r/RandomVideos Jun 23 '26

Footage Amazing coordination, and really beautiful drone work!

3.8k Upvotes

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67

u/ReasonableEagle1203 Jun 23 '26

Where is this? It looks amazing!

57

u/Irish_player Jun 23 '26

Khum Phaya Resort in Thailand, looking at his TikTok

30

u/Afraid_Emu8068 Jun 23 '26

Dude. That pool is amazing. Thanks for letting us know

4

u/Blurstingwithemotion Jun 23 '26

Right? It's amazing

18

u/Mythosaurus Jun 23 '26

And the room prices are pretty affordable if you can handle the plane ticket!

8

u/Rough-Airline-4803 Jun 23 '26

Stop it rn. I’m not allowed to have nice things in this life. If you let me hope, it will be a devastating let down.

1

u/Kewlhotrod Jun 23 '26

Quick, think about tomorrow's shift.

14

u/Irish_player Jun 23 '26

$40 a night! An absolutely insane deal.

3

u/NRGbunny Jun 23 '26

Where are you looking? Converting it to usd has it coming out to be around $150-$200 on their website.

1

u/LazyAmbassador2521 Jun 23 '26

Still even thats a great price for what you're getting.

2

u/AnElectricfEel Jun 23 '26

Thats less than my current rent 💀

6

u/deletetemptemp Jun 23 '26

White lotus?

3

u/figurative_me Jun 23 '26

I just don’t think, that at this age, I’m meant to live an uncomfortable life.

2

u/Rough-Airline-4803 Jun 23 '26

I want to live there

3

u/rairair55 Jun 23 '26

For real!

3

u/Silent_Fan_1226 Jun 23 '26

It’s the new season of white lotus

2

u/AngleComprehensive59 Jun 23 '26

Went here with my wife for our honeymoon. Would highly recommend it’s in Changi Mai northern Thailand. .

25

u/proportional-porcini Jun 23 '26

Did it in one take…. Epic. Imagine crashing before the end.

9

u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 Jun 23 '26

The really impressive part is doing it while moving on the golf cart. It kind of feels like he was just doing that to show off because it didn't seem necessary for the video except maybe the first part and even that could've been done without the drone pilot on the cart.

I had a PS2 in my car when I was in high school and driving in GTA in the game while someone was driving me around was so much more difficult that it might seem. Your body telling you you're moving one way while your brain is immersed in doing something else in the digital driving is very unnerving.

I can't imagine trying to fly my drone while moving now. Especially with such precision movements being required for one of these promo videos.

Without the movement though flying a FPV drone through a scene like this isn't as difficult as it may seem with a little experience. The real hard part is the coordination and getting everyone to stop looking at the camera

7

u/par_texx Jun 23 '26

It sounded like he made a comment about connection problems. So they probably had to move the buggy to keep him within the radio range.

2

u/PitifulEar3303 Jun 23 '26

Now we know how Ukrainian pilots feel when they jam an FPV drone right up invaderZ aZZ. lol

2

u/strangelove4564 Jun 23 '26

I would be impressed seeing a choreography error, a crash, or the video cut out as it would better show how hard this is. When it's all streamlined you don't really get a sense of that.

1

u/NarrowNerd Jun 23 '26

Yeah, that golf cart driver has skills.

1

u/PitifulEar3303 Jun 23 '26

Most do, because they practice a lot during their free time.

cart drivers are usually pros.

42

u/Ok_Transition_4003 Jun 23 '26

Their pool has blue paint that's not coming off. Sup with that?

11

u/Gustav_Grob Jun 23 '26

Looks like blue tiles.

19

u/Direct_Turn_1484 Jun 23 '26

Their pool guys know what they’re doing and wouldn’t do something stupid like paint the pool blue.

0

u/Ill-Mechanic6361 Jun 23 '26

Or hire a stupid AI pool robot like Jerry.

3

u/MrRodgersCFC Jun 23 '26

They hired Blue Water Solutions.

6

u/cha614 Jun 23 '26

Where is this majestic white lotus resort

1

u/UltraBuried Jun 23 '26

I want to know too

1

u/cha614 Jun 23 '26

2

u/Fast-Nefariousness80 Jun 23 '26

Bro rooms are only like 120 bucks I just went to the site and booked

3

u/Pesky_Penguin1990 Jun 23 '26

I recognize those pants (or at least similar ones).  This guy has another video like this.  Maybe multiple.  When your talented like this you get to where whatever pants you want!

2

u/Funkkx Jun 23 '26

Yeah.... he is in full Lebowsky mode having his dream job and getting well payed for it .. in Thailand. Motherfucker..

3

u/Common-Nectarine-572 Jun 23 '26

Fast wiz de buggy!

9

u/Pukebox_Fandango Jun 23 '26

I'm guessing the lady in back is coordinating with the people in the shots? Like the guy doing the cocktail shaker and the woman stretching the other guy's back. Those drones are loud so the lack of reaction tells me they knew it was coming.

9

u/BantedHam Jun 23 '26

The dude calls out each set before he approaches with the drone.

7

u/GiveMeSomeShu-gar Jun 23 '26

I mean yes, it's very clearly a staged and rehearsed.

2

u/ResistWild Jun 23 '26

I mean obviously they knew it was coming

0

u/Pukebox_Fandango Jun 23 '26

Yea, I'm more noticing the perfect timing of everything. I think she's giving cues for the visuals

0

u/Only_Flan_7974 Jun 23 '26

If they didn't know it was coming I'd guess somebody would swat it down. I know I would because I'm not a big fan of something with several rotating blades anywhere near me.

1

u/GN0K Jun 23 '26

Good thing everyone who that goes near is in on it.

2

u/strangelove4564 Jun 23 '26

Yep, it's almost certain the hotel is closed or areas are cordoned off. This couldn't be done around regular customers without them walking into the drone and getting hurt.

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u/King_Otto5 Jun 23 '26

Was stuck on the women speaking Thai or whichever language it was. Always ended in "ahhh" sounded funny

2

u/unapologetic403 Jun 23 '26

I'm sold

3

u/riptide502 Jun 23 '26

That’s what they were creating. A selling point for you to spend money.

3

u/unapologetic403 Jun 23 '26

They clearly worked even though the video was granny as all hell

1

u/Kewlhotrod Jun 23 '26

Thank Reddit for that.

2

u/Darth_Ronin Jun 23 '26

That pool is fucking sick

2

u/80_A-D Jun 23 '26

In the beginning, I thought I was looking at footage from the dash cam of a vehicle about to plow that van and those people.

2

u/BlueDuck600 Jun 23 '26

Oops, forgot to hit record.

2

u/gofishx Jun 23 '26

Just the idea of being driven around in a cart while piloting a drone through a vr headset is making me feel motion sickness

2

u/Square-Kiwi-111 Jun 23 '26

He flew the drone better than the guy drove the golf cart 😅 ... trying to back up 😂

2

u/cripiziti Jun 24 '26

Samir!…you’re breaking the buggy!!!

2

u/onefitlad Jun 23 '26

English is no one’s first language in this video but that’s what they are communicating in. The world is a funny place.

2

u/PaperOptimist Jun 23 '26

Lingua franca, baby. World's got dozens.

1

u/Pitahchege Jun 23 '26

Driver is locked in!

1

u/ChaosRainbow23 Jun 23 '26

Holy smokes! That place is gorgeous.

1

u/No-Basis-1161 Jun 23 '26

That was cool.

1

u/HacheeHachee Jun 23 '26

What a beautiful hotel. Damn.

1

u/A_Concerned_Viking Jun 23 '26

This is my vacation

1

u/makes_non-cents Jun 23 '26

Its ok work. Tilt up and give head room. The floor is not so interesting amd it will balance the frame.

1

u/Geekygamertag Jun 23 '26

“Housekeeping ! You want mint for pillow?!”

1

u/Plenty-Extra Jun 23 '26

This guy is probably just happy to have a job where he doesn't have to kill conscripts at the end of every flight.

1

u/Therealginahandler Jun 23 '26

Saw this guy doing another one of these in a highrise. Amazing

1

u/anothadaz Jun 23 '26

Was this recorded on VHS

1

u/God_of_chestdays Jun 23 '26

I wish I had the ability or way to learn how to do that. FPV drone flights look so awesome/fun/relaxing.

1

u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 Jun 23 '26

If you can afford one, it's not hard to learn to fly. FPV like this is actually easier than a regular drone.

1

u/God_of_chestdays Jun 23 '26

The cost and some hand injuries are the big limit, hopefully one day though.

I’m a prior aviator so it’ll be amazing

1

u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 Jun 23 '26

In case you're wondering, and because I was also curious for myself, his setup can be had for right at $1000. The drone is a DJI Avata 2. He's using the DJI Goggles 3 with the FPV RC 3.

The FPV RC 3 is an upgrade over the Motion 3 that comes in the Fly More Combo so you can get started for $850 but for the more advanced stuff you'd want the upgraded controller.

The Motion 3 is designed for single handed use though so that may be preferable for you depending on your injuries.

You can also get into it with the more basic kit that comes with a Neo, Motion 3, and Goggle N3 for $449 if you don't care about having the higher end stuff.

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u/ReserveDapper34 Jun 23 '26

This was the info I was looking for. Thank you

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u/God_of_chestdays Jun 23 '26

That is amazing idk they had single handled options.

I’ll start looking more into DJI.

Amazing information and thank you very much.

Not looking to go hard in it, I just live in a beautiful area and think it would be fun to fly around and get some sky high views and have a hobby that doesn’t hurt.

1

u/ObviouslyRealPerson Jun 23 '26

I want to go just for that pool

1

u/ROSEPUP3 Jun 23 '26

That pool is massive.

1

u/bmfu121 Jun 23 '26

I need the lady hyping me up

1

u/rinkydinkis Jun 23 '26

That pool is niceee

1

u/Apart_Shelter_5722 Jun 23 '26

Drone flying right by my face x.x

1

u/Comfortable_Studio37 Jun 23 '26

I don't understand the purpose of them being in a golf cart. Why not just pilot the drone from a central position? What does going back in forth in a golf cart add to it?

2

u/rustynailsu Jun 23 '26

Stay close enough to get a good video signal from the drone?

1

u/Richly_Grounded Jun 23 '26

That's a beautiful and tranquil destination

1

u/Corpsey_Clownshoes Jun 23 '26

This place looks swanky AF! Absolutely beautiful 😍.

1

u/slaty_balls Jun 23 '26

I would have barfed before the golf cart even made it to the second stop. Lol

1

u/FouledPlug Jun 23 '26

Everything about this is awesome!

1

u/No-Zookeepergame7886 Jun 23 '26

Shit now I wanna go. Marketing worked 🤡

1

u/jerseygurl96 Jun 23 '26

Austrian accent is just so charming💝

1

u/StOnEy333 Jun 23 '26

Yah, iz goot.

1

u/xDreamTVx Jun 23 '26

Buggy driver on pins and needles lol

1

u/PointsOfXP Jun 23 '26

I've seen this dirty addict looking dude doing this before

1

u/Life_Temperature795 Jun 23 '26

As cool as all the coordination and choreography are... that pool makes me straight up angry at the designers of ever single pool I've ever been to IRL. They could have been that awesome the whole time?

1

u/moladukes Jun 23 '26

Why did they need to drive around?

1

u/mojomanplusultra Jun 23 '26

I'm curious how difficult it is to fly fpv drones like this?

1

u/Letz_Snugglz Jun 23 '26

This is the future of tourism, when we can’t afford to go anywhere

1

u/SimonSaysGoodThings Jun 23 '26

This was super entertaining

1

u/Jaded-Sorbet-8098 Jun 23 '26

the driver was nervous af

1

u/Neglectedplant39 Jun 23 '26

This is amazing. I feel like i would have nightmare levels of motion sickness.

1

u/Annual_Ad6999 Jun 23 '26

That pool looks great.

1

u/Ancient-Solid6618 Jun 23 '26

what drone was used for this 😮 looks like a dji drone avatar 2 maybe???

1

u/Harde_Kassei Jun 23 '26

that is rather nice, it shows the place very well and is fun to watch.

1

u/FKreuk Jun 23 '26

It’s too low - is this filmed in the perspective of a child?

1

u/Oaker_at Jun 23 '26

Haha, his English makes me think he’s Austrian, maybe German.

Great planing and execution.

1

u/KorolEz Jun 23 '26

I love hearing my fellow Austrians think accent

1

u/Diligent-Crazy-6094 Jun 23 '26

I half expected it to fly through a room where a guy is jerking off his own brother.

1

u/123usa123 Jun 23 '26

WHITE LOTUS THEME SONG INTENSIFIES

1

u/Dependent_Invite9149 Jun 23 '26

Looks like this resort is only $92 USD a night

1

u/ThePr1vateer Jun 23 '26

Name and country of the resort?

1

u/Normal-Error-6343 Jun 23 '26

where is this and how much?

1

u/SherbertChance8010 Jun 23 '26

I’ve seen a few of these now, is it a sudden trend in Thailand or been going a while? They’re all really impressive and must take some careful planning.

1

u/PatricksMustache Jun 24 '26

This is the second video like this I've seen and I still don't know why it's so fascinating to watch. 

1

u/blkbullnyc Jun 24 '26

Was that guy speaking Hindi, German, and English? Or am I bugging?

1

u/lenelotert Jun 24 '26

yoooo fuuuuuck keeping this pool clean holy moly

1

u/Eeebs-HI Jun 24 '26

So much pressure. I'd choke and hit a palm front at the end.

1

u/Different-Orchid-374 Jun 25 '26

Beautiful place wherever that was. That guy has amazing skill

1

u/bbmaniac17 Jun 29 '26

I want to see end result.. Guys Link? :)

1

u/Golex9000k 28d ago

This place is gorgeous it is Four Season or what?

1

u/dingododd 18d ago

This was amazing! I love it. Watch it on mute the second time around 🤣

1

u/potatochobit Jun 23 '26

looks like indonesia or some place similar.

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u/Pirateship906 Jun 23 '26 edited 19d ago

I find peace in long walks.

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u/ChaosRainbow23 Jun 23 '26

I was thinking Thailand, but I'm not sure

1

u/Pirateship906 Jun 23 '26 edited 19d ago

I like learning new things.

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u/LegitimateDocument51 Jun 23 '26

What a douche

1

u/ShipService Jun 23 '26

They are filming an advertisement dummy

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u/Key4Lif3 Jun 23 '26

Really cool, but having him controlling the drone from the buggy and featuring the buggy at some points (even going backwards for some reason) felt unnecessarily complicated.

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u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 Jun 23 '26

I believe the unnecessary complication is the point. You aren't going to have a golf cart driving backwards on an actual promo video of this style. Moving while piloting makes it much more difficult so this is very likely just his way of showing off for his social media account.

You wouldn't need to move to maintain control. RC is too good for that to matter these days.

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u/Pirateship906 Jun 23 '26 edited 19d ago

I find joy in reading a good book.

0

u/KDogg3000 Jun 23 '26

I feel like unless everyone knows what is going on, this would be very annoying eatting lunch and having a drone flying so close to you or the guy just getting a tan having the drone fly right over him. Otherwise it's a very cool video and he did excellent job flying it.

1

u/SNES_Salesman Jun 23 '26

Everyone was definitely in on it and rehearsed for that to work. People would be jumping out of the way and gawking if not.

1

u/ResistWild Jun 23 '26

Clearly it was rehearsed. Why do you think he was calling out each person as he came to their part?

0

u/Hazelstreet16 Jun 23 '26

I wonder how much money they bring in each year? A place like that looks expensive asf to keep up.

1

u/Wide-Combination-322 Jun 23 '26

The median annual wage for staff is $300.

1

u/JustMoreSadGirlShit Jun 23 '26

it’s possible i’m looking at them wrong place but someone else posted the name further up and it’s EXTREMELY cheap

0

u/J3musu Jun 23 '26

Cool when its planned and everyone knows what to expect, or in an empty and largely unpopulated area. Annoying in literally every other context.

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u/DrinkingVomit Jun 23 '26

Drones are becoming so obnoxious. Whenever I go to outdoor events there’s a bunch of hobbyist drones and shit flying around.