Cheesefoot Head - Nr Winchester - Tue 24th / Wed 25th June?

Shortish notice - but thinking of heading up there on either Tue or Wednesday .. probably midday(ish) for a couple of hours.

Location info ..

Anyone interested - vote for which day(s) suit best, and preferred start time.

Preferred Day ..

  • Tuesday 24th
  • Wednesday 25th
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Preferred Start Time ..

  • 12:00
  • 14:00
  • 16:00
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Tagging @group-southeast

The AirdataUAV OKto Fly forecast for Cheesefoot Head doesn’t llok too promising - solid red for winds Tuesday, ok wednesday until 12:00 then orange for gusts for the rest of the day.

I flew in less winds than the forecasts above on Saturday night and was getting “too strong for RTH” warnings several times in a 8 minute flip.

Sorry to put a dampener on things.

However - Met Office forecast for Winchester on Weds only gives surface winds as 7 mph, gusting 20 at 13:00 and similar at 16:00

Whereabouts do you fly from up at cheesefoot. Last time i went up there i found a mound about ÂĽ down the southdowns way. But would be interested to know where everyone else takes off from.

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It’s shown accurately on Drone Scene. Link in the OP.

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Forecasts ..

Nothing to bother my P2 or MP.

Nor would it bother FPV, I guess.

I would happily, but I broke my new Mini 4 Pro this morning filming a crop circle!!! Drone decided, with 12% battery still left, to land with no warning in a barley field and one of the front rotor arms caught a barley stalk. :roll_eyes: :enraged_face:
Not sure it’s an easy fix or a job for the Drone clinic. Any thoughts?


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It’s difficult to see precisely which component is broken .. but it must be part of what retains the arm in the body.

None of the plastic of the arm looks to be damaged.

Chances are this kit might be all you need …

.. and then a few hours of watching YT how-tos and some tinkering. :wink:

Watching the YTs might even help you identify precisely what’s broken.

I would have said the same only looks like the axis needs changing to me :face_with_monocle::crossed_fingers:

Both are work days for me but should be working from home so I may be able to take some flexi leave and come along for a bit. :+1:

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Share the Airdata

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You’re right, this does look like all I need! Thanks so much Dave, thats an enormous help and gives me confidence, that I might be able to fix it myself!!

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Meetup created : Meetup at Cheesefoot Head Nr Winchester, Winchester, South East at 12:00 on Wednesday, 25th June 2025

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@macspite , @lbrou .. if you can make it, please go the the meetup and add yourselves.

@Guy617 , you showed an interest for Tuesday .. hopefully you can also make it in Wednesday?

I may also be there tomorrow (Tuesday) at around 12:00 .. but left the official meetup as Wednesday due poll result and potentially better weather forecast.

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