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by 0_____0 1931 days ago
Boasting about flying beyond line of sight without a spotter in a cluttered residential neighborhood isn't going to score you many points among the drone enthusiast crowd.
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Heh, true. Thanks.
No worries. If there's just one thing I want to get across though, it's that as drone operators, we are collectively responsible for how the broader community views us and drones.

Random drones floating through neighborhoods is sketchy from a safety standpoint but also it tends to upset people, who often think that any drone they see is spying on them. Just a consideration.

Personally I like to fly around abandoned buildings and decrepit structures. Lots of interesting flying to be done and cool vids to be taken, and there's nobody around to complain :)

I'm super cautious like you but one thing about the Mini and Mini 2 is they don't attract much attention. They're really small and pretty darn quiet.

I've had my Mini about a year and have yet to have any interaction with strangers who see it flying.