Throttle problem I think.

[mozquito1]

So I bought my first cheap quad to play around with first and got about an hour out of it till I accidentally connected the power connector the wrong way. The connection on the jjrc h8c is cheap and I fried the board.
So I thought well if I'm going to break drones I may as well learn how to build one, well fix them really.
So I bought a cheap diatone plastic frame 250 size and it is full working order except when I throttle up and take my thumb off the stick to hover, it starts to lose altitude. If I pitch forward I find it hard to adjust to keep it level. I do not want to start messing with settings if I don't have to.
So if any one has any idea please help. Thankyou.

 

[Jackson]

and it is full working order except when I throttle up and take my thumb off the stick to hover,

Taking your thumb off the throttle is not how to hover. Always keep a grip on both sticks.

If I pitch forward I find it hard to adjust to keep it level.

Rome wasn't built in a day, you need practice.... lots. Various, constant micro adjustments are a way of life.

 

[mozquito1]

Taking your thumb off the throttle is not how to hover. Always keep a grip on both sticks.


Rome wasn't built in a day, you need practice.... lots. Various, constant micro adjustments are a way of life.

OK advice taken thankyou, but if I do throttle up to say 5' should it stay at that height with a good setup,without adjustment.
I'm still doing the square routine at the moment. And forward & back. I do realise it's going to take a year or so to become competent. It's just that with building my own quad I thought maybe there was something wrong.

 

[Jackson]

I do realise it's going to take a year or so to become competent.

No it won't. There should be a Eureka! moment within a month. Some structured practice is a good idea. Something to help with visual orientation is a good thing, different colored props, some stripes in the front etc. It would have been nice to hone your chops on the JJRC though cuz practice entails crashing.

if I do throttle up to say 5' should it stay at that height with a good setup,without adjustment.

Unless you have some specialized flight controller, with a barometer, GPS etc, you gotta keep tweaking. What is your flight controller and radio?