Most people are curious about quadcopters. This group came up to me and asked about it. Explained how it works and took some sunset pictures for them. It is fun to share with people and give them a good impression about drones and our hobby
MadMitch88 said:I've had a few good conversations with people at the park when I fly my Phantom. They seem curious about it.
But I also have seen people get rather annoyed and angry that I'm flying a machine over their heads.
My general rule of thumb is to fly at a public park during weekday hours like 10am-3pm. That is the time of day when most people are at work. Whenever I tried flying on weekends, the parks are crowded and I felt more uncomfortable flying a noisy Phantom over their heads and presuming everyone enjoyed that. In fact, I'm getting more convinced people don't like it and I'm just asking for confrontations and trouble.
I think that's why I love long-distance flying so much now. People in the park just see me standing there with a plastic controller in my hands and dont see or hear a Phantom.
mendezl said:The Lakefront park where I go is 50 yards wide and 2 miles long along the water, plenty of space for everyone. I mostly stay over the water. I have not had a single negative experience where someone complained or seemd disturbed.
MadMitch88 said:My general rule of thumb is to fly at a public park during weekday hours like 10am-3pm. That is the time of day when most people are at work.
Hughie said:Yeah I find it much easier to fly in the week. When I fly I make sure I am all done well before 3pm when all hell breaks loose as the kids pile out of the schools. Nice and quiet at 2pm I find, and at this time of year here in the UK is the warmest and brightest part of the day too.