Bad Air & Smoke in my California Neighborhood

The smoke cleared enough that I could get my MA2 drone in the air today. This is what the air quality looks like even when the smoke isn’t as bad as it has been. There have been days it would not have been good to fly.

The closest fire to me is about 20 miles to the North in the Big Sur area. I live out at Lake Nacimiento, California in San Luis Obispo County.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2-Work/i-8FsrLDj/0/f6e6a894/1920/DJI_0015s1-1920.mp4

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Regards,
Savageduck

On Sat, 12 Sep 2020 19:01:24 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

The smoke cleared enough that I could get my MA2 drone in the air today. This is what the air quality looks like even when the smoke isn’t as bad as it has been. There have been days it would not have been good to fly.

The closest fire to me is about 20 miles to the North in the Big Sur area. I live out at Lake Nacimiento, California in San Luis Obispo County.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2-Work/i-8FsrLDj/0/f6e6a894/1920/DJI_0015s1-1920.mp4


Thanks. One thing that photos and videos can't convey is the smell
though.

On Sep 13, 2020, Ed Ruf wrote
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On Sat, 12 Sep 2020 19:01:24 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

The smoke cleared enough that I could get my MA2 drone in the air today. This is what the air quality looks like even when the smoke isn’t as bad as it has been. There have been days it would not have been good to fly.

The closest fire to me is about 20 miles to the North in the Big Sur area. I live out at Lake Nacimiento, California in San Luis Obispo County.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2-Work/i-8FsrLDj/0/f6e6a894/1920/DJI_0015s1-1920.mp4

Thanks. One thing that photos and videos can't convey is the smell
though.

Yup! The smell is very much there, and when the smoke is at its thickest it is unhealthy, and a mask is needed for smoke particulate protection more than C-19 protection. In that level of bad air quality due to smoke density, an hour exposure is very dangerous with the potential for lung damage.

For those times I have to go out when the smoke is very bad I prefer to use a 3M 6200 half Face mask with 3M 2091 P100 filters.
https://industrialsafety.com/3m-6291-respirator-assembly-1-2-facepiece-medium.html

That does a great job for dust, smoke, and protection from C-19, but is useless to protect others from the wearer’s exhalation as it uses a large unfiltered exhale one-way valve. Otherwise I use the typical N95 face mask when I am out and about.

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Regards,
Savageduck

On Sep 13, 2020 at 7:29:45 AM PDT, "Savageduck"
wrote:

On Sep 13, 2020, Ed Ruf wrote
(in ):

On Sat, 12 Sep 2020 19:01:24 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

The smoke cleared enough that I could get my MA2 drone in the air today.
This is what the air quality looks like even when the smoke isn’t as bad as
it has been. There have been days it would not have been good to fly.

The closest fire to me is about 20 miles to the North in the Big Sur
area. I live out at Lake Nacimiento, California in San Luis Obispo County.


https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2-Work/i-8FsrLDj/0/f6e6a894/1920/DJI_0015s1-1920.mp4

Thanks. One thing that photos and videos can't convey is the smell
though.

Yup! The smell is very much there, and when the smoke is at its thickest it
is unhealthy, and a mask is needed for smoke particulate protection more than
C-19 protection. In that level of bad air quality due to smoke density, an
hour exposure is very dangerous with the potential for lung damage.

For those times I have to go out when the smoke is very bad I prefer to use a
3M 6200 half Face mask with 3M 2091 P100 filters.

https://industrialsafety.com/3m-6291-respirator-assembly-1-2-facepiece-medium.html

That does a great job for dust, smoke, and protection from C-19, but is
useless to protect others from the wearer’s exhalation as it uses a large
unfiltered exhale one-way valve. Otherwise I use the typical N95 face mask
when I am out and about.

BTW: here is a map showing how close the closest fire is to my home.
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-JqSHRqt/0/a368f252/X5/i-JqSHRqt-X5.jpg
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Regards,
Savageduck

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BTW: here is a map showing how close the closest fire is to my home.
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-JqSHRqt/0/a368f252/X5/i-JqSHRqt-X5.jpg

How far (in km or miles) is that from your home?
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Alfred Molon

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https://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site

On Sep 14, 2020, Alfred Molon wrote
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In ,
says...
BTW: here is a map showing how close the closest fire is to my home.
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-JqSHRqt/0/a368f252/X5/i-JqSHRqt-X5.jpg

How far (in km or miles) is that from your home?

That is burning about 25 miles (20 Km) from my home.

Here is a Big Sur resident’s photo record of what is happening there. When conditions are good I regularly travel in that area. Now that is not possible due to closure of Highway 1 from San Luis Obispo County through to Carmel-by-the-Sea.

https://bigsurkate.blog/dolan-fire-photo-gallery/

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Regards,
Savageduck

On Sep 14, 2020, Alfred Molon wrote
(in . com):

In ,
says...
BTW: here is a map showing how close the closest fire is to my home.
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-JqSHRqt/0/a368f252/X5/i-JqSHRqt-X5.jpg

How far (in km or miles) is that from your home?

Here is one of my first (4th) MA2 flights in early July, which taught me a lesson about losing visual contact & controller connection. Fortunately the excellent DJI system saved the day. What I am showing with this video are the hills shown in the linked shot above, and just how clear things are when there is no smoke.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2-Work/i-Jv5psp9/0/4b99207a/1920/NearMiss-1920.mp4

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Regards,
Savageduck