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Aloha Brother,
A couple years ago i predicted that drones on the break would be like flies. Goin that way, eh?
Question: whose gonna be the first to shoot Pipe with a drone? Just imagine the nads.
Aloha from the Windward side...
Mess that shot up and you have a dead drone, but if you succeed the footage would be epic.Aloha Brother,
A couple years ago i predicted that drones on the break would be like flies. Goin that way, eh?
Question: whose gonna be the first to shoot Pipe with a drone? Just imagine the nads.
Aloha from the Windward side...
True...the first drone footage I posted on my introduction was taken at Pipeline at 15-20 feet just this past Thursday.Mess that shot up and you have a dead drone, but if you succeed the footage would be epic.
That's actually a really good idea! Thanks for the tip!Keoni,
If you have the Solo backpack, it's a great way to take off from uneven surfaces, such a a North Shore beach with a steep incline toward the water.
I just set up my backpack to what looks level-ish, stick my phone on it to check level (iPhone standard compass app, second screen), and adjust accordingly. Then catch to land if it's too crazy.
Wow, that's incredible! My father grew up on 9th Ave in Palolo! What year were you born? My uncle played in a band (Al Lopaka), you may have watched them play during that time you were here. Too funny on the rethreads around Kaena Pt, LOL! And nothing's changed about the break-ins at Makaha and the North Shore (hey gang, if you visit Hawaii, do NOT leave your equipment visible in your car, especially by the beaches!)Me-me-me... May I join this old-home thread?
I was stationed at Pearl Harbor in the Navy, but always lived off base. After my discharge I stayed on Oahu to live as a poor civilian for nearly 2 years. Lived in Palolo Valley for sometime, then somehow felt compelled to move to the jungle - Waikiki. Tended bar at a German restaurant/bar on Kalakaua Ave called the Hofbrau. Long gone... many times over I imagine.
Used to go watch the Makaha Surfing Championships every year - I guess that dates me as they've apparently been gone for >40 years.Last time I was at Makaha my '59 Chevy Impala convertible got the glove box ripped open - kids looking for wallets I guess, and I never did have the top up. Drove that '59 all the way around Kaena Point on retreads in 1969 or 70 because someone said it was impassable.
I was there when CBS was still filming the original Hawaii 5-0 and still in the Navy when Japanese planes attacked Pearl and Hickam AFB - during the filming of Tora, Tora, Tora.
Anyone older than me... raise their hand!
Well, I didn't say when I was born, but I was tending bar by 1968. Don't remember Al Lopaka, but it's been a few years. There was a Honolulu Symphony Orchestra violinist who moonlighted and played and sung bawdy bar songs at the Hofbrau. There was Liz Damon and the Orient Express at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Garden Bar. Some other things going on at the International Market Place - but band names escape me now. Don Ho was alive and kicking when I was there.Wow, that's incredible! My father grew up on 9th Ave in Paloma! What year were you born? My uncle played in a band (Al Lopaka), you may have watched them play during that time you were here. Too funny on the rethreads around Kaena Pt, LOL! And nothing's changed about the break-ins at Makaha and the North Shore (hey gang, if you visit Hawaii, do NOT leave your equipment visible in your car, especially by the beaches!)
Have you been back to the isles since? If so, please drop me a line so we can meet up!
Aloha,
Keoni
Hey Racer_11!
I'm taking off from the walk-up towards Pipe--there is a space on the left that is block a bit by trees that many drone pilots launch from. Many of the DJI guys launch from the beach by holding their drones--I have not accomplished such a feat thus yet, as I've had bad luck moving the Solo during initialization. There are some videos of guys doing it on youtube, but I don't think the Solo was designed to launch this way, so it will be interesting to see if I can pull it off. BTW, there's tons of space to launch at Waimea, but be cautious of the power lines that run across part of the beach!
Aloha,
Keoni[/QUOTE
Awesome, brother, thanks for the inside info! If I can get at least one cool still I will be happy!!
Frankie
Channel 1250 from a sat TV system we used on the Big Island last week had hours of commentated coverage of a surfing competition, with a mix of shore and air video. Many white DJI quadcopters zipping around.True...the first drone footage I posted on my introduction was taken at Pipeline at 15-20 feet just this past Thursday.![]()
Yes, there are always a ton of white Phantoms buzzing around like flies on s*! I also saw an Inspire this last time as well. I was the only 3DR out there--in fact, I overheard a few people say, "Oooo, look, there's a black one out there now!" I thought that was pretty funny--but it also shows just how much of a jump DJI got on the market, the ratio was like 8 DJI to my 1 3DR.Channel 1250 from a sat TV system we used on the Big Island last week had hours of commentated coverage of a surfing competition, with a mix of shore and air video. Many white DJI quadcopters zipping around.
Yes, there are always a ton of white Phantoms buzzing around like flies on s*! I also saw an Inspire this last time as well. I was the only 3DR out there--in fact, I overheard a few people say, "Oooo, look, there's a black one out there now!" I thought that was pretty funny--but it also shows just how much of a jump DJI got on the market, the ratio was like 8 DJI to my 1 3DR.
Hi WRO,Hello keoniahlo, wouldn't be this be something for you: pilotanywhere - alpha 0.1? I guess that a lof of people, including me, would love flying around in Hawaii.
I am one of the makers of this platform. So let me know, if you should go live with your Solo at our platform.
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