So I'm flying towards the bluffs at an altitude well under 400 ft. max (around 100 ft.). I'm approaching the bluffs which is a 200-300 ft. drop into the ocean. I'm about a mile away (me not my drone) and I see a Helicopter moving fast along the coastline. I can't really tell the height or at what point it will cross with my drone.
My first instinct is to stop but it looks like the Heli is gaining altitude so I drop about another 50 ft. and just continue to fly forward in the sea. Then I see the Heli in my drone footage.....it was above me but MUCH closer than I thought we were. It was over water at this point so technically I went from legal altitude to probably well over.
Anyways, what tips do you have for a situation like this where you see a Heli or even plane flying towards your drone? Remember it was near impossible to judge where I was relative to the Heli so you would have to guess. Also, just as a side note Heli's often dip into 400 ft. airspace where drone's are allowed to fly.
My first instinct is to stop but it looks like the Heli is gaining altitude so I drop about another 50 ft. and just continue to fly forward in the sea. Then I see the Heli in my drone footage.....it was above me but MUCH closer than I thought we were. It was over water at this point so technically I went from legal altitude to probably well over.
Anyways, what tips do you have for a situation like this where you see a Heli or even plane flying towards your drone? Remember it was near impossible to judge where I was relative to the Heli so you would have to guess. Also, just as a side note Heli's often dip into 400 ft. airspace where drone's are allowed to fly.