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  11. Drones over Gatwick

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    Posted · Edited by thepasty

    thats because they're quad copters, As I initially said anything with 6 or more motors can fly with a motor gone, I've done it many many times (props coming off etc), even with simple kk flight controllers that have no stabilisation or the like.

    Admittedly a Y6 config will be difficult to fly with a motor out as you lose alot of yaw control and it'll rotate but having said that with a good pilot you can still get it back with some work.

  13. Drones over Gatwick

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    17 hours ago, MarcMaxus said:

    Sorry,  it definitely wouldn't. If a drone with anything that upsets the balance, it's dropping like a whores drawers. Quad or not, upset just one prop, it's gone

    ok so this vid showing a hexacopter flying with 5 motors must be cgi... 🙄

     

  15. Drones over Gatwick

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    Posted · Edited by thepasty

    any decent mutlirotor system will sort itself in a couple seconds after being hit and if its got 6 or more motors it can lose a couple with little ill effect.

    I started building my own about 10 years ago before you could by off the shelf ready to go "drones", even back then with decent gyros, accelerometers, gps and even barometers (for alt hold) you could build a rock steady take a few knocks system.

    If they're decent systems being uses all that needs to be done is use direction 2.4ghz (or whatever is being used to control the system) to sever the control, once down the "drone" should go into fail safe and fly back to its point of origin where the offendending operator can be located.

  18. Vegetable Oil

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    52 minutes ago, Wb123 said:

    I use rape when available for the right price. Most of the cash and carry stuff is soy with additives that are supposedly rather problematic, even then it tends to be 90p a litre around me and you do then have to tell HMRC how much you used and pay the additional 15% vat. Some people claim to run it without problems though.

     

    Thats not the case, you can use up to 2500ltr without having to pay any tax.

  20. Vegetable Oil

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    Posted · Edited by thepasty

    I've run both my Hilux Surf and my old skoda octavia on veg oil up to %100 at times (summer), as Crisp says bosch pumps are fine, lucas pumps are a no no.

    When i first started doing it new veg oil was 40p a ltr, oh how things have changed 😞

  21. Boot recommendations

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    Posted · Edited by thepasty

    On 09/12/2018 at 19:50, eddoakley said:

    Mid height, every day, walking, shooting, working boots? What can you guys recommend 

    Looking at meindl but not 100% convinced.

    Not too bothered about price if they are worth it. Would rather buy quality and buy once.

    Prefer leather.

     

    What do you use?

     

    Edd

    Since I bought my first pair of meindl boots years ago I havent bought anything else, actually thats a lie, I bought some le chameau condors which were a complete waste of £280, the eyelets rust, they leaked from the get go and are uncomfortable...

    I've got 4 pairs of meindl my favourite being my Antarktis I got a couple years back, but my first pair of Bhutans are still going strong (I wear them every day), fit like socks, never leak and I can go all day in total comfort.

    and the next boots I buy will be.....Meindl!

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