what a great idea

cool!

We are at the same stage as you. Waiting (impatiently) to break ground. Booo! Permits sitting with the county.

That is pretty cool!

Wow, very cool!!

I'm not even at the permit stage. :(

Just wondering, would neighbors object to an invasion of privacy if they knew? I am just wondering about legal issues. Have you checked into this?

It seems harmless, but you never know what some people may object to.

How much does a a drone cost, does it need to included in home mortgage, ? another cost to worry. I will stay away from it. Pun intended. LOL

Leave it to the good ole users of Gardenweb to muster up a negative response to just about anything. Good Lord.

I took aerial photos of one of the neighbor's homes and sent it to them to save or possibly even frame up. They were thrilled. Also, if the anyone is concerned with aerial photos of their home/property, they'll need to shoot a few hundred satellites out of the sky that photograph all day every day.

Mini Soda: I love the idea..please dont take me wrong. I was just wondering.. thats all. Your landscape, your location is absolutely brilliant for such a capture. Continue with the good work and idea. It is just that going 10-15 % over budget at the stage of build we are in made me comment that.

R2d2indy (love the name by the way). I was more referring to the post above yours. Water under the bridge.

I'll keep taking my videos and saving them for playback in the future. Have a great day!

How fun! I'll be following along!

Cool!

I think giving the neighbors a picture was a nice thing to do.

I can totally see both sides to the drone debate. While I'd love to have (or have had during building!!) better aerial shots of our place, there is a difference in the drone vs. satellite. The drone can fly anywhere, including right over top of you while you're reminiscing in your back yard. I say this b/c it has happened to us twice in the last two weeks. That, I'm sorry, is an invasion of privacy. The next time it happens I will shoot it out of the air. I love target practice. :)

I absolutely love aerial photography though, and good for you for being able to have a very unique way to keep those memories!!

That is a great idea. Maybe we should buy a drone before we build to track the progress!

"The next time it happens I will shoot it out of the air. I love target practice. :)" FYI -- I hope you will also love paying to replace it. We do not have an expectation of privacy when out and about in our yard.

It does 40 mph horizontal and would probably be 200-300 feet in the air. Good luck hitting it!

I'm also going to mount a time lapse camera on the construction site. I think it will be awesome to watch time lapse of the build process. There are some really great cameras on line for a couple hundred dollars.

I was looking into time lapse as well. Any suggestions?

Also, can your drone be programmed to return to a specific coordinate location so that you can get the same exact picture over time? TIA

Your other thread talked about the bids. Did your bid come in where you wanted it to or did you need to make adjustments?

Amoopen1 - I have been looking at the Brinno time lapse cameras on Amazon. Yes, the Phantom3 can do exactly that but does require a $100 add on module.

Cpartist - it was a little of both. Original bids came in well over budget. We made some adjustments (increase budget and reduce certain options), and the final bids actually came down from budgetary pricing which was a welcome surprise,

This is awesome =)

Awesome!! I will be following the progress. Beautiful area, by the way! Love all the greenery and the open space. Good luck!