Drones and motorbikes. Don’t be stupid with your dji spark

[dandoolittle]

I know a few things about drones. I own a few and I’m allowed to use mine as I have permission from the queen @HippoDrone and @Lurch csn verify I’m a ‘commercial pilot’

Although this is for fun and no rules, kinda broken... this doesn’t show drone users in a good light

Mainly that Crumble (who I’ve met once or twice) doesn’t know how to control or what his drone does and more than a few times didn’t have the drone in ‘line of sight’ as he was riding a bike lol

What’s your thoughts? I’m sure we’ll see more drones in vlogs, I will be because I can ha but not riding while no one controls mine

 

[lupin]

A drone for a motovlogger is a thing you buy and think I'll use that all the time.

Use it twice and forget about it, because you got a 360 camera to use twice instead.

 

[dandoolittle]

A drone for a motovlogger is a thing you buy and think I'll use that all the time.

Use it twice and forget about it, because you got a 360 camera to use twice instead.

I have a 360 and only used once ha

 

[HippoDrone]

I love the extra perspective they can add to a video. The follow option is awesome.
A lot of users (myself included) will play with them trying to learn how they work and through enthusiasm and excitement will share those vids in their vlogs. We all had to learn somewhere. Wasn't Crumble in the middle of nowhere recording this?
I hardly use my Mavic Pro, but it does add to a video. I just wish I could remember to press the record button more often as I have done that several times now and left thinking that I had some awesome footage to find when I got home I had nothing

 

[dandoolittle]

Wasn't Crumble in the middle of nowhere recording this?

That part was bang on, I don't think he was doing anything dodgy - However, he rode a motorbike (I probs will one day) so he didn't have full control of the drone, impossible to control both.... And line of sight

Its also quite worrying that he didn't really know how to use it which he stated a few times, also the return to home... he should have known it would go 'home' ha

 

[R-Rated]

Drones are very tricky indeed. Combining with riding and things can go bad real quick.

Way back when I was practicing I had two occasions where hawks thought my Spark was something to check out. I had to relocate one time because of them (getting stationary shots of the bike) and the other I had to land and try another day (standing in my yard).

The Spark is so small it does not take much to lose sight. At the max height the FAA allows of 400', I hear it better than I see it. I may have to put a bit of safety green paint on the bottom.

Drones can be useful for perspective showing a road layout or maybe a short aerial shot but then the time to setup, tell the subject how to ride so as not to outrun the drone, shoot, reshoot, and take down really is takes the momentum out of things.

Still fun though and good to have just in case.