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Looks like we'll need a new section on the forum for droning! I'm looking forward to the videos/photos. I'll wait until Ernie buys a bunch of drones and such and then buy it from him when he has to sell to make room for more stuff ![]()
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firemunkee wrote:
Looks like we'll need a new section on the forum for droning! I'm looking forward to the videos/photos. I'll wait until Ernie buys a bunch of drones and such and then buy it from him when he has to sell to make room for more stuff
Well thought out plan, think I'll pick one up then as well.
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You guys are crazy......![]()
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GregF wrote:
ANYWAY....I am planning to bring this with me on a couple trips this year (THE DRAGON) and experiment a bit with it.
Hmmmm....good for practicing my casting skills!
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Oh great....not only do I need to keep it flying and out of the water, now I have to dodge flying perch lures. I bet you would take way too much pleasure in that.
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Don't fly it near the White House!........guy did that this week with a quadcopter and is deep doo doo.
Guy was drunk when he flew it into restricted air space. He was an NGA employee with a clearance and should have known better. Deep doo doo’s a good way to describe it.
They are likely to be restricted going forward with the White House incident.
They are restricted now, but mostly for commercial use. Search “Pirker Drone case” for more info. The appeal defines the current FAA authority over drones. Privacy issues are a different matter.
Section 336 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 discusses the special rules for model aircraft established by Congress.
But what do I know, all I do is fish.
BTW, nice pix!
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I can now see the Ashburn Villahge HOA banning these under the guise of "peeping drone".
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Ernie wrote:
I can now see the Ashburn Villahge HOA banning these under the guise of "peeping drone".
Actually ... Loudon County does have "peeping Tom" regulations that prohibit someone from viewing another person's property with optical enhanced devises (not sure of the exact wording, but close).
Strap a GoPro onto a drone & now you have a first person view optical enhanced devise.
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Heck....this drone being discussed above has a built in camera!
Well....no need to wonder if you will get my overages, I ain't buying one now!
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But, with that logic we would all be guilty by having a camera on our iPhone and taking a picture of someone/something with someone's "property" in the background. It would seem to me it has to depend on the intent and content of a picture/video.
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A drone hovering outside someone's window takes the iPhone argument out the window. Ha...I made a funny!
People today are super sensitive.......and often looking for a battle.
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I agree people are looking for battles and promise not to hover the copter outside your window. That is pretty much the last thing I want to take pictures of!!
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I appreciate that you won't be invading my airspace.....
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Osprey wrote:
What's with the Gannet anyway? Isn't this mostly a freshwater deal.
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Be a while before Beaver Dam has a bird show like that one. Were you the lucky one who snapped that pic? I'm jealous.
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That pic (and my avatar) are from JetSkiBrian.
I saw a couple of gannets while in FL....drove me nuts!
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I love his photos! He's so pro. Oh yeah he fishes good too ![]()
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firemunkee wrote:
Looks like we'll need a new section on the forum for droning! I'm looking forward to the videos/photos.
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I am sure I will have plenty of videos of crashing....so it will be entertaining!
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^^That's a modification to look like a Star Wars figure.^^
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This is what the news reported crashed on the lawn of the WH - they are down to about $500 now. Maybe less if you look around.
This video is the dude the FAA fined, and shows some of the things a drone can do.
https://www.youtube.com/user/nastycop420
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That is a bigger, GPS quadcopter. Pretty much top of the line in this style. A Go Pro can be mounted underneath and the video streamed real time back to the remote control. The Syma X5C is half the size, 1/4 the weight, and 1/10th the price including the camera. But the Syma does not transmit real time video and is not GPS guided. Two bid drawbacks.
Ernie, I agree all this drone stuff should be moved to its own topic. I am sure a lot of people keep thinking we are going to say something of value about Beaverdam and keep reading this stuff instead.
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hookup wrote:
This is what the news reported crashed on the lawn of the WH - they are down to about $500 now. Maybe less if you look around.
http://cdn.phys.org/newman/gfx/news/hir … phanto.jpg
This video is the dude the FAA fined, and shows some of the things a drone can do.
https://www.youtube.com/user/nastycop420
Now that was a cool video!
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Interesting development, Dan Turlik just reported that Fred Jennings (GM) resigned from Loudoun water on Friday. He was the boss. I wonder what's up with that?
I drove by there today and reminded myself that they were supposed to start the stakeholders meetings in January. They are late. I will send message to Sup. Williams.
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