Interview with Rob from Thunderdrones

[MavicChick]

Here is a nice interview with Rob from Thunderdrones.

How to turn your passion for repairing drones into a business

 

[Mossiback]

Interview does not run. Tried both Chrome and IE.

 

[Mavic Dude]

Yes. Cant see it. @Thunderdrones?

 

[Thomas B]

Had no trouble with the link. Great article. Congrats to Rob for recognition of the service he provides us all. Cheers!

 

[msinger]

Interview does not run. Tried both Chrome and IE.

Try this link:
Drone Radio Show: How to turn your passion for repairing drones into a business

 

[Mossiback]

That works, thanks.

 

[FormerMember07122019_2]

Great interview and a lot of good information. Shout out to Rob for all of his contributions to our hobby and wishes for continued success.

 

[Former Member]

Here is a nice interview with Rob from Thunderdrones.

How to turn your passion for repairing drones into a business

Glad you joined!

 

[BD0G]

Great interview! Great pacing and answers were clear and concise.
I gave it a listen while I had my Mavic in a hover outside and eating a sandwich. LOL. It was still hovering outside after I was done listening.

 

[Former Member]

Great interview! Great pacing and answers were clear and concise.
I gave it a listen while I had my Mavic in a hover outside and eating a sandwich. LOL. It was still hovering outside after I was done listening.

Gotta love the mavic flight time! Lasts longer than Rob lol

 

[IShouldBeWorking]

Cool interview. I grabbed a copy and listened in my Apple Podcasts app. Fun to hear the backstory on our own community drone repair expert, as told in his own words.

 

[GH02050]

Great podcast Rob.

 

[Aviator]

Great pod cast Rob.

 

[Rick0504N]

Nice to put a voice (and face) to the name! And you really are the ‘most liked’ guy on MP!

 

[Ynksfan27]

Great interview and article! Can’t thank Rob enough for his service to this forum!

 

[crlmjohnson]

Rob, outstanding interview!
Love it.

 

[Thomas Fields]

I'm convinced. If my Phantom 4 Pro + or my Mavic 2 zoom need repair I'll send them to Thunderdrones. Since I live in Macon, GA I might do a personal delivery.

 

[Cymruflyer]

If I lived close I would drop by just to say hello!

 

[BrucenYvette]

Excellent and informative interview, Rob! What's the most exciting fixed-wing "manned" aircraft that you've flown?

Back in the 80s I went to an airshow outside of Amsterdam, NY for 1/4-scale RC planes and was absolutely stunned, not knowing that guys were building model aircraft that size! Even MORE stunned when I saw 1/4-scale WW2 era, multi-engine models as well! I'm an old USAF B-52 mechanic from 1970, so when I saw YouTube videos of RC B-52s, with jets no less, I was blown away!

I came into the quadcopter hobby from 10th scale RC trucks. Had a Revo 2.5 converted from Nitro to Brushless with a GraveDigger body that would do 45MPH on the beach; and a Traxxas "Slash" that handled like a USAC Sprint car on dirt! Sold these to finance my Mavic Pro acquisition.

Again GREAT interview, and THANK you for your service to this family of flyers of which I've become a member!

 

[Former Member]

Excellent and informative interview, Rob! What's the most exciting fixed-wing "manned" aircraft that you've flown?

Back in the 80s I went to an airshow outside of Amsterdam, NY for 1/4-scale RC planes and was absolutely stunned, not knowing that guys were building model aircraft that size! Even MORE stunned when I saw 1/4-scale WW2 era, multi-engine models as well! I'm an old USAF B-52 mechanic from 1970, so when I saw YouTube videos of RC B-52s, with jets no less, I was blown away!

I came into the quadcopter hobby from 10th scale RC trucks. Had a Revo 2.5 converted from Nitro to Brushless with a GraveDigger body that would do 45MPH on the beach; and a Traxxas "Slash" that handled like a USAC Sprint car on dirt! Sold these to finance my Mavic Pro acquisition.

Again GREAT interview, and THANK you for your service to this family of flyers of which I've become a member!

I appreciate that!

Even with all the high performance aircraft I have flown, the most exciting fixed wing aircraft I have flown are the Piper Cub and the Stearman PT-17 biplane. To me, exciting means high maintenance and extra precautions, and with everything being manual on the Cub and Stearman, you really have to be on your toes. Just taxiing to the active can be interesting on a windy day, having to keep the wing tip and tail down, S turns, and open cabin (optional on the Cub) make things exciting. Taking off is fun too, full throttle, tail wheel comes up, keep the wing tip down into the wind, lots of rudder, and off you go. Its the most fun you can have in the air at 60mph.

I had the same reaction to the first RC plane I saw as you did. I was riding my bike near the beach as a kid in the 60's, and saw these RC planes flying. As I rode closer, I thought it was the coolest thing I had ever seen. How could they make an engine that small fit into a model? And how can they control the model? As I rode closer, I saw who was flying and what they were doing, and I was entranced. I guess my curiosity got the best of me and I got a little too close and wandered out on to the flight line. One of the guys came running up to me and started yelling at me to get the heck out of there! Still, an awesome experience that I have flashbacks of every now and then. I guess it most happens when DJI comes out with a new drone. Im a kid again. (I fell like Burl Ives telling a Christmas story)

So, you found drones after using Traxxas models for a while? I wish that Traxxas made a drone as high end as the Mavic. The Aton is great but unfortunately not up to the level of the Mavic. You know well how you can buy any Traxxas part, down to the tiniest screw, and how easy replacement parts are to find. Also, parts are not expensive, and Traxxas knows you will be fixing it yourself. I really like their products, their availability, and the company itself. They are rock solid, never fail, and you can beat the crap out of them, replace a $2.00 part, and get back to having fun.

Here is a little project I made that started life as a Traxxas Summit. Everything works, and it takes a 4 channel radio to drive it, with granny gear, and a 10 channel radio take use all the functions.