Looking at maybe getting a drone

[Grove Sh*tter]

I need something that is easy to operate and send video feed to a device (or the cloud). I would like something decent that will last a few years without spending over $1000 if that's possible.

Measuring capabilities would be a bonus. I appreciate any help.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Any of the DJI drones are good. I have a Mavic Air 2.

 

[thatsbaseball]

I'll bet that comes in handy on the farm.

 

[Slippery Pete]

I sent you a private message with the contact of someone you can ask.

 

[Xenomorph]

I just talked my company into buying me a a DJI Air 2s for "work". There are a lot of choices on the market.. and I'm not an expert by any means.. but for $1K it's amazing what it'll do.

https://www.dji.com/air-2s?site=brandsite&from=nav

 

[PineGroveBully]

I’ve wondered about using one for deer hunting. And I’m not meaning ditching traditional still hunting. But if you had several hundred acres would the video feed be good enough to spot a buck, which you could then stalk, and I’m not able to stalk so it’s more of a theoretical question. Just something I’ve thought and wondered if anyone had tried it.

 

[dorndawg]

I’ve wondered about using one for deer hunting. And I’m not meaning ditching traditional still hunting. But if you had several hundred acres would the video feed be good enough to spot a buck, which you could then stalk, and I’m not able to stalk so it’s more of a theoretical question. Just something I’ve thought and wondered if anyone had tried it.

The obvious next step would be attaching a 30-06 to the drone.

 

[Grove Sh*tter]

Has anyone taken a course to become faa licensed to fly one of these things? The professor that pete sent me to said I would need to go through hinds CC since it's being used for commercial purposes.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

It’s great for scouting irrigation. I can fly it up and see how far the water has come across fields without having to walk them all. I’ve used it to find beaver dams and checking on pivots while they’re running. Very handy.

 

[PineGroveBully]

Obviously

 

[Jeffreauxdawg]

I have been thinking about getting one myself just for video and photography. I found some awesome videos on YouTube from a Ranch Realtor out west and just love the quality of the drone footage. Montana Drone company is the drone video company. They just dropped this video breaking down the different drones they use. Seems like the Phantom 4 is the workhorse because of stability in wind and mapping. A little over your budget at $1599 for the newest model. I'm leaning toward the Mavic Air 2 myself for portability and since I have no need for high speed or mapping at $799. I do like the idea of better wind stability out in the mountains though.

https://www.dji.com/phantom-4-pro-v2

https://www.dji.com/mavic-air-2?site=brandsite&from=nav

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

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[DesotoCountyDawg]

The nice thing about the Mavics are the collision detection. You’re not going to run into anything because it’s has sensors in all directions.

 

[Xenomorph]

Lot better for turkey hunting. You can scout a 500 acre farm and know which direction to walk within 5 minutes.

 

[RotorHead]

I believe it's Part 107 of the FAR (Federal Aeronautical Regulations) that you'd need to research. I'm not sure if Hinds CC has it, Delta State might also be a good spot to check. It also might be available online, know a few other commercial guys that have added that to their current ratings, but they haven't had to do any coursework due to manned aircraft experience.

 

[aTotal360]

DJI is even better.

 

[fishwater99]

I have a Parrot Bebop 2 Drone, it's pretty awesome.

https://www.amazon.com/Parrot-Bebop-2-Drone-White/dp/B0179JFAW2


https://www.parrot.com/us/drones

 

[dorndawg]

fishwater's drone:

 

[Shmuley]

Call MEMA and try to get one of their drone guys on the phone. They can probably help you with the FAA info.

 

[J-Dawg]

Has anyone taken a course to become faa licensed to fly one of these things? The professor that pete sent me to said I would need to go through hinds CC since it's being used for commercial purposes.

I've got my FAA Part 107 license.

 

[RotorHead]

I've thought about adding it to my ratings, how'd you go about doing it?

 

[PineGroveBully]

Didn’t think of that. Another thing on the deer, I think more than finding deer to stalk, they could really help you pattern deer in areas you don’t want to go in to put cameras. You could probably find bedding areas that you could then monitor to see when they’re going to feed and when they’re returning.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

I’ve wondered about using one for deer hunting. And I’m not meaning ditching traditional still hunting. But if you had several hundred acres would the video feed be good enough to spot a buck, which you could then stalk, and I’m not able to stalk so it’s more of a theoretical question. Just something I’ve thought and wondered if anyone had tried it.

I think I read the using a drone for deer hunting purposes was technically illegal, but we all know that hunting regulations are more of suggestion on private land in the 'Sip.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Can you mount a 30-06 on one and deer hunt with it?**

 

[jethreauxdawg]

Can you mount a 30-06 on one and deer hunt with it?**

You can in Germany

 

[J-Dawg]

I've thought about adding it to my ratings, how'd you go about doing it?

I don't have any other ratings. We utilize UAS some for our consulting business. I initially took a course at the local JUCO geared towards Part 107, then took the FAA test at the local testing center. Every 2 years, you are required to take a recurrent exam to keep your license "current". It never actually expires, but you must provide proof of currency within the last 24 months. The FAA just recently revised their currency standards, and you no longer have to take an exam, just participate in a course akin to continuing education for other professional fields.

Thing that I find funny is that you do not have to prove proficiency with the actual drone prior to receiving license like you do with other pilots' licenses. You simply must pass the academic portion. In theory, you could have never laid eyes on an actual UAS but can have your Part 107 course. The "hands on" knowledge is completely up to the pilot/organization.

 

[Chris Mannix]

OT but not really. I have a question for the drone guys, and let me say up front thank you for any and all advice.

Ok so here is my question. I have a neighbor, not really sure who it is although some of the other neighbors have indicated on the neighborhood fb account that they do, that is flying his drone all over our neighborhood. The guy flys it basically all day and very late into the night. He buzzed houses and I have had him come to within 50 feet of party guests during a get together we had Saturday on my patio. I have also looked at fb postings from people that have pools in our neighborhood that have said he is flying very low mostly when their teenage daughters are laying out at the pool. I doubt that is by chance, one mother even put that he is clearly perving on her daughters. They also indicated that people have reached out to him to ask him to stop, these efforts have produced no results. So my question, finally I know. Do I call the cops? Can I blow the thing out of the sky next time it gets low in my backyard? I am not a tech person and I would honestly just like to ask the guy nicely to stop.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

I was looking for a gif of someone destroying a drone with a baseball and found this helpful article:

Birds of Prey or Sporting Equipment?

 

[Xenomorph]

I feel like this should dovetail with the ammo discussion.

 

[Faustdog]

I think you have a good argument that he is intruding in a way that inhibits you from full enjoyment of your land. I think in most places it would be tough to get anything done, but where you live I happen to know that the PD doesn't have any tolerance for nonsense.

https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.c...ne-flies-over-my-house-is-it-trespassing.html

 

[RotorHead]

The hardest part about flying isn't the actual flying. Wiggling sticks is easy and fun; it's knowing the science/legality/reasoning behind what you can and can't do. If you can/can't actually fly the drone, it isn't the FAA's problem, that's on you and your organization. BUT if you bust airspace, etc...that's when it turns into their problem.
I can't tell you how many times I almost hit a drone flying over/around LA. It is a larger safety hazard than some people perceive. However, thanks for the intel and hope you enjoy flying around. I don't have a drone, but i've thought about branching out and seeing what it is like.

 

[J-Dawg]

Unless you could prove the guy was a Part 107 licensed pilot (for flying commercially), then he is not bound to any real rules (per the FAA). If he is Part 107, he would be flying illegally if he was flying over people and/or at night without proper anti-collision lights.

The most logical thing would be to get him on harassment charges especially if the harassing was done within your back yard. But don't go shooting it down because you could still get popped for destroying personal property, as ridiculous as it sounds. I've read articles where homeowners did the same to peeping toms with drones yet were held liable for the damages to the drone.

 

[J-Dawg]

The hardest part about flying isn't the actual flying. Wiggling sticks is easy and fun; it's knowing the science/legality/reasoning behind what you can and can't do. If you can/can't actually fly the drone, it isn't the FAA's problem, that's on you and your organization. BUT if you bust airspace, etc...that's when it turns into their problem.
I can't tell you how many times I almost hit a drone flying over/around LA. It is a larger safety hazard than some people perceive. However, thanks for the intel and hope you enjoy flying around. I don't have a drone, but i've thought about branching out and seeing what it is like.

No doubt. The academic aspect of getting my Part 107 was pretty strenuous. Like you said, lots of rules and regulations to abide by that are easy to break if you aren't careful. However, I've always been a pretty good student and test taker so I did well on that aspect. I'm more nervous with my hands on the controls and wrecking a $10,000 rig.

 

[vhdawg]

OT but not really. I have a question for the drone guys, and let me say up front thank you for any and all advice.

Ok so here is my question. I have a neighbor, not really sure who it is although some of the other neighbors have indicated on the neighborhood fb account that they do, that is flying his drone all over our neighborhood. The guy flys it basically all day and very late into the night. He buzzed houses and I have had him come to within 50 feet of party guests during a get together we had Saturday on my patio. I have also looked at fb postings from people that have pools in our neighborhood that have said he is flying very low mostly when their teenage daughters are laying out at the pool. I doubt that is by chance, one mother even put that he is clearly perving on her daughters. They also indicated that people have reached out to him to ask him to stop, these efforts have produced no results. So my question, finally I know. Do I call the cops? Can I blow the thing out of the sky next time it gets low in my backyard? I am not a tech person and I would honestly just like to ask the guy nicely to stop.

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[DesotoCountyDawg]

Sounds like someone needs their *** kicked.

 

[Chris Mannix]

I am honestly not looking to fight anybody or blow the thing out of the sky. That being said I have a teenage niece that comes over to lay out at a friends pool in the neighborhood all the time. If I thought for one second that she was being impacted by this then it would be *** kicking time. I just want to know what can be done. I mean surely if the guy is being a pervert with it then something can be done.

 

[dawgman42]

You need your own.
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[dorndawg]

https://jrupprechtlaw.com/mississippi-drone-laws/

From this, doesn't look like there's much of a legal argument if he's not peering in windows etc.

Maybe buy another cheap drone and kamikaze his ***? Seems like worst case he could drag you to Justice Court. Prolly the best first move is to get a couple of the more level-headed dudes in the neighborhood to go talk to him in a cordial way.

 

[Shmuley]

Falconry. Goodbye drone.

 

[sandwolf.sixpack]

Didn’t think of that. Another thing on the deer, I think more than finding deer to stalk, they could really help you pattern deer in areas you don’t want to go in to put cameras. You could probably find bedding areas that you could then monitor to see when they’re going to feed and when they’re returning.

I'd also love to have one to help locate a deer that you're blood trailing through cutover. Or search for a deer that's stopped bleeding.