Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-05-01 Thread Fritz Holt via Texascavers
Thanks, Don. June and I plan to be there after having missed last month's convention. Fritz Holt fritz...@gmail.com 713-818-2496 Sent from my iPhone On Apr 28, 2015, at 1:04 PM, Don Arburn via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Paradise Canyon October 15, 16, 17 18.

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-05-01 Thread Fritz Holt via Texascavers
Thanks, Lyndon. Fritz Holt Sent from my iPhone On Apr 28, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Lyndon Tiu via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Oct. 15 to 18, 2015. -- Lyndon Tiu On Apr 28, 2015 12:53 PM, Fritz Holt via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Charles, What

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-28 Thread Heather Tucek via Texascavers
It's prohibited in Texas State Parks as well. -Tucek On Apr 28, 2015, at 11:32 PM, Frank Binney via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Not that it’s much of an issue in Texas, but remember drone photography is prohibited in National Parks. A guy in Hawaii forgot about this

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-28 Thread Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers
Not all Texas State Parks prohibit it, some do. Always research and ask before flying a drone in public property. Charles On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 10:34 PM, Heather Tucek via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: It's prohibited in Texas State Parks as well. -Tucek On Apr 28,

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-28 Thread Frank Binney via Texascavers
Not that it¹s much of an issue in Texas, but remember drone photography is prohibited in National Parks. A guy in Hawaii forgot about this rule yesterday and got tasered. http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Ranger-uses-stun-gun-on-man-operating- drone-over-6229716.php#photo-7886918 -Frank

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-28 Thread Aimee Beveridge via Texascavers
I would not recommend flying the drone into Punkin Cave.  Its swallow nesting season.   From: Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com To: Cavetex texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 12:34 PM Subject: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves I

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-28 Thread Don Arburn via Texascavers
Winter would be better. --Don On Apr 28, 2015, at 3:40 PM, Aimee Beveridge via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: I would not recommend flying the drone into Punkin Cave. Its swallow nesting season. From: Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-28 Thread Don Arburn via Texascavers
Paradise Canyon October 15, 16, 17 18. --Don On Apr 28, 2015, at 12:52 PM, Fritz Holt via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Charles, What are the dates and location for this years TCR? Others may also want to hear this again. Fritz Holt fritz...@gmail.com

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-28 Thread Fritz Holt via Texascavers
Charles, What are the dates and location for this years TCR? Others may also want to hear this again. Fritz Holt fritz...@gmail.com 713-818-2496 Sent from my iPhone On Apr 27, 2015, at 1:33 PM, Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Sounds good, I had

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-28 Thread Lyndon Tiu via Texascavers
Oct. 15 to 18, 2015. -- Lyndon Tiu On Apr 28, 2015 12:53 PM, Fritz Holt via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Charles, What are the dates and location for this years TCR? Others may also want to hear this again. Fritz Holt fritz...@gmail.com 713-818-2496 Sent from my iPhone

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-27 Thread Don Arburn via Texascavers
Say the word. --Don On Apr 27, 2015, at 3:44 PM, Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Cool, I'd love to, but this weekend is no good, will be at a customer's site all weekend. On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 2:08 PM, via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-27 Thread via Texascavers
Charles I'm going to punkin an deep next weekend. Taking some plant folks. Punkin is more than big enough to fly around. If u wanna come down this weekend we have room on the trip Galen Falgout On Apr 27, 2015, at 1:47 PM, Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote:

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-27 Thread Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers
Cool, I'd love to, but this weekend is no good, will be at a customer's site all weekend. On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 2:08 PM, via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Charles I'm going to punkin an deep next weekend. Taking some plant folks. Punkin is more than big enough to fly around.

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-27 Thread Don Arburn via Texascavers
At Punkin, through trip. --Don On Apr 27, 2015, at 12:34 PM, Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: I had a couple of people approach me about drones and caving this weekend at the TSA convention. I did not get names from people, and anytime there is

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-27 Thread George D. Nincehelser via Texascavers
Out of curiosity, does your drone stabilize itself with GPS? I've been wondering how the control characteristics might change on such a drone when in a cave environment where GPS is unavailable. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-27 Thread Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers
I've never been to Punkin, is there enough room? I'll gladly bring it down and we can give it a try. Might be some good footage for the TCMA members and/or website. On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 12:39 PM, Don Arburn via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: At Punkin, through trip. --Don

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-27 Thread Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers
George, my model is GPS stabilized. There are other models that have a 2nd camera on that will stabilize for indoor environments. Some are limited to just looking at the floor, etc. Ideally, you would have proximity sensors on it, but I haven't researched to find a model to do that, probably

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-27 Thread Kurt L. Menking via Texascavers
Charles, Bring it to TCR this year. There is a cavy looking lead high up in the cliff that the owner has seen coyotes coming and going. He wants us to check it out. We could do the drone first, then try to reach it from above. Kurt -Original Message- From: Texascavers

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-27 Thread Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers
Sounds good, I had planned to bring it to get aerial footage, much like I did at TSA. On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Kurt L. Menking via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Charles, Bring it to TCR this year. There is a cavy looking lead high up in the cliff that the owner has