Hello From Maryland - USA

[Mike A.]

I'm in Leesburg Va, just getting into FPV too. Just about to start a Skywalker build. Where are you other NoVA guys located?

[GLEvideo]

I'm in Laurel right between DC and Baltimore.

[joker0720]

I went to an engineering college in Laurel, MD (Capital College). Would take about an hour or so to get there from here I think.
I don't know where Leesburg Va. Good luck with the new build!!! Taking forver, but I'm just about done mine

[Mike A.]

I decided to hold off on the Skywalker build, I think I may want to build a zephyr instead. To test out if I want to go the wing route instead of a normal airframe I build a wing out of dollar tree board. Turns out it flies really well, I think I may put my FPV gear on it. Just waiting on my vtx, everything else has been delivered.


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[JBeloncik]

Nice wing Mike! Not sure what your goals are for FPV but it looks like you fly pretty well already. I say FPV that bitch and forget the Skywalker! I know some people love them but if you want to fly fast/low/close to trees, etc. I think you will have a lot more fun with the wing!

I live in South Riding BTW, so if you want to meet up sometime just let me know.

Jason

[Mike A.]

Nice wing Mike! Not sure what your goals are for FPV but it looks like you fly pretty well already. I say FPV that bitch and forget the Skywalker!

Thanks! After a few more flights with the new wing I've decided it's pretty awesome for a cheap build. I'll put my fpv gear on it when I get my vtx. I've been flying for a couple of years and for the last year I've been hooked on 3d heli flying. I've been flying almost everyday over the summer and decided it was time to take a bit of a break and do something else. Still flying the helis a couple times a week but I've enjoyed getting back into planes. My goals for FPV is just to take baby steps and get each aspect sorted without getting in over my head. I decided to go with just a basic 5.8ghz setup for now with some CP antenna's. Next step is an OSD with all the bells and whistles, then I plan to go with a LRS and see how far I can stretch the 5.8ghz, then after that I'll go with better video system for low flying, buzzing the fields, ect. With helis I went from a 450, to a 500, to a 600 Pro in less than a year...I may end up addicted to FPV too.