North West Meet Up, 16th July 2023

Meetups
42

:astonished:ā€¦:nauseated_face:ā€¦.:face_vomiting:

43

Bring whatever you think you would fly if you were on your own. Snacks, drinks, maybe a chair. Donā€™t forget your sense of humour.

3 Likes
44

Agreed on the first two but was wondering on the final one. In car charger? if thereā€™s one? and any recs if there is, or just buy more batteries?

45

That is included with FPVUK isnā€™t it?

46

There have been lots of discussions about this lately

https://greyarro.ws/search?q=Field%20battery%20charging%20

I use a car battery and an inverter, I also have a cigarette lighter 12v to USB plug

47

Well, thereā€™s some reading for me whilst listening to Glastoā€™

48
49

How fucking much? itā€™s going to be cheaper to buy more batteries

50

hahaha! what he saidā€‹:point_up::point_up:

51
52

yes fpvuk insurance is as follows

Broker: Howden Insurance Brokers Limited.
Insurer: Sportscover Europe.
Entitled to Indemnity: FPV UK Ltd t/a FPV UK affiliated members.
Operative time: Whist participating in any authorised/ recognised activity of the Association.
Limit of Indemnity: Ā£5,000,000 any one event ā€“ Public & Product Liability. Ā£1,000,000 any one period of
insurance ā€“ Professional Indemnity.
Geographical Limits: Permanent residents of the UK, Channel Islands or the Isle of Man will be covered
anywhere in the UK, EU plus Norway and Switzerland. Please note: If you are not a permanent resident
of the UK, cover will only apply whilst you are participating in an insured activity whilst being in the UK,
Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
MOD Property: The insurance has no exclusion for MOD property.
Principal conditions: Flying Condition ā€“ it is a condition precedent to insurers liability that at all times
the rules and regulations of FPV UK Ltd shall be complied with. This policy excludes any liability arising
directly or indirectly from any form of flying other than visual line of sight flight, and FPV flying with a
competent observer.
Principal exclusions:
Communicable Disease Exclusion.
Airside activities ā€“ airside defined as an airport terminal beyond passport and customs control.
Criminal Acts.
Damage to Own Property

53

When an advert has wording like
ā€œMavic Air 2 car charger designed to charge DJI Air 2S,Mavic Air 2 battery while driving.ā€
Does that mean the car has to have the engine running? Will it not charge the batteries if stationary (no engine)

54

Yes some need the engine running, you got a link

55

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08H1Q5P71/ref=emc_b_5_i

56

My last meet (also my 1st) was a bit of a pain to charge my batteries, since then, I have got a 4th battery and also considering getting thisā€¦ UGREEN 145W https://amzn.eu/d/hIvNRnB to charge while on the fly (so to speak), this isnā€™t a recommendation, I just canā€™t really use car for charging & figure this will be a good option.

1 Like
57

@Jools Thanks for that, had a look and donā€™t see how i could use that to charge MA2 batteries.

58

Watch the prices - it was in the Ā£700s the other day.

59

or you can get a cigar socket wired to crocodile clips and clip to your battery (or starting posts)
Make sure you have an inline fuse though :smile:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=cigarette+socket+crocodile+clips&crid=16SVAX4R7H087&sprefix=cigar+socket+crocodile+clips%2Caps%2C74&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_28

60

Some Chargers wonā€™t output unless the input voltage is over 13v, to stop the car battery being discharged the alternator but be running

1 Like
61

Yep Wayne
Good point :+1:

1 Like