Recent content by Mick Emmett

I forgot to add that if you're flying FPV in the UK that your craft can not exceed 3.5KG, I've edited my original post.

Over here in the UK there is no restriction on how high a sub 7KG recreational drone (as opposed to a professional flyer) can be flown; although a lot of people are duped into thinking there is. The only hight/distance restriction for a sub 7KG recreational drone is that it must remain in...

I'm old school and grew up with miles feet, inches, pounds and stones. If I have a tape measure I don't mind using either system but if not I simply can not imagine in my head how far metres or kilometres are, if someone asked me to guess how much a couple of kilos is I wouldn't have a clue. How...

Or 1,760 yards ;)

I don't know what the rules are in your country but in the UK this would break every rule in the book and if caught doing it; said book would be thrown at you. If you **** up the landing and it plummets to the ground smashing someones skull in; you may well want to run away . . . . . . . quickly.

How come the guy using the getter back in the video above didn't just toggle the right hand stick when it went into return to home and take back control?

I find that constant buzzing very annoying! and I'm flying the dam thing; I can easily see how it would annoy other people. Over here in Britain you're not allowed to fly near other peoples property (that's property that is not under your control) and quite right too, I see people banging on...

My RC club has been asked to put on a little show at an upcoming Air Show, my club members will be there displaying there fixed wing, helis and drones. As I have 2 Phantoms I won't be able to take part without a lot of mucking about, I hate this Nanny World we live in these days, fed up of being...

I have a P3 Pro as well now and carry them both in the same way.

You did well to get 50% off, my Phantom 2 auto landed straight down into a wood never to be seen again despite the fact it was set to return home and land if it went into failsafe, which it shouldn't have as it had good satellites showing and 77% on the battery. They offered me 30% off another...

Sorry for being a little thick but I don't quite get what's going on here? So they admitted it was a compass fault that caused the crash but you went out and bought a new unit before they got back to you with a solution? You now want them to give you credit for your old unit as you've bought a...

That one deffo needs a "YUCKY!" warning!

Don't talk to me about bloody Yuneec, I bought a Q500 a month ago, nothing but trouble from day 1. It arrived with a completely knackered flat TX battery and the USB charger was missing from the box. I've had 3 fly aways with it and no one at Yuneec or Horizon Hobby replies to my emails. Piece...

I've had my Q500 for two weeks now and selling one of my Phantoms to get it must be one of the biggest mistakes of my life, It arrived with a completely flat TX battery and no USB charger in the box. The gimbal adjustment is so slow you could go make a cup of tea in the time it takes to go from...

I prefer the blacking out, I know I have another 10 seconds to line up for the next shot. I like to be in a steady hover when the shot goes off so there is no blur.