idahogold Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Amyone on the Forums have any drone experience yet? just wondering.....This guy does. Enjoy! Cheers, ig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Prior threads on the subject: Drone Survey Is there anyone on here that use a Drone to survey the area you plan on nugget hunting are coin hunting? I was thinking about getting one to look over land that has a lot of trees that could have... Drones For Aerial Reconnaissance You guys have great Google Earth coverage down here. It is nearly useless in Alaska and I would have been thrilled to have this alternative. As it was I was lucky enough to have a father with an... Video - Drones For Gold Prospecting I wish they had been a bit more adventurous with distance from base camp with this but it gives at least an idea of the possibilities.... Drones Who's going to be the first to use a drone scout up that wash that you'd love to hike up but crap it's warm your old it's nearly vertical geewhiz I still like to have a look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolanDave Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Idaho Gold, I have just started getting into using a drone for prospecting... Here is a small example of finding some good bedrock using my drone... Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasong Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I gave up on my drone because it was too much work to pack around and all the mods I had to make to get good distance kept breaking. But that new Mavic Pro looks pretty sweet. It packs down to nothing and gets great range out of the box, I'm waiting for a price drop and thinking about getting one for work in the mountains the summer where hiking would take too long. The thing I wonder is if you can point the camera straight down so you can make custom aerial maps, that was the thing I really liked doing with the P2 but the stitching software won't work if the camera isn't straight down and some gimbals stop at like -170 degrees or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolanDave Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Hey Jason.... The new drones are pretty easy to carry, that DJI Mavic looks awesome, and can be carried in a backpack, and has a line of sight range of 4-5 miles. The drone Im using is a Yuneek q500 , and has a 4k camera that moves, and has a range of 1-2 miles line of sight. If I spot something interesting on a hard to get to location, top of hill, ect.. they will be handy. I am also going to use it this summer while out fishing off the coast of San Diego looking for floating kelp patties, where the tuna love to hang out. I ran into a guy out in BFE out near Alamo, NV. while hunting for meteorites, and he was using a drone with a Thermal camera, hunting for caves on the side of some limestone cliffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivers rat Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Thanks for sharing!!! RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Don't let this happen to your drone! This link has some amazing photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Wow! I must say that's better than a shotgun, but not quite as good as the eagle scene in The Hobbit. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulito Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Nutz! I was gonna say poor bird, probably get his feet tore up. Nope, looks like it's wearing some heavy duty gloves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geof_junk Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 6 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said: Don't let this happen to your drone! This link has some amazing photos That eagle eye needs to be trained to get sun-bakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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