OT - Relaxation and Moving Forward

I see various posts here about your hobbies and thought to take a moment to comment on what some of our guest speakers at UsTOO recommend after a diagnosis ~ get on with your life. Of course we have our conventional ways of dealing with PCa ~ surgery, radiation, HT, etc. But there are complimentary ways of dealing with it as well. These CAM's are meant to improve quality of life. I remember 8 years ago my lift was loading up the RV and heading to Zion or to someplace that got to do what I love to do ~ enjoy the outdoors.

Well to the point...I play a lot of guitar everyday. I teach in church. I serve on federal and medical panels as a volunteer/reviewer for PCa. These are all great for me, a survivor of 8 years of an advanced disease. But I also play hard outside. This past weekend is an example of that and I have added a video to show it. This is a stint of aerial video and photography.

I am using a DJI Inspire 1 drone over one of my favorite riding places for ATV's. If you look closely you'll see some wild mustang and burros but I tried to stay away from them. I didn't want to spook them.

/vimeo.com/121645516

Next weekend ~ Logandale!

81,
DJI is one of the leading manufacturers of professional and amateur drones. The unit I am using is the Inspire 1 that was released this past January. It is a mid-Range/Professional drone system that runs about $ 5,000.00 the way I have it equipped for pilot and co-pilot configuration. But I haven't used a cinematographer yet but that's coming in future weeks. Here is some information about the Inspire aerial photography system:

www.dji.com/product/inspire-1

I expect soon for more regulation on these devices. I am ok with it as I do have the pilots license and frankly I see the need for ground school so that not just yahoo can buy and operate a drone. It's one thing for the toy department but it is entirely something else for a drone like this one. I can easily fly this unit into Class B or C or D airspace and that's a big time problem for someone that does not know what that is. Safely operating a drone needs to take place in Class G and Class E airspace and that's why I am for ground school requirement to be permitted to fly.

But to your point, having a hobby like ATV's and Camera's just got better. All the folks at Cold Creek this weekend were loving it and were very nice and asking questions. It was also good that I stayed high above the wild horses though if you watch closely you will see them grazing around in the video.

Post Edited (Tony Crispino) : 3/9/2015 1:35:29 PM (GMT-6)

Well Jim,
there are always abusers and I fully understand regulation. I posted about the same time as you here that I am 100% in favor of reasonable regulations. In fact I think that these types of units should be operated only under permit or license. Even the small toy store ones are very capable flyers and cameras is the "in thing" right now. Invasion of privacy is only one reason for concern. One should not operate a drone from their front yard in the neighborhood either.

In the mean time, I live in the open desert. I have places close by to go to such as the area in this video just 60 miles aways from my front door. It can sure be rewarding when done the right way.

Well THOSE are the abusers.

Unfortunately some people are abusing the systems like that. It will make it harder for those with the right intentions to fly. Of course, regulations only apply to those that follow them. It's already against the law to photo someone on private property against their knowledge or willingness to be photographed.

Used in the way I intend to use them is something that does not need regulations but I fear that a few bad apples will leave a lasting toll on the hobby.

I am not a fan of drones, but I believe in your right to use them.

I don't want any govt using them period.

I also want the right to shoot the frickin thing down if it's snooping on me.

I love it. Looks like fun.

Andrew