So how far is theirs lighthouse from shore? Would a mini 3 pro make it there a back? I know I’ll need a gorgeous day or lots of risk wind coming back
Terrible Tilly?
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db4476
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According to Google maps it is .5 miles from the closest point on land which is Bird Point. It has been successfully done before but conditions can change incredibly fast.
Hope this helps
Cheers!
Hope this helps
Cheers!
Do some research on where you intend t launch from. Ecola State Park is one of the closest spots along the coast to the lighthouse but drones are not allowed in that specific park. I found a nice resource for winds on a wind surfer web site that could be useful for your planning.
I don't believe that is correct. I looked and my measurement was about 1.3 miles - I looked on wikipedia, and it shows 1.2 miles offshore:
Tillamook Rock Light - Wikipedia
I don't think I'd attempt doing that with a mini - you need something that is better in wind I think. Even if it were calm on shore, I'd be concerned there would be weird gusts around the rock.
There was just a work group that went out there for 2 or 3 days to do some "sprucing up" (they did some painting and general cleanup I guess).
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Crew lands on remote Oregon ‘Terrible Tilly’ lighthouse for first time in years. Here’s what they found
Tilly’s longtime owner Mimi Morissette accepts all of the challenges with determination. “No one builds a lighthouse in a place that has good weather,” she said.
www.oregonlive.com
OP's problem is going to be finding a launch point that keeps Terrible Tillie within that range. The closest point in land for the references above is in an Oregon State Park that does not allow drones. The island itself is part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge which is a No Fly Zone for drones (1000' minimum flight floor for all aircraft). The water is not in a No Fly zone but all 1800+ islands off the Oregon coast are.
It wouldn't be the distance that would concern me. They don't call it "Terrible Tilly" for nothing.... Maybe I'm being over cautious, but strange winds would be my biggest concern and anything mini would not fare as well as a full size drone.
As far as legality goes, I found a posting on facebook of someone doing a drone overflight, but my guess is that was a special case - he said he was the "official" drone pilot for the lighthouse.
Yes - Having never been there I have no idea, but I've seen the waves hit that rock and there is a reason it is called "Terrible Tilly". I could be totally wrong, but it seems highly dangerous, especially with a lighter drone.
Wild Drone Pilot
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Make sure the winds are little or non
You may get the I can't come back you are on your own warning!
I hate that when it happens!
This guy did it Wednesday with his Mini 3 Pro. But said he was pretty nervous about it.
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Abandoned Pacific Northwest Places and Things | I absolutely love these snaps of Terrible Tilly
I absolutely love these snaps of Terrible Tilly
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Terrible Tilly
In 1881, Tillamook Rock Lighthouse first lit the northern Oregon coast. With its precarious location and a treacherous commute, it came to be known as Terrible Tilly. Terrible Tilly stayed lit until a storm hurled a boulder through its lens in 1934, and was permanently decommissioned in 1957...
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