robert2
Well-Known Member
rode motorcycles for 60 years never laid one down been flying quads for 6 years, never crashed, I'm 87 and I haven't died yet. LOLYea, after 51 years of riding I finally did that last August!!![]()
rode motorcycles for 60 years never laid one down been flying quads for 6 years, never crashed, I'm 87 and I haven't died yet. LOLYea, after 51 years of riding I finally did that last August!!![]()
that probably just about sums it up, the hardest thing about being in the old camp like me, is remembering what it is that you are supposed to be doing, i suppose it becomes second nature eventually
My experience has taught me two things:
.Altitude is my friend.
.Gravity Works.
its in South Wales UK not far from Cardiff which is the capital cityat 72 your just a kid LOL------- where is llanbradach ????????????????
the secret is to keep moving "fast" a moving target is hard to hit, that's my secret. as to those worried that they can't fly their quads, because of the NFZ patience, the time will come soon.When you're young you think "it can't happen to me". When you're old you're pretty sure "it" seriously has it out for you.
"There are old pilots and there are bold pilots;
But there are no old, bold pilots".
With regards to drones:
Old Pilot: Careful, meticulous, patient, learns/studies how to properly operate/maintain his craft, knows the limitations of his craft, knows his own limitations, studies the weather, understands the rules regulating drone flying, ALWAYS does a pre-flight check.
Bold Pilot: Careless; lazy, impatient, NEVER feels the need to read a manual, thinks he knows EVERYTHING about the craft he just picked up, doesn't think any sort of maintenance is ever needed, thinks because someone else did it, he can do it too, has no idea about weather (wind) patterns, doesn't know what a pre-flight check is. He is only interested in seeing how high, how far and how fast the craft can go, with no regard to rules and regulations whatsoever.
Now remember, this does not preclude the fact that mechanical, electrical, computer glitches do occur, but reading many of the incidents people have had with their drones, both here and on other forums, it is my belief that a lot of them have to do with 'Bold Pilot Syndrome'.
Just my 2 cents!
The only (3) crashes I had were within VLOS. The real key is doing some pre flight observations of an area to verify things like wires and light poles etc. VLOS is just a talking point not realityonly if you fly careless and out of VLOS
You simply have one of the 5 Hazardous Attitudes. Resignation.Is this a true reasonable statement. Not crashed mine yet but sure it will happen.
My original Mavic pro is about two years old and steady as a rock in the air. Never crashed it, and I'm confident it'll stay that way as long as I continue to fly well within it's limits.
I actually never crashed flying (slightly) out of VLOS. I crashed on my driveway, when I attached 360 camera to my Mavic and it was too heavy. Luckily it was not a serious crash.only if you fly careless and out of VLOS
Flying backward, sideways, attaching things to it? Generally involving experiments and human error ;-)Same here. How could one crash something like a Mavic Pro? [I can see how it would be easy to crash a fly-by-human drone.]
I have a spark, a Mavic pro, and an inspire 2. Never crashed in two and a half years.Is this a true reasonable statement. Not crashed mine yet but sure it will happen.
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