Naming your Mavic

skypros · Mar 8, 2017

Looks and acts like an Angry Hornet..... IE: Mr. Angry Hornet

AlanTheBeast · Mar 26, 2017

AlanTheBeast said:
A long time enthusiastic devotee to aviation, avionics, engineer, businessman, private pilot (multi-IFR).

When he was in university he got a summer job at the local airport fixing avionics. (As he had done in the Canadian Air Force as a corporal). His boss at the airport (early 1960's) asked him what he wanted to do as an engineer.

"Design avionics," he replied.

"Why?" asked his boss, "it's all been done."

Wow. It's never "all been done". He'd be amazed at this age of the internet, mobile comms, GPS (which he was very knowledgeable about before there were even 3 sats in orbit) and these incredible drones.

He died the day after flying a new R/C plane. (His medical was revoked and he couldn't fly his plane anymore).

So, my drone is named with my dad's complete name.

And my new Phantom 4 Pro is named for my mother.

AlanTheBeast · Mar 26, 2017

I'm quite surprise not to see a

Droney McDroneface

Freddie the flyer · Mar 26, 2017

My 4 year old daughter named mine/ours Freddie the Flyer so it stuck.

DonB · Mar 26, 2017

Buzzkill

dleasman · Mar 26, 2017

Though I had originally said Skynet (it resembles that flying drone in terminator 3), and I thought Droney McDroneface was super funny... Tom Servo was another thought, or, possibly, CamBot or Croooow! (mst3k).

In the end, I just called it Raven1

AJDisc · Mar 26, 2017

Mine is called Lucy. See's in the sky all the time, but I've yet to find any diamonds.

Mjonesy758 · Apr 7, 2017

I named mine Risky Business after my favorite air plane a P-51 mustang

Tonka · Apr 9, 2017

Finally named mine HK-Aerial (Terminator Drones). I got me some shiny silver vinyl and the wife can cut it with her crafting machine. Gonna make it look just like the movie.

Brad Ruff · Apr 9, 2017

Kids called it Rogue One and it sort of stuck. So I got some decals that look Star Wars-like.

Brad Ruff · Apr 9, 2017

Brad Ruff said:
Kids called it Rogue One and it sort of stuck. So I got some decals that look Star Wars-like.

mfarris2 · Apr 9, 2017

Black Pearl- cause I'm a Pirate,....And here there be monsters!

GlennGrant · Apr 9, 2017

DaVinci_1

Mcloer · Apr 9, 2017

SkyKing....kind of dates me though..lol

mamayda · Apr 9, 2017

Tonka said:
Finally named mine HK-Aerial (Terminator Drones). I got me some shiny silver vinyl and the wife can cut it with her crafting machine. Gonna make it look just like the movie.

Should look great, but be careful. If the vinyl is very metallic, it might block signal to the gps receiver at the top rear of HK...

MavPaz · Apr 9, 2017

Phillis, because I got a message saying Phill was delivering the package, and of course its a female

Tonka · Apr 9, 2017

mamayda said:
Should look great, but be careful. If the vinyl is very metallic, it might block signal to the gps receiver at the top rear of HK...

That was my first thought. I checked with the wife and she said it's barely a mm in thickness. Plus they are gonna be in pieces so there will be gaps in between. I just need to think about how to stipple the edges to look like rivets after I spray it.