Learning to fly a drone at AutonoSky, Cape Town 15th - 19th January 2024

 

Learning to fly a drone properly has been on my radar for a while. I have had the Bolt which I could only fly indoors (it is too light to fly in any breeze) and had great fun flying in the lounge, then Darren brought home the DJI Mavic Pro and the idea of taking pictures and videos from the sky became a reality. Being bad at 'just doing it' which Darren highly recommends, taking advantage of the trip to Cape Town for Amy's baby shower, I decided to learn how to fly it properly.

I love photographs and I love St Francis Bay Scenery, having taken aerial pictures of St Francis from the Baron 58 and the Twin Comanche, the idea of doing so again has become a reality. This time using the DJI Mavic Pro. 

Kindly AutonoSky and Daniel in particular assisted in sending the theory requirements beforehand and I was able to do the required subjects and some flight training in a week. I have not yet finished the practical skills, but hope to come back to Cape Town on the 8th of February for Terrance's birthday and spend some time completing the required training and skills test.