I heard about this fine community from a FB post so I thought I'd take a peek.
My transition into the drone world came via rc trucks, then (powered) gliders. When I lived in Monterey, CA a few years ago, gliders on the beach were amazing. I'd fly the same dunes that parasailers launched from and routinely flew for more than 45 minutes a pack. But then life brought me out to Tennessee and flying powered gliders was substantially more difficult. The reason I didn't get into freestyle drones in CA was the wind where I lived but out here is a different story.
So I jumped in. Unfortunately with both feet.
Bought all new gear and hardware down to the TS100 soldering iron. Nazgul5 5" quad, Taranis X9 lite Tx, Skyzone 02x goggles, even eight battery packs!
In no way shape or form was I ready. After discovering I had to update everything I had to go buy a new laptop. Pretty sure I screwed up the firmware updates. Downloaded the drivers to flash the FC but still cant seem to flash and a plethora of other reasons why this quad still hasn't spun up a motor, much less flown.
At 43 years old and being an industrial mechanic, I do believe this hobby is well within my skillset. I've joined this fourm to learn, and more importantly (when the time comes) to teach others. My brother flys a DJI, and my niece is thinking about getting to the hobby too so I'm super excited to be here!
Thanks everyone
Chris_A
My transition into the drone world came via rc trucks, then (powered) gliders. When I lived in Monterey, CA a few years ago, gliders on the beach were amazing. I'd fly the same dunes that parasailers launched from and routinely flew for more than 45 minutes a pack. But then life brought me out to Tennessee and flying powered gliders was substantially more difficult. The reason I didn't get into freestyle drones in CA was the wind where I lived but out here is a different story.
So I jumped in. Unfortunately with both feet.
Bought all new gear and hardware down to the TS100 soldering iron. Nazgul5 5" quad, Taranis X9 lite Tx, Skyzone 02x goggles, even eight battery packs!
In no way shape or form was I ready. After discovering I had to update everything I had to go buy a new laptop. Pretty sure I screwed up the firmware updates. Downloaded the drivers to flash the FC but still cant seem to flash and a plethora of other reasons why this quad still hasn't spun up a motor, much less flown.
At 43 years old and being an industrial mechanic, I do believe this hobby is well within my skillset. I've joined this fourm to learn, and more importantly (when the time comes) to teach others. My brother flys a DJI, and my niece is thinking about getting to the hobby too so I'm super excited to be here!
Thanks everyone
Chris_A