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Recent content by AngryGardener

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    Freighters in the Bay

    Ha, my wife came home yesterday and said “grab your drone, let’s take the dog to the beach... there is a big new container ship in the harbour!” True story.
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    Test Flight from building in downtown San Francisco

    Outstanding, entertaining... and soooo much more to comment on... what’s the saying? (Something) is bliss. Let’s just call it a learning opportunity.
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    Freighters in the Bay

    Hello Southampton- I use www.shipfinder.com to get additional information about the freighters... where they came from, where they go next and how old they are. I like also enjoy night flights, but the exposure times are longer so it has to be very calm on the water.
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    Freighters in the Bay

    Wow man, stunning portfolio... thanks for the link. Enjoyed that this Sunday morning!
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    Freighters in the Bay

    Yes, a very photogenic ship!
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    Freighters in the Bay

    Interesting, thanks. I did not know that!
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    Freighters in the Bay

    Yeah, it’s such a cool colour for a big ship. I stalked it for a week, this was a long rang flight, out almost 4 km.
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    Freighters in the Bay

    Thanks man!
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    Freighters in the Bay

    Been getting into still photography with the Mavic Pro. One nice thing about flying over water is great range, visibility and not flying over anyone
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    New (2019) Canada Drone Pilot Exam, very hard (but I passed)

    Ummm... I looked for a study guide too, there isn’t one and the Gov’t site basically says “go take professional instruction.” So, what then? Well, you can take the list of exam topics and basically google them one at a time. Some you probably already know, so focus on the ones you know they...
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    New (2019) Canada Drone Pilot Exam, very hard (but I passed)

    Nice, that was kind of my point... to get some information out there. Congrats on passing the exam... it feels good to be legit, right? Yeah, my impression was that if the applicant was reasonably self-educated on the topics and aware of their responsibilities as a drone pilot, they have a...
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    New (2019) Canada Drone Pilot Exam, very hard (but I passed)

    Canada announced new restrictions and guidelines for all drone operators and their ‘crafts. I just went through the process, and it was much more difficult than I expected. Thought I would share, especially as DJI Pilots are effected in some unique ways. The new restrictions and regulations are...