Barrow On Soar in the Snow

[matty40s]

The sun briefly came out so I got the buzzy thing up and around. Wasn't up long as it started to snow again and played havoc with the signal and GPS - hence the problems bringing it back.

Nicknorman neednt respond

 

[rusty69]

Wow.Cool. I wish my boat could do that. Save doing all those bloomin locks.

[b0atman]

be ready for the snowmelt swelling the Soar.

 

[Athy]

You can spot the houses which haven't had loft insulation installed - the two at front centre, for example.

[Movin' on]

that's pretty cool, I assume a drone not a helicopter - genuine question, before this topic degenerates, did you fly and control the camera single handed? Is the equipment pretty average/generally available or sophisticated 

 

I can already see a use for it in seeing if there is a better mooring spot just around the corner (god forbid) 

[matty40s]

53 minutes ago, Athy said:

You can spot the houses which haven't had loft insulation installed - the two at front centre, for example.

Or are growing cannabis in the loft.

 

Dji Phantom 3 advanced Halsey,  once it loses signal or gets low battery it comes back to me. Several flight modes,  I tend to use the GPS based one most of the time.....working on the others! 

[Athy]

• What a vivid imagination you have, to be sure.

[pig]

I hope we get more drone videos here. After the reaction to my Foxton Locks video, I was reluctant to post any more. 

Here's Cromwell Lock the other day:

 

[dogless]

Impressive footage.

Clever technology,  and I enjoyed the view.

The hideous scarecrow in the field at the end was the only unpleasant bit.

Oh, hang on....

Rog

[rusty69]

3 minutes ago, dogless said:

Impressive footage.

Clever technology,  and I enjoyed the view.

The hideous scarecrow in the field at the end was the only unpleasant bit.

Oh, hang on....

Rog

That was no Scarecrow,but the Wizard himself.

[Iain_S]

1 hour ago, Athy said:

You can spot the houses which haven't had loft insulation installed - the two at front centre, for example.

Or maybe that's just where the cannabis farm is ...

 

e.t.a. I see Matty beat me to it 

Edited February 28, 2018 by Iain_S

[Athy]

4 minutes ago, Iain_S said:

Or maybe that's just where the cannabis farm is ...

 

e.t.a. I see Matty beat me to it 

Gosh, we've got some hippies on here! Do you speak from experience?

[Iain_S]

Yes.

Much easier to locate precisely than following your nose.

Edited February 28, 2018 by Iain_S

[Richard T]

I bet Kathy was all tucked up in the warm rather than watch a boy play with his toy!!! Has Dona-Maria sunk yet? Would landing your drone on its rear deck send it down? Baroow is a lot more picturesque in the snow than in real life.

[Rickent]

Good vid Matty, looks good from the air.

Will be even more impressive tomorrow with all the fresh snowfall.

[Movin' on]

20 hours ago, matty40s said:

Dji Phantom 3 advanced Halsey,  once it loses signal or gets low battery it comes back to me. Several flight modes,  I tend to use the GPS based one most of the time.....working on the others! 

Wow - it's another world - I love boys toys - great stuff - thanks for the info