I lost my PARROT DISCO Drone in Hawaii! 😰 - Here's How & Why
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Hi everyone! Thanks for the amazing response from this awesome attempt with the DISCO. As you know it is gone but I am going to try to get another one and put a GPS tracker on it recommended by some of you here. Some of you have also wanted to contribute to a new DISCO #2 so I can continue to fly these types of missions, push the limits of the DISCO and post them here on my channel. If you'd like to donate to the "Dustin's New DISCO with GPS Tracker" fund..lol you can PayPal me any amount you want here: atozpc.dustin@gmail.com and I will use it to purchase a new DISCO, equip it with a GPS tracker and also ATTEMPT TO OUTFIT SOLAR PANELS ON TOP OF THE WINGS FOR ADDED FLIGHT TIME AND RANGE! I think that would be an awesome experiment and will do it if enough funds are raised to get the equipment necessary. Aloha and thank you all for your support on these crazy mission attempts 😀👍
Live Q&A Session While Losing the Disco • Live Q&A! PARROT DISCO...
Part 1 with Unboxing, Inspection & Setup here: • PARROT DISCO Review - ...
Part 2 with In-Depth flight Review here: • PARROT DISCO Review - ...
Part 3 with 20 Mile flight in high winds here: • PARROT DISCO - Review ...
Part 4 with auto flight to and around Molokini Island • PARROT DISCO - Review ...
Part 5 with 5200mah Lipo Flight & Crash Test: • Video
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Dustin Dunnill
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Pukalani HI 96788
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Enjoy this long range auto pilot attempt with the Parrot DISCO Drone. Get the amazing DISCO here amzn.to/2exsf4u
MultiStar 4000mah Extended Battery amzn.to/2eYhbgS
Official Parrot Disco BackPack amzn.to/2xnT9Wc
Ipad I use for an awesome FPV and Waypoint Mission experience: amzn.to/2eYf252
I use Power Director 15 to edit my vids: amzn.to/2ftrZ8I
Hi everyone! Thanks for the amazing response from this awesome attempt with the DISCO. As you know it is gone but I am going to try to get another one and put a GPS tracker on it recommended by some of you here. Some of you have also wanted to contribute to a new DISCO #2 so I can continue to fly these types of missions, push the limits of the DISCO and post them here on my channel. If you'd like to donate to the "Dustin's New DISCO with GPS Tracker" fund..lol you can PayPal me any amount you want here: atozpc.dustin@gmail.com and I will use it to purchase a new DISCO, equip it with a GPS tracker and also ATTEMPT TO OUTFIT SOLAR PANELS ON TOP OF THE WINGS FOR ADDED FLIGHT TIME AND RANGE! I think that would be an awesome experiment and will do it if enough funds are raised to get the equipment necessary. Aloha and thank you all for your support on these crazy mission attempts 😀👍
Live Q&A Session While Losing the Disco www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVFYN...
Part 1 with Unboxing, Inspection & Setup here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx84-...
Part 2 with In-Depth flight Review here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxS6O...
Part 3 with 20 Mile flight in high winds here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvQ4v...
Part 4 with auto flight to and around Molokini Island www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvXFx...
Part 5 with 5200mah Lipo Flight & Crash Test: th-cam.com/video/KHI8S8A0i5s/w-d-xo.html
Dustin Dunnill panic at the disco 🤣🤣🤣
Dude I’m sorry my plane got stuck in a tree but it came out god was with me.
Dustin Dunnill R.I.P
With the plane disconnected with the tablet/pad , will it still follow its course? If so, maybe it returned the moment you left
Yes it will as long as geofencing setting is off. Otherwise return home
Hi Dustin, I think you need to get to that island and take a look around cos I think you have a fair chance of finding it. Just think of the learning curve everyone would have if you got hold of that footage. Got to be worth the effort. Could even take the manic with you to save you the leg work. It is another mission and video as well. Can me on get over there, you just never know.
And now for the ghost story:
"One year to the day since the Disco disappeared, at 2:05 AM, Dustin wakes in the dark to the sound of electronic beeping. Squinting, he scans the room for the source, then stops at the transmitter case in the corner. The sound is unmistakable: Sky Controller has powered on by itself. Dustin tiredly stumbles over to press the off button - then feels his blood freeze as he realizes that the lost Disco has made contact. Instinctively he glances at the FatShark goggles. 'It wants to show me something I may not want to see.' Trembling, he slowly reaches for the goggles, torn between a longing to reconnect with The Craft, and stark terror at the thought of FPV from beyond the grave."
lol.. that was great Kevin 🍻😂
Kevin Jolley i want to see this movie now
Kevin Jolley did it survive
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Lol go on...
i think Parrot should want to replace your drone free since your actually doing them a favor with real world product testing....IMHO
I tried but unfortunately they would not. I got a new one though and a GPS tracker with a little help from viewers👍
Hi everyone! Thanks for the amazing response from this awesome attempt with the DISCO. As you know it is gone but I am going to try to get another one and put a GPS tracker on it recommended by some of you here. Some of you have also wanted to contribute to a new DISCO #2 so I can continue to fly these types of missions, push the limits of the DISCO and post them here on my channel. If you'd like to donate to the "Dustin's New DISCO with GPS Tracker" fund..lol you can PayPal me any amount you want here: atozpc.dustin@gmail.com and I will use it to purchase a new DISCO, equip it with a GPS tracker and also ATTEMPT TO OUTFIT SOLAR PANELS ON TOP OF THE WINGS FOR ADDED FLIGHT TIME AND RANGE! I think that would be an awesome experiment and will do it if enough funds are raised to get the equipment necessary. Aloha and thank you all for your support on these crazy mission attempts 😀👍
its the man, the myth, the legend ;) .. i was watching your live stream, im sorry you didnt find it man!
Thanks..lol. Glad you joined us in the live stream even though the quality wasn't that great :)
Dustin Dunnill hey man I live on the Big island and Also I'm a big fan!
You'll get him next time, I'm sure.
Dustin Dunnill Power-Density from solar, doesn't match the power-consumption-rate, so would actually shorten flightimes, like adding a 5.2Ah doesn't surpass flighttimes using a 4Ah.
If solar could match glide power-rates, a very small & light 500mah battery Parralleled to a supercapacitor(for short bursts of power), then sustained with solar, could fly the Disco all noonday long(9am-3pm).
That's one expensive piece of foam.
+N'th DEGREE AERIAL PERSPECTIVES with one high tech flight system 🍭
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@@paulovictortubino5093 like him or not he's spitting facts
@@Aa-zp5kn lol
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C = Coolest smart plane I've ever had... Yes still the Disco with 4g/battery/solar mods.
Sorry for the loss. Your videos are some of the best out there. I hope to see you do this one again. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the kind words. I'm trying to fund a Disco #2 and I'll be doing more.. more cautiously of coarse :)
I'd love to have one of these, but losing one just scares the crap out of me...
I’ve lost connection with mine a couple times but it just turns back around and comes straight back and even with winds it flies sideways back to me. I’ve also lost connection with it at max height and it was a bit scary cause it wouldn’t come down until it went into that automatic landing mode than I regained control and took it out of landing. So it’s pretty safe if you don’t loose connection too far away.
Insurance
Sorry about the loss of your beloved Disco. I know you have thought this over and over. How about a name tag inside there Disco's hatch? Maybe a follow up video on new Lost 'n Found tips?
We choose to go to Kahoolawe in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win ... Looking forward to your second attempt :)
+David Codrington lol...love it. Made me chuckle. Inspiring words of JFK 👍🍻
I got chills.
So very good.
no waypoints or automated missions for me ever, this thing loses signal before it hits the 2km mark unless you have a modded controller, but salutes to you your voice did not change even after you lost your disco, cant afford to lose it.
+Rossi 46 Thanks. It can do it. Just need to be more careful ✌
Legend has it that Disco is still flyin' to this day......😎
No, no, meybe it said, that his Disco will fly back one day, but with one pink Disco and a few little discos with her :-p
Or no, when he dies, he goes to heaven, and when he comes to God, this Disco flies and land just in front of him :p
Or, for Gods sake no, he goes to that island, and all the people over there are having the same tatoo on their arms - his disco. They saw something like his Disco in the sky for the first time :p I hope - they are not going to pray to his Disco ://////
Or the aliens took it... : p
long distance autonomus flights... that's the thrill with that aircraft ! Do not give up !
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Even though I knew the end result I was still rooting for you as you were watching the time it should have arrived. I have never looked at the disco but this this really is epic. Hope you manage to get another one. Always nice to have someone out there pushing the limits so we don't have to!
+Adin Walls Right on Adin. Disco #2 will make it! 😂👍
Thanks Dustin for the time you are taking on your vids , keep them coming, poor old DISCO :(
+handy andy 🤙
I'm extremely jealous of your flying field and scenery! :)
yes Dustin the pain is not known why it failed just bought one used out of warrantee hope it doesnt happen to me a fellow flyer once said to me dont cry over it and get started on next project its part of the hobby and he flies scale
Sorry to hear this DD. I have lost 2 myself (different models)but we must continue to carry the torch.
Sorry to hear. were yours lost from pilot or mission error you think?
Probably a pilot error. I am not patient!
I already have a Mavic but would like to add the Spark to my collection. :-)
samnella9 i have lost my spark over a lake and buied it again
Embuer “buied” it or bought it.
Local legend has it that on a moonless night you can still hear it flying past Kahoolawe.
😂
Heads up for your bravery sir. Not many are brave enough to risk their drone for long distance flight.
AJ pIRatZE My feeling exactly! He has balls of steel, or unlimited cash on hand....lol. 😁
Thanks guys. A little sore after this loss but still "hangin" in there..lol
This is not a drone really is it ?
this is a wing,not a drone
thats what i thought yeh.
sorry about your loss. tip about that pinacle point, you can calculate the height fairly accuratly with the shadow and time/date on google maps
+Stijn De Winter Today I looked at some high res pictometry imagery at work which has some measurement tools for hight etc. The point peak where I was trying to fly over measured around 390 feet. Since I put the 455 ft waypoint after the peak, and it seemed the actual Disco was possibly 25 feet under the designated alt throughout the flight, it's most likely it smacked into that sheer cliff Pinnacle which probably ended the flight even prior to the low alt water issue. I should have checked that pictometry before I did this. Definitely adding this process to the pre flight planning from here on out 👍
now you know where you can recover it, I would hurry though, seems plenty of people are reading these posts ... ;)
Now you have a smaller skycontroller for your bebop 2. Could you possibly do a range test video with the bebop 2 and skycontroller 2?
ah.. i know . I've had that on my to do list for a while. may have to do it since it may be a while before DISCO #2 is in the air :)
id tune in for that :)
That was an awsome film of ur lost disco.I really enjoyed it, and sorry for ur loss.
+Nirup MS Thanks. Hoping to get a replacement soon and make the trip 👍
Aww sorry for your loss 😢
+John Cuppi It happens 🍻
With all of the ballsy flights you do though, and make it out OK, a couple losses is actually not bad at all :)
I'm so sorry that you lost one brother. I'd missed this video. I know the feeling. Radio is so finicky! I lost a Bebop 2 this year for no apparent reason. Ah, memories. Looking forward, happy flying, Dustin! Best regards, Glenn in Rochester, NY
Dustin, I sincerely hope that Parrot gives you another Disco. it is because your videos that I am purchasing a Disco next week. You do great work, and I hope that you you continue to mod the Disco and push for longer flights with it. I've seen some people set up LTE with the help of a rasberry. I am very interesting in getting into long flights with the Disco, so Parrot - if your reading the comments - PLEASE give Dustin a few more Discos and have some of your engineers give him a call so you guys can brainstorm a 50 mile autonomous flight. New goal for you Dustin. 50 miles bro! I'm thinking LTE setup, GPS tracker, and some sort of dual or triple battery rig modification. I know that's a lot more weight, but c'mon there has to be something that can be done to get this thing up to 50 miles. C'mon Parrot - the TH-cam marketing benefits will be insane. I can bet 1-2 million views is attainable.
+Joseph McCray Thanks Joseph. I've reached out to Parrot and some viewers have donated so I'll be putting a GPS tracker on the next one, be more methodical, a bit more conservative and get it there and back! 😂👍
Did you not turn on the RTH feature on signal or low battery ?
What was the end result with Parrot? I'd love to know!
FYI guys. No luck with Parrot on providing new freebee but I've since purchased 2 more with partial help from donations. I've done a few flights with one of the new ones and have also modded one with the 4glte mod! I have the maiden flight up on a recent video using the 4glte if you haven't seen it. More to come. Trying this flight again on 4g control soon 👍
Stay Woke mavic is great, but this trip is a long trip. mavic can't go that far. Or stay up that long. pros and cons to each
Hi Dustin. I enjoy your videos. I do a lot of way-point flying with my Bebop drone. Much shorter loops of course. I love the excitement of waiting for it to return(or not). I've lost it on 3 occasions. Reasons: 1) Low battery (twice). I just flew it to close to battery depletion and it didn't make it back. 2} Too Low. I programmed it for 20 feet above an orchard's tree tops and it flew into the trees instead.
The red flag to me in your program was the 16 feet altitude over the ocean. My experience is that Parrot products don't control their altitude to that precision. After my orchard crash I always test the programs at a higher altitude, then use the drones video to gradually lower the altitude on subsequent flights.
I congratulate you on your nerve to try this flight. If you're afraid to use a piece of equipment it's not worth having.
David
Hi Dustin! Sorry for the lost of your drone. That's so sad to hear. Hope you get a new one soon and should be more careful this time. Cheers!
+John Paul Low Seck Thanks. I'll be more careful with Disco #2 😁🤙
Alelekiki Peak, you designated the altitude AFTER passing over the peak, so I suspect the Disco smacked the peak BEFORE reaching the designated altitude.
Ohh, and skimming the waves. I've had 35ft altitude variance, so don't trust low flights.
I agree that the 4Ah is the most efficient (90-110 minutes) for a wing of this size.
The 5.2Ah requires more thrust, so little flight time is gained, with much glide time lost.
Well said. I'm thinking you are right. 2 major route mistakes were passing over the point at Kahoolawe and going to low coming back. Lessons learned.
Nice catch. I think you pinpointed it.
Have your clearance above terrain before reaching it. Haleakala is a tall mountain where winds aloft have to change to go around and over it. Classically that southern side you can see the lines of where the wind shear is hitting the water. Wasn't sure if it was cloud shadows or the water disturbance from the wind shear when you were almost to Bikini. My control cables slapped loudly with a bang against the inside of the wings and head tapped the roof of the plane from that sheer line I could see ahead. Since you have extra batteries try a flight surveying from altitude to see if the shear lines hitting the water are visible. Then if you don't see and color and surface changes in a line form try a bit higher altitude. It can be calm winds below but up on the mountain faster winds wrapping around bend down causing the shear lines from both sides angling in towards the downwind side like the old bombing range you were going to. Have fun.
+NightWaves Thanks for the advice. I think the DISCO is being ground into sand from hitting that point and tumbling into that small bay due to my after peak waypoint error as we speak 🤙
HI,
You lost the disco because it doesn´t have rudder and so it can´t correct the force of the wind when you put one waypoint on the map in the flight plan, the disco try to overfligh the point, but due to the wind it describe turns untill to over flight the point, or it can happens that with just one turn the disco overfligh the point, but it can happens that it turns and turns without the capacity to correct the wind and the final is it turns untill the end of the batery and it lands by itself.
So, remember, in a flight plan, reduce to the minimum the waypoints. I thing this is a bad program of control of the disco.
You should report your case to Parrot.
Have good flights
You may be right jose. I had done it before with success in a different area and the confidence I had in that flight did me in here with some possible bad waypoint choices on my part.
I hope you get word of someone finding it, it would be nice to get a better idea of what went wrong. Thanks for al the great videos.
1 mavic, 1200$ and now 1 disco, 900$... Congratulations! 🎉
+Mr. Doge Sacrifices in the name of testing 🤗. It's how I roll 🍻
900$ for a flying wing foamy? wha?...What a ripoff. I could get like 4 wings for that price.
Bullshitvol2 it's not the foam that's expensive. It's the tech
Yeah? Tell me about that
Ublox M8N GPS = 20$
FPV Camera = 30$ / 70$ for HD records
Frsky receiver = 15$
Flight controller = 20$ / 30$ for APM
FPV Transmitter = 20$
ESC = 10$
Motor = 15$
170$ for premium tech parts. I could get as low as 70$ if i choose budget parts.
For that price I could sent out a whole squad of flying wings on the same mission.
lol.... Cost of Labor and time troubleshooting putting it all together so it MIGHT work right PRICELESS 🍭. It's simple. You spend some money for a company that's done all that so people can just fly it 😱😉
Sorry you lost your Parrot. Take from it that you would have educated many people of the dangers and risks in carrying out such missions and how many Parrot fliers won't lose theirs from the same mistakes. I like your very calm attitude, i would of been bouncing.
Well said. I'm glad others can learn from this.
you definitely should go there and see if it crashed into the mountain :)
Sorry to see you lost the Disco, and I'm sure you will make it next time around. What ever you do don't over think it. A fan
I've wanted one of these for a long time... love my Parrot BeBop2, but I've been buys delving into racing drones recently, but I've always been impressed with Parrot products. We have similar tastes, loved the Walkera F215 video as well.
Lost or not, that is still bad azz. Kudos to the guts you have dude.
Keep us posted Dustin. We love your videos!
Thank you. On a mission to getting DISCO #2 :)
did you make any effort to find the wing on foot or by boat?
on foot yes. Boat no. I'm 95% positive it's being crunched in the surf of that pinnacle tip on Kahoolawe Island it probably hit. When I checked better imagery it's a pretty sheer cliff.
Damn! That is a bummer! Really sorry you lost the craft! Hopefully, your next one will have better fortune!!! Best wishes.
You can see 16 at the start... 6:24
I lost my parrot mambo mini drone to some big trees yesterday, slight difference in price I know but I was surprised how attached i had gotten to the little drone, my first, I was gutted. I am getting another drone soon.
Hi!
What app do you use to record the ipad screen???
I had to purchase it from a third party and you have to re install it once in a while when apple rejects the cert. It's just called "screen recorder". I'll try to find more info for you.
If you are "brave" enough to upgrade to the iOS 11 beta (betas are always at your own risk but I still try them anyway - your mileage may vary), it does enable screen-recording on your device without the need for any additional app...
Thanks. Since this tablet is mainly designated as my "drone tablet" I may give it a try.
Thank you!
Well since this thread date, IOS 11 (and updates) has happened, and it’s awesome. Hope you have tried it and I can see the results. Just found your vids yesterday so I’m trying to catch up.
There’s some really strong winds that wrap around the eastern side of Maui and can create some serious turbulence down low just to the east of Makena. If the winds are strong enough on that particular day it will be able to create turbulence all the way out by Kahoolawe.
That disco deserve salute💂👮👼
Sorry for your loss Dustin!
Thanks dan. was worth the risk. I got another to try again :)
I hope it goes well next time. Looking forward to seeing the video ;)
It crashed near the edge of the mountains because of the wide circling when increasing/decreasing altitude.
Wow this drone sound like a real airplane. Very loud indeed. I'm sorry for your loose man. I wish you can find it
I wonder if you had your telephone number on it? The Disco is mostly foam, so I imagine it would float pretty well. Provided it went down at sea, perhaps it will wash ashore on one of the islands or back on Maui. With Litchi Mission Planner online, I'm always tempted to do some kind of long distance flight like this with my P3A, but it doesn't have the range of the Disco. If you don't recover it, hope that perhaps Parrot can sell you a 'bare bones' version, though, it is so heavily discounted at various sites now ($550 off at B&H Photo, NY from orig. price of $1299.00) Parrot might charge you close to the discounted price for a bare bones version (given that they are only discounting $400 off the original $1299 price at their store). Perhaps they'll cut you some slack, since you've done a lot of video advertising for them. Good luck .. Mahalo!
+Bill Somrak I have a feeling it crashed into that point on Kahoolawe. So it's either stuck on the hill there or in the water. I'm sure it floats. If anything, would be great to salvage the footage. The solid state memory could probably keep the vid safe even in the ocean. It's time to put a lost ad out with flight route and photos of how it looks. I'd say I've got a 1% chance of seeing it again 🍻
This is *Very American* !!! When you get a new one (Hay it's only $1000) can you fly it into a Volcano or a Hurricane ??? That would be just as much fun to watch ... Thanks :-D
lol.. some people are "Bean Counters" some are not... although I probably should be more conservative if I want to put my kids through college 😂
Awesome video I didn't know anything about this drone but now I really want one .super cool and insane distance
sorry for the loss. start a go fund me. I would donate to get you another one. You help us all with your experimentation. Do you think you can use some sort of SAT tracker to better help pinpoint issues when things go wrong ?
+James Wiser I actually got a $25 donation To my PayPal account this morning from an awesome subscriber Colin! I was amazed. If you'd like to help me get another DISCO in the air, you can donate here atozpc.dustin@gmail.com and I'll put it towards #2 and continue the awesome DISCO flights. I'll be putting a sat tracker on the new Disco 👍
I will make a donation. In one of your videos can you provide more insight on sat trackers. This DISCO doesn't suck !
you are awesome James. Thank you for the donation to the New Disco Fund! I will put it towards a new bird and also a Sat tracker. I'm also looking into adding some solar cells to the top of the wings for added auto range and flight time. It is worth a try if there are light and flexible cells available. I will create detailed vids of the mods when the time comes. I haven't used a Sat tracker yet but it does sound like a good investment and looking forward to seeing how it will work.
"light and flexible cells" 0.0 cheah! get ready to drain the bank account. :)
Is there nothing available that may work? 🙃
Your vidoes and reports have something special. I started this beautiful hoppy because of you. I think Parrot company should send you a free DISCO because you make most of us buy this beautiful plane by giving a high level reports.
Thank you..😃
I can't understand that this drone costs 1000$.
+LifeStruggles it doesn't
Dustin Dunnill In Norway it does.
+LifeStruggles it's like less than $500 now
+LifeStruggles Oh, sorry. Did not see you said Norway 👌
Ohh okay, nice video m8 :)
Sorry for your loss. Just from some experience I fly UAV's for the military, and we would never get that close to cliffs with our aircraft due to the wind shear caused by the peaks and valleys. It can also cause unpredictable up and down drafts. I think you should of had a good enough stand off. Sorry that you lost your AV, looks like a platform i would love to try.
My mouth dropped when I saw you use PowerDirector15. I thought we were the only ones.
I use It too, amazing rendering speed and very simple to use
Sorry for your loss brother
+streamingonline Game Thanks. It happens on occasion 😂
!!!!!! Dustin i Lost my parrot bebop drone and i called parrot and they sent me another, try it !!!😉😉😉😉
Good to know Hugo. I'll have to try that and see what they say :)
Just don't tell them u were using an after-market battery!!
Hugo Vetrano Parrot will already have a record of the flight from the application it would be rather hard to hide. However, I think Dustin's has sold so many Discos through his spectacular videos that I think they should just send him one for free!
"Just don't tell them u were using an after-market battery!!" ya cuz they're too stupid to watch this video. smh...
lol, yeah because they have nothing better to do than monitor their customers social media accounts, lol, sMh
good day mate, sorry about that expensive video, I have not bought my first serious drone yet but I can see a need for the AI to determine if a gradual climb or a gradual decent is allowable based on terrain or if the target altitude was selected for photographic needs, pioneers always did take most of the arrows,
Sorry bro that sucks I'll try and contribute to get another
Thanks man. Next one will be a trimmed and safer version with less waypoints and alt changes. It should do it no problem :)
Saw the live stream, thanks for the post-mortem. You are great with your very ambitious flights. I hope you are able to fly again in the future. Very inspirational.
it crashed at little beach, imagine the hoorrors that it saw.
+Mothman 46 lol.. the camera must have burned at first sight of the leather backed manatee that thrive on the shore 😂
Mothman 46 le
Lol
A lot of folks here hating on the Disco. My impression having owned one for 6 months is that it is tremendous fun to fly and rather unique. Nothing else on the market gives the same experience. There are DJI drones with better range and cameras but the speed and battery life of the Disco gives me an out of body experience. You really get a feeling that you can explore a landscape at speed and in winds. It's not like flying a foamie either because it has all these flight smarts and protections. However it has flaws. The camera could be better and landing is really quite tricky if you don't have a field. I like to bring it down in long grass, bushes or crops where it stops immediately. That said it is far more robust than say a Mavic. As long as you don't hit a rock with the lens it is fine. I flew it into the ground at 60km/h and it was undamaged. Note to others, if geofence is turned off, there is no altitude protection either, you are allowed negative altitude.
Biggest issue though is that I think Parrot won't continue this product line. As a drone it is basically illegal to fly it in most countries. It will easily go beyond 2km and as high as you dare, but in nearly all jurisdictions you are limited to line of sight and 120m. Autonomous flight is illegal nearly everywhere. Parrot will likely continue to sell it as a land survey and agricultural drone, but I can't see it being a successful mass consumer product in the long term.
+Philip O'Carroll For some reason I have this weird feeling the DISCO 2 will be a VTOL to remedy the landing issues and they'll make great improvement to the camera. Here's to hoping they can pull something like that off and still have the flight time 🍻
You spent so much money on a peice of foam
+ItsYourCuZz A very smart piece of flying foam 😉
Try to do this in the UK:
1) Immediately in trouble for being on a golf course.
2) In trouble for using FPV
3) In trouble for flying out of sight
4) In trouble for flying near wildlife
5) In trouble from people thinking you’re spying on them
6) Just generally hated by nearly everyone for being happy and having fun.
(Love the video. Never stop.)
😪.... 😁👍
I couldn't see the turtle because I'm at a Premier In and the WiFi is 1mbps. I'm watching this video in 240p.
If you see this comment Premier In reconsider your wifi as it's overpriced and dosent work.
I love the video though!!!
R. I. P to the parrot.
He popped his head up. when you can watch in higher res you'll see it.
damn that sucks! i love when hotel rooms have an ethernet cord available way better speeds. fyi always use a vpn especially over public connections if you dont already.
What a bloody beautiful place... this is what paradise looks like
+Doc. Volt 🤗👍
too cool, sorry you lost the disco. Your amazing skill at long distance flying gets me pumped up every time . I love watching your videos. Good luck when you get the new disco. Is the camera on the disco as good as the mavic? just curious.
Thanks Gregg. No the cam is not going to be as good as the Mavic. It is solid state tech where the mavic has a mechanical gimbal and better camera. But for a software EIS only stabilized camera I can't think of a better one built in to a plane.
Cant wait for you to get another one i really enjoyed your flights with the disco
+william richardson Thanks William 👍
I love watching your videos , Keep on making them......
It's really amazing that we have access now to fully autonomous drones for under $1000, very cool!
Sorry you lost your Parrot bro.
+Ed Felty Agreed. An amazing piece of tech. I'll be getting a replacement soon Ed 👍
RIP Disco
All our hearts are with it
Sorry for your lost😢😢love your vids!!👍👍👍
It must have circled to reach altitude like what happened from launch. Attempted to gain altitude too close to cliff...
Great video... Displays Disco circles to gain altitude! Sorry for your loss. Hope you recover device.
+David Billings Your most likely right David. It probably crashed into that point at Kahoolawe. I was certain that if there was enough room the Disco will gradually ascend in a linear line only circling in tight quarters if necessary to change altitude from my previous flight experience. Lessons learned for next time 👍
Dustin, u should do reviews on some of the parrot minidrones. I have the MacLane Airborne Night Drone
+Ian Dutter I have a swing I need to finish reviewing ✌
Sorry for your loss😥
You handled that loss with grace , at least on camera. What's worse, losing the aircraft or losing the onboard footage? Bummer either way .
+Brad Miles I knew the risks and should have been more careful on route planning/altitudes. The footage would have been amazing...will try again 👍
Dustin Dunnill do you confirm you upgraded to 1.4.1 ?
Yes it was. All latest
Great attempt buddy. This kind of thing is why I would buy one of these. I would suggest getting your altitude data from Hawaii state map sources instead of Google. Also, the GPS Lon/Lat data given on Google has a margin of error that I would suspect when added to the Parrot's error margin might have had you too close to the island. I would bet its actually on the island? Better luck next time. Good work..
Hi Dustin just letting you know the parrot discos chuck area is water tight (yes ive tested it)
i know you probably have a new one by now, but sorry you lost your drone. I lost my spark on a waypoint mission and there is no sicker feeling.
Sorry to hear it Phillip. Yes, I've got a couple new ones and many more flights and mods since with successful inter island adventures! Check my Disco playlists out, I think you'll enjoy 👍
@@DustinDunnill cool.. im thinking of getting one on ebay.. you can still find them new old stock. going to do this mod too.
All those steep hill sides and cliffs at Kahoolawe likely had some strong updrafts that could have disrupted it.
Sorry for your loss, I wish for me the money wasnt so important. At six this morning,I lost my second Furious, I chose the Furious after your superb video. I was just stating to get to grips with flying in Horizon mode, it got a ways from me, then the mist suddenly came down and I lost sight of it. 3 hours, 6 and a miles of field searching- gone. I don't how how you have the balls to fly as far as you do, it's great to watch but my arse is making buttons just watching you.
+Alan Carter Sorry you lost your racer Alan. It happens. Maybe try learn on a small micro FPV in and around your house with all the modes before jumping into something like a larger race drone 👍
Would like to point out a potentially unknown "feature" or behavior that you may not have been aware of during Disco Flight Plans.
If you have any significant change in altitude planned, the drone WILL CIRCLE between waypoints to decrease/increase altitude if it cannot make the change during linear flight without aggressive vertical movement. This means you should have a horizontal clearance of at least 120 feet on all sides of your planned course, AT ALL TIMES. If a gust of wind changes your flight speed or heading, it is very common for Disco to circle to regain its heading or altitude.
Just thought you would all like to know. Cheers!
+Travis Hailston Thanks Travis. Yes, I know this. I like to give about 150 just to make sure ✌
Parrot should send you a free one for the goodwill.
It's great to see it getting used to it's full potential.
Thanks for showing us:)
Time for a GPS tracker and solar cells on DISCO #2 :)
Excellent ideas!
Sorry for your loss Dustin, hopefully Parrot will see the exposure your reviews give their products and come to the party!
One concern that I would like to mention with the 16 foot way-points is the safety aspect. Given the altitude discrepancies you mention, it doesn't seam that the only danger is the disco going for a swim at that point in the mission. Could there have been sailing boats or other vessels in your flight path?, as those way-points seamed close to Shaw! It would give new meaning to disco dancing out at sea, but not in a fun way :-)
Anyway, keep up the great reviews!
You are correct. It was a short run of too low of an altitude and I should have changed it to something safer. I've had it low to 50 ft before but with the possible discrepancy it was a bad idea :)
Yes, I think we have all done things that we look back and think, that wasn't such a great idea! I know I have a pretty long list :-(
We live and learn!
Cheers mate
Wow that's tough man I know people will be thinking first the mavic then this but like u said it's the risk you take when testing and reviewing products like this but they are always replaceable and is minimal loss. Great review and I look forward to the next video and it's a thumbs up from me
+DAVEEYEINTHESKY Thanks man. Well said. You know me well 👍
I can't believe how calm you are....! I would have been wreeked..Sry. Dustin. Maybe, It will turn up. Btw, there isn't any failsafe, on board that will track it beyond the Wifi range of the sky Controller?
Correct. If it's out of controller range there is no hope in tracking. I'll put a GPS tracker on the new disco i'm trying to fund which will work for a few days with an app on your phone to locate :)
Hi Dustin I have seen a lot of your videos, how do you get all your quads? and what do you do with all those toys?
Have you seen Demunseed fly one of these? They are so stable, that after a collision, it managed to still fly and land.
Very cool flight Mr. D just sorry about the bird.
I'm about to buy the bugs WiFi drone but my phone won't download it it's the Samsung Galaxy 5 on should I buy it if you can help me let me know
+Justin Willis Download it from the MJX website to test if it works prior.
This same problem happened with my DJI spark except over Woods and I found the dang thing after it crashed over 400 feet in the air
Hello, and great video. Sorry that you lost this obviously great flier, but I have a question. Sorry I'm not too knowledgeable about the current on board systems in the DISCO, but after watching your video, a thought occurred to me. So the controller, and the plane, synced with the software in the program on the Ipad.....Is there on board memory and GPS functions on the DISCO plane that "stand alone"? Or is the information to the plane being transmitted by the Ipad and controller? My thought is, maybe, when you lost signal to the DISCO, then the flight plan was lost as well as picture and flight controls. Does the DISCO have on board memory to be able to store the flight plan? Just a thought. Again, great videos!
+Matthew Weaver It's an onboard computer with GPS. When you program an auto mission it will fly the program autonomously and also auto return and circle launch point if your flying just manually and it loses connection with controller.
Good plan is to have a chase boat and island spotters. sorry for the loss. however, very cool!
I just had TH-cam on autoplay and this popped up and I heard flying from Wailea and Molokini and switched to the TH-cam tab because I have a condo in Kihei and know Wailea well and have been out to Molokini several times and that peaked my interest. So I started watching and hadn't read the title but hearing you talk of your plan to fly over to Kahoolawe with a Parrot product and was like nah, this guy is crazy. I haven't really ever used a Parrot product, I see them at Best Buy, I assumed they were kind of a high quality toy. It was really cool seeing how you can program in a route to follow though and the really long flight time (I may buy one of these down the road) but still seemed sketchy as all frig. I have a big 600mm quad that will fly for about 90mins on a battery that would be fun to try something like this, but I built it and its got no fancy GPS flight path thing, its 1.3GHz fpv video (Carries a GoPro as well) and a CrossFire diversity receiver with the 2W transmitter for my JR bay on my Taranis. I like the idea of the programmed flight path, which is why this video has me seriously considering buying one of these, but man I like to see the video coming back and have control over the thing the whole time. Next time I am going to be out there at the condo I should PM you and see if you would be interested in coming along and flying mine out there and back. Only thing is I spent a fair bit of time out there in 2017, and this year is pretty busy and don't really know the next time I will be out to Maui unfortunately. I don't get out to the condo as much as I would like anymore, wish I could live there really, I love Maui, its a beautiful island. Sorry you lost your drone though, subscribing to the channel, looks like some quality content.
+KlockworXMusic Hey man. Sounds like you've built yourself a hulk of a drone. 90 minutes on a multirotor is amazing flight time. I'd love to try a manual flight to see how far it would get. As long as it has auto RTH on connection loss there shouldn't be anything to worry about. If you'd like to see some successful auto missions with the DISCO I do have a few up on my channel. One to and circling Molokini and another from twin falls to Keanae North shore (sketchy wind but it made it). Let me know next time your here and I'd love to connect with you dustindunnill@gmail.com
I will definitely shoot you and email, and watching the molokini video right now.
+KlockworXMusic 🍻🤙
thats a shame. i really liked your videos and buying a disco in the spring because of your videos. I want to do the 4k mod but kinda worried now.
I got 2 more an haven't lost one since. It was my overzealous auto flight plan that lost this one 😪🙂
Hey sorry to hear that. just get a boat and find it. should be floating around somewhere or at the highest hill. Love all your videos.
I put the word out locally on craiglist and also in my local drone racing group here on Maui. Hope it will turn up so I can possibly salvage the onboard video 👍
wow sorry for your loss, you should ask parrot if they are planning a new drone like parrot bebop 3
Parrot Disco with Lightbridge would be awesome.
Hey it was a pleasure watching all of your videos, I may have to say you lost her at that low altitude of 16 ft as that boat pass by the old Hawaiian fisherman having a flashback, and took it out! But most importantly for fixed-wing have you battery lightweight that's some decent range to cover and high-quality photography
What a sad day, my thoughts go with the late Parrot Disco plane fighting to the last minute and no one saw all the heroic action 😢
I'm sorry for the loss of your Disco..
But anyway, NICE VIDEO!
Thanks!!!