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  1. sailorsam

    Flight Log: Tell Us Bout Your Flights

    not me on the pier. never noticed him (her) til you pointed out.
  2. sailorsam

    Syma X5C-1 Camera Mod (sorta kinda but hey it works!

    yes, would be great for searching. Definitely a different perspective. they should have adjustable cameras. course that would add to the pri$e (plus the weight).
  3. sailorsam

    Syma X5C-1 transmitter

    would be nice if all this stuff was interchangeable but guess not keep us posted
  4. sailorsam

    Flight Log: Tell Us Bout Your Flights

    Here's a comparisom between the Syma camera and the UDI camera. Somebody told me the Syma was inferior. I didn't realize how much.
  5. sailorsam

    Flight Log: Tell Us Bout Your Flights

    In retrospect / Captain Hindsight; The unit was out over the creek, in front of me, to my left, sun at my back. When I decided to reel it on (before battery went; plus it was zooming up a bit) I tried to do too much at once. I should have, first, lowered it a bit, then slid it to my right so...
  6. sailorsam

    Flight Log: Tell Us Bout Your Flights

    Road trip. AM photo ops at local boat ramp. Unbelievably beautiful day ; no wind at all, bright sunshine. Got overconfident and flew unit over creek, turned, took some pics from the water. Bringing the unit back I controlled down / right / back and it got into a slide/slice (what's it called...
  7. sailorsam

    Why are you doing this?

    hard to put into words. I just like to see them fly around knowing I can control. I also like photo ops. Gives me a sense of accomplishment to have some pix to show for my flights instead of just fifteen minutes of play time.
  8. sailorsam

    Cheerson CX-20, goes berzerk commits suicide... what happened?

    agree, defective unit. hope your supplier will come thru. I had a Walker that went nuts and flew away, lost. They agreed to exchange asked for old unit to be returned. I was going to return the box / controller and parts with a note of explanation; happily I found it the day before sending...
  9. sailorsam

    Accessories for Syma X5C-1

    reg bats do seem to have a little more juice, at least short term. Since I sometimes store my units for a week or two (weather) I use alks. would totally suck to lose a unit from control unit failure. personally I don't think I fly mine far enough for it to be an issue.
  10. sailorsam

    Flight Log: Tell Us Bout Your Flights

    Night ops wi the NiHui. Great night, clear, sunset wi a crescent moon, hardly any wind. Still elevator problems. I worked on anticipating that with some success. tried to take a pic with moon in background, didn't come out all that well. Concentrating on flying the unit; taking the pic was...
  11. sailorsam

    Flight Log: Tell Us Bout Your Flights

    more pix from this morning's flight
  12. sailorsam

    Accessories for Syma X5C-1

    imho...yes, yes, and yes. the stock batteries aren't that good and take forever with one charger. I think they have a package wi a multi charger and several batteries. spare props are very cheap. Consider buying the little white gear that goes on the prop shaft. I lost one and was grounded...
  13. sailorsam

    Flight Log: Tell Us Bout Your Flights

    Photo ops this morning wi the UDI. Perfect weather, clear, sunny, no wind (at first). I think I set an altitude record, that thing zoomed up and up. Got some pix but the camera is still pointing down; I need some of those long screws I guess. I disassembled and reassembled but didn't seem to...
  14. sailorsam

    tree vs quadcopter

    what really sux is that they probly have no idea about getting a controller or charger and the thing will be a useless toy/decoration until pitched. after losing mine I put out a reward poster ($10, no questions asked), no luck.
  15. sailorsam

    It LIVES!!! bwahahaha IT Lives!!!

    keep us posted some of these November days are real still and misty. I prefer clear but I do like the calm. are you resting the unit for a few minutes between batteries? some guys say they burn the motors out if they fly too many times too close together. I feel my motors and am surprised at...
  16. sailorsam

    Flight Log: Tell Us Bout Your Flights

    hey @ Niagara, try any photo ops yet?
  17. sailorsam

    Flight Log: Tell Us Bout Your Flights

    ratz. looked forward all week to Sunday morning launch but it came up windy. I had to strain to keep it (the UDI) from blowing away and I was afraid I'd burn the little motors out. Second battery I hugged the treeline and got some decent flying. Headless mode works. I need to adjust the...
  18. sailorsam

    Flight Log: Tell Us Bout Your Flights

    flew the UDI indoors @ job site. pretty stable. headless / rtf worked. course there isn't much wind in there (a slight ventilation movement). plan is to fly tomorrow morning, weather permitting.
  19. sailorsam

    Flight Log: Tell Us Bout Your Flights

    got my replacement UDI today. short flight in yard working on 'headless' mode. initially didn't work well. I landed and positioned the unit and removed and re-inserted the battery, I unnerstand that resets the orientation on some units. worked; flew well after. yes, I can rotate the unit...
  20. sailorsam

    Well did you fly today post videos here

    'this video is private'
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