Scenic Mountain mission (Schneeberg & Chimera5)

After a little hike (on purpose ;) I flew one pack there. Was quite exciting even if I know now that my gear is pretty trusty. Been there in the past, but never had a proper copter to go up all the way. Spent quite some time searching for a nice way to use both: DJI Srt (bitrate) and Tango2 Telemetry Logs for the overlay. If you guys are curious about this workflow - I could do a tutorial... Wonderful location (Scheeberg, Scheebergdörfl) Thanks to the cam-lady for capturing the ext. scenes!

Also check out these tasty DIVES: https://youtu.be/lxfakLKu8xw (flown by Scott: same region, bit earlier this year when there was more snow - and Gopro6+Reelsteady)

●▬▬▬EQUIPMENT▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● Copter: iFlight Chimera5 with DJI FPV https://youtu.be/2JJUSVGgwbg Remote: TBS Tango2 (v3 board, dyn power) https://youtu.be/2U7QBl8VSQQ Goggles: DJI FPV v1 + Henrik's 3turn Helicals https://youtu.be/1BrBAZeicZ8 Battery: GepRC 3000mah 4s LiIon pack

WORLDS FASTEST USB RF Spectrum Analyzer - Aaronia Spectran V6 RSA500x

Aaronia Spectran V6 RSA500x RF analyzer:

• extremly low POI (probability of intercept, how short of an RF signal spike can the device "see") 97ns (FFT-based) 10ns (I/Q-based)
• fast sweep speed: over 500GHz/s, it can sweep 6 GHz in less than 10ms
• RTBW (realtime bandwidth) 120MHz! (can be unlocked to 245MHz)
• Range: 10 MHz to 6 GHz
• Dimensions: 210 x 115 x 30 mm, 860gr weight
• powerbank in same formfactor with 26Ah
• for mobile use: powerfull laptop! (or reduced fps) larger Powerbank (needs to supply enough WATTS!) or only 120MHz scan rate with one USB 3.2g2

●▬▬▬LINKS▬&▬INFOS▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● PRODUCT Link: https://bit.ly/2T14qM4 my ►DOWNLOADS: https://bit.ly/3uRn5rc (Profiles, custom Missions, Links) https://aaronia.de/downloads/ https://aaronia.de/grundlagen/oesterreich-gsm-umts/ great FPV Frequncy overview from Michael Niggel PROFILES: Find (and backup) the Frequency profiles here: C:\Program Files\Aaronia AG\Aaronia RTSA-Suite PRO\cdata\profiles and move the profiles I supply ( https://bit.ly/3uRn5rc ) into there. Profiles are loaded on program start (if you change something in these XML files, restart the program! They are sometimes "connected" or nested together. If the parent is missing you wont see a child profile! Profile "Labels" are only visible below a spectrum if in spectrum settings the option "accept profiles" is active! It's better to choose the profiles in "Config" of Spectrum rather than with the Ribbon button... BASIC RF spectrum knowledge:

• RBW (bandwidth - how accurate do I look at RF?) lower is better (more accurate) but slower sweep
• VBW (video filter - low (100khz) filters MUCH, FULL settings means highest detail!) higher is better (less smoothing) but you see more noise (set to low if you only wanna see powerfull signals clean)

Ride&Fly S02E02: Prigglitz, Gasteil and Bürg

This time some proper ride shots (about 50%) as well to suite the theme. Pretty happy with the results (and possibilities) of the 360 cam on the bike. Also nice that I could directly edit the 360 footage in premiere! Also really happy about the range and image quality of the DJI system on the Chimera5 here. Still not sure if I need a naked gopro or another lightweight cam for HD footage - since the maximum flighttime and ease of use are my main focus for these videos (there are enough overproduced cinematic videos online already :) Thanks for riding along, greets, Mario

00:00 intro 00:04 First ride 02:44 First Spot - Gasteil 05:24 2nd Spot - Bürg / Gösing 08:34 the ride home 12:01 rescue mishap...

Chimera5 Review Ride&Fly playlist KTM 390 Adventure review from FortNine

iFlight Chimera5 - NOT a typical 5" drone!

Let's have a closer look on the Chimera5 and see why it's not a typical 5" drone and join me on 4 flight sessions. Spoiler: loved this copter from the start and didn't find any downsides (normally I'm not so positive when reviewing stuff :)

iFlight Chimera5: https://bit.ly/3tGvMDV (product supplied by vendor for review!)

Weight: 278gr (dry, with Gopro "fingers" but not the mount) (that's really lightweight - compared to ~450gr of typical 5" drones)

Ride&Fly S02E01: Rocks, Trains and Mountains (Rax, Kreutzberg)

Had a day off and finally could take out the bike for a scenic ride. 3 stops, Dji drone worked really nice here!

DJI FPV: ND Filters vs Jello

While this drone doesn't satisfy everybody (especially since it has been overhyped) it's still a pretty good fast flying action cam. Only if you fly slow, or in certain extreme situations you get ugly vibrations that cause wobbly, jello issue in your footage.

►Freewellgear NDFilters (they sent me the filters for free)

If you compare DVR (unstabilized) footage vs. Rocksteady stabilized footage from the drone - you see how good the stabilization works - but it's not a magic tool that eliminates all the shakes (like Gopro hypersmooth?). So if we help a bit by reducing the ammount of light on the sensor, the shuttertimes can be longer (1/120 is my suggestion). BUT: you shouldn't stay on AUTO exposure, because the cam tries to increase ISO to get enough light. Well maybe you can stay on auto if you chose the right ND filter for your current daylight situation. You can see this in the camera settings, it actually tells you the EV (exposure value) in manual mode. EV should be 0 or maybe -0.3 while ISO is on 100 (you see in my video that I had to use the ND8). Hope this helps you capture even better footage with this drone, happy flying (and filming), Mario

FMS Ranger 1800 (Cessna 172) - underrated! forgotten? Awesome!

Instead of yet another drone. here I chose a Plane from Banggood (they supplied this review sample). Very appealing for me: almost all is finished out of the box, you just have to complete it in a few easy steps (shown in the video). Big plane with very easy-to-fly handling but also well capable of some mild acrobatics! Just looks good in the air!

PRODUCT Link: https://ban.ggood.vip/Y5Kp (code: BGRangerCZ, 10%off)

●▬▬▬Features/Findings▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● ►REFLEX stabilization: Easy to setup (3pos switch). Would fly in "optimised mode" (this holds the angle of the plane against wind/gust but will not auto-level when you let go the sticks. Auto level is too much imho - not needed - only maybe if you learn to fly? ►FLAPS: powerfull! mix in some down elevator! (from 10mm up and down in low rates, I'd use 3-4mm downtrim!) use a bit more throttle with flaps fully deployed - else it will stall or fly backwards ;) Good for taking the speed out on steep landing approaches - but not as easy to handle as I thought (but maybe that's just lack of LOS flying training on my side). ►LANDING GEAR: great! Big enough for our green field, dampened NOSEgear for sub-optimal landings (you should "flare" the plane and set it on the main wheels first and then lower the throttle to set the nosegear gently down. NOSEGEAR: really needs some threadlock ;) Also it can take a lot of impact on hard landings - but the spring will send you back in the air ;) ►Lights! (my first plane with scale like LEDs installed (even a front landing light, and red/green blinky lights on wingtips). ►FLIGHTTIME with 5200mah 4S (10c multistar pack, 433gr 6yrs old packs!). ~7.5mins and 60% left in pack - so easy 10mins or more (will also try a 7000mah ZOHD liIon pack for ~20mins?) ►TRANSPORT: quite a large plane, wings are installed quite easy and quick with the 4 screws and R-clips on struts. Elevator/Rudder could also be uninstalled for transport - but then it gets to be a bit cumbersome...

Surprising results! DJI Goggles Antenna tested 2.3km away (stationary!)

1st Test up there: https://youtu.be/RQML-azG4bQ 

Last week I did a practical flying test with the same antennas: https://youtu.be/8TYY1-3Lo_c 

These are the DJI goggles V2 antennas: https://youtu.be/FsKhaigxpJs 

I also tested the ORT Digieyes (which are quite similar to the ChrystalHDs): https://youtu.be/PvSZYhobc24

●▬▬▬LINKS▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● ►VAS Cyclops V2 https://bit.ly/3rW71Tj Gain: 10.25dbi, Beam width: 120 degrees -3db point: 60 degrees Price: 90$ Vas Cyclops V2 = 4x Crosshair XTreme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6C4_GPVk7k should be good at sending the signal through the woods furthest (TEST idea: fly thru as much wood distance with Bumblebee) ►VAS Victory Stubby https://bit.ly/3fMnl6O Gain: 1.9dbic, Axial ratio: 0.96, Weight: 3.5 grams, Price: 80$ (20$x4) ►TrueRC Stubbies were provided by germany based Shop FPV24.de: https://bit.ly/33MsV2I Gain: 1.9dbic, SWR: below 1.5:1, weight: 3.7 g, Price: 90$ ►iFlight Crystal LHCP Short Omni Antennas: https://bit.ly/39EvKWb Gain: 3Dbi, Axial Ratio: 0.7, weight: 4.2g/pc, SWR: below 1.5 (ON 5.8GHz) Price: 28$ (2x14$) for 4x omnies ►iFlight Crystal HD Patch https://bit.ly/39K2cqa Gain: 9 dBi, Axial ratio: below 1.6, Beam Width: 105° H. 75° V. , Weight: 52.1g price: 44,99$ ►HENRIK's "Death Ray" 3 turn Helicals To order or for questions, please email: henrikjaderstrom84@gmail.com Gain: 9.5 dBm Total beam width: 174 degrees -3 dBm beam width: 100 degrees Tower offset angle: 40 degrees Price incl shipping: 106 USD

VAS Cyclops V2 vs Helicals vs iFlight Chrystal (Hexplorer)

ad a very nice early spring evening (finally longer days!) and first a great longrange flight, then enough batteries to test some DJI antennas for you. See how the VAS CYCLOPS V2 perform against iFlight ChrystalHD and Henriks Deathray Helicals... If you don't like this "realworld" testing approach, skip it and wait for the next test (which will be the stationary 2.3km distance test again.

►VAS Cyclops V2 https://bit.ly/3rW71Tj Gain: 10.25dbi Beam width: 120 degrees -3db point: 60 degrees Price: 90$ ►VAS Victory Stubby https://bit.ly/3fMnl6O Gain: 1.9dbic Axial ratio: 0.96 Weight: 3.5 grams Price: 80$ (20$x4) ►TrueRC Stubbies were provided by germany based Shop FPV24.de: https://bit.ly/33MsV2I Gain: 1.9dbic SWR: below 1.5:1 weight: 3.7 g Price: 90$ ►iFlight Crystal LHCP Short Omni Antennas: https://bit.ly/39EvKWb Gain: 3Dbi Axial Ratio: 0.7 Weight: 4.2g/pc SWR: below 1.5 (ON 5.8GHz) Price: 28$ (2x14$) for 4x omnies ►iFlight Crystal HD Patch https://bit.ly/39K2cqa Gain: 9 dBi Axial ratio: below 1.6 Beam Width: 105° H. 75° V. Weight: 52.1g price: 44,99$ ►HENRIK's "Death Ray" 3 turn Helicals To order or for questions, please email: henrikjaderstrom84@gmail.com Gain: 9.5 dBm Total beam width: 174 degrees -3 dBm beam width: 100 degrees Tower offset angle: 40 degrees Price incl shipping: 106 USD

Insta360 OneX2 - Honest Review in my Hangar

See my honest review about this 360 cam - some sample footage and a funny story how I got this cam. Please consider 👍 and 🔔 thanks ;-) it helps a lot! Find many links and infos further down!

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