Recent content by oldtexasdog

Thanks. As soon as the wind gets below 5mph I will try again.:rolleyes:

Well I had my first fly away!! 3 MPH N wind, and I was trying to set the trim on 8 acres clear that I own. I kept getting altitude but as altitude is a pilots best friend I did not pay that much attention to it:( It hit a stronger upper wind at about 500 ft and just would not come back! I had...

I went ahead and bought the Syma X5C. The reason is I worry that with all the automatics Gyro and especially GPS functions on the DJI if it was to loose GPS and I would need to then be ready to take over manually. I need to be familer with and comfortable with doing so. I have never had a "Fly...

Thanks for the info.

High folks. New to your forum here. I am in my 60's and have been building and flying R/C Planes on and off since I was 15. I got one of those Mini Copters a year ago and am pretty profecient at flying it in the house and garage(sans celing fans:):rolleyes: Got the itch bad for a DJI Phanthom...