Hunting Magpies with an r/c motorglider

[Efliernz]

Well... it is aerial photography

This is a frame off a video from a "keychain" camera facing rearward off a 1.8m span electric motor-glider last Friday. I had been bating the magpies and I finally got one to play, although this is as close as he got.

Great weather over Hamilton though

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What I try to do is get them close... really close. Then go to full power, loop tightly and surprise them from the rear. You know you have won when they land and wait for you to go inside the house!!! That's what happened on Friday. It didn't move even though I was zooming 3 feel above it.



no animals were hurt during this nature encounter...

Pete

[Naki]

Haha great capture

[Ian Warren]

Pete Brother dragged me out to model shops last weekend .. i got a cheap trainer 'RTF' ready to fly but for little problem , guess Acorn will sort it out , plug in and play .. from a car cigarette light .. DOH!

Thought any idea , to get your AC plug to DC and a transfer box

[deeknow]

classic stuff Pete, looks like fun. Hey, what part of Hamilton are you in, I'm westside and have seen a bloke flyin in one of the Western Heights parks lately, not you is it?

[Efliernz]

QUOTE (deeknow @ Nov 2 2010, 08:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

classic stuff Pete, looks like fun. Hey, what part of Hamilton are you in, I'm westside and have seen a bloke flyin in one of the Western Heights parks lately, not you is it?

No, not me. There are heaps of modellers in Hamilton. Most don't belong to clubs unfortunately.
I back onto Flagstaff Park. It's not unusual for me to have a fly while the cuppa cools down!!!

Here is my local patch A small Youtube home video... Local video of my park... click me

[Splitpin]

Pete....that has to be the shot of the year.....look at the curve on that guys wing.
Great shot

[steelsporran]

Nice one! Be good if you could fit a miniature rear-gunner

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (steelsporran @ Nov 2 2010, 02:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Nice one! Be good if you could fit a miniature rear-gunner

God sakes 'Steel' ..don,t put ideas in my head

[Efliernz]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Nov 2 2010, 01:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

God sakes 'Steel' ..don,t put ideas in my head

You should have seen the look on my wife's face last night when I told her how I had been experimenting with r/c triggered diy electrical igniters and that fireworks are on sale today... and the new heli can carry a 4 kg payload

It sort of went downhill from there actually. Hard to believe I know...

Here is the dilemma. 42 yo "mature male" with brains and a little common sense mixed in with awesome toys and the urge to spray fire everywhere

Time to behave and do some renovating / painting... I dunno. I think the vanity unit looks good in the hall!!!

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Efliernz @ Nov 2 2010, 03:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Time to behave and do some renovating / painting... I dunno. I think the vanity unit looks good in the hall!!!

Dang .. you got it , your RC skills up and down the hall way , paint spray jets to both sides for even application !

[steelsporran]

QUOTE (Efliernz @ Nov 2 2010, 03:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You should have seen the look on my wife's face last night when I told her how I had been experimenting with r/c triggered diy electrical igniters and that fireworks are on sale today... and the new heli can carry a 4 kg payload    

Time to behave and do some renovating / painting... I dunno. I think the vanity unit looks good in the hall!!!

Make that payload 4 litres and get the wife to choose the colour.

[Efliernz]

Ok... slightly off topic but I have sorted the magpie issue.

Radar tracking camera mount converted to ummmm well something else

Rearward facing flares in case of radar lock.

Side-shooting at rear in case of insurgents

Seriously - firework and models is a no-go. This was done for the camera only...

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[Ian Warren]

JEEPERS! Pete .. more like 'RED THUNDER' , hey took my first flight this evening in me Super Duppa Super Piper Cub , i'm going to need a lot more room , airborne couple times but bang crash ... just so restricted .. really need a blowing green for a runway

[Efliernz]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Nov 4 2010, 08:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

JEEPERS! Pete .. more like 'RED THUNDER' , hey took my first flight this evening in me Super Duppa Super Piper Cub , i'm going to need a lot more room , airborne couple times but bang crash ... just so restricted .. really need a blowing green for a runway

Hand launch it. Consider flying without the u/c too...

[Ian Warren]

Arr .. pilot training .. free flight then takeover in the air RC .. think was still to restricted but worth a go .