Never too old

[AnzacJack]

last week I had local primary school students, today, the local retirement home. They got to see how “unsuitable” our platforms are for spying and got to have a bit of play. Good fun had by all.

 

[Bigbird48]

This is a good thing maybe more of us responsible drone owners should get out and show the public our drones and what and what not their capable of.

 

[Former Member]

View attachment 46832 View attachment 46833 last week I had local primary school students, today, the local retirement home. They got to see how “unsuitable” our platforms are for spying and got to have a bit of play. Good fun had by all.

Excellent diplomacy to the community. Hats off to you.

 

[PortCanaveralFlorida]

View attachment 46832 View attachment 46833 last week I had local primary school students, today, the local retirement home. They got to see how “unsuitable” our platforms are for spying and got to have a bit of play. Good fun had by all.

Great to see older generations getting informed and having fun with technology. Eye/hand coordination and expanding the brain cells, might be a good business venture too! Well done!

 

[dirkclod]

Nice Jack

Great to see older generations getting informed and having fun with technology. Eye/hand coordination and expanding the brain cells

Think I resent that

 

[Nosebump]

Me too!

 

[dirkclod]

Me too!

 

[PortCanaveralFlorida]

Ok, that was funny! How about - might be a new way to puck up the chickadees! The guy in the tan shirt is smiling & looking at something

 

[JoostGT3]

View attachment 46832 View attachment 46833 last week I had local primary school students, today, the local retirement home. They got to see how “unsuitable” our platforms are for spying and got to have a bit of play. Good fun had by all.

How cool is that! In my experience, people can be stunned by the abilities of our drones, and mostly like it.
However, last weekend I was flying at the local waterfront, where independently of eachother, two onlookers approached me. Though they were both friendly and inquisitive, their main remark was (from both): "Must be expensive!"... I never know how to deal with that remark. (It is very un-Dutch to tell how much expensive toys cost, as it is considered poor taste)

 

[FatherXmas]

Good job! We should all try to educate the public as often as we can.

 

[KennyJr]

Nice Jack View attachment 46853View attachment 46853

Think I resent that

Think I resemble that.

 

[AnzacJack]

thanks for encouraging words
this is an easy venture really for those inclined to invest some time for the sake of good P.R.
most retirement homes will have some form of activities organiser. hit this person up and go from there.
I started by giving a talk at one of the residents morning tea's. I spoke about drones and what good they are doing. Showed some demo video and had a couple of drones on hand to let them have a look.
Followed this up by inviting them to come out one afternoon for some "hands-on" action. They had a great afternoon and want to do it again. I think ill find some great location for some nice photography next time.

 

[bushie]

Not criticizeing you but how did you deal with CASAs 30m rule?

 

[Nosebump]

Bushie, can you elaborate on casa’s 30m rule? The only casa that I know is a court appointed special advocate.

 

[AnzacJack]

Not criticizeing you but how did you deal with CASAs 30m rule?

The craft are 30m away on the field. However, those that are involved in the flight are permitted in that zone.
Where I fly from is an elevated area with AstroTurf and the drones are down on a sports field

 

[AnzacJack]

 

[AnzacJack]

Bushie, can you elaborate on casa’s 30m rule? The only casa that I know is a court appointed special advocate.

CASA - Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority. Equivalent to your FAA

Operations between 30m and 15m - non-company personnel

 

[bushie]

Bushie, can you elaborate on casa’s 30m rule? The only casa that I know is a court appointed special advocate.

CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) is the Australian equivalent of the FAA

 

[Shaughan]

View attachment 46832 View attachment 46833 last week I had local primary school students, today, the local retirement home. They got to see how “unsuitable” our platforms are for spying and got to have a bit of play. Good fun had by all.

That's quite the setup you have there mate. Ex Brissy myself staying in Thailand

 

[AnzacJack]

That's quite the setup you have there mate. Ex Brissy myself staying in Thailand

Thanks mate. I had the whole fleet out yesterday. The ground station in the foreground is the mavic tactical setup.

Thailand, nice part of the world