I have a DJI Mavic 3E and want to start doing jobs for companies with it. I don’t have an RTK module or a base station.
What kind of work can I do without RTK? How are you guys making money with your drones?
My normal driving distance is about 250m (273 yards), but this weekend something completely absurd happened.
EDIT: 330 meters = 360 yards
Wind was gusting up to 20 m/s (45 mph) and I step up to the tee. The group ahead is way out there, two people already on the green and two more walking up. I don't think for a second that it might be too early to hit, they seem far enough away.
I swing as normal. Hit a perfect fade and immediately feel that something is different, the ball just hangs in the air longer than usual. Earlier in the round I'd played several holes into a headwind, so my brain didn't really register what a tailwind of that strength actually meant until it was too late.
The ball lands on the green and sits one meter behind the flag.
The ladies ahead had no idea what had happened. From their perspective, a ball had just appeared on the green out of nowhere. They couldn't figure out where it came from it had simply rolled up onto the green while they were standing there.
I walked up and apologized. Embarrassing as hell, but at the same time... kind of insane? I've hit a green in regulation on a par 4 before, but those holes are around 250m. Not 330.
The ladies were very understanding and forgave me immediately, thank god. (Even though they had already marked the ball)
The thing that bothers me most about the whole situation? The ball didn't go in.
One final detail: this was the first time my girlfriend (who doesn't play golf) had ever walked a full round with me. First and only time she's seen me play in person. Would've been pretty cool to hole it in front of her.