DorffMeister

I had a great time flying at one of the local pumpkin patches here in Austin, TX.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShsCTOqCJ7c

My wife and I were out walking for Museum Day and stopped by the Mayfield Park and Nature Preserve. I decided to stop and fly a pack while it wasn't crowded. I really loved flying this park - it's such an incredibly beautiful space.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN8JHFFD8ds

Part two of my explorations of Guerro Thompson Elementary School... this time with Cyclops! Cyclops is a Hobbyplus Speck-B Brushless 1/24 RC car with my own custom 3d printed FPV mount for O4.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZezyx8iims

This is the first of two related videos. In this first video I'm Exploring Guerro Thompson Elementary School in Austin, TX with Vexer to get a lay of the land. In my next video, we'll explore from a completely different perspective with Cyclops (an FPV Speck-B Brushless 1/24 RC car).

Personal trivia: When I was growing up my mom played this album, "Free To Be You And Me," for me frequently. I've always loved it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=831vZFwbxnk

We're back flying with ATX FPV crew for the August 2026 Meetup. This one was a little special. Rail brought out a couple FPV RC cars. You see several of us chasing one of them at about 97 second mark. I'm so glad I got to chase Rail's car and seeing the other quads doing the same was just a blast.

I'm flying Okami, a SpeedyBee Mario Mini 25 with O4 Pro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US2F3zk3x9M

I've been participating in some of the Central Texas Drone Racing whoop races. The first few laps I'm sharing are at Celis Brewery, a brewpub in North Austin.

I'm slow and I need a an absolute ton more experience and stick time, but I'm having fun with it. It's always great to see the other pilots and I get to watch some truly inspirational flying.

The final lap I share is from a race at Cabana Club in East Austin. I found the track at Cabana Club a lot more challenging, but I managed to find one lap that was worth sharing.

I'm flying Calcifer, a HappyModel Mobula6 HD Race with HDZero AIO.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIHr0rdZ-hE

This is the third flight of Okami, the latest addition to my fleet. Okami, a SpeedyBee Mario Mini 25 with O4 Pro, is an open prop freestyle quad with 2.5" props. And wow she is a blast to fly and handles really well.

I look forward to many more flights with Okami. I could easily see her becoming my favorite quad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp7gM2JHuVY

We had a rainy Saturday in Austin, which would generally mean I'm not flying... But instead, I spent the rainy afternoon whopping the warehouse with several of the ATXFPV folk. Kudos to Tarz for helping setup a defined track and lighted gates. Even at my slow pace, it was a lot of fun flying the course, and I found it inspirational watching people who can fly the course quickly.

I thought this was a great way to spend a rainy day. Working on skills and chatting with like-minded friends, old and new.

Quasit started life as a BetaFPV Meteor 75 Pro HD

* DJI O4 Lite for video

* HCTRM's "Meteor 75 Pro O4 TPU Canopy for Flywoo ND filter" (from MakerWorld)

* Flywoo O4 Camera Housing

* GNB 1S LiHV 550mAh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqGSrRcV-J0

I was planning to meet up with a few folks from the ATXFPV group to fly at a new park in South Austin. Unfortunately, the wind didn't agree with our plans. Happily, one of the group invited us to fly in a warehouse where he works.

I'm so glad I took him up on the offer. Five of us spent the afternoon flying pack after pack, crash after crash. I haven't done a a lot of indoor flying, so I really wasn't sure how it would go, but I had an absolute blast.

We all had plenty of crashes, sometimes in interesting and awkward places - I think everybody got trapped in the cube gate at least once. But I think we all had an amazing time, it was great throttle practice, and I think we'd all happily spend many afternoons flying here.

Vexer is a BetaFPV Pavo20 Pro

DJI O4 Pro for video

GNB 3S LiHV 550mAh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZawMxqyCIg

One more video from Rabb House and Rabb Park in Round Rock, TX. A touch faster this time. Flying a BetaFPV Pavo20 Pro with DJI O4 Pro. GNB 3S LiHV 550mAh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4lYKGLEOmw