Thank you for getting me going.

S

Steven Campbell

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After doing I'm not sure what exactly for a bit Saturday Morning, I got this far and I'm thrilled.

Managed to mostly duplicate the settings and programming to the other drone, the Darkmax.

Found a local drone group in Salem at at next opportunity with clear weather, will go out with others and get some fly time in and practice with some learning mixed in.

In the next week I'll be changing the transmitter batt to a lipo, I began ordering extra parts, nuts, props, etc.

The drone I wanted to purchase first that was essentially unavailable to me at the time, the stars aligned, along with a sale so I ordered myself an x215 pro.

I figure that between the 3 drones, I'll be able to fly even after wrecking one or two drones.

Ive put together a case to safely pack my transmitter, a case with foam cutouts for storing my 4s lipo batts, and I'm working on a case for protecting the drones with props on...

Once again, thanks for all the help, I'm sure I will still need more pointers here and there.
 
RENOV8R said:
Looks like you've got it set up nicely. Have you tested to make sure the failsafe is functioning correctly?
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The failsafe was tested functional via betaflight and on multiple occasions screwing around the house, the Bfight the beeper is activated and the Darkmax, not able to get the beeper going but programmed the LEDs to go crazy with flashes when the failsafe is active.

Another thing to add, I have been playing with some of the switches and have programmed to use the acro flight mode, air, angle, and horizon plus the combination from what others have said of air plus angle/horizon.

I'll likely try to learn everything in acro but will have the ability to change if need be.
 
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Looks like you're off to a great start! One minor suggestion: I would map the beeper to a different switch than your failsafe. If (when?) you take that long walk of shame, it might be toward the end of your battery life on the quad. With beeper on a separate switch, you can toggle it on periodically as you locate the quad rather than have it beep continuously until found...or until the battery dies. Please don't ask how I know this. ;)
 
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