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Drone questions?
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Will send pics soon. Range on my DJI FPV is over a mile, but the rule is not to go BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight) so my spotter has to have a good pair of binoculars. Drones are limited to 400 ft. AGL (above ground level) the detail is excellent especially with 100x zoom. As far as making money with them, roof inspection, pics of peoples property, and with the DJI I have two pair of goggles that we can where to see what drone sees when flying, like your in the drone but remain on the ground. There are a bunch more ways to make money with them too. The FAA has a lot of rules and regs that have to be followed or you risk loosing your license and/or heavy fines.
During pre-flight inspection and set up, you can set limits to height, speed mode, etc. Also during flight all readings are displayed inside goggles. (speed, distance, height, warnings for other aircraft near your drone, collision avoidance, etc.) As far as learning remote it's a matter of just getting out there and practicing. Before I got the DJI I had many "toy" drones I used to get a feel for flying. Have never crashed the DJI but have crashed a few others. When you first start out it's not easy but you learn from practice, practice. practice! As long as you stay safe and follow the rules anyone can master the skills to fly. When you first start out you're going to make mistakes and crash. Part of the game, so to speak. BTW, as part of getting my drone license, you take a course equivalent to real pilot ground school. Learning everything a "real" airplane pilot learns. How to read aviation maps, learning about different air space regulations, etc. It's a lot of fun but does take some work.
My 4k one is a little bit bigger then the $100 one but not by much. 4k is not very much when you consider there are some out there that can go as much as $30,000! Those can have 8 props and are over 2 foot around and stand over 2 foot tall or bigger! I may some day move into one like that, but would have to get a lot more jobs to justify the cost.
When you crash it (as I would), does it have GPS to tell you where it's laying on the ground (or up in a tree)?
Does it have collision avoidance?
I was thinking of getting one but I'd need to fly through my woods, under the tree canopy. The view from overhead would be worthless. In the pic below, upper left side where the canopy is really thick is my place. As you can see, there's no way to see under the tree canopy from above.
I have trails through those woods and if I could fly over the trails, that would be awesome. Visual line of site from the yard into those woods is zero. Can a drone get a signal at least 1/4 mile under and through those woods? BTW, it's a steep hill so direct line from the remote to the drone is going to be non-existent.
Does it have collision avoidance?
I was thinking of getting one but I'd need to fly through my woods, under the tree canopy. The view from overhead would be worthless. In the pic below, upper left side where the canopy is really thick is my place. As you can see, there's no way to see under the tree canopy from above.
I have trails through those woods and if I could fly over the trails, that would be awesome. Visual line of site from the yard into those woods is zero. Can a drone get a signal at least 1/4 mile under and through those woods? BTW, it's a steep hill so direct line from the remote to the drone is going to be non-existent.
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That's what I like about my DJI FPV drone with the goggles. Your view in the goggles is the view the drone sees. Now they, (FAA) says you can't fly BVLOS but on your own property in the woods, with no danger of hitting other people, this would work great. A test was done with this drone where it was flown directly at a brick wall at speed and it only had a few scratches and one broken propeller. Replaced the prop and went right back to flying! Remote signal remained strong up to 1 mile away. Rather then obstacle avoidance, It has a system that slows the drone down when approaching a obstacle enough that you have time to make adjustments with remote, to avoid a crash. Now I don't recommend crashing on purpose to test your own in any way. Repairs to this model, (or any DJI drone) other then the occasional prop can be more then the drone is worth. BTW DJI is not the only drone with an FPV (first person view) model. Thanks for the questions. Hope I was able to help you out. If you have more questions please, feel free to ask.
Not a drone flyer but thinking about it. There doesn't seem to be anybody around here that uses these. Could be an interesting hobby.
Not bored. But I get wore out working on a project for consecutive days. Need something else to do. Thus 10 benzes and 4 boats.
Not bored. But I get wore out working on a project for consecutive days. Need something else to do. Thus 10 benzes and 4 boats.
Myself I got into flying drones because it was something I had never tried. Knew I was not gonna be the next greatest thing to happen in the sport,(and it is a sport) In the beginning I was all gun ho to make a business out of it, that's not near as easy as you think. Not as many people as you think would pay you 3 to 5 hundred dollars to film their wedding or house or whatever. I love flying around land. lakes, trees, peoples property, etc
Ok so we have a local 'airfield" near me that is used by fixed wing model airplanes and drones (not real planes). One day myself and a few friends were flying drones there. Everyone respects each others air space. Everyone is nice, courteous and friendly. Perfect day for flying. Launched my Hudsan. It flew about 30 feet up and then just took off on a yal to the left! Kept climbing on a collision course with a house 1000 feet away! I freaked out! Could not stop it! Had no control! Got it together and flipped the RTH switch. Drone turned around and came back to it's launch point.. Haven't trusted that done since. The point is it could have been way worse. could have hit the house, could have injured someone. RTH is return to home. Made me realize, you have to keep your head in tough situations and act accordingly.
tommu56
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I use to fly RC plane planes for years moved and no fields around for me to fly how hard is it switching from plane to drone?
Is there a dead man switch to RTH it would be a logical thing. just like a trainer buddy box when the trainer lets go of the swich he has control.
The big difference between drones and RC planes is if you let go of the remote with a drone it just stops and hovers in place. You can spin 360 degrees in place, you can move side ways, up and down, and then just stop and hover. If you have learned to fly RC air planes then it will be a piece of cake for you to master drone flying.
Just to try and clear some stuff up. All air space is regulated by the FAA. A federal agency. This trumps all local laws ordinances. States, cities, townships, etc. cannot circumvent federal law. They can however make laws that don't allow you to launch or land on property owned by them. That's why you can't use your drone on or in state, county or, city parks. If you can launch and land from outside these properties, you can fly over them. But if a problem were to occur while flying these areas, you may not be able to recover your drone and may face fines from that municipality. To answer Tommu56, No the Hudson I was flying does not have a dead man switch.
Doc, there are so many drones on the market today to answer your question is impossible. It's all about what you started with and your experiences. Myself, after the Hudson I was, needless to say discouraged. This is what I did. I got all my friends involved. Bet we went through at least 8 or 9 drones. these were the small foldable arm drones. Fit in the palm of your hand size. Some were 69.00 some were 125.00 Flew them all the time. Crashed a million times. Please understand, you don't have to do it this way. That's just how I did it. When I got a chance to fly more (for lack of a better word) expensive drones it was so much easer to fly. Now don't go out and spend alot of money on a drone, please. It won't make you a better pilot. All it really takes is practice. You got the right idea, step by step. You'll get there. Shoot, I've been doing it for almost five years and I'm still learning.