air_chimp
New Member
Greetings ladies and gentlemen,
My name is Jeff, and I am just starting out in the drone world. I was given an early Christmas gift by my loving wife, in the form of a Syma X5SW quadcopter, and has given me a brand new hobby, and believe me, I needed one.
I have kept my flying around my house so far, but a plan for a flight tomorrow at a local aero field is in the works. I'm have about 20 hours so far on the bird, and none of that though in FPV. I am not 100% on it as of yet.
This new hobby is great for me, because I am disabled. I served in the USMC from 08'-12' and NCNG from 12'-14', and in 2011 broke my back and tore my rotator cuff in my left arm, and its been a struggle since and recently has really been keeping me down. This drone provides me the sense of mobility that I am limited to currently.
I do wish to do some mods to it. I want to do the 800m battery pack upgrade, the tri-blade props, and possibly removal of all the non essentials. I have seen one video of an extreme of even removing the LED's, and another where holes where drilled.
My goal would have to be to take this drone activity to both paths I see myself interested in. Search and Rescue operations, and drone racing. I believe that this X5SW has given me the base to use to get the basics down for both. The plan is to acquire a DJI Mavic and use that for aerial photo's and ops, and eventually join a league or create a local one.
Until next time,
JLF
My name is Jeff, and I am just starting out in the drone world. I was given an early Christmas gift by my loving wife, in the form of a Syma X5SW quadcopter, and has given me a brand new hobby, and believe me, I needed one.
I have kept my flying around my house so far, but a plan for a flight tomorrow at a local aero field is in the works. I'm have about 20 hours so far on the bird, and none of that though in FPV. I am not 100% on it as of yet.
This new hobby is great for me, because I am disabled. I served in the USMC from 08'-12' and NCNG from 12'-14', and in 2011 broke my back and tore my rotator cuff in my left arm, and its been a struggle since and recently has really been keeping me down. This drone provides me the sense of mobility that I am limited to currently.
I do wish to do some mods to it. I want to do the 800m battery pack upgrade, the tri-blade props, and possibly removal of all the non essentials. I have seen one video of an extreme of even removing the LED's, and another where holes where drilled.
My goal would have to be to take this drone activity to both paths I see myself interested in. Search and Rescue operations, and drone racing. I believe that this X5SW has given me the base to use to get the basics down for both. The plan is to acquire a DJI Mavic and use that for aerial photo's and ops, and eventually join a league or create a local one.
Until next time,
JLF
