Todd in Chicago
lvl.4
Flight distance : 513757 ft
United States
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Wachtberger Posted at 2017-11-12 14:17
Thanks a lot for this nice report Todd! Sounds like a great time with your father and brother and if I might add, if only all would be as conscientious as you in flight preparations... Really great job!
Wachtberger...
Thx! I think if you follow a good, safe repeatable routine and fly in open areas and be mindful of local/Federal laws and restrictions, your give yourself the highest probability of success.
I don't think following a good "Safe Flying" routine is difficult, I think where most tend to cut corners is by flying in not so wide open areas (myself included) as sometimes that is more difficult as you may not have the time to drive to that great wide open space, and may make a decision to fly in a more risky area versus not fly at all. Additionally, and I'll provide my .02 in the CS post, but having a display like the Crystal Sky can easily lull you into flying FPV. Indeed, a few times I needed to STOP and "re-locate" my Spark in the sky to keep that visual LOS going.
Having my father who is 70+ years old come into a cold field with his two sons and experience the joy of flying was really priceless. We brought a chair for my father to sit in and relax (also easier for him to fly from). My brother brought his drone which is a Hubsan GPS version (around $180), even though the Spark costs 3x as much, it was clear why DJI is an industry leader with the combination of their software and hardware.
After our flights, we continued the father/son/brother bonding experience by going to a local pizza place for pizza and beer, while watching our fights on the Crystal Sky monitor (another benefit of CS). Even from my brothers Hubsan drone, we just loaded his SD card in the Crystal Sky to see his flights.
What fun!
Cheers...
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