Recent content by bmaudsley

Mine, in Spain, says 11th June arrival. We will just have to wait and see!

This is an article from New Scientist magazine. I havn't noticed any discussion here but it sounds like "terrorists, insurgents and drug cartels" are making things difficult for us! This is the public perception of drones, unfortunately. The US has a new plan to help tacklecriminals using...

We have a neighbours WhatsApp and the latest piece of paranoia is a police drone flying over the road. I have no idea if it is police (it wasn't me!), I doubt drones can be set up to record speeding but they could spot people not stopping at a dangerous stop sign but it is in a forbidden area -...

Another link https://arxiv.org/pdf/2202.11055.pdf

Sorry , try this which is a link to one of the sources. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2103.04423.pdf

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2311589-collision-dodging-drones-can-navigate-tight-spaces-without-crashing/?utm_source=nsday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NSDAY_100322 Judging from the huge number of crashes reported on these forums this looks like a great drone for many of us . For...

An earlier comment said that this hobby is not physically demanding, I beg to disagree- Photo 1 this is where my MP2 vanished in a forest in Galicia, northern Spain. No path near, up a steep hill, brambles. My wife and I have been back for three years - no sign. If I knew exactly which tree...

There would be a bit of air resistance to slow it down

It would float in position, any position, any angle. When the props start they would pull air in and then eject it at a higher speed so I think it would move in any direction but at right angles to the props rotation. To stop you would have to reverse the prop rotation as once moving it would...

Have you seen this report from the Guardian newspaper, maybe not even a drone!!! Gatwick: suspects exonerated as confusion deepens over drone attack

Thanks for the answer. It is not easy to find places near Madrid, information like yours is invaluable!!

Wonderful video. Great views of Toledo! I live in Spain and am just starting out but would love to be making videos like yours but how do you go about it? On ENAIRE map drone flights are not allowed - can you contact the airport?

It is a bit more complicated than Icarus, there is a more detailed site called ENAIRE Drones which will lead you to an excellent map BUT it shows very few legal flying zones! I am in Tenerife at the moment and haven't flown yet but one of the few areas is on the west coast north of the Playa de...