# Howzit from Ashford šŸš **URL:** \ **Category:** Introductions\ **Created:** [4 January 2025 15:12 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560 "2025-01-04T15:12:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/adrihd/32/194620_2.png) [@AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/u/AdriHD)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 15:12 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/1 "2025-01-04T15:12:46Z")
Hi All, Iā€™m Ade from Ashfordā€¦ I only just joined today as Iā€™ve got a little more time on my hands so want to invest more time in my drones and hobbies in generalā€¦ Iā€™m an electronics engineer, programmer and general network/RF engineer too so have a penchant for all things technical and interestingā€¦ Iā€™m from the Netherlands, but grew up in Southern Africa so have a pretty interesting accent hahaā€¦ About my dronesā€¦ I have 4 of them in totalā€¦ 3 of them in various states of scavengeā€¦ hahaā€¦ My main is a self built unit. Mark 4 v2, 8 inch carbon frame F722 FC with BetaFlight 60A AIO ESC (4 motors) 4 x 2807-1300kvā€™s the props I change regularly between 2 and 3 blade 8 inch I usually fly with 3300 50C 4s but am looking to go 6s to see how far I can push the 2807ā€™s Iā€™m still busy doing the 3d printing for the shell I designed for it, so itā€™s a little weird looking at the moā€¦ haha. The nose and tail end have been done ith TPU (to act like bumpers in a way) the mid-ship will be TPU too, but still hashing out the venting for the ESC etcā€¦ Hereā€™s some pics of it (theyā€™re rough at the mo as Iā€™m too lazy to wait for hours per print, so doing it all in draft first): **Nose:** [https://fbi.cults3d.com/uploaders/28684530/illustration-file/613951f9-6633-481f-b131-a14ba8bd0c43/20241204\_163544.jpg](https://fbi.cults3d.com/uploaders/28684530/illustration-file/613951f9-6633-481f-b131-a14ba8bd0c43/20241204_163544.jpg) **Aft** [https://fbi.cults3d.com/uploaders/28684530/illustration-file/d9ea0cb4-7ed9-47ef-9b00-03fe3cf3371b/20241204\_162936.jpg](https://fbi.cults3d.com/uploaders/28684530/illustration-file/d9ea0cb4-7ed9-47ef-9b00-03fe3cf3371b/20241204_162936.jpg) **Front of Nose** [https://fbi.cults3d.com/uploaders/28684530/illustration-file/e466e253-f42a-4d21-a32a-a403b0331584/20241204\_163553.jpg](https://fbi.cults3d.com/uploaders/28684530/illustration-file/e466e253-f42a-4d21-a32a-a403b0331584/20241204_163553.jpg) **Aft Bumper Underside** [https://fbi.cults3d.com/uploaders/28684530/illustration-file/5fe1c682-3c30-4a5f-9857-161aa0767046/20241204\_162914.jpg](https://fbi.cults3d.com/uploaders/28684530/illustration-file/5fe1c682-3c30-4a5f-9857-161aa0767046/20241204_162914.jpg) The aft bumper holds the 2 RX/TX antennas as well as the XT90 battery connector. Its still early days and a bit heavyā€¦ But Iā€™ll carry on fine tuning it šŸ™‚ Anyway, say hi back!! Iā€™d love to meet you lot šŸ™‚ Hasta la pasta! Ade ---
**Author:** ![PitchFader](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pitchfader/32/241850_2.png) [@PitchFader](https://greyarro.ws/u/PitchFader)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 15:14 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/2 "2025-01-04T15:14:48Z")
Good afternoon @AdriHD welcome along šŸ‘ ---
**Author:** ![AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/adrihd/32/194620_2.png) [@AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/u/AdriHD)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 15:15 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/3 "2025-01-04T15:15:34Z")
Oh forgot to add, the XT90 connector holder is separate from the aft bumper: [Blockqhttps://fbi.cults3d.com/uploaders/28684530/illustration-file/c614ac47-370b-4468-b846-3b320cd0d2b9/20241204\_162833.jpguote](https://fbi.cults3d.com/uploaders/28684530/illustration-file/c614ac47-370b-4468-b846-3b320cd0d2b9/20241204_162833.jpg) The way it works so far is that the aft bumper slips over the frame and the XT90 holster slips nicely into a hole at the back of the bumperā€¦ Anyhoooā€¦ I replied as I couldnā€™t edit haha. ---
**Author:** ![AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/adrihd/32/194620_2.png) [@AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/u/AdriHD)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 15:44 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/4 "2025-01-04T15:44:50Z")
Hey Captā€™n @PitchFader Thanks for the howdy šŸ™‚ Itā€™s always daunting joining a new club / group / whatever, so itā€™s always welcoming when someone helps out a little with chipping at the ice šŸ§Š ā› šŸ‘ ---
**Author:** ![PitchFader](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pitchfader/32/241850_2.png) [@PitchFader](https://greyarro.ws/u/PitchFader)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 15:46 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/5 "2025-01-04T15:46:09Z")
> [@AdriHD](#): > > Hey Captā€™n @PitchFader Love it šŸ¤£šŸ‘ > [@AdriHD](#): > > always welcoming when someone helps out a little with chipping at the ice Your welcome & no problems šŸ˜ ---
**Author:** ![Onanist](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/onanist/32/88334_2.png) [@Onanist](https://greyarro.ws/u/Onanist)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 15:49 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/6 "2025-01-04T15:49:17Z")
Hi Ade @AdriHD and welcome to GADC šŸ‘ šŸ‘ ---
**Author:** ![stevesb](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/stevesb/32/12918_2.png) [@stevesb](https://greyarro.ws/u/stevesb)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 15:49 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/7 "2025-01-04T15:49:40Z")
Hi @AdriHD and welcome to Grey Arrows šŸ‘‹šŸ» Looking for Public Liability Insurance? Then look no further, we offer Ā£5,000,000 worth of cover to our [Insured Members](https://dronescene.co.uk/drone-public-liability-insurance). Details of our insurance can be found at: > **[Hobbyist and Recreational Drone Insurance](https://dronescene.co.uk/drone-public-liability-insurance)** > > Check out the benefits of our Ā£5,000,000 Public Liability Insurance cover - Fly safer, fly smarter! Looking for recommendations of places to fly? Check out our interactive map on [Drone Scene](https://dronescene.co.uk/) and please feel free to add locations of your own too šŸ˜ƒ > **[Where To Fly Your Drone in the UK](https://dronescene.co.uk/)** > > Find great new places to fly your drone in the UK and share your favourite flying locations with other hobbyists. Wondering whether you can fly a particular model of drone under particular circumstances? Check out [Good 2 Go](https://dronescene.co.uk/good2go) where youā€™ll soon find the answer šŸ˜Š > **[Good 2 Go - Can I fly my drone here?](https://dronescene.co.uk/good2go/start)** > > Take this short Q&A to determine whether you can fly your drone under particular circumstances. Have you seen our [Members Map](https://greyarro.ws/locations/users_map)? You may find some pilots living near you. Feel free to [add yourself to the members map](https://greyarro.ws/t/members-location-map-a-guide/3652) too šŸ‘šŸ» Weā€™re a well established club with many knowledgeable members so itā€™s very likely that any issues you come across will have been discussed here before. Our discussion forum has [very powerful search features](https://greyarro.ws/search) which should help you find what you need but if you get stuck you can post a new question in the #Questions & Answers category. And finally, if you are new to drones and wondering what itā€™s all about, have a look at [Resources for a beginner](https://greyarro.ws/t/resources-for-a-beginner/68167). Welcome once again! ---
**Author:** ![AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/adrihd/32/194620_2.png) [@AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/u/AdriHD)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 15:53 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/8 "2025-01-04T15:53:03Z")
Hey yeah thanks for thatā€¦ I currently have general PLI but I will be looking at a later time. it was one of the reasons for joining, but I first wanted to see what the people are like šŸ™‚ A club isnā€™t a club without funky-tastic people! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![stevesb](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/stevesb/32/12918_2.png) [@stevesb](https://greyarro.ws/u/stevesb)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 15:53 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/9 "2025-01-04T15:53:55Z")
On a personal note welcomecto the club. Nice to see your ptoject on the go. There is a section to show off what uou are working on > [@So... what's on your bench at the moment?](https://greyarro.ws/t/so-whats-on-your-bench-at-the-moment/12042/1): > > Whilst many GADC members fly ā€˜out of the boxā€™ drones there are quite a few of us who like to build our own. I, for one, seem to spend more time building than flying. In this category letā€™s share what we are up to with our quad builds and benefit from our fellow members experience. ---
**Author:** ![AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/adrihd/32/194620_2.png) [@AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/u/AdriHD)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 15:54 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/10 "2025-01-04T15:54:48Z")
> [@Onanist](#): > > GADC Awesome, thanks šŸ™‚ yeah Iā€™m a little on the hyper / talk without thinking side thanks to ADHD, hence the name ā€œAdriHDā€ hahahā€¦ Sorry @PitchFader for adding that to your captnā€™s log šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/adrihd/32/194620_2.png) [@AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/u/AdriHD)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 15:58 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/11 "2025-01-04T15:58:27Z")
Hey @stevesb ā€¦ Itā€™s still in prototype at the mo, hence why it looks like itā€™s been greeted by a rottweilerā€¦ Once I have the mid-ship / fuselage vents clear in my mind designed and doneā€¦ If everything fits together like a glove, Iā€™ll do a final HQ print, whichā€™ll take several daysā€¦ Hence the quick and rough draft appearance haha. ---
**Author:** ![PitchFader](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pitchfader/32/241850_2.png) [@PitchFader](https://greyarro.ws/u/PitchFader)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 15:59 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/12 "2025-01-04T15:59:06Z")
Donā€™t apologise mate ā€¦ā€¦ ![IMG_5250](https://d1q8cepst0v8xp.cloudfront.net/original/3X/f/7/f7743b55a6eb3a9a901f05c6f00a736ea5a83f5a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/adrihd/32/194620_2.png) [@AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/u/AdriHD)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 16:00 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/13 "2025-01-04T16:00:43Z")
haha thatā€™s fantasticā€¦ I love it when one comes across weird anomalies like that in lifeā€¦ They make things so much more interesting! ---
**Author:** ![AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/adrihd/32/194620_2.png) [@AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/u/AdriHD)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 16:02 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/14 "2025-01-04T16:02:37Z")
Hey @stevesb I just had a look at your profile (love the collection of UAVs) but noticed that your site is falling flat on its face (the site in your profile)ā€¦ I wont post it here just incase its google trawled. ---
**Author:** ![Seadog](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/seadog/32/241770_2.png) [@Seadog](https://greyarro.ws/u/Seadog)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 16:04 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/15 "2025-01-04T16:04:55Z")
Hello from sunny Blackpool ---
**Author:** ![AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/adrihd/32/194620_2.png) [@AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/u/AdriHD)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 16:06 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/16 "2025-01-04T16:06:15Z")
Howdy @Seadog Ex-Navy by any chance? Itā€™s not often one comes across maritime nicknames on the web šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Jhdee](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/jhdee/32/12763_2.png) [@Jhdee](https://greyarro.ws/u/Jhdee)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 16:16 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/17 "2025-01-04T16:16:45Z")
Hi Ade @AdriHD - welcome to GADC šŸ‘ šŸ‘ šŸ‘ ---
**Author:** ![AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/adrihd/32/194620_2.png) [@AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/u/AdriHD)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 16:22 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/18 "2025-01-04T16:22:56Z")
@Jhdee cheers for that! Love the pic of your woof! is it an Irish Greathound? I come from a family of vets, but to date, Iā€™ve never met one in person! ā˜¹ _ **shakes a stick at his sister** _ ---
**Author:** ![milkmanchris](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/milkmanchris/32/237713_2.png) [@milkmanchris](https://greyarro.ws/u/milkmanchris)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 16:25 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/19 "2025-01-04T16:25:22Z")
> [@AdriHD](#): > > Netherlands, but grew up in Southern Africa The howzit gave it away Few Saffers kicking about on here will no doubt pick up on it too. Welcome ---
**Author:** ![AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/adrihd/32/194620_2.png) [@AdriHD](https://greyarro.ws/u/AdriHD)\ **Post date:** [4 January 2025 16:26 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560/20 "2025-01-04T16:26:55Z")
@milkmanchris haha I guess youā€™re not from ZA or anywhere in Southern Africa? Using the term ā€œsaffirā€ gave that away _ **horrified** _ā€¦ You might want to look the origins up of that word, correct it for something more PC and apologise to whoever hahaā€¦ rpflā€¦ [Next page](https://greyarro.ws/t/howzit-from-ashford/88560.md?page=2)