Hello everyone ! I found this forum reading Oscar Liangs sit. I have been flying RC for a few years (fixed wing LOS) and off and on for the last couple of years flying FPV ( and I suck) I have a few quads each one I buy I thing this will be the quad that I can get better with. Sad to say its not the quad its the operator. I started to use the SIM more and practice around the house with my Tiny Whoop. I am a development engineer for an aerospace company I know electronic fairly well and I am mechanically inclined. There is so much to know about this hobby. As soon as I think I have a grasp on a particular subject I find out I just barley scratched the surface. I look forward to learning more and becoming a better pilot. I don't plan on doing any racing but some freestyle in an area with great views is up my ally. I just need to get the courage to put the switch in acro and go for it. Thanks for the add and happy flying !!!
Lusetti

Hey Lusetti,

Welcome to the forum! It's a good one I promise

As for sucking... it's not important how well you fly, what's important is how much fun you have doing it! (As I am sure you already know since you've been at it a few years )

At first I hated how many what I call "barriers to entry" that there were for the hobby but getting past those hurdles is so rewarding! freestyle flying is a ton of fun and if you can do it in good spots its even better. I look forward to seeing you around and learning more about what you fly

Acro is the way to go in my oppinion. Truely gives you the control and you aren't constantly trying to fight the quad wanting to level itself. Personally I feel more like Im in the cockpit of a fighter plane when in acro. Also I should add that I was truely board with toy quads and level mode for a good 6 months, trying everything I could to go faster, wanting the control and freedom acro mode offers. To the point my mind was already wrapped around the difference in control. After finally building and flying my first "real" quad I have not looked back. Its not even been 2 months in acro mode yet but already just FEELS more natural to me than level mode ever did.
So coming from fixed wings, maybe acro is what your mind really wants. I dont know, just a theory as that is what my brain wanted

Welcome Lusetti! Do it! Put the switch in acro and go for it! You're not worried about crashing are you?! Uh...I hate to be the one to tell you this, but...

(And be sure and record all of the crashes - it's fun to watch late at night while you're waiting for the next flying day.)

Welcome to the forum Lusetti!

I'm doing it the other way around. I got started on quads and I have a couple of fixed wing models that I will get building once vacation time starts.

Welcome!

welcome Lusetti

Thanks you for the warm welcome fellas !!! Im feeling pretty good in Acro on the sim . I have been putting a couple hours a night for the last week. Im just waiting for the the weather and some free time to get out there for real. I just hope the sim is somewhat close to the real thing.... Im using Lyftoff.

(15-May-2017, 11:01 PM)Lusetti Wrote: Thanks you for the warm welcome fellas !!! Im feeling pretty good in Acro on the sim . I have been putting a couple hours a night for the last week. Im just waiting for the the weather and some free time to get out there for real. I just hope the sim is somewhat close to the real thing.... Im using Lyftoff.

The biggest thing I had trouble getting used to between sim and air was the visual... however you already have FPV experience and probably won't have the video issues I've had so you'll likely not even have to worry about any of that  

In my experience the difference between flying in simulator vs flying in the air in acro is probably about 1 and a half times as big of a difference as flying one quad vs the other, or one sim vs the other. The movements are all the same on the sticks but the "feel" is what will be different. 

A key thing to make them feel as close as possible for me is making sure that your rates are the same on your quad as you use in the sim which is MUCH easier now with liftoff since they use a mock betaflight screen. The only part i'd caution with that is you'll probably want to consider which rates are more suited to you if they're different. Your rates on the quad might be a better fit than the defaults in liftoff. If you suspect that would be the case I would recommend updating rates in liftoff and flying for about an hour before heading out to fly (the day of)... I find a little stick time on simulator on a flying day goes a long way to getting rid of or reducing first-battery jitters that I often still get too. Good luck and keep at it, no matter how daunting it does start to get easier after a while.