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An unplanned extra stop on our recent NC500 trip, with more of a walk than anticipated! We travelled up to Fort William on the first day of our trip, through torrential rain that precluded any of the planned drone flying, but on arriving in Fort William and taking a look around, we still had a little daylight left, so we took a drive into Glen Nevis - a stunning place.
After 9 miles on a single-track road, we arrived at the car park, and considered walking to the falls, but given the light was fading we decided instead to return early the next morning, which is where this video came from.
After an early breakfast, we drove into a very quiet Glen Nevis and parked up in an almost deserted car park to make the walk to see Steal Falls. 10 minutes from the Car Park, you can see the falls way in the distance, but to reach a good spot to fly it is a bit more of a trek - uneven rocky paths that need decent boots and some mobility to traverse, but worth the effort to see the UK's second-highest waterfall.
Flying conditions were good, light winds and dry, but light was a problem, the sun was behind the mountains and there was limited light, hence some of the shots arent as vivid as I would like, but we didnt have time to wait - nor even to fly the AVATA2 - as we had over 200 miles to drive and an agreed schedule of flights booked with the RAF in EGR610 Low Flying Zone - although this does mean a return visit here is very much on the cards at some point!
After 9 miles on a single-track road, we arrived at the car park, and considered walking to the falls, but given the light was fading we decided instead to return early the next morning, which is where this video came from.
After an early breakfast, we drove into a very quiet Glen Nevis and parked up in an almost deserted car park to make the walk to see Steal Falls. 10 minutes from the Car Park, you can see the falls way in the distance, but to reach a good spot to fly it is a bit more of a trek - uneven rocky paths that need decent boots and some mobility to traverse, but worth the effort to see the UK's second-highest waterfall.
Flying conditions were good, light winds and dry, but light was a problem, the sun was behind the mountains and there was limited light, hence some of the shots arent as vivid as I would like, but we didnt have time to wait - nor even to fly the AVATA2 - as we had over 200 miles to drive and an agreed schedule of flights booked with the RAF in EGR610 Low Flying Zone - although this does mean a return visit here is very much on the cards at some point!
