Hey Mike,
Yeah, I couldn't stand waiting and looking at my two machines on the table gathering dust. Yesterday was a really nice, sunny day, and the slush was gone from my backyard, so I took the 6 ouncer out and tried it. First flight was tricky, and I found it very difficult to maneuver. Using trim, it never turned on a dime, but drifted whichever way the (very light) breeze took it. It wound up going over my house, and I quickly brought it down in the front yard.
The second attempt was nowhere near as "successful". And it wound up going into the wall of my house, breaking a couple of the blade guards.
So I learned that the lighter the craft, the more its affected by wind.
I then took a REAL chance, figuring the GPS and stabilization of the Air would make it easier to handle. And it was. This bird pretty-much stayed where it was put, and was actually a lot of fun. I took it up about 30', rotated using trim, and was amazed at how it could stay in place. I fiddled with the gimbal a bit, up and down, and tried to get some shots of my house (need to blow off the pine needles!). It all worked very nice...
Except when I tried RTH. I was aware that RTH goes up to 100', and works best when you put it at about a 60' altitude before moving laterally, so I was watching really carefully. It started out okay, retracing the various moves I had made, and then went up. But I didn't like where it was going after that, and killed RTH to bring it down manually. I got pretty panicky when it got VERY close to a large tree, but I was able to maneuver it away and land safely {whew}. So I finally got my first flights done, and I think I learned a LOT!
Your place sounds great! My yard is only 1/2 acre, and it has a lot of trees, so it's hard to do very much. I would LOVE to meet up with you to fly around, and chat. Thank you!
Your 3100' elevation flight sounds (and looks) wonderful! Wow, the screen shot is very nice.
Anyway, Lots more to say, but wife us calling. Thanks again, Mike.