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Is this a good setup for the beginner?
#46
(25-Nov-2017, 08:41 AM)voodoo614 Wrote: I would buy something with props guard for indoor flying.

Yep, I am all good:

https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Tiny-QX...rehouse=CN
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#47
(25-Nov-2017, 03:00 PM)kaitylynn Wrote: Tiny Whoop!  I fly them in the house all the time and have yet to destroy anything...cannot say that regarding Lizzy.

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They are low initial investment and the ducted design protects the props well.

Good choice too. I just could not find one of those at the time.
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#48
Just a word of caution, this hobby has the potential to burn through a lot of currency very quickly in the beginning as we open up to the world.  It can be hard, but I would urge that you allow what you have ordered to arrive and work with it.  You have enough quad to keep you busy for a while Smile

Once you have the quads in hand and you can get an idea of what flight batteries you will start using you will begin to get in to the air.  At that point you will start figuring out what you like to do with your aircraft.  A 285mm is a largish machine.  The micro you bought would be a better choice for learning how to hover and move in squares.  Crashing it will cause less damage and cost less for the first steps.

I went from a camera drone, 280mm to the Tiny Whoop.  The camera drone was all self levelling/gps controlled.  No skill required to fly it.  The Whoop was my first real foray in to actually flying these things.  I was building a 5" and actually put the project on hold after realizing how much cheaper things were in the micro world.  I graduated to brushless micros and recently finally finished my 5" and I fly it.

One thing I am grateful for is a friend who nudged me and slowed my rush a bit.  Buy about 10 batteries for your micro and a whole lot of propellers.  The batteries will last a while, the props will likely not Smile

You have a good setup for learning on the way.
SoCal Kaity :D
OMG, no one told me it would be this much fun!  Addicted :)
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#49
(25-Nov-2017, 05:23 PM)kaitylynn Wrote: Just a word of caution, this hobby has the potential to burn through a lot of currency very quickly in the beginning as we open up to the world.  It can be hard, but I would urge that you allow what you have ordered to arrive and work with it.  You have enough quad to keep you busy for a while Smile

Once you have the quads in hand and you can get an idea of what flight batteries you will start using you will begin to get in to the air.  At that point you will start figuring out what you like to do with your aircraft.  A 285mm is a largish machine.  The micro you bought would be a better choice for learning how to hover and move in squares.  Crashing it will cause less damage and cost less for the first steps.

I went from a camera drone, 280mm to the Tiny Whoop.  The camera drone was all self levelling/gps controlled.  No skill required to fly it.  The Whoop was my first real foray in to actually flying these things.  I was building a 5" and actually put the project on hold after realizing how much cheaper things were in the micro world.  I graduated to brushless micros and recently finally finished my 5" and I fly it.

One thing I am grateful for is a friend who nudged me and slowed my rush a bit.  Buy about 10 batteries for your micro and a whole lot of propellers.  The batteries will last a while, the props will likely not Smile

You have a good setup for learning on the way.

Thanks for the advice. I drifted into this from flying Solo 3dr at my work. Which is a different story completely. One day my gps crapped out on me and I crashed the drone. I barely had control over it and it was bad. Here is the video.



After that I realized that i really suck at manual flight and I looked at fpv. Besides, it seems to be a lot of fun and a nice hobby.
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#50
That could have been so much worse, what with the traffic right below you.

Your post highlights the real danger with autonomous drones. While all the sensors that enable autonomy are working fine, they are as easy as child's play to fly. When things go wrong, unless you know how to fly manually, you suddenly have several kilos of airborne machine with large and dangerous propellers that you can't control.

I applaud you for realising that there's more to piloting one of these things than meets the eye. Once you're competent with even a micro quad, you'll be able to fly a Solo in manual mode without even having to think about it.
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#51
(26-Nov-2017, 11:47 AM)unseen Wrote: That could have been so much worse, what with the traffic right below you.

Your post highlights the real danger with autonomous drones. While all the sensors that enable autonomy are working fine, they are as easy as child's play to fly. When things go wrong, unless you know how to fly manually, you suddenly have several kilos of airborne machine with large and dangerous propellers that you can't control.

I applaud you for realising that there's more to piloting one of these things than meets the eye. Once you're competent with even a micro quad, you'll be able to fly a Solo in manual mode without even having to think about it.

I was completely helpless when GPS went dead.  The problem was also the wind and the fact that I lost orientation of the craft. I also panicked.  All in all, it could have been much worse; there were multiple people on the beach, I cringe when I think that I could have hit someone.
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