16th January 2015
From Onchan Park looking
south over Douglas. This was a test flight after a replacement ESC board
had been fitted following a 'tip-over' incident while flying in Scotland
18th January
Beckwith's Mine, near
Foxdale - a bit of a breezy day up there, so didn't want to go too high!
(wind strength usually increases with altitude)
St Trinian's Church
- less breezy down in the valley
19th January 2015
Around St Luke's Church
and Injebreck Reservoir, going up to the maximum permitted height of 400ft
above launch site elevation,
which would make the
maximum altitude around 1,150 ft above sea level
2nd February 2015
Pictures taken from
above Noble's Park, Douglas. Very much a vertical ascent only due
to the surrounding built up areas.
3rd February 2015
Mull Hill
Cregneash
The Sound
Black Rocks, Bay ny
Carrickey
4th February 2015
Port Cornaa
5th February
The ancient Celtic and
Norse settlement at The Braaid with the present village nearby
'Snuff the Wind' or
Cross Vein and Beckwith's Mines, south of Foxdale
7th February
Port Soderick and the
surrounding area
8th February
Langness
(Co-ordination required
before flight with Ronaldsway Air Traffic Control)
14th February
Flying from the beach
at Laxey
In the hills above Ballaragh
21st February
After having replaced
another ESC board in the Phantom 2, a quick check test flight in Onchan
Park
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