Recent content by tbk

If you mean it was 50% charged out of the box, I never trust ANY rechargeable battery "percent remaining" till its been charged, discharged to at least 10% and recharged at least once.

Two weekends ago I flew three batteries worth of time (about 18 to 19 minutes each, with about 10 minutes in the car between each to warm my hands up again) and while flying the second and third batteries, had the first battery on the charger, and then flew that one for the fourth flight of the...

Hey, not quite as downstate as you. I'm from around Peoria. Once the weather starts to get better I think I'll be looking for new and interesting places to go. You know, combine a nice day of convertible driving with a bit of flying...

Welp, got the first crash out of the way, so I can stop wondering when it’s coming and relax now. Went out this morning, was a bit breezy but not too horrible, 8kts/g15. Was playing with the quick shots. Did a “dronie” and decided to try a circle. Started with the aircraft upwind (mistake #1)...

Hi all, I'm new to drones but not new to flying, until I had to give up my medical a few years ago. I've always thought drones were kinda a neat "toy" but what would I ever do with one? Well, a friend started me down the rabbit hole a couple weeks ago and after a few rounds of "for only another...