Hi all, I decided to be brave and take my Spark out for a ride on my mountain bike on the Railway Heritage Trail near Perth. It’s winter here but we had a glorious sunny day after a couple of weeks of wet and windy weather. This was only my third flight (one to have a look at the roof of the house, one of my boys in the local park).
Edited on iMovie (hence the awful music) with some slo-mo footage from my iPhone 6.
In a couple of months this area will be bone dry and the grass will be brown, and I have never seen this much water flowing before, so pretty happy.Still a lot of learning to do (lost sight of the drone for a while (panic!)) but all worked out in the end.
So far I love the Spark, and it’s a huge step up in every way from the Tello that I had before.
I think it is. A lot of people will buy the Tello (as I did) and want to do more than it can offer, so it’s a valid comparison. I’m glad I bought the Tello first as is was a cheap way to see if I was going to be good enough or enjoy it enough to spend the extra on a Spark. If I find I’m getting to the limits of what the Spark can do, then I’ll upgrade to one of the Mavics, and make a similar comparison. For me the cost of the Spark was hard to justify, and I was lucky enough to get a good deal. If my comments and video can help someone make a decision then I’m happy.
Carmenvail Posted at 2018-8-18 09:42
Great video, especially for a 3rd flight. looks like you were staying within your ability as a pilot and being safe. great work.
Thanks! There are too many posts about crashes and fly-always, so it’s best to keep it conservative at this early stage. I did go just outside the boundaries of Beginner Mode, but only by 10m or so.
Next I’m keen to try active track, but I’ll do that when the park is a bit quieter.
Ralph Mellish Posted at 2018-8-18 15:23
Thanks! There are too many posts about crashes and fly-always, so it’s best to keep it conservative at this early stage. I did go just outside the boundaries of Beginner Mode, but only by 10m or so.
Next I’m keen to try active track, but I’ll do that when the park is a bit quieter.
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nixuspix Posted at 2018-8-18 23:25
Cool waterfalls. Great video. Only for panoramic views better to use Tripod mode, as normal Yaw with Spark is a little bit too fast
Thanks for the advice, I plan to try tripod mode on my next flight. Still lots to learn!