Good morning!!!!

[jbrumberg]

"....... inexperience..... overconfidence.... likely a vortex ring state caused by too rapid descent."- David

It's been written in stone with CF debris parts.... My "blood" is tattooed in those inscriptions somewhere.

Vortex ring state = My quadcopter fell through its own 4 different "prop washes" on rapid descent = flight controller and operator overload, as a cause for the "hard landing."

The important thing is that your P3 is still flyable. My build could probably not even to be able to do a "touch and go" w/o some (probably essential) part breaking off somewhere.

You have some seriously beautiful scenery in HI. A P3 could make for some really nice aerial videos.

The ability to pilot a "drone" for the common good is a good thing with benefits for all.

 

[toppop52]

Here are a couple of shots my son took, not sure which craft or camera. I couldn’t get the 360s to work. Shenandoah Valley.

 

[toppop52]

I got the 360 pics to work but only by linking his Facebook page, so I had to delete.

 

[DABSGT]

Freedomlives, Welcome, I imported my German Shepard from Senica Slovak Republic are you located any where near there

Rained most of the day and another day I didn't get much accomplished.
Looks like rain all weekend. No ice left on the lake with the warmer weather.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 38F for the start, rain, light wind, .6 inch in the rain gauge. 47F for the high temp, rain, fog or mist all day, wind stayed light. Split some wood, cleaned kitchen, got a short bike ride, (wet roads and fogged glasses shortened ride) and WBS duty all day.

 

[mostly_gas]

Welcome Freedomlives, as has been said we all post as it is convenient.

I have had some time on RC aircraft, 2 and 3 channel. My last boss in Rolla had a aeronautical engineering degree degree and designed RC aircraft. Most of my stick tim was on a 6 ft wing glider called Drifter II, had the 049 Cox power pod with an oversize fuel tank. Got about a 10 minute burn, would get 15-30 minutes of flight time. Had many a crash caused by poor construction, or overconfidence, and lost one when a blabby guy on an overboosted CB radio came by, and lost radio control. Never did find that one and it was yellow!!

 

[Jim Shooz]

My Niece had her kids buy their father an el cheepo copter for Fathers Day. Their Dad never got home 'til about 9 so the family all gathered out on the deck to see the maiden flight. The copter went straight up and then out to the west. And kept going, and going.

In another instance a bloke was on the beach flying out over the water. The copter was last seen heading out to sea with the bloke running down the beach and into the sea yelling out " come Back come back". I dont think the copter understood Kiwi English.:thumbsup:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Like all things, it depends on which bulbs/manufacturers you'er talking about.

I have both the FEIT/Costco drop in tubes, and the two bulb fixtures (same source/make), and they are the same brightness as far as I can tell. Haven't done any measurements on power consumption, but I expect that the drop ins use more because it runs through a ballast.

I posted amp readings on fiet led fixtures vs replacement tubes in the shoplight discussion.

 

[lostcreekranch]

I posted amp readings on fiet led fixtures vs replacement tubes in the shoplight discussion.

Link?

 

[sodamo]

Really nice pics, Randy.

I’m in awe of the shots I do get just here at the house, especially the videos