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Alnmouth from the air- Parrot Disco
First visit to the beach near Alnmouth on a sunny but slightly windy day. The Disco can handle a bit of wind but I noticed it flying sideways against the wind on the return runs. Battery's dont last long either in these conditions. I had 4 battery's and made 4 video's each about 10 minutes long. The above is an edit made from just 1 video.
Alnmouth is such a scenic place but viewed from the air with the sea and beaches makes it even more attractive.
Alnmouth is such a scenic place but viewed from the air with the sea and beaches makes it even more attractive.
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Edlingham Castle & Viaduct.
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Edlingham. Just north of Alnwick in Northumberland. Stunning scenery set in a valley with a Castle, Church & Viaduct.The Castle is a drone no fly zone so made a point of not flying within the grounds. It could have been a better day weather wise as I had just taken off with the Disco, got to the Viaduct and it started to rain. Raindrops on the lens distorted the video on the return journey but ...
Souter Lighthouse - Fly Over
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The Souter Lighthouse on the Coast Road , Whitburn opened in 1871 and was the first lighthouse in the world designed and built to be powered by electricity. Decommissioned in 1988, this property is now managed and protected by the National Trust. The land surrounding the Lighthouse is a paradise for walkers, miles of coastline paths with great views out to sea. This was my first visit to Souter...
Widdrington Station Fly Over
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Allways wanted to fly over Widdrington Station. A place I used to call home over 40 years ago. Spent most of my school holidays there from a very early age. How it has changed, new housing estates everywhere now and there still building. Going back all those years ago the house's looked all the same, now they have paved yards and extensions, nice gardens and they all look different and it looks...
The Bucket .
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This bucket is the only remnant left on the former Stobswood Open Cast site. It was last used on the Ace of Spades dragline excavator which had a 300ft long boom and was able to carry 100 tons of rock, sand, clay to expose the coal below. It worked the site from 1992 to 2002 and moved more than 300 million tonnes of material on the 1,500-acre site. Bought by British Coal from manufacturers P & ...
Mantis Q Height Test. Flown over Stobswood & Widdrington Station.
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The Mantis Q, not a bad little drone but not the best for it's camera quality due to the gimbal ...or lack of it . The horizontal range doesn't seem all that good , it can get to 280m and return automatically , other drones can go much further. I decided to try a vertical test and just kept it going and was very suprised to find how stable it was at quite a height. Even in a slight wind it held...
Amble Fly-By [May 2020]
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First visit to The Braid for a fly about with the Parrot Disco. Some nice views to take in. The Disco is not a drone as such ,but a polystyrene [foamy] electric plane with only 1 motor at the back of the craft.The wing span is around 54" from wing tip to wing tip and very lightweight .If ever the motor fails the craft just glides back to earth, not like a 4 motor drone that would drop from the ...
Dunstanburgh Castle - Parrot Disco - 25th May 2020
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Bank holiday Monday, a visit to Craster, part of our beautiful coastline in Northumberland . Still on lockdown, nothing open, car parks closed. Took the Disco for a flight over my favourite castle. Was a bit windy. This first flight wasn't too bad but the second flight [not shown] made the Disco virtually fly sideways ,wind too strong so brough it back and packed up. Music by Scott Holmes.
OpenShot PIP demo
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Another picture in picture demo using OpenShot Video Editor. I really like this effect. No new footage though until I can get out and about again. Confined to barracks until this lockdown is over. Theres lots of places in Northumberland I want to fly over and get some new video but cannot. Shame as the weather has been ideal for flying at present. [May 2020]
Dunston Power Station [re-edited]
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A re-edited version of Dunston Power Station, slowed down to extend viewing time with a backing track added. The track is by BENSOUND, called Better Times.
Dunston Power Station
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A short video taken in the mid 80's of Dunston Power Station. Originally captured on a portable recorder and separate camera, before the days of HD camcorders. Quality was not the best but still goes to show our changing landscape. The Power Station and surrounding area was cleared and later became the site of the Metro Centre.
1st OpenShot test
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Had just installed the free OpenShot video editor and made a few demo's while trialling the software. This was the first I did. I like the picture in picture effect , but this editor does more than that. A nice catchy tune makes a difference too. This is a really nice editor but will take a little time to get to grips with it . Due to this lock down we cannot get out to fly, so I may have to pr...
Mantis Q over Amble - 30th Oct 19
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The Yuneek Mantis Q is a neat little drone but it has it's problems. Mine just didn't want to connect by wi-fi. The transmission range visible by the bars on the screen is very weak. I had to scan the QR code in every time I wanted to use it. I've spent the last two days testing the drone out as I was going to return it. I updated the App and re-checked all the settings and took it out for a te...
Parrot Disco - Coquet Island
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A flight to Coquet Island with the Disco . An Island just off the coast of Amble, off limits to the public. Really wanted to check the distance and frequency strength. No problems there , good weather and visibility. The Disco has a range of 2km [1.24miles] , has a top speed of 50 mph and has a flight time of up to 45 minutes. These things would be ideal for search and rescue ,well maybe not th...
Parrot Disco
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A short edited video from an earlier flight in September around Hauxley & Amble beach. A nice sunny day makes a better video, capturing some really nice scenery.
Parrot Disco - 2nd Flight - 28th July 2019
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Parrot Disco - 2nd Flight - 28th July 2019
Parrot Disco - First Flight over Stobswood
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Parrot Disco - First Flight over Stobswood
Xiaomi Mi Drone 4K Distance test Stobswood Aug 21st 2018
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Xiaomi Mi Drone 4K Distance test Stobswood Aug 21st 2018
Ashington Turbine Fire [edited version]
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Ashington Turbine Fire [edited version]
Northumberland Wings & Wheels- Eshott 2017
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Northumberland Wings & Wheels- Eshott 2017
I used to drive my. Dad crazy trying to get the figure in and out.
Just come across this - was borne 1948 at South Steads, the farm owned by Burn just down the fields twards Junction Inn - my dad was the tenant, Charlton Hall. Knew the works pretty well as had to cross the line there between the pit and the brick works to get the bus from Widd Stn. All part of the early British disappearing manufacturing industry.
I had one for Christmas years ago don’t know what happend to it Wish I had it today
> Called Johnny > Is red > Is a truck Yep, you predicted asdfmovie15
I have every single thing they sold. Got it all for xmass in 65 or 66???
Nothing better than starting at 7.30 am on a frosty morning and dipping a rag into your oil tin , fingers instantly going numb as you lubed up the plates on the presses . Gordon always worked the Jessop with a Superking tab hanging out of his mouth .
Ah, memory lane! Thanks for posting!
My 2 older brothers had , 1 a big red convertible, the other this loading truck. They were awesome to a 7 yr old . They were 8 and 9 . Afterwards my younger brother always got the best or biggest toy.
My mother died in the hospice in 2009 most of the hospital was gone then sure the army used it in ww2
This brings back great memories.
I received one for Christmas and took very good care of it. The steering motor or that part of the control was the first thing to fail on mine. I also got the Refrigerator Van No. 6270. I still have them. Agree with others on here that it was fun learning how to back up a trailer.
it was a very nice shot, how many meters high did you fly?
I normally fly lower than the loitering height which is set at 140m, but I was surprised to find the disco will fly a lot higher. The maximum height limitation in the UK is 120m (400'). The above video was flown for the short distance as a test and was quite high . I was aware of no other trafic in the air at the time. The Disco is very responsive and can drop in speed and height very quickly as you can see at the end of the video.
@@rickastra44 very nice bro, thank you
Wow I had one as a kid
i had that but with the pallets and folk lift truck too
1st proper job I ever had, dam hard graft, started with Dave Green from Ashington, a German guy named Rudi was the foreman, scary dude, and Jimmy Farmer was the jack the lad and very popular with the women working there.
I remember D Green, he was on the presses when I worked there. Rudi Lux was the forman. Yes, Farmer was quite a lad. People worked there from all over the place, Ashington, Morpeth, Amble, Pegswood .etc ,there wasn't much else apart from the pits. It was all manual work, hard too. Some loved the brick machines, hundreds of bricks stacked on pallets all day long. I started on the Rodding, then went to the presses and finally the Hyster [ Fork lift]. I still have fond memories of the place and the era ....late 70's & early 80's
The best Christmas present I ever received. Remember that Christmas well. Sadly during our Christmas break my little brother and sister got a hold of my truck and manually pushed it around stripping the gears and it never worked again. But was the best 7-10 days of Christmas vacation I ever had. 😀
Brother had this, I had crusader 101. Christmases back then were GLORIOUS.🎁🎄🎀
I worked there for a short period before joining the RAF. I was mainly imprisoned up in the hoppers with Benny Garbutt but did escape on occasion to dig out the pans and any other shit job Jimmy Farmer could find for me
I remember Benny and Jimmy , they were there when I worked there in the late 70's. I started on the Rodding and Jimmy was the mixer, then I progressed to the presses and finally the fork lifts. The bond of friendships between workers are still there to this very day.
Got mine from Santa around 69-70,,,my tractor was black,,not red,,,my dad was a steel hauler,,owned an 8 axel trailer,,so I wanted more than one axel on my trailer
I still have mine!!!! I'm thinking of converting it to radio control. BTW: I have many of the accessories.
Yes , I had though about converting one of mine to remote control. I also have lots of remote parts left over from my home built drones.ie remotes, recievers, servo's etc. Of course it would make it non original and would affect a future sale price no doubt.
@@rickastra44 I had the same thoughts. I have a (very) rare classic car. I was planning a retro-restoration (add a 5 or 6 speed trans., convert to fuel injection, add A/C, etc. More and more people are telling me it's "automotive history" and to keep it stock,...
And now the brickyard is nothing but a pile of ruble and is now currently being debated over to build houses on it
What a real shame Some of it is very old and had been there since ww1 so I did really need to be demolished but the brick buildings could have been refurbished and I think some of those wooden huts shud have gone to beamish and the shud have built a new hospital in its place. I’ve got a sky view picture of all of the hospital and the newer bit which has just been demolished and it looks great back in the 80s do u have any idea how long it had be shut for when these photos where taken ?
Sorry , I have no idea how long the hospital had been closed for. I lived in Whickham for many years and had passed it hundreds of times . My mother worked in the office in her younger days back in the 50's. I passed it one day and noticed they had started to put up fencing and clear the area. So, I sneaked on the site with my camera as you do and took these snaps.
@@rickastra44 my mother worked there in the 1950s too
I bought mine back in the early 70s, a last remaining display piece with a deformed, manufacturing defect, rim. Kind of late in life, in my teens, because otherwise would have never got one. The store was May company now long gone. Wanted the Johnny Express ever since seeing the commercials in the 60s.
SO COOL TO HEAR THAT MOTOR AGAIN!!
I got one for Christmas when I was six years old. One of my favorite toys. I also had a Mighty Mike and the Camel Back Skyway
I still have one
Me too,....
Thank you so much for posting the Johnny Express Truck. I had one when I was a kid played with it for 7 years. My uncle was a trucker and now am also a trucker. This video brought tears to my eyes. Thank you again God bless.
This place looks like I feel, old.
Worked there 3 times. Should have pleaded guilty. Run by a set of greedy twats.
When I was 3 years old my father died driving a truck 1965.Mom bought me "Johnny" . Recall concerns of battery issues , my young age only handled my truck very limited times ,then neatly stored with trailer in its original cardboard box. It has remained in my mothers attic for well over 50 years.
My Mom and Dad bought me and my brother two Johnny Express Trucks for Christmas back in 1968. My brother and I wound up working for Freightliner Truck Manufacturing Company in Mount Holly North Carolina.
Started working 1974 I remember those wooden steps up to our workshop.. db
I have one got it for Christmas 1966 loved it very much
Excellent video, thank you for sharing! I was brought up at Widdrington Station and have distinct memories of the Brickyard, Screens and Opencast works. Now I find I'm spending more and more time researching and tracing evidence of our areas industrial past. Since a lot of the area around the screens has since been opencasted itself, this video has been very valuable to me! I'm just a bit too young to remember the abandoned dragline boom at chibburn but have found that story very fascinating.
I too lived in Widdrington Station for many a year but spent most of my school holidays there from a very young age, my Grandparents lived there. I worked at the Brickyard too. Seen lots of changes in the area mainly caused by the opencasts. Two villages in the area were pulled down for the sake of coal : Ratcliffe and The Drift. The landscape is returning but the jobs arn't.
One of the last projects to leave their gate were the bricks used to make internal cupola roof of the Beehive Kiln at Errington Reay's Bardon Mill pottery works.
I never knew that Ian. I also never knew about the salt glazed pots made at the very same Bardon Mill works. Interesting reading. I think the place is well worth a visit. Many thinks.
My father worked there for many years. It was one of the few places around Widdrington that was one of the main employers along with the local pits at Ellington and Lynemonth. Great photos.
I remember a Norman Mavin, great chap who worked on the squads, wonder if it was your dad. Even my dad worked at the yard but in the 1950's. There was workers from all the local towns and villages who travelled to the Brick Yard every day. The Yard was the hub of the community and many of your fellow workers then are still some of your best friends to this very day.
@@rickastra44 its gordon Mavin.
I had one of these i still remember the commercials .santa brought mine in 1968. I pick it out at the old Western Auto. I could sit in the flat bed and it could pull me like in the commercial. And the truck sounds it made. I would not let anyone except dad play with it. Thanks for the memories it made me tear up miss my mom and dad. .these were toys not the shit they make now 😪 thank you
Bernie Rodriguez I know what you mean, that’s why we want all that stuff back, all the memories attached to it.
That's very good. I fly a Disco too. Try flying it on a sunny day - the pictures look so much better.
cheers , I'm very impressed with the Disco , it's easy to fly too. The original footage taken is way, way bettter. The conversion process has degraded the quality . None of my editors can open the Disco files, every other video from every other drone or camera will work . The getaround is to convert the Disco file to mp4 , I can edit and export as mp4 , but quality is poor .I'm going to try converting to another format ie. wmv and try that .
rickastra44 strange... I read them directly on iPhone or Android or pc with Vlc...
@@tuttoto Note : my EDITORS wont open the files . I can play them back no problems on a i5 laptop & an i7 PC using Windows Media Player. The Editor I'm using is Movavi and occasionly Garmen Virb .Both programs dont want to know .I'm now converting the files to M2TS files which work well in Movavi and the quality is much better. There rendered as mp4 files to upload , but UA-cam seems to degrade the files slightly as there not as sharp .
rickastra44 yep... I’m editing my videos on my iphone... and transfered them to youtube from there directly.... :D
Are these the only photos you have?
Yes, all the photos I took are included in the slideshow.
Quite a special place that. Some of that new construction they were doing in the photos can still be seen on the demolished patch. I'm not sure that the site is finished yet - it's actually in a fair location. Hidden yet close to a road network. Mining won't return and I'm sure the place can be put to good use. Widdrington Station and the surrounding area really needs help getting back on its feet..
Agree ,ideal location .There was talk years ago about a housing estate being built on the site. Widdrington and its surrounding areas have had there share of opencast mining over the years .I'm pleased that's come to an end, although it was a provider of badly needed work to the area, especially since the pits closed.
Will be interesting to see what happens to this. They were supposedly going to sort it after the harvest 2018. Still nothing done to it.
I dont know how they'll do it . It will be unsafe for anyone to climb up and dismantle parts , undo the bolts holding things together etc. The structure will be weakened and may just collapse. I would'nt mind being there to film it being dismantled however they manage it.
GREAT VIDEO MATE
Still have the one I got for Christmas in the sixties.
I had one when I was a child as did my brother. We did not have a lot of money. loved taking the wheels off and dropping the child as my dad did in real life. Memories!
An absolutely amazing video. Especially the boom of the Marion 7800 dragline that failed during operation. The machine actually had a shorter boom installed and was later sold and ended it’s life in Canada in recent years. It’s sister machine remained in the UK and finished up at Chester House near Togston where it was scrapped in 1995. Oh and the Bailey bridge near the Widdy Inn 😃
Thanks, pleased you like it . The video taken many years ago now ,when picture quality was in it's infancy. I lived close by ,even worked at the BrickYard and travelled many a time under that very same bridge to get a drink at The Junction. Great time's , great people and great area.
Nice
Please could you let me know what that track is? Love it
Hi Gemma , I think it's a great track too. If you look below the description above , there is SHOW MORE. The music details should be listed if you click on this .
I had one of these back in the day, my dad built a transformer and joystick to do away with the control and battery's, I had the crane and the container back, I always wanted the tipper! I bought another a few years ago, imported from the US, it worked great, I had the crate set and spare wheel kit, the noise of the steering overload ratchet is what brings it all back. Jerry Anderson used lots of these as the basis for trucks in Captain Scarlet, he even used the Tiger joe tank as the basis for the Mobiles in UFO. Mine are gone now, replaced by my first love . . . Mighty Tonka trucks!
My dad got my brother and I one in 1966 for Christmas and we opened them on Christmas Eve and my dad and uncle stayed up half the night playing with them Cool trucks and beautiful memories 😁
thanks for sharing this. I'm in the process of buying an apartment in the listed building there and the history is fascinating, dates back to the 1700s at least. Appreciate your effort
Your welcome ,I used to live in the area [Whickham] and passed the hospital often . My Mam worked in the office , I think in the 50's. I jumped at the chance to walk around the site just before work really started on the renovation .Fascinating place with lots of history. Good luck with your purchase.