Drone Wild

01/09/2021

We hope everyone had a special SPRING Day!!

Summer is around the corner and 2021 is coming to a close…let’s make the next 4 months the best 🤩

20/07/2021

We went for a little spin over ....
Crystal clear water, great surf and amazing locals!

😎🤙🏼🛸🏝

18/07/2021

It’s Madiba Day…make it’s a special celebration for our Rainbow Nation 🇿🇦

Peace Out ✌🏻 fellow South Africans!

04/07/2021

Wishing all our American friends across the world a wonderful Independence Day on this 4th July 2021!!

🤩🎇🇺🇸

04/06/2021

Phase 1 done and dusted...💪🏼💪🏼

We have flown around 2000km of Wild Guinea...3000km to go..but that is November problem with Phase 2 and more adventures..

Its been real...exhausting..scary at times...nerve wrecking and stressful but My, Oh My...what an experience and an adventure!
I couldnt be more grateful!!
The fun, the laughters and the daily learning curves and challenges are EXACTLY what i needed and what i craved for!
The locals have a HUGE part to play in the way i feel about this first phase in Guinea...they have taught me so much about empathy and simplicity.. and patience too 😂 We have learned so much from each others and i already miss my team dearly...

The locals in all the villages were amazing and right on top of us...amazed by the drone and what we were doing...especially the kids!
The expression on their faces and in their eyes will be engraved within me forever!

But for now its time to return to SA and enjoy some rest and some family time! And some proper food!

We will return to Guinea for Phase 2 in November and work in SA until then.

Happy and safe african travels to us!
✈✈🤙🏼🤙🏼😎😎

29/05/2021

**Weekly Wrap Up**

It’s been 2 months since we arrived in Guinea…what an adventure!!! The first 4 weeks were the longest, having to wait for our equipment to clear customs and we all remember how that went 🤨

The last 4 weeks have been intense, inspiring, educational, frustrating and fantastic…all in the same breathe. We have battled elements, wildlife, roads, technical challenges and tribal discussions. We have flown kilometers on kilometers but are only half way done with completing the full project.

Today we finished our ‘priority’ block and had to make the safe, calculated decision to divide the job into 2 sections. Rainy season has arrived which means we can’t get airborne as often as needed. But don’t worry, WE’LL BE BACK!!! Guinean Adventure Part 2 will happen before the end of 2021 🤩

Here are some happy snaps of what we all got up to this week 🛸🛸🛸

27/05/2021

14/05/2021

News update from Guinea Conakry..🥵🥵

It has been a rough week with some DAMAGE...but also some new "friends" and of course, as always, some amazing local company!

Lets start with the damage...
Drones do crash...😓💔 We lost our "little" drone, DJI Phantom 4 Pro V2, due to a technical error (I wont go into details) and not a human error! FYI I was not piloting it anyway 😝
It was a very sad moment...especially when we had to look for his "carcass" for 2h!
But no stress...it is insured and we will get a replacement ASAP!

Our big girl, M600 Pro is still flying beautifully and i keep my fingers and my eyes tight on her at all times 😋

But we also had some car damage with 2 punctures in one week..one of them pretty bad (check that rim out!!😂🙈)...
I was the driver in both scenarios so I will take the blame..but in my defense stumps are very well hidden around here 😅😅

The new friends...🐶🐕
Their names are Lion and Zion...and the fat preggy roll in my room is Rambo...yes I know 🤣🤣
They bring lots of entertainment and joy and love...and well..soon..puppies...Thanks Rambo 🤗🤗
Lion and Zion are actually her 2 previous litters!

☘☘ Found a tree with leaves similar to our Mopane tree in SA...but i dont think it is...any expert please feel free to comment 😅🙏🏻

Flying at night with the locals has been amazing! The screams, the laughters and the joys are contagious! Their kindness and curiosity are amazing and i feel privileged to be part of all of this! I touch their lives as much they touch mine!

We still have thousands of kilometres to fly and many remote villages to go through! May the adventures continues...safely!! By car, by bikes, by Cata (that is the local 3 wheeler) and by air...

As they say here...Inch Allah...🙏🏻

PS: The end of Ramadan was an amazing celebration in this part of the world where muslims are 70 or 80% of the population!

Have a great week end everyone!

😎🤙🏼🛸

09/05/2021

None of us would be here without them…HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

08/05/2021

Weekly WRAP UP…we’re still flying, it’s still cooking hot in Guinea and the kilometers are slowly being clocked 🛸🛸🛸

It’s been a productive week, with not too many hurdles and we hope it continues🤞🏻 We’ve almost completely 4 of the 12 blocks we have to cover in order to total 5000km.

It’s a mammoth project but we are determined and the local support has been encouraging!! Most, if not all, locals have never seen white people let alone drones. The kids have guarded excitement but once they warm up they flock in numbers. It’s infectious 🥰

Here’s to the next few weeks of safe flying, adventurous biking and keeping the kids smiling…all in an African days work!!!

01/05/2021

Oh and we forgot to tell all our fellow SAFFERS...🤩

#2021 ??

01/05/2021

The days have flown and we’ve been FLYING!!! It’s been a week since we got our airborne to kick start our massive Guinean project.

Each day has had its fair share of challenges but, with a project of this scale and in such a remote location, it was to be expected. We have knocked off a few kilometers but there are still a couple thousand to go 🛸🛸🛸 Hopefully as we overcome the hurdles the finish line will be in sight 🤙🏻

AFRICA is no joke but getting to launch this ‘bird’ every day is a privilege!! Come alone for the flight...we’ll keep you posted with pics of our adventures!!!

GO TEAM AEROPHYX / DRONE WILD 😎