Recent content by WacoJohn

OK .. so I have to register every drone I own ... $5 a pop. Right? Beyond that, I have to "Pass an aeronautical knowledge and safety test" according to my Recreational Flyer Dashboard. If the knowledge and safety test is required, where do I take the test (online)?

Just about embarrassed to make this post. I caught Quadcopter fever a few years ago when they first began their popularity. By 'fever', I mean I bought about a dozen of them ... in several varying sizes. Bought an 'advanced' charger too, .. expecting to become a 'use them often' hobbyist...

Some of my post was in humor. Your advice is well taken. Always room for more knowledge. I believe I have a respectable degree of the basics. Thank you for the advice.

I will never understand electricity ... so please excuse my foolishness. Electricity is the work of Satan ... and man will never control it ;) Obviously not . but it would seem to me the typical hearing aid battery would be an option ... very light, long lasting. Could probably supply one to...

>>and ask again for your support Please do. You are our only horse in the race, .. and thank you for all you do.

I am happy to have just now upgraded my membership to the hobby level. Thank you for the opportunity to support the effort.

Wow ... THANK YOU for noticing that. I just went back to Amazon and ordered the Mega Charge 14-in-1 Charging Adapter. So glad you pointed that out.

All I have done is charge OEM battery as instructed ... 90 minutes on their (minimal) charger. Hovered aircraft .. 3 meters ... up and down inside for maybe 5 minutes. Battery power down to 35%. Shut everything off. Do not want to proceed until I know more ...want to know if 35% is accurate...

Hmmm. OK. Guess I will take that course for a charger, bearings, and 'balancer' too. Thank you very much for your advice.

This is the battery provided by the copter's mfg. The whole pkg arrived today... new quad and their supplied battery (Parrot). You are absolutely right, . tried my first 3m hover on a 'full charge' and got about <5 minutes. I am a total noob at all this. It is a Ar.Drone 20 Elite. If you...

First quad. Battery question, please. ​ Reading your sticky carefully, (thank you for that) I can ID my LiPo thus: Capacity 1,000 mAh Current???? hmm says 'CHARGE AT 1A MAX' but also says '11.1v' Cell count??? Don't see that anywhere. I believe electricity is the work of Satan .. and I...

I get your drift. It's only money... can't take it with me.

At the moment, I am a little overwhelmed. Pkg arrived a couple of hours ago. I have managed to safely/properly charge battery .. bound to my Android tablet, and did a couple of 3 meter take offs and landings. I watched the power indicator go down VERY FAST 4-5 minutes) to 30-35% ... and from...

You are very kind to reply at all. As I have not received the product, don't know how much here applies to it . but there is no doubt I will gain valuable knowledge from here. Already learned a LOT from the LiPo battery sticky. The good news is the shipper emailed me ... BOTH the copter and...

Awaiting delivery on my first quad. Rough experience ... first I ordered AR.Drone 2.0 GPS Edition .. and it never came .. at the time of the order, said one was in stock ... after about a month, I called and was told they were out of them. Cancelled the order .... ordered again from a different...