privacy? No? Why not? Altitude! If op is flying high enough they shouldn't notice or hear it. Then he obviously wasn’t flying high enough because apparently they both saw and heard it. |
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Posted: 7/21/2022 9:04:54 AM EST
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Over the cornfield, two or three feet above the crops at the lowest but usually between 20 and 30 above ground. I don't have to fly over buildings to get into the field. If I do fly over a house, I'm always around 50-60 feet above the roof. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: How low were you? Over the cornfield, two or three feet above the crops at the lowest but usually between 20 and 30 above ground. I don't have to fly over buildings to get into the field. If I do fly over a house, I'm always around 50-60 feet above the roof. That sounds pretty reasonable to me. Someone transiting 60 feet above my place to look at the lake won’t even get a second glance. Living on a lake with large boat access to the river that gets you to the ocean, you get used to other people enjoying the lake and the wildlife therein |
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Posted: 7/21/2022 9:39:56 AM EST
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: My idiot neighbor got a drone a few years ago, decided to take the opportunity to peek into our upstairs bedroom window while my wife was in there. Now we just keep the curtains closed all the time. Thanks idiot. Laws or no laws, drones have an appropriate time and place, flying around a suburban neighborhood over people's backyards is not one of them. But I guess if you want all your neighbors to hate you, knock yourself out. That thing better not fall in my backyard, if you ever see it again it won't be pretty. Avatar is appropriate You sound like a fun guy. |
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Posted: 7/21/2022 9:53:54 AM EST
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The level of fear and ignorance of drones is amazing. I think snakes are the only thing people are more afraid of irrationally here. What if...the drone dropped snakes? |
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Posted: 7/21/2022 9:56:17 AM EST
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Then he obviously wasn’t flying high enough because apparently they both saw and heard it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Sorry OP but I do not care what the rules are and that you are following them. In my opinion flying over the neighbors houses and yards is an invasion of privacy. You want to have fun go to a park and zip it around. Do airplanes flying overhead also invade privacy? No? Why not? Altitude! If op is flying high enough they shouldn't notice or hear it. Then he obviously wasn’t flying high enough because apparently they both saw and heard it. The DJI FPV is extremely loud, and can easily be heard at 400 AGL. |
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Posted: 7/21/2022 10:47:09 AM EST
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You don't live in a vacuum. If someone is following all applicable laws, you don't get to create your own arbitrary rules (such as "flying too close"... what exactly is too close?) and deal out justice. This is just further proof that many in GD don't actually like or enjoy freedom. Freedom is scary. We only like privileges for ourselves and everyone else can get fucked. The "king" decided it was Ok to fly the drone, and not Ok to shoot it down. That's not actual freedom, that's government picking winners and losers. It turns out some in GD like government intervening when it suits their needs, but not if the "king" suddenly were to decide I could pay a "tax" and obtain a drone hunting permit..... Actual freedom would look more like: you fly a drone too close to me, or my house, or my dog -- even after I asked you not to, and I'll shoot it down. When you come to me crying about it, I'll buy you a new one, and again request you keep it away from me. If you fly it near me again, I will shoot it down again. Repeat, ad nausem. THAT would represent actual freedom for both parties. |
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Posted: 7/21/2022 11:02:03 AM EST
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: This. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Dont be a creep and fly over your neighbors yards? There are plenty of places you can fly a drone and not come off as a creeper. This. What do you mean by "over"? |
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Posted: 7/21/2022 11:26:00 AM EST
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I bought the Air 2S buy more, fly more package with the smart-controller. That controller is very impressive and I love the daylight bright screen. The big 1" camera on the 2S is purrty The Air 2S is substantially faster than the Mini-2. The 2S just rips through the sky like a squirrel running through a tree. The 2S has a payload of about 500 grams and I've found the camera gimble points the camera straight bullseye down below the aircraft. I have a remote release on order and will be dropping darts from 400 feet before too long. I have to find the height gets the darts to terminal velocity. I wonder how deep into the ground/asphalt/concrete/safety helmet a tungsten dart will penetrate? I think I can drop about a dozen of the once ounce darts at once. Want a job plucking a 240g Mini 2 out of a 130' tree? Turns out flying sideways over the woods this morning at 123' was not a good idea. Camera still works, but I can't move the gimbal.  Attached File |
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Posted: 7/21/2022 11:28:46 AM EST
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Oh, yeah. For sure. I’m such a voyeur. Check out this perverted shot I got: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/74968/DD16498D-AD78-4875-9E79-BE19376D8868-2459975.jpg I don’t think I’ve jacked off to that one yet, but I guess I could give it a shot. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I feel the same way about drones as I do someone who stands at a second floor window with binoculars checking out other neighbors yards. Perverts. Oh, yeah. For sure. I’m such a voyeur. Check out this perverted shot I got: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/74968/DD16498D-AD78-4875-9E79-BE19376D8868-2459975.jpg I don’t think I’ve jacked off to that one yet, but I guess I could give it a shot. The "logical right" is so smart. Nothing like the "emotional left/women". |
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Posted: 7/21/2022 11:46:19 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It is also over weight and fragile for what it is. The training wheels might be okay if that is what you want. But if you want something with the nannies turned off... Actual FPV rigs with carbon fiber frames are the goto for a reason. None of these crashes set me back for more than 5 minutes, changed a 5 dollar set of props and was up and running again The DJI would be a scattered mess of parts with hits as hard as in the abovr video. Can become almost comical seeing what it takes to break an FPV drone. Lot of crashes go into getting this good. Then more crashes to manage to turn simple flying into an art. Another one of the best out there. 
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Posted: 7/21/2022 11:46:40 AM EST
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So keep flying your drone in your neighborhood and piss off the neighbors. Then when you have an issue with the drone and need to retrieve it those neighbors will be happy to help you out. Bikers have a right to be on the road with cars too, but who wins when something goes wrong.
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Posted: 7/21/2022 5:15:02 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What do you mean by "over"? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Dont be a creep and fly over your neighbors yards? There are plenty of places you can fly a drone and not come off as a creeper. This. What do you mean by "over"? Like I said earlier, 60 feet over that one house seems pretty reasonable to me |
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