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  1. Dec 30, 2013 at 1:41 PM
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    colinb17 If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving

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    yeah mang, you aren't the only one who can take off mass amounts of time from work and be a couch potato :p
     
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  2. Dec 30, 2013 at 1:51 PM
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    But I've been busy as hell lately... :D

    I'm taking January "off" from travel, but will be swamped in proposals, training programs and updating tech manuals.
     
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  3. Dec 30, 2013 at 1:52 PM
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    Sounds like some fun stuff :rolleyes: :D
     
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  4. Dec 30, 2013 at 2:11 PM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    It's the life I chose....? Perhaps? Ask John about it... we quit the last job together on the same day... :D

    It's been more fun working as a consultant, but I wish the work was a bit more steady... it's feast or famine these days... luckily it's been feast since October, but that also means I've been in Arizona for most of it.
     
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  5. Dec 30, 2013 at 4:21 PM
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    colinb17 If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving

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    well, one of us has to be working at any given time :p

    I don't think Houston can handle too many swb tacomas driving around, getting into trouble at once :rolleyes:
    (becky doesn't count because women don't know how to drive) and i'm pretty sure she doesn't read this thread :anonymous:
     
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  6. Dec 30, 2013 at 5:05 PM
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  7. Dec 31, 2013 at 5:42 AM
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  8. Dec 31, 2013 at 6:55 AM
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    Indeed :) It's all over the state - Corpus, Beeville, College Station Ft. Hood, and some place out West south of Ft. Stockton.

    Info here for those interested in Texas UAS test site: http://lsuasc.tamucc.edu/lsuasc_test_site.php
     
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  9. Dec 31, 2013 at 6:57 AM
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  10. Dec 31, 2013 at 7:37 AM
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    I want a new job :plane:
     
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  11. Jan 2, 2014 at 6:30 AM
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    I might be joining the club here, inquiring about a DJI Phantom but never flown a quad before!
     
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  12. Jan 2, 2014 at 6:31 AM
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  13. Jan 2, 2014 at 6:32 AM
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    do eeet... have you flown anything RC before?
     
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  14. Jan 2, 2014 at 6:43 AM
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    I've driven traxxas gas powered RC cars for years but never anything aerial.
     
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  15. Jan 2, 2014 at 6:44 AM
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    you'll crash/break parts a lot less with the phantom....
     
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  16. Jan 2, 2014 at 6:49 AM
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    That's good, I think I remember telling you within 5 minutes of putting in a new 3.3 motor in the old t-max the batteries died and it went WOT in to a mail box and exploded in to a million pieces. I don't want to relive that again :laugh:
     
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  17. Jan 2, 2014 at 6:52 AM
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    lol, yeah you told me about that :laugh: I don't see nearly the upkeep costs with the phantom, that i see with my land based RCs.
     
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    It's a little different when you're dealing with 3 dimensions but quads these days are pretty stable and relatively easy to fly... I still think planes are easier (since they glide), but a multi is definitely easier than a standard heli
     
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  19. Jan 2, 2014 at 7:04 AM
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    that's good, I am sure I will have some questions for the experts.
     
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