RC Quad Thread

[Vaquero]

Can the camera zoom in and out?

 

[Younggun]

No, it's fixed magnification.

 

[Sugar Land]

Wasted a whole day waiting on FedEx to show but they finally made it. The Phantom 3 is here...

 

[BIGPAPIGREG]

that is really awesome YG.........

 

[Younggun]

CGO2 vid on a 50" plasma looks awesome. Really impressed.

Have you gotten to play with the phantom yet, Chuck?

 

[Sugar Land]

Played a little with the camera. Haven't started it up yet. Going to be first flight tomorrow. It seems to be a tank. No wonder why they up graded the motors.

 

[TexasBrandon]

If my wife is home tomorrow, the ZMR will go on it's maiden flight. They want a signature for delivery but I won't be here and USPS does't have any kind of pre-sign for packages like UPS and FedEx do. Strange how they can't keep up with the times.

 

[Sugar Land]

If my wife is home tomorrow, the ZMR will go on it's maiden flight. They want a signature for delivery but I won't be here and USPS does't have any kind of pre-sign for packages like UPS and FedEx do. Strange how they can't keep up with the times.

I waited until 4:00pm cause I had to sign for it..

 

[TexasBrandon]

Yeah, I could stay and work from home but I'd rather not. I can just go pick it up or get it on Saturday.

 

[Glockster69]

Wasted a whole day waiting on FedEx to show but they finally made it. The Phantom 3 is here...

Awesome! Great pic too.

 

[Younggun]

Awesome! Great pic too.

Lmao

 

[Sugar Land]

I'm cutting out early and see if I can fly this thing.

 

[IXLR8]

Has anyone tried the A.R. Drone? It is a great quad for the money.

http://ardrone2.parrot.com

 

[TexasBrandon]

It's ok, I have one. In my opinion its good for people that want to involve themselves in the hobby with someone but arn't serious or are kids. Not a good quad to learn on.

 

[IXLR8]

It's ok, I have one. In my opinion its good for people that want to involve themselves in the hobby with someone but arn't serious or are kids. Not a good quad to learn on.

I agree it is not for pro's. It is a great one to learn on. It is self stabilizing, has a decent camera, and can be run into things with the indoor hull on it.

I have had two. The first one was a gen one. I took it to work and let several people that have never flown one had a great time with it. Then I took it outside to demonstrate how high it would fly. When it went above a high bay building, the wind caught it sent it a quarter mile away after I lost control... It was an epic mess.

The 2.0 came out and I bought it. The video was much better, it can do flips, and it performs very well. I am still gunshy about taking it above rooftops. I did get the GPS pack for it. You can map out a flight on your phone using satellite pics, and it has a return to takeoff point mode.

Sure, there are better ones now, but you can find them for $169.00 refurbed on Woot. Try to find a better deal on a quad with an HD camera (1280x720). If you don't have an iPhone or iPad, or an Android phone or tablet, you may find something better with a controller.

I have tried a bunch sub hundred dollar ones without cameras, but found them to be not very durable. If you are a stunt flyer, your money is better spent elsewhere.

 

[TexasBrandon]

My Blade Glimpse with the controller was about 230ish and has a nice 720p camera and controller on it but won't auto-level (which is good). I got the Parrot to have fun with when I wasn't learning initially on my Glimpse. I wanted to learn with a quad that didn't auto-level but keep another one handy for one that did when I just wanted to fly. Now that I can fly with no issues, the Parrot went to the wife since I have no use for it anymore. I love my Glimpse, I've wrecked it more times than I can count and only replaced the propellers on it so far, flies great and fast.

 

[Sugar Land]

It's the most bad ass toy I have ever seen..

 

[Vaquero]

It's the most bad ass toy I have ever seen..

Says a guy with some serious toys.

 

[TexasBrandon]

giggity?

 

[Sugar Land]

I don't do giggity but if I did it would be X10...lol