leekohler2
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I'm in advertising. I love flight and photography, I used to skydive and I'm very interested in adding drone video and photography to my list of skills. I went to Best Buy this weekend because I had the bug in me. Looked like the drones I would want were between $600-1000 for decent flight with 4K video.
BUT, since I used to skydive, I also know flying is not like driving a car. I talked to a guy at Best Buy and he recommended I learn to fly cheap little helicopters first before ya know, destroying an expensive drone.
He sold me on a little indoor helicopter that was a little over $10, and said "Learn to drive that, then get a $700+ drone."
The first thing I did with that helicopter was drive it into the ceiling of my house. Surprisingly, it didn't break.
I'm getting better. I've learned to fly it around my place and land it safely on a coffee table or the floor or the dining room table.
I'm looking at a Phantom 3 4K for my first big, adult drone. Those are around $700 at the moment and would probably serve me well.
As I live in Chicago, I'll have to get a license. I got all that squared away.
Does anyone here have experience with drones who could give me some general advice as to flying them? Like common issues, etc?
Thanks in advance.
BUT, since I used to skydive, I also know flying is not like driving a car. I talked to a guy at Best Buy and he recommended I learn to fly cheap little helicopters first before ya know, destroying an expensive drone.
He sold me on a little indoor helicopter that was a little over $10, and said "Learn to drive that, then get a $700+ drone."
The first thing I did with that helicopter was drive it into the ceiling of my house. Surprisingly, it didn't break.
I'm getting better. I've learned to fly it around my place and land it safely on a coffee table or the floor or the dining room table.
I'm looking at a Phantom 3 4K for my first big, adult drone. Those are around $700 at the moment and would probably serve me well.
As I live in Chicago, I'll have to get a license. I got all that squared away.
Does anyone here have experience with drones who could give me some general advice as to flying them? Like common issues, etc?
Thanks in advance.