Santy came

[Focusowner]

Wife bought me these for christmas

 

[Focusowner]

So first flight didnt really go to plan but its been a learning experience - flying too close to telecom wires and got it hung up on it - oops

Brought the micro quad out to my parents house when visiting and my brother managed to land it straight into my mothers cup of tea - managed to salvage it tho

 

[holtneil]

Hi mate so how you going to get it down , if you know some one with a quad that can hang a line and hook to get it down

 

[Focusowner]

Work for eircom -irelands version of BT no issue getting up at lines

Got it down with large step ladder and mop lol

 

[holtneil]

Well done shame to loose it , so how are you getting on with the quads

 

[Focusowner]

Getting on ok only getting used to it and then the batterys flat again but its fun get difficult to know which end is the front when in the air away from me and get a bit disorientated

 

[holtneil]

Hi this may sound silly just get some of your wifes nail varnish and paint the 2 front legs so you know which way round it is ,on my 450 i used lights on the legs and a yellow ball

 

[Focusowner]

There are green leds on the bottom but when its wrong way round and i want it to avoid trees and press left but mean right im in trouble

 

[holtneil]

Yes mate it will come in time ,what to try and do is every 1 battery out of 5 just hover facing different ways round , but it will come in time

 

[Focusowner]

Brought it outside in the dark there now and it was easier with lights on

 

[holtneil]

Just dont loose it

 

[Focusowner]

Just dont loose it

With my current luck quite likely but its all a bit of fun glad she got it for me i wouldnt be as happy about flyin the other one without practice

 

[holtneil]

Thats true i started with a hubsan x4 , but was flying RC Helicopters

 

[Focusowner]

Ive been flying small rc toy copters of late with self stabilising gyros the general ones you pick up in argos etc and got addicted to them so i thought quad - why not

 

[Focusowner]

So my turnigy sk450 hasn't arrived yet although its supposed to have been delivered today it hasn't so I've gone bonkers and bought myself a dji phantom 2

Must be mad

 

[holtneil]

Well done that man good for you , you wont go wrong with that

 

[Focusowner]

Collecting on sat

 

[Focusowner]

So the turnigy sk450 arrived today pretty impressed with the quality of it here are some pics