A general cry for help.

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Feyotter

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Hello all.
I just recently started flying (well, trying to fly) quadcopters and I am having a rough time of it. I've only been able to try to fly indoors due to the weather so since wind is obviously not a factor I'm forced to conclude I either got 7 defective various kinds of drones or I am doing something (or a lot of somethings) wrong. What I would like to do, if it is allowed, is ask if there is anyone in the York, Pa area who can guide/mentor/help me at least as far as to allow me to fly well enough to enjoy my quadcopters rather than just get frustrated and annoyed. I know I would really enjoy flying my quadcopters if only I could keep them in the air longer than a few seconds without crashing.
Btw, my quads are the Syma X5C-1, Cheerson CX-31, JXD 509V, JJRC H20, Skyviper m200, and the Sky Walker 1306. Nothing very large or expensive - just ones I thought would be good to learn on and then eventually give to nieces and nephews when I get something bigger and much more expensive. So, please help.
 
I don't know if there are any on the list that are close to you. We have a flying club in town and the guys (and gals) were surprisingly friendly. Helped me set up my radio, FCB, gave me a bunch of tips and answered all my questions.
 
Jackson said:
Start here.



This one may be a bit confusing as he is using a '+' config instead or an 'X'. But the basics are sound.

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There are so many quadcopters out there and I am such a noob, that I don't know which are and which aren't on or off brand. I guess I will learn eventually. Also, what is a multimeter and what would I use it for? Oh, and thanks for the video links.
 
RENOV8R said:
I don't know if there are any on the list that are close to you. We have a flying club in town and the guys (and gals) were surprisingly friendly. Helped me set up my radio, FCB, gave me a bunch of tips and answered all my questions.
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Good idea. I'll have to see if there is a flying club in the area. My main hope is that I can see someone fly my quads so I know it can be done, and then have them talk me through flying one myself. I'm pretty sure that if I can get one up and soaring I should be able to get the rest.
 
You have to walk before you run. Watch the videos above and practice what they say. You need to train your thumbs to react to the movement of the quad. I would start learning on the Syma X5C-1 that is a good beginner quad to learn on. Set it on low rates and practice, practice, practice.......
 
Feyotter said:
Hello all.
I just recently started flying (well, trying to fly) quadcopters and I am having a rough time of it. I've only been able to try to fly indoors due to the weather so since wind is obviously not a factor I'm forced to conclude I either got 7 defective various kinds of drones or I am doing something (or a lot of somethings) wrong. What I would like to do, if it is allowed, is ask if there is anyone in the York, Pa area who can guide/mentor/help me at least as far as to allow me to fly well enough to enjoy my quadcopters rather than just get frustrated and annoyed. I know I would really enjoy flying my quadcopters if only I could keep them in the air longer than a few seconds without crashing.
Btw, my quads are the Syma X5C-1, Cheerson CX-31, JXD 509V, JJRC H20, Skyviper m200, and the Sky Walker 1306. Nothing very large or expensive - just ones I thought would be good to learn on and then eventually give to nieces and nephews when I get something bigger and much more expensive. So, please help.
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A lot of toys there to play with. All with different flight characteristics.
I suggest you decide on one quad and feel comfortable flying it. - then play with the others!
Maybe be wise to start of on the one you will not cry over when it becomes a small collection of disconnected bits and pieces over a wide area!

Apart from Jacksons suggestion... search youTube for quadcopter101 - FrequentFlyer - the first has a blog which give you a written how to fly quads feature and he is a brilliant quad pilot - FrequenFlyer can fly mini quads in a 10 ft sqaure basement room in a way that many cannot do in a football sized open area! if you can find his vid in which he has a camera on his stick movements - amazing!
Painless360 and RCModelReview are both brilliant easy to understand educators for the technical stuff.

Other than the above, - search youTube for your different quads - there are bound to be examples which will help you.
 
Gramps said:
You have to walk before you run. Watch the videos above and practice what they say. You need to train your thumbs to react to the movement of the quad. I would start learning on the Syma X5C-1 that is a good beginner quad to learn on. Set it on low rates and practice, practice, practice.......
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I have been watching a lot of the videos, they are helpful, but I guess practice, practice, practice is probably my best bet if I can't get some personal lessons. Actually, just being able to have someone watch what I am doing and critiquing/criticizing so I can get into good habits is what I think would work best for me, but until I can find someone willing, practicing will do. Of course that has the added benefit of being fun as well as useful - as long as I can keep the frustration level down a few notches.
 
Quadcopter102 said:
A lot of toys there to play with. All with different flight characteristics.
I suggest you decide on one quad and feel comfortable flying it. - then play with the others!
Maybe be wise to start of on the one you will not cry over when it becomes a small collection of disconnected bits and pieces over a wide area!

Apart from Jacksons suggestion... search youTube for quadcopter101 - FrequentFlyer - the first has a blog which give you a written how to fly quads feature and he is a brilliant quad pilot - FrequenFlyer can fly mini quads in a 10 ft sqaure basement room in a way that many cannot do in a football sized open area! if you can find his vid in which he has a camera on his stick movements - amazing!
Painless360 and RCModelReview are both brilliant easy to understand educators for the technical stuff.

Other than the above, - search youTube for your different quads - there are bound to be examples which will help you.
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Some very good ideas. Thank you. I religiously watch quadcopter101, flyinRyan, FrequentFlyer, etc... I need to check out the blog you mentioned. Once I can get outside I will be flying my Syma, but in the meantime I'm going to pick one of the nanos for indoors, I just can't decide which one would be best for a noob.
 
Feyotter said:
Some very good ideas. Thank you. I religiously watch quadcopter101, flyinRyan, FrequentFlyer, etc... I need to check out the blog you mentioned. Once I can get outside I will be flying my Syma, but in the meantime I'm going to pick one of the nanos for indoors, I just can't decide which one would be best for a noob.
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Cheerson CX-10 is a great little nano. If you learn how to fly this , you'll be able to fly anything
 
The 10C has a camera, but it's only .3 MP. But it does do video and stills. Personally I don't use it, images aren't that great, and it just uses up battery space.
 
RENOV8R said:
The 10C has a camera, but it's only .3 MP. But it does do video and stills. Personally I don't use it, images aren't that great, and it just uses up battery space.
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I've heard that (I watch a lot of quad review videos), but when trying to decide between the cx-10, cx-10a, and cx-10c, it didn't sound like there was a lot of difference in their flying styles, so I went with the 10c just because I thought it was neat. I know, silly reason. If you think that the cx-10 is the better choice to learn on I'll get one of them. They are pretty cheap.
 
Feyotter said:
I just ordered a Cheerson CX-10C for a good price on EBay, is that as good or should I get the regular cx-10?
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Almost all sellers on eBay and most of the so called online stores - are drop shippers* in whole or part- so its really a case of suck it and see! eBay at least gives you Buyer Protection if you get a defective item.

* BangGood = just ordered three small parts, M3 x8 and 10 screws and 37mm frame pillars and an LED strip - they were sent out as individual items! One arrived yesterday - the others - who knows where!
 
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