VLOS

[retiredNH]

After watching videos posted here for several months, I wonder how many of these video shooters actually keep VLOS? All too many seem to have some kind of super vision I don't have. I know I can never get the kind of footage they do while maintaining VLOS. Maybe they use spotter planes?

Some seem to have interpreted VLOS to mean they can see nothing that might be harmed by their drone, even if they can't actually see the drone. Interesting interpretation.

 

[Paint Rock Drones]

You may not get too much response to this post. Try searching for "VLOS" or "BVLOS" and you will see a number of topics with often heated discussion of the topic. Folks are getting burned out.

 

[retiredNH]

You may not get too much response to this post. Try searching for "VLOS" or "BVLOS" and you will see a number of topics with often heated discussion of the topic. Folks are getting burned out.

That's OK. Just venting after seeing yet another BVLOS video this morning.

 

[MAvic_South_Oz]

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Oh yes, enough threads on the forum about VLOS to sink a ship (or bring down a drone).

Not sure if you saw this recent thread (and poll), many views on the VLOS rule.

VLOS rule makes flights boring - do you follow it?

Hello, I have been flying drones for 1 year now and with my first drone VLOS wasn't a problem, the drone itself was big, bigger than a phantom 4 pro, and the range was limited (about 1 km max at 120 m / 400 ft) and you could see it from very far away. 6 months ago I got myself a mavic air 2...

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[BrianVivian]

If I tried something like this, I'd be in deep *&(*^

Nope, not me, not my drone, don't know the guy.