-I got a prop balancer
balanced all props. some were pretty good, others....
the horiz balancing is easy, but the vertical (which, I understand, deals with the hub), is much more
difficult. I even filed off some plastic around the hub, but never got it to be balanced around the vertical.
-I tried hand catching for 1st time.
I let my wife do it first, lest I be injured. (really, I wanted 2 hands on controller if some bs occurred). then, I did it. scary, I'll admit. now I see the wisdom in it and will probably hand catch mostly from now on.
-tried ATTI mode for first time.
wow. I had no idea how much the GPS held the bird in check. at about 100' AGL, I turned on the ATTI and it started drifting immediately. not bad, bc not much wind, but def noticeable.
-yet again, some nice people approached me, even asking me to send the vid to them.
what a fun hobby. looking forward to going to my dad's house on Dog River (near Mobile, AL)
good forum. lots of good info.
balanced all props. some were pretty good, others....
the horiz balancing is easy, but the vertical (which, I understand, deals with the hub), is much more
difficult. I even filed off some plastic around the hub, but never got it to be balanced around the vertical.
-I tried hand catching for 1st time.
I let my wife do it first, lest I be injured. (really, I wanted 2 hands on controller if some bs occurred). then, I did it. scary, I'll admit. now I see the wisdom in it and will probably hand catch mostly from now on.
-tried ATTI mode for first time.
wow. I had no idea how much the GPS held the bird in check. at about 100' AGL, I turned on the ATTI and it started drifting immediately. not bad, bc not much wind, but def noticeable.
-yet again, some nice people approached me, even asking me to send the vid to them.
what a fun hobby. looking forward to going to my dad's house on Dog River (near Mobile, AL)
good forum. lots of good info.