Lon Haynes I'm honored sir! I just uploaded another video of Tilly. Its a "status" video, made out 3 flights that have more details of her current condition. To include photos of the inside of the front door (had to adjust contrast). You can see the base of the stairs. I'm honored that a keeper of Tilly viewed my video's. Thank you, Sir.

Why is the house so large

Lonnie Nicholson light houses needed there own power generator that took up room. Also they when thesecof shore light houses were first made they had to keep plenty of supplies to last months at times as sometimes with weather or season it could be hard to have regular suppiles

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Sir, at 5:22 something like manhole cover (sewer covers drain covers ) is there, can you please tell me what is that for. Six iron tank was installed at deck four front gate (east side ) one at the north and one at the backside (west). Sir, please tell me which tank was used for drinking water storage and which tank for fuel storage. I will be grateful, thank you.

Did you ever head to Ilwaco? The lighthouse keepers house is a hotel now

Dawn Welch Glad I could make it possible. On the status video I have screen shots into the doors. Not the best images but fascinating none the less.

Dennis Larson Thank you sir!

Thank you. "Tilly" and "Tilly Revisit" are the 2 newest videos on Tilly. Should be some new footage this month pending weather. Thanks for Watching.

Sorry for the late reply. I will take you up on that offer next time Im back in Astoria. Thank you ;)

Hope yr coming the summer of '18.....last winter too a toll on the tower...the ball on the peak of the tower is GONE and it looks like one section of roof is dangling--really cant see whats going on without yr excellent drone vid sklls

I just flew my Mavic Pro there today and the whole rock is covered with sea lions! I think the head winds must have been strong because I consumed about 45% of the battery on the way there. I got a warning to start heading back right away, which prevented me from taking any proper video and photos. The experience was thrilling though and I hope to try again very soon!

Awesome! I hope you got some video for your efforts

It's such an adrenaline rush to visit inaccessible locations via a drone.

Thank you

The best spot to fly from is the headland. Just hike up from Indian head beach and you will find a few launch points. Ecola is a long flight with little time over the rock.

Thank you

Thank you sir. You should watch the video of this lighthouse "status", much more detail.b

Thank you sir. You should watch the video of this lighthouse "status", much more detail.

Thank you sir. I have a 4K Astoria sunset that i need to edit with some music. Should be up tomorrow or tonight.

Geist View I'll be keeping an eye out for it.

Thank you sir. I have a 4K Astoria sunset that i need to edit with some music. Should be up tomorrow or tonight.

Glad you enjoyed it. You are welcome. I have a playlist just for Tilly.

Thank you

International Harvester - I disagree. Though it is historic, its location makes it impractical to maintain or to accomodate visitors. The building was sold into private ownership, and the owners have been unable to operate it as a columbarium, which was their intent. The rock is a wildlife sanctuary. The best plan for the building is to just let it succumb to the elements. It will take a long time. By the way, I have a personal connection to the lighthouse, as it is visible from my home town. I am old enough to remember hearing its foghorn when it was still operating. I think there is beaty in decay as well as in renewal. Both are part of the cycle of life.

Thank you. Feel free to share :)

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ppijlbCCvrTbk40.html I have whole playlist on Tilly.

Thank you, You should check out the ones done in Aug. "TILLY" & "TILLY REVISIT".

Fly from Tillamook Head, if you fly from Ecola Park parking area its about a 10 min one way out to Tilly. Also fly in winter so there are less/none birds on the rock. If you do fly, fly out with a head wind so you have a tail on return.

@@GeistView perfect I was worried about disturbing the tenants and wondered why none were in your movie!

basslvck(aka)MATT Thank you sir.

Thank you sir, Now you get to see Tilly close up. Check out my last video on Tilly. She is not in good shape. She lost her Roof Vent ball (its by the front door).

I watched it. Thanks again for your work. I was a professional videographer for 31 years. So I appreciate your work from that level. Very nice.

@@bd048 Thank you sir. Not been at it the 31 years but learning as I go. Footage has already been used by KOIN6 news (lighthouse) and with Oregon Public Broadcasting (South Jetty). Photos of Tilly have been published in Lighthouse Digest. Thank you again.

That's all I ever did. I just blundered along as I went with 8mm - Super 8mm - 16mm - Video 3/4, SVHS, Betacam. The important thing is you get to shoot 35mm quality with the immediacy of video. The best of both worlds. sites.google.com/site/mdavidholmes/Home

Thank you

Took screenshots of the video when the doors were in frame. Ill PM you the pictures where i adjusted the contrast and lighting.

Michael K. Thank you, Currently traveling and will upload soon. ;)

Did you fly from the area by the main parking lot or did you walk up the trail from Indian head beach and fly from tillamook head?

@@GeistView Looks like I launched from the same place, Where the Tables were next to the Parking Lot. I had to walk down a little for line of sight with the Drone. 1st flight I had distance set at 2 miles, not enough. 2nd flight with a distance reset (3 miles) I had enough distance to get there. 8-9 min flight both way, didn't leave enough time before I had to head back. It was an adventure. I got to fly on some ancient Indian ruins in So Utah which comes in a close second to this flight!

@@kclynette1 This video was done from 3 batteries from the same parking lot you launched from. My 1st Tilly video was the 1st time a drone flew over Tilly. The latter videos were all launched from the Tillamook Head. Instead of 5-7 min over Tilly I can get 15 min over Tilly. Edit: launched from the Headlands. 3 batteries to get the footage. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ppijlbCCvrTbk40.html

@@GeistView It shows in your Video you had time to shoot some awesome footage. Your Video of Tilly was the motivating reason we wanted to drive the Coast to see and Fly on Tilly and others (Most L.H. wouldn't let us Fly). 3 yrs ago my wife suffered a Hemorrhagic Stoke (Deep Bleeder) so for now we are not able to Hike or go Canyoneering. I bought the Drone and DJI Googles to allow her to see all the awesome things out there that most will never see. Thanks for the truly inspiring video, some day if you ever get to Utah I'll hook you up with some Indian Ruins you can fly on !

Thank you. This summer. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ppijlbCCvrTbk40.html

Thank you, Panning takes practice, I do a lot of flying around where I live just for practice and control. Yes I'm current on all firmware. I will be uploading as soon as I can. Trying to figure out how to mount a Samsung Gear 360 camera under the P4P should be some great footage when I can figure out the edit process. Thanks for watching.

Ryan Oviatt No way go inside. Its privately owned

It's not that bad if you fly from the Headlands. If there are no Whitecaps you can watch it the entire way.

@@GeistView I took off on W Harrsion St and flew about 5900m and the total distance was appox 12,000m. My poor phantom 4 was forced to land on the beach with 2% of the battery. It used a lots of battery since it was so windy today.

Big Meadows Productions - Aerial Imaging Thank you, Everytime I flew I had very slight wind coming from the ocean. That way I knew I would have a Tail Wind on the return. I would land around 25% remaining. I would normally on the P4P have about 10 minutes at the rock. You can greatly extend your loiter time by launching from Tillamook Head 1.3 miles vs Ecola Park. 2.4 miles. Be cautious if launching from Ecola that it might be calm there but windy past the headlands. I always check my level when I arrive to see how bad the wind at the rock is vs on the mainland. Just launch on a calm day. If you must lunch in a calm wind make sure its a headwind heading out so its a tail coming home and you should be fine. DO NOT FLY THERE when the birds come back to nest. Its dangerous and Illegal to disturb them. I always fly in the winter.

Perfect, you answered all my questions! Thank you so much!

Big Meadows Productions - Aerial Imaging No problem, fly safe.

leachman74 Thank you. Song: Blackmill "Home"

leachman74 Im not sure of the range for your aircraft. You might want to try and launch from Tillamook head. There is a trail that leads up to it. From either Seaside or Ecola park. Its a little over a mile from there vs the 2.4 mile from where I launched from.

The official range of my aircraft is a little over a mile, but with an after market antenna mod, I've seen them get pushed out to over 3 miles. If I do ever get to fly it, I'll get to it from closest point as possible, so it will be Tillamook Head. This would definitely push the limits, but places like this are exactly what I'm looking for. I currently live in Texas but in a few months we plan on moving to Washington State, when we do this will be one of my first outings. You guys got so many terrific places to fly in the PNW, can't wait until I get the chance. Here's my KZfaq channel, kzfaq.info/love/CLXght4ihx2iV7RZjdxS1w I'm still pretty new to the droning hobby but now I'm getting more comfortable with my drone, so i'm looking forward to pushing the limits. Thanks for sharing.

Fontana Outdoors Ya, they had too many people fly around haystack to close when the birds where there. They ruined it for the rest of us. I always did my flights off season from the bird's nesting season. There are at least 3 crashed drones on haystack as far as I know. I have some friends who live on the beach and Ill just take off from their property next time. Try launching from Tillamook head. You will get better battery when you get to Tilly. DON'T fly around or near the rock if they are nesting. Fly on a nice sunny day in the winter (all mine are winter). Thanks for sharing ;)

Thanks for reply yes I will in winter actually from Sept 1st is ok I think.I'm watching it ones more addictive video, I love your vid

Fontana Outdoors Thank you sir.

ok i got that song it is awesome

Fontana Outdoors Home -

Thank you. No, I get better signal strength over the ocean then land.

Khun Rich ...I would be scared flying my P4P out that far....

Iam so happy to hear that she’s getting restoration work done ❤it’s a peace of history

Because the storms would break them.

Thank you. You should check out the new videos on Tilly. "TILLY THE SENTINEL IN THE MIST" & "TILLY REVISITED"

Used 3 batteries.

@@GeistView but you can only use one battery at a time for the whole flight so I'm confused.

@@ValveInteractive Yes, the video was made from 3 flights. I have about 5 min over Tilly if I take off from Ecola Park. I now fly from the Headland. Gives me about 10-13 min over Tilly.

That was the 25,000 gallon freshwater cistern used for the fog horns. Rain water would be collected on the main building roof and directed via pipes to that tank. The fog horns used about 200 gallons of fresh water a hour to operate.

@@GeistView Sir, If you see 1891 picture of Lighthouse or picture was taken before 1898 you find, upper window portion is not there .after 1894 deadly hurricane much changes were done. in 1898 all sidewalls of the lighthouse rose 5 feet high (PLEASE READ THIS -A coating of asphalt, coal tar, and gravel was applied to the lighthouse’s galvanized-iron roof in 1897 to stop the leaking caused by rocks being cast upon it by the sea, but when this didn’t work, the walls of the lighthouse were raised five feet and a new roof of steel I-beams and concrete was put in place the following year.) Please check this URL.www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=135 Sir, Also it had a cole cellar at the left side of the east gate (main gate) and small rainwater tank underground at the right side. Thank you...

@@narendradc offbeatoregon.com/assets-2015/1511a.tillamook-rock-building-363/lighthouse-floorplan.jpg "Celler Space Under" The concrete "porch" was not built original. www.lighthousedigest.com/Digest/Photopage.cfm?Photo=109062 see how there use to be diffrent stairs to the left and the lack of the "porch". (Zoom in on the photo) taken 1920 The large tank with the manhole cover on the North Side made out of brick was the freshwater tank for the foghorns. Edit: Great read and exceptional old photos of Tilly. www.lighthousedigest.com/Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=4526

@@GeistView Dear Sir, thank you for your reply. Sir, How may cisterns it had. What I understand is all three. One is at north side 13,000 gallons, one beneath right side front east gate just next to kitchen underground cistern and one at front porch 25,000 gallons underground. All three collecting rainwater. In your video ar 1:47 and 5:30 we can see at the front porch right side of the main gate at bottom one 1 squire feet hole is there, Sir what is that for. And one more thing in many pictures taken before 1980 we can see front porch has four large iron tanks in the later picture it is missing. Please write me back something about all this. I will be grateful to you thank you.

@@narendradc It had one cistern the one on the North Side made out of brick (looks like a hump). Under the "porch" were like a basement. The metal tanks were removed by the current owner as part of a renovation since they were rusting away. They use to hold fresh water and fuel for the generators.

If you are trying to stay as legal as possible then you will not be flying along most of the Oregon coast because of its class as a marine sanctuary. That being said I fly when the birds are not present and if they are I keep my distance and work with the video in post to crop in on the 4K. I also look to see if the Drone is disturbing the animals on Tilly as I'm flying if it looks like they are disturbed I stop and come back another day. There are times I've gone out there and it's just full of birds and it's too dangerous. Ecola park does not have a no-drone regulation or ordinance. That video was launched from Ecola Park (Large parking lot area). I now fly from the vicinity of Indian Head up on the trail for Tillamook Head (45°56'05.3"N 123°59'01.3"W). From the main parking area, it's about a 4-5 min 1-way flight to Tilly from the location above its about 2 min one way. It's a great spot to fly from gives you great LOS and signal. The only issue is if you fly in a slight breeze realize you will have a huge wall of wind on the cliff face from the breeze hitting the cliff and going up. Nothing really crazy but expect you might need to hand catch (I always hand catch there) and the drone will be tossed around a bit. You can also go up high and go over the wall of wind and come back down. Think an air door to keep out flies. I've always had a great experience with people on that trail. They love to see the live video and seeing Tilly close up. I understand the intent of the law but also recognize that it was written for helicopters and fixed-wing buzzing the rock scaring the animals and getting too close. There was one video of a clown buzzing the seal's on Tilly and Ieft him a nasty comment on his video.

@@GeistView Thanks for the reply! I really appreciate the detailed information, pointers, and sharing your local knowledge! I'm going to take the drone and play it by ear with the wind and wildlife. (Sub'd)

@@GeistView So, we came over for a little holiday Oregon Coast stay this week. I took my M2P out to Ecola Park on the outside chance that things would fall into place. They did! No rain, light winds, warm temps (50's) and thanks to the shot of cortisone I got in my knee the day before we left, I was able to hike up to the coordinates you were nice enough to share with relatively little pain. Your spot was great! I was mostly after photos, but did shoot a little video. It was not well planned out, and not nearly as cool as the ones you have posted, but it was really cool flying out there. I spent most of my battery on photos, and got some good ones, so the video was quick and dirty. I have posted the first batch of photos from there and Heceta Head on my Instagram page at @skycam509 and a video from Tilly here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mt-gm5Ok0tLThac.html Thanks again for your help. I never would have found that spot without you. Like you mentioned, I ended up with several hikers watching the iPad over my shoulder. They loved it!

Thank you. My Status video has more information on her history. She was last used as a Lighthouse in 1957.

Ruben Carmona - Sadly, the building was sold to private ownership when it was decommissioned.

The winch building is way above the high tide level.

Maybe the filming angle then. Looked like sea lions were resting on it!

@@craftyderps7869 the Sea Lions get all the way into the main building.

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michael mcgee she was deactivated in 1957.

michael mcgee my "status" video has more information on her and her current condition.

You do know that you can fly too and land on the rock. Tilly is still private property and about 2 years ago they flew out too and stayed on Tilly for a few days.

There are plans on beginning repairs this fall.

Yikes! I wouldn’t attempt it, not even on a calm day. Likely they don’t allow people on that rock anyway. I think it’s considered a bird sanctuary or something like that.

Jennifer Dowling Email sent.

Jennifer Dowling A new Tillamook Lighthouse video was uploaded 2 days ago.

Thanks for watching.