Quad lost forever

[Tony]

well i finally tried flying FPV and paid the ultimate price... quad is lost somewhere in this swampy field. i got about 30 seconds of flight and 4 and half hours of searching for it.. im pretty sure the battery has come off as my goggles lost transmitter. i tried arming and giving it some throttle to hear the motors but nothing at all. lost my Sj4000 too...

i now have nothing to fly. so thats definitely the finish for me, theres noway i can afford another quad... i cant fly them anyway, so time to change my hobby...

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please dont tell me what i should and shouldnt have done. the quad is gone and im pretty gutted about it. unfortunately the site i flew at is around 40 miles away so i wont be going back on a daily basis looking again..

[Graham Lawrie]

Feel for you Tony:( I was gutted when i lost my first and very nearly the second. Have you got details of the area and i will put a couple of posts on other websites for people to look out for it?:)

[Graham Lawrie]

Tony i can post down the Blade mQX if you want?

[KevG]

Tony I am gutted for you mate,

[Tony]

thanks guys, one of those things i guess... ill go back on thursday and have another look, thats my next day off...

Thanks for the offer Graham, very kind of you, but no thanks. keep it for your Son... really appreciate the kindness though...

[Vipertech13]

That is a heart breaker, sorry for your loss brother.

[Tony]

thanks Gerald... im gutted...

[Graham Lawrie]

I am uploading a video of my latest FPV adventure:(

[Derek]

That really sucks, Tony! I really feel for you!

[Tony]

Yep it does that Derek... Another few hundred quid gone.....

Seen it Graham...

[Graham Lawrie]

Nope Tony still uploading:) its another one in the woods with crashes:)

[Tony]

Ok mate, I'll keep an eye out...seen the one at the front of your house...canny man

[Marius]

Sorry to hear it, Tony Please don't quit the hobby though!!! Just take some time off from it all, then come back to it later.

[Stambo]

Bad luck mate, really wishing you good luck on your search.
I agree with Marius, maybe put everything away for a while and give yourself some time off.
Being so far away from most of you guys makes it hard, I'd love to be able to give one on one guidance.
Maybe one day if I win the lottery I'll plan a world trip.

[Tony]

thanks Marius and Stambo. if i dont find it im snookered really. cant afford another one... im a pretty shite pilot so i think i need a new hobby

[Stambo]

FPV on an RC truck maybe?
I've tried, and it's fun.
And very hard to lose.

[Tony]

means buying the camera and tx again Stambo. not counting the truck/car... i did think of putting the fpv stuff on my little rc tank to get used to the crappy camera and goggles but thats too late now...

[murankar]

Man I feel for ya tony. I wish the best of luck to ya. Take your time and when the time is right do it all over again.

[Tony]

Thanks URI

[pvolcko]

Ugh. Sorry, Tony.

Hope you find it on the second look. Search in a pattern. Grid search or maybe a spiral pattern out from center. Think back to your view and the direction you were coming from, maybe you'll get a sense of where to start the search pattern. Bring a friend or two to help out. At least rbing a good stick withyou to beat back the brush.

Good luck!