Tring to follow a truck
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luca6686
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Hi all, during filming in front of my office last month I've tried to follow a truck this is the result, no second try no video editing just some music an that's it.



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Visual Air
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Nice Video
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The Saint
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nice video, thanks for sharing.

but I have a question; maybe it's me.  who flys this low?  isn't it risky to fly this low because your drone can be seen, you are more likely to hit something, or if something goes wrong you have less time (mini) you have less time to react?  maybe I'm too risk adverse or I'm not that good a pilot but as luck would have it, you'll hit a pole, a tree, or a building....something you didn't see.  why not just fly at 150 feet way above everything and call it a day?  am I mistaken, can not all the other cars on the road see this drone flying in and around the highway or do cars not notice?  I understand the target gets tiny when you fly too high....im trying not to have some paranoid motorist call in their a drone flying over cars or flying in traffic even though you might not be.
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StubbornSwiss
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Stuff like this by ONE person,
Cause laws & regulations to be made for ALL persons.
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Renato61
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New function in next firmware upgrade: follow truck
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Ingo Sundowner
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Like it , like it a lot. Thanks mate!!!
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Ingo Sundowner
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The Saint Posted at 4-19 09:20
nice video, thanks for sharing.

but I have a question; maybe it's me.  who flys this low?  isn't it risky to fly this low because your drone can be seen, you are more likely to hit something, or if something goes wrong you have less time (mini) you have less time to react?  maybe I'm too risk adverse or I'm not that good a pilot but as luck would have it, you'll hit a pole, a tree, or a building....something you didn't see.  why not just fly at 150 feet way above everything and call it a day?  am I mistaken, can not all the other cars on the road see this drone flying in and around the highway or do cars not notice?  I understand the target gets tiny when you fly too high....im trying not to have some paranoid motorist call in their a drone flying over cars or flying in traffic even though you might not be.

Seems lower than it actually is?
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Ingo Sundowner
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StubbornSwiss Posted at 4-19 11:49
Stuff like this by ONE person,
Cause laws & regulations to be made for ALL persons.

They make up rules and regs anyway!! No mattet how you or I fly. Plus, its a mini????
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Akirasho
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Roundabouts... UGGG!!

Becoming a thing locally but they konphuze the blue hairs!!

Good piloting skills in following "manually"!
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I fly lower than that over other boats underway and they never notice it, except once by a kayaker when it was only about 20 feet over him. He just smiled and waved.
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m80116
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Heey.... STOP that truck! There's my Intelligent Flight Battery there! Where are you going BRT !?  

Just thinking about it... BRT... wasn't it once Bartolini ? The next time you know of a carrier not being three lettered give me shout: SDA, DHL, BRT, UPS, TNT, there's USPS... but it's not in Italy so...and wasn't TNT an explosive ? My mind keeps wandering...(because of too much lockdown probably).
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The Saint
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I guess I never notice the drone either until I spot the pilot.  he usually has a vest one or his trunk is open and he's holding something (remote).  then when I look up and search for a bit, I can spot the drone.  otherwise, I guess they aren't so visible.  still I'm a bit paranoid to fly in and around and beside traffic for extended periods.
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m80116
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That's why they use them to spottingscope trespassers... how nice our postcards look this year
I guess they don't notice anything until Police show up and give them the ticket. Not that it takes much... but I guess they can be more efficient if they strike the first go.

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luca6686
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Hi everyone, thanks for the appreciation, I don't think that I've broken any law, I was flying at least at 30/35ft (a little above 10mt) in the lowest part of the flight, in many flights I've figured out that  many people don't notice the drone when it's over 15mt when they are in cars they don't even notice it at 5mt.

Thanks to all
Stay safe
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Nice flying.
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Mortensldk
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Nice video!
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Nice flying and nice video.
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Nice attempt to follow the truck.  I had some concern for the tower and pole, though they were a good ways off.  VLOS is always super important,
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GaryDoug Posted at 4-19 13:16
I fly lower than that over other boats underway and they never notice it, except once by a kayaker when it was only about 20 feet over him. He just smiled and waved.

Kind of risky over the road, but nice flying :-)

@GaryDoug: I guess the captain never noticed, but fun nevertheless.. #Spark


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Cal Evans
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Very cool!

Cheers!
=C=
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You'd make a good detective!
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Nice flying.
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Haggi Posted at 4-20 03:13
Kind of risky over the road, but nice flying :-)

@GaryDoug: I guess the captain never noticed, but fun nevertheless.. #Spark

Nice flying
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Nice work, note the lines while flying btw, happy and safe flying.
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