New Bando & What's Up With All These Spots in Dubai? (vlog)

Recon of another new bando spot, plus what the deal is with all these spots I fly (and don't fly).

Is Dubai chock full of bandos to rip? Not so much. What you see on my channel is the few flyable needles we find in the haystacks of a construction boom.

So how do we find these spots? What I don't do is rock up at random spots with my gear and try to fly. Not looking to hit it and quit it. That approach can be a total disaster if something goes wrong or anybody complains.

What I look for is fun, flyable and repeatable spots. Spots where you can spend some time. Spots where nobody notices or cares that you're there. Spots you can come back to time and again.

How? A few steps:

1. The hunting. Lots and lots of this. Checking Google maps, word of mouth, day to day driving around, dedicated wardriving, foot recon and observation.

2. The validation. How far away? How easy is access? How abandoned is it? Is it human safe? Will anybody care?

3. Flying. Is it flyable? What's the difficulty level? What's the sketch factor? Are there good lines? Is it fun? Are there ways to rescue crashed quads?

If you make it through all three steps then yeah, you've got a good spot. It's a never ending process and takes a lot of effort...but in the end it's worth it.


= Quad Setup =
Armattan Rooster 5 inch
KISS FC V1 fw 1.3 RC30
Hobby Wing 40A 4-in-1 ESC
Ethix Mr. Steele Silk v2 2306 2350kv motors
HQ Ethix S3 props
TBS Crossfire Nano Rx
TBS Unify Pro Evo vtx
Runcam Swift Rotor Riot edition
ONBO 1500mah 4S 95C / ONBO 1300mah 4S 95C lipos
Brain 3D Session mount, SMA/Crossfire mount, arm protectors

= FPV Gear =
Fatshark Dominator HD3 goggles
ImmersionRC Rapidfire 5.8ghz diversity receiver module
TrueRC 5.8 patch antenna
Foxeer Lollipop 5.8ghz circular polarized axial antenna
Ethix goggle strap
Fatshark 18650 goggle battery case
FrSky Taranix X9D Mr. Steele Edition transmitter
Crossfire Micro TX with Diamond antenna
ThinkTank FPV Airport Helipack flight bag

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