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HiHey Honkie pilots... quicky question: Whats your experience with the Black Kites, that we have flying around in most places.
I tried to keep out of their way, but sometimes, when descending or returning to Home, I find they are suddenly nearby, and I am hesitant to barge my way into their air space. I mean, they been around a lot longer than us up there!
Any of them ever taken an interest or attacked your Mavic?
...I found that the best move if a bird is chasing your RC craft, is to speed up and go up not down. That's how I used to loose the attacking Black Kites chasing after my flying wing. It takes effort for the bird to ascend, so they will give up sooner..
That seems to make a lot of sense. Need to keep that in mind. I also heard that birds of prey like to attack downwards and only smaller and not bigger birds, but I am no expert thats for sure!
Last encounter, I was lucky to be higher:
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(but i was concerned more about other things than the kite
That looks like a helicopter carrier! Was this near/in Victoria Harbour? I saw a military ship last Sunday while on the DB ferry..
Any good place to fly?
Talking of the Dragon boat festival - like many cultural events, there are more and more drones out now, whenever something big and visual happens. Has anyone else felt its tricky to fly, considering the amount of drones flying around? I mean you dont want a crash midair and this seems like a likely scenario, when an event is concentrated in a small area and pilots try and get the same vantage point for images/video.
Any thoughts on self regulation, like pilot checkin with event organizers, so everyone can agree on a certain flight level... or something like that?!
Depends what you looking for, if just flying then maybe best to stick to new territories, and the mountain peaks. If you after city and buildings, then maybe East Kowloon, if after events, then try the Dragon Boat festival at Sha Tin tomorrow (Tue, 30th)
But you really gotta be more specific with what you looking for if you want real advice ;-)
Lamma Channel is great, as the light changes dramatically and there is a ton of scenery and activityWhere is your favorite place then?