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dirkclod

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Any members in FL. We hope you the best and prayers from MS.
 
Stay safe and get out of the way if you can!

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Saw videos of destruction in the small Caribbean islands... Total chaos. Category 5 hurricane is not a joke.
 
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Looks like Irma is going to be BADDDD! Not looking forward to this LOL.

Good news it's she's fast moving unlike Harvey.
 
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We
Are bunkered down, and will stay!
We are prepared for all except floods!
Shout out from Sarasota!
Will do a video bit on it, but t if eye is close enough, I will sacrifice a phantom, going straight up the eye, until i loose connection, going to live feed the whole time! ( hopefully the storm chaser jet is not in there? ) will check before mission, if the jet is there, I will not be flying up there, or at least not above 400'!

Will keep you updated,
As of now, people are insane, fist fights at the pump, cops at every gas station, cop escorts on the tanker trucks, no water, no food, very little gas, no propane, no ice!

Luckily we shopped Monday before the insanity!
We have all needed items for my family of 5 for at least one week! We have a generator, with plenty of fuel, top off all my vehicles, will syphon if needed, flooding is my only concearn, but have my boat ready and fueled up, ( flats boat ) floats on very little water , so worse case, we will go boating! Wish us luck!

J Dot
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Wishing you all the best mate. Stay safe and if you do decide to fly the drone and risk losing it, just make sure you won't risk your life and lose that
 
Will do,
And looks like I got my wish, a direct hit cat 4 right on us! Bummer! But looking good for eye of the storm flight! Don't worry ( cannot afford to risk my safety ( I have wife and 3 children ) they are first priority! Period!
I honestly did not think it was going to be this bad, but keeps moving west and that is worse for us here! Still nearly 24 hours away, already 20mph sustained winds, with some decent gusts!

I'm doing a complete video,
On my surviving the storm of the century!
Here is a taste of what it will be like ( I cut this for dirk, but you are welcome to view it )

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I will keep doing skits before ,during ( eye of the storm flight highlight ), during again after eye passes, then aftermath! I will do this as long as I can or am able! Will try to check in here and there!
Thank guys!
We need all the help we can get!

It's the BIG ONE , Lizbeth', I'm coming for you Honey!

J Dot
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Wow this is going to be amazing. Few things J dot

* if its safe to do, tie a long long length of fishing wire to the landing gears and then the other end to a post so it won't get blown away. Only if the length of the fishing wire don't take peoples heads off [emoji6]

* for those of us in a different country (I'm in the UK) could you also screen record your phone/tablet and post it up here too so those of us that miss it can see what happens.

Looking forward to it mate. Really excited for you. Wishing you and your family and friends a very safe recovery from the storm. Got my fingers crossed for you mate
 
Yes,
Can try for sure, I will edit the entire thing and post to YouTube for anyone to view, I'll see if my wife will live feed or video my tablet, is an iPad Air 2, so should come out nice ( depending on hour of day the eye crosses ( they tell us tomorrow afternoon through Monday afternoon ) I will have to limit my flight height, as storm jet will be there, but they will be 20,000 feet, to 15,000 feet the very top mostly, I doubt I'll ever get that high, nor would I want to, lol, I'm going to try to control it as long as possible, some 360's , different camera angles at a hover, etc. want to make it exciting as possible, not just straight up ( although it will be an accent either way! ) have bird ready , charged, fresh memory card, all tuned up newly balanced props, freshly cleaned lens, oiled motors, so as long as electrical interference is not an issue, I'll give her a go!

And honestly, I don't mind losing a drone, and am prepared to! That is why the live feed of possible, in case drone goes bye bye, I'll still have live feed saved, I put stickers on drone
This drone used for hurricane footage, and has important info saved on it, will give reward if SD CARD is returned! At least $100 thank you!
And my number! ( hopefully it does not injure anyone coming down? This bothers me!
Hopefully I get her up get my shots, and bring her down before round 2!

Also wanted to add ( people are awesome )
My buddy and I , ( joe ex-marine my buddy ) , went door to door in my neighborhood, closed community of around 75 houses in all, we all met ( everyone who stayed ) we made a pact, we all agreed that if any home, sustained any damage that threatened the safety of those inside, we are welcome to go to any neighbor for sanctuary, then after storm, we all agreed to meet at our 3 way intersection ( middle of neighborhood ), to see who is safe, then we will go door to door , checking our neighbors and their safety! I really found new love for people! No color, no race, no hate, only LOVE!
Wow , I'm really TRUELY impressed! Again thank you all, and you will be there with me! I'll try to add to video, upload revised version, and repost! As things progress, as for now, kicking my back a few whiskeys, and got a killer game of go fish going on with my little princess! You know the IMPORTANT stuff!

Like they say
I don't care HOW BAD, you THINK you are, if a 4yr old hands you a toy phone, YOU ANSWER IT!

Take care my friends,
Will keep you updated!
J Dot
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Sorry for long read :rolleyes:
 
Lol I love reading your comments j dot. And I know about being handed the phone by my little girl... Unless its the ex wife on the other end... Then I pretend I'm asleep lol [emoji28]

But good to know that you will all check on each other as that's whats important. Personally I am more then happy to donate towards a new drone for you and hope others will too. After all your risking your drone for our enjoyment and all we have to do is put a $1 each in and with all the members you will still be able to get a replacement (I will donate more then a $1) lol but you know what I mean right? [emoji4]
 
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No need my friend,
As I have SEVERAL, around 15 now, and parts to build at least 2 more! I won't be flying my 3 pro, as I'd like to enjoy it a bit longer! Lol
But will be a phantom 2 vision, or vision plus, have multiples of each! Unless I loose it all to a flood or roof coming off, I'll be fine! Most likely my p2v bomber I call it, and by far my favorite! Bought off member here ( Canadian neighbor ) won't mention their name, but thanks again to him, I call it my bomber because it is my basher drone, when I feel the stupidity kick in, I bust her out, and get crazy! She has upgraded motors and esc'! And flies extra well! Has a skull and crossbones sticker ( Jolly Roger all the way ) just has the look!
Well here, forgot it was 2017
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I think it is perfect for the challenge!
But kind of want camera control of the plus?
Not yet decided?

We will see as it gets closer!
I hear a drill going outside, so going to see if I can give assistance! Be back a bit later!

And lol I hear you,
Daughters are awesome, the boys are too, don't get me wrong, but late night catching a movie, with the wife, and she comes up climbs in your lap, and cuddles up, while you watch the movie! PRICELESS! I tell my kids I love them daily, as you'll never know when your last day will come, unfortunately we all share this, no one exempt!
So I let them know! The boys, 8yr will openly say it back, 17yr old will mumble it, and get rosey cheeked, but will still say it, lol, and 4yr old she will LET YOU KNOW! Several times a day!:)

Be back before they run out of things for me to do!

J Dot
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Ps: very kind of you to offer to help replace the drone! A+
But seriously, not needed as of now!:rolleyes:
Still very cool either way!
 
Just an update,
Doing good, got some big winds already and still 4 hours away! Been doing videos, but we now have no power ( running generator at the moment ) neighbors tree fell over luckily into the street , no one harmed, have video, but cell device is down or limited, won't let me upload anything, but will if and when I can!

J Dot
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Well,
Doing good, all is well, storm is due east of me right now ( luckily for us ) not so much my neighbors out east!
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The blue dot is me, and the eye due east in Arcadia! We are getting some seriously strong and fast wind gusts, and not always from the same direction! But mostly easterly bound, from west to east! So the worst has almost passed! The colors on the pic stay the same and move together, like the yellows and orange red colored section , that always stays west of the eye, it is weird, but as you see we are coming out of it then we will get a bit of clear skies, then more rain bands and wind!
But the bad stuff ( really bad stuff, is about to END!

J Dot
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Good luck buddy! Prayers going out! I'm following your videos...
 
Ok
We survived, no physical damage here, limbs down, debris everywhere! We just got finished taking boards off windows and cleaning up the mess! Power is still out over24 hours now!
No flooding here, beach front properties all under water, but high and dry here!

Will finish outing video together, as cell tower is down, currently bouncing off another providers tower, limited service , text, call, and post containing no uploads ( pictures or video ) can't even load live feed from local Tv, I'm surprised it let me post this! I will provide the video when I can!
The eye was40 miles east of me , and during the night, so no phantom flight sorry, and the best video is during dark hours, not sure how it will turn out, but will get it posted either way!

Will keep you updated! Soon

J Dot
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