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Leaving for Cabo on Saturday...not sure if I should take ol' Sparky with me.
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<blockquote data-quote="ol&#039; Sparky" data-source="post: 106331" data-attributes="member: 16402"><p>Took Ol' Sparky with me. Was nervous at customs watching everybody push the button. I was 3 away before the lady at the front pushed a red and she was pulled aside for inspection. Sailed right through no questions asked. Woke up at dawn and watched the sunrise and sent er out over the water for some shots. The security guard said I was ok to fly, but I went off the resort and sat on the beach. Early morning was less crowded, but did attract some attention from the hotel beach cleaners, so I flew it in and took a couple selfies with them. Did get applause from a couple watching from their balcony when I brought her in for a battery change and landed it on a little table beside me. Last day, after I used up 4 batteries shooting beach and hotel shots, another security guard leaned over the railing and gave me the "No Drones" finger wag. I could have given him attitude...I was on public beach flying over the water, but all my batteries were dead and i was packing up. Followed him back to the resort and had a talk with him and his supervisor. Basically came down to no flying over the resort. people don't like it, just keep it over the water.....which I was doing anyway, so not sure why the scolding. Seems odd that people on the resort were taking pictures and videos everywhere you looked, but put your camera 100 feet in the air and everyone gets paranoid. Did set a personal distance record trying to fly out to Lovers Beach (5356 feet), but lost signal and she came home all by herself. Had no issues going through security until the layover in Calgary. Told the agent I had a drone and she made me take it out to inspect. Surprisingly, the young lady said she had a Mavic Pro and loved it. We had a short chat about drones and we went on our way. So glad I took it...still nervous about what would have happened if Mexican customs found it. if you take yours, make sure you are prepared for customs with your purchase receipt (just in case) and learn the local laws. No night flying, don't fly over people, don't be an idiot and respect the locals. Here's a link to a short video I put together</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]2VkcMTxR6aA[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ol' Sparky, post: 106331, member: 16402"] Took Ol' Sparky with me. Was nervous at customs watching everybody push the button. I was 3 away before the lady at the front pushed a red and she was pulled aside for inspection. Sailed right through no questions asked. Woke up at dawn and watched the sunrise and sent er out over the water for some shots. The security guard said I was ok to fly, but I went off the resort and sat on the beach. Early morning was less crowded, but did attract some attention from the hotel beach cleaners, so I flew it in and took a couple selfies with them. Did get applause from a couple watching from their balcony when I brought her in for a battery change and landed it on a little table beside me. Last day, after I used up 4 batteries shooting beach and hotel shots, another security guard leaned over the railing and gave me the "No Drones" finger wag. I could have given him attitude...I was on public beach flying over the water, but all my batteries were dead and i was packing up. Followed him back to the resort and had a talk with him and his supervisor. Basically came down to no flying over the resort. people don't like it, just keep it over the water.....which I was doing anyway, so not sure why the scolding. Seems odd that people on the resort were taking pictures and videos everywhere you looked, but put your camera 100 feet in the air and everyone gets paranoid. Did set a personal distance record trying to fly out to Lovers Beach (5356 feet), but lost signal and she came home all by herself. Had no issues going through security until the layover in Calgary. Told the agent I had a drone and she made me take it out to inspect. Surprisingly, the young lady said she had a Mavic Pro and loved it. We had a short chat about drones and we went on our way. So glad I took it...still nervous about what would have happened if Mexican customs found it. if you take yours, make sure you are prepared for customs with your purchase receipt (just in case) and learn the local laws. No night flying, don't fly over people, don't be an idiot and respect the locals. Here's a link to a short video I put together [MEDIA=youtube]2VkcMTxR6aA[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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