Posts: 99 Threads: 13 Likes Received: 24 in 15 posts Likes Given: 33 Joined: Jul 2016 Reputation: 3 • Posts: 2,416 Threads: 51 Likes Received: 1,861 in 1,175 posts Likes Given: 3,315 Joined: Mar 2016 Reputation: 74 My real name is Scotty (yep, my mother tacked the "y" on at birth). I am nearly old enough to retire (and will very soon), so that makes me the "old guy" here so far....(Sorry Steve, Chris - got you both beat, I'm afraid). I live with 2 dogs and have a girlfriend that I spend a lot of time with. I'm a former math/cs teacher who now works full-time in IT tech support. I'd been building and flying RC fixed wing for several years (though I did build a 450 quad for aerial photography about 3 years ago). Then the FAA sprung their little "surprise" on US pilots, and I refused to go along, so I started looking into other ways to "legally" get my RC fix. I discovered the world of FPV quads and found out quickly it was possible to build a high-performance quad under 250 grams. And that's what lead me here (by way of Oscar's blog - naturally). So far, I've been building more than flying, but that's OK. It's challenging and very satisfying to build and learn - and the flying is slowly getting there. When I retire in March, you will see a lot more videos from me. (Plus I've got a very nice, light HD cam on the way that will work on my small quads.) As far as my small quads go - I've discovered that these things handle the wind around here very well. AND, when you are in the cockpit - size doesn't matter. Posts: 918 Threads: 83 Likes Received: 533 in 271 posts Likes Given: 498 Joined: Jan 2016 Reputation: 30 Way to go Scotty.. You old dog You. Envious of you close to retiring, I guess in part I am almost there myself, spending less time AT work, and working more from home , which allows more free time for flying . Soooooo, out with it...65? as that is the official retiring age here for men. Posts: 1,070 Threads: 70 Likes Received: 742 in 378 posts Likes Given: 577 Joined: Jan 2016 Reputation: 44 Hey folks, I won't tell you my name because its classified... oh wait did I register with Facebook? Damn! I'm a librarian by education and webmaster by trade. I'm switching jobs currently and that means my wallet won't squeal that much since december I'm 32, married, have a 6-years old son, we adopted a shelter dog in January. Before quadcopters I never had experience with any serious RC stuff or electronics. I started my addiction in december 2014 when I ordered Eachine CG023 nano - I said to myself if I won't get bored by it in two months, I can go crazy with my first build. Soon a ZMR250 got born and after a few months of LOS flying I got intoFPV. Love freestyle (obviously ;p) and sometimes just chilling in air, but that doesn't last long since there's too much interesting things closer to the ground I am also guilty of getting Grisha0 addicted to miniquads hehe. I love both building and flying. As to which one I prefer mostly depends on the mood - sometimes I can go 2-3 weeks without getting in the air while tinkering with something, sometimes I'd like to fly every day and totally don't care about building/rebuilding/tuning/whatever I used to play airsoft for a few years, but after serious back injury during a game I backed out of it. Cheers, Name Classified Posts: 2,416 Threads: 51 Likes Received: 1,861 in 1,175 posts Likes Given: 3,315 Joined: Mar 2016 Reputation: 74 30-Aug-2016, 12:11 PM (This post was last modified: 30-Aug-2016, 12:18 PM by sloscotty.) (30-Aug-2016, 11:58 AM)BigglesFPV Wrote: Way to go Scotty.. You old dog You. Envious of you close to retiring, I guess in part I am almost there myself, spending less time AT work, and working more from home , which allows more free time for flying . Soooooo, out with it...65? as that is the official retiring age here for men. Almost. Actually full retirement age here is 66, but I will be retiring early. (I only have one house payment left... and I hate to spend another summer working when I don't have to. If I lived in AU, I would retire right now! You guys gotta be coming up on Springtime soon. ) BTW, I suspect that some of that "free time for flying" is on the clock............... Posts: 1,290 Threads: 67 Likes Received: 711 in 472 posts Likes Given: 1,216 Joined: Mar 2016 Reputation: 23 (30-Aug-2016, 11:58 AM)BigglesFPV Wrote: Way to go Scotty.. You old dog You. Envious of you close to retiring, I guess in part I am almost there myself, spending less time AT work, and working more from home , which allows more free time for flying . Soooooo, out with it...65? as that is the official retiring age here for men. Damn Biggles.....I thought we had the old guy club all to ourselves.....guess I was wrong (again). Welcome "old one"! "Damn the torpedoes!!! Full speed ahead!!!" Posts: 918 Threads: 83 Likes Received: 533 in 271 posts Likes Given: 498 Joined: Jan 2016 Reputation: 30 (30-Aug-2016, 12:11 PM)sloscotty Wrote: Almost. Actually full retirement age here is 66, but I will be retiring early. (I only have one house payment left... and I hate to spend another summer working when I don't have to. If I lived in AU, I would retire right now! You guys gotta be coming up on Springtime soon. ) BTW, I suspect that some of that "free time for flying" is on the clock............... Spring starts in 2 days time here. And some of my "free time for flying" is indeed on the clock... Lucky for me I have a great Boss........ ME!. Posts: 2,416 Threads: 51 Likes Received: 1,861 in 1,175 posts Likes Given: 3,315 Joined: Mar 2016 Reputation: 74 30-Aug-2016, 12:48 PM (This post was last modified: 30-Aug-2016, 12:50 PM by sloscotty.) (30-Aug-2016, 12:27 PM)sirdude Wrote: Damn Biggles.....I thought we had the old guy club all to ourselves.....guess I was wrong (again). Welcome "old one"! Well, with age comes hard-earned.....(hmm, now what was it that comes with age?)
Viagra, that's it! Posts: 5,314 Threads: 672 Likes Received: 3,155 in 1,743 posts Likes Given: 2,027 Joined: Jan 2016 Reputation: 139 it's great to know more about everyone on the forum But guys, you should all create your own threads!! • Posts: 2,416 Threads: 51 Likes Received: 1,861 in 1,175 posts Likes Given: 3,315 Joined: Mar 2016 Reputation: 74 (30-Aug-2016, 06:16 PM)Oscar Wrote: it's great to know more about everyone on the forum But guys, you should all create your own threads!! OK...you start . • Posts: 122 Threads: 28 Likes Received: 75 in 34 posts Likes Given: 30 Joined: Aug 2016 Reputation: 2 I refrained from posting as I thought we should all have our own threads too • Posts: 21 Threads: 3 Likes Received: 2 in 2 posts Likes Given: 3 Joined: May 2021 Reputation: 0 Hi guys. I am Dr. Saravanan from Malaysia. I am 47 years old and have just started this new hobby. I have an emax tinyhawk S and mobula 6. I have just purchased a Protek 35 and am waiting to bind it to my Frsky X9d plus 2019. Am looking forward to learning from all the members here. • |