In reply to Dave Perry:
@Dave Perry
Its fairly noisy if its close to you, within around 25m. After that you can hardly hear it at all, it fades out quickly, especially on a mountain ridge in the wind. The vast majority of this was shot well above those limits. To be honest, after about 50m, you cant even see it, even if you know exactly where it is.
@The Lemming
Mavic Pro, yes, a fantastic drone
@Southern Steve
I kept an eye on the mountain forecast, looking for as close to a clear day as possible. I don't decide to go until the night before, the weather is so changeable its not worth making plans any earlier. You can chance it but your as likely to end up in cloud all day.
@various
Regarding Drones:
I get this a lot, it's frustrating, but people are entitled to their opinion. The number of drones I've seen on mountains are very few, and rarely close enough to be considered noisy or otherwise intrusive. I use mine sparingly (batteries on drones only last about 20 minutes, so even with a spare I have 40 minutes of flight time in an entire day of walking), and always wait until other walkers are out of the way. I usually start off in the dark and (as in this case) try and get to the summit around sunrise when there isn't many people about. I was back at the car before most people were starting their ascent. the idea of many drones "buzzing" around close to people just isn't true, in my experience, and the pilots I've met in the hills have generally been competent and sympathetic to both other people and their surroundings.
@maxsmith
@andyd1970
Thats George, my fearless Shih Tzu, he absolutely love the mountains, I take him everywhere
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