Drones...

[Bibs]

Heliguy called and took the balance yesterday so I'm expecting delivery any day now. Nearly made it to 5 months, they said 21 days when I ordered it! 

[ramjet]

Sounds like good news finally. Let us know how it all goes.

[MartynB]

Hey, if it keeps off the gale force winds and rain we might even be able to fly the things too!

[Bibs]

Got it. Astounding bit of kit. 

[CocoPops]

Mavic 2 next week then

 

[PaulCP]

Now in stock at Maplin

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/dji-mavic-pro-4k-quadcopter-drone-n87em

[ramjet]

1 hour ago, Bibs said:

Got it. Astounding bit of kit. 

Worth the wait then?

[Bibs]

2 hours ago, CocoPops said:

Mavic 2 next week then

2018 apparently! 

1 hour ago, PaulCP said:

Now in stock at Maplin

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/dji-mavic-pro-4k-quadcopter-drone-n87em

They've got about 500 backorders to fill yet. I was one of them for a while. 

[Bibs]

13 hours ago, ramjet said:

Worth the wait then?

^ That pic was taken at 30m in 20mph+ winds and the thing was rock solid, it's hugely clever and very impressive! It warned me of the high winds so I used 'Return to Home' and it landed by itself about 6 inches from where it took off from. 

Here's the log video of the flight I get on my phone. I took off, flew in a circle, then above the building and then the roofline below to check the obstacle avoidance out, then for the pic and RTH to land. The green bar at the top is a dynamic battery level so shows time left and the 2 dots are my warnings. If it gets to the 'H', that's how much battery is required to RTH and the further away you fly, the more it moves to the right. If you hit the H, it'll automatically come home for you. Excuse the music, it was that or me breathing! 

 

[ramjet]

Nice. Congrats.

[MartynB]

Excellent news @Bibs. It's an amazing machine, isn't it?

Err, have you flying it with the dome on? Looks like the funny curved reflection you get from that in the pic. Quality much better without, plus better airflow into the cooling system (OK, maybe not top priority this week)

[Bibs]

I've decided to keep it on for my first few flights, just to be on the safe side! 

[MartynB]

Fair enough. You did take off the gimbal clamp though, right?

You may also find there is a bit of protective tape on the top of the gimbal, which can catch on the frame. Best to take it off, I used tweezers.

[Bibs]

Got that one, tiny little bugger. I've got the hang of the gimbal clamp almost, I can refit it after flight within 15 attempts already

[Bibs]

No gimbal cover and a tiny bit of pp. It's nuts quick and responsive in Sports mode too, lots of fun

[Bibs]

Booza! Nice pub it is too

[MartynB]

Heh, funky triple car and triple van

[silverfrost]

Looks an awesome bit of kit Bibs      Expensive mind, only for the big kids to play with  i think 

[Bibs]

20 hours ago, MartynB said:

Heh, funky triple car and triple van

Rolling shutter I assume. I was going to edit them out but it's only a snap.

40 flights in so far, it's not failed to impress every time. Our village church.

 

[Bibs]

Had a lovely day down by Devil's Dyke yesterday

 

[ramjet]

Like that.  

[Alex L]

This was taken a couple of weeks ago on a Mavic 

 

[CocoPops]

All fine.... UNTIL you flew out of the gates over cars that you had no control over (and pretty close too).

[Alex L]

It wasn't me flying, the dip at the last minute was because the pilot saw an electricity cable spanning the entrance 

[MartynB]

Pilot has also forgotten to Tap To Focus. It's focused up close, so everything in shot is blurred. Easily done but oops.