RC flying is crashing. Flying, Crashing, Repairing, Repeat indefinitely! That's how to best describe this hobby. Simply because that is how it works. It has been really awful weather here in the Netherlands last two months. Especially in the weekends, of course! So I did not get much flying time in, lately. It has been storming, with all sorts of precipitation, combined with temperatures now nearing the freezing point. Those few flights I got in with my Bfight 210 , however, were very "educational"! I already knew that the receiver range was not much more than 150m, with a clear line of sight. I leaned that the same holds for the video transmission signal. On one occasion, I got a little disoriented, because of the limited periferal view through the goggles. I was flying along at the clearing next to the camping. The one with only two trees. I was sitting under one tree, because I did not want to be too prominently in my flight footage. And I thought I was cruisin
This blog is all about my flying adventures with unmanned vehicles like drones, and model airplanes. Initial focus will be on my self-built drone project. As time progresses, I'll fly different drones and airplanes, undoubtedly, because this is such an addictive hobby!