Out Flying in the OutBack Today

[mark jackson]

Its always windy this time of year here (Queensland Outback Australia) But Today was Reasonable .. So I Charged some Batteries and off We Went Out Bush..............
Anyone that has lived in a small country town knows in 15 mins you can be in the middle of no where and so We were a while back the Missus found this cool little treeless area its Dry at the moment But would be a small Billabong when it Rains (No I am not Smoking anything .. its Australian Aboriginal (Oops can I say that?... Eerr Uumm Indigenous Australians ) Political correctness ).. A Billabong is a small Lake very small in this case more of a flood plain When full it would be no more than a meter deep ....... Dry somewhere open to Fly
A bit of a slow crawl over rocks and rubbish but nothing the XJ Cant Handle (Just.Empty.Every.Pocket)
First up was the Syma X20 Beast Single Hand Control a bit of wind and it was all over the place LOL! ..... Test your skills that's for sure ... and I am Not Skilled LOL!
Next the Syma X25SW took to the Air! I don't even bother to start the app or link the phone anymore do the dance set the GPS I just fly it line of site speed runs and circles Hung up in a Tree once LOL! ..... Then Out came the Phantom ..... But I must say the X25 was the Star of the Show so much Fun to Fly

 

[Tentoes]

Sounds fun!

I know enough Strine to understand most of what an Aussie says.

 

[LoneRCRanger]

So, is the dog Herbie? Does he treat the quad like a Frisbee?

 

[mark jackson]

Yes that's Herbie he is a 4 yr old Staffordshire (English) x Aussie Cattle Dog... He cares not about the X25 or the Phantom but will Rip the X20 (Micro/Mini) out of the sky if it is low LOL! .... No Roo Chasing Videos as yet But I am working towards that one day if I am Lucky enough to Capture it ..... Man ! that would be a Treat Video
Oh! ... Yes He Loves Frisbee!
And Cars

 

[LoneRCRanger]

I was thinking about training my wife to do that (chase my quad, not a roo). She has a problem of moving quickly on hands and knees though, plus her mouth is too small (well for that at least). If my wife reads this, I'm dead!

 

[mark jackson]

Out again today the weather was kind a warm day and low wind speed 11kph ..... jumped on the Old Just Empty Every Pocket and headed Bush to our favourite flying field on the way in there was a Emu and Chicks ... Big Bird sorta makes you wonder what it would be like walking with dinosaurs ....... left the Syma X25 home today it was Phantom a the Bush! day did some practice tracking Herbie I need more FPV practice as I keep looking away from the screen and confusing Myself .............. Got some good pics and video I might be no Cecil B De Top Gun .. But one day I will get that Epic Roo chase!

 

[LoneRCRanger]

The Emu we have here sells Car insurance for Liberty Mutual. Can your Emu do that?

 

[mark jackson]

Native animals are not allowed to sell insurance in Australia ....... although there are two Russian-ish Meerkat's comparing the market on TV

 

[Tentoes]

We have geckos selling auto insurance in USA.

 

[mark jackson]

wind was kind so we went out today no Roo's or any other Wildlife trying to Sell Me Insurance there was a dozen or so Horses wandering around it's getting pretty Dry now not much Water .... the Creeks are Little Mud Holes

 

[mark jackson]

Blackall .. Now Has a Lake!
It's a place called the 4 Mile it was a quiet little overgrown bend in the Barcoo river We used to go down there all the time fishing some yabbies...... and Roo Chases for Herbie We even camped there a couple of Christmas ago No one has been allowed to go there months But I found out the Contractors are gone and as long as you close the gate you can go for a look...................
So we did ............................
I went through my pics for a Before pic The first one is a Before Note the position of the XJ and the Tree Branch where I am parked is about 5 or 6 meters from where I am parked in the 2nd pic the Big Tree Branch is shown in full in the 2nd pic

 

[Dugdog47]

Looks like fun bro. When are we gonna see some drone footage of you chasing roos?

 

[mark jackson]

Gota be in the right place at the right time ..... I wish as a novice pilot the stars would have to align but you never know one day