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[2F2R]

Front page under, Heritage Building Restorations & Heritage Issues

[Victoria Watcher]

Sorted by last reply, as usual with all threads except those pinned.

[Mike K.]

2F2R complains.

If he’s not complaining about there being no development in Victoria to his liking, he’s complaining he’s not seeing enough photos of development he doesn’t like.

[lanforod]

Front page under, Heritage Building Restorations & Heritage Issues

 

Yeah, thats not the front page. That's just your specific sub forum of choice, ranked by popularity (I guess).  

Again, you get what you pay for. Pay Mike for a forum software upgrade...

[HarrisonGreene]

I can assure you there isn't much to see here yet. 

[HarrisonGreene]

Excavation here is well underway. It's quite the pit!

[dkuitu]

https://www.youtube....h?v=N7Y0j6psctA

 

[Sparky]

dkuitu, is this your YouTube channel?

This is some beautiful drone footage. I have a drone and this is motivating me to try harder.

[Sparky]

Ok I see you answered this elsewhere and you bought a drone for Christmas.

You are a natural.

[dkuitu]

Ok I see you answered this elsewhere and you bought a drone for Christmas.

You are a natural.

Thank you. I did build an FPV drone back in 2013. Soldiered it together and programmed the flight control board and everything. It was much harder to fly and I never kept footage from it (it was all analog except for an external action cam that added to the weight). So I do have a fair amount of experience with flying them. FPV drones are very different though.

Edited by dkuitu, 10 February 2025 - 07:20 PM.

[dkuitu]

I think I filmed one video from that action cam, but it was so heavy that I never used it much. 



My new one is a dji mini 3

[Barrister]

Is it legal to fly a drone in downtown Victoria?

[Sparky]

^^ Ok nice. I have the original DJI mini that literally changed the game so guys like me could fly. I love the way you bank and pan. I am working on those skills.

^ Barrister these drones use satellite communications to fly. The technology between your controller and the drone is tethered through the satellite that basically won’t let you fly where you are not allowed to.

[Sparky]

dkuitu full disclosure… the first aircraft that I flew was a Cessna 150. I think the drone is more difficult to fly.

[Barrister]

I know nothing about drones so it is interesting to hear that their flight areas are controlled remotely. I am afraid my experience with balsawood frame aircraft  power by rubber bands

 

My Uncle through apparently had great fun flying at night over Frankfurt in a Lancaster apparently never stopping to land. 

[Victoria Watcher]

I am afraid my experience with balsawood frame aircraft  power by rubber bands

 

Yes, we used to buy these (and they were pretty cheap) but the thing would invariably hit a tree on the third or fourth flight and was nearly impossible to repair successfully.    Balsa wood or sometimes a Styrofoam make-up.

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 10 February 2025 - 11:38 PM.

[Barrister]

That's what I remember, I was before Styrofoam though I remember the excitement of flying them. I also remember my first 22 and canoeing through Algonquin with my dad All of this was before computers and seat belts.

[2F2R]

This is a super exciting project, 25 and 15 story buildings to replace a downtown car lot. It would be great to see a start across the street 30+ !!!

[Northfernagonia]

It is certainly illegal to fly drones downtown without a permit. You are within 3 NM of the inner harbor airport.

[Matt R.]

Yes, we used to buy these (and they were pretty cheap) but the thing would invariably hit a tree on the third or fourth flight and was nearly impossible to repair successfully.    Balsa wood or sometimes a Styrofoam make-up.
 
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