Traxxas E-Maxx:
I enjoy this big monster truck. It's fun to drive and very durable. There hasn't been much upgrading don to it. The only thing is some RPM Racing skid/wear plates, black ones. RPM Racing offers several after market parts, and I might eventually get more. Just wish the made green parts for the E-Maxx, then I could make it like Grave Digger. I finally decided to get a new 2.4Ghz radio as a sort of birthday present to me. Horizon Hobby has a good deal on the Spektrum DX3C, including a 2nd receiver for free. And since this is a 3 channel radio, that made it a good selection. So I got it in and installed on the E-Maxx.
Heli-Max 1SQ V-Cam Quadcopter:
One day, I was looking around at some r/c helicopters and came across this one. It's a small quadcopter that also has a video camera, and at a reasonable price. Unfortunately it's a different brand than my other helicopters, which means that it uses a different 2.4Ghz protocol (the one downside to 2.4Ghz is that most manufacturers use their own protocol and therefore are not compatible with one another). I don't like the included radios on many of the RTF (ready to fly) aircraft kits as they seem to be a little toy-ish looking and don't offer a lot of adjustments. Well Heli-Max has some models in a Tx-R (transmitter ready) version that can link up to a Tactic R/C AnyLink module. What this module does is it connects to most major brand aircraft transmitters and uses their SLT 2.4Ghz protocol. In easy terms, you connect the module to your favorite radio and you can fly any aircraft with SLT. I have a great radio already, so I got the quad and AnyLink adapter. However, when I was ready to do the setup I found that my DX6i had a technical problem and needed to be repaired. So i sent that in, but couldn't wait the 2+ weeks it would be out and ordered the Tactic TTX650. I got that in a few days, linked it to the 1SQ, and was up and flying. Turns out this one is actually easier for me to fly than the Blade mQX even though it is smaller. I have been having lots of fun flying this little thing, but it turns out that the camera needs plenty of light to give you a good picture. Here is video of my 3rd flight.
I did actually have a crash against the yard wall. The only damage was 2 rotors completely shattered. Luckily the kit came with some extra blades. I installed them and was able to continue flying.
This movie is my first with using multiple cameras. For the editing, I used Pinnacle Studio for iPad. This app made editing the movie very easy.
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