Recent content by JimC

Thanks, wafflejock. I haven't seen any of Oscar Liang's stuff but will certainly check him out.

You are right about the amount of stuff on internet and I have looked at a ton of it. I just like to read print that isn’t on a screen sometimes. Thanks for the response Renov8r.

Hi. I’m a brand new newbie (I don’t even own a drone yet) and would like to find a print magazine about consumer/recreational drones. My local bookstore only has Rotor Dronr Pro which is aimed mostly at commercial drones and Drone Zone which is good but it is published in U.K. and I’ in US. TIA, Jim

OK...Thanks 2Hover. The information is much appreciated.

Super information there 2Hover. Now I know what the H and the W mean in X5HW. Do you happen to know what the "U" stands for in the X5UW? Maybe the U has something to do with the ability to draw a route on the wifi, as you mentioned. Any idea what makes it more complicated? I want to thank...

Thanks photojunky. The guy running the "Ready, Set, Drone" youtube channel also had high praise for the Syma X5C as a very good learner copter and that is one reason I was looking at them. I don't think that make the 5C anymore and so I was thinking about an X5HW or X5UW but couldn't figure out...

Yeah, that Eachine looks pretty good. I will have check it out on youtube and at their website. I had never even heard of this company. Thanks Jackson.

Thanks Jackson. I was looking at either the X5HW or the X5UW which I thought, from looking at the Syma website, were the newer ones. Is there something newer than these two that I should be looking at? Thanks again.

Hi. I am newer than a newbie. Don't even own a quadcopter yet but have been doing some research in books and online. I am leaning toward a Syma X5 model as a first step to learn on but I have a question. I was wondering if someone could tell me the differences between the X5HW and the X5UW? I...