On this day I had one pack left (which was not on storage charge) and as a good lipo maintainer I felt the need to fly this pack empty ;)
Really happy with what kind of easy FPV experience these devices can deliver now! Can imagine it getting even better with DJI O4 or similar.
Greets and happy flying!
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Flies amazing,very low vibrations, good for the FC and also to NOT have Jello on your HD footy.
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Speedbee sent me their F405 Wing FC (happy they now have wing stuff, told 'em we need it!)
and since my ARWing pro only had a small, half working Matek FC (without a working OSD uart) I re-visted the ARWing. It's great now with a feature rich FC and current INAV version.
With my other INAV planes I learned a lot over the last month - so here all comes together nice!
Have I mentioned how much I love Autolaunch? :)
Greets & happy flying, Mario
WALNUT Update: while the 1st flight with Walnut was promising (despite the gusty wind), on a hot day Walnut performed poor (the one with dual motor warbird). Many errors in the video file, gyro data way off and stopped recording after 15mins (on a 25mins flight).
So I will try 2.7k mode next (less heat?)
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This is a recent flight (unusual for me to edit my footage so "fresh"). Wanted to test the Caddx Peanut more. Before these flights I had more jello, tried to make a video to show the influence of props - but it was inconsistent.
Generally I use 5" copters with new props and ND16 filter on the caddx all the time - that gives the best results. The low weight of the cam is nice, and quality more than sufficient - what do you think?
Here I opted NOT to stabilize the peanut footage, because this way I have the full 2880x2880 fisheye raw video - here you can crop and zoom in post and be flexible (to look up or down if neccesary).
As I said in the video: this one inconsistency with the power button on the Peanut should be changed:
if on it's own battery: power button pressed once means: turn on and rec
if on external power: power button once = turn one, another press needed to stat recording
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Peanut footage:
I decided NOT to use insta-Studio for stabilization but leave it raw, just cropping in the center (from 2800x2800 raw video you can crop 2560x1440 nicely. For scenes like the deer I can also zoom in a bit and scroll down on the square raw video for better framing.
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This was my first day of testing and flying my new Chimera7. Worked really well and later a friend with a wing joined us - right into the epic golden hour - great FPV session - hope you like it - visit T-Jay FPV's channel https://bit.ly/3H440szand thanks to Rene for letting us chase his ARwing!
Have to tweak the settings of DJI A2 a bit more - or use the Gopro7 on this larger copter (to get rid of some jello).
Contents of my review (use chapters!): Installation (not so easy), Latency (high) choppy live video quality, 2.7k video quality samples (with trick for optimal quality)
Weight: 20gr (-10gr for other DJI cam, +5gr for 5vBEC) = 15gr
Live-feed:
- high latency (62ms avg)
- choppy since 11% of the frames are dropped (and doubled)
Power: had to install a BEC (my FC was too small)
Box-contents: ND16 Filter! screws, cables
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Since I flew the 3.5" class drones (mostly Smart35) a lot this year, I was asking myself, how do the 5" 6S copters compare. So I took my Emax HawkPro (which was extensivly flown last year as my main fun quad).
I show you the pros and cons but mainly I looked for an excuse to sneak away for a few flights :)
A sub 250gr drone (GepRC Smart35) is allowed to fly almost everywhere! With this freedom I had a few really good flights on this morning (early summer), and since I used the instaSMO4k I got decent footage out of it:
I use 2.7k 30fps for 2 reasons:
1. my instaSMO4k shuts down mid-flight often when in 4k mode
2. youtube dedicates a good ammount of MBit for 1440p30 videos - and they are sufficient high res imho
2.7k60fps would crop in too much (limitation of camera)
30fps in combination with an ND filter works really nice for cinematic stuff. 4:3 raw resolution is great for stabilization (which in my case works directly thru the insta360 studio premiere plugin).
FAKE SUPERVIEW tips:
Premiere Settings for 4:3 to 16:9 "fake superview":
source video: scale of 50%
Adjustment layer:
Effect "transform 4:3": scale 143%
Effect "Lens distortion removal - gopro - hero 4 session - 1080 superview"
Curvature: -46 (play around with this)
I was wondering if the Rekon6 could keep up with a chimera7 and how good it can fly in higher winds (despite the really low weight).
Now matter how shakey it flies tho - HD cams (Hero7 or InstaSMO in my case) can stabilize it so good...
Loved the sunlight and conditions on the "Cinematic Flight" don't miss this (it's starting at 6:35)
Check out my link-section below for the RPM stuff if you're interested...
A day off, good weather - roaming thru the "Höllental" (hell's valley) to find new spots. Also had the larger Chimera5 with me for longrange mountain flying - but ended up driving around, listening to "Happier than Ever" and eventually pause on random spots with the small Smart35 which is big in fun!
Here I have the NebulaPro on again, in 4:3 mode and applied a superview filter (I always try to include such details under "Equipment" below btw.
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Swapped cam for NebulaPro, fly in 4:3 and use a superview filter in Premiere Pro
Eko (O.R.T. Antenna designer) was so nice to send his antennas in for a fair and honest review. With all the other antennas I have already I can give you a good comparison.
If you don't know my test method yet, please also check out the other tests from my playlist https://bit.ly/3p2PFE7
To analyze your own DJI flights in excel follow this little tutorial: https://youtu.be/s0Y-P3RrMDI (or just ask me in the comments).
You can also download the full Excel I used and even use it to convert all YOUR flights into Excel charts (automatically!):
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3 turn, Gain: 9.5 dBm
Total beam width: 174 degrees
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New test setup: DJI Airunit on Tripod moving away (2.3km) with DJI Goggles and compare achived BITRATES.
I tested with 2 different powersettings (25 and 200mw) and was surprised that even with Stock antennas you could get a connection at 2.3km thru the fog!
- good line of sight (low fresnell zone intersection)
- big time fog!!! (reduces range about 50%?)
- AirUnit got constant 12v power (thru powersupply which was switchable)
- Maple Wireless L+RHCP TX Antennas (look pretty similar to DJI Stock)
Tested antennas (use the jumpmarks to find what you're curious for):
MapleWireless, Deathray 3Turn, 7Turn
DJI Stock, TrueRC Singularity, Foxeer Lollipop
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MapleWireless: 4 patches for DJI with left+right polarization? Does it help?
How much better do they work, when you use L+R on the copter?
I also compare Stock vs. TrueRC Singularity vs Foxeer Lollipop.
To do such tests yourself, just use my little script to convert SRT files into excel understandable format, then use my Excel-Sheet to import those and get nice charts automatically. It's what I used here, if you do compareable flights the data can be pretty accurate!
Early September, weather was fine and sunlight available after office hours (pure luxury). This was the best ride & fly adventure so far - hope you like the balance. Riding the bike is actually quite similar to flying the drone (if you try hard enough, you can even get airborne for some extent :)
MapleWireless: 4 patches for DJI with left+right polarization? Does it help?
How much better do they work, when you use L+R on the copter?
I also compare Stock vs. TrueRC Singularity vs Foxeer Lollipop.
To do such tests yourself, just use my little script to convert SRT files into excel understandable format, then use my Excel-Sheet to import those and get nice charts automatically. It's what I used here, if you do compareable flights the data can be pretty accurate!
Links to products and script / XLS down in the links section!
Please 👍 and 🔔 thanks ;-) it helps a lot! Find many links and infos further down!
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DJI SRT converter, Excel macro to make your own tests:
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Excel sheet: https://bit.ly/3iKdlch
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►Maple Wireless Patches (were not shown at their full potential in this vid)
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they are 85€ which seems quite pricey, but they work really well!
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00:00 Intro
01:10 the Setup
01:50 TEST1: 3Turn Helical
02:34 MapleWireless mini Review
04:22 RPSMA
04:52 TEST2: MapleWireless Patches
06:07 TEST3: TrueRC Singularities
07:35 TEST4: allStock
08:18 TEST5: all Fox Lollies
09:49 TrueRC again
10:49 discuss my chart-data
17:35 final thoughts
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When I take the adventure bike for my short way to work, I almost never go the direct route. Sometimes it can take me a bit longer - but it's worth it...
The 6S Emax HawkPro (with DJI) grew to my heart over this summer and is flown a lot - now with the adventure bike it's a killer combination of 2 hobbies that make you feel FREEDOM - only a "matter of time" until they're used to your showing up late @work ;)
Here's my take on practical antenna-testing for DJI FPV goggles.
A lot of DJI users ask me, "which antenna should I use for decent range?".
Stock DJI Antennas (in the air and on your goggles) are ok, but with the cheapest of options you can gain way better results. I swap the air units antennas for RHCP so I can use all my normal 5.8 antennas that I collected over the years. (DJI antennas are not really different from what we used in the analog world).
On the AirUnit you need: mmcx RHCP antennas (if RHCP is what you use on goggles).
I use either Speedybee or Foxeer Lollipop mmcx antennas.
Caddx Vista: attention - here you need "UFL" connector instead of mmcx!
Foxeer Lollipop stubbies would be very convenient, but my previous measurements indicate that they are especially weak "overhead" (in the antenna null).
Normal Lollipop (the ones with coax cable) are relativly small and have good performance.
2 of them cost around 20$ currently on banggood - so for 40$ you can have the goggles fitted with new antennas, if you dont already have these from analog times...
Watch out - you also need RP SMA to SMA adaptors!
Longrange combo:
2 omnis (the said Lollipop) on top (yes, on top - they look like horns there as well)
2 patches on the bottom ports (if possible use an 45° adaptor to point them straight or even up a bit!)
In this video you see how much of a difference you can expect between already tuned Lollis and the Patch combo. Since I now have GPS RTH safety, I can almost go to the edge of my reception.
With the SG325 iNav copter here I have the luxury of an SD card for blackbox logging - and therefore I get good GPS data (check Pawels tutorial on how to convert blackbox logs to GPX files for google earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEGywqPD2Uk).
And with my little script (https://youtu.be/s0Y-P3RrMDI ) I can convert the subtitles (SRT) from the goggles to Excel files and make nice charts which show you the bitrate over time rather then just the number overlay. That makes it much easier to judge the performance over the whole flight.
SRT to CSV converter script: https://bit.ly/2Zr9Gs6
Test setup:
25mw, current firmware (as of 16.9.2020)
50mbit mode, high quality
SpeedyBee Antenna on Caddx Vista
Crossfire for control link
Standing next to a road free LOS to the fiel, nothing blocks my view to the copter.
"fly as long as you feel comfortable" - I returned when bitrate dropped below 5mbit too often.
Summer, low humidity, 28° all flights around 5min from each other.
Today I wondered how the Caddx Vista antennas look inside. Couldn't find the info online, so I opend one up myself. Before I knew what happend, a lot of poor little antennas were mangled brutally and I needed to find an excuse for the slaughtery. "That's for a video" I tried to convince myself...
I use 1mW on the transmitter, 10m distance to a VERY SENSITIVE receiver (Aaronia Spectran HF6065 -150dB! and take enough samples to get an average.
I measure antennas in their best orientation (vertical for omnis) and the worst (antenna null point "above" the omni antenna).
Fun fact:
As my test suggests that Lollipop 1 is better than 2 and 3, here I read that Lolli1 was PCB style (like Lumenier AXII) and 2 was spw style. That explains why the Lolli1 was their best antenna - because they cloned a good one :)
