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Poll Question: Should drones be forbidden in parks (everywhere)?
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    Posted: 20 Jul 2017 at 5:58am
Like any other technology, if your motives are right and you take the time to learn your craft, drones are an interesting way to extend ones senses and experience.  The better (more expensive) drones will actually have their firmware updated periodically with no-fly zone info and FAA sanctioned altitude limits.  (These can be overridden, but that goes back to your purity of motivation.)

Specifically, from a camping standpoint, I do not intend to bring my drone along.  Nor do I blast music, and my dogs are pretty well behaved.  It's a courtesy thing...
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Originally posted by TheBum

Unfortunately, most people flying drones have no business doing so because they never really learn how to fly. It gives the rest of us who fly RC responsibly a bad name.


I feel the same about cars drivers.. so let's call it even.
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Any privilege can be abused, and probably will be, but thinking of National Parks, which are arguably the most desirable places to take pictures from drones, I don't think people not flying drones should have to see or listen to or dodge other peoples' drones.  For the most part, I don't want your drone in my photos either.  I think more than all that though, park resources are often scarce. I don't want rangers diverted form other chores to police people with drones -- which I think would be a necessary outcome of drones in (National) Parks.

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Ya know TT, I think the biggest burden on National Park Rangers would be rescuing the people trying to rescue their drones!

I'm curious if there are any DJI pilots here. I've been learning with a Syma x5c. It's probably a good beginner drone because you have to fly it, rather than just tell it where to go and come back. Took me quite a while to get it to go where I wanted it to, and come back. After seven months I still have it and it still flies which I am pretty proud of! I upgraded the camera cuz it's fun.

There is a Drone School very close by which I might consider if I was going to invest in expensive aircraft or wanted to go pro. Otherwise, there is plenty of acreage around where I am able to have fun and not bother anyone except family and friends to help me get it out of trees.

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A quadcopter or drone stuck in a tree after a crash - Stock Image
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DJI Phantom 3 Standard-  Just getting started but some nice aerial photos and about a six minute 720p video clip the other afternoon.  I registered mine with the FAA even though it's no longer required, and I'm thinking about Part 107 certification.
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Posts: 1676 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jul 2017 at 7:37pm
Leo, Yep! That's me!! BTW, my drone recovery tool can be used to shoot a line w/bait about 200 yards from dock or shoreline! Will let you know how that goes!

Bob, that's really cool. Is it your first drone? Prolly a lot easier to fly than my little toy? Have you tried walking the dog with it? (sorry, couldn't help that). Actually, I really would like to get one (DJI) and probably will when I get one of those amazon itches.

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Let's try this. Earlier spring with a $20 keychain camera velcroed to the bottom of my $50.00 drone. Video quality kinda sucks and it's not gimbaled or stabilized, but it still is great fun!!
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The P3S is a very cool product, but the resulting video is not ten times better than yours!  (That's the investment you would need to "upgrade.")
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Posts: 1066 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 1:22pm
We just left Yellowstone National Park.  There were lots of obvious signs that said any use of drones, rc aircraft or other "unpiloted" flying machines was illegal.

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