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My son and I wanted to challenge the negative publicity that drones has been getting, and raised a question "Are drones bad?" or "are the operators flying them has no regards?"
During our first day out, I briefed my son on different scenarios and one of them is public confrontation, also my son knows my style, if I am flying for fun, I do not dare to fly if I am not given permission from a land owner to fly in our by the side of his or her land, approval by the local authorities. So, our first agenda was going to the Police station if any or the Rangers office, followed by a call to the tower if there are airports nearby, and if everything checks out, we are good to go.
One our first day of collecting b-rolls, flying as a hobbyist, my son was confronted by an older gentleman, who cursed at him. I step back and let my son handle the situation. I do not know the details, and did not hear their verbal exchange, but my son kept his composure (I am proud of that) and by the end of their verbal exchange, they shook hands, and the gent had a smile on his face. I did not ask my son of what they talked about, because that was a battle that he won.
But, my protective instinct came over me, and made a few calls. On day two, we had an escort, and we came to find out the the officer that patiently drove us before sunrise and mid afternoon along the long highway 1 stretch from Monterrey sanctuary to Big Sur, and also came to find that officer Karft is a sUAS SARS operator. I am also happy to report that there are talks that Monterrey sanctuary will have a designated areas for drone enthusiast this summer to eliminate the weekend fliers disturbing the bird habitat in the area, specially during nesting season.
More adventures and videos to come. The first of many from the view above at Aptos State Beach.
Footage captured by a Typhoon H Plus, back up sUAS DJI inspire 2 (just in case, but the gps relocation held up, the H+ flew further, without no video feed interference)
During our first day out, I briefed my son on different scenarios and one of them is public confrontation, also my son knows my style, if I am flying for fun, I do not dare to fly if I am not given permission from a land owner to fly in our by the side of his or her land, approval by the local authorities. So, our first agenda was going to the Police station if any or the Rangers office, followed by a call to the tower if there are airports nearby, and if everything checks out, we are good to go.
One our first day of collecting b-rolls, flying as a hobbyist, my son was confronted by an older gentleman, who cursed at him. I step back and let my son handle the situation. I do not know the details, and did not hear their verbal exchange, but my son kept his composure (I am proud of that) and by the end of their verbal exchange, they shook hands, and the gent had a smile on his face. I did not ask my son of what they talked about, because that was a battle that he won.
But, my protective instinct came over me, and made a few calls. On day two, we had an escort, and we came to find out the the officer that patiently drove us before sunrise and mid afternoon along the long highway 1 stretch from Monterrey sanctuary to Big Sur, and also came to find that officer Karft is a sUAS SARS operator. I am also happy to report that there are talks that Monterrey sanctuary will have a designated areas for drone enthusiast this summer to eliminate the weekend fliers disturbing the bird habitat in the area, specially during nesting season.
More adventures and videos to come. The first of many from the view above at Aptos State Beach.
Footage captured by a Typhoon H Plus, back up sUAS DJI inspire 2 (just in case, but the gps relocation held up, the H+ flew further, without no video feed interference)
