Halo
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Has anyone tried getting pictures of their boat under sail using a drone camera ?
If so how did it work out and do you have any tips ?
If so how did it work out and do you have any tips ?
Drone photos
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Laminar Flow
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Yes, please. I would also be interested hearing about that; Type of drone and especially on retrieval.
PilotWolf
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No tips but here there are now restrictions and I believe you have to have a license.
A lot of estate agents seem to use them now.
From what I’ve seen though it’s a dedicated jobs so someone needs to sail and someone needs to fly.
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A lot of estate agents seem to use them now.
From what I’ve seen though it’s a dedicated jobs so someone needs to sail and someone needs to fly.
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Praxinoscope
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Our local licensed drone operator covered our regatta last year, have a look on the Aberaeron Yacht Club website to see some results.
Laminar Flow
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Correct on license, but only on drones over 250g. The Mavic mini would be license free for example.
PilotWolf
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Under FAA regs? I know I could look it up but feeling lazy if you already know!
How does Europe compare?
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Laminar Flow
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Yes, as far as I know. Same for Europe. There are further restrictions in Europe, such as range etc. airports (obviously). In Canada the restrictions and licensing are draconian. Requirements are essentially the same as for flying a plane, minus the actually flying a plane bit and you need to register the drone. Under 250g you still have to follow certain restrictions such as distance to people, buildings and airports etc., but you do not require a pilot's license.
elton
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Laminar Flow
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I understand that you need to register a drone (over 250g, UK). But you don't need a license to fly, correct?
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pvb
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Regardless of legislation, I thought that drones needed to be stationary on take-off. Is this right? And, if so, how easily does that work on a boat?
Laminar Flow
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You can hand start a drone, I don't think that's a problem. It can't, obviously, do auto return on a moving boat, as it returns to it's GPS starting point. Some (better) drones do this automatically when they start to run out of power, which can be a lot sooner than you think, and at which point the ($$$$) drone returns to a designated spot in the ocean. So, you have to try and catch the drone by hand. That can be a lot of fun (especially on a sailboat) and be potentially dangerous.
This is why I'm keen to get some info here.
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PilotWolf
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So what is needed is someone to program it with the option to return to the controller position rather than the departure point.
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Laminar Flow
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I'm not sure if that is possible on the stripped down 250g models I'm thinking of. Anyone?
elton
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Not just a matter of programming. It would also need GPS in the controller. I'm not certain but I have feeling such devices are available.
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There's a Mavic Faceache group that will probably have all the answers.
PilotWolf
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Again I have no idea and
just thinking aloud.
I assume they store their initial location.
I believe geo fencing of airports, etc is possible?
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cherod
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the youtube channel Cadoha did a good episode on flying and retreival
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Laminar Flow
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Yes, they store the initial location and I believe the Mavics all have geo-fencing.
Flying off a boat appears to be fairly tricky in any case.
Thanks Praxinoscope, nice pics and yes, that is what I'm looking for, plus the odd video.
Getting good shots of your boat under sail is never easy. Last year we put my brother over the side in the dinghy. The winds were light and while it did prove my point that doubling the SA for light air performance is beneficial, I was hoping for more Vendee Globe style stuff with jumping off waves etc.
The video he managed to take is so bouncy that I get seasick watching.
The next day we had a F7 and he declined to have another go ... they just don't make brothers the way they used to.
