Croeso, Dave. No such thing as dumb questions on this forum. Many of us still clearly recall the feeling of standing at the bottom of a vertical glass cliff and wondering how on earth we are going to learn whether the I2C connects the NC, the FC, and the PDB to the BL-Ctrls. (What on earth did I just say? ) Andy
Howdie from Texas, I've been a corporate still shooter in Houston for 35+ years with lots of experience doing aerial work from traditional helicopters and with a small amount of video work. I'm moving more into the video side and now very interested in shooting video and still from RC copters. I look forward to everyone's wisdom and experience as I begin to transition into this new world. I haven't completely made up my mind on which copter but leaning toward the Cinestar 8.
Welcome, Joe! This is a vibrant, experienced community (present company excluded, of course) and is an awesome resource. If you've not had experience flying any RC copters, we all strongly encourage newbies to get a flight simulator (Aerosim or Real Flight Basic) for around $100 so you can begin to learn how to control one of these machines. Then, upgrade yourself to a small quad rotor like the mQX blade. And have fun!
Hello, Joe! You will find lots of support here and don't be shy about sharing as well! Steve's advice is good, but if you are like me you will want to jump straight into the deep end by investing in a Cinestar, bypassing the toy. If so, my advice is to give yourself PLENTY of time to learn all the systems involved. It is complex but rewarding. Definitely invest in Andy's videos. (shameless plug). Enjoy!
Thank you for that shameless plug, Joe. Usual amount in the envelope behind the cricket pavilion, right? Andy.
Hi all! I am Alan and I am director / producer specialized in wildlife docos, and I am very new to multirotors. I will forget my decision to build my own cS8 and will go for a RTF, even if I have been warned... I'll go into this, in a very careful way : pratice on aerosim, and blade mqx, go for a 5 days training, and dive into freefly forums... This place is fantastic, full of generous, intelligent and knowledgable people. That is probably the main reason I'll go with Freefly systems (other than the fact the cine 8 looks to be the best option on the market!) The config i opted for is the following : cine 8, 3 axis gimbal, radians, MK. Tanks everybody
Hey all! My name is Kit Banko, and I'm a college student at Pacific Lutheran University in Washington State. My dad was the one to spark my interest in Aerial Photography as he is a professional photographer himself in Seattle. I've never flown any type of rc but am absolutely ready to learn and eager about the possibility of aerial photography in the future. I've seen quite a few posts on here of people in the area and hopefully I'll be able to meet some of you in the future. Can anyone direct me on how to start out? I know there is virtual training (PC) and then there is some actual hands-on training with smaller RC's but I was curious as to how you guys started out flying and was wondering if you had any tips for a guy with zero experience! Thanks, Kit
Kit welcome. There are lots of posts with your same question and lots of good advice on how to start out with AeroSim and something like a Blade. Do a search on those words and you should find lots of info.
Kit: There's one forum thread, the name of which I changed as a bit of a joke, but it addresses the questions you talk about. You can find it here (Alan Nogues was the one who suggested the title, "Advice for a flying frog will to pay top dollar for extra ketchup" -- I did mention it was a joke!) The thread is here: http://forum.freeflysystems.com/ind...-top-dollar-for-extra-ketchup.810/#post-10129 It contains lots of good advice. The summary of which is: 1. AerosimRC. 2. Blade mQx. 3. Practice. 4. Practice. 5. Practice. 6. Avoid trees. 7. Practice. If you hang around this forum, you'll find some of the best informed, most experienced, copter pilots out there. They share a common trait which is to share their experiences. As the great jazz trumpeter Thara Memory (who just won a Grammy) said, "You gotta give it away to keep it." Andy.
I suppose I could write it as: while(pilot_still_alive) { AerosimRC(); Blade_mQx();Practice(); Avoid_trees();Practice();} Andy
...and as Josh once quipped: "Don't_crash()" Reminds me of Alice lamenting - "I give myself very good advice but seldom ever follow it" Joe
Welcome to all the new people! Keep up the flying, don't crash, ask questions, and don't blow all your money on copters without spending some on your wife/girlfriends first... ENJOY! Josh
Hello All, I dove in and bought CS8 and I am currently bouncing it around in the grass and working on finishing the gimbal. Along with Andy's DVD I have found this place to be a great resource but I am stuck and it has time to throw it out there (I'll try to find the appropriate thread).
Welcome to the forum Josh. You'll find there are a lot of talented and knowledgeable people who will answer your questions. I'll also respond too. Andy.
Hello. My name is Denis Gliksman, i am a french photographer using MK's for 2 years now, i have build 3 MK, hexa2, Hexa XL, folding Quadri and i am building a cinestar6 with cinestar gimble and radians. I use to make , photos, panoramas and videos, i have the aggrements to work in France in the 3 scenarii (S1-S2-S3) www.la-grange-numerique.com Best regards