Flying Over the Smokehouse

The entry was originally written in September 2016

So far, all my droning was done around KL and Putrajaya. And come to think of it, we haven't really travelled much since the Langkawi trip. I never really had the chance to take the drone out of KL.

Understandably, I was quite excited to do some flying during the trip to Frasers Hill.

Luckily the weather was OK after the drizzle when we first arrived. And flying there was a joy despite the lack of sunshine.

Rather too windy for comfort but the drone handled it well. There were hardly any shakes in the footage.

I only managed to do a couple of flights. The first was around the Smokehouse on our first afternoon. The second was the next day during lunch time in the town center, fulfilling my wish to fly around the famous clock tower.

I shot the flyover in 4K before realizing that I did not bring with me an extra memory card - you can't get a new one in these neck of the woods. By the time in was midway on the second flight, I ran out of space.

So, for the first one I did a few passes above the Smokehouse, with the visitors giving a wave when they heard the buzzing. It was really green and tranquil around there.

I should've brought an extra memory card for the drone...

We Had Lift-off

Finally, the weather was kind. This time it was a Saturday morning on a public holiday - Agong's Birthday. I took my drone out to Putrajaya before starting my morning rounds in the glorious sunshine.

I made a couple of stops. The first one was at the site of my previous couple of cancellations, Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin - or better known as Masjid Besi. The second was near Monumen Alaf Baru, about 500 meters away from the first spot.

I will write about the two flights separately here, but suffice to say that it was a productive outing.

Denied!

It had been raining in the afternoon lately and I have not been able to fly the drone after work. I reached home early yesterday and check the internet on the weather.

Apparently the chance of rain in Putrajaya was less than 5%, but with a heavy cloud cover - of around 40%. Good enough I thought. So, I rushed 45 minutes away in the traffic in the hope of catching some subset at one of the landmark there.

Reached there in ample time. Got my parking space and the take off spot. All ready for the lift off. And guess what? I left the controller back home! Denied.

Without the controller, there woukd be no flying! Time to head home disappointed! At least there was no beautiful sunset as the cloud cover remained unlifted. Hopefully better luck tomorrow ... Lesson learned ...