Posts: 52 Threads: 11 Likes Received: 21 in 11 posts Likes Given: 1 Joined: Dec 2016 Reputation: 3 Hey Everyone, Currently in the middle of waiting on Wizard to be delivered from Banggood (ordered the 1st of January, been stuck at "origin post is preparing shipment" in the tracking info since the 18th) I gotta say the wait is slowly killing me inside. I was wondering what do you guys do while your quads down and your waiting for parts to be delivered? So far I have been trying to keep my mind occupied and been playing video games and FPV Freerider. For once we are actually getting a ton of rain in southern california so surfing has been out of the picture for me lately. So lets here what you guys usually do! Hopefully my damn quad will get here soon! • Posts: 2,410 Threads: 136 Likes Received: 1,790 in 1,052 posts Likes Given: 3,302 Joined: Jan 2017 Reputation: 50 Im in the same boat lol. I've been playing some Playstation lol • Posts: 52 Threads: 11 Likes Received: 21 in 11 posts Likes Given: 1 Joined: Dec 2016 Reputation: 3 Been playing mostly PC games myself, been trying to finish out the Witcher on PS4 but the wifes got control of the TV with her housewives shows. Atleast I'm doing a good job of annoying her going on and on about drones haha. She probably more excited about it arriving then I am, as she has to deal with my constant complaining about it not being here yet. Posts: 1,149 Threads: 50 Likes Received: 704 in 450 posts Likes Given: 1,189 Joined: Sep 2016 Reputation: 30 27-Jan-2017, 12:11 AM (This post was last modified: 27-Jan-2017, 12:13 AM by fftunes.) lol While waiting for parts I'm flying my other quads... I don't keep spare parts, i keep spare quads Means, any spare parts turn into quads either way, eventually • Posts: 52 Threads: 11 Likes Received: 21 in 11 posts Likes Given: 1 Joined: Dec 2016 Reputation: 3 I wish I had other quads to pull parts from! The Wizard will be my first one. The sad part is i have a bunch of 4s batterys sitting here, a new pair of fpv goggles, pretty much everything but the quad. Talked a buddy who just got into flying to let me fly his under the guise of letting him try my fpv goggles. Got about 10 hours into fpv freerider so i think i should be good. • Posts: 1,504 Threads: 83 Likes Received: 944 in 654 posts Likes Given: 2,142 Joined: Sep 2016 Reputation: 24 (26-Jan-2017, 11:48 PM)Bollucks760 Wrote: ... the wifes got control of the TV with her housewives shows. Atleast I'm doing a good job of annoying her going on and on about drones haha. She probably more excited about it arriving then I am, as she has to deal with my constant complaining about it not being here yet. It's alright for some, my Mrs not only has control of the TV, (cooking shows) all the TV we watch comes from my PC, and my graphics card just died so can't play games or even drone sims (just downloaded 'hot props' but I've never even run it!) With only 1 video out from the on-board graphics I can't even chat with you guys if she wants to put the telly on! She is also known (not only as Mrs Thriftyass, but) as the financial director so all my replacement parts are purchased at her whim! So what do I do when my quads are grounded? (like they are now....) Lists, I do the lists of bloody chores she writes for me! Oh yeah and I sulk, I sulk about not being able to fly, I sulk about not being able to play PC games, I sulk about not being able to check up on the tracking of my order because WE have to watch Master-bloody-Chef, and its MasterChef from every English speaking country in the world too! Yeah, I sulk a LOT! • Posts: 1,773 Threads: 30 Likes Received: 1,199 in 755 posts Likes Given: 714 Joined: Oct 2016 Reputation: 45 27-Jan-2017, 02:22 PM (This post was last modified: 27-Jan-2017, 02:23 PM by RENOV8R.) (27-Jan-2017, 07:00 AM)Tom BD Bad Wrote: It's alright for some, my Mrs not only has control of the TV, (cooking shows) all the TV we watch comes from my PC, and my graphics card just died so can't play games or even drone sims (just downloaded 'hot props' but I've never even run it!) With only 1 video out from the on-board graphics I can't even chat with you guys if she wants to put the telly on! She is also known (not only as Mrs Thriftyass, but) as the financial director so all my replacement parts are purchased at her whim! So what do I do when my quads are grounded? (like they are now....) Lists, I do the lists of bloody chores she writes for me! Oh yeah and I sulk, I sulk about not being able to fly, I sulk about not being able to play PC games, I sulk about not being able to check up on the tracking of my order because WE have to watch Master-bloody-Chef, and its MasterChef from every English speaking country in the world too! Yeah, I sulk a LOT! Hahaha I know. I told you-know-who that I considered Jamie Oliver to be a bit of a twatwhistle, and she didn't speak to me for 2 days. I'm also forced to watch endless hours of home renovation shows. Really? Do 200 square foot tiny homes actually exist, or is this something that someone with too much time on their hands just dreamed up? Posts: 52 Threads: 11 Likes Received: 21 in 11 posts Likes Given: 1 Joined: Dec 2016 Reputation: 3 Haha definitely get a lot of those shows on as well. Atleast you guys arent having to deal with the mtv show teen mom, worst television ever! Those tiny houses do exist! There's one living in an rv park not too far from me, although why anyone would want to is beyond me. Posts: 2,410 Threads: 136 Likes Received: 1,790 in 1,052 posts Likes Given: 3,302 Joined: Jan 2017 Reputation: 50 (27-Jan-2017, 03:04 PM)Bollucks760 Wrote: Haha definitely get a lot of those shows on as well. Atleast you guys arent having to deal with the mtv show teen mom, worst television ever! • Posts: 634 Threads: 56 Likes Received: 335 in 196 posts Likes Given: 183 Joined: Mar 2016 Reputation: 15 as fftunes said... when one is down other is still operational.. and eventually once every while a "scrappy" is born... because you miss just one element and you have a 'brand new quad' out of spares.... All the best Grzesiek (Grisha/ Greg) Curently flyable: Nox 5, Minimalist 112 Bench / in progres: fixing Nox 3, Scrap thinking about building: 450 • Posts: 626 Threads: 96 Likes Received: 531 in 218 posts Likes Given: 188 Joined: May 2016 Reputation: 20 i always keep a spare Posts: 2,410 Threads: 136 Likes Received: 1,790 in 1,052 posts Likes Given: 3,302 Joined: Jan 2017 Reputation: 50 Can I borrow one!? I promise to return it in one p....., I promise to return ALL the pieces Posts: 5,314 Threads: 672 Likes Received: 3,155 in 1,743 posts Likes Given: 2,027 Joined: Jan 2016 Reputation: 139 Jimmy's got all the latest/coolest toy in our forum Posts: 626 Threads: 96 Likes Received: 531 in 218 posts Likes Given: 188 Joined: May 2016 Reputation: 20 30-Jan-2017, 06:12 PM (This post was last modified: 30-Jan-2017, 09:33 PM by JimmyLe813.) (30-Jan-2017, 12:36 PM)Oscar Wrote: Jimmy's got all the latest/coolest toy in our forum it's hard trying to hide all of it from my wife. she would kill me if she really knew how much all this stuff cost. i think there would be one less member in the forum if she ever found out. lol Posts: 52 Threads: 11 Likes Received: 21 in 11 posts Likes Given: 1 Joined: Dec 2016 Reputation: 3 Well, you gotta love Chinese shipment tracking. I went from my package being stuck at preparing origin shipment on Saturday, to actually getting the package today. Pretty excited excited! Got everything set up in betaflight, failsafes are working as is my arm switch. Got my transmitter communicating correctly and even flew it around the house a little bit. Got a turnigy evolution turning up a little later in the week as well. Can't wait to get out and fly, just a matter of waiting for my 6 batteries to charge • |