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  1. SteveKB

    What do you think I captured in this video, is it a bird, plane, extraterrestrial?

    I would say meteorite plummeting to earth .... seen them lots of times though more visible at night contrasting on the night sky, but just as prevalent during daylight. Good capture!
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    Forget to press that record button

    Not me ... I use a pre-flight and post flight checklist ..... but there again I'm a cissy/***** 🙃
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    Recharging drone batteries

    That's easy for you to say! :)
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    Most battery efficient speed to cover a distance

    Glad you understood my post .... had to read it twice myself :)
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    UK Rules are too complex... a total mess to fly

    Basically the A2 qualification allows you to fly drones upto 4 kg in A1 circumstances but keeping at a "safe distance" from people, without A2 qualification drones over 900 gm must only be flown inthe A3 category i.e. drones upto 25 kg in open fields and away from people, buildings etc.
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    Most battery efficient speed to cover a distance

    Just like to give my thoughts on this thread as an aeronatical engineer (retired): an aircraft has to be in balance to maintain a certain altitude and speed that means that thrust( forward vector )must equal drag to maintain that speed, more thrust = acceleration and also incidentally more drag...
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    What is This Symbol Next to Some Usernames

    Repaid1, you are absolutely right, it is a person with a pencil over their shoulder ... unless it is an American Football helmet lying face down. See mightypilot2000's screenshot ;)
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    What is This Symbol Next to Some Usernames

    Hello this is my first posting on this forum, only had my Mavic Air for a month or so but very impressed with it, to answer mightypilot 2000, the icon looks to me to be a sewing machine spool, it sits under the sewing machine table and contains the underthread (if thats the name) which locks the...