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Walkera F210/3D FPV Professional Racing Drone RTF

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Walkera F210/3D FPV Professional Racing Drone RTF

Apr 2, 2016

For anyone who is joining this drop but has never done any 6-axis RC flying before, I highly recommend fighting the urge to unbox this thing and take it straight out to start flying it. This is an ultralight racing model that is intended for experienced pilots. If you try to learn to fly on this thing, you'll crash it, you'll destroy it, and you'll be sad. It'd be like trying to learn to drive with an Indy car. Instead, get yourself a copy of Liftoff (http://store.steampowered.com/app/410340/), and a simulator cable (http://www.amazon.com/Supower-Flight-Simulator-Phoenix-Aerofly/dp/B00XBUXCQK), and start logging hours. You'll see immediately that flying these things is a skill that takes time to learn. Even better, pick up a low cost quadcopter (like this one: http://www.xheli.com/28h-v262-cyclone-ufo-red.html) and practice what it's like to fly the real thing with something that will handle the inevitable crashes. I have this one and it's a great trainer b/c 1) it's super resilient and almost impossible to break, and 2) once you get comfortable, you can remove the foam frame and it becomes a much lighter and faster flyer that gets close to how a racing multi-copter will fly. In short: practice, practice, practice before you put this thing in the air and you will save yourself a good deal of money and frustration.

NineDollars

Apr 3, 2016

wezliDo I need a controller for the simulator cable? The amazon link only shows the wire and disk. This deal seems to be very good and I my wallet is already on the table so...
Based on everything I read so far, I am getting the f210, fs dominator v3 (everyone seem to recommend this), a 5.8 receiver for the dom. I am going to take your advice and get the simulator along with the simulator cable.
Do you think I am missing anything?

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wezli

Apr 3, 2016

NineDollarsThe Transmitter has a simulator port on the back of it. The simulator cable connects the transmitter to your PC so you can use it as a game controller - that way you can fly in the simulator using the same controller you use in real life. You can also use a dual-stick controller like an XBox One/360 type which works OK, but has a different feel than using a real transmitter.

tombuchanan

Apr 9, 2016

wezlii did what you suggested, bought the v262 and liftoff. I've had the same problem practicing with both. I have quite a bit of experience flying an rc helo but i've learned using the stick control scheme that has yaw on the right stick. the v262 i bought doesn't let you change stick mode and using liftoff with an xbox one controller uses the same stick setup that I'm not used too. It looks like liftoff should be configurable but it refuses to allow new presets for some reason at least with my xbox controller plugged in. so my question, is there an advantage to the stick mode with yaw on the left that everyone else seems to prefer that would make it worth relearning or should i forget the v262 and wait until my devo 7 comes (i assume it has more than stick mode 2) and practice with liftoff with that.

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