Hi from a Newbie!

[Louie]

Hi everyone,
Just thought I'd introduce myself. I'm new to quads and have just bought myself a Quattro-X RTF model. Have used it a couple of times with a GoPro and was pretty impressed. Flight times are only about 8-9 mins with the camera, and I expect this will drop when I put the gimbal on.
I haven't found any reference to anyone else owning one of these on here. I think they are probably going to put a dent in DJI Phantom sales in the UK as they are so cheap yet still have all the GPS functions that a newbie would want.
If I get on with the quad and enjoy using it then I'd like to do a self build and ultimately progress to FPV flying. But always with the camera attached! It's seeing all that stuff from a few hundred feet up that gives me a real buzz!
Hoping to get some good advice on all relevant topics!
Louie

 

[GJH105775]

Wow, they are cheap. I've never heard of them before this post but they look like great entry quads. Do they feel rugged as they look?

 

[Louie]

I'm not sure that I'm really qualified to say! I've tried countless times to fly helis without success. It cost me a small fortune and I never got the hang of them. But this was great. Up in the air, engage GPS hold and then start learning. I had no problems with control, and the Gps hold, altitude hold and orientation hold are priceless. I've no complaints, especially as I had been looking at getting a Phantom at pretty much four times the cost! The Quattro cost me £150 from Ebay.

 

[holtneil]

Hi mate welcome to the forum , nice quad , twister made and still do make Helicopters , This is a new one on me , but there are so many coming out now , Quads are a really big money spinner so they are all jumping on the quad band wagon
If you have the time ( sound like you have the passion) to do a review of the quad it will help others some time we dont buy this sort of quads as we dont know what they will be like , but some one like you takes the chance and love them so spread the word , only time will tell how it lasts
The DJI Phantom costs because its so very very good, easy to fly, and lasts there are still Phantom mark 1 flying the same as the first day it was flown
CP helis are very hard to fly took me 6 months to get the hover right , if later you want to try a CP heli again first buy a tri-copter this will teach you what skill set you need to fly a CP

 

[Louie]

Thanks for the advice, but I think I'm going to give heli's a miss from now on! I'll certainly do a review on the Quattro when I've had a chance to spend a little more time with it. I've just bought the Walkera G-2D gimbal to accompany it and I'm looking forward to trying them all out next week. This is really a cheap way for me to find out whether I enjoy quad flying enough to invest more money in building a decent setup that could perhaps carry my Canon EOS700D for pics and video. Early days, but I'm quite excited about the whole thing. I really do think that quads are going to be HUGE over the next few years. (Until the government clamp down on it!!)

 

[holtneil]

Yes mate they are a big money spinner , enjoy this hobby