pounder35 wrote:
Having flown "drones" for just over a year I'll say the Lily looks interesting but not as my main aircraft. From the video it seems to be just a "follow me" aircraft. Great for some applications but limited. I'm on my second DJI Phantom after losing my first one. It apparently went down in a lake. Maybe the Lily has more ability than I'm seeing but with my current drone (Phantom P3A) I can get out about a mile and half. I'm thinking about doing modifications to give me a longer range but a mile is pretty good. The biggest limitation with drones right now is flying time. I get about 25 minutes max. I have my software set to kick in the RTH (return to home) feature when the battery reaches 20%. It'll automatically come home based on the GPS coordinates of where I took off. My RTH altitude is set to 250 ft. to avoid trees, power lines, etc. As with any hobby there are idiots who fly near airports or crash on the lawn of White House.
People like that give the hobby a black eye. Shooting stills and video from above gives an entirely new perspective to photography. Here's a sample taken at about 100 ft. over the middle of a river.
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There will be many applications but as you say still limited due to the "follow" function. One would be cross bicycle races to monitor just what happened when and ski jumping.
To most more interesting than practical.
Jackinthebox wrote:
There will be many applications but as you say still limited due to the "follow" function. One would be cross bicycle races to monitor just what happened when and ski jumping.
To most more interesting than practical.
I occasionally do some kayaking and Lily would be nice for that. My main interest in drone flying is for doing video and stills for real estate marketing. I've also done a few jobs where I would do roof inspections on older buildings. There's a market out there but it's not like you just take a drone out of the box and start making money. I consider my first drone a test dummy. I crashed it many times before losing it in a lake. I've been doing a lot better with my new one but managed to clip a tree three weeks ago and had to replace the gimbal/camera. About $300 for parts.
pounder35 wrote:
I occasionally do some kayaking and Lily would be nice for that. My main interest in drone flying is for doing video and stills for real estate marketing. I've also done a few jobs where I would do roof inspections on older buildings. There's a market out there but it's not like you just take a drone out of the box and start making money. I consider my first drone a test dummy. I crashed it many times before losing it in a lake. I've been doing a lot better with my new one but managed to clip a tree three weeks ago and had to replace the gimbal/camera. About $300 for parts.
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Ur lucky the tree owner was not hugging the tree or he/she would have sued U for mental stress. (caused to the tree)
Also stay away from that lake. The fish now have a liberal lawyer on retainer for compensation due to stress.
I have seen some of Ur videos and they looked great. Should make some business income if marketed.
lamiaceae wrote:
It is going to be expensive when the batteries fail.
When batteries get low, it returns to sender.
WOW, The potential use of this device in Police work will be amazing.
It is impossible to stop progress.
NoSocks
Loc: quonochontaug, rhode island
This would be great fun to play with for a while.
What makes this interesting is that you don't have to man a controller while operating it, leaving you free to pursue an activity while it records your actions. Now, if you make a mistake, you'll be able to see exactly what went wrong or right. This kind of feedback will improve the learning curve for all kinds of physical activity. Once again the future is here.
Carlo
Loc: Maryland, NW.Chesapeake Bay
Whow...Pretty Cool..Thanks for sharing,,
donrosshill wrote:
WOW, The potential use of this device in Police work will be amazing.
It is impossible to stop progress.
The police department in a city near me recently bought five DJI Phantom 3 Pro models. They use them over large events but in my opinion it was a waste of money. In most cases if some event should occur such as a fight or shooting you'll be too high up to recognize faces. It would be better to have officers on the ground and walking the crowds.
I agree, recognizing a person from an image of the top of their head is probably difficult, but it would certainly help the police to track down a suspect trying to flee through the crowd.
scsdesphotography wrote:
I agree, recognizing a person from an image of the top of their head is probably difficult, but it would certainly help the police to track down a suspect trying to flee through the crowd.
I agree to a certain extent. Trying to keep track of a person in a crowded environment would be possible but in an urban environment you might have lots of obstacles. Tall buildings, power lines, trees, etc. I've hit all of them during my learning curve which is still ongoing.
scsdesphotography wrote:
I agree, recognizing a person from an image of the top of their head is probably difficult, but it would certainly help the police to track down a suspect trying to flee through the crowd.
or identify crowd patterns which precede trouble.
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