Recent content by Havinacrackatit

Hi EJay. I looked around a couple of stores and followed advice of buying a cheaper drone first. My thinking was spend a few bucks on something reasonable in the cheap range ... I bought a Raven from JB hifi $199 thinking this should be OK as a starting point. It was absolute rubbish for the...

Great footage!

Thanks for the info EJay. Been watching that one as well.

Just a quick comment about this forum. I think it is one of the most pleasant forums to read the posts ... as most of them are all positive and I feel a sense of excitement seems to be shared by all. I have read every post on this (Australia) forum and everyone just helps others in the group...

Hi SeaComms. Sounds like you have plenty of experience flying RC's. I can understand about being nervous launching with price of them. But must be a real buzz seeing it come back and landing! I viewed your video the other night and again today. It is fantastic! I am a boating man and love the...

Hi EJay. Thanks for sharing your experiences and the encouraging words. I am really keen to experience piloting/flying a quad drone I will head into town tomorrow and check out what is available locally.

Thanks for your input SeaComms. I think I will take the punt and go for a cheapy first for the experience. I am in NO rush to become a "Top Gun" pilot. I just want to take my time and be comfortable with a steady learning curve. Piloting first ... photography second seems to be the go. Thanks...

Hi BeeDrone. Thanks for the reply. Have been thinking about buying a cheepy drone to "Hava-crackatit" with mixed thoughts. didn't want to be put off with something that I might have hated, yet to gain some experience would be beneficial. My quote regarding the Mavic being easy to pilot was...

G'day all. I'm new to the forum: retired and live in the Port Macquarie region on the NSW Mid-North Coast. I have never flown a drone and don't own one (yet!!) but have been looking at the Mavic for quite a while. I've been reading this forum and others with great interest for quite a while and...