Originally Posted by tropper66

Originally Posted by vvaannmmaann

But always ensure you have the correct licence to fly the thing.Or the CAA will shout at you.
"Tough on crime.............." etc etc
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/fe...rest-backfires

Does this mean that you now need a PPL to fly a radio controlled model. FFS there a shop In Cardiff that sells camera mounted, radio contrilled helicopters, and even mini submarines.

Difference in between private and public/commercial use. if you fly a heli with a camera over your own house for an aerial shot, no probs. over some one else's for money, then CAA can do you (if they find out).

The FAA is apparently even more stringent

Now that fella has been practicing a lot - my bets says that when learning you'll stove it into the ground many times!

Well done PC Plod.

Drones weighing under 15lb (7kg) need CAA permission to fly within 164ft (50m) of people and within 492ft (150m) of buildings.

The CAA said any breach in regulations, which came into force on 1 January 2010, would be "treated seriously".

Linkey thing here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...de/8517726.stm

Good to see the guardian's action will probably allow some scumbag back out on the streets to commit more crime!

Originally Posted by offhand

Good to see the guardian's action will probably allow some scumbag back out on the streets to commit more crime!

Nowt to do with the guardian offhand, Merseyside Police were unaware that perhaps they needed the licence for the drone. See BBC linkey thing above.

Originally Posted by tropper66

My brother bought me one of these for a laugh, but we then got banned from the local park for Elf&Safty, great fun though,

This little buger is quit hard to fly as the controls are super senseitive and is probably harder to fly than a real Sioux, they say you can fly it indoors but when I tryed it in the pub every one went potty, bunch of whooses

Technicaly these models are more advanced aircraft than the real thing as the Bell47 Sioux 's main weakness was metal fatigue in the tail rotor drive shaft which the Twister model does not have because of the contra-rotating main blades need no tail rotor

Originally Posted by tropper66

Originally Posted by tropper66

My brother bought me one of these for a laugh, but we then got banned from the local park for Elf&Safty, great fun though,

This little buger is quit hard to fly as the controls are super senseitive and is probably harder to fly than a real Sioux, they say you can fly it indoors but when I tryed it in the pub every one went potty, bunch of whooses

Off thread for a second. I was in a pub on Portsmouth about 18 months ago, was half term or some such, too many children about. Anyhoo, was sipping my pint and reading a book when, just out of the corner of my eye, I see a plastic ball with a hamster (or some rodent thing) come spinning past my table. Buttons looks up, sees creature, looks down, followed by a comedy double take. Guinness runs down nose, didn't spill much I had paid for it afterall.

Here's a thought.

I have one of these:


Unfortunately it is smashed up to fcuk due to my gash piloting skills, but it still flies, minus the tail and the bubble canopy.

If I bought 5 more and removed the canopies and tails, do you reckon I could join them together to make my own cheap and cheerful Hexacopter?

Obviously I would replace the control crystals so they all run off one controller and the GPS might be a bit beyond my engineering capabilities, but it would still be good fun and could definitely take the weight of a decent camera.

Originally Posted by buttonsin3s

Originally Posted by tropper66

Originally Posted by tropper66

My brother bought me one of these for a laugh, but we then got banned from the local park for Elf&Safty, great fun though,

This little buger is quit hard to fly as the controls are super senseitive and is probably harder to fly than a real Sioux, they say you can fly it indoors but when I tryed it in the pub every one went potty, bunch of whooses

Off thread for a second. I was in a pub on Portsmouth about 18 months ago, was half term or some such, too many children about. Anyhoo, was sipping my pint and reading a book when, just out of the corner of my eye, I see a plastic ball with a hamster (or some rodent thing) come spinning past my table. Buttons looks up, sees creature, looks down, followed by a comedy double take. Guinness runs down nose, didn't spill much I had paid for it afterall.

How did the poor little fellow get served?

Originally Posted by tropper66

Originally Posted by buttonsin3s

Originally Posted by tropper66

Originally Posted by tropper66

My brother bought me one of these for a laugh, but we then got banned from the local park for Elf&Safty, great fun though,

This little buger is quit hard to fly as the controls are super senseitive and is probably harder to fly than a real Sioux, they say you can fly it indoors but when I tryed it in the pub every one went potty, bunch of whooses

Off thread for a second. I was in a pub on Portsmouth about 18 months ago, was half term or some such, too many children about. Anyhoo, was sipping my pint and reading a book when, just out of the corner of my eye, I see a plastic ball with a hamster (or some rodent thing) come spinning past my table. Buttons looks up, sees creature, looks down, followed by a comedy double take. Guinness runs down nose, didn't spill much I had paid for it afterall.

How did the poor little fellow get served?

mmm, walked into that one. :D