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06-18-2016, 02:53 PM
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Drones- anyone still into them?
What'd I miss? 
After many many (40+) years of flying R/C Heli's and planes, cars, boats, etc I have recently gotten into drones. I went through the last threads about them and see that Levigne25 is now gone, which is too bad. I would have liked to chat with him about the hobby. If anyone knows him, please PM me his info, or get ahold of him for me? Ruger I sent you a PM as well.
I am flying a DJI Phantom 3 Professional, and have a couple other mini's.
Cool hobby, the 4k camera on this thing is just fantastic, surreal. The video's and pictures they provide are amazing.
I look forward to chatting with others about this great sport.
Don't bother whining about legalities and how annoyed you are with them in this thread please. I started the thread to talk with fellow enthusiasts, not get in a whizzing match with anyone.
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06-18-2016, 03:04 PM
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I think flight101 uses a drone
Oh, and where the highway ends , I think is s member here who had some nest footage
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06-18-2016, 03:12 PM
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Gee Ken, as I don't own a drone, and you won't let me whine about how much they bother my inner child, you've really limited my participation in this thread. But nice to see you!
*Note: drones don't actually bug me.
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06-18-2016, 06:31 PM
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I'm still flying a Phantom Vision 2, but would love to have one of the newer ones with the full gimbal like yours. Unfortunately, I can't fly mine in Jasper, and used to go to Mt. Robson park to fly. Now I'm hearing that they are outlawed there, too, but unable to find any official info. I originally bought mine for photography and video, but now I see how useful they could be for search and rescue. People sure do have a Hate-on for them , though!
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06-18-2016, 09:14 PM
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I've wanted to try one out, but I'm not sure how much use I would get out of one.
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06-18-2016, 09:16 PM
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Don't personally own one but am training for work purposes. Fantastic tools for aerial photos for work.
Bit of a learning curb for commercial purposes but good training. We are using a Phantom 4 and super easy to fly.
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Attention Anti Hunters
Sit back
Pour yourself a tea
Watch us "sportsmen" attack each other and destroy ourselves from within.
From road hunters vs "real hunters" to bowhunters vs rifle hunters, long bows and recurves vs compound user to bow vs crossbow to white hunters vs Native hunters etc etc etc
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Enjoy the easy ride, anti hunters. Strange to me why we seem to be doing your job for you.
Excuse me while I go puke.
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06-18-2016, 09:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donkey Oatey
Don't personally own one but am training for work purposes. Fantastic tools for aerial photos for work.
Bit of a learning curb for commercial purposes but good training. We are using a Phantom 4 and super easy to fly.
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Watch those 4's, they have been dropping out of the sky. I searched all the forums I could find and many talk about unexpected unexplained lawn darting. It is what made me decide to go to a 3 pro. I am looking for a emergency recovery chute and tracker right now, getting some coin invested in this thing. Today I was practising running high speed patterns rudder and aileron control rather than just aileron so I can keep the camera facing forward. Next week my VR set gets here, and I want a little time on the controls before I 'strap in'.
It is funny, I have no interest at all in commercial applications, but have already been asked for aerial pictures and video.
They are extremely cool.
TC- thanks pal, nice to be back. 
Wcthemi- they are very addicting too, in the space of a week I went from 0 to 6 of them, and am now waiting for a few more to show up, including a crashed 3 pro I am going to rebuild. Got the entire kit with hard case and 3 batteries, charger, remote, new body, maybe a parachute for less than the price of 3 batteries. As a bonus I get to strip one down to the bone to figure out how to fix them.
I just gotta watch that Big Bang Theory episode a hundred more times.
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06-18-2016, 10:35 PM
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My phantom 3 fell out of the sky. Of course, DJI refused warranty.
I bought a new one and to be completely honest, I haven't had it back up for a flight since.
Kind of lost interest/confidence in them I suppose.
Anywho, good luck and have fun.
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06-18-2016, 11:33 PM
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Ya. Gonna get a parachute system....
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06-19-2016, 12:05 AM
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my son has a phantom 4, just getting started with it. really good pictures and some great video so far.
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06-19-2016, 09:12 PM
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Cool Rog! I found such a smoking hot deal on the 3 pro I could not pass it up, or I would have bought a 4 too.
If anyone has drones or parts they want to sell, keep me in mind please. I am interested in fixing them up.
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06-19-2016, 10:24 PM
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Omega50 used to run some, if you can make a deal before Tuesday when I leave I would deliver up your way in a couple weeks
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06-19-2016, 11:47 PM
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does anyone use commercial insurance for their UAV or know of a course that can be taken? looking at the commercial possibilities for him.
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My buddy runs a company out of Red Deer doing arial acrage & commercial building pictures and video for real estate sales. Not sure what the name is off hand it's his side business, gave me a call last summer and told me to look out my back window and sure enough it was staring at me, guys at work had a good laugh when he showed the video on his phone the next day. it was inpressive he lived pretty far away and he said if he lost contact with it it automatically flys to a certain height then home! Same if the batteries get low........very cool
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06-20-2016, 10:04 AM
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I have a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced love it!
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06-20-2016, 10:51 AM
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What kind of Distance are you guys getting on the Phantom 3?
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06-20-2016, 11:53 AM
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30m out 30m up. I am still running chicken poop mode.
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06-20-2016, 04:49 PM
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I just pushed my limit out to 500m x 500m.
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06-20-2016, 05:07 PM
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That is just awesome!!!
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06-20-2016, 05:28 PM
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Too freaky to send it half a km out across the lake! This was taken much closer.
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06-20-2016, 05:33 PM
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Nice Turbo Beaver!
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06-20-2016, 05:48 PM
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IF and I mean IF I get a few dozen hours in without lawn darting, I 'might' take it to Rupert with me, and get it to do a 'follow me' whilst salmon fishing. I am looking into pontoons right now, which 'may' help on a glass calm day.
IF I get a parachute system ordered and mounted,
IF I get a 'find me' module,
and IF I grow a giant set of brass nuggets.
Trouble with launching on X is when it loses signal it goes back to X even though the boat is now at X-240 + 180, it doesn't care!
Double anchor and hard on the throttle, second mate!!! 
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06-20-2016, 05:50 PM
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Quote:
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I have a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced love it!
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Is that Wiley West by Drayton? Nice pics!
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06-20-2016, 06:00 PM
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Quote:
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IF and I mean IF I get a few dozen hours in without lawn darting, I 'might' take it to Rupert with me, and get it to do a 'follow me' whilst salmon fishing. I am looking into pontoons right now, which 'may' help on a glass calm day.
IF I get a parachute system ordered and mounted,
IF I get a 'find me' module,
and IF I grow a giant set of brass nuggets.
Trouble with launching on X is when it loses signal it goes back to X even though the boat is now at X-240 + 180, it doesn't care!
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I don't have a lot of time on mine probably less than a dozen, but not a single bobble or even a hard landing. i have the same unit as you Ken, Phantom 3 Pro. I did the same research and came to the same conclusion as you did. My only question is the cold weather use of the unit. I need to figure out how to keep the batteries warm.
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06-20-2016, 06:02 PM
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Quote:
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Nice Turbo Beaver!
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The nicest beaver I have even seen, let alone ridden in. It started life as a piston but the current owner changed that. It is the classiest Beaver i have ever seen, the paint, the dash, everything is new and pristine. I was going to say the only thing old about it was the shadow but that changed too! LOL
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06-20-2016, 06:23 PM
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I have had mine out to 2k on the river then it threaten video signal problems..
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06-20-2016, 08:27 PM
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Reliance Airways Cessna 180 at our northern Alberta moose camp. 
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06-20-2016, 08:35 PM
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Hubsan parachute ordered. Best deal I found in North America, was Tower Hobbies.
Now, the tracker.
Please keep the amazing pictures coming guys. I will add some when I get some worthy of showing.
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06-20-2016, 08:42 PM
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Is that Wiley West by Drayton? Nice pics!
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Thank you.. took quite a few at a WCRB river
garbage cleanup
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Just went out and killed a few thousand mosquitos, just doing my civic duty
What an awesome machine. Patterns are getting tighter, trees are staying further away
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