Drone Pics

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LaneDiesel said:

Here is a bit of footage from today:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWz8TpYtidI&fe...


The Syma X5C does very well for the price and I must admit, It is loads of fun.

Be careful I started with one of those. The next one was an Inspire

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Someone should start a drone video thread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dzvvTTFaTk

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GetCarter said:

Suffering with the poor weather again I see.

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renmure said:

Talking of poor weather...

Are you flying with your knees as you take the photograph? Excellent image.

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NJK44 said:

Can they not just have the airspace above 400ft?

That would be where aeroplanes are.

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andrewrob said:

leggly said:

NJK44 said:

Can they not just have the airspace above 400ft?

That would be where aeroplanes are.

I thought that was 500ft, just give them 401-499, I'm sure they'll cope

It is, obviously there is no need for buffer zone.

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andrewrob said:

The upside of this now though is every drone sighting from a plane will be blamed on Amazon, every cloud

I had a light aircraft fly past at what must have been close to the lower limit last Sunday. Quite unnerving when you're close to your upper limit and around 400m out. Not a nice situation, why anyone would knowingly fly near an airport is beyond me.

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PlayFair said:

Question - I know hardly anything about drones.

how fast can they fly? - and can they be linked to a 'base / moving base' - for example - if you had a 'base' in a vehicle - could you set it to fly within say 20feet of it at a certain height?

just thinking if you were doing a track day - could be used for good filming.

or would you just have to tie some rope to a camera and a mini parachute for it to stay in the air?

Lots and lots of setting up and permissions to be gained before even flying one. Yes you could fly one from a vehicle if you wanted to. The DJI Inspire would do around 50 mph at one time but I think they've reduced the power as mine doesn't seem as fast as it once was.

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V8A*ndy said:

Maybe you are just getting used to it (Need a faster drone excuse)

I like your thinking

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Yet more farmland to fly on
Seasons Turn by Squiffy1308, on Flickr

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I've been keeping my gob shut as I didn't believe it would happen myself but..... The BBC used some of my footage of Strathy Point Lighthouse on Songs of Praise. I had an email today saying it was aired on October 16th, I went the IPlayer and sure enough it was there.

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GetCarter said:

The lord be praised!

Yeah, of all the programs to be linked with.

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renmure said:

Nice colour ^^^^^

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GetCarter said:

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Dejay1788 said:

Well it has a D/a authority of 33, which to me means the website has been around for a while and has a lot of other sites linking to it. They also have a decent FB following and accept Paypal so if it doesn't turn up you can lodge a dispute and get your money back.

I'd buy from there.

Try Heliguy, friendly people who're just as happy to give advice as to sell stuff. The sevice is second to none and they're as quick as Amazon when it comes to dispatching items. They're the company I deal with now.

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My money pit
Inspire 1 by Squiffy1308, on Flickr

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Having spent a very mundane evening at work once again, I have returned home to an email from the CAA. I am finally a fully fledged UAV Pilot with PfCO. My first proper PAYING job will be next week in the far north of Scotland. Sorry there isn't a Photo but I had to share the good news.

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kilty2 said:

Congrats Sir!

I am about to do the same thing in the US (ex-pat Scot).

Thanks very much.

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GetCarter said:

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My first proper PAYING job will be next week in the far north of Scotland.

Where abouts?

..and congrats.

Thanks

Noss Head Lighthouse, Wick. Some inspection work and a promotional video. As far as a new venture goes, it's a nice way to start.

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Tuna said:

leggly said:

Having spent a very mundane evening at work once again, I have returned home to an email from the CAA. I am finally a fully fledged UAV Pilot with PfCO. My first proper PAYING job will be next week in the far north of Scotland. Sorry there isn't a Photo but I had to share the good news.

Excellent, well done!

Thanks, Now the real work begins.