Altsickeness
Quad Addict
New guy mess.
Okay I started out with a Syma x5sw and the generic syma controller it came with. Since I've never flown anything before that, I started in the mode it worked in when I first took it out of the box. The screen icon tells me Im in mode 1, which is Left stick (up /down and right/ left turn) and Right stick (forward /back and roll right/left). So I practiced my butt off flying almost every day with the 9 batteries I purchased to go with it. The plan was to get an Eachine racer 250 and learn to fly on the Syma. So I got really good and comfortable with the controls on the Syma (mode 1) and purchased the Eachine 250. It had and option of ordering mode 1 or mode 2 on Eachine I6 controller so I naturally picked mode 1 because I thought I was flying in mode 1 according to the Syma controller.
The problem I have is that the mode 1 on the I6 is totally opposite of what I've been practicing all this time.
SO my new guy questions are as follows:
1) can I take this controller apart and switch it around to the way I've been flying?
2) What mode have I been in? Is the above description actually mode 2?
3) will I need to purchase a new controller (Left hand: up/down and right/left turn, Right hand: Forward/back and left/ right roll), and a new receiver?
4) can I purchase a new controller and bind it to the receiver already on the quad?
I'm beyond frustrated after all that practice in whatever mode I was in and now possibly have to start over with a much more expensive quad.
Note: I did try it and crashed after about 20 seconds and broke all the props. Everything seems backwards... GRrrrrr! I'm not sure if I'm prepared to switch over like that. It will probably be expensive and frustrating. I still have 4 more props that came with it. So maybe I can make it to 30 seconds this time.
Any advise or help would be very welcome (after you're done laughing at me
)
Okay I started out with a Syma x5sw and the generic syma controller it came with. Since I've never flown anything before that, I started in the mode it worked in when I first took it out of the box. The screen icon tells me Im in mode 1, which is Left stick (up /down and right/ left turn) and Right stick (forward /back and roll right/left). So I practiced my butt off flying almost every day with the 9 batteries I purchased to go with it. The plan was to get an Eachine racer 250 and learn to fly on the Syma. So I got really good and comfortable with the controls on the Syma (mode 1) and purchased the Eachine 250. It had and option of ordering mode 1 or mode 2 on Eachine I6 controller so I naturally picked mode 1 because I thought I was flying in mode 1 according to the Syma controller.
The problem I have is that the mode 1 on the I6 is totally opposite of what I've been practicing all this time.
SO my new guy questions are as follows:
1) can I take this controller apart and switch it around to the way I've been flying?
2) What mode have I been in? Is the above description actually mode 2?
3) will I need to purchase a new controller (Left hand: up/down and right/left turn, Right hand: Forward/back and left/ right roll), and a new receiver?
4) can I purchase a new controller and bind it to the receiver already on the quad?
I'm beyond frustrated after all that practice in whatever mode I was in and now possibly have to start over with a much more expensive quad.
Note: I did try it and crashed after about 20 seconds and broke all the props. Everything seems backwards... GRrrrrr! I'm not sure if I'm prepared to switch over like that. It will probably be expensive and frustrating. I still have 4 more props that came with it. So maybe I can make it to 30 seconds this time.
Any advise or help would be very welcome (after you're done laughing at me
)
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