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Sanctuary 4670 posts |
Nov 25, 2014, 14:06
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The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story. 8pm CH4 Sunday. Looking at the adverts they are using drones. More and more are being used and becoming the 'in thing' for archaeology it would seem these days! Love 'em!
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moss 2897 posts |
Edited Nov 25, 2014, 15:30
Nov 25, 2014, 15:29
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Have to be careful though, there are some rules out there... "The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) does have specific rules on flying drones, or unmanned aircraft, that limit where the owner can fly the craft. "Drones cannot be flown over or within 150m of any congested area, over or within 150m of an organised open-air crowd of more than 1,000 people, within 50m of any vessel, vehicle or structure which is not under the control of the person in charge of the aircraft or within 50m of any person except during take-off. The person in charge of the aircraft must also maintain direct, unaided visual contact with the device in order to monitor its flight-path and avoid possible collisions with other aircraft as well as people and buildings." http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/drones-might-must-have-christmas-present-8167937
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Sanctuary 4670 posts |
Nov 25, 2014, 16:42
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moss wrote: Have to be careful though, there are some rules out there... "The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) does have specific rules on flying drones, or unmanned aircraft, that limit where the owner can fly the craft. "Drones cannot be flown over or within 150m of any congested area, over or within 150m of an organised open-air crowd of more than 1,000 people, within 50m of any vessel, vehicle or structure which is not under the control of the person in charge of the aircraft or within 50m of any person except during take-off. The person in charge of the aircraft must also maintain direct, unaided visual contact with the device in order to monitor its flight-path and avoid possible collisions with other aircraft as well as people and buildings." http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/drones-might-must-have-christmas-present-8167937 Do those rules extend to the Great Wall though Moss? 35 quid for a drone? Is it powered by a rubber band or candle power? :-)
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Sanctuary 4670 posts |
Nov 25, 2014, 17:35
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Sanctuary wrote: moss wrote: Have to be careful though, there are some rules out there... "The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) does have specific rules on flying drones, or unmanned aircraft, that limit where the owner can fly the craft. "Drones cannot be flown over or within 150m of any congested area, over or within 150m of an organised open-air crowd of more than 1,000 people, within 50m of any vessel, vehicle or structure which is not under the control of the person in charge of the aircraft or within 50m of any person except during take-off. The person in charge of the aircraft must also maintain direct, unaided visual contact with the device in order to monitor its flight-path and avoid possible collisions with other aircraft as well as people and buildings." http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/drones-might-must-have-christmas-present-8167937 Do those rules extend to the Great Wall though Moss? 35 quid for a drone? Is it powered by a rubber band or candle power? :-) Here's one. It was probably made in China as well :-) http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/6-axis-mini-quadcopter-drone-with-camera-p50289.htm?referer=PLA&utm_source=google%2Bproducts&utm_medium=comparison&utm_campaign=google%2Bproducts¤cy=1&gclid=Cj0KEQiA7tCjBRDulMny5rfM0dkBEiQA7fcshUZOws9xjpMv8GUxd26DPI64Q-7VgJnWLv32Zq6chbUaAh4I8P8HAQ
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moss 2897 posts |
Nov 25, 2014, 17:40
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Sanctuary wrote: Sanctuary wrote: moss wrote: Have to be careful though, there are some rules out there... "The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) does have specific rules on flying drones, or unmanned aircraft, that limit where the owner can fly the craft. "Drones cannot be flown over or within 150m of any congested area, over or within 150m of an organised open-air crowd of more than 1,000 people, within 50m of any vessel, vehicle or structure which is not under the control of the person in charge of the aircraft or within 50m of any person except during take-off. The person in charge of the aircraft must also maintain direct, unaided visual contact with the device in order to monitor its flight-path and avoid possible collisions with other aircraft as well as people and buildings." http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/drones-might-must-have-christmas-present-8167937 Do those rules extend to the Great Wall though Moss? 35 quid for a drone? Is it powered by a rubber band or candle power? :-) Here's one. It was probably made in China as well :-) http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/6-axis-mini-quadcopter-drone-with-camera-p50289.htm?referer=PLA&utm_source=google%2Bproducts&utm_medium=comparison&utm_campaign=google%2Bproducts¤cy=1&gclid=Cj0KEQiA7tCjBRDulMny5rfM0dkBEiQA7fcshUZOws9xjpMv8GUxd26DPI64Q-7VgJnWLv32Zq6chbUaAh4I8P8HAQ And you can even fly it indoors as well! Bit worrying the 'intuitive' bit, what does that mean?
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Sanctuary 4670 posts |
Nov 25, 2014, 17:49
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moss wrote: Sanctuary wrote: Sanctuary wrote: moss wrote: Have to be careful though, there are some rules out there... "The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) does have specific rules on flying drones, or unmanned aircraft, that limit where the owner can fly the craft. "Drones cannot be flown over or within 150m of any congested area, over or within 150m of an organised open-air crowd of more than 1,000 people, within 50m of any vessel, vehicle or structure which is not under the control of the person in charge of the aircraft or within 50m of any person except during take-off. The person in charge of the aircraft must also maintain direct, unaided visual contact with the device in order to monitor its flight-path and avoid possible collisions with other aircraft as well as people and buildings." http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/drones-might-must-have-christmas-present-8167937 Do those rules extend to the Great Wall though Moss? 35 quid for a drone? Is it powered by a rubber band or candle power? :-) Here's one. It was probably made in China as well :-) http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/6-axis-mini-quadcopter-drone-with-camera-p50289.htm?referer=PLA&utm_source=google%2Bproducts&utm_medium=comparison&utm_campaign=google%2Bproducts¤cy=1&gclid=Cj0KEQiA7tCjBRDulMny5rfM0dkBEiQA7fcshUZOws9xjpMv8GUxd26DPI64Q-7VgJnWLv32Zq6chbUaAh4I8P8HAQ And you can even fly it indoors as well! Bit worrying the 'intuitive' bit, what does that mean? We'd have to ask Scubi who's probably just spluttered coffee all over his keyboard on seeing that advert. At least I know what LS is having for Christmas now ;-)
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ryaner 679 posts |
Nov 25, 2014, 18:15
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40 quid? That's kind of tempting, but it can't be up to that much really for that price, can it?
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spencer 3071 posts |
Nov 25, 2014, 18:28
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£40? Thats enough for a decent pair of carbon fibre dowsing rods (runs)
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Sanctuary 4670 posts |
Nov 25, 2014, 21:14
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spencer wrote: £40? Thats enough for a decent pair of carbon fibre dowsing rods (runs) Reputed to spin as fast as a drones propellers when detecting a barren stone hole :-)
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Sanctuary 4670 posts |
Nov 25, 2014, 21:20
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ryaner wrote: 40 quid? That's kind of tempting, but it can't be up to that much really for that price, can it? A couple of decent reviews there but are they genuine? Reading around, drones are the 'in toy' this Christmas. As you say, kind of tempting and could lead to the purchase of a more expensive one later. Rather like buying a cheap MD for starters I would imagine before the real McCoy (rushes to wash mouth out) Hmmm, my five acre field would be a good testing ground (for both?) :-)
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