Boat movies/Quadcopter-ing, summer 2015

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+1, though NOT from a Midlands office... :cool:

@WorstCase: a beautiful spot indeed, thanks.
Amazing how quiet it is, considering that - as I understood - it's actually offshore, in the open sea, right?
 
MapisM said:
@WorstCase: a beautiful spot indeed, thanks.
Amazing how quiet it is, considering that - as I understood - it's actually offshore, in the open sea, right?
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17nm offshore and half way between Bahrain and Qatar, still within territorial waters of Bahrain.
Far enough no to see any land, close enough for a day trip. But the best is to sleep there. At night the water glows of fluorescent coral debris
 
LOL, with due respect for both N Italy and the Midlands, I'm actually back onboard since yesterday.
In fact, I wasn't complaining at all: 24°C and sunshine today! :cool:

Though the forecasts aren't good for the next days, I'm afraid.
I tried to ring the weather Gods, also because Scubaman is arriving in CF, but the line was busy... :ambivalence:
 
DJI have just announced the phantom 4, with all sorts of clever features. http://store.dji.com/product/phantom-4. I've ordered one just now, so will report back on it. They start shipping in the order of received orders, or something, so I guess I'll get it late March

I'll put my current phantom 3A with 3x batteries and case up for sale @ say 60% of new price when the new one arrives. Mint, never been dunked :-)
 
I've seen the promotional vids looks very good a awesome bit of kit ! My only slight thought is its nearly a self sufficient aerial video cam with not much user input needed, so not much to play with if you get what I mean.
In our little group we all have dji quads ranging from f450 to phantoms to inspires ! So it won't be long before somebody has to have a 4 and that might change my mind ! Lol !!
 
jfm said:
DJI have just announced the phantom 4, with all sorts of clever features. http://store.dji.com/product/phantom-4. I've ordered one just now, so will report back on it. They start shipping in the order of received orders, or something, so I guess I'll get it late March

I'll put my current phantom 3A with 3x batteries and case up for sale @ say 60% of new price when the new one arrives. Mint, never been dunked :-)
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... yet! :D Can I bagsie it pls when the time comes? I'll even come and pick it up (in fact, better still, why don't you just fly it over to my boat and land it there? :D:D)
 
jfm said:
DJI have just announced the phantom 4, with all sorts of clever features. http://store.dji.com/product/phantom-4. I've ordered one just now, so will report back on it. They start shipping in the order of received orders, or something, so I guess I'll get it late March

I'll put my current phantom 3A with 3x batteries and case up for sale @ say 60% of new price when the new one arrives. Mint, never been dunked :-)
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It certainly looks interesting; an improved version on every front but rather an evolution than revolution over the Phantom 3? A better top speed is a bonus in boating context as potentially is the obstacle avoidance system of course, although I have some reservations as to it's performance in real life situations. There may be other highlights that I have missed but I shall await for your findings on the 4 before looking to update, unless ofcourse I hit an obstacle with the current one or something :).
 
jfm said:
DJI have just announced the phantom 4
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Thanks for the tip-off jfm. I had considered getting a Phantom for Christmas, but thought I would wait to see what came next from DJI as its such a fast developing industry. I had expected that it might be a fully waterproof version. Perhaps that will be the Phantom 5? Next Christmas??
Anyway, the prospect of an easier to control and more difficult to crash bit of kit has persuaded me to wait no longer, and I have placed my order this evening.
 
SOLD to the flaming hoon with the motorbikes and the Targa:encouragement:
It will hover gracefully over the targa, fly thru the saloon door and land softly on the saloon table. The movie will then be posted here :)


(BTW jimmy, for avoidance of doubt, I meant % of current new price, not the price I paid for it. DJI have of course cut the price of the P3 now that P4 is launched)
 
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CLOUD9 said:
Thanks for the tip-off jfm. I had considered getting a Phantom for Christmas, but thought I would wait to see what came next from DJI as its such a fast developing industry. I had expected that it might be a fully waterproof version. Perhaps that will be the Phantom 5? Next Christmas??
Anyway, the prospect of an easier to control and more difficult to crash bit of kit has persuaded me to wait no longer, and I have placed my order this evening.
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You really don't need it waterproof Cloud9. I can see that from your arm chair you think you do, and I thought the same, but when you see how easy the P3 (and no doubt P4) are to fly (as distinct from the P1 which was a pig) you'll realise that waterproofing is a solution to a problem you don't have.
Looking forward to your movies!
 
scubaman said:
It certainly looks interesting; an improved version on every front but rather an evolution than revolution over the Phantom 3? A better top speed is a bonus in boating context as potentially is the obstacle avoidance system of course, although I have some reservations as to it's performance in real life situations. There may be other highlights that I have missed but I shall await for your findings on the 4 before looking to update, unless ofcourse I hit an obstacle with the current one or something :).
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Yep. The obstacle hitting thing doesn't mean much to me. It uses front looking cameras, I think. I'd prefer it used side or back view cameras, because I can see what's in front, on the iPad. No worries though. The high speed and ~25min flytime look good, and the "follow the subject" seems good for boating if it works well
 
jfm said:
SOLD to the flaming hoon with the motorbikes and the Targa:encouragement:
It will hover gracefully over the targa, fly thru the saloon door and land softly on the saloon table. The movie will then be posted here :)
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That I very much look forward to seeing.

Did you want to slip a set of rotor blades onto the "4" order :)

Henry :)
 
jfm said:
Looking forward to your movies!
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I hope you're right about the needless water resistance! If, before I sink it I can produce something half as appealing as 'Mondays' I will be happy!
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...
 
jfm said:
SOLD to the flaming hoon with the motorbikes and the Targa:encouragement:
It will hover gracefully over the targa, fly thru the saloon door and land softly on the saloon table. The movie will then be posted here :)


(BTW jimmy, for avoidance of doubt, I meant % of current new price, not the price I paid for it. DJI have of course cut the price of the P3 now that P4 is launched)
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Aha fab thanks J, all understood and appreciated. Let me know where and when you want the cash. Happy to fund you in Poully Fume if you prefer ... :D

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