Capturing the Pumpkin Patch - BetterBizTech at the controller. Im usually behind thecamera. Not in front of it.

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Caught in the act

Nice little behind the scenes action.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-8 04:21
Nice little behind the scenes action.

That was my son trying out the 3 60 camera. Still not convinced there is great use for it. I heard they made a 360 sphere thats straps onto a drone for a 360 view but it looks like it's discontinued. That may have been useful.

BetterBizTech Posted at 10-8 04:29
That was my son trying out the 3 60 camera. Still not convinced there is great use for it. I heard they made a 360 sphere thats straps onto a drone for a 360 view but it looks like it's discontinued. That may have been useful.

Anyway to mount the current one you have on a drone?

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-8 14:38
Anyway to mount the current one you have on a drone?

There may be.  Once I get the home depots done I will give it a shot. Until they're done I cant risk it.

Looks like a good project

DAFlys Posted at 10-8 23:51
Looks like a good project

It was fun and the Bratwurst at the Oktoberfest was good.

BetterBizTech Posted at 10-9 02:51
It was fun and the Bratwurst at the Oktoberfest was good.

I do like to cook Bratwurst on the BBQ in the summer.  

Thats a great way. They were done on a grill for this with kraut or onions on a pretzel roll.

BetterBizTech Posted at 10-8 17:26
There may be.  Once I get the home depots done I will give it a shot. Until they're done I cant risk it.

No problem, just interesting to see if that could work or not.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-9 11:48
No problem, just interesting to see if that could work or not.

Me too. On my Way to Boston in the morning. We are mapping a piece of the Concord Hotel for a Utility company and then another two hoe depots.

BetterBizTech Posted at 10-9 18:24
Me too. On my Way to Boston in the morning. We are mapping a piece of the Concord Hotel for a Utility company and then another two hoe depots.

Sounds like it will be a busy trip to Boston.  Have a safe trip.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-10 04:31
Sounds like it will be a busy trip to Boston.  Have a safe trip.

Sitting in a pub eating a lobster roll now. We got the mapping job done at the Encore Hotel and Casino. and we are sitting near the Home Depot in Bridgwater, MA. Waiting for nightfall to do the first thermal, then off to Cape Cod for another thermal. Keeping Busy.

BetterBizTech Posted at 10-10 14:26
Sitting in a pub eating a lobster roll now. We got the mapping job done at the Encore Hotel and Casino. and we are sitting near the Home Depot in Bridgwater, MA. Waiting for nightfall to do the first thermal, then off to Cape Cod for another thermal. Keeping Busy.

Good to hear all is going well.  Looks like those thermal jobs will be keeping you quite busy.  Are you flying these alone or using your spotter?

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-11 14:59
Good to hear all is going well.  Looks like those thermal jobs will be keeping you quite busy.  Are you flying these alone or using your spotter?

Most of them with a visual observer she usesrhe 360 while i take panos then we work together on the maps and thermal images. It is more work than the usual jobs. About 26 flights per location plus 360 walkthroughs

BetterBizTech Posted at 10-11 16:39
Most of them with a visual observer she usesrhe 360 while i take panos then we work together on the maps and thermal images. It is more work than the usual jobs. About 26 flights per location plus 360 walkthroughs

Nice teamwork.  Let's hope it pays better than the usual jobs then.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-11 16:48
Nice teamwork.  Let's hope it pays better than the usual jobs then.

It seemed to work well but was grueling.

BetterBizTech Posted at 10-12 19:55
It seemed to work well but was grueling.

I bet it was and long hours also.

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-13 07:22
I bet it was and long hours also.

Ridiculous. We did the Emlid mapping for Encore. It took 3 hour, drove an hour to a home depot and did 4 hour work, ate dinner and did a night flight for thermal, drove an hour and did another night flight at another HD around 9pm. But the ign light were on timer and went out o I got up at :30 am to catch the lit sogns  to the hotel for breakfast picked up my VO and did another four hours day job then drove 5 hours home.

BetterBizTech Posted at 10-13 19:39
Ridiculous. We did the Emlid mapping for Encore. It took 3 hour, drove an hour to a home depot and did 4 hour work, ate dinner and did a night flight for thermal, drove an hour and did another night flight at another HD around 9pm. But the ign light were on timer and went out o I got up at :30 am to catch the lit sogns  to the hotel for breakfast picked up my VO and did another four hours day job then drove 5 hours home.

What an exhausting day that was.  I'm way too old for those hours.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-14 16:12
What an exhausting day that was.  I'm way too old for those hours.

I am too. It's the adrenaline of buying and paying for the extra equipment that is driving me right now.

BetterBizTech Posted at 10-14 16:14
I am too. It's the adrenaline of buying and paying for the extra equipment that is driving me right now.

Hopefully, you'll get your initial investment back before too long and then you can once again pick and choose the jobs you want to do.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-14 17:04
Hopefully, you'll get your initial investment back before too long and then you can once again pick and choose the jobs you want to do.

The large mapping job I did in Boston worked out and they gave me 3 more near Saratoga. Today I picked up a California Aggregator that was happy I had 11 drones. They just gave me 12 new missions. I needed to diversify so I thinks it's working out. Just a little extra pressure this month.

BetterBizTech Posted at 10-14 17:42
The large mapping job I did in Boston worked out and they gave me 3 more near Saratoga. Today I picked up a California Aggregator that was happy I had 11 drones. They just gave me 12 new missions. I needed to diversify so I thinks it's working out. Just a little extra pressure this month.

That all sounds great but there went any free time.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-14 18:09
That all sounds great but there went any free time.

I would have loved to sight see a little. The Boston Skyline has changed andI would have enjoyed flying the bay in Hyannis.

BetterBizTech Posted at 10-15 03:25
I would have loved to sight see a little. The Boston Skyline has changed andI would have enjoyed flying the bay in Hyannis.

Yeah, I'm thinking there would have been some awesome photo ops there.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-15 03:37
Yeah, I'm thinking there would have been some awesome photo ops there.

There was if I had the time.

BetterBizTech Posted at 10-15 03:50
There was if I had the time.

Never enough time in the day it seems.  However, you still have to prioritize your available time to pursue paying jobs.

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-15 13:34
Never enough time in the day it seems.  However, you still have to prioritize your available time to pursue paying jobs.

Hoping to get some flight time in Upstate tomorrow doing a mapping Job of a dam and a university.

BetterBizTech Posted at 10-15 14:31
Hoping to get some flight time in Upstate tomorrow doing a mapping Job of a dam and a university.

Mapping a dam sounds like an interesting project.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-16 03:05
Mapping a dam sounds like an interesting project.

It's funny. I asked them if they had all the paperwork because I didn't want to get arrested flying over critical infrastructure. It's a hydro electric dam and on my way up the called it off because they didn't have the paperwork to get in. I did do a map in Albany though but it killed my profitability to go up there for one flight instead of three.

BetterBizTech Posted at 10-16 15:40
It's funny. I asked them if they had all the paperwork because I didn't want to get arrested flying over critical infrastructure. It's a hydro electric dam and on my way up the called it off because they didn't have the paperwork to get in. I did do a map in Albany though but it killed my profitability to go up there for one flight instead of three.

That was definitely not good planning on their part.  

Cool to see!

Montfrooij Posted at 10-23 05:51
Cool to see!

Much appreciated.

BetterBizTech Posted at 10-23 14:50
Much appreciated.

My pleasure!