La Jolla 6-2-2022 on the Solo Skiff

[FISH11]

Thanks John. Just getting out on the water, is very refreshing. The Drone is a DJI Mavic Mini, I bought about 2 years ago, used. It had never been crashed and had very little use. It is a very popular model because of it's ability and the weight of just under 250grm makes it not needing to have a pilot register with the FAA. Everyone still need to follow FAA flying regulation. To me registering is NOT a big deal, because I already had to with another, not as advanced model. It cost $5 and answering a few questions on line. Getting a professional license to fly much bigger drones, requires much more. Quickly found that better drones with camera gimbles shoot better video and pictures. If you get a Drone make sure to get extra batteries. I bought the Fly More Combo that has 3 batteries (more flying time). Living in the mountains means I have to get above the canopies, so visual contact it not as easy. I use my cell phone as the screen and can see what the camera sees. I haven't use it as much as I would like because of higher winds. I would like to fly it more to be smoother on the control inputs and get smoother videos. The better the drone, the more features and sensor that can keep from crashing into an obstacle. The new Mini3 is even better, at the same weight, but has gone up in cost, as all things do. It is incredible how they can hover anywhere when you release the controls. Not like other remote planes or helicopters, they just crash. They literally, give you a birds eye view. On the sound quality, I've been using a older version on IMovie and found settings that can lower background noise (kind off makes it a little muffled) and a voice enhancement selection for the audio. It does make a big difference.