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<blockquote data-quote="RotorWash" data-source="post: 111065" data-attributes="member: 18210"><p>Watching my own video just now, thought I'd point out to any new flyers (since you can see my landing pad on the wharf) it's not a good idea to take off from the concrete due to heavy rebar and lots of other metal sheathing all around. It will mess with your compass and may cause all sorts of grief after that. I just used the pad for prepping but I won't even turn the bird on unless I'm holding it at shoulder level. I then hand launched and caught with each flight and even then it was a bit risky. I hit atti mode a couple of times a few meters from the wharf but for just 3-4 seconds. The bird is perfectly controllable under atti mode but winds can easily cause problems if you're new to flying. In addition to that issue, there is also a lot of power line & radio transmission in the area including ham radio but I've never had an issue whatsoever with my controller/video link (5.8GHz) as of yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RotorWash, post: 111065, member: 18210"] Watching my own video just now, thought I'd point out to any new flyers (since you can see my landing pad on the wharf) it's not a good idea to take off from the concrete due to heavy rebar and lots of other metal sheathing all around. It will mess with your compass and may cause all sorts of grief after that. I just used the pad for prepping but I won't even turn the bird on unless I'm holding it at shoulder level. I then hand launched and caught with each flight and even then it was a bit risky. I hit atti mode a couple of times a few meters from the wharf but for just 3-4 seconds. The bird is perfectly controllable under atti mode but winds can easily cause problems if you're new to flying. In addition to that issue, there is also a lot of power line & radio transmission in the area including ham radio but I've never had an issue whatsoever with my controller/video link (5.8GHz) as of yet. [/QUOTE]
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