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Vietnam Traveling Wall
I’m upset!
The Vietnam Traveling Wall came here to Apopka, Fl. There was to be coordination with the Rotary Club about flying drones this past Monday, that never transpired.
So, I get out to the location I wanted to fly, low and behold Embry Riddle students were there with their Inspire 1, Phantom, and a Mavic.
I asked them what side of the road and height are they flying? One at 150’, one at 125’ and no idea where the Mavic is flying. (Found out he flew in between power lines and over the crowd as you can see the crowd middle left). idiot!
They expressed they were to be on the east side of the road.
My mistake was mentioning I’m at the SW corner 75' since the power lines will be in the way on the east side, (I even pointed where I was planning to stage myself in flight). Instead I wound up next to those power lines.
They took off before I did and, well, as you can see the Inspire 1 took my position, 50’ below what he had mentioned. So now my shots are worthless, I need to be facing ESE to get the Hospital in the background.
I asked them how many hours of flight time they had? 8 hours max. I even asked them to let me know when lifting off. Noda word.

I’m upset!
The Vietnam Traveling Wall came here to Apopka, Fl. There was to be coordination with the Rotary Club about flying drones this past Monday, that never transpired.
So, I get out to the location I wanted to fly, low and behold Embry Riddle students were there with their Inspire 1, Phantom, and a Mavic.
I asked them what side of the road and height are they flying? One at 150’, one at 125’ and no idea where the Mavic is flying. (Found out he flew in between power lines and over the crowd as you can see the crowd middle left). idiot!
They expressed they were to be on the east side of the road.
My mistake was mentioning I’m at the SW corner 75' since the power lines will be in the way on the east side, (I even pointed where I was planning to stage myself in flight). Instead I wound up next to those power lines.
They took off before I did and, well, as you can see the Inspire 1 took my position, 50’ below what he had mentioned. So now my shots are worthless, I need to be facing ESE to get the Hospital in the background.
I asked them how many hours of flight time they had? 8 hours max. I even asked them to let me know when lifting off. Noda word.

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