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Greetings all. One of the reasons this forum excels is the quality of feedback and help we all strive to participate in. This is a very fledgling field and it's been a bumpy ride for many along the way. I've gotten to a place where I really want to be the most responsible pilot but unfortunately it seems the actions of others keeps hindering all of us. What I mean by that is the public perception of this field is that anytime they see a UAS they go right towards the negative. We see that in many posts here.
I'm currently in a very secluded area along the Pacific coast that is stunningly gorgeous. I brought all my camera drones because I knew this was a rare opportunity to get some different footage then my normal southwest cactus looks. Last night, a great sunset was taking shape and I was double capturing it. I set my CGO3 from the Q500
on the steadicam and ran that with a ground view for over half an hour during the golden hour then got airborne for final sunset from the orange to pink period. I was in a steady hover over my host property the entire time as I wanted to keep the perspective held for potential speed up for a quasi time lapse. I maintained VLOS, stayed below 400' and did nothing that was cavalier. Straight up and straight down was all I did.
This morning, my host said his neighbor complained and he asked me to chill. Of course I am as I consider it a privilege to have even gotten the shots I have these past few days. I will not launch from here the rest of my trip and assured my host of that and told him the circumstances of the flight and what I was doing. I'm not complaining about my situation but it makes me wonder what we can do to alleviate these kind of problems. It seems the self importance these days of folks makes it where they assume the UAS is spying on them when in fact the last thing I want is human activity in my nature shots.
I wish I could have that neighbor next to me so they could see how beautiful an area they live in and what they take for granted everyday living here. I'm adding a screen shot of what I was filming and you can see no detail on the ground due to the exposure of the sunset. Obviously, communication and transparency are key but when you get questions after the flight it become a bit of damage control and I'm apologizing for doing nothing wrong other than assuming I could fly over the private land I'm renting and the owner was fine with it until his neighbor complained. Again, I'm not mad nor should this thread become a bull session about confrontations with people when piloting. I'm asking for a constructive approach we can all peruse if possible to help remove this automatic black eye about UAS photography and the spying perception vs the right to fly responsibly
Thanks in advance.
I'm currently in a very secluded area along the Pacific coast that is stunningly gorgeous. I brought all my camera drones because I knew this was a rare opportunity to get some different footage then my normal southwest cactus looks. Last night, a great sunset was taking shape and I was double capturing it. I set my CGO3 from the Q500
on the steadicam and ran that with a ground view for over half an hour during the golden hour then got airborne for final sunset from the orange to pink period. I was in a steady hover over my host property the entire time as I wanted to keep the perspective held for potential speed up for a quasi time lapse. I maintained VLOS, stayed below 400' and did nothing that was cavalier. Straight up and straight down was all I did.
This morning, my host said his neighbor complained and he asked me to chill. Of course I am as I consider it a privilege to have even gotten the shots I have these past few days. I will not launch from here the rest of my trip and assured my host of that and told him the circumstances of the flight and what I was doing. I'm not complaining about my situation but it makes me wonder what we can do to alleviate these kind of problems. It seems the self importance these days of folks makes it where they assume the UAS is spying on them when in fact the last thing I want is human activity in my nature shots.
I wish I could have that neighbor next to me so they could see how beautiful an area they live in and what they take for granted everyday living here. I'm adding a screen shot of what I was filming and you can see no detail on the ground due to the exposure of the sunset. Obviously, communication and transparency are key but when you get questions after the flight it become a bit of damage control and I'm apologizing for doing nothing wrong other than assuming I could fly over the private land I'm renting and the owner was fine with it until his neighbor complained. Again, I'm not mad nor should this thread become a bull session about confrontations with people when piloting. I'm asking for a constructive approach we can all peruse if possible to help remove this automatic black eye about UAS photography and the spying perception vs the right to fly responsibly
Thanks in advance.