Well, I got a very good deal on a DEVO 7E from Banggood and after reading that with a simple module hack I could control the Hubsan board. DEVO 7E build Using these instructions I was easily able to add the A7105 module. The next step was installing Deviation Tx firmware to allow the usage […]
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Well, the 2016 duck hunting season has finished for me this was the final duck hunt of 2016. There is another weekend to go in the Wellington region but I will be on call. Should be a good chance to get some of the chores done around the home that I have let slip the last
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On the 19th of June, the Hutt Valley Clay Target Club held their Club Championships for the following disciplines 50 Compak 25 ISSF Skeet 25 Trench 25 Ball Trap Compak Thankfully we started with the Compak and I had a ripper of a start shooting 23 out of 25 for the first field. I was
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Queens Birthday is the last long weekend for a while and the weather probably played ball for most other people it was not productive for duck hunting with clear skies and zero wind. House Work It did help in getting some work done around the house, including repairing the perimeter fencing that we had installed
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The Hubsan X4 107C arrived this weekend. Wow, it may look like a toy but to me, it sure can move. After opening it did look like a toy but once you start flying it, it definitely does not feel like a toy. I have learnt that I am not very good at flying, probably
With the forecast for some SW winds and rain, I thought it would be good to head over the hill to try my luck at JK Donald Block for a quick evening duck hunt. Drove over in the rain and found what looked like a suitable spot not too far from where I was able
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Well, duck hunting opening 2016 week has come and gone. I am on call for the upcoming weekend so I thought it a good time for an update. It was another great week down south, even if it was really warm, calm and clear skies. Driving back north it peaked at 27°C. I wasn’t quite
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We are getting very close to the opening of the Duck Hunting season. Last weekend there was The Gun Shop sponsored duck shooters shoot again at the Upper Hutt Clay Target Club. It was a good shoot again apart from some issues with a few traps in our morning start it went well. I had
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Thanks to Orcon, I won a Parrot Mini Drone Airborne Cargo through one of their Facebook Promotions. I must say that I am enjoying flying it, there are a couple of downsides to using my phone as the controller and I am not sure whether it is my phone freezing (most likely) or the drone
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With the purchase of my new gun the Beretta A400 Action I thought it would be good to pattern it and see what is happening with the steel loads we are using. There are two types of ammunition that I have. Gamebore Magnum Steel in American 3 Shot (3.5mm), 36 gram and Baschieri & Pellagri
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