Recent content by Al Parmer

...on a serious note, those little drones usually have a self calibrating procedure where you have to hold the sticks a certain way while you power on. Also check that your trims are all centered.

Throw it as far as you can like a stone. Get you a Blade starter drone like the nano qx or an Inductrix.

Thanks, Im going tomhave to try a set of those. I was about to buy the new eachine 200s.

Found it. It was the x-ufo by silverlit. I had two of them. http://rc-model-airplanes.blogspot.com/2006/05/silverlit-x-ufo-4-motors.html

I had one called the UFO. I think that was in 2005...ish. It was a big foam quad.

...and my 65mm, aka Blue Tick

I find that I have more fun with a smaller than 3" drone. They are lighter, smaller footprint, and can rip just like the bigger ones. Being lighter means tighter turns, crazy flips, and less damage. Smaller footprint allows to rip indoors and through smaller spaces outside. These two are...

It seems I am one of the few older racing pilots around my area. I am always looking to rescue drones from folk that have crashed or given up on them. Everyone I meet is much younger. I can think of two reasons as to why older folk don't get into it. One, hand to eye reaction; and two...

I kept one of those old golden Futaba Tx around for a while. I ended up trashing it since it was just taking up space. Back in the day, they were the best. One thing I never got to fly was the clicker type Tx.

You can paint your props but then you will have to balance them. No big deal with bigger props, but it gets harder the smaller they get. For orientation, you can order different color props. Something else you could so is use a carbon fiber or even a wooden dowel and attach it to the back of...

I'm pretty sure I am behind the curve when it comes to newer lions. This diagram is what I am used to.

Take offs are optional, Landings are mandatory

Take offs are optional

I’m confused because this is the first time I hear of someone using lions vs lipos on a quad or anything other than Rx or Tx packs. Not sure what you mean by wider voltage range. They are both 3.7 per cell unless you use LiHv. Maybe I haven’t caught up with new lion tech.

My two cents on the tinyhawk. I have always been interested in a brushless whoop that it is easy to take anywhere. I love my Lizard95, baby hawks, torrents, and the smallest is a 65mm. I wanted something more durable than my 65mm build and more power. Kept my eye on the tinyhawk and finally took...