When I first started into drones, I bought some cheap ones. I got the V262 Cyclone quads. They were about $70. I thought they were great . This started in about the fall of 2013. I started flying rc planes in about 1988 although I flew CL planes since I was a kid.
Anyway, yesterday after replacing a motor and gear in one, I went out to test fly it. It started ok but the control of it got wacky. It's like I had some control but not enough. Well, it went higher and higher and the upper winds started to carry it off. It doesn't have the power to fight any wind. So, after seeing it high up and drifting away and not having good control of it about at least 1000 feet away, I decided to cut throttle and let it fall. It's so light with foam pprotector, it couldn't hurt
anything. So, I go driving around to look for it. I pull up in some drives to see better. No luck. Out here, we have at least 3 acre lots. I wasn't going to go over people's property without permission. A guy pulls up behind me as I'm stopped on the road. Before coming to my side, he takes a pic with his cell phone. I saw the flash. I thought that was funny. So, he asks me if I'm lost. I know the question was bs, he wanted to know what I was doing. To some, it would look suspicious. Normally I would tell them to F off but I can appreciate his concern. I explain to him about the quad taking off. I think he understood and believed me. I decided to take out one of my Phantoms and video the area to see if I could find it. This morning....heavy fog. No can do. If you bothered to read this far, you must be as bored as I am. Glad it was not one of my Phantoms. Let's see.....almost three years on a $70 quad....I'm not even upset.
Anyway, yesterday after replacing a motor and gear in one, I went out to test fly it. It started ok but the control of it got wacky. It's like I had some control but not enough. Well, it went higher and higher and the upper winds started to carry it off. It doesn't have the power to fight any wind. So, after seeing it high up and drifting away and not having good control of it about at least 1000 feet away, I decided to cut throttle and let it fall. It's so light with foam pprotector, it couldn't hurt
anything. So, I go driving around to look for it. I pull up in some drives to see better. No luck. Out here, we have at least 3 acre lots. I wasn't going to go over people's property without permission. A guy pulls up behind me as I'm stopped on the road. Before coming to my side, he takes a pic with his cell phone. I saw the flash. I thought that was funny. So, he asks me if I'm lost. I know the question was bs, he wanted to know what I was doing. To some, it would look suspicious. Normally I would tell them to F off but I can appreciate his concern. I explain to him about the quad taking off. I think he understood and believed me. I decided to take out one of my Phantoms and video the area to see if I could find it. This morning....heavy fog. No can do. If you bothered to read this far, you must be as bored as I am. Glad it was not one of my Phantoms. Let's see.....almost three years on a $70 quad....I'm not even upset.
