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@Jimmy-Dan Conners: Have fun. It seems you will be able to help answering my fist question: Which parts will break or deteriorate fast? http://quadcopterforum.com/threads/which-parts-will-break-or-deteriorate-fast.6591/#post-21546 @Cale262: I am not sure I can trust a guy who thinks it’s...

I saw a couple of videos from CHARPU with racing quads on YouTube and this looks like a lot of fun. So somehow I had this idea I want to be able to do the same. Let’s buy a racing quad and let’s go. Obviously it will be necessary to learn to fly these things. When Charpu is flying he talks with...

I just discovered the Heli-Max 1SQ. I think I will get that one to start with. http://www.helimaxrc.com/quadcopters/hmxe0834-1sq/index.html

Thanks HDtallrider, Until a few weeks ago I didn’t know much about quadcopters. They seemed kind of nice but boring. But then I saw a video about FPV drone racing in the woods and that reminded me, like many other people before, of the racing in the woods in Star Wars III. I saw that movie back...

Thanks for your detailed answers. A beginner drone sounds interesting and it’s amazing how cheap they are available. Coming back to the question which parts will break: How sturdy are these beginner drones like i.e. the Syma X5c-1? If I would crash i.e. against a tree is it likely that the...

Sometime in the next weeks I plan to build my first quadcopter. I imagine that maybe in a year I want to have a racing drone with quality parts maybe for 500 USD. I have experience with mechanics and electronics and I want to build my own copter. I am sure at the beginning I will crash my...