FPV *Zephyr Z2* meet at Mam Tor and Peak District - THIS SATURDAY!!!

[Teamftp]

Hi all,

There are a good few of us meeting up on saturday at about 10-110am at the base of Mam Tor (Nr Castleton, Derbyshire) for a blast of FPV with our Zephyrs and other FPV aircraft.

People are MORE THAN WELCOME to come along and have a watch or indeed take part.

The video below is from my pre-visit to see what it is like for FPV and as you can see it is PRETTY DAMN AWSOME!!!!

DJI F450 QUADCOPTER FPV flying at Mam Tor - TBS Discovery.

The map for parking is here:

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=mam+tor&hl=en&ll=53.348042,-1.799357&spn=0.001119,0.00283&sll=52.8382,-2.327815&sspn=9.282891,23.181152&t=h&hnear=Mam+Tor&z=19

Hope to see you there for some FPV action...

The weather is also looking pretty dame fantastic for the day to, 5mph winds and slightly overcast with a low chance of rain.... GET IN!!!!

If you want anymore info either leave a post or PM me.

Simon.

[Teamftp]

Lipo's charged, GoPro's charged...

Almost Ready To Crash!!!

CAN NOT WAIT FOR TMOZ!!! ;D ;D

[Big_Red]

How did you guys get on? Mam Tor is only 30-40mins from me (sheffield), if you guys go flying out that way again, I'd love to pop by and learn a few things.

J.

[Flyn]

Hi Red, welcome to the forum.

It was fecking amazing, the best days fpv I've ever had!!

http://www.fpvhub.com/index.php/topic,8394.0.html

Make sure you see all three vids

Oh we'll go back! Sure you can come too mate ;)

[Big_Red]

Wow, That looked like a reet laugh.. Glad he got his ZII back, shame it couldn't be saved. I've ordered a Bixler (for my first FPV effort) but it's on back order.. so who knows when that'll show up... then I read all seven pages from your Mam Tor adventure and it's left me wanting to sell everything I known to get a RiteWing.

http://desirerc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_jcommerce&pgn=product_info&cPath=1_23&products_id=50

£189.99 isnt too painful, certainly cheaper then ordering direct from Chris. It's the combined cost of all the FPV gear that's got me sweating.. an FPV build over the winter is a certainty. I'll create a thread and see if you guys can help me achieve my goal without having to sell my car and or girlfriend...  ;D

J.

[Teamftp]

If it is your very first plane i would stay with the Bixler... the Zephyr are al little crazy to start with.

Saying that LOVE THEM TO BITS!!!

I have just put mine away for the winter now as I want to get it all fettled for next year.

I hae just bought one of these:

http://robotbirds.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=29_40_439&products_id=4636

It is beyond good fun!!! Especially if you put a big motor a prop on it. Mine goes vertical non stop and must do 100mph on the way down  :laugh: :laugh:

The best thing is the price plus it flys at walking pace to if you want it to. I hae mine all FPV'ed up now so this will e coming for a Mam Tor visit real soon!!

[Flyn]

Glad you enjoyed the thread Big Red, it was a great weekend, Spooky was just glad to get his zed back in whatever condition - was so sad leaving it there on the hill overnight!

Lol, yeah ZII's will do that to you, you end up thinking "I don't care how, but I must have me one of those!" I love the way mine flies & wouldn't swap it for anything else! Gotta say as Teamftp said, zeds can be a bit of a handful if you're not used to a wing like that, but my god what a rush to fpv one!

Simon, that little wing looks great, I just maidened a hk tek sumo, that's a good little fun fly too! Might fpv that.

Also mate call or pm me if you're heading back to mam Tor anytime soon - I'm so in for that!!

[Big_Red]

I have/had a TekSumo, it was a great flyer.. it's my only model I really feel confident flying or did.. I've destroyed it a good few times and had a blast repairing it, but there is no coming back for it now.. all electronics are still good so might pick up the SwiftII as a replacement for it.


Happy TekSumo


Sad TekSumo

hahaha, The ZII is the dream but I dont want to run before I can walk, I'll FPV the Bixler or a SkyWalker maybe, get used to FPV then move on to the ZII. Being able to do what you boys we're doing at Mam Tor is the ultimate goal.

J.

[Flyn]

Aww, mate. What happened??

Looks pretty bad, but cant you repair it? Just get some carbon rod, some random foam to use as infill & a shed load of glue!

I've repaired and flown a plane that went in nose first from 150 feet up at nearly full throttle, it doesnt look pretty but it worked, & it still flies. It got snapped clean in half & is about 2cm shorter than it used to be plus the wings were snapped off at the end - you'll be surprised what will fly again.

I'll bet that will too....

[simondale]

might pick up the SwiftII as a replacement for it.

Windrider Scoutbees, Ritewing Zephyr 2s (and Skysurfers) are all coming to your friendly UK based FPV shop within the next week or so if you're interested? :-) 

[Flyn]

Now that sounds interesting!

[Spookfish]

I'm interested... need a new Zed II! :whistle:

[Teamftp]

I'm interested... need a new Zed II! :whistle:

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!! Poor spook fish!!


Simon that is great news.... Well maybe as I'm sure that's some more vital organs I will have to sell!!!

Firstpersonview just grows n grows!!

[ginner]

Simon

What's the price of a z11 kit as this may well be a winter project
As teamftp  says more organs to sell

Or get the Mrs selling her body on the streets

[MarkLincs]

Simon

What's the price of a z11 kit as this may well be a winter project
As teamftp  says more organs to sell

Or get the Mrs selling her body on the streets

goto Desire RC for prices and motor options for the ZII