Boat movies/Quadcopter-ing, summer 2015

[jfm]

This thread keeps costing me money.... You may recall that it was seeing the videos last September that started the process which has culminated in CLOUD9 now being tied to a wall in Cala d'Or...

Yup, this forum is a dangerous place cloud9. I had a 17 footer when I first posted here, in Milton Keynes. Now look at the mess I'm in!

Just think though, you will be able to make your own Mondays in that exact spot (1 mile from your new berth), in a few weeks :encouragement: We might be able to get the raft 8 boats wide this summer

 

[jfm]

PS the uber scooter mk2 is being delivered to SLDV Friday week, can't wait.

Fab! You bought another one locally, or do you know someone with horsebox and Range rover driving south?

 

[jimmy_the_builder]

Fab! You bought another one locally, or do you know someone with horsebox and Range rover driving south?

Luckily I keep a hot spare here in the UK, so that's going down with Riviera Transport (no such luck with horsebox and expert-level ratchet strappery this time) - they're delivering it straight to the garage in SLDV, and the garage in turn will drop it to me at the airport on Saturday week.

 

[Hurricane]

Yep
I had the email announcing the Phantom 4
So I looked at the spec straight away.
Looks great but the leap from the first Phantom to the Phantom 3 was massive.
The jump up from the P3 to the P4 doesn't seem to be as great.

JFM - the videos that you made last year were great and I'm sure the P4 will produce even better images.
I'm still learning the basics - maybe if I can get pics like yours using a P3, I will be able to justify the extra for a P4.

In fact, over the years, I have treated myself to some reasonable SLR cameras.
And the cost of these Phantom drones is in much the same ballpark.
It is just that , it the past, I haven't deliberately thrown my favourite SLR off a rooftop!!
Flying a drone is still very unnatural.
Maybe this season, I will get more confident.

 

[jfm]

Jimmy my Phantom 4 has arrived. Only taken a quick look in the box and it's hard to tell apart from P3, haha!
When you're next in France the P3 can make her delivery flight :encouragement:

 

[jimmy_the_builder]

Jimmy my Phantom 4 has arrived. Only taken a quick look in the box and it's hard to tell apart from P3, haha!
When you're next in France the P3 can make her delivery flight :encouragement:

Fab! Can't wait. Unfortunately we're just about to do one of our complicated 10-flight trips, starting in a week or so, so not expecting to be back down to the boat until end April. In the meantime though I'll email you about payment. Thanks again.

 

[scubaman]

Jimmy my Phantom 4 has arrived...

Great! Very much looking forward to hearing how you get along with the P4 and of course seeing more vids :encouragement:.

 

[henryf]

Great! Very much looking forward to hearing how you get along with the P4 and of course seeing more vids :encouragement:.

I'm looking forward to the final flight of P3 when JFM cruises through the hatch whilst on delivery landing safely on JTB's saloon table having first rotated through 180 degrees and given us a quick tour of the interior

Happy to report my new length of aluminium slider bar is still working. Haven't had to change the batteries yet either....

I guess one day I'll pluck up the courage to venture skywards throwing caution to the wind.

Henry

 

[scubaman]

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