Hi, I'm from the UK and looking into building my first drone.

I'm most likely gonna go with 5" but will get plenty of hours in on a sim before the first flight.

Welcome to the forum

one vote for mention a second quad from start.
i would suggest to get a small whoop for indoors or a micro up to 4inch next to that 5inch you like to get.
lipos are less expensive, some parts are less expensive, less damage by crashes from the low weight, more matching space to fly. to gain sticktime smaller quads are better, better value for money. :-) micros can increase the learning curve.

(03-Mar-2024, 10:36 PM)hugnosed_bat Wrote: one vote for mention a second quad from start.
i would suggest to get a small whoop for indoors or a micro up to 4inch next to that 5inch you like to get.
lipos are less expensive, some parts are less expensive, less damage by crashes from the low weight, more matching space to fly. to gain sticktime smaller quads are better, better value for money. :-)  micros can increase the learning curve.

Hi and thanks for the suggestion. I should have mentioned in my first post that I do have a pre-built whoop, it's a Dji Avata which I have been practicing with in manual/acro mode. It's nice to be able to fly indoors when the weather isn't ideal, but it is a bit on the noisy side!

Once know the ropes, I'd like to build something myself but at the moment am leaning towards a 5" quad, but I'll check out other options also.

Welcome  

Welcome
what radio did you get?

(05-Mar-2024, 05:05 PM)Oscar Wrote: Welcome
what radio did you get?

Hi, I went for a Jumper T14. I've found ELRS allows the radio to act as a bluetooth controller which is great for putting hours in on the sim.

I’m a total beginner myself and this may be controversial but….
I’d start with the size you intend to fly the most…. However big or small it is…
Just Get angle and acro on a switch and familiarise yourself with a fast switchover…… obviously sim time helps get the right actions in place….
I flew about in angle and still do if I fancy a less intense ride ? ( I do feel this can be counter productive at times though)
Be safe,sensible and have fun!

(08-Apr-2024, 07:07 PM)Gyr Wrote: I’m a total beginner myself and this may be controversial but….
I’d start with the size you intend to fly the most…. However big or small it is…
Just Get angle and acro on a switch and familiarise yourself with a fast switchover…… obviously sim time helps get the right actions in place….
I flew about in angle and still do if I fancy a less intense ride ? ( I do feel this can be counter productive at times though)
Be safe,sensible and have fun!

It's not controversial.  Fly what you want.  People are free to run what they want and yes we might try and preach a safety first approach, but it's up to the individual on whether they follow the advice or not.  Just the same as speeding in a car.  The law says the speed limit is X, yet many people go faster than it.  You make a choice and the consequences are yours to shoulder if anything goes wrong.

The only other thing is cost of repairs. If you crash a whoop or smaller quad, repairing it is cheap. If you crash and break a 5", it's usually somewhat expensive. But if you have a good job and unlimited budget, and maybe care less about how much you spend on hobbies, it rapidly becomes irrelevant.

(08-Apr-2024, 07:07 PM)Gyr Wrote: I’m a total beginner myself and this may be controversial but….
I’d start with the size you intend to fly the most…. However big or small it is…
Just Get angle and acro on a switch and familiarise yourself with a fast switchover…… obviously sim time helps get the right actions in place….
I flew about in angle and still do if I fancy a less intense ride ? ( I do feel this can be counter productive at times though)
Be safe,sensible and have fun!

Hi Gyr,

Controversial? Interesting. See my thoughts in this post. 

Later, iFly