A short video from Saturday's Grey Arrows Drone Club NW Meet Up - and some AVATA fun, chasing one another through the hoops and enjoying ourselves - plus some ground-based footage with the Osmo Pocket 3...

Very cool,  Ive must give hoop flying a try.  

DAFlys Posted at 4-25 00:21
Very cool,  Ive must give hoop flying a try.

Its fun, especially if there is a few of you... Mine was the one with the 2 front orange bumpers

Albion Drones Posted at 4-25 00:53
Its fun, especially if there is a few of you... Mine was the one with the 2 front orange bumpers

What do you think of the bumpers?  

Looks like a great way to practice shooting gaps.

DAFlys Posted at 4-25 01:05
What do you think of the bumpers?

They work, I have 4, but the front ones are the ones with most clearance - I had the Master Screws 3 blad orange props on and they fouled at the rear, but after a crash has to swap the blades back... One thing they do allow is easier id when flying, especially useful if there are a number of AVATA flying...

A J Posted at 4-25 01:24
Looks like a great way to practice shooting gaps.

Definitely... And fun too

Albion Drones Posted at 4-25 02:24
Definitely... And fun too

I may have to set something up for when/if I transition to manual mode

Hehe. Great fun. Crowded skies around the circuit. Any mishaps?

Blériot53 Posted at 4-25 03:59
Hehe. Great fun. Crowded skies around the circuit. Any mishaps?

It was fun... thankfully some close calls, but no crashes, although the closest one was about 30mm - 1 1/4 inches or so, wasn't me though...

Albion Drones Posted at 4-25 05:10
It was fun... thankfully some close calls, but no crashes, although the closest one was about 30mm - 1 1/4 inches or so, wasn't me though...

No effect on your no-claims b0nus then

What a fun and cool meet-up day.  

Blériot53 Posted at 4-25 06:03
No effect on your no-claims b0nus then

Nope... thankfully..

DowntownRDB Posted at 4-25 07:22
What a fun and cool meet-up day.

It was, tbh we tend to have them every 4 to 8 weeks, and the Beacon Country Park makes a great venue with lots of space and room to fly wings and drones...

I have minor hoop-flying experience with the Mini 3 Pro, which hates it

Albion Drones Posted at 4-25 07:46
It was, tbh we tend to have them every 4 to 8 weeks, and the Beacon Country Park makes a great venue with lots of space and room to fly wings and drones...

Wow, it has to be great to be able to meet that often and even better that the Park is able to accommodate your meet-up.  Good way to build camaraderie amongst pilots in your area.  

SurveyorDJI Posted at 4-25 14:22
I have minor hoop-flying experience with the Mini 3 Pro, which hates it

Yeah, the MINI3 Pro is a great drone, but flying it in confined spaces is very nerve-wracking...

DowntownRDB Posted at 4-25 14:53
Wow, it has to be great to be able to meet that often and even better that the Park is able to accommodate your meet-up.  Good way to build camaraderie amongst pilots in your area.

Yup, there is a good group of folks from the Grey Arrows Forum that meet up regularly and fly, gives us all some fun and some support for one another, plus a non-judgemental space for folks to ask questions and practice...

Albion Drones Posted at 4-25 22:56
Yup, there is a good group of folks from the Grey Arrows Forum that meet up regularly and fly, gives us all some fun and some support for one another, plus a non-judgemental space for folks to ask questions and practice...

Sounds like a really fun group of individuals.