I want to talk about a hobby with EVERYONE today, that is becoming quite popular and very affordable to get into. Quadcopter drone piloting. I never thought about seeing how many other pilots are on here until last night when I was on Patrol and I mentioned drones. To my surprise, Sweed actual (I think it was him) had confirmed that he too flew. We got to talking about them, then another APD officers joined our patrol and conversation. I just want to see how many pilots we have, and to see what everyone's running or getting! Currently I have 2 1/2 drones, with another right around the corner.
I started droning with a Sky viper 950HD video drone, and was recently gifted one after my buddy obtained a few to many drones for the space he had available. The Sky viper's primary mission for me was a SUPER CHEAP trainer while I learned the basics of drone flight (its harder than it looks..). Much to my surprise the viper is actually quite the durable little thing. I've rammed it into the mechanic shop at our distribution center so many times lol. It still keep working perfectly.
I recently bought a Syma X5C which was uh.... Short lived at best as the wind grabbed it and threw it atop a 25' tall building.
Currently the drone I am looking to purchase though, is the Traxxas Aton. I do however, plan on buying parts kits in the near future as well and trying to build my own speed build.
Hopefully there are some experienced drone builders on here that could give me some pointers on do's and dont's for building your own!
The link below is just a clip I found of a super speed drone that makes me laugh as it zoom's by ridiculously fast. I think some people will get a kick out of it.