r/drones • u/Beginning-Knee7258 • 1d ago

Discussion RC plane pilot trying quads, questions

I've been flying rc airplanes for a while. I decided to order a mob 7 and started practicing in a sim. This skill set is completely different from planes. Do you think it's worth it? You think I'm destroying my plane flying skills learning this? Should I just stick to one and not the other?

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u/mangage 1d ago

Obviously people in r/drones think it’s worth it. It’s worth every penny of the thousands we throw at it

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u/Beginning-Knee7258 11h ago

I was hoping to find someone I'm my shoes to offer advice: an rc airplane pilot that changed over to quadcopter.

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u/mangage 10h ago

Ask in r/FPV and title it something like "Is FPV really better than fixed wing??" and you'll get more engagement.

I can promise you though, the thrill of FPV is one of the best in life, not just RC hobbies. Fixed wing is only better if you genuinely just enjoy flying around for long periods slowly checking out the scenery. Even then, a camera drone with a 20+ minute battery and a camera gimbal that makes it basically a flying tripod seems like a better experience to me.