FPV Racing ride along with David Jason

[JAB1a]

Hi All,

I had the great honour of meeting Sir David John White, OBE (Stage name David Jason AKA Derek "Del Boy' Trotter from TV series 'Only fools and horses'). He was such a great chap to meet and have a chat with and I jumped at the chance to show him this new technology and hear his reactions to FPV Racing.

 

The plan was to stage a small race between myself and the biggest smile in FPV 'Badlands', I planned to stay close behind Badlands to get some awesome close proximity shots. The wind was very strong and caused a few wobbles but the plan went well and David got a smooth ride up until the end. Sadly a generator was running near us which drowns some of the sound out.

 

DougC was acting as our spotter during this event with Mike Elliott adding some commentary for the benefit of David. Thank you guys.

 

 

Huge thank you to Horizon Hobby UK for putting on this awesome event, every facet of the RC world was covered by some of the courtiers top hobbyists in attendance, the first UK Airmeet for Horizon Hobby.

Welcome to Horizon Hobby UK

 

Huge thank you to Leamington Hobby Centre for the awesome venue and for getting in a rowing boat to recover my Spanky 5 quad from the RC boat lake. Check out their site:

Leamington Hobby Centre

 

The amazing FPV Racing course was provided by the brilliant chaps at HoverSpeed RC, their support and passion for this hobby has helped so many, check out their website for more:

fpv racing, airgates, drone racing

 

This flight was using the GensAce Tattu 1300mAh 75C 4s lipo, the performance is incredible and the consistent high discharge rate shows very little voltage sag during the whole flight, check out their website for awesome products:

http://www.gensace.de/recommend-products/tattu-1300mah-14-8v-75c-4s1p-lipo-battery-pack.html

 

This flight was recorded using the Runcam HD F2.8 camera, the quality of the image and reliability makes it a winner for racing and adventures, check out their site for more info:

RunCam HD - RunCam FPV Cameras

 

Location:

Leamington Hobby Centre, near Warwick, UK

 

Conditions:

Strong winds but sunny

 

http://i.imgur.com/Y0y5AuKl.jpg

The thought of using these at a nudest beach lol

http://i.imgur.com/V5V6aCMl.jpg

Not sure who had more fun here

http://i.imgur.com/qtjvmmOl.jpg

Such a great chap, pictured here is also Mike Elliott

http://i.imgur.com/d1cnLAAl.jpg

Team photo while Banni UK shows his freestyle skills

http://i.imgur.com/4Qo6k0sl.jpg

Awesome track setup by HoverSpeed RC, FPV Mecca

http://i.imgur.com/6nvDN1Tl.jpg

Chasing DougC at sunset

http://i.imgur.com/4Ry3vinl.jpg

Chasing DougC at sunset

http://i.imgur.com/uuQWcj8l.jpg

Chasing DougC at sunset

http://i.imgur.com/DYzOnK3l.jpg

Chasing DougC at sunset

http://i.imgur.com/2gr3PuIl.jpg

Chasing DougC at sunset

http://i.imgur.com/FxOn37Kl.jpg

Chasing DougC at sunset

http://i.imgur.com/mQoTXdsl.jpg

Chasing DougC at sunset

http://i.imgur.com/IcxMJPXl.jpg

Chaos on the track Part 1

http://i.imgur.com/Gotu11nl.jpg

Chaos on the track Part 2

http://i.imgur.com/zFp3Z9Gl.jpg

New HoverSpeed RC Racing Pylon being setup

http://i.imgur.com/T3uWICql.jpg

LHC and HoverSpeed RC Team photo

http://i.imgur.com/nYPmDJKl.jpg

Mike Brewer (Wheeler Dealer) helping to recover a Fossils Stuff Gravity 250 from

 

a hedge

http://i.imgur.com/RJNZB48l.jpg

Carnage in the pit lane

http://i.imgur.com/YnAPpqKl.jpg

The great BFPVRA chairman climbing a tree to recover a quad

http://i.imgur.com/WXGnRJBl.jpg

SN30 ESC decided to set fire to my quad on throttle up, it took a hard hit on the

 

flight before causing this chaos

[plexer]

Awesome just awesome

 

Ben

[FragglePete]

Lucky boy! It's just great that your hobby has led to an opportunity like this. Fantastic!

 

Pete

[synaesthesia]

Jealous - what a legend!

[FN-GM]

Jealous! David Jason is one of a very few famous people I want to meet!

[JAB1a]

Jealous - what a legend!

 

Jealous! David Jason is one of a very few famous people I want to meet!

 

A legend this man is, he was so interesting to listen to and you could hear his real passion for the hobby and the technology and excited about what the future will bring, I think the RC Jets really caught his eye. The man was a true gent and was an honour to entertain him for a few minutes in repayment for the hours I have spent watching his amazing work on screen.