On 4 Feb 2016 at 4:29pm Paul Cox wrote:
Lost Blade 350 QX3 drone between Cooksbridge and Barcombe. White with orange & grey propellers.. CGO2 camera attached below.
Lost Feb 25th.
On 4 Feb 2016 at 4:30pm p Cox wrote:
Sorry that should have been January 25th!
On 4 Feb 2016 at 4:44pm belladonna wrote:
Ah well I guess that's the risk of having a drone. Let's hope it hasn't dropped on anyone's head.
On 4 Feb 2016 at 5:02pm Mavis wrote:
Well Paul, the key word there is LOST !
On 4 Feb 2016 at 5:16pm Evil Edna wrote:
Well Mavis, I would've thought that the purpose of the post was to see if anyone's found it, wouldn't you, you retarded (unt
On 4 Feb 2016 at 5:20pm Richard wrote:
How much did you pay for that then?
On 4 Feb 2016 at 5:57pm Peter wrote:
I would imagine it's at least £300 of gear. (Stop sniggering at the back there!)
On 4 Feb 2016 at 6:13pm Old bile wrote:
I wonder why appeals for sightings of lost dogs don't invite such unsympathetic responses. Dogs are far more of a nuisance compared to a quadcopter.
On 4 Feb 2016 at 7:00pm overton wrote:
So Paul, were you flying fpv? You know it is illegal to fly without an observer and out of view? Also ten days is a long time to wait, were you flying with permission of the landowners concerned?
On 4 Feb 2016 at 7:04pm Mavis wrote:
Oooh Edna ! You're not only evil but thick ! Lost, as in gorne, disappeared, vanished, FOREVER !
On 4 Feb 2016 at 7:34pm Bill wrote:
I thought these drones come back to you when u get a low battery ???
On 4 Feb 2016 at 8:53pm Webbo wrote:
That's a large area to look in can you be more specific Paul?
I hope you find it though, that's a lot of money to get blown away in the wind
On 4 Feb 2016 at 9:16pm Lewes Chap wrote:
You might get a better response if you included some mere hint of appreciation for people's help. Do you have Asperger's or something similar?
On 4 Feb 2016 at 11:21pm Ali wrote:
Mavis and Evil Edna - do you know each other?
On 5 Feb 2016 at 12:29am bob wrote:
How about a tracking device fitted to the quadcopter that relays the coordinates to your mobile phone so that you know where to find it. Makes sense to me.
On 5 Feb 2016 at 4:56am Zebedee wrote:
If you were flying it from the land accesssed via Lower Stoneham Farm presumably it'll be most likely be somewhere on Mark Stroud's land (but hopefully not in the river). If I was you I'd leave a post in the Barcombe Mills Road Flood Status Facebook group as this serves as Barcombe's community Facebook page and some of those who frequent it walk their dogs on Mark's land.
Good luck.
On 5 Feb 2016 at 6:20am Hope wrote:
Years ago I was flying a r/c glider on Itford Hill and lost control when it was very high. I saw it disappear and wasn't hopeful but having my name and address on it worked. When the harvest was over I got a call from a farmer who managed to not destroy it with his combine harvester. It flew about 4 miles apparently. It might be worth contacting local farmers and being a bit apologetic might help.
On 5 Feb 2016 at 6:59am Zebedee wrote:
I probably should have said but Mark Stroud lives at Culver Farm along Hamsey Road. He's a very nice man and will keep an eye out if asked.
On 5 Feb 2016 at 9:15am ducatipete wrote:
Found it last week near Hamsey. Sold it for £20 at the boot sale behind Waitrose. Bloke who bought it looked pleased.
On 5 Feb 2016 at 9:24am Honest citizen wrote:
Presumably then, Pete, you would not object to someone "finding" your property and then selling it at a fraction of its' value.
On 5 Feb 2016 at 11:51am Fred wrote:
Paul, you have broken the law. Hand yourself in and it will be better for you........you know it makes sense. Drone alone now I guess....
On 5 Feb 2016 at 4:16pm Asperger person wrote:
Please don't use our condition as an insult, invent something like " Illiterati " .I like the sound of that word. And please don't confuse a low IQ with autistic spectrum disorder. Kind Regards.
On 6 Feb 2016 at 12:00am Lewes Chap wrote:
Read my post again. It;s quite simple.
On 6 Feb 2016 at 7:22am Asperger person wrote:
Why thankyou for your help Lewes Chap. Is that a mere enough thanks ? Or possibly a fawning overstatement of gratitude. Kind Regards.
On 8 Feb 2016 at 12:19pm Found wrote:
Looks like your drone has been found Paul...see newer thread on forum
On 9 Feb 2016 at 2:28pm Paul Cox wrote:
Thanks for the helpful responses... not so for the stupid ones.
The quad was worth around £800. I was flying it over open countryside with no houses or people near by.. as the law suggests. The quad has several safety features.. a come home button, a 400 metre limit fence and should land itself as soon as the controller was turned off. None of these kicked in. I was not flying it out of sight, I always fly it responsibly. However it did drift out of sight, maintaining height. I could have flown a mile or so open empty fields but equally it could have got caught up in trees or bushes.