Tag: drone

Bullet-proof canoe

My parents picked up a kevlar Ranger canoe yesterday near Squam Lake. I had never been to the village of Holderness before and was thoroughly impressed by the Squam Lake Marketplace. We got panini sandwiches and lime zest cookies. The store had many high-end local-themed souvenirs, such as: loon floats, artisan cheese, and New Hampshire home decor. This might inspire me to watch “On Golden Pond” (1981), which was filmed on Squam Lake.

The summer is flying by. I have been taking plenty of drone shots, but I haven’t been able to dedicate much time posting the photos and videos yet. I have been in touch with an NH state legislator to submit a drone bill that would allow drone pilots to fly in state parks without being hassled. A regulator decided this past year to create a rule banning drones in NH state parks, which not only goes against the ethos of NH, but is also nonsense. Far more dangerous activities, such as hunting and driving automobiles is allowed in state parks.

Winter in New England

This was my first video to feature a plane. The preview image shows the scene where my father and I were flying the family plane, which we refer to as “The Demon”, around the Bretton Woods side of Mount Washington in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Mount Washington is most prominent mountain on the East Coast, even more topographically prominent than nearly all mountains in Colorado, including Pikes Peak.

As I’ve gotten more comfortable with my drone, I’ve gotten better at capturing scenes with the drone far away from where I’m standing with the controller. (With visual observers, of course, in case the FAA is reading my blog). The scene with the kite ski was filmed while I’ll sat comfortably in my porch. The lighthouse scene in Portsmouth, NH was filmed all the way across the harbor in New Castle at Fort Stark.

In addition to being a drone pilot, I’m also a private pilot, so I’ll be sure to feature more aviation content as time goes on. I’ll also go into more depth on the technical aspects of my drone in future posts.