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| Author: | Zardoz [ Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Yeah. Like I said, the guys always been a prick. |
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| Author: | markg [ Sat Jan 23, 2016 12:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Enemy geese sighted 12 o'clock high, moving to intercept: A mix of footage from earlier, the crappy 4:3 footage is just the downlink recording, it's from the flying wing which has no recording camera on board. Brilliant fun this morning. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Sat Jan 23, 2016 18:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Good video considering it's straight from your goggles! Forgot how nippy the wings were, felt so fast flying FPV for the first time with it after being used to the Bixler. Mobius camera mount next. Currently listing all my unstarted static kits and other hoarded crap in the loft on eBay to buy more RC gear. 
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| Author: | markg [ Sat Jan 23, 2016 18:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
I think I'm pretty well sorted for the time being. I just need more time/weather to fly what I've got. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Sat Jan 23, 2016 19:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Oh me too, just want decent stuff to go in the X-6 and maybe a nicer footage camera down the line. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Sat Jan 23, 2016 19:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Posted elsewhere but may as well slap it here too. |
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| Author: | markg [ Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
We should get one of these and turn your car into a trebuchet for launching our planes: |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Launch from hidden spots! |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Mon Jan 25, 2016 13:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
If I wanted to get FPV going using a little screen attached to my Phantom's controller, what would be the best options? I don't particularly want to use the goggles given that it'd be illegal (without a spotter at least) so I could flog those on and get a screen. Last time I looked Lilliput was the name to get? |
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| Author: | markg [ Mon Jan 25, 2016 13:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
I honestly don't know mate. There's a whole little ecosystem of stuff that's fairly specific to DJI/Phantoms and I know nothing about any of it. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Mon Jan 25, 2016 13:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Illegal schmegal. |
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| Author: | markg [ Wed Mar 02, 2016 13:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Went out with Zardoz on Sunday morning, low tide out over the bay. Such a great place to fly: also FAO GazChap have you seen the new DJI Phantom 4? Person tracking, object avoidance, near half hour flight time, 4K 120fps. Pretty impressive. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Wed Mar 02, 2016 13:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Yeah, got the e-mail about that yesterday. Does look damn impressive, but the £1,229 price tag puts me off, and it doesn't avoid the problem I have of my interest being in filming areas where it would be illegal to fly (i.e. getting birds eye views of towns) :/ Totally lost my taste for it, mainly because every time I've put up a video, if there's so much as a single person or structure anywhere in the video I get a load of e-mails from people delightfully pointing out that I'm breaking the law. Which I wouldn't mind if I was, but (crash video and flood video notwithstanding) I've always been very careful since to make sure that I don't contravene any laws. |
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| Author: | markg [ Wed Mar 02, 2016 13:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Yeah, the bad press certainly hasn't helped. Get a 250 racer, they're the best fun. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Wed Mar 02, 2016 19:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
And a tranny muff. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
We should strip out some BB guns from those cheap Chinese RC tanks and weoponise our 250 quads. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
A quick google suggests this is already a thing 
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| Author: | markg [ Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Yeah, never mind BBs people have put 9mm handguns on them. Saw this the other day, some competition pistol shooters trying to take down some poor unarmed race quads: |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Thu Mar 03, 2016 12:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Ordered a couple of 9mm's. |
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| Author: | markg [ Thu Mar 03, 2016 13:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Sweet, should maybe pick up some silencers too just so we don't annoy anyone. |
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| Author: | JohnCoffey [ Thu Mar 03, 2016 13:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
markg wrote: Sweet, should maybe pick up some silencers too just so we don't annoy anyone. Don't forget to stir the fuckin' sauce ! |
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| Author: | markg [ Mon Mar 07, 2016 13:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Set up another plane for FPV flying over the weekend, a 2.6m sailplane. Hoping to break my own very modest height and flight time records with this one but I'll need to wait for some warmer weather for thermal lift. Nice landing there even if I do say so myself. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Mar 07, 2016 14:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
markg wrote: Nice landing there even if I do say so myself. If you fitted it with little skids you could have landed in the big puddle! |
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| Author: | markg [ Mon Mar 07, 2016 14:06 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
I thought I might anyway for a split second. I've still never flown a floatplane, but I'm not sure a glider would be the ideal candidate. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Mon Mar 07, 2016 14:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Great morning flying yesterday. As for watersports There's these that you know we'll get once Hobbyking has them on sale. |
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| Author: | markg [ Mon Mar 07, 2016 14:21 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
You just got a tranny muff and now you want to do some bush flying? |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Mon Mar 07, 2016 15:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
It's on my bucket list. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Mon Mar 07, 2016 22:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Here's my best run from the same day. Just caught you taking off then lost you in the bleached out sky, was the same in my goggles. |
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| Author: | markg [ Mon Mar 07, 2016 22:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
I didn't bother doing anything with the footage from my wing as there wasn't really anything to see, although I did catch your kid's crash and his walk of shame to get it back. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Mon Mar 07, 2016 23:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Long walk of shame but all in one piece. He's hooked now. I had a short clip from my quad going through the posts before quickly losing signal due to me forgetting to screw the VTX antenna on, again. 
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| Author: | markg [ Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Yeah, it was on for a while with no antenna too, hope you haven't burned your VTx out. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Tue Mar 08, 2016 13:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Hmm, didn't actually check it at the time. I'll have a look tonight, hopefully it'll be ok. |
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| Author: | krazywookie [ Tue Mar 08, 2016 17:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
My friend is working to get his *evil killer drone* license for doing videoing and that so he came up for a play at my local bike park. Crashed it twice when landing, he now just grabs its leg while its descending which is pretty cool to watch. I had a go of it for a few seconds and it was awesome, I gave it back quickly. edit fixed link |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Mar 08, 2016 19:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
If that really is the full record breaking run then I'm impressed that your pal can control so many drones at once. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Tue Mar 08, 2016 20:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Looks a nice circuit for RC buggies too! |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Tue Mar 08, 2016 21:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
markg wrote: Yeah, it was on for a while with no antenna too, hope you haven't burned your VTx out. Unfried! 
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| Author: | MaliA [ Tue Mar 08, 2016 21:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
krazywookie wrote: My friend is working to get his *evil killer drone* license for doing videoing and that so he came up for a play at my local bike park. Crashed it twice when landing, he now just grabs its leg while its descending which is pretty cool to watch. I had a go of it for a few seconds and it was awesome, I gave it back quickly. edit fixed link Nice riding |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Mar 08, 2016 21:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
MaliA wrote: Nice riding ToMST |
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| Author: | krazywookie [ Wed Mar 09, 2016 15:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Grim... wrote: If that really is the full record breaking run then I'm impressed that your pal can control so many drones at once. Yeah I wish he hadn't put that text there, not least because I'm not all that good on a bike. was loads of fun though. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Mar 09, 2016 15:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Oh, is that you? /watches again |
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| Author: | krazywookie [ Wed Mar 09, 2016 16:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Grim... wrote: MaliA wrote: Nice riding ToMST What are ToMST? Tomatoes of Moist, Slimy Texture? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Mar 09, 2016 17:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Title of My Sex Tape. |
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| Author: | markg [ Fri Mar 11, 2016 15:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Fucking hell, they've spared no expense on this event. "World Drone Prix" in Dubai. $1m prize fund and a giant articulating illuminated track.  http://www.worlddroneprix.live/video?id=4 |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
500,000 each! |
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| Author: | markg [ Sat Mar 12, 2016 19:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Young Banni from the UK won it, I think he's only fifteen. 250 grand. Jesus. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Sat Mar 12, 2016 23:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
He'll blow it all on tranny muffs. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Sun Mar 13, 2016 19:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Clip from today's aerial antics, shame the white balance is off (my own fault) but pleased with my flying. |
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| Author: | markg [ Wed Mar 16, 2016 19:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Yeah that was excellent flying when you flew into the back of your kid's plane. Had a lovely fly with the big glider yesterday, managed to ride a few thermals which always feels just like magic. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Thu Mar 17, 2016 12:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
The sky was small. Is it weekend yet? |
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| Author: | markg [ Thu Mar 17, 2016 12:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
It is in four and a half hours! |
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