Comment by Johann Van Niekerk on February 8, 2011 at 11:28am

Graham !

 

You make me proud !

Moderator Comment by Graham Dyer on February 8, 2011 at 11:55am

LOL thanks Johann.

Comment by Johann Van Niekerk on February 8, 2011 at 12:18pm

Graham was that from Northcliff somewhere or Blairgorie school grounds? I hope to join you soon as im flying back tommorow .

Comment by Rory Paul on February 8, 2011 at 12:39pm

Wow I cannot get over how green things are. Home sick...

Developer Comment by jasonshort on February 8, 2011 at 1:30pm

I love flying this setup. My plan is to convert to APM and a Skywalker and a Gopro to record the flights in a month or two.

Moderator Comment by Gary Mortimer on February 8, 2011 at 2:05pm

@Rory, that would be all the flooding we have been having!

Comment by Rory Paul on February 8, 2011 at 5:12pm

My dad mentioned the duck pond had overflowed...he lives in Blairgowrie..

 

I grew up just down the road from the field where he is flying in Montgomery Park. I actually flew a bungee launched foamy from that park...back in the bad old days.

Comment by Johann Van Niekerk on February 8, 2011 at 5:16pm

Lol Rory , looking back at good olds days ? Getting home sick? I know how you feel as I was over in Ireland now for year and half and finally done going home soon can't wait!

Comment by Ron Jacobs on February 8, 2011 at 6:36pm

Nice images Graham.

 

Keep in mind the safety concerns when flying over populated areas, though (something we shouldn't be doing).

 

Is that a scratchbuilt twin boom?

 

Moderator Comment by Graham Dyer on February 8, 2011 at 10:22pm

Safety was a primary concern hence the ArduPilot stabilized platform with RTL. There were also spotters watching the plane all the time, the flight stayed within 50m of the flying field "box" and not higher than 120m.

 

RCTx is a Hitec Aurora 9, one of the most robust AHFSS (frequency hopping spread spectrum) systems there is, previously tested to have a range of at least 2.65km at ground level! Plane is scratchbuilt twinboom.

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