Flying the quad

Vera's Iris are starting to bloom and we love this purple one.  I worked on the lawn today, last summer's heat caused some bare patches so I worked them up by running the aerator over them.  Then I spread grass seed and went over it again with the aerator before packing it down.  Rain is forecast for tomorrow so hopefully we will see some new grass in a couple of weeks.

I look pretty serious, it is because I am concentrating on the TV screen that is showing me where the quad is going.  There is no depth perception so I ran into lots of bushes and limbs while I was learning.  I also went through quite a few propellers.

That little camera on the front is how I see, the video transmitter is the rectangular thing with the funny antenna mounted on it.  It transmits on 5.8 GHz which acts a lot like light so if trees and brush block the signal it gives me a snowy picture.  So far about 400 to 500 feet away in the woods is as far as I can get.