A Day in Flight -- Downtown Seattle

[@LSkl1956]

Beautiful and professional drone shooting, beautiful views, pleasant music with pleasure looked. Thanks!

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks! This is one of several I'm doing (I uploaded the second one today) that's longer than normal, but with music for anyone who wants to have it running while doing something else.

[@mavicairflyeruk]

wow awasome shots mate very smooth cinematic shots well done my friend 👍

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked it.

[@Sisnovz]

Beautiful Seattle , i enjoyed watching your video , the background music was great ❤keep up 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@johnriper4416]

Thank you! This morning I published a similar one, except this one is entirely footage from flying at night.

[@andrefreitas63]

Your video is really impressive, the quality of the fly by drone in the middle of the buildings. superb mastery💪💪 thank you for this visit of the city in our armchair👍👍

[@johnriper4416]

Thank you, André!

[@robodrone5662]

Stunning views 👍 High quality video 💪💪💪 Well done 👍

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, RD!

[@TomProductions007]

Hi John! This is a glamorous video with amazing and spectacular scenes! Great job,great like(49)! Great music selection! Congratulations! Take care! See you soon !! Have a nice day!

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, Tom!

[@groundbreakerexplore]

Have a wonderful day over there! Hope you keep on sharing such amazing and spectacular drone videos with us here too~

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks! I'll have more coming in a week or two.

[@Phuong.Nguyen-]

Wow it’s outstanding video with pretty city, buildings and relaxing music… 😊

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, HD! This is a new style of video for me. I'll probably do a few more like this (lengthy, steady shots, calm music) and see how it's received.

[@Phuong.Nguyen-]

You are doing good job and I am learning a lot from you 😊

[@Pianolisapark315]

Like #33, beautiful share, fantastic camera, nice recording. Beautiful city views. 👍☕️

[@johnriper4416]

Thank you, Lisa!

[@dronefather2023]

Very smooth shots 👏 wish we had buildings like that here .. and the views are stunning 🤩

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, DF! In your favor, you've got a lot of structures that were built centuries ago, bringing their own intrigue to the footage you shoot. Seattle's got nary a one. In fact, with just a handful of exceptions I was around to watch most of the downtown skyscrapers going up.

[@dronefather2023]

@@johnriper4416 ahh very interesting great video tho john looking forward to more of your videos 👍

[@explorenuevaecija]

Hello John. Thank you for sharing your enjoyable video. Such a wonderful cityscape. Amazing aerial views. Have a great weekend.

[@johnriper4416]

Thank you!

[@explorenuevaecija]

@@johnriper4416 you’re welcome😊

[@DroneViewsMedia]

Spectacular flight, love the tall buildings 😊

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, Alan! It's fun flying, but also has more than a few white-knuckle moments.

[@DroneViewsMedia]

@@johnriper4416 We don't have many tall buildings, but my fear is always losing reception, there's increasing numbers of drone jammers operating in our cities, and you never know what can happen

[@konradarmata]

Great shots, city looks veey impresive, good work 🙂

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, Konrad!

[@snufkinOnTour]

I've been waiting for your new movie John and again I'm very impressed. It's great. I envy you being able to fly in such a big city. A very, very good footage. ☘☘☘☘☘☘

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, Snufkin! I'm jealous that you've got emoticons themed for your channel. What would a Seattle-themed emoticon look like? Drizzle? Maybe a Starbucks cup? I need to think about that, because I really like yours.

[@snufkinOnTour]

@@johnriper4416First thought is a Super sonic hedgehog 🦔 but it doesn't look similar. What about 🏀 ?

[@TravelHungryForLife]

Fabulous my friend well done indeed See you again be safe and healthy always 👍🏼👍🏼

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks!

[@DronescApe]

wow this is so clear, the buildings look like models, so smooth flying John stunning shots 9:04 that shot with mist in background wow🙌🙌love how the trees are in the centre of the roads and that is some size stadium !! This was well and truly a in depth look at Seattle John, brilliant work my friend👍👍

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, DA! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

[@DronescApe]

@@johnriper4416 I did mate, it was like watching a film from the air. Just fine art you have John 👍👍

[@HugoVistaAerea]

Spectacular flights, fantastic views of Seattle, Like and subscribed, Greetings from Mexico my friend.

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, Hugo! I've been enjoying the videos on your channel and became a subscriber over there, too.

[@HugoVistaAerea]

@@johnriper4416 My pleasure, thanks

[@kretesciezkipawelszulc1960]

Amazing.👏

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, Pawel! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@sirrichard77]

Great drone work.

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, Richard!

[@wildblueyonder2919]

Epic shots John!!

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks very much!

[@acplanells]

We do live in a beautiful city - great job

[@johnriper4416]

Yep, Seattle is the best. Thanks for watching, Angel!

[@airbornevlogs]

Excellent flight 😊

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks!

[@g3orgeK.]

Beautiful stuff John! |Although a bit longer that i expected!

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, George! I made it as a first of what will probably be several videos of a new type for me: Long, with serene music so the thing can play in anyone's background, with easy-watch visuals though hopefully always something interesting in the frame for those inclined to look closely.

[@g3orgeK.]

@@johnriper4416 Yea that's an intersting idea!

[@MainlightDrone]

Woah, John! I can't imagine how much work went into this! It looks like a PBS or Smithsonian show. The only thing I would do is break this up into several videos, maybe by region or time of day? I wonder if you're getting the watch time you deserve because the video is so long. Fully watched!

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, Christian! This is a first run at a type of aerial video I haven't tried before. My idea was to compile a long-form video that would make for enjoyable background listening while also having visual interest anytime the viewer wanted to check out whatever might be happening on the screen. I figured only exceptional people, or people exceptionally interested in drone visuals (like you!) would attend to it at length as one would to a feature length movie. The view durations so far are pretty decent, which is probably more than I deserve, or else a lot of people just let it run until the music changes to a track they don't like or their attention goes elsewhere. I'm planning on doing two more of these "long form" videos, and then will switch to some very different styles -- including some with varied-format content like I've been so impressed with in your videos.

[@TedNemeth]

John this is one of the best city flights I’ve ever seen. I don’t know why but it gets me nervous seeing flights close to big buildings. Where were you standing?

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, Ted! You're right about that kind of flying being rather nerve-wracking. I've found that the biggest risks are from losing signal or losing satellite lock because then the drone can fly into a building without me directing it. So almost all the sequences are long, straight-line flights where I know I can keep line-of-site. Sometimes I'd pick a spot in the middle of the intended path, but more often I'd find a place downtown where I can see the path I want to fly and can get satellite lock before taking off. That's surprisingly difficult to do in much of downtown Seattle, and I'd expect that's true in other major cities. The airspace corridors between skyscrapers is kind of a Death Valley in terms of receiving signal. But when I can find a place to start and the drone has solid signal, I know it will get even better at higher altitude. Then I fly the course and ride the curve of tolerable signal. As RC degrades or the satellite count drops I either go higher (you'll see that at the tail end of a number of the flight segments), or I just stop, turn the drone around, and shoot coming back again.

[@EverythingWavy]

Excellent aerial work John! There is just something intriguing about flying through skyscrapers. 🙌

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, Aaiden! My intent was to make a long, serene video, but there's a fair amount of white-knuckled flying involved with getting that kind of footage.

[@in1aboomar]

Bom dia ❤❤❤

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks!

[@Panos835]

Great flight ! Seattle looks so wonderful. Skyscrapers looks so great to fly around I am impressed you flew so much time and edited all this great footage ! Never been to Seattle but is on my list

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, Panos! I've sub'd over on your channel as well.

[@StartLivingNow1963]

John this is a Master Piece totally a work of Art🙂 Amazing footage flying through the city and the music fits right in.🙂 Do you use the DJI RC Pro Controller???? So good to see you got a break in the weather.🙂

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, Robert! Yes, I used the RC Pro. It seems to have better range than DJI's earlier controllers, and anecdotally that's what I sense from other users, too.

[@StartLivingNow1963]

@@johnriper4416 Thanks I am thinking about getting the RC Pro controller I have the RC controller but I loose the signal a lot when trees are in the way or when flying in low lying ares in between two mountains.

[@johnriper4416]

@@StartLivingNow1963 I only briefly participated in what looked like the two largest Facebook groups that interested me. Of those, the Mavic 3 Facebook Group was the most active and helpful, and even if you're not flying a Mavic 3 I think you'll get good feedback about what they think of the RC Pro. The other group was the Mavic 3 Owners Group, and there just didn't seem to be much activity (or response) there. I very much appreciate its better performance, but whenever solid objects get between the controller and drone it's going to interfere with signal.

[@StartLivingNow1963]

@@johnriper4416 Thanks John I will check them out🙂

[@JuanitaGutierrezBSEDMSED]

New friend here. Awesome travel video.

[@johnriper4416]

Thank you, Juanita! I appreciate your support!

[@JuanitaGutierrezBSEDMSED]

@@johnriper4416 Oh, you’re welcome always, dear kind friend. Enjoy your days always🙏😇🤗🌺👏

[@jimthorleydronefootage]

What a skyline john great job.. did you run into any signal issues? And don't answer what heights you achieved, lol.👍

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, Jim! Yes, I had a lot of signal interference, and most of the long shots ended once I risked losing signal. On elevation, one of the most useful benefits of a 107 certification is the FAA rule provides that as long as airspace authorization doesn't otherwise restrict it, it's legal to fly up to 400' above any nearby structure (technically, the drone is legal so long as it's within 400' of a structure in any direction). I might make a short video on that, as it doesn't seem to be widely known.

[@jimthorleydronefootage]

@John Riper ah that a great rule. Unfortunately, we are regulated by the caa who are making things so difficult in the uk at present

[@LanceCadena]

Very Nice. I would love to pick your brain on some of your launch points. More so in downtown skyscrapers. And where did you launch from at the 38:00 to 45:00 min mark?

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks! There are a couple of good spots along the waterway. I'll be happy to show you whenever we can get together.

[@ЦВЕТОЧНЫЙРАЙСветлана]

Дуже гарне місто.Привіт з України!

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks for watching!

[@DavidLorenzoFlorida]

*Hey John, Good footage! I only got to watch 11 minutes worth though. Perhaps you should break up long videos like this into parts. You may get more views. 👍👍*

[@johnriper4416]

Thanks, David! I did this one (and another I published this morning) as abnormally long so that anyone who wants to have the music playing can let them run and look at their screen if and as they want to. It's sort of like the Christmas fire log marathon videos with carols, just with drone footage that's hopefully more interesting than a log in a fireplace.

[@freelancerhafiz]

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