Recent content by chadwyk

The frustrations continued today. I went to the local hobby store and found a Spektrum AR8000. It was more pricey than I wanted to spend, but I read some good things about it, and I didn't want to wait another week for Hobbyking to ship me one. I got it home, unboxed it... and realized the...

ugh frustrated beyond belief... got the last remaining parts today that I needed to make it fly.. or so I thought. turns out the receiver I bought, only works with the turnigy module. I got an orange module. I was a bit confused on the compatibility when I bought the module. The module says...

Yeah, the Pack looks good but already some knee injuries! Sure hope they go all the way!!! got almost everything in the mail today to make it fly-able. Was really hoping to get it flying this weekend, but it turns out my charger didn't come with the correct adapter for my battery so I had to...

Yeah, after doing some more research after buying all my parts, I found out Wisconsin, where I live (Go Packers) just passed a law this past spring with bipartisan support that you can't have a camera mounted and fly in places that people have the "expectations of privacy". They say it's not...

I haven't invested in a camera yet even! I was thinking of some sort of GoPro though.

Well I ordered everything for a F550 except the battery today! Now the anxiety awaits until it comes... was this a smart purchase or not?! lol oh well.. it's only money right? I can't wait to get this thing assembled! Also holy cow are gimbles expensive for cameras! It's like half the cost of...

Thanks Bart - I spent many hours today going through forums and different sites trying to find good parts on a budget. I think I settled on the following F550 w NAZA v2 & GPS http://www.heli-world.com/dji-flame-wheel-f550-e300-propulsion-arf-naza-m-v2-gps-landing-gear-djifwf550h1g1c.html...

I am a complete newb and have wanted to get into this for a while. I have some cash that is burning a hole in my pocket and I want one of these! I just spent the last 4 hours reading all these posts and watching the videos. I think I may have to price out some of this stuff and place some...