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

Oh dear…

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Yes, this could be a cabin-equipped sailing vessel with unfurled, non-white sails.

It could also be the Grim Reaper out enjoying a spot of paddleboarding.

Thank you for your offer of providing additional proof by way of photos from your phone, but we’re sure that there will be plenty of other opportunities to capture a clear photo with your drone by the time the competition has ended. Sailing along the Devon and Cornwall coast is hardly a niche pastime… :wink:

Smiting complete.

  1. A Quarry, sand or gravel pit
    Still in use for original purpose :heavy_check_mark:
    Dragline extractor✖️
    Drone scene entry✔️
    Taken today at 1700, using Mini 2 and nd16 filter, TOAL from footpath around quarry

    Where can I fly my drone in the UK? - Grove bury Sand Quarry - Everything Else in East of England
    3 points please

Fair enough, I wasn’t sure exactly how close to the water you were after, having done a lot of research that was kind of the closest I could come up with. Northern Ireland has few (if any) suitable options for such an establishment, particulary given the lack of canals where most of these waterside pubs seem to be located. If I can come up with an alternative I’ll resubmit otherwise I’ll just have to forgo this one. :crossed_fingers:

It was very windy today (almost not-flying type windy), so it’s just a quick grab shot. I’d already beeen driving around looking for a pub. :rofl:

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Junior scorer Quentin has nearly worn out his magnifying glass in the process of evaluating today’s bumper crop of entries!

He’s decided to exchange it for a more powerful model, but nonetheless has thrown some scores together before heading off to the shop. Click the Pic ™ for today’s LEADERBOARD
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Wooden Footbridge over the River Foulness (nr Seaton Ross / Holme on Spalding Moor, EYRC)

12. A wooden bridge

  • Carrying a wheeled vehicle
  • Spanning a river (must be marked as such on Google Maps)
  • Drone Scene entry

I claim 4 points for:

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Thanks, 4 points :slight_smile:

6, A Church or chapel

  • With a spire :white_check_mark:
  • For a further TWO bonus points - Flight conducted wholly inside an FRZ (Evidence of permission to fly such as an email required) :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
  • Drone Scene entry (with correctly entered FRZ permission details) :white_check_mark:

Taken with Mini 3 Pro 26/7/22

5 points claimed

Fleetwood Haven Marina - Wyre Borough

Contains sailing and powered boats.

Taken this evening with the DJi Mini 3 Pro

Hopefully 3 points.

Haven Gala Holiday Park

More than 24 caravans
No empty pitches
More than 5 green roofs

4 points??

I have other images to show underneath the drone and to the right if needed.

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Marina and caravan park - seven points in total :slight_smile:

Item 1 A Railway signal box

Bridgnorth Train Station on the Severn Valley Railway, taken today, DJI Mini 3 Pro, 19:51

https://www.svrwiki.com/Bridgnorth_signal_box

Claiming bonus points for

  • A Side-Tank engine plainly visible in shot (have 2)
  • Drone Scene entry
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Ade, sorry to have to tell you but neither of those engines is a side tank as required for the bonus point. Both are saddle tanks, so called because the water tank sits over the boiler like a saddle. This earlier post should lead you to a deeper understanding of what is required.

The black engine with red lining is WD 71516 “Welsh Guardsman” - a WD Austerity 0-6-0 Saddle Tank and is in the siding awaiting a new cylinder block. 813, with the cab roof missing, is undergoing major repairs, it has a broken casting under the cab floor. It is a 1900 0-6-0 Saddle Tank originally used at Port Talbot for shunting.

2 points only

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

St. Michael’s Hill Tower, Montacute

Around 225m to the nearest building according to Google maps. Shown a wider photo as previously requested.

Taken with a mini 3 pro on 26/7/22

3 points claimed

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4. A Military site of either World War - wiki or website proof to be posted with your image

Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton (missed from my entry last night - sorry - so reposting)

Taken with a Mini 3 Pro - 26/7/22

5 points claimed

Total of 13 points awarded for your church, isolated tower and military site.

Thank you for updating the military site entry to show the location. We’ve deleted the original just to tidy up the thread a bit.

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Many thanks.

Do I have an entry left for today?

As your military site was effectively an edit to yesterday’s post to clarify location information, then yes you do indeed have one more entry left for today.

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