The 8th Grey Arrows Drone Club Birthday Challenge and Treasure Hunt

The lifeboat station is a five minute walk from my house and they have two inflatables - the D class is launched by a New Holland and the larger Atlantic 21 by a County conversion Ford. They exercise at regular times on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings as well as launching for emergencies several times a week in the summer.

I couldn’t think of a way to get a combine in shot but there were two tractors working, different makes and one a New Holland - easy four points and a known time to photograph them.

But even I didn’t dare risk the wrath of the Challenges Committe by claiming the beach as a large, sandy barren field …

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Not yet anyway. Tick tock

I have to admit I had thought of trying that one as as yet not managed to find a tractor working in a field.:grinning_cat_with_smiling_eyes:

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Well the weather seems to have taken a turn for the worse - pissing down for the forseeable future - luckily I managed to find enough subjects yesterday to see me through until Saturday with the one entry per day rule :slight_smile:

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<rReader's Voice> “Back to being a tea-boy then, Kevin? You’re taking your demotion well, it’s surprisingly generous of you to offer free cakes!”
"Yeah, well they’re hash brownies baked with Ex-Lax, thought I’d share the sh*ts and giggles … :slight_smile: "
Has anyone resisted Kevin’s delicious looking comestibles? Have they stayed sane enough to sort out the scores? Click the Pic™ to go to the Leaderboard and check!

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2. A bridge carrying a minimum gauge (15 inch) or larger railway line

Location: Market Harborough, along the A4304. and the river Welland.
Taken 11:32 09/08/2025
With DJI Mini 3Pro

I am claiming points for:

Bonus point for the bridge spanning both a road and a waterway, each named on Google Maps or Google Earth


Bonus point for more than one set of railway tracks on the bridge
Bonus point for a train crossing the bridge (The train must occupy more than 50% of the bridge span)

A total of 4 points please.

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The poor old River Welland looks a little sorry for itself :frowning:

Four points!

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That’ll soon fill up over the next week :frowning:

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Update:

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Good! We wondered if anyone actually did Click the Pic™ to check the scores!

Normal Service Has Been Restored

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A construction site**

Bonus point for yellow telehandler :white_check_mark:
Bonus point for tower crane :cross_mark:
Bonus point for a ready-mixed concrete truck :cross_mark:
Bonus point for an articulated truck and low loader trailer,, :cross_mark: additional point if the trailer is loading or unloading a [construction vehicle.] :cross_mark:(A Comprehensive List of Construction Vehicles Used in UK

New Lidl store under construction next to B&Q Purbrook.
Mini 4 Pro September 09 2025 11:55

Just the two points please.

And another five for the video!

And (for information, not for points!) this is the tower crane I found on the second site I visited - but no telehandler. Also vicious winds at height that bounced the Mini 4 around too much for stable video :frowning:

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Nice close shot of a telehandler!

Seven points :slight_smile:

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Same subject as @Seadog, which is unsurprising given there is only one 10 storey building in Blackpool :rofl:

7. A building of 6 or more storeys

Bonus point if 10 or more storeys - Yup :slight_smile:

Regent Court, North Promenade, Blackpool

DJI Air2 ( photo taken while over the sea, so not near people ), 09/09/25 10:56

Two points claimed please :slight_smile:

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Same subject as @Seadog, which is unsurprising given there is only one 10 storey building in Blackpool :rofl:

We’re surprised that Regent Court is still standing seeing what you people do to your tall buildings:

Two points awarded :slight_smile:

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I was there, though in my pre-drone days :slight_smile: I got well coated in dust !

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Yep! Any competitor to The Tower bites the dust.:joy_cat:

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“Yeah, pretty easy, the pictures trickle in each day and we spend a few minutes with a magnifying glass identifying the bonus items, You?”
“Bored outta my skull, mate! I’ve been on the BC Photo Challenge for a week now and only five entries. Management need to get their fingers out and publicise it a bit more!”
So what is the Photo Challenge? Click this linky to find out! And, if you need to know the latest scores. Click the Pic™ to check out the Leaderboard!

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6. A pier or jetty

Billing Marina, Northampton

Taken @ 6:15am on 11/09/2025
With DJI Mini 3Pro

One Bonus point for:
Bonus point for vessel tied to pier or jetty - not a quay or a wharf

The Jokers

Picture was taken at 6:15 am which is before sunrise at 6:30am

A total of 7 points please.

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Seven points. Not the best day to be flying!

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Not the best day to be flying!

Fairly standard round this neck of the woods.

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