Based in east London, the former docklands area, now regenerated. Just bought a second hand (pre loved?) from a friend. Already have a Yuneec Typhoon H but wanted something more portable (and with a more reasonable approach to NFZ. Love both of them but for different reasons....
In spite of being a 2 Drone-r, I'm just a beginner, still worry sick that i'll never see whichever bird I am flying again. Will that feeling ever goa away?
I have been flying R/C hardcore for 36 years, dabbled in and around them for about 3 years before that. My first investments were R/C heli before any electronics age. Back in 1984 while in the Marines in Japan. That will make one say words that I don't think are even said to this day.
If I had to take a ruff guess on investment and loss to this date in this hobby.. I would say north of $20,000. But I was taught early on that this isn't a Budget hobby. I was given a bit of incite with a short lecture after my first complete loss. My "instructor" told me (I think, he spoke Japanese
) something to effect of. "If you can only afford one, then you should buy none."
You should always be willing to know that if it flies it's going to crash, it's not if, it's when. Luckily since I have latched on to DJI I have never had any issues with their products. I have a P3P that has hundreds of trouble free hours. I have had a
P4, and a MP1 and now a
M2Z. And all to this point...Zero issues. So yeah I trust DJI, I am never worried that I will have a failure (That I didn't cause).
If you get to that point of trusting your aircraft then much of the stress is over (or should be). From there you yourself must learn in flight in steps and master those steps, before moving on. Much to frequently on forums such as this Mavic Pilots I see someone ask a newbie question here and there. And their next post is a "Fly Away" where they were totally BLOS..doing something they had no business doing crying about DJI Junk or "where does it say that"?..finding out they never bothered to RTFM.
In some secret part of my soul I actually think good, hope you never fly again..but in reality I know not to judge and try to help beyond. So now that I have driveled on...remember if you lose that edge, your on your way to lose your aircraft. But if after a couple of months of flying you find the fear and anxiousness out weighing the pleasure and hobby, you might want to get out while the getting is good and move on to ...ohh I don't know..oil paintings??
