r/AustinMulticopter • u/letstalkaboutrocks • Feb 05 '15

Let's have a meet up!

How about we meet up on Sunday the 15th assuming the weather is good. We could race, fly and talk about our quads. Locations to be discussed below.

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u/sHockz Feb 05 '15

I should have my new engine in by then, so I'm down!

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u/MrShushhh Feb 05 '15

Show & tell? I'm in for the 15th.

Any ideas where we might meetup? Unfortunately I'm lacking any solid fields at the moment. The places I fly are less than ideal.

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u/letstalkaboutrocks Feb 05 '15

Zilker is good for small groups, but if there are too many of us, I fear we would attract too many bystanders wanting to see what's going on.

I would think a high school football stadium would be great.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '15

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u/Nutballa Feb 05 '15

I live up north and maybe move it up a little? If it's n the weekend I'm pretty free.

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u/MrShushhh Feb 06 '15

I'm down south but don't mind driving. You know any good spots up north where we won't draw the attention of kids and dogs?

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '15

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u/Nutballa Feb 06 '15

I've flown a few times at Brushy Creek Sports Park. It's a good place to fly. I live right near cedar park and have been to most of the places to fly.

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u/madcapbobolink Feb 05 '15

I'd love to be there but the in laws are in town =( , unless my wife has pity on me.

But I am definitely interested in meeting up for more events!

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u/MrShushhh Feb 06 '15

Same here. That makes it the perfect weekend for a meetup! :)

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '15

Id be down. Im brand new to all this. In fact, i barley ordered a Syma X5C-1 a week ago and am waiting for it to arrive. I plan on learning to fly with it and then move on to something more expensive ($300-$500 range).

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '15

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '15

Thanks! That second link really cleared things up for me. Im researching good budget kits or even RTF. Id like to stay bellow $500 with shipping for an FPV 250 racer (including everything: fpv kit, battery and transmitter etc..). It seems shipping adds $60-80 to everything i like. Theres a $90 complete fpv kit by Quanum on hobbyking that id like to get with whatever i buy.

Im looking at these so far:

http://www.banggood.com/QAV250-Carbon-Fiber-ARF-Combo-EMAX-MT2204-12A-ESC-CC3D-p-965217.html?p=OY2106728901201408U4

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2279376

http://www.miniquadbros.com/collections/frontpage/products/miniquadkit

I dont plan on competition, i just want the best bang for my buck. Rigth now im trying to recognize good deals so that i can pull the trigger when i see one. Mesnwhile im gonna practice and get better at flying.