Links to My DJI Mavic 2 Zoom Drone Videos
Drone Watches Geese Watching Drone
Flying over the Cowan Lake Spillway
Flying West from Bridge to Dogtown
Tom and Charlie at the House of Thai
Obstacle Avoidance on the Scioto River
With a Buckeye Fan in Portsmouth, Ohio
A Barge Comes Upstream and I Escape from the Rain
Flying over Paint Creek in Ross County, Ohio
On Saturday, October 13, I lost my Mavic 2 Zoom in the Buzzards' Roost Gulch south of Chillicothe.
Here's a graphic explaining how I lost it (click on
thumbnail):
The next day I ordered a new DJI Mavic Pro for less than half the price of the M2.
It arrived on October 20, and I spent most of the weekend
learning how to fly it and getting the settings right.
It's called getting back on [ a less expensive version of ] the horse that threw ya.
First Mavic Pro Flight to the Bridge - October 21
First Mavic Pro Orbit - The Homestead
Flying from the Bridge over the Stream - with Full Magnification
That flight over the stream was flown manually. The next flight was entirely autonomous.
Using the Litchi Mission Hub, while sitting in my living room,
I designed a 26-waypoint flight and flew it two days later:
Flying Upstream to the Bridge - 100% autonomous flight
After a minor stint at the drone repair shop, the bird flew upstream again,
this time at a safer altitude:
Revised Waypoints Mission Upstream
Waypoints Mission to George's Mess
Litchi Waypoints Mission Over Paint Creek
Sunny Day in Portsmouth on the Ohio
Sunset Strobe Test - December 30th
First Overlay Video Edited in VideoPad
Out for a casual late afternoon flight, I came upon four country boys [maybe girls - or women] on their ATV's
so I followed them:
February 3 - Following four days of sub-zero polar vortex, a warm Sunday afternoon:
Triangle Bike Trail - Washington Court House
Walmart Distribution Center - WCH