My FPV Start:
I’ve flown RC planes with others and in late 2009 got the most entry of planes… the Harbor Freight “
Yellow Bee”… 3 Channels, no control surfaces. It’s basically a powered glider for those who don’t know (and something I doubt real RC flyers would even consider an RC plane).
Well, after crashing a few (we had some at work) I took the spare parts and modified the original plane to be more stable, and carry a keychain camera. Then after seeing the keychain camera footage my mind began to entertain the idea of FPV (not realizing it has been going on for years now). Still, with no one I knew doing FPV and me not really having a usable plane it was another back burner project...
Until a coworker of mine forwarded me the
Trappy NYC FPV video on December 5th, 2010.
In all honestly, that’s the video that sparked my interest into this amazing hobby... and there are so many more by a bunch of pilots.
From there I found RCGroups and the many talented, experienced folks who frequent the forums. I also began to learn about the community’s feelings on FPV flying, concerns, opinions and general politics. Some was fun, some was not, and in the end, RCG is just like most forums. I like hearing both sides, don’t like childish fighting (some sarcasm is fun), and seem to fall somewhere in the middle of most extremes posts.
Initially I had the same challenges figuring out what everyone was talking about and doing my homework, you know, general newb stuff.
Well,
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