Today was my 2nd flight with the Air 2 inherited from my daughter who is too busy to fly it. To say I was a bag of nerves is an understatement. I've read the online manual three times, I've printed off a few pages, highlighted some critical stuff and practiced a few take-offs and landings in my backyard (to head height).
So I set up my stuff in a quiet corner of a local park, away from other people. Of course I'm a shy flyer. I don't want an audience. If I can see you, you're too close.
I set the drone flight parameters for something modest - about 135 feet height and 600 feet of lateral travel. I set my Home Point with the drone on and above my landing pad. Eventually I had to get this thing up in the air! So off it went. I had it in sight, barely, until I looked down at my phone screen. I looked back and it was gone. I couldn't find it anywhere. I figured the (Mod Removed Language) thing had flown off to Timbuktu. But from the camera image I could see that *I* was still in sight so all was not lost.
The next phase of the flight was something that I had to experience before I would believe it was possible - RTH. I pressed the button! Now I wait for the miracle to happen!
All of a sudden there it was - 100' up and over the landing pad. Down she came and it nearly hit the bullseye. OMG!!! What an experience!
But all this leads me to a comment. I've read tons of rules and everything says "fly LOS". How the hell do you do that when at any decent height and distance this thing is barely a spot in the sky? Cummon now guys and girls, do you really keep your drone in sight at all times?
I'm sure I'll feel more at ease when I've done a handful of flights. But until then I'll be white-knuckling every one.
So I set up my stuff in a quiet corner of a local park, away from other people. Of course I'm a shy flyer. I don't want an audience. If I can see you, you're too close.
I set the drone flight parameters for something modest - about 135 feet height and 600 feet of lateral travel. I set my Home Point with the drone on and above my landing pad. Eventually I had to get this thing up in the air! So off it went. I had it in sight, barely, until I looked down at my phone screen. I looked back and it was gone. I couldn't find it anywhere. I figured the (Mod Removed Language) thing had flown off to Timbuktu. But from the camera image I could see that *I* was still in sight so all was not lost.
The next phase of the flight was something that I had to experience before I would believe it was possible - RTH. I pressed the button! Now I wait for the miracle to happen!
All of a sudden there it was - 100' up and over the landing pad. Down she came and it nearly hit the bullseye. OMG!!! What an experience!
But all this leads me to a comment. I've read tons of rules and everything says "fly LOS". How the hell do you do that when at any decent height and distance this thing is barely a spot in the sky? Cummon now guys and girls, do you really keep your drone in sight at all times?
I'm sure I'll feel more at ease when I've done a handful of flights. But until then I'll be white-knuckling every one.
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