Busco Beach in NC, April 7-9 2017

[Mike]

Well, Scott, you didn't get any pictures but there was some good riding today. It was windy but tolerable. It was fine on the trails but the wind was worse in the open camping areas. Most members moved to the back right corner of the park to get out of the wind so if you don't see everyone, look there, past the wash station.

It's supposed to be cool in the morning but the wind should die down and make for a good day.

[scott8x8]

We are pulling out at 7
Should be there by 9:30
Yes it was very windy in Raleigh Friday.
Winds are scheduled to die down today.

[Mike]

Turned out to be a great day today. It was good seeing everyone again.

[Chiefdiesel]

I want to say "THANKS" to everyone I met this weekend. I had a great time, learned a lot and put names with faces. This was the first time but will not be the last! I pray that all had safe travels.

[scott8x8]

Nice to meet you chief
It was a great day and scary night Sat.

[lewis]

Hi Chief, Lewis here, i believe we met and talked Marine Corps. lol Glad to meet you and hope to see you at our other rides.

Semper Fi

[lewis]

Just pulled in at 13:45 Had a great time even if i did not ride must... this trip was all about getting the Grandson a good ride and a good time. It was great seeing all as always. Got some footage of the Grandson's ride and flirting with the ladies so i will put it up soon. Thanks to Mike for the shirt for Little man. He WILL grow into it.

Hope all have a safe and uneventful journey home i know many of the members have traveled very far to ride. Stay safe

[Mike]

Tommy, it was great to meet you and I look forward to riding with you again. I can't wait to see what your Max can do when you get the clutch swapped out. You were able to push it in some crazy situations with it as it is, you'll be unstoppable when you get it changed.

To the group that I rode with on Saturday morning, I appreciate you all taking time to let me take the drone footage. Unfortunately I made a stupid mistake and bumped the record button when flying down to the pit so the only footage I have is of me taking off. I am so bummed because I was looking forward to that footage. Sorry for the mistake on my part but thank you for the time you spent allowing me to do that. If you'll let me do it again in October, I promise to not make the same mistake.

[George]

What drone are you flying Mike?

[Toys4Me]

Had a great weekend. Great seeing everyone and meeting new people. Cant wait to see some of you in a couple months in Ashtabula.

[Mike]

What drone are you flying Mike?

I'm using a DJI Mavic Pro. It will follow whatever you tell it to so I told it to follow each member at different times. It followed them around the sand/water pits perfectly and rotated around them. The funny thing is that it will recognize objects as either people, cars, boats, etc. and put a symbol next to what it is following to let you know that it recognizes it. For the ATVs, it put a boat symbol next to each one.

Now if they can just figure out how to prevent operator error, we'd have some cool footage.

[Delduck]

Mike have you ever flown the phantom 4 and how do you like the mavic pro in comparison. We use the phantom 4 daily but are always interested in what others think about the other Dji drones.

[john swenson]

it was a really super gathering this time. great rides with loads of mud and fun. sorry about the drone video mike... but the other videos from you , dan and scott and john will be cool. we did alot of riding and not too many delays from breakdowns. the highlite for me was the saturday ride back past the barn. we hardly stopped at all !! i enjoyed everyones company........johnboy va.

[John8x8hdi]

The 2nd day ride on Saturday was the most fun...especially seeing if Mike could make it up that crazy bank, he almost did

[George]

I'm using a DJI Mavic Pro. It will follow whatever you tell it to so I told it to follow each member at different times. It followed them around the sand/water pits perfectly and rotated around them. The funny thing is that it will recognize objects as either people, cars, boats, etc. and put a symbol next to what it is following to let you know that it recognizes it. For the ATVs, it put a boat symbol next to each one.

Now if they can just figure out how to prevent operator error, we'd have some cool footage.

Nice! Those Mavics look pretty sweet. I hope you were able to get something while at Busco even if it's not as much as you wanted.


I got a sweet deal on a Solo by 3DR. I hope to have it mastered by Ashtabula.