DRONE QUESTION - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

mrJB · 10-18-2016, 07:04 PM

Rossman is 100% correct...

Unless you want a small, inexpensive drone to fly around your house or, maybe your backyard on a windless day, you'll want a drone that is connected to a smart phone or tablet.

Back in the day guys/gals used to fly RC aircraft for the fun of the actual flying. In general, that still goes for planes, sailplanes, helicopters and such, but today's quadcopters (i.e., "drones") are a whole new ballgame where the primary attraction is in photography and videography, with a touch of flying thrown in.

Today's mid to high end quadcopters are truly amazing. Coupled with a phone/tablet and with their included GPS and a compass, they are nearly autonomous. Not only can you control them via the remote, but you can now, via your tablet, program them to follow you (motorcycle, car, etc.), fly around a point of interest at any height and radius, or fly predetermined waypoints that you have selected on a map without your drone even turned on and then return "home" and land themselves.

If you're really set on a quadcopter without using a smartphone or tablet, DJI has just come out with a high-end recreational model called the MAVIC that is foldable, super camera, and comes with a controller that can give the basics of flying without a phone or tablet.

Just be careful! Drone flying can become just as addictive (and costly) as kayak fishing...

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10-18-2016, 07:04 PM	#4
mrJB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: O.C. Posts: 352	Rossman is 100% correct... Unless you want a small, inexpensive drone to fly around your house or, maybe your backyard on a windless day, you'll want a drone that is connected to a smart phone or tablet. Back in the day guys/gals used to fly RC aircraft for the fun of the actual flying. In general, that still goes for planes, sailplanes, helicopters and such, but today's quadcopters (i.e., "drones") are a whole new ballgame where the primary attraction is in photography and videography, with a touch of flying thrown in. Today's mid to high end quadcopters are truly amazing. Coupled with a phone/tablet and with their included GPS and a compass, they are nearly autonomous. Not only can you control them via the remote, but you can now, via your tablet, program them to follow you (motorcycle, car, etc.), fly around a point of interest at any height and radius, or fly predetermined waypoints that you have selected on a map without your drone even turned on and then return "home" and land themselves. If you're really set on a quadcopter without using a smartphone or tablet, DJI has just come out with a high-end recreational model called the MAVIC that is foldable, super camera, and comes with a controller that can give the basics of flying without a phone or tablet. Just be careful! Drone flying can become just as addictive (and costly) as kayak fishing... DJI_0015b.jpg __________________ "I Brake for Halibut"