This was a quite spontaneous meeting but a lot of fun was head (as you see and hear).
Sorry that the audio commentary I now capture as a default with my Zoom H2n mic (awesome device). But as native german speakers we cannot just pretend to speak english all the time.
Hope some of the atmosphere even translates without speaking any german ;)
Met 3 FPV buddies on my home-field to fly fixedwing and have some fun. Was a lot of formation flying practise as well and a reminder on why you should always "check your six" :)
Definitly wanna make this a continuing series with hopefully many iterations this year.
Shout outs to Rene, Pascal and even to Thorsten ;)
I fly FPV since 2008 and it started with a plane back then (MPX Twinstar).
Soon I moved to flying quads - because they are easier to fly, less effected by wind, smaller...
But each year I have my "phase" of wanting to fly with PLANEs. Usually this phase don't last long, since I fall back to the convenience of copters :)
Now with really good options (DJI video transmission, Crossfire controll link and INAV flight controller) this was my longest phase of mostly flying planes!
I've learned a lot with the planes, feel really confident with INAV now. Autolaunch installed on all of the planes - super helpfull! Stability (control surface action against gusts?) could be better - I guess I need to tune the PIDs there better.
But ACRO mode is so nice! The plane automatically flies straight, without the need for trimming the servos ;)
Stats
this video contains 81GB of footage from July 12 till Oct 28
ARWing pro: 13 flights, 4h 18mins
FPV900: 23 flights, 4h 15mins
Mars 1200: 10 flights, 3h 28mins
Each of these planes has some advantages.
ArWing pro: review: https://youtu.be/Z4JeN7U_KDw
+ efficient (kind of), can carry a gopro (needs lot of nose weight, so without a gopro you need DEADWEIGHT)
- it's a bit unstable and wobbly still.
- Launches are not always easy (but with INAV and autolaunch it's easy!)
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This was our annual "Sturmfliegen" which translates to "stormflying" because we have more wind in autumn and it's the time where they drink Sturm (some sort of early wine).
I got to film and chase a lot of cool RC - including:
- the ever impressive RedBull Cobra from Sepp Schmirl (check my Cobra playlist - linked below)
- Sebart Avanti XS JET (which is soooo stable and smooth in the air https://bit.ly/3CSjGhY
- FPV Wing chase fun with the maidener and his Dolphin (RIP)
- a yellow copter which I didn't interview (it was just so chaotic there)
- Multiplex Rockstar Biplane (where I could get really close)
I used my iFlight Chimera 7 with Gopro10 for the big Cobra and Jet chases, where I almost killed my 4000mah 6S pack while trying to keep up with the jet ;)
And the iFlight Titan DC5 to "dance" with that biplane. How do you like the video quality showing the biplane in the air?
To fly with the Maidener and his Dolphin I used my new INAV controlled FPV900 wing. Video about this and similar will be up next!
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Massive THANKS to Rene for filming (and commenting)!!!!
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Save My Soul - Fasion
Last Odyssey - ELFL
Contemplations - Aiyo
Kermanshah - El Flaco Collective
Had this spot on my list for long now and this day (late July) was perfect for a session with my chimera 7. Since my Gopro10 was quite new I needed some confidence by scouting with 2 smaller packs there.
From my current perspective (fixedwing mania) I'd love to go there again with 2 or 3 FPV plane wingmen and do epic FPV chase session there!
Greets, Mario
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Lost Crusaders - Hampus Naeselius
Castles in the Sky - Across The Great Valley
Imminent End - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
About stabilization (Gyroflow vs. Insta Studio) check this video:
https://youtu.be/oo0w4HuxJeE?t=92
Gyrodata:
- ThumbPro seems better than orig. Thumb (~30ms off)
- Thumb(normal) is 230-260ms off and no matter the settings it always looks like it's NOT stabilized
- Caddx Peanut (InstaGo2) is a charm to stabilize, more wideangle and it's 9-11ms off - looks very steady and smooth.
While the low weight is a selling point (especially for the use on ultralight whoops) there's a general problem with lightweight cams:
less (own) mass means the cam can be moved / affected easier by vibrations!
It's a good idea to mount the lightweigh cam to a heavy, non vibrating mass (the flight battery for example!)
