1st flight, and I am impressed!

EricH · Jan 13, 2018

Granted I have nothing to compare to.
But I was floored how easy it was to fly the Q500 4K!
I only flew it for 10 minutes (28*) and at the end I actually felt like a skilled pilot.
I flew around our property flawlessly and touched down several times.

I honestly never thought it would be this easy to fly a drone. My son had a $100 version and that thing was a mess. Now I need to work on flying it through the camera so I can fly it through our fields and around wooded areas.

One question is how will I know when it is getting close to it's maximum range? I envision it getting .5 mile away and suddenly falling out of the sky.

Ben9722 · Jan 14, 2018

Are you flying it in angle mode or smart mode? I would recommend angle for learning how to fly. The maximum range I would recommend is 200m or less out just to be on the safe side. If you go out of range, the quadcopter will return to home, so no worries of it just dropping out of the sky. Happy flying!

EricH · Jan 14, 2018

I was flying in angle mode.
200m is not very far at all. Heck our driveway is that long.
I guess today, if it gets out of the 20's, I'll flying it through the field and see how far it goes until it reverses and returns to home.

ernestoc33 · Jan 15, 2018

I just got mine and I feel the same. I tried out the phantom 3S and the spark and the parrot bebop and I hated them all. I love this drone!

EricH · Jan 15, 2018

Here is my first video. It's a bit rough, but it is a start.
I am simply blown away by not only how easy it is to fly the Q500 4k, but by how amazing the video is.

webbster · Jan 17, 2018

Your video is crisp.. wonder why my video when I record is so broken up?

EricH · Jan 17, 2018

webbster said:
Your video is crisp.. wonder why my video when I record is so broken up?

I think it depends on the peripheral used to view and perhaps the internet. My videos are a lot smoother at work with high speed cable than at home with DSL.
I also just added a filter to the video. I am not quite sure if I like filters or not...

tcwhite · Jan 17, 2018

EricH said:
Here is my first video. It's a bit rough, but it is a start.
I am simply blown away by not only how easy it is to fly the Q500 4k, but by how amazing the video is.

Great job and beautiful property.

EricH · Jan 18, 2018

tcwhite said:
Great job and beautiful property.

Thank you. We moved in 20 years ago on our wedding night.
Hopefully my skills will improve once the the trees are green and everything is in full bloom this spring. Right now everything is dead. Hence the need for a filter.

tcwhite · Jan 18, 2018

EricH said:
Thank you. We moved in 20 years ago on our wedding night.
Hopefully my skills will improve once the the trees are green and everything is in full bloom this spring. Right now everything is dead. Hence the need for a filter.

Awe. Yeah I’m in Michigan right on the lake with plenty of ice and snow. I should get out and fly over the light house and ice formations but dang work is in the way at the moment. Have a great time flying.

Old Dude · Feb 2, 2018

webbster said:
Your video is crisp.. wonder why my video when I record is so broken up?

If you record in 4K (the highest setting), most computers and mobile devices are not able to process it smoothly. I use the 1920-1080, which gives me HD Quality, looks good on Youtube,FB and so on.

EricH · Feb 3, 2018

Old Dude said:
If you record in 4K (the highest setting), most computers and mobile devices are not able to process it smoothly. I use the 1920-1080, which gives me HD Quality, looks good on Youtube,FB and so on.

That is changed through the remote in the settings menu?

Old Dude · Feb 3, 2018

Yes, while connected to the Q, select camera settings. Scroll down to 1920x1080 30fps. You also can check YouTube, some very good instructional videos on camera settings for the Q.

greatbear1968 · Feb 4, 2018

webbster said:
Your video is crisp.. wonder why my video when I record is so broken up?

Webbster mine is exactly the same mate it gets lines across the screen & breaks up as you are watching what you are recording it has been doing my head in big time because I don't know what to do to make it right because there is no guide you are basically on your own from the day you purchase the Q500 I have only had mine out twice I watched a video on YouTube & it scared me about updating your firmware so I haven't bothered updating it because if anything goes wrong it is more or less £700 down the old proverbial so has anybody else got any ideas for me & webbster thank you in advance

webbster · Feb 4, 2018

EricH said:
That is changed through the remote in the settings menu?

I shall try that.. it makes sense one my airframe arrives I'll have it back in the air.. thanks.

Old Dude · Feb 4, 2018

greatbear1968 said:
Webbster mine is exactly the same mate it gets lines across the screen & breaks up as you are watching what you are recording it has been doing my head in big time because I don't know what to do to make it right because there is no guide you are basically on your own from the day you purchase the Q500 I have only had mine out twice I watched a video on YouTube & it scared me about updating your firmware so I haven't bothered updating it because if anything goes wrong it is more or less £700 down the old proverbial so has anybody else got any ideas for me & webbster thank you in advance

Plenty of YouTube videos out there to help. This guy imo is one of the best.

bkjohns1061 · Feb 5, 2018

EricH said:
Thank you. We moved in 20 years ago on our wedding night.
Hopefully my skills will improve once the the trees are green and everything is in full bloom this spring. Right now everything is dead. Hence the need for a filter.

Reminds me of Tennessee, where some of my family live. Where ever it is it is very nice country.