Pucker Pass Moab Video via DJI Mini 4 Pro

[Sunnysideup]

Nice!! Was just there this morning. Ran it the opposite direction though. Breathtaking. We'll put up a video after we get a chance to sift thru a week of Moab video. LOL Great job!!

We were camped about 8 miles behind the state park by deadmans point! We were taking the ladies souvenir shopping and figured it would be a fun way to get to town!

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[Stuntman Mike]

Gotta have the crash avoidance setting on, and be above the trees maybe? I'm still in the learning phase as well.

Crash avoidance is not working if the tree has no leaves. Seems that the obstacle has to have a certain size to be recognized.

Fortunately DJI offers a kind of insurance (at least here in Germany), if you crash your drone you pay about 75$ and get a new one. In total 3 times, so I still have two shots ...

 

[Janster]

I just had to put this here…... NOT ME….

The aliens are coming!!!

 

[69charged]

Good video! We are in the prairies of Canada so pretty flat here but I love the scenery there and want to go down there some day. Your video makes me want to go!!
I would like to get a drone but don’t think I would have the patience to edit anything so I’m thinking it would end up on an SD card somewhere and never be seen again!

 

[Stan H]

9:40 seconds to much to watch .

 

[Sunnysideup]

9:40 seconds to much to watch .

I don't do ten second videos... lol . I show whole trails, some are much longer than this. But thanks for watching even if it was too long for you...

 

[Solar Sparky]

After my first mavic mini died... I fixed it and it died... and it wrecked and I fixed it. Then last summer it gave up- it was dead. I didn't want to get away from the small set-up, I don't make any money with a drone, its a hobby and it is fun to capture video with one. But, I enjoy the content and views! So I went with a mini- pro 4 (with tracking now) to see if I could add to my videos with it. I'm an older guy, so I don't like learning tech stuff... but I try to keep up. Here is one of my first attempts of using a significant amount of drone footage in a video, before I might have 30 seconds or a min of drone stuff... I'm trying to balance some more drone shots into the mix. It didn't go perfect, but I did get some footage!

Awesome area of Moab. I accidentally discovered pucker pass in my work truck several years ago, and the pucker factor prevented me from trying it I was just wasting a few hours on my commute from Denver to LA. I found it from the bottom and drove up. Beautiful scenery everywhere. I backed it down at the boulder and turned around. Now I am obligated to go back and drive up through there in my Mojave

 

[Silverator]

The "pucker" section is nothing. Some of the earlier sections are sketchier.....

 

[OldNo7BoozeBag]

sweet video... on a side note, what cup holder is that in the passenger seat??

 

[Destro]

Looking at the map- Long canyon is outside Dead horse state park lands. It is just BLM for the entire trail. Not a part of any of the wilderness study areas or anything... the roads in the national parks and state parks don't allow drones.

There is more to it than just state parks and wilderness. Depending where you were at on that trail, Long Canyon Road heading towards Cowboy Campground goes right into restricted air space. Obviously Pucker pass is the other direction, but still something to be conscious of regardless. Especially that DJI removed geo fencing from their US drones a couple months ago that would otherwise prevent take off or warn you of approaching a boundary in flight unless it was previously unlocked.

Those looking to take up drones or just starting and not already aware, just simply passing the TRUST test does not satisfy all (legal) flight requirements. If a drone over 250g, to include prop guards, batteries, lights, etc, regardless of intended use (vacation photos for example) you must still be PART 107 to be legal. Many are not aware the extended flight batteries in a couple of the minis actually put them over 250g. Any drone use directly for profit, regardless of weight of drone being used, requires a Part 107 Pilot in Command to be legal. So a monetized YouTube channel video, real estate ad, a sponsored post on Instagram, etc that one does the intended flight. While 90+% of social media drone footage is illegal and the FAA doesn't have the resources to pursue even 1% of it, for those they do go after, they typically aren't very forgiving.

Please use apps like Air Control and Air Aware if not already familiar to avoid putting yourself and the hobby at further risk. With outdoors it's imperative especially during fire season as they will shutdown all flights and they will pursue those people, especially after recent incidents like with the bomber during the CA fires not long ago. Just because a wildfire is 20 miles away, a TFR can easily be 30 miles out depending on the aircraft's inbound origin and the amount of aircraft assigned to that fire. For example, when the President was in town for the campaign last year, the TFR was 35 miles across in my area. Likewise many rural and unpopulated areas outside of state parks and wilderness have Temporary Flight Restrictions for certain times of year or conditions for birds like Bald eagles during their mating season. States also vary on what they consider harassment of wildlife (year round in many places), so what may seem like harmless videos of common game animals like elk or deer can put you on the radar for game wardens and the state.

 

[Sunnysideup]

sweet video... on a side note, what cup holder is that in the passenger seat??

I found it on amazon... you can buy a pair or just 1. https://www.amazon.com/MIKKUPPA-Com...8ydSSTgt69ZFmaaTRf5-63laVKzCkxcu7EH-f7iA&dib_

 

[Sunnysideup]

There is more to it than just state parks and wilderness. Depending where you were at on that trail, Long Canyon Road heading towards Cowboy Campground goes right into restricted air space. Obviously Pucker pass is the other direction, but still something to be conscious of regardless. Especially that DJI removed geo fencing from their US drones a couple months ago that would otherwise prevent take off or warn you of approaching a boundary in flight unless it was previously unlocked.

Those looking to take up drones or just starting and not already aware, just simply passing the TRUST test does not satisfy all (legal) flight requirements. If a drone over 250g, to include prop guards, batteries, lights, etc, regardless of intended use (vacation photos for example) you must still be PART 107 to be legal. Many are not aware the extended flight batteries in a couple of the minis actually put them over 250g. Any drone use directly for profit, regardless of weight of drone being used, requires a Part 107 Pilot in Command to be legal. So a monetized YouTube channel video, real estate ad, a sponsored post on Instagram, etc that one does the intended flight. While 90+% of social media drone footage is illegal and the FAA doesn't have the resources to pursue even 1% of it, for those they do go after, they typically aren't very forgiving.

Please use apps like Air Control and Air Aware if not already familiar to avoid putting yourself and the hobby at further risk. With outdoors it's imperative especially during fire season as they will shutdown all flights and they will pursue those people, especially after recent incidents like with the bomber during the CA fires not long ago. Just because a wildfire is 20 miles away, a TFR can easily be 30 miles out depending on the aircraft's inbound origin and the amount of aircraft assigned to that fire. For example, when the President was in town for the campaign last year, the TFR was 35 miles across in my area. Likewise many rural and unpopulated areas outside of state parks and wilderness have Temporary Flight Restrictions for certain times of year or conditions for birds like Bald eagles during their mating season. States also vary on what they consider harassment of wildlife (year round in many places), so what may seem like harmless videos of common game animals like elk or deer can put you on the radar for game wardens and the state.

Yep- I went intentionally to the minipro 4 because of the 249... and I run the regular batteries, they have warning to not buy or use the extended batteries if you want to stay that way. Being near animals all the time in MT- it would seem that it should be clear to all not to approach them with a drone... we have Bison petting season coming up soon- you would think people would know better, but its real.
Thank you for the sites... I think it is important to not fly in restricted space.
I understand there are many more restrictions on monitized channels too- in some cases you are not even allowed to take a photo without a permit. There are roads in Utah now that are signed that you cannot use photograpy equipment without a permit if you are gettign paid anything for it.

My drone will always just be hobby related.

My videos on youtube have been around almost 12 years- never monitized.

I think getting the permits and such might be a real pain... anyone ever do it? Besides the cost, what information do they want from you- to fly a drone or take a picture in public lands if you have a paid channel?

 

[OldNo7BoozeBag]

we have Bison petting season coming up soon

HHAHAHAHAHA!!!

 

[JCappy]

There is more to it than just state parks and wilderness. Depending where you were at on that trail, Long Canyon Road heading towards Cowboy Campground goes right into restricted air space. Obviously Pucker pass is the other direction, but still something to be conscious of regardless. Especially that DJI removed geo fencing from their US drones a couple months ago that would otherwise prevent take off or warn you of approaching a boundary in flight unless it was previously unlocked.

Those looking to take up drones or just starting and not already aware, just simply passing the TRUST test does not satisfy all (legal) flight requirements. If a drone over 250g, to include prop guards, batteries, lights, etc, regardless of intended use (vacation photos for example) you must still be PART 107 to be legal. Many are not aware the extended flight batteries in a couple of the minis actually put them over 250g. Any drone use directly for profit, regardless of weight of drone being used, requires a Part 107 Pilot in Command to be legal. So a monetized YouTube channel video, real estate ad, a sponsored post on Instagram, etc that one does the intended flight. While 90+% of social media drone footage is illegal and the FAA doesn't have the resources to pursue even 1% of it, for those they do go after, they typically aren't very forgiving.

Please use apps like Air Control and Air Aware if not already familiar to avoid putting yourself and the hobby at further risk. With outdoors it's imperative especially during fire season as they will shutdown all flights and they will pursue those people, especially after recent incidents like with the bomber during the CA fires not long ago. Just because a wildfire is 20 miles away, a TFR can easily be 30 miles out depending on the aircraft's inbound origin and the amount of aircraft assigned to that fire. For example, when the President was in town for the campaign last year, the TFR was 35 miles across in my area. Likewise many rural and unpopulated areas outside of state parks and wilderness have Temporary Flight Restrictions for certain times of year or conditions for birds like Bald eagles during their mating season. States also vary on what they consider harassment of wildlife (year round in many places), so what may seem like harmless videos of common game animals like elk or deer can put you on the radar for game wardens and the state.

Very good info but I believe you are wrong about the part 107. If you have a drone over 250g, it must be registered with the FAA. It does not mean you have to have your part 107 if you are only flying recreationally. If by chance you are using it for anything other than recreational flying regardless of what that is, then you must have your part 107 to be compliant. Of course there are those that do it but I would not want to be the one that gets caught.

 

[Destro]

Very good info but I believe you are wrong about the part 107. If you have a drone over 250g, it must be registered with the FAA. It does not mean you have to have your part 107 if you are only flying recreationally. If by chance you are using it for anything other than recreational flying regardless of what that is, then you must have your part 107 to be compliant. Of course there are those that do it but I would not want to be the one that gets caught.

You are correct on the recreational over 250g. Thank you for catching that, I know better to post without proofreading a long winded comment but I did regardless.

I highly encourage anyone who flies anywhere outside of their own property to at least study the practice tests or videos for PART 107 even if you have no desire to do anything but flying for fun. It will make you a better informed pilot and that only helps you since these things aren't getting any cheaper as well as the hobby in general.

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