Posts: 3,288 Threads: 129 Likes Received: 2,740 in 1,644 posts Likes Given: 2,969 Joined: Apr 2017 Reputation: 65 Just bought a JYU Hornet S. Have researched quads since they became available and finally tired of flying firends machines. Figured teh Hornet would be a good starting point and truly wish I could fly it, but a motor smoked in the first 5 minutes of testing. Guess i get to learn to work on it as well! My intent is to turn it in to a camera platform for photography and such eventually and build my very own eventually. Anyway, just a quick hello Kaity SoCal Kaity :D OMG, no one told me it would be this much fun! Addicted :) 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 family • Posts: 1,590 Threads: 89 Likes Received: 1,283 in 768 posts Likes Given: 1,274 Joined: Jan 2017 Reputation: 31 Hi Kaity, welcome. I imagine San Diego is a good place to start down the photo/video platform path... great weather and interesting / diverse locations. If you need help along your journey there definitely are some smart folks on here ready to jump in with great advice so you've found a good spot carl.vegas Current Quads: Operational: Diatone GT2 200 In need of repair: Bumble Bee, tehStein, Slightly modified Vortex 250 • Posts: 1,504 Threads: 83 Likes Received: 944 in 654 posts Likes Given: 2,142 Joined: Sep 2016 Reputation: 24 Hi Kaity, you have found your way to the Best place for multi-rotor pilots to share ideas, knowledge and experience, and also just to have a laugh with people who actually 'get it.' I hope you don't have to wait as long as I do for the spares to get your Hornet back in the air, looking forward to some aerial views of San Diego...! Windless fields and smokeless builds • Posts: 2,286 Threads: 38 Likes Received: 1,527 in 995 posts Likes Given: 1,881 Joined: Apr 2016 Reputation: 72 Hi Kaity and welcome to the forum and this wonderful, bank balance destroying hobby! I'm really sorry to hear you killed a motor in the first five minutes. If it wasn't your fault that it happened, I hope you can get good service from the supplier and be back in the air swiftly. • Posts: 2,416 Threads: 51 Likes Received: 1,861 in 1,175 posts Likes Given: 3,315 Joined: Mar 2016 Reputation: 74 Welcome to the forum Kaity! • Posts: 5,314 Threads: 672 Likes Received: 3,155 in 1,743 posts Likes Given: 2,027 Joined: Jan 2016 Reputation: 139 Welcome! Sounds like you know what you are doing so that's good! I think a lot of people started that path with flying multirotors built one huge tricopter for filming it was a lot of fun https://oscarliang.com/build-fpv-tricopter/ • Posts: 3,288 Threads: 129 Likes Received: 2,740 in 1,644 posts Likes Given: 2,969 Joined: Apr 2017 Reputation: 65 Thank you all for the warm welcome! Have always been fascinated with flying RC and this feels like a really fun hobby...JUST a hobby...it's just a hobby, justa hobby. SoCal Kaity :D OMG, no one told me it would be this much fun! Addicted :) Posts: 1,290 Threads: 67 Likes Received: 711 in 472 posts Likes Given: 1,216 Joined: Mar 2016 Reputation: 23 (02-May-2017, 08:09 PM)kaitylynn Wrote: Thank you all for the warm welcome! Have always been fascinated with flying RC and this feels like a really fun hobby...JUST a hobby...it's just a hobby, justa hobby. Welcome Kaity!! You just keep telling yourself that... "Damn the torpedoes!!! Full speed ahead!!!" • Posts: 1,590 Threads: 89 Likes Received: 1,283 in 768 posts Likes Given: 1,274 Joined: Jan 2017 Reputation: 31 (02-May-2017, 08:09 PM)kaitylynn Wrote: Thank you all for the warm welcome! Have always been fascinated with flying RC and this feels like a really fun hobby...JUST a hobby...it's just a hobby, justa hobby. Suuuuuure... I believe you : carl.vegas Current Quads: Operational: Diatone GT2 200 In need of repair: Bumble Bee, tehStein, Slightly modified Vortex 250 • Posts: 626 Threads: 96 Likes Received: 531 in 218 posts Likes Given: 188 Joined: May 2016 Reputation: 20 hello and greetings. welcome to the forum. i am also from Southern California. Los Angeles to be exact. • |