Subj : Re: Drone Usage
To   : Moondog
From : Vk3jed
Date : Fri Jun 26 2020 11:26:00

-=> On 06-24-20 22:15, Moondog wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 Mo> My grandmother's farm was 160 acres.  100 was farm and the other 60 was
 Mo> wooded or reclaimed to forest.  I loved going camping out there as well
 Mo> as hunting.  There were spots where we could shoot our rifles out to
 Mo> 500 yards. The local clubs and ranges were usually limited to 200
 Mo> yards.  Shooting out to 200 is not that hard but after 350 yards
 Mo> factors such as trajectory need to be factored in.

Yeah, 500 yards, nice for a shooting range.  Definitely a good place to work on
your aim and technique.  I haven't been shooting for over 40 years myself, it
just became too hard, with the townies moving out to the bush.  I have toyed
with the idea of going to a local gun club when they have open days, but timing
hasn't worked out so far.  Not that I have time for a new sport or hobby
anyway! :D   Or money for that matter - I'm transitioning into a more expensive
phase on the track, where training and travel expenses start to mount, but
that's all good. :)

 Mo> For a couple of years back in the 1980's some selct cut lumber was
 Mo> harvested, and the loggers left some trails that we continued to
 Mo> maintain through the woods.  I'm sure flying a drone via a camera feed
 Mo> would've been fun along those trails.

Yeah, some nice footage could be had from a drone in places like that.  Only
way that would be doable here would be on private land, since public land of
that type generally comes under Parks, and as I've said in previous messages,
that's no go for flying. 


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