Ron, Bill, Ashutosh,
My name is Danny, and I'm located on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle. Where are you guys located, and where do you fly? I started out in this hobby for video/photo purposes, using Kites and GoPros, then a 450-size helicopter, then RC seaplanes (Icon A5's, the big version), and now I'm mostly building multirotors. I'm currently flying a 580mm RotorBits Hex, running Pixhawk 3.1.5, with the end-goal of having a travel-copter that can carry a 3-axis gimbal and a zoomable camera. Anywho, I'd love to nerd out with any locals, as this is a pretty small hobby and my poor lady friend is going insane with all my drone talk...
Cheers,
Danny
PS - there are 3 other guys on Queen that are flying various rigs - a Phantom 2, a DRQ250, and a DIY H-Quad. We've gotten together a couple times, and I'd love to get a meetup group of sorts going: maybe a twice-monthly at a safe flying site? I know Wx is often the issue, but I think if we can all communicate a "hey guys, Wx looks good for the next ____ days, lets get together" it could work out. Food for thought.