3.5" is my new freestyle favorite! GepRC Smart35 Review

GepRC directly sent me this drone for a review and after first flights it was clear to me that I would fly this much more than the usual few flights for a review. Since I didn't feel pressure I could collect enough flights to give you a serious compilation of different spots and thoroughly test this copter. With those small sub250 drones (but flying like a 5" freestyler) you have access to much more spots than with the usual 6S 5" beast which screams through the whole city ;)

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►GepRC Smart35 copter: https://bit.ly/3xMqd9w ►►additional, uncut & commented flights: https://youtu.be/q5go8Z-_32I Book: FPV Flight Dynamics by Christian Mollica https://amzn.to/35DhKtr HQ Props (if you dont find the Emax Avan Scimitar): HQ 3bladed T3.5X2X3 HQP0760625796350 https://bit.ly/3qbECtq Rimzler Smart35 review: https://youtu.be/QwW7VLg7gN0

Hollyland Lark150 Wireless Mic system review

Got the chance to test out a wireless mic system! Since I thought about buying the R0de Wireless Go already, I did some research to find out - this is a direct competitor. Find out with me in this video, if the sound quality is sufficient, what are the features, how handy is it? Tested it against some other quite good mics.

Spoiler: I like it and you will HEAR a lot more from this system in my future videos :) Hollyland @Amazon *: https://amzn.to/3ocYEmq Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08PKSYWM8 Hollyland @Videodata *: http://bit.ly/HollylandLark150

►Some tips: Savetrack recording will only work on connections with 2channels! Obviously! (phone connector = NOT, because 2ch Headphone, 1ch for mic on those cables!) Getting rid of high frequ noise? Lowpass filter to 9000hz sounds about right and reduce the Cam-Audio level while increasing the mic level (Sony ZV-1: Audiolevel 20 and Lark150: 18) ►Dimensions: TX units: 37*37*17.5mm, 21g RX: 67*41*20.5mm, 51g Case: 121*61*43,5mm, 227,5g ►Contents: 1. Charging Case x 1 2. Transmitter x 2 3. Receiver x 1 4. Furry Windshield x 2 5. 3.5mm TRS Patch Cable x 1 6. 3.5mm TRS to TRRS Patch Cable x 1 7. USB Type-A to Type-C Cable x 1 8. Lavalier Microphone x 2 9. User Guide x 1 10. Storage Bag x 1

O.R.T. Digieyes V2 - DJI FPV dualband Patch antennas

Eko from ORT sent me these antennas SPECIFICALLY created for the DJI FPV drone. Since the V2 goggles and the DJI FPV drone use Occusync3 and here two frequency bands (2.4GHz and 5.8GHz) you need to take care which antennas you use (if you want to move away from the stock stubbies). On V1 DJI we could just use any 5.8GHz antennas (from analog times). One reason to move to such directional aftermarket antennas would be the very limited poweroutput in CE mode. Skip to my conclusion to see the results of my 5 testflights - or get some popcorn and enjoy the show ;)

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►Test setup: fly over field, fixed alt 50m - turn around on 2km distance (or if video get's too bad) use 2.4GHz 40MHz mode manual (WIFI shouldnt be issue there) Test1: FCC mode + stock ant (baseline) Test2: FCC mode + dualband patches bottom, stock top Test3: CE mode + Stock Test4: CE mode + dualband patches bottom, stock top Test5: CE mode 5.8 + dualband patches bottom, stock top (is there a difference if I go from 2.4 to 5.8GHz?) ►ORT Digieyes V2 Specs: 11dBi dualband 2.4/5.8 H: 110° V: 75° beam width 10° H offset & 7° V offset each panel Working Frequency : 2350-2500 MHz & 5600-6000 MHz Gain (dBi) : 11dBi SWR/S11 : less than 1:1.5 at both working frequency Polarization : Linear Polarization (match with DJI Drone default linear antenna) Connector : RP-SMA with rg316 cables (fits to DJI Goggles V1 & V2) Antenna dimensions : 15.5cm(length), 7.5cm(width) & 1.8cm (thick) Weight : 82 g

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...