I've had a Mavic2 for a long time and recently got a new DJI FPV full kit. I love it. Really looking forward to more stick time and upping my skill.
I'm in a suburban metro area and am trying to scope ideal places to fly within a reasonable drive. I'm a lot more paranoid about flying the FPV around people as I have been with the Mavic.
The Mavic is MUCH quieter and gentle in how it flies, and I'm arguably within VLOS and completely legal. I regularly engage with people when flying the Mavic and it's always positive.
But the FPV sounds like a really loud angry hornet. I fly fast and aggressive over green spaces and try to stay away from people, but even I find the sound annoying when it's close by, and anyone that knows the law and sees me flying solo (cops or others) will know I'm breaking the law.
Is this a situation where we're all just "nudge nudge wink wink" saying we've got spotters, and that those spotters are VLOS on the drone while we're buzzing around? Or do others honestly have spotters?
When I go fly, I try and be completely be hidden/isolated when I launch and am flying. If someone sees the drone flying around, I don't want them to be able to see me as the pilot and have the opportunity to come bug me. I do my best to stay away from people. I keep an eye out from the drone, and if I spot anyone in the area that's walking towards me, I'll watch and I and do a quick landing and leave if they're coming towards me and I feel concerned.
If inclined, reply to these two questions:
Please only reply if you're willing to reply honestly.
I very rarely fly with a spotter (and usually the spotter is looking at an attached Android tablet I carry, not at the drone), and I regularly/frequently fly BVLOS even if I had the spotter because I'm swooping low over trees out over a large green space typically, no ability to visually track, but always in clear/legal airspace and very few if any people around. I feel like I'm flying safely, but I'm pretty sure this is technically against the law?
I'm in a suburban metro area and am trying to scope ideal places to fly within a reasonable drive. I'm a lot more paranoid about flying the FPV around people as I have been with the Mavic.
The Mavic is MUCH quieter and gentle in how it flies, and I'm arguably within VLOS and completely legal. I regularly engage with people when flying the Mavic and it's always positive.
But the FPV sounds like a really loud angry hornet. I fly fast and aggressive over green spaces and try to stay away from people, but even I find the sound annoying when it's close by, and anyone that knows the law and sees me flying solo (cops or others) will know I'm breaking the law.
Is this a situation where we're all just "nudge nudge wink wink" saying we've got spotters, and that those spotters are VLOS on the drone while we're buzzing around? Or do others honestly have spotters?
When I go fly, I try and be completely be hidden/isolated when I launch and am flying. If someone sees the drone flying around, I don't want them to be able to see me as the pilot and have the opportunity to come bug me. I do my best to stay away from people. I keep an eye out from the drone, and if I spot anyone in the area that's walking towards me, I'll watch and I and do a quick landing and leave if they're coming towards me and I feel concerned.
If inclined, reply to these two questions:
- I fly with a spotter: never, sometimes, always
- I fly only within VLOS: always, mostly (only briefly dropping outside VLOS, maybe zipping behind a tree/structure), regularly/frequently, or do you long distance BVLOS
Please only reply if you're willing to reply honestly.
I very rarely fly with a spotter (and usually the spotter is looking at an attached Android tablet I carry, not at the drone), and I regularly/frequently fly BVLOS even if I had the spotter because I'm swooping low over trees out over a large green space typically, no ability to visually track, but always in clear/legal airspace and very few if any people around. I feel like I'm flying safely, but I'm pretty sure this is technically against the law?