Recent content by giovanni68

Gaui retracts horrible By the way the gaui retracts are horrible. RC-drones.com does not back up their product. I told them how cruddy they were and they would not refund my money. Do not shop with them. I have been looking for a better pair of retracts but have not found any yet.

Hello All - I will start out by saying this is my first build so I am very new at this. I have my F550 all built minus any of the FPV gear. I have a DX8 / AR8000 / Naza V2. I have followed the following but I cannot get motors to spin when I push up the throttle. The motor test works and they...

I am in the process of building an F550. Just wanted to ensure I have ordered parts that will be suitable. DJI F550 frame heavy lifting kit with avroto 2814's Graupner E-Prop 11x5

Sorry for late response. How did the F550 build go ? I am about to start building my own. my build is exactly like yours except my radio is a Spektrum DX8

Kind sir, I am new to this hobby and soooo fascinated. I am currently building an F550 with heavy lift kit. So far I am still buying parts. I am learning to solder which is a lesson in humility lol. Thank you so much for outlining the fail safe stuff for us newbs. Very much appreciated...

I am so jealous. I am building an F550 with heavy lifting kit. If I had the money I would be all over the S800 Evo ... ( I just recently built a TREX 800 pro DFC as well ) Good luck with it. That is an amazing and beautiful bird !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for the advice. I do know that in any hobby you are going to eventually have a crash or 3 :) That parts list for the F550 is what I am going to build eventually but for now going to train on something more cost effective. Sorry if my post was out of line.

I am new to this hobby as well. I have done tons of research on this. I have a few fun toys. My fav little quad toy is the Estes Proto X .. its only around 35.00 to 40.00 and a blast... I am currently building a DJI F550 custom build. Here is what I am looking at ordering. PS - the DJI Evo 800...

Thank you for the kind welcome !!!

I have these two items on order for my F550 I am building very excited. GAUI Retractable Folding Landing Gear - 129.00 Phoenix Flight Gear CarbonGear GAUI Retract Adapter Kit For DJI F450/F550 +More : 45.00

Hello All, My name is John and I live in Carrollton TX. I have been fascinated by the RC hobby for a long long time and finally diving right in. I am still learning how to fly RC helicopters with a flybarless system. Boy have I learned just how hard they are to fly. At this point I am doing...