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Title: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: Brucey on June 07, 2016, 09:34:33 AM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/BrunoV/B21A7406-7182-4C82-8D23-126668897665.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/BrunoV/media/B21A7406-7182-4C82-8D23-126668897665.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: Antkol on June 07, 2016, 10:12:33 AM
Oh my Goodness!!!!
What happened, if it's not too daft a question.
Literally a smoking hole in the ground.
Title: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: Brucey on June 07, 2016, 10:32:25 AM
Flying low and far away, lost video because of some trees and didn't hit rth in time.

Video to follow
Title: Re: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: Doctor3 on June 07, 2016, 10:59:16 AM

(http://s33.postimg.org/ex3lk73zf/wreck.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/ex3lk73zf/)


Also took apart the gopro..... the internals are all burnt... oh well :P
Title: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: Brucey on June 07, 2016, 11:22:49 AM
Ha, love the graphic.

Thought they would be, amazed the SD card survived, but as always the impact was lost in the cameras buffer.

Got the logs from Ruby, last recorded speed was 60mph, bit slow for me!
Title: Re: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: FPVSteve on June 07, 2016, 11:25:36 AM
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41KURvtz%2BNL._SY300_.jpg)

:)
Title: Re: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: iPeel on June 07, 2016, 11:26:35 AM

Front cover of the next BMFA magazine:

(http://www.peely.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_0550-e1465291521357-584x800.jpg)
click for fullsize image (http://www.peely.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_0550-e1465291521357.jpg)
Title: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: Brucey on June 07, 2016, 12:52:18 PM
And what that pic doesn't show is the herd of cows heading towards us!
Title: Re: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: iPeel on June 07, 2016, 01:04:06 PM
You mean:

(http://www.peely.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_0548-800x600.jpg)
click for fullsize image (http://www.peely.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_0548.jpg)

Title: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: Cockney Boy on June 07, 2016, 01:48:41 PM
I was going to arrange a group fly with you two.....think I'll hang fire lol. Come on Bruce post the vid!


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Title: Re: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: Coyote on June 07, 2016, 03:48:52 PM
Wow you really did a number there mate :)
Title: Re: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: iwan_canobi on June 07, 2016, 04:06:15 PM
Quote from: Cockney Boy on June 07, 2016, 01:48:41 PM
I was going to arrange a group fly with you two.....think I'll hang fire lol. Come on Bruce post the vid!

:laugh:

Blaze of glory indeed!
Title: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: Brucey on June 07, 2016, 04:06:30 PM
Thanks, always wanted to go out in a blaze of glory!
If only they did scratch and sniff videos, it stunk!
Title: Re: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: CurryKitten on June 07, 2016, 05:19:57 PM
If it was iPeel crashing into you mid-air and causing the crash, just give us a secret signal or something.
Title: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: Brucey on June 07, 2016, 05:26:01 PM
(https://media1.giphy.com/media/zLBQYkwGGQdJC/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: iPeel on June 07, 2016, 05:52:16 PM
I can't wait for the next Mad Dogs Wayne.  :-*
Title: Re: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: FPVSteve on June 07, 2016, 06:21:58 PM
You must be made of money :laugh:
Title: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: Lamaule on June 07, 2016, 07:43:17 PM
Was Neil wearing his health and safety hat like he does with the jet? And was the fire extinguisher to hand?  If not I feel you only have yourselves to blame! Lol


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Title: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: Brucey on June 07, 2016, 07:47:46 PM
No we neglected our H&S duties. But I was also missing a key antenna tracking component!
Luckily it was out by the time we got there, but the heat was intense still. The GP battery was really hot, but hadn't yet exploded
Title: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: Lamaule on June 07, 2016, 08:52:19 PM
Was that a subtle dig and an attempt at apportioning blame?  Lol


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Title: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: Brucey on June 07, 2016, 09:13:23 PM
😇
Title: Re: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: iPeel on June 07, 2016, 09:20:49 PM

Totally your fault Chris. If you were there we wouldn't have had as much beer to drink each and therefore we wouldn't have been so stupid.
Title: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: Lamaule on June 07, 2016, 11:44:29 PM
Lol, so the drinking took place preflight?


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Title: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: Brucey on June 08, 2016, 06:11:52 AM
http://youtu.be/KPIsi2Dr144
Title: Re: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: jt on June 08, 2016, 09:30:50 AM
 It looked like a really nice flight up until the BBQ  88) Appeared that it went in very hard, sucks to lose a whole planes worth of gear too....


  Can't believe how low you fly at distance!
Title: Re: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: iPeel on June 08, 2016, 10:26:06 AM
I wish I had learned how to use my mobile phone camera, us walking right up to those cows as they were all staring at us was golden.

Here's my view of events:


Title: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: Brucey on June 08, 2016, 04:49:09 PM
Quote from: jt on June 08, 2016, 09:30:50 AM
It looked like a really nice flight up until the BBQ  88) Appeared that it went in very hard, sucks to lose a whole planes worth of gear too....


  Can't believe how low you fly at distance!

Yeah it does suck. Like I said in the vid, gonna miss that site. Famous last words?!
It's great there, a high launch point with points of interest dotted around.

Quote from: iPeel on June 08, 2016, 10:26:06 AM
I wish I had learned how to use my mobile phone camera, us walking right up to those cows as they were all staring at us was golden.

Here's my view of events:



Yes you do! Cows are bigger than you think in real life!

That's your best landing ever, I remember watching you on approach think, is he doing a low pass?
Title: Re: Better to burn out than fade away
Post by: foamster on June 08, 2016, 05:26:46 PM
When I saw the white smoke, I thought there's a new Pope  :D

Shiny new kit ready for ya

rob