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Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla

Posted by Daniel H on December 24, 2014, 2:37 am
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Jimmy (son of Bob and Cissie) came by the beach bar this evening with a quadcopter.
The idea was to do a video of Greg's house but it turned into more than that as
you will see below. I didn't edit this video so there are a couple minutes of
places where it doesn't do much but then changes to a scene where it does.




If you click on the You Tube it will take you to the You Tube page.
There are a few ways to view this, the method with the highest clarity is to go to the
little gear in the bottom right corner and select 1080p HD. Once it is playing go
again to the bottom right corner and click full screen. It may take some time to
load but the clarity is really something. The link above is the lowest resolution.

Here is a photo of Jimmy and his quadcopter



Here is a link to the quadcopter he is using

http://www.gizmag.com/dji-phantom-quadcopter/25672/

I have been following quadcopters for a couple years now and was pretty
excited to see my first one up close and even got a chance to fly it! Jimmy
is my kind of pilot, first thing he does is send the quad over Greg's house
then he takes it up to 500 feet, so high we temporarily lost track of it!
Which is why it stays in one place for a while around the 3 minute mark.
Next he takes it over the ocean at about 5 feet off the surface and then
even lets me and Greg try it, quite brave IMO. Mind you this quad is transmitting
live HD to the iphone on the controler that Jimmy is holding via wifi! he
can see what the quadcopter is seeing in real time! Just think of that
next time you go into the next room with your laptop and loose the connection.

Here are some links from my bookmarks of quad stuff I have saved in the
past couple of months which show some of the things they are doing with quadcopters.


The astounding athletic power of quadcopters

Crazyflie Nano Quadcopter Kit

Underwater Multicopter

Make It Wearable Finalists Reddit

FPV Racing Mini Quadcopters Advanced Course Reddit







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Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla

Posted by Pablo on December 24, 2014, 4:13 am, in reply to "Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla"
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Wahoo! Such incredible views of the village. Gracias D. and to Jimmy. And the multitude yelled out, "Please, sir, we want some more"...
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Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla

Posted by sally on December 24, 2014, 8:41 pm, in reply to "Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla"
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Very cool. Let's not get paranoid about this. There are bigger issues.
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Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla

Posted by Daniel H on December 24, 2014, 4:19 am, in reply to "Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla"
Edited by board administrator December 24, 2014, 10:09 am

Here are a couple more of my favorites that didn't show up on first look cause
some people (incorrectly IMO) call them drones or quadra or hexa. IMO Drones are things that
kill people (there are now quadcopters that can do that too). There are more links
than I thought I had and these are only from this year, I wonder if I have cyber love?
This is a vast and quickly changing topic and there is certainly a lot more information
out there, if you find something unique please send me a link. (note: where it says Reddit,
that is a separate link to the discussion and the source of where I found the info to begin with)

Drone Whale Watching Hawaii Reddit This is incredible video.

Fireworks filmed with a drone Reddit This person is very brave with their quad!

Fancy flying to work on a Hoverbike Reddit

CINEDRONES ARE AWESOME Reddit There are a couple shots of Careyes at the
45 second mark. I have seen the full video of Careyes, I think on a real estate site
but can't find the link right now.

Introducing Project Wing Reddit

Drones Are Coming To Hollywood Reddit

Man Shoots Down Drone Reddit

New Drone Fits in Your Pocket Reddit

Mexico City International Airport from Above Reddit

Russian Businessman Fined for Delivering Pizza by Drone Reddit

The ambulance drone that could save your life: Flying defibrillator of the future Reddit

Open Source Remote Control lets you pilot just about any drone Reddit

Parrot's featherweight Bebop drone lands next month for $500 Reddit

Beer Drone Can Buzz The Skies No More, FAA Says Reddit

The best cameramen at the Olympics are drones

Intern shot with 80,000-volt, drone-mounted stun gun Reddit

Criminals ‘using unmanned drones and infrared cameras to find illegal cannabis farms’ – and then steal from the growers Reddit

India: Police investigate pizza deliveries by drone Reddit

FAA ruling makes BP the first company that can legally use drones over US land Reddit

Facing massive strikes, mining corporations may soon use weaponized drones to control workers Reddit

México, tierra prometida para los drones Reddit

Woman Accused Of Drone Attack Gets Probation Reddit

Hexacopter in Cameroon, Africa







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Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla

Posted by charley on December 24, 2014, 8:37 am, in reply to "Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla"

Methinks they invade your private space.......... rooftops , swimming pools, etc........ I do not like them......Did Greg know his house rooftop was being filmed............I wonder how Cissie would feel if video of private guests at Coconuts by the sea in Boca were to be published on the net.
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Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla

Posted by Daniel H on December 24, 2014, 8:59 am, in reply to "Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla"
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Yes, she knew before Jimmy got here. There are several good links on
the privacy topic in some of the links I posted, quadcopters are certainly
not without controversy on a couple of issues.
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Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla

Posted by Michel on December 24, 2014, 8:24 am, in reply to "Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla"
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Certainly images of La Manzanilla seldom seen. What is a quadcopter? Thanks for sharing it.
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Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla

Posted by Kim on December 24, 2014, 9:24 am, in reply to "Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla"
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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cytce_drone-vs-kangaroo_fun

Don't let it get in arms reach!

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Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla

Posted by Daniel H on December 24, 2014, 9:52 am, in reply to "Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla"
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Don't watch 15 seconds of advertising unless you absolutely have to.
5 second add link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFWUlObSgn0
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Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla

Posted by Larry F on December 24, 2014, 3:40 pm, in reply to "Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla"
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Gotta agree with Charley on this one. The use of these little machines has become a major invasion of privacy in many parts of the world, as well as a documented danger to commercial aircraft around airports.
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Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla

Posted by Daniel H on December 24, 2014, 4:37 pm, in reply to "Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla"
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I would like to see some citations on those claims of "major invasion of privacy"
and "documented danger to commercial aircraft around airports". I am not saying
they are not just would like to see citations. e.g. I would consider the government
a major invasion of privacy, quadcopters....way, way behind if even on the map.

I would like to try my hand at using one for real estate, this is a state
of the art example of quadcopter promotion. Priced at 85 mil, sold for 70 Sources



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Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla

Posted by Larry F on December 24, 2014, 5:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla"
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Citations? You want citations? Any small
Google resesrch will pull up endless examples of the problem.

Try the Washingtom Post for an investigation into the threat these things are to aircraft.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/2014/06/23/close-encounters-with-small-drones-on-rise/

Check out California's new legislation on the invasion of privacy issue. As more jurisdictions pass laws to restrict the use of these toys, we'll some citations plenty.

What the hell does the government's invasion of our privacy got to do with anyway?

By the way, I hear Santa Claus is not delivering the gifts tonight ........ his new unmanned drone is. Merry Christmas!
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Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla

Posted by Daniel H on December 24, 2014, 5:40 pm, in reply to "Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla"
Edited by board administrator December 24, 2014, 5:50 pm

Easy Larry, it is just a discussion. Here is a quote from the one article
you linked to "FAA says pilots have reported 15 close calls with small rogue
drones near airports in the past two years". How many flights have there been
in the US in the past two years? "On any given day, more than 87,000 flights
are in the skies in the United States". 87 thou times 730 days = 63 million flights.
What percentage of 63 million is 15? Zero to the power of ten.

Here is a link to an article about California legislation. You can see that it talks about legislating before it becomes a major problem. If you would have posted "use of these little machines has (the potential to) become a major invasion of privacy (issue)" (parentheses mine) then I probably would not have questioned that part of your post.

I was using the government invasion of privacy as a comparison to that of quadcopters.
It was the most extreme example that came to mind, I could have used the paparazzi.
Here is an interesting link on privacy. It is much more than just someone checking out your back yard.

Nice to see Santa is up with the times

Merry Christmas to you as well.
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Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla

Posted by Bonnie G on December 24, 2014, 4:55 pm, in reply to "Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla"
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Hey wait a minute! Is that my husband on the roof with another woman? Yikes!
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Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla

Posted by Ron Smith on December 24, 2014, 5:27 pm, in reply to "Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla"

I love the drone views over LM. Great perspective of the community, but. . .

We were in Yellowstone NP this September when this occurred. The rangers were pretty excited.

Link: Drones in Yellowstone NP


Quadcopter drones + Privacy

Posted by Roy on December 24, 2014, 7:21 pm, in reply to "Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla"
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Great video!

Statistics (sadistics?) and probability for an air accident with a drone? It will only take one accident with hundreds dying for the FAA to come down on that one.

Privacy - a neighbor using a drone to check me and my garden out on my property after I have spent megabucks planting privacy screening versus the government doing the same. I'll take the feds thanks.

Maybe the quads could be considered skeet. Bring them down with a slingshot in Mexico, a shotgun or rifle in Canada or an AK type weapon in the US.

Think of the entertainment value!
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Re: Quadcopter drones + Privacy

Posted by shane on December 24, 2014, 11:28 pm, in reply to "Quadcopter drones + Privacy"
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Absolutely great footage ! I have my fingers crossed for the boxing day sales offers having an affordable drone ! Great Post !
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Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla

Posted by Neal on January 4, 2015, 7:43 pm, in reply to "Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla"
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Daniel thanks for the advise on how to view this. The beach sure is empty. Neal
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Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla

Posted by Daniel H on January 4, 2015, 8:20 pm, in reply to "Re: Quadcopter view of La Manzanilla"
Edited by board administrator January 4, 2015, 8:43 pm

Your welcome Neil. Here are a few of the HD screen shots I mentioned (not resized) with
your brand new house included. Right click to save image as or go to the vid on HD and make your own!
By the way, Las Aves (top left) is recently back on the market! Titled, close to town and motivated seller!
(just had to work a little)










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