Anyone flown near Brixham

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Hi.. I’m off to Brixham area soon. If anyone has useful tips please post.

I know there will be seagulls around but will not be in the harbour.. IE. The thick of it.

All tips welcome

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There are some locations on Drone Scene.

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@Grazuncle, I put a Brixham flag on Dronscene.

There were plenty of places, depending if sub 250g or not.
I flew from the top of a hill overlooking the bay as it was out of the way, but I have more confidence and not worried about onlookers so much now.

edit - here is the post.

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Thanks for that Richrab

any problems with dive bombing seagulls?

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Try and avoid low tide! High tide is normally when the big trawlers come back in and give them something to focus on rather than your drone! A couple of areas to be aware of - Berry Head has a lot of Gannets nests and they can get very excitable near the cliffs.

The harbour can be VERY busy with both gulls and tourists, there’s normally quite a bit of space on the lower level on the breakwater for TOAL, but just watch the crosswinds as you land.

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That’s VERY useful

Thanks for those tips

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I was going to lift off at the end of the Harbour Quay, but the Harbour Master was not happy…so couldn’t lift off…:confused: This was a few weeks ago …

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It’s fortunate that we’re staying on a 1st floor (top floor) apartment with a large balcony not far from the marina. Perfect for TOAL. It is the pitfalls i was interested in. Thanks for replying

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You’re right to be worried about gulls, as I know to my cost (Mini 2SE mobbed into Bristol Channel last year), and it’s nesting time, so they are extra aggressive. Single birds going about their business seem to leave you alone, but if they are in groups, they behave like teenagers on street corners, and show off to each other. They will attack due to this gang mentality!

If you are approached by a group of them, the thing to do apparenly is to go vertically upwards full throttle in S mode, as they cannot match your speed in a vertical climb. When you’ve put sufficient vertical distance between your drone and the mob, time to get outta Dodge!

Luckily, I have no experience to draw on, but I’m told that Oystercatchers are much worse than seagulls; they are always mob-handed and will always attack, by default. Again, straight up fast, but best avoided in the first place!

I think this is the best approach; don’t be terrorised and don’t let it stop you flying, but be aware, and perhaps practice the ‘vertically upwards fast’ move before flying in areas where bird attack might be a problem. That said, don’t assume the worst; I’ve done several coastal flights lately and had no problem at all.

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Thanks for the reply..

All information is appreciated..

Is height a factor? I can go to the 400ft max.. im not intending to go low really. The overhead shots will be enough