I really had a ball with the bird yesterday at the campsite where I park my trailer. I was a little worried that the owner wouldn’t want me flying around the park, but my concerns were put to rest when he was going by my site and spotted my drone on the picnic table. He was all excited in a good way. It turns out that he himself has a P4P that his family got him for Christmas.
As for my flight; it was the best one I’ve had yet since getting my P4. I’m a lot more comfortable now. I’m able to take off and put it up to 50 meters without having a panic attack. (but it’s still a BIT scary.) I flew all over the park, from end to the other. I even went to the office and got a big wave from the owner.
There was one little hiccup that was brought on by a little overconfidence. There is a dirt trail that goes into the woods and I’ve often wondered where it went. Turns out that it’s a dump and there’s 2 bog swamps also in the area. After seeing what I wanted to see, I decided to bring the bird back home. So I tapped the screen, watched and waited. Suddenly I noticed that it was going straight down instead of coming home. It was about ten feet over one of the swamps, heading right for it. I didn’t panic (very much) and tapped cancel. I let it hover while I studied the screen more closely and then once I was absolutely sure, I tapped the RTH button. It came back flawlessly. This was the second time I’ve made this mistake. I was very lucky the first time because it landed in a field of grass – no damage done. I was extremely lucky this last time because I was experienced enough to realize what was happening and why it was happening. I was able to calmly fix the situation before a disaster happened. I know I said this after the first time, but I’ll say it again… and really mean it. It won’t happen again.
And so in the end I can really say that I had a ton of fun!!! What a great hobby!!!
As for my flight; it was the best one I’ve had yet since getting my P4. I’m a lot more comfortable now. I’m able to take off and put it up to 50 meters without having a panic attack. (but it’s still a BIT scary.) I flew all over the park, from end to the other. I even went to the office and got a big wave from the owner.
There was one little hiccup that was brought on by a little overconfidence. There is a dirt trail that goes into the woods and I’ve often wondered where it went. Turns out that it’s a dump and there’s 2 bog swamps also in the area. After seeing what I wanted to see, I decided to bring the bird back home. So I tapped the screen, watched and waited. Suddenly I noticed that it was going straight down instead of coming home. It was about ten feet over one of the swamps, heading right for it. I didn’t panic (very much) and tapped cancel. I let it hover while I studied the screen more closely and then once I was absolutely sure, I tapped the RTH button. It came back flawlessly. This was the second time I’ve made this mistake. I was very lucky the first time because it landed in a field of grass – no damage done. I was extremely lucky this last time because I was experienced enough to realize what was happening and why it was happening. I was able to calmly fix the situation before a disaster happened. I know I said this after the first time, but I’ll say it again… and really mean it. It won’t happen again.
And so in the end I can really say that I had a ton of fun!!! What a great hobby!!!
