Posts: 23 Threads: 4 Likes Received: 17 in 9 posts Likes Given: 15 Joined: Jun 2018 Reputation: 0 Hello to all forum members!
Just recently joined the forum. I have started as a beginner since last year but have not ventured outside because of weather and also recent changes to drone regulations. Since looking for a good quiet spot for my first outside flight; suggestions welcome.
Thank you all. Posts: 1,773 Threads: 30 Likes Received: 1,199 in 755 posts Likes Given: 714 Joined: Oct 2016 Reputation: 45 Welcome to the forum Alex, enjoy your stay ![[-]](https://intofpv.com/images/collapse.png) • Posts: 3,288 Threads: 129 Likes Received: 2,740 in 1,644 posts Likes Given: 2,969 Joined: Apr 2017 Reputation: 65 Welcome to the forum! Not familiar with your location. Depending on what you are flying, most of the smaller stuff (3" and below) can be flown in backyards.
What are you flying? SoCal Kaity :D
OMG, no one told me it would be this much fun! Addicted :) • Posts: 1,013 Threads: 11 Likes Received: 452 in 349 posts Likes Given: 372 Joined: Dec 2017 Reputation: 16 • Posts: 23 Threads: 4 Likes Received: 17 in 9 posts Likes Given: 15 Joined: Jun 2018 Reputation: 0 (24-Jun-2018, 02:11 AM)kaitylynn Wrote: Welcome to the forum! Not familiar with your location. Depending on what you are flying, most of the smaller stuff (3" and below) can be flown in backyards.
What are you flying? My first build was a robocat with 5 inch props; I don't think I can fly that in the back yard. I bought a king kong egg 100 for flying at my brother's warehouse with friends (frames less that 100mm). Still clocking my hours on the simulator and also doing some tweaking on the quads. Finding places in and around Greater Manchester area to fly the quads are quiet a challenge. • Posts: 3,288 Threads: 129 Likes Received: 2,740 in 1,644 posts Likes Given: 2,969 Joined: Apr 2017 Reputation: 65 Cool, get that space can feel very limited flying a 5". I love my 2.5" for the backyard and it started at a 110mm frame with 2" props limit. Quiet and small. Nothing wrong with flying small aircraft  What radio do you use and do you fly with goggles? SoCal Kaity :D
OMG, no one told me it would be this much fun! Addicted :) • Posts: 23 Threads: 4 Likes Received: 17 in 9 posts Likes Given: 15 Joined: Jun 2018 Reputation: 0 (24-Jun-2018, 08:25 PM)kaitylynn Wrote: Cool, get that space can feel very limited flying a 5". I love my 2.5" for the backyard and it started at a 110mm frame with 2" props limit. Quiet and small. Nothing wrong with flying small aircraft
What radio do you use and do you fly with goggles? I have a Taranis x9d+. Currently, I have goggles and monitor as I am not sure which ones to go for; bought the eachine ev100 on the cheap at banggood. In regards to goggles, I am not too sure whether I'd made the right choice; or whether I should build a ground station. I don't have a big back yard even for the egg100; I prefer to fly in large spaces just in case I may hit somebody with it whilst learning. Posts: 36 Threads: 1 Likes Received: 19 in 15 posts Likes Given: 47 Joined: Jun 2018 Reputation: 0 Hey Alex and welcome to the site! I'm a beginner but what I've experienced so far is that the goggles are what you want for acro FPV. The ground station approach is better suited for the slower flying, aerial photo type flying, (but the goggles work for that too!),. I've got a wide range of UAV sizes but I think the small ones are more fun to fly, and because of the physics involved, the small ones survive crashes better than the big ones. I've broken landing gear and even arms on what were not much more than "hard landings" on larger units. I found a link to some info on the drone regulations in the UK: https://www.heliguy.com/blog/2018/05/30/...announced/ and I'm sure there's much more info out there. I spent some time, a few years back, in and around Manchester. It was a business trip but it turned out to be one of the best vacations I've ever had! It's a beautiful area. So... Man City or Man Utd? I'm trying to think but nothing happens. • Posts: 23 Threads: 4 Likes Received: 17 in 9 posts Likes Given: 15 Joined: Jun 2018 Reputation: 0 (25-Jun-2018, 03:41 PM)Schutes Wrote: Hey Alex and welcome to the site! I'm a beginner but what I've experienced so far is that the goggles are what you want for acro FPV. The ground station approach is better suited for the slower flying, aerial photo type flying, (but the goggles work for that too!),.
I've got a wide range of UAV sizes but I think the small ones are more fun to fly, and because of the physics involved, the small ones survive crashes better than the big ones. I've broken landing gear and even arms on what were not much more than "hard landings" on larger units.
I found a link to some info on the drone regulations in the UK: https://www.heliguy.com/blog/2018/05/30/...announced/ and I'm sure there's much more info out there.
I spent some time, a few years back, in and around Manchester. It was a business trip but it turned out to be one of the best vacations I've ever had! It's a beautiful area. So... Man City or Man Utd? Thanks for the advice, I will give the ev100 another go. After a few adjustments, the goggles still be uncomfortable. I've got some information from drone regs in UK, so I will follow the link to see what's new. I'm an on and off Man-U fan. Generally, I like to watch a good game of football. Posts: 36 Threads: 1 Likes Received: 19 in 15 posts Likes Given: 47 Joined: Jun 2018 Reputation: 0 (26-Jun-2018, 07:20 PM)alexyau Wrote: Thanks for the advice, I will give the ev100 another go. After a few adjustments, the goggles still be uncomfortable.
I've got some information from drone regs in UK, so I will follow the link to see what's new.
I'm an on and off Man-U fan. Generally, I like to watch a good game of football. I've got the same issue with goggles so I go LOS with or without an android phone or tablet. I'm working on improving my FPV skills but I still like to look right at the copter. I started using a laptop with Mission Planner a few months ago and It's working pretty well. I get the FPV view on the heads-up display which is helpful. I'm trying to think but nothing happens. • Posts: 23 Threads: 4 Likes Received: 17 in 9 posts Likes Given: 15 Joined: Jun 2018 Reputation: 0 (26-Jun-2018, 11:09 PM)Schutes Wrote: I've got the same issue with goggles so I go LOS with or without an android phone or tablet. I'm working on improving my FPV skills but I still like to look right at the copter. I started using a laptop with Mission Planner a few months ago and It's working pretty well. I get the FPV view on the heads-up display which is helpful. I have not seen Mission Planner before; will have a look later. I will be starting on LOS in the field just to get the feel of operating the drone for real. • Posts: 2,410 Threads: 136 Likes Received: 1,790 in 1,052 posts Likes Given: 3,302 Joined: Jan 2017 Reputation: 50 Welcome to the forums Alexyau!
Looking forward to watching you progress, and hopefully you can find some nice spots to do it in.
Worste case, come visit me in the sticks of Ohio! We get spoiled with flying spots around here. Posts: 3,288 Threads: 129 Likes Received: 2,740 in 1,644 posts Likes Given: 2,969 Joined: Apr 2017 Reputation: 65 After a few dozen packs, you will likely not even notice that you are wearing goggles. Once you get used to living in the view, it sort of becomes second nature to trust not directly viewing your craft. You get used to hearing it and knowing about where it is compared to the image, if that makes any sense at all The RoboCat has GPS? SoCal Kaity :D
OMG, no one told me it would be this much fun! Addicted :) • Posts: 21,380 Threads: 593 Likes Received: 9,025 in 6,679 posts Likes Given: 1,428 Joined: Jun 2018 Reputation: 793 I seem to have missed your original intro so a late welcome to the forum from me. I'm fairly new and a novice also. I seem to have a similar issue down here in the south of the UK with trying to find large decent (legal) flying spots. Google maps is your friend but unfortunately most of the best looking large open spaces are privately owned farmland used to grow crops, so not really suitable and much chance of getting permission from the farmers who won't want their crops getting damaged by joyriding quad flyers  We need to move to the states. They seem to have endless amounts of publicly accessible land that you can wander around to your hearts content without any danger of being shot by a farmer or prosecuted for trespassing!! • Posts: 23 Threads: 4 Likes Received: 17 in 9 posts Likes Given: 15 Joined: Jun 2018 Reputation: 0 (01-Jul-2018, 12:03 PM)kaitylynn Wrote: After a few dozen packs, you will likely not even notice that you are wearing goggles. Once you get used to living in the view, it sort of becomes second nature to trust not directly viewing your craft. You get used to hearing it and knowing about where it is compared to the image, if that makes any sense at all
The RoboCat has GPS? No GPS. The current build consists of:- Kakute F4 AIO (v1) eachine atx03 (suppose to be vtx03 but banggood sent the wrong item) racestar 2306s, 2400kv runcam micro swift racestar tattoo esc 35a Preferably wanna start doing so freestyle to test the water • |
