John Locke
Well-Known Member
I know it's fun seeing your neighborhood from the air, but it will get boring after a while. If you really want to fly over your neighborhood, find a nearby park or commercial parking lot to launch from, then fly over to your neighborhood to record your video. And never hover over houses, that's a NO NO. That really makes a home owner suspicious, and pissed, especially if he has daughters. However, eventually neighborhood flying will get boring. Never fly from your property. DO NOT let your next door neighbors learn you have a drone. It's not good to have the reputation in the neighborhood, being known as "The Drone Kid", or "The Peeping Tom" . Don't tell anyone, if you haven't already. Keep it a secret, this will reward you in the long run, trust me on that.All it takes is one neighbor to complain. It's a bummer. I'm nineteen; videography is a fun little hobby of mine. ........... The thought of having to slow down to please my neighbors is lame.
I assume you have a car, so you are mobile to go anywhere to fly, correct? The real fun with drones is to search areas with Google Maps using 3D satellite view to plan flights in areas that are way more dramatic than your local neighborhood. Oceans, lakes, waterfalls, cliffs, race tracks, railways, landmarks, old abandoned buildings or barns, lumber mills, fall color, just fallen snow scenes in winter, animals, canyons, bridges, ships, mountain tops, etc. There are WAY MORE interesting subjects than a boring housing neighborhood. Open your mind and start planning your next adventure flight. Pretty soon you'll be driving 50 to 100 miles just to capture something interesting. The travel adds to the fun. You'll be driving along and spontaneously see something to fly, so you'll quickly pull off the road and launch the craft. Those spontaneous findings can be gold, and memorable.
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