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MyMotherIsAHamster@lemmy.ca

Looking for fellow Lemmy RC hobbyists (infosec.pub)

submitted 5 days ago by MyMotherIsAHamster@lemmy.ca to c/RCPlanes@lemmy.ca

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Fairly new to RC flying here, and looking to connect with other RC pilots. I've had a camera drone for a few years and it's great for aerial pics and videos, but doesn't really require a lot of flying skill, so I wanted to get into fixed wing aircraft. I started with a low cost 3-channel Volantex Ranger to see if I liked it, and I was hooked pretty fast :-)

I saved up my pennies and got my first serious RC plane, the Arrows Bigfoot 1300mm, and it's frikking awesome. I've only had it about a month but I love flying it, so much more challenging and rewarding than my DJI drone. I'm still working on getting my landings consistently smooth, but fortunately it's a very forgiving plane if you come in a little rough.

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[–] charmed_electron@programming.dev 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I’ve done that before, it’s awesome! I put an fpv camera on the top of the tail and ran the cables all the way back to the transmitter. It’s wide enough that you can see the edges of the wings.