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Ken, thats some flying feild you guys got there....the landing was great as well....videos like this make me want to get out there & fly FPV myself. Ross

Nice one Pete, glad it was someone from here flying the all blacks job ;) Ross

Is that the ad where the NZ all blacks shoot it out of the sky with a ball ;) Certificates/licenses etc will never stop this sort of thing, just like gun licenses dont stop criminals from carrying guns! It only penalises the legit op's. Ross

Ken, thats so unlucky mate...fingers crossed that your new bird is succesful. Ross

I'm wondering why he didn't test his controls BEFORE climbing up? I always fly a low level slow circuit before climbing up....purely because of accidents like this video! When I first started flying RC aircraft many years ago, an old guy said to me...practice landings ALL the time & now I laugh...

Just seen that 2014 video...wicked guys, well done. Does that mean you're famous now & won't be talking to us lower forms of life any more ;) Ross

Thanks Pete, appreciated mate...good luck with the VM6, dont forget the piccies ;) Ross

Pete, have you any photos of your homebuilt retracts on your octo? I'm at that stage, but keep running into one problem after another :( Ross

Do they indeed Rob, I'm surprised at how stable it is for a $20 FC!!!!!! Ross

A few snippets from my homebrew quad with gopro HD mounted on top:-

Here's a video I shot from the gopro mounted ontop of the quad. no vibration dampening!!!!

she flies ;) I am quite shocked by how well she does fly, though I do detect a slight wobble. I have mounted a gopro on her & will get some video as well. Ross

Well that just goes to show a Frenchman teaching an Englishman how to speak his native language ;) which I'm sad to say is very common, us Brits are very lazy!!!! Ross

here...here ;)

Post it up anyway, would be great to see how well its handling the wind.

hows that video going Nic???

Well I took the plunge & finally bought the motors, ESC's & props...oops almost forgot, the mini titan landing gear ;) Using kaptainkuik's 4.7 xcopter firmware & after messing about for a few hours finally have something that flies, if only in my front room ;) Total cost of build (excluding RC...

Thanks Ken...need a new keyboard but my octo & mini nuqad are stealing all my mrs hard earned money ;) Ross

Rene, I paid £2500 for my car...but it's only wortht hat to me! It's all relative my friend. Sorry to have troubled you Ross

Trouble is Jack, that unless I log off & back on again after 1 minute, I can edit but it doesnt let me save!!!