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How It All Began

Skydio 2 autonomous drone Blade Nano QX 3D acrobatic drone DJI Mavic Air compact smart drone

Stumbling upon a new hobby. What triggered 2015 as a pivotal year for my hobbies started with my 50th birthday celebration in Denver with my wife, my brother, my sister-in-law, and my nephew. We were at a mall at one point during this birthday celebration vacation, and my nephew and I broke off from the others. We passed a Brookstone store where a salesman was outside the store flying a drone around the high-ceiling mall. I thought to myself that I always wanted to own/fly/drive RC vehicles, but based on what I learned from years before, I was demotivated by the steep learning curve.

Air Hogs Star Wars speeder bike quadcopter Propel Star Wars X-Wing quadcopter Propel Star Wars Tie quadcopter

The ease-of-use of modern drones. However, the salesman convinced me that the latest drones were super easy to fly, since they had the smarts to self-balance, and you just needed to guide them where you wanted. He actually let me try it to prove his point, and sure enough I was easily flying it around with zero training! My nephew was also fascinated by it, so I bought it for him as a gift, and we flew it around the mall together!

Air Hogs Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise quadcopter Spin Master Upriser Ducati Panigale V4 RC motorcycle Mattel Justice League Ultimate Batmobile RC car

Jumping into the hobby. When I got back home from the vacation, I started researching drones. I found that the French company Parrot had just released some really cool mini-drones with many different capabilities - and on a whim, I bought them all! Over the years, this has included many RC ("radio-controlled") vehicles that do not fly.


Enjoying the Collection

Parrot Rolling Spider rolling/flying drone Parrot Hydrofoil air/land/water drone Parrot Jumping Race rolling/jumping drone

My Collection. See pics, videos, and my reviews for my dozens of drones and RC vehicles! 🧸