My first real flight---success! With all the talk about flyways here, here's a post about one that did come back… LOL… This time…
The plan : fly off the top of my parking garage 1/2 mile due north and returning using RTH. Temp: 78 Wind 16, sunny
Some observations.... I read the manual twice and watched every video that Tom's tech time can do. And about another hundred videos or so… Lol
I've gone low circuits and gone straight up and looked around, but this is the first time that I let it really get completely on its own.
-Flew line of sight , but it was a speck at 3/8 mile out!
-Visibility through the iPad mini good, was able to ascertain easily of my local position. I feel much more comfortable realizing that when it is far out I can see everything I need on the mini iPad.
-Indicator of your attitude on the app is very helpful
-Went out at more than enough altitude (150 feet) to clear everything down in my neck of the woods
-Return to home (RTH) at 1250 yards worked flawlessly, even in the 15 mile an hour wind. Able to cancel 15 feet off the deck and hand grab ....so easy.
So I didn't get confused with directions and sticks, I used the following "fly procedure":
1st, Pointing the aircraft to where you want to go and then using the forward stick is a real easy way to fly. Then to get back while you're learning, turn the craft 180° looking at the through the camera, and again push the stack forward to come back. You don't get lost or confused because there's so much going on, and you don't have to think. Stop and take a look around every 30 seconds…
Nice day to fly....
The plan : fly off the top of my parking garage 1/2 mile due north and returning using RTH. Temp: 78 Wind 16, sunny
Some observations.... I read the manual twice and watched every video that Tom's tech time can do. And about another hundred videos or so… Lol
I've gone low circuits and gone straight up and looked around, but this is the first time that I let it really get completely on its own.
-Flew line of sight , but it was a speck at 3/8 mile out!
-Visibility through the iPad mini good, was able to ascertain easily of my local position. I feel much more comfortable realizing that when it is far out I can see everything I need on the mini iPad.
-Indicator of your attitude on the app is very helpful
-Went out at more than enough altitude (150 feet) to clear everything down in my neck of the woods
-Return to home (RTH) at 1250 yards worked flawlessly, even in the 15 mile an hour wind. Able to cancel 15 feet off the deck and hand grab ....so easy.
So I didn't get confused with directions and sticks, I used the following "fly procedure":
1st, Pointing the aircraft to where you want to go and then using the forward stick is a real easy way to fly. Then to get back while you're learning, turn the craft 180° looking at the through the camera, and again push the stack forward to come back. You don't get lost or confused because there's so much going on, and you don't have to think. Stop and take a look around every 30 seconds…
Nice day to fly....
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