Hammonasset Quadcopter

Flight of a 3DR Iris over Hammonasset State Park.

[@jamessmith99731]

Nice. Thank goodness you were able to record the crazy woman attacking you.

[@STRK3R1234567]

You are a very respectful pilot. You took the effort to respect the 400 ft ceiling and avoid flying over houses and crowded areas. Good luck with everything brother!

[@FPVav8tr]

I CANT wait to see and hear crazy lady. Nice flight btw.

[@TrentSiggardPhoto]

Filming this altercation would have been a good demonstration of the "loiter" feature of the Iris!

[@pinmike8666]

Luckily you had the situation recorded! Moments like this make me think "Fuck The Police" since the opposite would have happened if you didn't record it.

[@jamesnyland2548]

I loved watching that! I used to live next door in Clinton as a kid and know the beaches well. Thanks for the memory!

[@matthelton6637]

My biggest fear with one of these would be that I flew it too far and lost signal and it just crashed and burned.

[@asommer518]

Saw your incident on LiveLeak, you handled yourself very well showing great restraint. You used very mature judgement in not overly fighting back AND recording the whole affair.

[@kibromfesseha9960]

Are you gonna press charges on her for ripping the shirt,emotional trauma,etc etc? And am I gonna see this on a tv court show one day?

[@11jimcleveland]

So this simple landscape/scenery video is what precipitated that confrontation with the woman? Unbelievable.

[@shadownet4597]

Nah m8, it was the patriarchy. The patriarchy created these "drones" to further oppress women m8. Wear hav u been? Under a patriarchical rock m8?

[@alittleofsomething]

That looks so cooool! I wonder where else could the Quadcopter be taken to take videos of places

[@JGFurgie]

Hogwit I think this was great. Beautiful footage, wonderful flying (felt like you brought it down a little hard but nbd) and it was so fun to watch. If we sold anything like that at the store I work at, I'd use this vid to advertise it (with your permission of course). What that crazy woman did was fully wrong, and I tip my hat to you for staying cool. If I would have been there, I'd have stood up for you in a heartbeat.

[@bruceshark5501]

That is pretty awesome.....Did you see any sharks? Sharks would make this video REALLY cool.

[@EdKidney33]

damn where can I buy one of these things, so damn cool

[@spudracer67301]

Looks like a Parrot AR_Drone.

[@inflight9545]

Kent Woods He states in the description that it is a 3DR Iris.

[@spudracer67301]

They both do the same thing.

[@inflight9545]

Kent Woods not really... unless you consider them both being quadcopters to be the same thing.

[@STRK3R1234567]

Kent Woods Comparing a Parrot AR drone to any 3DR multirotor is like comparing a Mighty Wheelz to a Corvette. 3DR makes completely autonomous multirotors that when coupled with appropriate control/video transmitters, can fly for miles and do some very unique "missions". 3DR is unique because their products support opensource code and be programmed to do anything. Another popular brand of flight controller is DJI. DJI is more user friendly and offers a plug-and-play option to those who do not know how to program, flash firmware, or build even build multirotors. Most notably the plug-and-play system called the DJI Phantom. For as little as 900$, anyone can buy this autonomous drone and fly it, despite the owners knowledge in the systems that run it. Hope this helps.

[@LizQuilty]

Wow what a view

[@ryu3180]

Great footage man, I do see the sweeping landscapes you were going for. Not the people that that freaky lady said you were "spying on" lol. Hope she didn't mess up your rig kid.

[@wonnie]

How is the video so stable? Did you use a plugin to stabilize the shot, or is this completely raw and untouched? What a time to be alive when new ways and possibilities for filming are being created as we speak.

[@Journeyagain0]

Really? She accused and assaulted you for this?

[@kickit246]

Whao, I first read your comment as "She aroused and assaulted you for this?" I guess that could be possible too, though, right? No judgement coming from over here.

[@Journeyagain0]

Andrew Hampshire It's cool, man. Lol Either way, I think she's nuts. Doesn't she realize that people do this as a hobby?

[@jpowell180]

He was smart filming it on his phone, and also smart by not fighting back, which would have landed him in jail. Still, she wasn't half-bad looking, I'll bet it was kind of a turn-on ;)

[@GrosTabarnak]

Damn! That's so awesome. I have so many ideas of great shot I could so with that rig. And it's much cheaper that flying a REAL helicopter plane. ;-)

[@ccgoodcare1626]

this is awesome don't let the haters stop you getting high, nothing should!

[@SnowNasty]

These things are scary and cool at the same time. I would've FAILED that landing! lol.

[@bywindandsun]

This pilot is not an ambiturner. He can only turn left.

[@SnowNasty]

NASCAR!

[@PvmKev]

This is super cool, I want one of these now

[@GolaniSoldierz]

good video man, sorry what happened to you

[@ki6eki]

that's one badass drone

[@worried2727]

this is awesome! cool footage

[@likwidvison]

Looks good!

[@sweetbopeep00]

thats really awesome!

[@lulualma4139]

The scenery is Lovely! May i ask what the weird shaped grass area's are?

[@SJChip]

Came here after the crazy woman thing, because I wanted to see what the fuss was about. That footage is stunning. How much does a setup like that cost?

[@websurfer8041]

Damn this is sick! Too bad the area I live in wouldn't offer such a nice view lol

[@Fartdemon]

damn, I really want a quadcopter now

[@mooglechix0r]

Beautiful views of the scenery that would otherwise be missed from ground-perspective. Thanks for this! I'm sorry that someone people are morons.

[@jonathanpanzarella6404]

women got off with 2 misdemeanors and released from custody no bail set

[@JonathanLangdale]

Great video, I guess the next thing to figure out is how to do this without making tons of engine noise.

[@Hemuset]

WOW beautiful!

[@Insanegametoday]

How loud are these to people on the ground? to me this seems like the 2014 version of flying a kite on the beach

[@ZanahorioGaymes]

Kite simulator: 2k14

[@xenoexuberphobe]

Beautiful imagery. Is that with a gopro?

[@cloudlife]

In my personal opinion, I would say it's really important that you follow up with litigation. Perhaps your adverse to conflict, but this isn't an isolated issue. Had you not have gotten a recording, had she been a bit more clever and didn't physically assault you in front of a camera, it could have ended with you in jail with a permanent stain on your record. But by pursuing litigation, it will help bring to light the gap in gender equality not only for women but also for men, and there isn't a better case to prove it than yours. Hopefully then there will be a safe future for all of us. Of course it is your life to live, and your free to do as you wish. In the end, I'm just glad things turned out okay for you!

[@scribble0073300]

Two questions. Why don't I see any of these bikini clad ladies the the crazy one promised us. And why are all the lifeguard towers in the park? I thinks they not so good at their job.

[@Hogwit]

1) Because in my opinion she's deranged and a pathological liar. 2) This was in the off season, which is when they don't charge for parking, and because they aren't taking in money, they aren't spending money for lifeguards.

[@IdentityDM]

***** Who else do you victim blame?

[@kibromfesseha9960]

***** Prove that his parents bought his drone please.And if he had ran than he would give her the opportunity to deceive the police as to the events that took place.(accuse him of things that otherwise didn't occur)Filmed evidence makes it plainly obvious that she is the aggressor and he's the victim I'm also pretty sure that if you actually have evidence that something happened instead of making allegations to police off of perceived assumptions of what is occurring, then it wouldn't be you making mountains out of molehills.

[@EliUntitled]

***** If a man attacked a woman, and pinched her, you wouldn't say "oh she's lucky she got some action" would you? He was attacked. Physical violence cannot be justified just because you think it seems sexual. Even if it was sexual, are you saying that it's ok for a woman to sexually assault a man, but not the other way around?

[@chiefrocka209]

***** The justice system will never take your side when a woman accuses you of something unless you provide proof stating otherwise. Your idea of dodging her attacks and running away would be self-incriminating and make him seem guilty, yet he did nothing wrong here. I see what your saying and yes, in some cases that may be true, but this isn't one of them because she immediately involved the police which now becomes a legal matter that couldn't be avoided. She brought it upon herself, man. It's not his fault. Once she dialed the number she sealed her fate.

[@tkpc621]

This is so cool!

[@jackhydrazine1376]

What camera are you using for this flight?

[@jpslegalvideo]

Don't settle for less than $17,000.00 and a new tee shirt!! Good luck. Court on the 19th?

[@prestontable]

This is awesome

[@T6Ber62]

I might question a quad with a telephoto lens attached hovering over a beach full of half nude hotties, but then again you can probably get better shots from the ground shooting from under a towel. Not that I've ever done that, but I can imagine how I would approach the challenge. Most quad footage is shot with wide angle from over 100 feet which means you could probably not make out a persons face much less their delicate parts. It's more of a panorama shoot than up close FBI surveillance video, but I bet most non quad folks don't know the specifics and imagine that we are looking at the pimples on their back from 400 feet up with wide angle lens.

[@Colbsdotcom]

You'd be better off just snapping a pic with your cell phone, standing 10 feet away. Drone footage is aerial shots of scenery.

[@jonathanpanzarella6404]

can you watch this live through like a headset or something while you're flying it

[@Smithburg01]

So did you work on this quadcopter? I saw you made the pontoon boat.

[@dougarr]

now i want a drone for photos and troll braindead feminists. Im so jelly of USA amateurs drones now. i think they are kinda pricey. Btw the video is so epic. how much is it for the HD camera ?

[@surchris]

Cool Video.

[@reggiehooks8895]

Wow...is all I can say.. No, I will say something. Even though we see that this quad-copter is NOT taking creeper shots, I still have a couple of general questions. Is there any expectation of privacy on a public beach or any public place? Also, if you do not want someone seeing you in beach attire why go to a public beach wearing beach clothes?

[@tetraspacewest]

In this video, you can clearly see the close-up creepshots.

[@StevenMRA]

She attacks him, and then falsely accuses him. Nah, false accusations never happen.

[@scottyscotterson1559]

$20 says she thinks a hot air balloon ride is romantic, while she spy's on people in their back yards at below 1000 ft.

[@CarlJ123456789]

Nice landing :)

[@burlapse4113]

awesome!

[@jwtoob]

@ 3:16 that's her looking up at the camera going onto the boardwalk with the green chair on her back

[@warrenreid8509]

nice landing

[@RayathF]

Gah, where's Jaqen H'ghar when you need him...

[@COVERartistLOL]

Nice to know that if I take pictures of landscapes. That I'll be labeled a pervert and assaulted. All because I'm a male.

[@icis27]

Landing was a bit rough, I'd like to see a much more smoother approach please!

[@hairlesshippy]

Hammonasset huh? I am from New Haven area.. we should get together and do some FPV!!

[@GeraltinWoW]

damn thats cool man i should get one of these

[@kingdomDully]

after watching this video, that girl has to get sued for what she did to u. don't let her get away with it

[@keuven]

Is this a great way to meet girls? :)

[@Ben3862]

how much do drones go for now-a-days

[@tgregoryt]

This is great footage. Thanks for sharing. I hope the wanker that attacked you goes to prison as deserved.

[@Privatecreeper1]

I just honestly don't understand how a woman can assume he was taking perverted pictures, i mean can you even take pictures on this? (Im gonna assume yes on that but can someone confirm it?)

[@th3unn3rv3d3]

So I'm waiting for something he actually did wrong...

[@jwuman]

nice flying,,,sorry to hear of your unfortunate encounter with BeachZilla! i have flew several flights along the ct shoreline and never have encountered that sort of person and hope i never do,,,,,but i certainly will have a separate camera rolling from here on out,,,,very good thinking getting the violence on film,,,,,now that its tourist season here, i have elected to limit my flying in populated areas and stay some distance from the general populous at large since you never know when you will encounter ignorant idiots like the one you had to forcibly meet...good luck to you and keep it flying,,,,,

[@Fellinline]

He got beat up for this? wtf?

[@GooseBuddyTv]

Nice Video Got your story's link from petapixal

[@icrmaster]

At least she got arrested.

[@DiggerDeeper01]

I can't see the attack. When is it?

[@Flackconnon]

isnt this her walking up the path at 3:13 ?

[@bigjuan2001]

Where the bikini closeups that woman promised? Lol

[@loltzor]

what kind of battery this thing uses?

[@t3hMEME]

I came here in anger that some radical feminist assaulted a teenager, now I just want a new toy.

[@jcee8493]

Anybody else looking for a spot of orange in that video? You can't even really see the people. The most annoying thing I find is the noise the thing makes.

[@alavazxela2]

sorry about your troubles, people need to learn not to jump to conclusions

[@MattDziadus]

More please.

[@govinda102000]

Nice job with the film Hogwit. This brings back memories from my visit there. And Andrea's sentence is a shame and sham. The judge is a loser.

[@nsbd90now]

I want one.

[@angelinafiera3998]

Nothing pervy about this at all. I'm sorry the teen was assaulted, but at least this case has brought attention to the fact that this is perfectly legal in the majority of places.

[@jxtian8950]

No rules violated. WTF did she attack u?

[@Redrum2011]

Oh god my farts smell terribly bad

[@TobyRobb]

Nothing inappropriate here, however flying over people and property is always going to upset some if you don't have their permission. Not legal in my country to fly above people and property without permission except with a certified aircraft, and not below 1000ft. With permission its a different matter i guess.

[@Nadrakas]

First this is a Public Park. Perfectly legal in the U.S.. Also, in the U.S. if you are in the "open" -- as in out of your house -- then you have no expectation to "privacy". Of course with all of the NSA stuff going on, we no longer have any expectation to privacy. :( ~ N

[@TobyRobb]

What about the risk of flying over people? I can't just drive my car up on the footpath, without first warning others.

[@admiralthex]

Toby Robb what exactly is the risk of flying over people again? Should I get a retainer every time I take a kite to the beach?

[@Whitneypyant]

It public park so legal. It if was a private park then that a different story. Most public parks in US allows cameras this is perfectly legal.

[@TobyRobb]

Lol. We will have to wait and see. I don't setup and fly kites over the tops of people either. The risk is low admittedly but its against the rules in most model clubs for a reason.

[@InvincibleStormFilms]

I have 3 (AR Drone 2.0 & 2 DJI Phantom's) I love it, always go to the beach or the Mountains with my UAV (mainly my Phantom 2) great fun however people needs to be better educated about them. People feels something that fly stable and for 5 to 15 mins is spying on them LMAO not to mention the god damn noise it make....yeah, something like that can really spy on your stupid ass lol

[@Nyu727]

Look at all those sexy beach going ladies...I think, Wait no that's just a fence post.

[@armourmetals]

Cool. I hate people putting drones. Clearly being safe and not flying over large crowds of people. If you're like me most video gets deleted. I have a hat can that I made for my gopro and you wouldn't believe how many people hate being recorded. I enjoy making up stories about why I do it. My favorite is so I can prove to my parole officer I wasn't anywhere I want supposed to be. To me the video of the woman assaulting you seemed fake. If I didn't want someone recording me and I would have crushed the drone it's a lesser charge. But after all she was an idiot. Either way it was cool. Man that beach was so still. No wind at all perfect day for flying.

[@MerryMidlight]

Sorry you got beat up over this.

[@thefokker1]

You should never fly over people. There is plenty of open space there to fly without flying over people. You are way in the right, and should never been attacked. Kudos for keeping cool. Check my channel. Plenty of fun, never over people.

[@sKACwebo]

...Why shouldn't he ever fly over people? You keep saying it but have no reason as to why he shouldn't. He respected the 400 ft ceiling rule...

[@thefokker1]

Because of what happened here, also these things can and do fail. Props break, video system failure, esc failure, the list goes on. Im so for these things just feel people should fly them a little more safely by not flying over people. The general public has this misconception that you can see right down a girls shirt, or something along those lines. Hence the brutal attack for "taking pictures of people on the beach". There is so much fun to be had, and beautiful flights to be recorded without flying over some person enjoying a public place. Also we havent seen the first 3 flights he took......... He may have gone right down over or in front of the sunbathers. Time will tell if he posts the other 3 flights...

[@yamac488]

Shut up

[@thefokker1]

Hey... Go F yourself :D

[@devonmoore5908]

how much did your quad cost?

[@joe579003]

Devon Moore This model is 600 dollars

[@devonmoore5908]

thanks for the info!

[@darwintea]

You really should hover a few feet off the ground before landing and land gently......

[@Hogwit]

Yes, I know, and I usually do much softer landings, sometimes they're disturbed by strong winds, but this one was entirely me decided mid landing that I want to land closer to myself.

[@richardloren8833]

Wow ! Check out all the babes in bikinis.... oh wait... never mind....there weren't any...

[@SoUlEaTeRFullmetal8]

And then he got assaulted.

[@stark1987]

taking close ups of people in Bikinis, yup, thats totally what i saw here, fuck sakes, people need to stop living in fear, i hope this guy doesnt let his worry of being attacked again last too long, maybe start walking around with literature stating the laws to pass out to people who want act like that again

[@jahthunder01]

When I was younger I was involved in a lot of unsavoury shit so it really makes me mad to see that you were harassed for enjoying a benign hobby like this. Hopefully more young people find positive ways to entertain themselves (as youve done) instead of getting involved in gangs/drug dealing.

[@jacobhunt7758]

So let me get this straight anybody can own a drone? I don't think kids should have that what if it malfunctions and lands on someones head or on a highway or something? This is what's wrong with this country, until some tragic shit happens thats when they'll exercise restrictions. Prevention saves lives

[@patricianolan8557]

Geez, never mind right to privacy. How about the right to enjoy a relatively quiet day at the beach without a flock of stupid noisy drones circling overhead?

[@jonhiggins2012]

I didn't see the woman anywhere in this video. I hope she goes to prison and enjoys some equality.

[@bustaphatty]

You got beaten up by a girl lolol