Sorry to see some folks getting pushback from their communities or law enforcement recently over the dreaded "drones" but thankfully I've had the opposite reaction the past couple weeks.
Solo actually seems to be a bit of a celebrity around my neighborhood latley to my suprise. I live in a suburb in Cincinnati Ohio it's wooded and there's not houses everywhere but still there are plenty around. Being in the Midwest and also by far the youngest homeowners around me I've been trying to keep solo up a few hundred feet unless above my property to avoid people getting upset. Tonight I found out that's not necessary in yet another area nearby. Most folks around here are retired and I just got a third positive visit from a neighbor she said her husband has Parkinson's and a bit of dementia and just loves my solo. Apparently he waits and asks her where the "drone" is most nights if I don't have a chance to fly and she asked if I could come over to her much more open yard and fly it some nights cause he's always loved planes and choppers and loves watching it. She's the third curious neighbor of only about 5 close enough to be worried about to be great about my flying and just moving here last year this actually is how were first meeting since they rarely come out.
I thought oh $&it when I saw her coming then she began telling me about her husbands conditions and saying "when you fly over our way" uh oh but then said "he gets so exited when he sees it" and I sighed with relief. I've never even seen them until tonight, just wanted to post a story about people curious that have been exited and enjoyed this new tech instead of being terrified and paranoid like so many right now. My other neighbors have raved about how much more they like solo over my other quad and how it looks like a real craft not a toy, and they enjoy watching it and have no problems with it at all.
Sorry this is kinda off topic but thought it's better to read than stories of another ticket, complaint, or idiot being an idiot. If you've had similar stories or used yours for positive or useful things feel free to post them here and try to balance the bad posts we've seen recently.
Fly Safe
Andrew Dimuzio
Solo actually seems to be a bit of a celebrity around my neighborhood latley to my suprise. I live in a suburb in Cincinnati Ohio it's wooded and there's not houses everywhere but still there are plenty around. Being in the Midwest and also by far the youngest homeowners around me I've been trying to keep solo up a few hundred feet unless above my property to avoid people getting upset. Tonight I found out that's not necessary in yet another area nearby. Most folks around here are retired and I just got a third positive visit from a neighbor she said her husband has Parkinson's and a bit of dementia and just loves my solo. Apparently he waits and asks her where the "drone" is most nights if I don't have a chance to fly and she asked if I could come over to her much more open yard and fly it some nights cause he's always loved planes and choppers and loves watching it. She's the third curious neighbor of only about 5 close enough to be worried about to be great about my flying and just moving here last year this actually is how were first meeting since they rarely come out.
I thought oh $&it when I saw her coming then she began telling me about her husbands conditions and saying "when you fly over our way" uh oh but then said "he gets so exited when he sees it" and I sighed with relief. I've never even seen them until tonight, just wanted to post a story about people curious that have been exited and enjoyed this new tech instead of being terrified and paranoid like so many right now. My other neighbors have raved about how much more they like solo over my other quad and how it looks like a real craft not a toy, and they enjoy watching it and have no problems with it at all.
Sorry this is kinda off topic but thought it's better to read than stories of another ticket, complaint, or idiot being an idiot. If you've had similar stories or used yours for positive or useful things feel free to post them here and try to balance the bad posts we've seen recently.
Fly Safe
Andrew Dimuzio