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*Firstly, I am forced to apologize for my English level. It should be better. I’m working to improve it as soon as possible.

So let’s go. In the first post I am glad to tell the story about how I’m so interested about multicopters so far.

Everything began time ago, January the 6th. This date match with a Spanish Christmas tradition named “día de los reyes magos” (Three Kings Day). Then I have received my first quadcopter. My first impression the little toy doesn’t made me feel so fortunately. It was a little Syma X12S, white painted.

My first experiences were involved two short flights. Furthermore, my new little "friend" seemed to be damaged (it was). My first lookup made me feel that this play would be short in time. On the other hand, I had a previous related toy, a helicopter, that was boring almost from the beginning. Quadcopter seemed to be the same but ugliest one. 

Flight after flight and crash after crash I began to drive it quite better. It was so easier when I discovered that red leds matched with the “head” of the drone. Obviously, quadcopter it was most damaged anytime. Thus, it was a moment that I have took into account that I was totally dependent about my “ugly” toy.

Then I started to investigate online about my drone and any option that would me improve in the hobby. Little time later, I bought my second drone. This time an hexacopter branded JJRC H20. To my surprise, I have purchased it for very little money. How it was so cheap and so fun at same time?

My researches followed being more exhaustive, taking spare parts to each drone until the day I have discovered a new era for my spare time. Racer drones. It was unknown for me so far. It was all I love in same concept. I always do it myself pieces and my home needs and would be applied to my new passion, flying toys.

To be honest, my first purchases in racer drones was horrible taking into account I have bought a 250 frame but with f450 pieces (motors and ESC). So I was “forced” to built both types. Better to me of course. Evaded this problem, the hobby starts to be more comprehensible to me. Then I was aware about how involved I was. I was becoming an expert.

Further investigations showed me professional competitions. And there was the day, it was me, viewing a real quads competition. How exciting it was.

Then I was sure that this hobby will be linked to me for many more years.


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