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Next week I will be posting a full time, permanent Assistant Network Manager job to start ASAP in Cornwall. The role will be within a team 5 in an IT specialist school with very close proximity to Plymouth, Devon. This year we're transitioning away from RM CC4 to a vanilla 2012 SCCM network. The school has a lot of equipment for example: blade servers running hyper-v, SANs, Apple servers and a whole site managed Cisco wireless network. There's plenty to do and it's certainly not going to be a boring/static role! I'll add more information to this post next week. Many thanks, David

Hi All, Some close calls and plenty of close proximity flight! This is a hidden away old mine which is about 500 meters deep and surrounded by derelict pump and engine houses, extra footage was provided by my spotter CamSump and his Quadcopter LOS. Best viewed full screen @720p

Hi All, I managed to get two full flights done at this beautiful location (the full flight shown was my second flight), the air was very calm inside the ruins but unpredictable near the windows and walls. I had so much fun flying through the windows but some had to be left alone due to plants and ivy. Normally I stand while flying FPV, Sitting down makes me rock all over the place as you can see in the video, during calm moments in the flying I have to reset my body position. No props were harmed in the making of this video The extra shots and time-lapse are taken using a Mobius (normal lens) and a GoPro Hero 3 Blk Edt. Best viewed full screen 1080p

About Schoolcomms Market leaders in school to home communication technology. Helping schools to: - Text and email parents - Collect parent payments online - Manage breakfast and after-school Clubs - Automate absence chasing - Share assessment, report, achievement and behaviour data - Manage Parents Evenings A single system to manage parent communication. Used by over 2,500 schools and 1 million parents. NASBM Approved Partners Operations Manager - Job Description Schoolcomms provides software services to 2,500 schools across the UK to improve parent engagement, including messaging and online payments services. We are fast growing and constantly expanding the range of services we offer, whilst maintaining the high quality of service we provide to all our customers. We are looking for an Operations Manager to join our busy team, who will have the management skills, energy and passion for customer care to deliver the exceptional customer service that is a fundamental part of the Schoolcomms brand. In addition, the role will take accountability for ensuring all our staff have the systems, and work environment they need to excel at their jobs and love working at Schoolcomms. The successful candidate will be a fundamental part of achieving that. Schoolcomms is growing fast and there are good opportunities for career progression. The growth and nature of our business provide constant new challenges and opportunities. The role will report to a Director or the Managing Director. The Person: • Energy, self-motivation and leadership • A passion for providing an excellent customer experience every time • Strong people, project and organisation skills • High-level understanding of technical systems and data Job Description: Reporting to the MD Customer support and training • Run a team of 10 telephone technical support and training staff • Escalate to the development team technical issues that need development input • Report on support and training performance to the management team • Initiate and deliver projects to make technical support and training even better • Impact assess the implications of product improvements, work with marketing, product, accounts and development teams to deliver changes successfully across the business Internal systems and buildings • Manage suppliers and staff who maintain and improve our internal infrastructure, including telephony, CRM, office equipment and buildings. • Ensure staff across the business have the equipment and working environment to succeed in their roles • Work with management team peers on cross business issues and projects Package: Salary dependent on experience £25-40K Contributory Pension Scheme Location: Bude Cornwall. You may be required to work at other sites occasionally. You can find out more about Schoolcomms here Schoolcomms | Parent Engagement Software Solutions If you would find this opportunity exciting, please get in touch and send your CV to [email protected]

Hi All, Here's the harsh cuts of some of the flights I did around the beautiful Cornish garden recently. Warning there is some close proximity flying to myself and spotter (not trying to feed the trolls here) that I suggest no one else do as it was very risky but we both accepted full responsibility for anything going wrong. These flights were done on private property with the permission of the land owners, no one had access during my flights. Setup: ZMR 1804 2400Kv motors 12Amp Afro ESC's Acro Naze32 FrSKY Taranis with X8R Fartshark Attitude SD's with vTx & vRx Skew Planar antenna (Gav's) RealFPV Spanky FPV frame Nano-Tech 1400mAh 3s Lipo RCTimer carbon 5x3 props Best viewed full screen 1080p

Hi All, Now that the evenings are starting to get lighter, me and a few friends had the first "after work" flight of the year. I have never been to these ruins of old Cornish mine buildings so decided to explore via FPV. I used some smaller and lighter Lipo batteries for more performance on some of the flights at the cost of less air time but increased fun factor. Best viewed full screen @1080p

Hi All, Such a beautiful day for a quick FPV flight around the ruins of a building sat next to the River Tamar. Some tight spots to fly though but I do like a challenge. Some extreme jello effect at the start but I think that was due to only having about 10% throttle and plummeting to the ground at almost free fall speeds on a knife edge angle. Best viewed full screen @1080p Check out my FPV & LOS flight map with video links: https://mapsengine.google.com/map/viewer?mid=zZ3NNwo7_saY.kvyFUsT0KB00

Hi All, This is a full uncut FPV flight I did around 'The Hurlers' stone circles near Liskeard, Cornwall. It was such a hot day that I found a nice shaded spot to stand while having fun around the stones. The wind was ideal that day, nice and consistent which lead to some nice close proximity flying. My spotter is one of the people I pan around within the circles. Best viewed full screen @720p

I have no links with this employer, apart from the fact I live in Cornwall: Charlestown Road, St Austell, Cornwall PL25 3NR Telephone 01726 72163 Senior IT Technician Salary: £17,514 - £22,212 per annum Permanent Full time 37 hours per week Required for September 2015 (or as soon as possible afterwards) An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced IT Technician to join the newly formed Peninsula Learning Trust. We are an educational charity based in the St Austell area currently formed of four academy schools and growing to six from September and the possibility for more joining in 2016. There will be close to 3,000 students educated across our six schools and around 450 staff. The values of the Trust are reflected in the way that we work and the environment we provide for employees: Schools get better by working together Every school has its own unique character All the schools lie within 30 minutes travel time of each other - we serve a distinct geographical region based in St Austell This is a new post within a well-established team providing first class customer service and IT support to a range of different customers throughout the St Austell area. This post will be mobile between sites so a full clean driving license is essential, a works van will be available for Departmental use. For more details see PENRICE ACADEMY vacancies page. Please complete a Peninsula Learning Trust application form (CVs not accepted) and email to [email protected] Closing date: midday Friday 24th July 2015 Interviews will take place: Wednesday 5th August 2015 Peninsula Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Hi All, Here we have a small time trial course setup buy the guys at Hoverspeed RC using their new line of Pro Air Gates and FPV Race flags. Time trials are great fun having a defined line to race on which gives you a good way to challenge yourself and friends to some fun friendly racing without the hassle of getting FPV frequencies correct or hitting each other but then that's half the fun lol Best viewed full screen 1080p 60FPS

Hi Everyone, If anyone is interested in an exciting oppertunity to work for a small team in a large cornish secondary school check out the below job we have advertised: ICT Technician The Salary is £14,732 to £19,126 and is perminant and full time (52 weeks). Over the last three years we have invested heavily in a wide range of technologies including VMware Virtualisation, Windows Server 2008, Windows Remote Desktop, Linux servers, Active Directory, TCP/IP, Infrastructure WiFi to name but a few. The role will involve first and second line support duties as well as taking a leading role in undertaking both technical and development projects directed by our Network Manager. The successful applicant will have a proven track record of both Windows Desktop and Server installation and configuration as well as a more general sound technical background. Please use the application process on eTeach.com if you are interested. Thanks All, Robin

Ah a life on the open road is a bit of you! No sitting on your own at home with no face to face human contact Every day a new challenge, the wind in your hair (optional) and working with lovely Cornish school clients, solving issues every day and perfecting you customer facing skills Being responsible for your day, whilst having the support of a local growing managed service provider as your backup! Moving your clients on as technology evolves, working with others on projects, could this be you? You’ll need at least 1+ years of experience in IT (server, workstations, laptops, active directory, dns, dhcp, office, windows, possibly mac/ipad etc Adept at troubleshooting and working with customers Strong organisational and time management skills You’ll need to have a clean licence and will be given your own company vehicle with fuel card. It would really suit someone with schools IT experience, maybe in just 1 school but want to see how it’s done in the wide range of other establishments out there? Get in touch asap for more info This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. * THIS IS AN URGENT REQUIREMENT *

Hi All, Here is a quick edit of the footage from 4 different quads during the same race, you get to see what each pilot got to see. I have split the screen into four sections, one for each racer, who ever is in first place during the race will be in the top left of the screen, Second place is top right, Third is bottom left and finally last place is bottom right. The video has the audio source from all four quads mixed as well as the Start/Finish line camera audio which allows you to hear our banter while we race. Best viewed full screen 1080p Here is the same race from the prospectus of my Spanky 6 in full with some highlights... Location: Launceston, Cornwall, UK Conditions: Finger numbing temperatures accompanied by a strong breeze

Hi there, Our hall projector has just gone and I'm looking for an local (Cornwall) company to supply and install a new one, any recommendations?

Hi All, I was lucky enough to be invited to fly FPV around my friends garden in Cornwall. The weather was terrible but I wasn't about to waste a day because of strong winds. Check out 3:40 in the video to see how strong the wind was, this kept my speed down but I will return when its sunny and still to capture it in its full glory. Best viewed full screen @720p