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I caught the drone bug back in June and purchased my first drone, the Potensic ATOM during my trip back to the States. For those interested in an entry level drone, the ATOM is a great drone that sells for around $380 USD. A few C&P posts about my experience flying the ATOM. June 28 Had fun flying my new Potensic Atom drone today. I've never flown a drone before, so let my son give me a quick demo flight with him at the controls on how it works. Much faster and easier learning to pilot a drone having him doing a demo flight first. After that quick demo I did a couple of prac

For those interested, I resurrected the drone topic below with a reply.

I had the drone out for a couple of training/test flights this morning. It was a breezy morning and I was impressed with how stable the drone was, even at 50m high. I did notice though on reviewing the video the pan shots were a bit jerky in spots, probably because of the drone moving slightly to compensate for a wind gust. Another feature I tested out was focus track using both the POI auto follow me mode and tracking using a predescribed flight path around the object of interest. Again the onboard collision avoidance system worked great. The only negative I would give it is the bak

I'll C&P a couple of other posts I made on another forum on the subject of drones. Thought I'd add to this topic with my own experience as a new drone pilot. Back in May I bought my first drone, the Potensic ATOM. At only $380 USD it's a great entry level drone with some cool subject tracking features. What it lacks though is any kind of collision avoidance system which I really could have used about a month ago when I backed the drone into a tree branch. Fortunately the drone survived the fall to earth largely unscathed. What did get damaged though is the underside sensor

Found an already existing topic to post a reply to your question in. And the answer is yes, you are supposed to have insurance and register your drone to legally fly in Thailand. Many don't, but I decided to get legal. This is a C&P of a post I made last Monday (28 Oct) on another forum. Drone insurance now sorted. Took about an hour to scan, complete, sign and scan again signed copies of the following. 1. Provide a clear photo of the drone and a photograph of the drone's serial number. 2. Provide photos of remote control and serial number. 3. The drone's receipt 4. Attach a s

For a different look at Pattaya, a drone's view over Lala Lake which is just off of Pattaya Tai. And a view of the lily pond next door, which would make for a more interesting vid when the lilies are in bloom. Vid seems a bit jerky during he pan which might be due to the rather windy conditions during today's flight.

I had my drone out this morning to train myself on some of its features. One is panorama mode. All I have to do is define the area of the shot by pointing the camera gimbal at the upper left and bottom right corners of the panorama, then touch Start. The drone will do the rest, taking the necessary shots that you can then stitch together in post processing. For that I used Microsoft Image Composite Editor. Super easy and I'm quite happy with the result. The image below is best viewed by clicking on the image to view in full screen mode.

Urinal in the just opened The Chapel on Soi Bongkoch 8.

For all the coffin dodgers that call Nikom Court their local; the longtime daytime boss Patty is celebrating her 50th b'day today. A few of us will be shuffling our way to Nikom at 15:00 to help ease Patty into old age with copious amounts of beer and SangSom. To surprise her we hung a banner in her honor this morning. Apologies for the crap pic, but the rising sun was causing a lot of glare off the banner. hope we ordered enough ice for the celebration.

Or cannot read. If I put it in larger, colorful text, does that help. "I only ever saw them putting in storm water drains"

Thought so as well when I first dug the pic out of the archive, but when I zoomed in on the full resolution shot I could see it's a piece of angle iron.

I don't know the answer to that. My guess is they'll be going the tank route as I don't remember them putting in water or sewage pipes when they built up Tree Town. The pic below is from April 2022 when they concreted over the back dirt road. I only ever saw them putting in storm water drains, even when they first started construction of TT back in 2016. I had pics from back then, but unfortunately I lost my local copy of the pics when a hard drive went tits up and the other copy that existed was lost when Ben at Secrets deleted numerous topics on their forum without notice, one of w

Good news. You only have to hold your pee for two more weeks until the new Tree Town bathrooms are open. I forgot to ask how much the entry fee will be. I wouldn't be surprised if they up the price from 5B to pay for the fancy new water closets.

Word from a guy onsite this morning is Zab High will be opening in December.

Bad thing about this time of year, it becomes unhealthy to breathe the air here. Expect to be reading soon how the politicos will be doing something about the air pollution, real soon now. ^^^ That's what an AQI of 129 looks like.

Popular Food Stalls Removed From LK Metro There have been a removal of multiple food stalls located near the Soi Buakhao end of LK Metro. The stalls, which had been present in the area for many years and had many regular customers, were reportedly removed for multiple reasons including at the alleged request of nearby business owners concerned that they could block the visibility of their venues. To be fair, the stalls were technically on the street and not standalone buildings, which is likely what the powers that be used to remove them after the alleged complaints. It was no

A couple more pics from this morning's rideabout. Soi Casino is still blocked off.

The start of something big just north of the Klang/2nd Rd intersection. New construction next to the 747.

Another update on the state of the beach showers. No surprise, SNAFU. I had a chuckle when the helpful Thai tour guide next to the first shower monolith informed me the shower wasn't working. Once the foliage on the newly planted palm trees develops, there should be a fair amount of shade again on sections of the footpath.

I also took pictures of Huai Chak Nok Reservoir in case I crashed and destroyed the drone. A new water park got built on the southeast side of the lake since I was last out there.

I managed to get drone video of Huai Chak Nok Reservoir water level just before the thunderstorms rolled through this morning. With this being an average year for rainfall, and given we're a few weeks from the end of rainy season, I'm surprised the water level is as low as it is.

This Thai food place on Bong Koch (map link) is getting close to opening. When I rode past yesterday the parking lot of the place next door was packed with cars lined up waiting to get in. The new place should do well with the spillover effect.

The new pagoda on 3rd Rd has a name. Zaab High Looks like the restaurant on Pattaya Tai of the same name is moving to larger quarters.

Progress update on the pagoda going up next to the Castle.

I wonder if a "specicl" massage is better than a special massage.