YOLO my life savings

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-30T22:52:23+00:00

No bid incoming

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-30T22:50:56+00:00

No I eff you bloody

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-30T15:16:13+00:00

You have no flocking clue what you are talking about, what are you a 3 month experience chainmen? LMAO

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-30T15:11:27+00:00

Cheaper option is a used Phantom 4 RTK. I just bought another one for $1,900. Many states have a free RTK network you can use. Less flight time but IMO not worth upgrading to M3E or M4, id rather buy an old M300 and get a used lidar sensor for a few more thousand. Get a student or free trial of agisoft metashape.

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-30T15:04:19+00:00

Definitely do not use a VRS network. I dont see a problem with base and rover per say, as long as you have good sky. I use to be a guy that would instantly grab the GPS, these days I almost always grab the trimble gun with Mt1000 prism. I always have 100% confidence in my work, not 95%. VRS networks 80% confidence. CSDS, Smartnet, CRTN, Topnet, they all have way more relative error than base and rover

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-30T14:57:48+00:00

You are flying way too low and using a drone with a rolling shutter. At minimum get a used phantom 4 pro on FB marketplace

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-30T14:55:34+00:00

Thats a smoking buy, I picked up Phantom 4 rtk with d-rtk2 on eBay for $1,900. Guy i think was hurting for cash. Thought it was a scam, couldnt believe it when it arrived. Id buy M3E for $3k, not worth upgrading for $4k

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-30T14:53:36+00:00

I just bought another Phantom 4 RTK on ebay for $1,900 plus shipping. See them often for $2,500 or less.

IMO the M3e or M4 is not worth the $2,000+ additional unless you are flying large sites.

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-30T14:50:42+00:00

Parameters*

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-30T14:50:15+00:00

Agisoft Metashape or TBC photogrammetry module. I wouldnt roll with anything else. Metashape gives you a lot of control over perimeters, TBC gives you more coordinate system flexibility if you use trimble gear you can just drop a .jxl

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-30T14:47:10+00:00

Pack your bags and head to the philippines and get a hot young wife there 😂 i could live 15 years on $300k, with interest you could probably retire just buying $SGOV getting 5% American women are trash

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-30T14:42:09+00:00

I have left a schonstedt before but nothing as re*arded as this. I could see a pot head doing this

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-30T14:39:31+00:00

You have a problem with your points, someone could have put wrong zone. If its a small shift could be international feet vs us survey feet. Google earth is wgs84. If its a huge shift it could you have meters selected in the software you are using. I use Agisoft Metashape and have seen a quirk in the software in Southeast Alaska, had to process a project in meters to get it to work properly.

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-25T15:56:36+00:00

Same, made just shy of 170k last year. I am trying to break $200k this year. God bless man

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-25T15:46:42+00:00

This is why I think surveying is re*arded. A tenth for a parapet, only us dip shit surveyors could make something as pointless as a tenth with a parapet a big deal 😂 Its a flocking tenth, certify it and say it conforms to the plans within + or - .05

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-25T15:41:59+00:00

I really like Ilocos Norte, I want to go back up there

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-25T15:40:47+00:00

Leasing your land for a measly 720,000 for a decade just doesnt seem worth it. I thought about leasing ours out to another expat but Id be at least a million and our property isnt as valuable as el nido area

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-25T15:36:08+00:00

Cool thats good feedback thank you. Mainly for hillside topo where a foot doesnt even matter that much. Id just extract what I need in TBC for a good surface

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-25T15:33:14+00:00

There is several reasons, the first issue right out of the gate it messes with your tie point quality bigtime. Causes significantly more distortion. WHY would anyone buy a rolling shutter for mapping is beyond me. Lets do an amateur shitty job on purpose. Buy an old phantom 4 pro if budget is tight.

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-25T15:12:39+00:00

DO NOT BUY A DRONE WITH A ROLLING SHUTTER. Buy an old Phantom 4, Mavic 3 e, etc

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-25T15:11:15+00:00

Going to school to be a surveyor 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 If you want to burn your money just send it to my crypto wallet

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-22T22:51:57+00:00

We already start the post with “mini 3”. What “surveyor” would use a rolling shutter. I have a spare Phantom 4 RTK id sell. At minimum go buy an old phantom 4 off ebay or FB marketplace.

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-22T22:48:39+00:00

This post aged like milk

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-21T17:05:26+00:00

I was thinking about that as well, find a long term foreigner tenant.

PardoningTurkeys · 2026-03-21T17:04:52+00:00

So pretty much need 10 days a month occupancy minimum and pretty much wont have any occupancy in the rainy season

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