For a beginner RC pilot, the Quadshot is loads of fun. My biggest challenge was controlling drift during light winds.

Here is my third flight with a bit of acrobatics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X088uaHiKb0&feature=plcp
Since then, I had some spectacular crashes.

Big shout out to the Quadshot team!

-Tom

Awesome first flight video, maybe don't turn the motors off while over the head of your cameraman

Can't wait to see more videos!
//Jeff

Sweet video! Thanks for that!

Looking forward to more videos.

Cheers Esden

Wow, this looks like lots of fun - and very agile!

Can you tell us a little bit more about your crashes? Maybe other can learn by your experience.

Looking forward to more videos!

Thx, webman.

My very first crash: it didn't hit the ground so much as fly into a tree and then out the other side. I kept going when Pranay told me to shut it off. A once in a lifetime experience. Do not attempt!

The reason this happened was because I ran out of room in forward flight in Mode 2. If I were to have stayed in Mode 1 I could have released the controls and the QS would have reverted to a hover. I do plan ahead by about one step when flying, but I wanted to execute a split s. This is impossible in Mode 1 and 2, as I soon found out. You have to perform a lateral turn when not in Mode 1 or 2.

...unless you pull straight up, roll 180 degrees when going vertical, then let go of pitch, I think. Gotta try that.

So the lesson is that I ran out of room without knowing how to turn the thing. I thought I could handle it when I couldn't. Start slow or pay for a lot of replacement parts.

Next lesson learned:

I couldn't figure out if I wanted to fly it with quadscopter or airplane controls. Remember, in Flight Mode 1 and 2 when vertical, the controls are that of a rotary wing. When horizontal, a fixed wing. BUT, in Mode 3, in all orientations the controls are that of a fixed wing. I can barely hover this thing in Mode 3, but I can easily hover a 3D plane. It used to be the other way around.

Also, be careful not to reduce the throttle too far in flight. The motors are what control the QS and without them it drops like a rock. It does have the ability to restart in the air but it is risky regardless.

I installed an ON/OFF switch and put new motors in place after my last crash.
Here is the first flight in HD. https://vimeo.com/49406296

Things learned:
Stay in MODE 1 for low altitude flights.
Don't do acrobatics near the ground
Have someone else shoot the video.
Drift happens, so go with it and make small adjustments.

I will be installing a GPS module to see if I can make it stay in one place.