The first place we flew the Inspire was at Steinhof Church, an Art Deco church from early last century. It is high on a hill and seemed to be a good subject. Thanks to Anneliese stalking me with her iPhone, there are actually some (rare) photos with me in them. Here, I'm doing my first setup:
Here the Inspire is hovering low while I'm getting ready to take it up for some filming:
Then it's Up, Up and Away:
The view from up there gives a very unique perspective of Steinhof:
I did few passes, then brought it back down and shot a "Dronie" of the three of us:
Then it was time to come in for a landing:
Our next stop was Belevedere, the summer palace of Prince Eugene. Wherever you setup, drones seem to draw spectators:
I was now flying on about half of a remaining battery, so this one had to be short and sweet. I took it up, and got myself lined up for a couple in and back passes:
It was a good thing I didn't dally too long because I got a low battery warning on the way back. Fortunately the Inspire remains fully maneuverable with a low batt so I was able to come back for a nice landing.
The next day, we went to the Wheel of Vienna, built in 1896 for the World's Fair and still operating today. Seeing it from the air is once again a unique perspetive:
There are lots of bare trees this time of year and you have to be careful that you don't get too close to the nearly invisible upper branches. It can give you a bad case of Inspire Neck:
Of course in between each of these setups, Christian and Anneliese felt it was their Austrian duty to stuff me with as many goodies as they could:
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