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Old 1st Aug 2020, 17:07
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ShyTorque

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Originally Posted by NutLoose
I chatted to those doing the install and testing, they if memory serves me correctly we’re having problems setting it up due to the frequencies the helicopter naturally put out, I think rotors were mentioned. The other thing was they only detected live cables so could lull you into a false sense of security.

Unfortunately it didn’t actually detect the very big HT cables running East-West in the local low flying area and I’m fairly sure they were live. It gave me no sense of security at all!
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