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  1. davidhk129

    Help. I made a dumb mistake!! Need a controller for Eachine M80.

    Since I am not "a sane genius", I doubt I will be able to figure this mess out. My investment failure amounts to $140. Think I'll claim a write off of $1400 on my tax return. Revenue Canada wouldn't audit me, would they?
  2. davidhk129

    Help. I made a dumb mistake!! Need a controller for Eachine M80.

    RE : A little advice, read the review and question section before you click "buy now" lol. RE : They say the M80 has alt hold, turtle mode, 3 flight modes yet there is no way to hook it up the betaflight to set any of this up. I always do some "research" before buying these kind of things. In...
  3. davidhk129

    Help. I made a dumb mistake!! Need a controller for Eachine M80.

    I bought this M80 primary that it has an altitude hold feature. I need that to learn how to fly with a goggle which I have Eachine EV800. I can't fly with the goggle without altitude hold, and I am not going to demolish my Bugs 3 and Bugs 3 Mini for that. Hence the M80.
  4. davidhk129

    Help. I made a dumb mistake!! Need a controller for Eachine M80.

    It's not that I don't want to learn. I never mind learning new stuff. I self-taught myself on computer when I was 66 and I have a MVP title from Microsoft Community. I did not take computer course at college. It was not available back then. In order to learn, there has to have qualified...
  5. davidhk129

    Help. I made a dumb mistake!! Need a controller for Eachine M80.

    It's too much !! `I pick this hobby for old age enjoyment. Not for irritation. I've that with my Windows 10. Anyone wants them ? I am selling both the M80 and the ORX transmitter for C$70. You pay for the shipping. I bought the M80 from Banggood for C$43.79. I had coupon discount at that time...
  6. davidhk129

    Help. I made a dumb mistake!! Need a controller for Eachine M80.

    There is no button at the back of the transmitter. I've read that PDF instructions too. I have the solid green on the quad now. How? Watch one u-tube. The guy spoke with different language. He turned the quad face down when connecting the battery. That's how I got the light in solid green. BUT...
  7. davidhk129

    Help. I made a dumb mistake!! Need a controller for Eachine M80.

    I am a newbie on "hobby quads". It is particularly challenging to a 76 yr old man. I need instructions specifically for Eachine M80 quad and DRX transmitter. Not some other racing quads and FlySky transmitters. Thank you.
  8. davidhk129

    Help. I made a dumb mistake!! Need a controller for Eachine M80.

    OK. The manual disk shows me how to access Function List and Set Up List and others. Fine and dandy. But what good are those to me ? I still don't know how to set up the M80 quad in order to fly it. Of course, I must have missed quite a few things, being a newbie and all that. Bottom line, I...
  9. davidhk129

    Help. I made a dumb mistake!! Need a controller for Eachine M80.

    Silly me. It just dawns on me. My quad (M80) is the receiver. I am having trouble binding. The instructions said that when the battery was connected to the quad, it would blink quickly. My is the opposite. It blinks steady but slow for quite awhile. Then it changes to blink quickly. I turned on...
  10. davidhk129

    Help. I made a dumb mistake!! Need a controller for Eachine M80.

    OK. Found out why it did not play the disk. The Auto Play was not set correctly. It is playing the disk now. BUT, I cannot not make head or tail out of it. To start...………. Instructions : Binding the Transmitter and Receiver. What Receiver ? What binding plug? There are no accessories that come...
  11. davidhk129

    Help. I made a dumb mistake!! Need a controller for Eachine M80.

    Help. I just received the ORX transmitter from eBay today, July 12th. It comes with a tiny disk but no manual. I plugged in the disk to my computer, it was reading the disk but nothing showed up on the computer. I turned on my Eachine M80 and the transmitter, nothing showed up on the led screen...
  12. davidhk129

    To GPS or not GPS?

    I am not well versed in this subject. In fact I know very little. In layman terms, the "built-in" is just that. It is built-in and not transferrable. RunCam is an independent device which can be attached to and removed from almost any quad. Usually it will be attached to the belly of the drone...
  13. davidhk129

    To GPS or not GPS?

    I have been considering to buy one and attach a Runcam 2 to it. But I am not sure the range of the cam. If it's less than 200 feet, I don't want it. Runcam 2 will cost me $110 CDN. Not cheap.
  14. davidhk129

    To GPS or not GPS?

    JBella, I have given you an example of Optical Flow Positioning quad...… XK X300. Here is another one that is well worth considering...……. SG106 ** I don't have one. So I cannot vouch for what the Amazon said about this quad. ** The following is an excerpt of the quad's ability taken from...
  15. davidhk129

    To GPS or not GPS?

    When you have GPS, you have Altitude Hold. With a GPS quad, the Throttle is "spring loaded". Meaning it will spring back to the middle when you let go the stick. That is the way Altitude Hold works. That's how you can tell if the quad has Altitude Hold or not. Even with GPS turned off, which...
  16. davidhk129

    To GPS or not GPS?

    There are 2 "Bugs 2" that have GPS features : 1. MJX Bugs 2 B2W. It is a FPV (first persion view) drone. The catch is, it uses 5G Wifi to transmit images to your phone. If your phone cannot support 5G, you will be paying for a lot that you can not use. Check your smartphone first. I, myself...
  17. davidhk129

    To GPS or not GPS?

    RE : Do I use rubber bands That was because I have been using 3.7v 700mah battery instead of the stock 500mah. The battery is a little big and I am unable to use the door to close the compartment. So I took out the door and use the rubber bands to ensure the battery will not come out while in...
  18. davidhk129

    To GPS or not GPS?

    RE : I really didn't want to start depending on Headless Mode and Return to Home and Altitude Hold, etc. until I had become a legit flyer I won't attempt to change your method of learning to fly a drone. There are pundits who advocate learning to fly with a no nonsense quad like Syma X5C. They...
  19. davidhk129

    How do I start building my first drone?

    Thank you very much for a most informative input.
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