The Great Big GADC 5th Birthday and Treasure Hunt Challenge!

My Entry for:
17. A Quarry, sand or gravel pit

Still in use for original purpose
Dragline excavator
Drone Scene entry

Hanson Aggregates Pottal Pool Quarry.
They supply aggregates for a variety of construction uses including ready-mixed concrete production, pre-cast concrete, brick and block manufacture and asphalt production. They also produce specialist sands for glass making, horticulture, agriculture and leisure. They are also able to offer an extensive range of specialist aggregate products, including: industrial sands, agricultural lime, SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems) aggregates, and sea defence aggregates.

Drone scene added:

Mini 2 photo take 23/07/22 at @ 1300hrs
Claiming 4 points.

Sorry about that! :scream: If you’d have typed in Trentham Tower in Google Maps it comes up with the tower (I put the location in as a local guide). You can see its in the middle of nowhere but I would have provided proof if the rules called for it. :innocent:

Thanks for the entry Colin. Before we score your entry can you please point out the Dragline Excavator as we are having a little trouble locating it?
For reference this is the kind of machinery we are looking for

Don’t think they use the big stuff. I’ll find out. I think they use mainly dozers and dredgers. Take a point off if cant confirm.

Thanks for the reply Colin but if its not in the submitted image we cannot award the point. We will input your entry to the system for 3 points scored (minus 1 point for Dragline Excavator):+1:t2:

Paull Holme Tower (Paull Holme Tower - Wikipedia)
Mini 2 23/7/22

16. An isolated tower (NOT a wind turbine tower)

  • No other structure or buildings within 150m.
  • Drone Scene entry

I claim 3 points for:

  • An isolated tower (NOT a wind turbine tower)
  • No other structure or buildings within 150m (The buildings in the background are >150m away according to Google Earth)
  • Drone Scene entry

Cowden Caravan Holiday Park (http://www.cowdenholidaypark.com/)
Mini 2 23/7/22

22. A Static Caravan Site

  • 24 or more mobile homes
  • All pitches occupied
  • 5 or more mobile homes with green roofs

I Claim 4 points for:

  • A Static Caravan Site
  • 24 or more mobile homes
  • All pitches occupied
  • 5 or more mobile homes with green roofs

We cannot allow the claim of all pitches occupied as we have spotted several empty areas where a static caravan will have stood. Site owners often have a policy of only allowing homes up to a certain age and require replacement once the mobile home passes that age. (The site owners are often mobile home vendors too). Hence the empty slabs.

So only three points …

Darn … my eye sight let me down ! Mind you, if I’d used the other side of the site, I’d have missed out on the green roofs point instead!


I claim 2 points for Railway Signal Box and Dronescene entry Where can I fly my drone in the UK? - Errol Station - Everything Else in Scotland

is that better @Challenges_Committee

You know how long it took me to upload that video on 0.3mb upload speed? Sheesh!!!

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As the competition nears the end of its first week, the Bonus Point department at ChallComm HQ tot up the number of bonuses left on the table in the midst of a flurry of early entries…

Click the Pic ™ for today’s LEADERBOARD

Darren,

Thank you for your entry, but unfortunately we have to refer you back to the competition rules. Specifically:

Unless otherwise specified the image must be a still image as it came from the camera, a single frame from a video. or a screenshot from a phone / tablet / controller screen. The image may show OSD information.

As you will see from the subject text below, there’s nothing specifying that the entry should be a video. Therefore we are currently unable to accept this an an entry.

The rules do allow for an entry to be a single frame from a video, so please feel free to resubmit once you have changed the format of the entry :slight_smile:

Dagnammit!!!
I thought video was allowed!!! Thats what i get for skim reading the rules!!! Sorry boss!

Also…

6m937r

Actually visited Stowmaries about 3 years ago and had an unusual experience. Arrived and parked near entrance barrier. proceeded to walk full length of road viewing exhibits. Then went inside exhibition hut which was very interesting, on the way out walked around a small shop area. Finally went back to the car and left. All quite normal you may think, but no. During the whole visit I did not see another person the place was deserted, no staff, no visitors and during a normal open day. Well worth a visit.

Much! 2 points awarded and thank you for resubmitting.

You’ll be pleased to know given your upload speed that video entries are very much in the minority this year…

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6, A Church or chapel
With a spire
For a further TWO bonus points - Flight conducted wholly inside an FRZ (Evidence of permission to fly such as an email required)
Drone Scene entry (with correctly entered FRZ permission details)

Claiming 5 points
church/chapel
With a spire
Inside FSZ and permission obtained
DroneScene entry Where can I fly my drone in the UK? - Scone New Church - Places of Worship in Scotland


Is that enough or do you need the full email sent to you?

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Thanks Darren 5 points added to the leader board :+1:t2:

I have to admit I arrived early this morning hoping not to disturb anyone and as soon as I’d launched the drone two cars rocked up, the main boss(Richard) introduced himself and mentioned that flights where not normally permitted inside the 1.5 mile zone. I explained about the club competition and showed him my company business card, and drone registration. His words where quite simple, “by the time I get to my gate Sir I don’t want to see a drone in the sky, thankyou “.
Even after checking apps for FRZ, nothing found, it’s typical that the day I arrived there’s a FRZ in place.:confused:

I like the self portrait Rob @macspite :laughing: