So Rob has arranged to come over tonight with my birthday present. It has all arrived so I will finally be able to join Leet Drone Club. His birthday was creeping up so I thought I could also pick him up a present.
Super Cheap Auto have something similar. ToolPro Safe Case - 560 x 430 x 215mm - AU$72.00 Looks like it comes out of the same factory FFS.
It is pissing down outside so I leave work and head to my local Super Cheap. Turns out they only have 1 left in stock. I talk to the guy on the counter who calls another Super Cheap Auto, that is on my way home, to see if there is any stock there.
My lucky day, they have 1 left as well. I put it on hold and fly down there and pick that one up. 1 for me and 1 for Rob. Whew! I'm set.
After dinner, the kids are put to bed and Rob rocks up, bearing gifts.
It is pissing down outside so I leave work and head to my local Super Cheap. Turns out they only have 1 left in stock. I talk to the guy on the counter who calls another Super Cheap Auto, that is on my way home, to see if there is any stock there.
My lucky day, they have 1 left as well. I put it on hold and fly down there and pick that one up. 1 for me and 1 for Rob. Whew! I'm set.
After dinner, the kids are put to bed and Rob rocks up, bearing gifts.
An Eachine QX70 and a Flysky FS-i6. Beauty!
A quick binding session and we get flying them around the house, much to my wife's dismay. We can fly a loop from the meals area, through the kitchen, then a 180 turn left through the formal dining and rumpus room. It's then a straight line to the lounge before doing another 180 left turn back into the meals area again. I struggled flying the drone as the second 180 turn put you in a headwind created by the Split System. It was hot and humid with the rain so the Air conditioner was belting out.
They weren't loud enough to wake the kids thankfully. The Christmas tree was still up in the corner of the rumpus room and the couch still had the kids' presents piled up on it. I did try recording some video but it isn't great, and doesn't last long.
The QX70 feels a little under powered. I found it takes a while to spool up the props to get you moving so I increased the throttle some more. Once I was getting some altitude I was already on the throttle too much and had to back off before hitting the ceiling. There must be a balance there but I'm not used to it yet. Maybe I should have flown it LOS for a bit first to get a feel for it. I went straight for the goggles of course because I could.
Rob has already cut (butchered) his bright yellow frame, removing the vertical battery holder and putting the battery horizontal under the chassis. It was attached with elastic bands. He's also removed to other plastic parts of the frame he deemed "excessive" so he has another elastic band surrounding the 4 turbine guards essentially keeping it squeezed together. This is all trying to make it lighter.
Here's one of Rob's videos of his QX70 in action. It didn't fly like that at my place. He blamed the Aircon.
Perhaps with some practice I'll be able to do that! I'm finally a legitimate member of the Leet Drone Club.
* This post has been back-dated to fit in the timeline.
* 28 March 2017
A quick binding session and we get flying them around the house, much to my wife's dismay. We can fly a loop from the meals area, through the kitchen, then a 180 turn left through the formal dining and rumpus room. It's then a straight line to the lounge before doing another 180 left turn back into the meals area again. I struggled flying the drone as the second 180 turn put you in a headwind created by the Split System. It was hot and humid with the rain so the Air conditioner was belting out.
They weren't loud enough to wake the kids thankfully. The Christmas tree was still up in the corner of the rumpus room and the couch still had the kids' presents piled up on it. I did try recording some video but it isn't great, and doesn't last long.
The QX70 feels a little under powered. I found it takes a while to spool up the props to get you moving so I increased the throttle some more. Once I was getting some altitude I was already on the throttle too much and had to back off before hitting the ceiling. There must be a balance there but I'm not used to it yet. Maybe I should have flown it LOS for a bit first to get a feel for it. I went straight for the goggles of course because I could.
Rob has already cut (butchered) his bright yellow frame, removing the vertical battery holder and putting the battery horizontal under the chassis. It was attached with elastic bands. He's also removed to other plastic parts of the frame he deemed "excessive" so he has another elastic band surrounding the 4 turbine guards essentially keeping it squeezed together. This is all trying to make it lighter.
Here's one of Rob's videos of his QX70 in action. It didn't fly like that at my place. He blamed the Aircon.
Perhaps with some practice I'll be able to do that! I'm finally a legitimate member of the Leet Drone Club.
* This post has been back-dated to fit in the timeline.
* 28 March 2017
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