Hello

I'm just getting back into RC after early retirement has left me young enough with plenty of time to do all the things I've promised myself I'd do over the years. After 40 years in the Communications Industry you'd think that settling back into what was once familiar territory would be fairly easy? WRONG, lol.

I bought my first RC model, a glow plug driven speedboat back in 1974 with a Futaba TX, (I forget the model number) and didn't touch RC again until my middle son showed interest when I bought him a battery powered Ford Fiesta for Xmas 1996.

I haven't had time until now and am still marvelling at how the hobbyy has blossomed to encompass digital technology. The only 'dinosaur' that hasn't changed is the good old trusty servo, at least I know how that works without asking :-)

So here I am taking my first bold, never tentative, steps into the world of quadcopters primarily, but with plans to try out long range projects. I've bought myself an UndergroundFPV NV14 Nirvana Transmitter, Frsky XJT and R9M modules, a fist full of receivers and a Nano Skyhunter plane. The grandchildren are now on board and I don't know whose excitement is more contagious. All I know is you're never too old to learn new tricks....

See you inside...

Welcome to the forum!

I love hearing where the hobby has come from. I ran into a guy walking his dog once when I was flying and instead of the usual "how fast does it go", "how much did it cost" and "do you spy on your neighbours" questions the guy went straight into asking me about which frequencies it was on and what kind of batteries it used. Turns out he used to race RC cars in the days when you had to turn up with a bunch of crystals in your pocket in order to change frequency so people could race together. We chatted for about half an hour.

But yeah, hi!

Great story  Welcome to the forum 

Happy retirement!  It is one of the best gigs around.  I've been retired for 7 years, and I don't know how I ever had time for work.... 

You found an awesome forum, great people and a huge knowledge base.

So enjoy your stay....

Welcome to the site!

Actually, servos have come a long way too. Digital, brushless, programmable, and some have feedback to the flight controller.

Thanks to everybody that stopped by to say Hi, I'm sure we'll bump into each other on the site.

... and hey Sugs, so servos are not content with just being told what to do, they actually answer back!? Damn, it IS like learning to walk and talk again, lol. Thanks for the heads up.

Welcome to the forum. OutaDaDark and IntoDaLight!

Welcome to IntoFPV and welcome back to an awesome hobby!

Welcome OutaDaDark!!

(16-Oct-2018, 01:20 AM)RENOV8R Wrote: Welcome to the forum.  OutaDaDark and IntoDaLight!

Hey RENOV8R, how'd you find my alter-ego when even I didn't know he existed, lol!! The Yang to my Yin. Great post.. thanks.

... just thought I'd share this with you all, this is the benchmark for where I guess I'm heading.

(17-Oct-2018, 10:37 AM)OutaDaDark Wrote: ... just thought I'd share this with you all, this is the benchmark for where I guess I'm heading.

Me too...

Welcome! I am eager to get into wings/planes too!

LOL, was just chatted with a customer that has a garage full of them and he really educated me on where to begin. I am not considering getting a 1200mm foam wing to start learning. Looking forward to seeing where your adventure takes you!