slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
About as sociable as wandering about with a chainsaw........
Drone choice for walking and riding...
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Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Just because you don't see anyone, doesn't mean there isn't somebody nearby trying to enjoy a walk or ride in the peace & quiet.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
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Seevio
Guru
- Location
- South Glos
Just be aware how annoying cycling is to others. And yet here we are.
Yes there are idiots who will fly a drone 30m above your home. Legal (for sub 250g) but a complete dick move. Most people don't do this in the same way that most cyclists don't go through red lights.
Assuming you can even hear a small drone from about 70m up, if it annoys you, it is because you are putting in an effort to be offended.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Annoyed does not mean offended. Drones are annoying in the same way that mosquitos are annoying. Am I offended by mosquitos, absolutely not.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Depends what they say.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Freedom of speech, but I wish the mosquitos wouldn't do it in that high pitched tone whilst buzzing around me.
DRM
Guru
- Location
- West Yorks
That's UK rules, though, personally I'd be very careful in France with one
the_mikey
Legendary Member
- Location
- South Gloucestershire
I witnessed French police spraying some kind of pepper spray and beating someone with a baton on a street in Nice, they didn't stop until they were sure their victim wasn't going to move again for a while, even some other police were struggling having taken a face full of spray themselves.
the_mikey
Legendary Member
- Location
- South Gloucestershire
I hate drones, gets right on my tits when someone spooks all the wildlife away with them.
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briantrumpet
Legendary Member
- Location
- Devon & Die
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briantrumpet
Legendary Member
- Location
- Devon & Die
For those who might be interested:
https://bsky.app/profile/briantrumpet.bsky.social/post/3llejkzahds2d
Please excuse the typo.
https://bsky.app/profile/briantrumpet.bsky.social/post/3llejkzahds2d
Please excuse the typo.
DRM
Guru
- Location
- West Yorks
Have a look on you tube for Ryan Van Duzer, he uses a drone to get footage on his bike packing adventures around the world, gets some cracking videos
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briantrumpet
Legendary Member
- Location
- Devon & Die
Thanks, will have a look, though I suspect I'll use mine mainly for shorts on walks and short rides, with specific targets for one-take videos of POVs unavailable from ground level. (I haven't really got an interest in fancy video editing, but I guess that might change if I see a need.) Till I've got used to the controls, I'll be staying well away from trees, whatever. I suspect that people who are used to joystick control of computer games would be much more adept at navigating more complex locations.
I think they'll just be an addition to my cheesy still photography, as that's a simple 'turn on - click - turn off' operation, so less time consuming. That said, I was impressed with the ease of this one, with a fairly fool-proof interface: I'd watched a 20-minute tutorial on Youtube last night, but most of the stuff was explained in the app or was intuitive.
Part of my rationale is to give me something to keep my mind off long hard Alpine rides, as I'm under doctor's orders not to overdo it, and not doing long Alpine rides out there is torture.... so many mountains, so many beautiful roads...
