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  1. Squirrel1138

    Altitude Question

    I want to shoot some video of a 100yr celebration on a local mountain. I can't fly my drone from the base of the cliffs to the summit without exceeding the 400ft limit. If I hike to the top how does the 400ft ceiling apply? If fly from the top I wI'll only need to fly maybe 50ft higher than the...
  2. Squirrel1138

    Winds!

    I just got a Phantom 3 standard and I'm nervous fling in winds. When is wind to high for certain size crafts? Is there a cheap doohickey I can use to determine wind speeds? Any advice would be appreciated.
  3. Squirrel1138

    First flight with DJI Phantom 3.

    My first flight with my video working correctly. Phantom 3 flies like a dream. Ill post more videos as my skill and bravery increase.
  4. Squirrel1138

    Upair FPV trouble

    I just bought a Upair One and it arrived today. I charged both batteries separately. Took it behind my house in a nice big field. Flew it around a little. Mostly practicing landing gently. In the middle of my third mini flight I lost video with the drone. All I get is static on my OSD. Drone...
  5. Squirrel1138

    Frustrated!

    My Syma x5c had a problem with one of the rotors binding up. So I ordered replacement motors and plastic gear doo dads in my first attempt at repairing a quad. I got my parts in so I disassembled the Syma only to find the plastic doo dad was not the right one. I ordered "original Syma parts"...
  6. Squirrel1138

    New York Noob

    I've only been at the flying quads thing for about a month now. I own 2 Syma x5cs. One is currently in the top of my neighbors tree and I've declared it unrecoverable. I am hooked bad by this sport. I am eventually going to upgrade to a Upair One but for now will continue to crash my x5c to get...
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