An early outing for the new MPP.On the river Trent:
The Marina
The Town lock
The castle

Nice shots            

Suren Posted at 2018-8-11 22:58
Nice shots

Thanks Suren. A 6am flight on a beautiful sunny morning yesterday.  Back to steady rain today.

Aloha Roger,

     Nice shots.  Are you boating it this trip?

Aloha and Drone On!

Cetacean Posted at 2018-8-11 23:14
Aloha Roger,

     Nice shots.  Are you boating it this trip?

Hi Ken. Only the cross-Channel ferry
We're here to support one daughter and a daughter-in-law in the Newark half marathon in an hour's time.
Then touring a bit.

Wonderful pictures.

Beautiful shots, thank you very much!

Nice shots

Greats shots

davidmartingraf Posted at 2018-8-11 23:47
Wonderful pictures.

Thanks David

Lovely shots. Good light at that time of day.

Wachtberger Posted at 2018-8-12 00:44
Beautiful shots, thank you very much!

Thank you W

Gregbella Posted at 2018-8-12 01:53
Nice shots

Thank you Greg

Woe Posted at 2018-8-12 05:09
Greats shots

Thank you Woe.

Mullheliflier Posted at 2018-8-12 06:44
Lovely shots. Good light at that time of day.

Yes it was. Unfortunately, the sun was right in the lens for the killer shot of the castle, and by evening when the sun would have been at the right angle, the weather had closed in and rain stopped play.

All 3 photos were impressive.
Early morning shots give great depth to your photos. The air is so still and clear and the colors are so bright and vivid.
Thanks for sharing.

Blériot53 Posted at 2018-8-12 07:14
Thank you Woe.

Your welcome.

B1houdini Posted at 2018-8-12 08:26
All 3 photos were impressive.
Early morning shots give great depth to your photos. The air is so still and clear and the colors are so bright and vivid.
Thanks for sharing.

Thankyou. Flying downriver was directly into the rising sun. SO these are all shots upriver,

Cetacean Posted at 2018-8-11 23:14
Aloha Roger,

     Nice shots.  Are you boating it this trip?

And today, at the narrow-boat museum Ellesmere Port ( unfortunately in a no-fly zone )

Blériot53 Posted at 2018-8-13 08:42
And today, at the narrow-boat museum Ellesmere Port ( unfortunately in a no-fly zone )

Aloha Roger,

     Can you send us some photos of some narrow boats anyway?

Aloha and Drone On!

Beautiful Photos.

Lucas775 Posted at 2018-8-13 17:24
Beautiful Photos.

Thanks Lucas. It was our first visit to the area.

Cetacean Posted at 2018-8-13 17:13
Aloha Roger,

     Can you send us some photos of some narrow boats anyway?

Example of a 69 foot floating home, for the British canal network

Beautiful pictures

Blériot53 Posted at 2018-8-13 21:23
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Example of a 69 foot floating home, for the British canal network

Aloha Roger,

     After your post, I looked up the museum on Google Earth.  But none of the photos were like this.  Much, much better!  Now it all makes sense.  There were plenty of these kind boats and their narrow canals in Google Earth so I got some understanding.

Aloha and Drone On!

Cool pictures!

Good shots. Thanks for sharing.

Great shots

wow very nice shot love them all

jacksonnai Posted at 2018-8-14 06:44
wow very nice shot love them all

Thank you. The MPP did most of the work   I'm quite pleased with the results.

Cetacean Posted at 2018-8-13 21:59
Aloha Roger,

     After your post, I looked up the museum on Google Earth.  But none of the photos were like this.  Much, much better!  Now it all makes sense.  There were plenty of these kind boats and their narrow canals in Google Earth so I got some understanding.

Watch for some more canal-themed shots soon.

Great shots , thank for the share

Siriusdave Posted at 2018-8-14 10:49
Great shots , thank for the share

Thanks Dave - glad you like them.

Blériot53 Posted at 2018-8-14 10:31
Thank you. The MPP did most of the work   I'm quite pleased with the results.

You're welcome
yup it look really great

Cetacean Posted at 2018-8-13 17:13
Aloha Roger,

     Can you send us some photos of some narrow boats anyway?

Another one for you, Ken.
The Lancaster canal near Bilsborrow

Blériot53 Posted at 2018-8-15 03:53
Another one for you, Ken.
The Lancaster canal near Bilsborrow
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Aloha Roger,

     Are there maximum draft and minimum depth regulations for these canals and in the rest of Europe?  I know some areas will be regulated or at least warning signs posted and some unregulated.  Things like seasonal and tidal high and low water.  The Lock System was designed to manage that but I was always curious if one could be assured, based on draft, that they could make it from point "A" to point "B".

     Do you see signs or other indications in the area of how one actually navigates these canals?  Are there maps like our gas stations have for the canals in the area?  

     Sorry to be so inquisitive, but you had to open this can of worms!  It has always been fascinating.

Aloha and Drone On!

Cetacean Posted at 2018-8-15 12:30
Aloha Roger,

     Are there maximum draft and minimum depth regulations for these canals and in the rest of Europe?  I know some areas will be regulated or at least warning signs posted and some unregulated.  Things like seasonal and tidal high and low water.  The Lock System was designed to manage that but I was always curious if one could be assured, based on draft, that they could make it from point "A" to point "B".

Hi Ken. The boats on these waterways are of very shallow draft (or draught). Nominally a metre or less.
The canal system in the UK appears to have no regulation depth, but in general should be around 1.5 metres. Regulation max speed is 4 mph to avoid bank erosion.
The entire system fell into decay in the mid 20th century, and it was largely due to the efforts of volunteers that they were restored.
Silting up continues to be a problem, and occasional groundings occur on moorings by the banks.
At the moment, due to drought conditions in the UK, dozens of miles of canal have become un-navigable due to falling water levels, and have been temporarily closed by the water authority.
The Lancaster canal is currently open where we were on Tuesday.

Blériot53 Posted at 2018-8-15 23:36
Hi Ken. The boats on these waterways are of very shallow draft (or draught). Nominally a metre or less.
The canal system in the UK appears to have no regulation depth, but in general should be around 1.5 metres. Regulation max speed is 4 mph to avoid bank erosion.
The entire system fell into decay in the mid 20th century, and it was largely due to the efforts of volunteers that they were restored.

Aloha Roger,

     Mahalo!  I had a feeling that was the way it is.  The news of the drought has even reached Hawai'i.  Remember now, do not have too much fun without me!  Did you bring your Mavic?  Is your P4 ready yet?

     BTW, you are traveling on the canals?  Or are you just traveling along side the canals?

Aloha and Drone On!

Cetacean Posted at 2018-8-16 00:25
Aloha Roger,

     Mahalo!  I had a feeling that was the way it is.  The news of the drought has even reached Hawai'i.  Remember now, do not have too much fun without me!  Did you bring your Mavic?  Is your P4 ready yet?

Hi Ken. One is never far from a canal in the UK
We're travelling by car, just happens that the two locations visited are by the waterways.
The Mavic PP is the drone for this trip. The phantom 4 is undergoing repairs after a slight mishap
Pilot error.

Great pictures. Very nice!