So yesterday I tool my 4 pro out for a flight. I know I shouldn't have done. Bank holiday here tends to bring out some less than sensible people.  So first battery, aircraft on the pad, motors about to spin up, what happens? Someone comes and stands next to it saying to his partner "This must be where they take off from". No kidding. Eventually they get the hint and move off so I spin up the motors and take off only the have a prop hub fracture, propellor fly off and craft crash to the ground. Fortunately I was around two foot off the ground so I think all is well. Yes I now, and I did. I check the aircraft after the last flight and before the next one. No sign of damage, just spontaneous fracture. New propellor on and away we go. Happily getting some flyinghours in. A young lady stops to talk to me about it, not the safest thing in the world, but I show her and her daughter what is out there on the beach as the tide is coming in, and they go away happy.  Coming in to land and someone decides that with the whole beach to walk over they have to walk over my landing pad (large, yellow, hard to miss, and me with a controller a few feel away). Thank goodness I leave 50% battery at landing now to give enough flight time just in case. But its not over yet! Remember said lady above? She and her young daughter are now walking out to the incoming tide which is already flooding the road, and in an area where some 30 cockle pickers died when cut off by the incoming tide! You can see them in the pciture.
Before anyone asks I did take all the usual precautions and when I took off hardly anyone around. It does seem that no matter what precautions you take there will always be someone who wants to ignore them.
Stamp collecting is looking awfully attractive right now.

There are some days when staying in bed is best lol Nice shots and I don't think you'll forget taking them somehow

Cones and good all day glow cordon tapes work well....

Great captures...


RedHotPoker

Maybe a "High Explosives" sign would do the trick.

Have a stand with a few religious pamphlets in it.Should get you a decent space.

Aerial-Image Posted at 4-22 12:14
Cones and good all day glow cordon tapes work well....

I have such things with me all the time, except we are not allowed to use them in that area. I did have notices up though.

RedHotPoker Posted at 4-22 14:03
Great captures...

Thank you my friend. Sadly, not my best work so hopefully no one will give a final judgement on that.

RedHotPoker Posted at 4-22 14:03
Great captures...

Thank you my friend. Sadly, not my best work so hopefully no one will give a final judgement on that.

sky wombat Posted at 4-22 21:22
Have a stand with a few religious pamphlets in it.Should get you a decent space.

What a splendid idea, one I have never thought of.  Normally when I am in my wheels I tend to be avoided to but I was not using them that day.

Nice shots!

embayweather Posted at 4-23 03:34
Thank you my friend. Sadly, not my best work so hopefully no one will give a final judgement on that.

Keep at it, only gets better, with time. Wide grin



RedHotPoker

great capture

Nicely done! Thanks for sharing.

embayweather Posted at 4-23 03:34
Thank you my friend. Sadly, not my best work so hopefully no one will give a final judgement on that.

The only matter, is you having fun, even with the apparent nuisances.

Pics to prove it. Hahaha

RedHotPoker

Aerial-Image Posted at 4-22 12:14
Cones and good all day glow cordon tapes work well....

Cones and good all day glow cordon tapes are not idjit-proof....  

ALABAMA Posted at 4-22 14:54
Maybe a "High Explosives" sign would do the trick.

Or this...

Nice shots. Seems you dealt with the other challenges successfully !  Well done

Antonio76 Posted at 4-26 07:55
Or this...

There used to be signs with advice to avoid unexploded munitions many years ago. That didnt deter folk either. But it is a sign worth considering. Many thanks

Antonio76 Posted at 4-26 07:55
Or this...

There used to be signs with advice to avoid unexploded munitions many years ago. That didnt deter folk either. But it is a sign worth considering. Many thanks

Manxmann Posted at 4-27 02:26
Nice shots. Seems you dealt with the other challenges successfully !  Well done

Thank you kind sir. I try my best. Off to the Island next month for a few days. If Mannanan is kind I may gets some pics.

embayweather Posted at 4-27 03:51
Thank you kind sir. I try my best. Off to the Island next month for a few days. If Mannanan is kind I may gets some pics.

"The" Island ?  
If you go next month you will be too early for the TT Races - not into bikes ??

I'll put in a good word to Mannanan for you.  It never fails ?    Hahha
Enjoy the little Rock eh !

embayweather Posted at 4-27 03:51
Thank you kind sir. I try my best. Off to the Island next month for a few days. If Mannanan is kind I may gets some pics.

PS:  I would love to see some of your work on/from the Island ........  

Manxmann Posted at 4-28 01:29
PS:  I would love to see some of your work on/from the Island ........

I will try and get some, weather dependent of course. If not it will be the good old DSLR results.
Thank you for having a word with Himself. Hopefully we will not see any of his mists around.

A J Posted at 4-22 06:36
There are some days when staying in bed is best lol Nice shots and I don't think you'll forget taking them somehow

LOL.. in my country, not even staying in bed is safe, especially if you lack sufficient income to pay your property taxes.

Nice Sprayed captures