Welcome

Welcome to my new blog. I hope that you enjoy the ramblings of an old man. You are welcome whether you agree with me or not. Follow me to see what I have to say. I need to warn you that my posts will likely touch on many controversial topics. If you consider yourself a conservative, you "might" agree with me. If you consider yourself a liberal, you most likely won't agree with most of what I have to say. Please no hateful or foul language in your comments. I will remove comments that I feel are offensive.

My New Hobby: Drones

 


My First Drone

A little over a month ago, I bought my first drone. It was a fairly inexpensive one, and as such did not have all of the "bells and whistles" that I would have liked.


My Second Drone

While the first drone got me "hooked", it was missing a lot of features that I was looking for and that would be easier to maneuver. With the help of a friend, I made the decision to purchase the DJI Flip drone.


B & O Trail Construction

Ever since we bought the house in 1996, there has been talk of extending the B & O Trail through Marion County. Finally, they started working on it behind our house earlier this year. Right now, it is just gravel, but once they get the major project done at Country Club Road, then they will pave it as the rest of it is to the west of us.




Return To Home (RTH) Failure

First note that the "failure" was not the fault of the drone. It was completely mine. Even though I had watched several videos and realized that the settings for the low battery, signal loss and RTH features were important and could need to be changed according to the circumstances. I remember thinking to myself that I should remember to do this when I go back through the B & O Trail behind my house as the area has a lot of trees. I forgot to make any such adjustments and even "froze" and didn't do any cancelation steps. The result is the video below.




 


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