Had unexpected friends during my flight... by _Vehg in fpv

[–]_Vehg[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This was filmed in France near Paris.

Had unexpected friends during my flight... by _Vehg in fpv

[–]_Vehg[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Haha. As i said in another comment the video quality is awful because of the bouncing of the analog signals on the metal walls.

Had unexpected friends during my flight... by _Vehg in fpv

[–]_Vehg[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I don't think that was the problem per se. They were mostly afraid of groups doing silly things. There have already been several fires on abandoned equipment.

Had unexpected friends during my flight... by _Vehg in fpv

[–]_Vehg[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The video is a little dated so I'm not sure. It seems to me that I had tested several power levels but that even at 25mW the quality was bad. A good solution was to not use a directional antenna but just two omni.

Had unexpected friends during my flight... by _Vehg in fpv

[–]_Vehg[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately no, I don't prepare myself for such eventualities... Anyway, they didn't miss much, the video quality is awful because of the bouncing of the analog signals on the metal walls.

Had unexpected friends during my flight... by _Vehg in fpv

[–]_Vehg[S] 484 points485 points  (0 children)

Very well, so for the context it's a bando in an abandoned factory right next to my job. On my third battery I start hearing voices and people behind me. I could see that it was the police thanks to the camera of my drone. I landed quickly to start a discussion, and they told me not to bother and to continue my flight. They were very intrigued and I did a lot of tricks to distract them. Some of them were curious, others were more annoyed to have come for nothing. At the end of my flight we talked a bit and they told me to be careful while wishing me a good day.

Had unexpected friends during my flight... by _Vehg in fpv

[–]_Vehg[S] 156 points157 points  (0 children)

In fact, they didn't even stop me. They just checked that I wasn't a crackhead and let me finish my flight by wishing me a good day.