My latest triggering video

[Sombeech]

LOL so it was foggy for a few days last week, like really low fog only a few hundred feet thick on the ground, and then it was a beautiful sunny day up top. So I took my drone up to check it out, get some footage, and land about 4 minutes later.

I knew it would cause a stir among the drone nerds, as they would think I'm 2000 feet up in the clouds beyond my line of sight, in danger of an airplane flying beneath me and popping out of the clouds right into the drone.

But the truth is I'm just a few hundred feed up in my neighborhood, and airplanes don't fly 200 feet above ground especially through fog in a neighborhood. Knowing this, I shared this video with as many drone groups as I could and sat back to watch the triggering

This is one of those videos where I should have hid the #MAGA text in white somewhere, I didn't think of it in time though

Even in this thumbnail preview, you can see the neighborhood streets through the lighter sections of fog.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1EPt2xCEFo

[rockgremlin]

Let's see some of those triggered comments. :nod:

[Sombeech]

Let's see some of those triggered comments. :nod:

ha ha, well it was removed from 1 big group so far

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[BasinCruiser]

I was reading some of the responses. Not knowing the people or their personalities, I couldn’t tell if their responses were sarcastic outrage, like mine ��, or if they were serious.

[rockgremlin]

LOL you pot-stirrer. :lol8:

[Sombeech]

I was reading some of the responses. Not knowing the people or their personalities, I couldn’t tell if their responses were sarcastic outrage, like mine 😉, or if they were serious.

Most of them were serious LOL

Some people are PISSED OFF at wild assumptions they make. And that was my goal.

[Sombeech]

VLOS means Visual Line Of Sight, some were accusing me of not watching where my drone was, out of my line of sight.

Some of them didn't like my joke:

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[oldno7]

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[rockgremlin]

93632


Oooofff!!! Get wrecked!!

My money's on immaturity over weak argument.

[oldno7]

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[oldno7]

You coulda killed airplanes

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[twotimer]

VLOS means Visual Line Of Sight, some were accusing me of not watching where my drone was, out of my line of sight.

Some of them didn't like my joke:

93632That's hilarious...you're a funny friggin' guy. What a bunch of sissies. Bitch slap 'em...bitch slap 'em all.

[Sombeech]

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[rockgremlin]

HAHAHA! This is hilarious. :roflol:

Why do I get so happy at other people's irrational anger? What's the matter with me?

[Sombeech]

It's the same ol' bullshit, people just waiting for a reason to complain.

Believe it or not, with my fall colors video that went viral, somebody accused me of making tourists waste their money flying into Utah, to see the fall colors in November when they were all gone.

[rockgremlin]

Believe it or not, with my fall colors video that went viral, somebody accused me of making tourists waste their money flying into Utah, to see the fall colors in November when they were all gone.


So, you refunded their airfare then?

[Sombeech]

You guys wanna hear something funny? The FAA actually contacted me about this video. I was reported for "dangerous" flying. Turns out, they actually helped me straighten out my Part 107 permit and extend it another 2 years. The person that reported me did so in "poor judgement", verbatim from the FAA inspector, and I was also complimented on some "amazing footage" on my channel. Yes, those are direct quotes.

I did learn a few things though, as so did the agent. It was a good opportunity for education, very constructive. A lot of things are always changing with federal drone laws so I got some great resources now.

Some folks in the drone groups said I need to have 3 miles of visibility, which was the only thing they could think of about my video to nab me. But speaking with 2 FAA agents today, the only things they advised me on is to not fly directly over people, which had nothing to do with this video. It's a great point though, I've been lucky with people.

So instead of getting reported for a fine and/or restriction, my commercial drone permit was renewed and corrected, as the testing center had screwed up on the paperwork last year. Fortunately I still had the print out from my exam, the test number, and my test results, because the testing center didn't even keep my results.

Thanks to the toolbag who reported me (I even know who it was on the drone group but I'm not gonna call him out, he's already a douche by looking at his posts), unfortunately for him, it was a nice benefit to me.

[accadacca]

Keep trolling them

[Iceaxe]

Don't be a pussy.... I'd throw the douche under the bus... the trick is to do it on the drone group and make him look like a complete ass without actually using the word ass...

Something like you posted above giving thanks to the douche for helping get your permit straigthened out and mentioning the FAA praised your footage and flying expertise.... kick the douche in the nuts hard now or deal with him for the next 10 years.

Climb-Utah.com

[rockgremlin]

Keep trolling them

+1

[Sombeech]

Ok I've been thinking, I'm gonna smoke these dudes. Gotta plan though, I don't want to blow my wad on a mediocre post and then think of a better way I should have done it.

These guys did me a huge favor, I don't have to be concerned about any of my past questionable footage now because I've been talked to about it already. I'm free now. I'd just better be good from now on LOL

I'll let you know what I'm cooking up. Don't want to post on the weekend. Office hours, big exposure. Monday.

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[accadacca]

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[Iceaxe]

Ok I've been thinking, I'm gonna smoke these dudes. Gotta plan though, I don't want to blow my wad on a mediocre post and then think of a better way I should have done it.


Now that's what I'm talking about... Hahaha

Set a sweet little trap for them to walk into and then spring it.

Maybe, sorry I didn't post as I was in FAA custody all weekend....

....getting my medal from them for being the world's greatest drone pilot.... if you want to really yank their chain don't forget to mention the congratulations call the FAA told you to expect from President Trump next week.... LOL....



Climb-Utah.com

[Sombeech]

I figured, since I'm already winning the hypothetical arguments I'm having in my head late at night, this should turn out very well for me.

[BasinCruiser]

Those are always the best arguments.

[Sombeech]

If you guys want a laugh, read this thread talking about my dangerous behavior

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1216285998442263/permalink/3397680583636116/

Hurry and skim through it before they remove it, because they know I'm laughing at them in this bogley thread now. LOLZ

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[Iceaxe]

After reading all that I've discovered the self righteous and self appointed sheriff of the skies thinks you're a moronic asshat with shitty flying skills who is not safe to let loose in the same city where women, children and dogs are present.

It also appears that the self righteous and self appointed sheriff of the skies is a more than a little jealous because his drone footage sucks when compared to yours, but only because he follows the rules.

So... Did I get the general drift of the thread correct?

[dougrz]

Geeze, you have either a civil suit against you, or are heading to the "clink." Haven't heard clink as slang since maybe a Lil Rascals or 3 Stooges episode. Shame on you!

[Sombeech]

Basically, when Good Morning America features 4 of my clips, it puts a target on my back. Actually it might have been 5 times. Funny, one of the FAA agents mentioned Good Morning America and said how impressive that was.

I was explaining that I was thinking of getting out of the whole social media video business for a bit, just because of all the craziness and attention I got from my viral videos, I was thinking of taking a break. I had also assumed that my commercial Drone permit (Part 107) had expired since I hadn't paid attention to it lately. We looked it up and they were like "No you're still valid, but the testing center didn't process this correctly. Let's go ahead and fix this and it will be good for ANOTHER 2 years from this point". I said, well, ok I guess I'll keep going then. HA HA.

But in that thread, you'll see the repeated claims of dangerous flying "through the fog". Uh, didn't you guys even watch it? It was ABOVE the fog. LOL.

What people can't see from the video, and I did this on purpose just to piss people off, is that there is a hole in the fog directly below my drone, where I can see it from the ground.

Aside from that, they thought I could be 1000 feet up, over twice the legal ceiling. This shot clearly shows the top of the fog, and the neighborhood below, only a few hundred feet down.

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[Sombeech]

By the way, it's many of the same type of "professionals" that were upset at my 300+ Million Views Fall Colors at Snowbasin video because the colors were saturated. This enraged a good portion of drone pilots for some reason.

I've seen shitty saturated stuff, and I'll tell you what, it didn't make me angry. Maybe that's just me.

[double moo]

Just wondering if you could especially nail Kevin when you exact your next move...

[Sombeech]

Just wondering if you could especially nail Kevin when you exact your next move...LOL do you know him? He's been here on bogley a while ago, and he searches through my social media and video posts looking for stuff to complain about. Kind of a creep if you ask me. I'd be flattered if it were a chick.

He's the type that gets into an online argument way too deep, screenshots of every disagreement so he can save them for later, and most of his posts come in groups of 4 in a row. Mostly "oh and another thing..." back to back to back replies in a row. And then he'll start another virtual signaling thread of how he thinks arguing is bad, oh those heart emoji reactions to his post being a tear to my eye.

When I post another video of something legit, he and those other dweebs will say something like "thank you for following code 245.63.C8 on this one, can you share your flight logs? "

By the way, next time somebody asks me to post the flight log for a certain video, a method for double checking all of the stats, wind speed, elevation, distance, I've got a nice surprise for them. It's a mapped route of a hand giving the middle finger.

The truth is though, they'd never approve my membership request back into that group because they know a shitstorm would follow. I'm fine with that, we can just laugh about it here. There is absolutely zero benefit to my life for belonging to a group like that. I only originally joined so I could spam my videos. It's just more of this kind of garbage. The FAA didn't even care about the cloud rules or the 3 mile visibility. They said it didn't exist and I had to Google it afterwards to find it. They just don't care about that crap.



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[BruteForce]

So, all this aside, what is the best beginner drone for following me on ATV/Jeep adventures? I want to be able to look ahead to see what's on the other side of hills/mountains, have a FOLLOW-ME function and a return to base function on low battery, etc.

Ideally, GPSr integration so a route can be plotted would be ideal.

Android or iPad Pro control.

If you wouldn't mind, that is. I found this site:

https://buyersguide.org/drones/t/camera?msclkid=96a312d58cbc1565158d4cd5563279a0&m=e&d=c&c=79439803941726&oid=kwd-79439995338843:loc-190&qs=best%20camera%20drones%20for%202019&lp=108997&li=&nw=s&nts=1&tdid=7761581

[Sombeech]

So, all this aside, what is the best beginner drone for following me on ATV/Jeep adventures?

Some things to consider, aside from budget:

*physical size, carrying the drone with you on rides, how much space do you have? The newer drones from DJI will fold up nicely, the older ones like mine are bulky but you can get a big backpack to carry it all.

*What kind of distance are you looking to fly? Here is one thing the FAA asked, on my "fly away" shots, they assumed I flew so far that I could no longer see my drone. This violates the "VLOS" or Visual Line Of Sight rule. I could still see my drone on these shots, but it was just a spec in the sky at 1000 feet away. Now if it weren't up to me, and if you don't have a group of nerdy sky sheriffs following you around online, you can fly out 3 miles if you don't have interference.

For a nice fold up drone that can get some great distance, about 27 minutes of flight time per battery, and can take great quality pictures, the DJI Mavic series is a good way to go. There are smaller drones like the Spark, but they won't fly out as far. These smaller drones are more for "selfie" shots, you might get a couple hundred yards away though. If you are controlling it from the phone itself and without a hardware control device, you'll be limited on flight distance. So the Mavic will be a good bet. Even the first Mavic model is good, you might find them around 900 or less now, although I haven't priced them lately.

Each of these DJI will follow you, or any target, without the need to carry a tracker device. One bit of advice, if it is following you and you've got the controller packed away, you won't see what the shot looks like until after. And if something goes wrong and you need to regain control, you want to get access to the controls in a hurry.

[BruteForce]

Any thoughts on the Holy Stone HS720? Specs seem similiar as the DJI units, but easily 1/4 to 1/2 the cost.

[Sombeech]

Any thoughts on the Holy Stone HS720? Specs seem similiar as the DJI units, but easily 1/4 to 1/2 the cost.

This looks like the camera will pan downwards, but I don't see a gimbal. The gimbal takes all of the vibrations out of the camera shot, most gimbals will be 3 axis. So you'll get some bumpy, shaky footage. But if you are just using it as a scout to go check up ahead, it might be fine. It just depends how close you can get, as the phone will show you a picture but you might not be able to zoom in.

Under perfect conditions, it looks like you can get up to 1/2 mile away on the 5G transmission.

[BruteForce]

Thanks for the assist. I suppose a gimble would be most ideal as I imagine my use of a drone would evolve with time & usage.

[Sombeech]

Thanks for the assist. I suppose a gimble would be most ideal as I imagine my use of a drone would evolve with time & usage.

Yeah you don't know how valuable that gimbal is until you see a comparison.

Here's one of my earliest drone videos without a gimbal, I'll be serving 6-8 months in the slammer for flying over my kids, maybe. WARNING loud drone noise


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z7G9YX80_0

[rockgremlin]

^^^^Your drone has Parkinson's.


That gimbal is a must have.

[oldno7]

you rode on the grass!!!!

FFA gonna nail you...

[Sombeech]

And guess what, that park is less than 1 mile away from Hill Air Force Base, a HUGE NO NO for flying at. But that was about 5 years ago before we had all of the map resources, flying without an app, without a permit, before the testing existed.

But thanks to the toolbags that reported me, I can show this video without a single worry because I've already acknowledged the mistake!
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

[oldno7]

^^^^^^


you rode on the grass!!!!

FFA gonna nail you...

beech----

you usually do posts like this....

FFA= Future Farmers of America...(riding on grass)

dang, now it lost it's mo-jo:facepalm1: