Derek's Dart 250 FPV Quad Flight Log

[Stambo]

Well done Derek, definitely time for a bigger paddock though.
I cringed a couple of times when I saw you going backwards.
You never know what or who is behind you.
Keep going forwards, towards what you can see.
You need lots of nice open space when learning.

You probably should have been out mowing your lawn.

[Derek]

Yes, I probably should have kept moving forward. I was trying. The next FPV videos will be at my usual flying spot..wide open and just an awesome place to fly.


And you are right about the other thing, too! I definitely should have been mowing my lawn instead of FPV flying, lol. My grass needs cut real bad....but I had a battery that was fully charged and it was screaming at me. I'll have time to mow the grass this weekend, lol....and some more FPV quad flying ha ha ha

[Tony]

That was cool Derek, nice one

[cml001]

U kno I was joking about buzz'n the kids.. But I'd definitely do a speed run down the street(free of traffic)!

[Stambo]

And you are right about the other thing, too! I definitely should have been mowing my lawn instead of FPV flying, lol. My grass needs cut real bad....but I had a battery that was fully charged and it was screaming at me. I'll have time to mow the grass this weekend, lol....and some more FPV quad flying ha ha ha

I know what you mean about the battery screaming to be used, I get those sometimes.
And just as you use them up another leaps off the charger with the same attitude, you just have to use them.

[Derek]

That was cool Derek, nice one

Thanks Tony! More to come as the weather permits.

U kno I was joking about buzz'n the kids.. But I'd definitely do a speed run down the street(free of traffic)!

There isn't usually much "active" traffic on my street. I live in the middle of the housing addition but there are always cars parked on the sides of my street. I dunno, the more and more I think about it...I may be tempted to run down the street a bit, lol.

And you are right about the other thing, too! I definitely should have been mowing my lawn instead of FPV flying, lol. My grass needs cut real bad....but I had a battery that was fully charged and it was screaming at me. I'll have time to mow the grass this weekend, lol....and some more FPV quad flying ha ha ha

I know what you mean about the battery screaming to be used, I get those sometimes.
And just as you use them up another leaps off the charger with the same attitude, you just have to use them.

Yeah man....I hear the "beep beep" from the charger, telling me that my pack is charged and then I just get mesmerized...it's time to go fly something, lol. I'm just not good with peer pressure.

[Tony]

I wouldn't fly in the street, it's just not safe. If I ever hit anyone I'd pack the hobby in and never forgive myself for being so stupid and reckless.. I love flying too much to risk that

[Derek]

No worries Tony! My usual flying field is only about 15 minutes away from my house. There is a small park that is just around the corner that I can use for simple testing.

[Tony]

Ohhh that was just me Derek, I'm enjoying flying the quad and wouldn't risk losing the hobby through being careless...

[Derek]

I wouldn't risk injuring anyone either. Not a chance! The chances of me wandering my quad down the street a bit are pretty slim. There are a few times, during the day, when there are not many parked cars at all and no walkers nor bikers....so I may wander down the street during those times but if someone is on the street....you can be sure that my quad won't be anywhere near them. Like I said above, there are some small parks nearby and my usual flying spot isn't far away at all. I can go to any of those places rather quickly. I've always been known to be a safe flyer. I don't care if it's one of my cheapest scratch builds or my Trex 600 Pro DFC....I will plow it into the ground before I allow it to hit anyone.