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CAA Drone Registration - I caved.
Seeing as how it's now "law" to be registered as a drone operator (even though I fly model aircraft), I figured it was best to be seen to comply with the rules - even ...
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Why you should buy decent servos for your RC Planes
An illustrated guide to stock banggood servos in the SkySurfer.
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Xiaomi Fimi A3 Protective Bag
I bought this bag not only to protect the Xiaomi Fimi A3 gimbal, but also so I can carry it around on my back while I'm out cycling. Pretty nice and cheap ...
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Xiaomi Fimi A3 Overview
Picked this Xiaomi Fimi A3 drone up from Banggood (AFFILIATE LINK: https://bit.ly/2Lgzq3e ) because I reeeeeally wanted a ready to fly drone with decent ...
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My Lidl Glider Conversion Build
Bought a couple of chuck gliders from Lidl the other day (only 8 quid each!), I've converted one of them to RC - here's what I've done. Nice little plane actually ...
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Initial ZOHD Dart Thoughts ...
Banggood sent me the KIT version of this aircraft to review. While I wasn't impressed with the plastic motor mount (which has sheared off 3 times now) the plane ...
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How to balance this ZOHD Dart??
Why is it tail heavy with only a 30g motor? Surely a 2200mAh 4s battery should offset it? Does it NEED a stabiliser to actually fly?
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X-Plane - DC9 Full Circling ILS Approach into Glasgow EGPF
A full approach into EGPF in the DC9, starting just south of the GOW (Glasgow) VOR on 115.40, then a 14 mile run to the North East heading 55 degrees before ...
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Z84 cruising in the cold
Was very cold out today, bad video reception on 5.8GHz too because of the mist but it would have been rude not to go out for half an hour since it was so calm.
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How easy would it be to build a sub 250g FPV F16?
I saw Bruce's video about his sub-250g Bonsai wing this morning and I thought I might as well do some weighing of my own. I wanted to see how easily I can ...
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Housekeeping - Getting ready for a new flying season
So the weather has been a bit pants and there's only one way to get around the monotony of it - do all of the niggly little things you need to do before super fun ...
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Skywalker Wing Attachment Mod - Toilet Seat Bolts
I think it was Pudsey who did this mod a while ago and I'd been meaning to redo my old Skywalker for a while - I really don't like the elastic bands that attach a ...
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My First FPV Meet of 2019
So I went across to the hallowed Turf Fields for the first time in a couple of years to meet up with Ginner, Keukpa and Faffer for a mornings flying. Good fun - not ...
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First Z-84 Flight of 2019 and First Visit From the FPV Gods
So I took the Z84 out for a quick flight this morning only to be greeted with a blank DVR - the video feed wasn't working. I took the plane back home and ...
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The one time I flew my Avios Bush Mule in FPV
I found this video from earlier in 2018 - this was the first FPV flight with my Avios Bushmule Twin . Unfortunately I got telemetry errors immediately after takeoff, ...
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A quick update vlog - September 2018
A quick update on what I'm flying because it's Sunday evening and I'm bored. Maybe you are too.
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My TBS Disco vs my Immersion Vortex
This is why I never fly the TBS Discovery any more. Oh I know, it can be fixed and improved etc ... but who has time for that? And would it even get close to the ...
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Xplane 11 - Helicopter Demo, Bell 429 Air Ambulance
This is a demo of my flying the Bell 429 Air Ambulance above Newcastle Airport in Xplane 11 using the Ortho scenery. OBS munched the video quality but in ...
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Early Doors
Couldn't sleep, so took the z-84 out for a quick blast around the fields.
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X-Plane - 6 Mile Final Into Liverpool (EGGP) in the DC9
I've been practicing VOR/NDB navigation in X-Plane using the DC9, here's the landing back into Liverpool after a short trip from Liverpool to the Wallasey VOR, ...
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Annotated Z-84 Flight Around My Field
So tonight was a fantastic night for flying, join me while I cruise around with the Z-84 and show you the sights.
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Z-84 - A Nice Little Circuit Around The Field
What a beautiful night it was tonight - perfect flying weather, so here's a very quick circuit around where I fly.
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Fitted a new Mobius to the Z-84
I couldn't be doing with the terrible footage from the 808 #16 camera I installed, so I put a new Mobius onto the wing (having lost one already). It's worth the risk ...
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A Not-Very-Pro Landing into Innsbruck [X-Plane]
First go flying the DC-9 into Innsbruck. Why did it have to be windy??
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Can the Z-84 be any good as a slow, cruising FPV platform?
Yes it can - I decided to try having a nice little potter around with the Z-84 tonight in low winds and it was pretty relaxing. I was VERY disappointed with this 808 ...
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Z-84 Flybys - Live View
I do believe I've gotten her flying nicely again :) All working fine - RTH, stabilisation, trims - all good. Now we can go a bit further again.
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Losing a territorial dispute with a friendly dog
I'm just glad he didn't wizz on ME. Also, I think the guy thought I was looking at him through the goggles lol.
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Fixing the Frsky Module in my 9XR Pro
I noticed that the Frsky module kept powering down and wondered why - I opened up the module and noticed that the header pins had some movement, which ...
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Z84 - What really caused the crash
So I took the wing out again today to see if my fixes last night (control throws) had fixed the issue. She flew off into the blue yonder and I did a circle, then decided ...
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RIP Mobius Camera - Z-84 Accident
No flying in this video* So I tried to perfect the Z-84's flying characteristics and get rid of the "nodding" effect on the pitch axis by adjusting the control throws - bad ...
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Z-84 - A Quick Evening Flight Out
Getting my bearings in this new spot, so I decided to just do a quick flight with the Z-84 to check all was in order. Good news... 1km out, no telemetry alarms, ...
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FPV Vlog - Z-84 Flying With My Daughter
So we had a quick night's flying and I took the z-84 wing for a quick spin. Good way to spend time with my little un - she's showing an interest, so why not? :)
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My 9yr old daughter tries the FPV goggles on
Took my 9yr old with me for some flying before she went to bed and she wanted to have a look through the goggles - looks like we might have a new pilot coming through the ranks :)
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Windy FPV Maiden Flight - Wing Wing Z-84
Well I couldn't wait any longer, I was itching to fly this little wing FPV and despite the wind I decided to go out tonight and get it over with. The forecast for the next few days is "mostly...
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Wing Wing Z-84 No Throttle Launch
This footage is in memory of BigT's hand which he gave* to the FPV gods in sacrifice on 24/04/2018 while launching his Z-84. This unfortunate event prompted me to see if I could launch my...
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Z-84 Mobius Positioning Experiment #1
So I canned the previous idea and mounted the mobius on the nose of the Z-84 to get a clearer view - here's the result.
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Z-84 Mobius Positioning Experiment #1
So I fitted a Mobius HD camera to my Wing-Wing Z-84 in what I thought was a good position - it didn't affect CoG but there was too much of the aircraft and nose in shot. So, we go again. I...
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Wing Wing Z-84 Maiden - Woo!
Why did I wait so long to fly this plane? I love it. A bit of work on the gains of the T1000FC I have onboard and she'll be reet ... what a lovely plane to fly :)
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Wing Wing Z84 + T1000FC Ready To Go
So I pulled my finger out and got the little wing ready to fly. It is powered by a 2250 3s battery, has a T1000FC flight controller with GPS for return to home and stability. Full spec: Wing...
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Mini Talon - Cruising Smooth and Low
Final flight of the morning as the battery was running low but the footage is lovely and smooth - nice to have the plane flying well and reliably for a change.
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Mini Talon - Pushing Out A Bit
First proper FPV flight with the Mini Talon today, I did a few circuits testing PA and RTH then went out a little further, just the 1.2km skew to skew but still enjoyable in the nice calm weather....
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Bush Mule FPV Maiden and Mini Talon Cruising
So I got up nice and early this morning to get this Bush Mule maidened in the nice, calm, still air. However the FrSky telemetry was giving me range warnings so I had to bring her back in...
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Avios Bush Mule Maiden
Even in wind It flies brilliantly - but I'm terrible at landing it. Oh well!
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Lets Go Flying - Mini Talon Part 1
So I took the mini talon out to fly after doing some tweaks yesterday - I moved the Runcam forward so that it wasn't having its whitebalance upset by the presence of the nose in the live view,...
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VikCam VK5 Test On MiniTalon
So my wife bought me this 4K actioncam for Christmas and this is the first time I've tried it - looks like it's okay to me considering how foggy it was. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vikcam-Action-Unde...
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Bumbling around the Water Tower
Just a quick flight with the Vortex - been a crazy few weeks, needed 20 mins to myself tonight.
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RSSI On The Vortex?
Can you help me with these RSSI questions I'm having about the Vortex? 1) it seems to be getting higher the further away I get which is the opposite of what I'd expect 2) It shouldn't be...
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Learning How To Use My Left Thumb - Immersion Vortex
I spent some time today just cruising around with the Vortex learning how to use my rudder properly - it's amazing how much I use it compared to flying fixed wing, and I never realised just...
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Immersion Vortex 285 - Day 2
I decided to practice some more today with slow and steady flying just to get my hand in, I flew a couple more packs after this one and I'm slowly getting the hang of it.
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Skygazing - Immersion Vortex 285 Maiden
So I bought a racing quad off Coyote from FPVHub.com ... this is the maiden flight (apart from a brief hover in the garden). It flies well compared to my TBS Discovery, but I have a lot of...
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TBS Discovery with bad gains from inside the car
Caution - not much flying in this video because I cocked up the gains after moving back from 4s to 3s and the quad was uncontrollable - but, you can see my basic ground setup for flying inside...
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Happy New FPV Plane :) 2018 Begins
So I decided to ask santa for a nice new plane and he certainly delivered. The Avios BushMule is a 1500mm twin motor aircraft which I've kitted out with the usual gear; Runcam Owl 2, Cyclops...
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Mini Talon - Coming In Hot (again!)
Well, it's been a while since I have been out and about - to be honest with you, it's been my own fault - I've been assuming the worst will happen with the planes ...
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T1000FC Flight Controller Setup On 9XR Pro Transmitter
Just for my reference really, how to get the T1000FC working reliably. a) the Autopilot Mode channel HAS to be Channel 4 b) Create 3 mixes on the FULL ...
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Wing Wing! Hello? Is Steve there?
Hello fans! It's been a while, I hope you're all well - in this video I discuss my new plane that will hopefully allow me to get out and fly a bit more, as well as some ...
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FSX Innsbruck Visual 08 Circling Approach in a 737
Sorry for crap framerate- laptop chokes when recording 1080p and playing the game at the same time, this is a complicated simulator and combined with the ...
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When the rain comes in - Skywalker Dawn Flight
Was doing a little bit of patrolling the empty fields for deer (didn't see any :( ) this morning just after the sun came up, and Mr Drizzle decides to show his face.
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My FPV Groundstation Case Setup
Just a brief overview of my current groundstation - its a little ropey but it works well and gives me everything I need for flying while protecting my stuff and making ...
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Runcam Owl+ Night Flight Test With Skywalker
Fantastic camera this! For £31 it's a bargain. HD camera is Firefly 7s that copes pretty well with low light as well for what it is.
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Best Runcam Owl Plus settings for low light flying
Here are the settings I use on my Runcam Owl Plus which sits on my Skywalker. Bear in mind I normally fly in low-light conditions such as early morning or late ...
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Narrated Camera Test - Come fly with me
bad picture at times is due to me flying behind the helical on my groundstation, plus it's inside the car* Testing the Skywalker at about 8:30pm just before dark to ...
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Kersplop! Mini Talon battery shift on launch
Forgot to secure the velcro, also... that prop sounds terrible. No damage though, woohoo.
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Skywalker RTH testing and a nice greased landing
Not a fan of the Tornado RTH if I'm honest - in an earlier flight I had it set to 70m altitude and the plane started to dive to reach this altitude before coming home.
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FPVHub Interference Example
Just a video showing some interference at a particular part of my field. Mini Talon first, then Skywalker Thread: http://www.fpvhub.com/index.php/topic ...
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FPV Vlog - Skywalker Revolution Thermal Shutdown
Had some good flying with the Skywalker tonight but on the last flight the ESC decided it had enough and shut itself down due to the heat - oops!
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Mini Talon Diagnosis
Just finding out why the Mini Talon wouldn't throttle up - turns out my reversing the polarity on my camera has somehow killed my ESC - I have no idea how that ...
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FPV Vlog - Mini Talon Fail But Skywalker saves the day
Took my Mini Talon out for a quick flight to test the Runcam Owl Plus, but for some reason the throttle wouldn't work. So I had to quickly nip home and get my ...
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Dead HS1177 - double check your connections!
I done a boo boo when transferring components across airframes.
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Mini Talon - Proof that I do still fly sometimes :)
This is the first flight from last night with the Mini Talon just checking all was in order before I ran a full battery through her. She was a little bit tail heavy (as you ...
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Mini Talon flying really nicely now :)
Just some brief flying bits from tonights beautiful weather in North Lincolnshire. Plane is flying well, although I'm still using that horrible NTM 1400kv motor ...
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NTM 28/36 1400kv fail
So this motor has been pretty ropey ever since I got it and now it's definitely seen better days so it's getting chucked!!
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The next big thing - Nano F16 FPV :)
Well my next FPV project will be this little F16 i picked up from Century Models for the princely sum of £5.99 - hopefully I can find some nice small components to ...
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Turnigy 9XR gives up the ghost
How to cure constipation? Have an intermittent power fault on your transmitter while your Mini Talon is cruising along. Have ordered a 9XR Pro as an upgrade ...
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Mini Talon Crash on Launch - PLOP!
Oops! I thought the CoG was correct after temporarily removing the HD camera .. it wasn't :)
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Quick test of Firefly 7S Camera
So this arrived from Gearbest so I thought I'd give it a whirl in the car. Audio sucks, but the image is pretty decent - better than my Go Pro 3 Silver was.
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TBS Discovery - Dustin' Off My Fingers
Took the TBS Discovery out for a quick blast this afternoon primarily to test all is well after last times little hiccup. Took the gimbal off so it's raw GoPro Hero ...
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SOLVED - Almost crashed TBS Discovery due to... IMU issue?
SOLVED. Turn out I had a dodgy servo connector on my rudder. Plugged the quad into Naza Assstant and noticed the rudder wasn't having any effect on the ...
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Testing RunCam Owl + on the Skywalker at Dusk
Default settings, but with Colour mode locked on for night vision mode. Bad reception because my groundstation antenna is a helical and was pointing out the ...
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FPV Gods Having A Good Laugh Again
Warning - contains a little swearing :) I really do have the shittiest luck. First my antenna broke, then my mobius wouldn't record - then the plane couldn't be flown ...
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Setting up the MIni Talon
So, in order to get some FPV in this weekend (good weather by the look of it :) ) I needed to check the Mini Talon was flying properly. Thankfully, yes - she is :)
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Skywalker Onboard Footage
Nothing special, just Cyclops Tornado OSD footage from the flight earlier today. Not bad reception considering the 3 turn helical was inside the car pointing at ...
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The Skywalker Finally Flies (and lands!)
No departing tails today, nor snapping camera mounts - she flew as she was meant to - amazing what a little bit of fettling of the control surfaces can do. I should ...
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Trimming and AP Setup with the Skywalker and Mini Talon
After setting up both aircraft on the bench, all there is left to do is dial in the gains while they're in the air. Sounds easy doesn't it...
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Trimming the Mini Talon - Post Flight Report
Now that I have installed a Cyclops Tornado in the Mini Talon, I need to get it all trimmed up properly. Not impressed with how it flew, so I have some work to do.
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My FPV Groundstation in a Standard B+Q Toolbox
Some people like a tripod for their FPV Groundstation but I find them way too fussy, non-protective and lacking utility. So in proper BODGE style, I have my own ...
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Why all the vids? FPV Talk #2
Why am I making so many vids lately? Here's why (in case you're interested)
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Skywalker Revolution Tip Stall
Oops, ran out of skill and wind.
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FPVHub Quoting
It's fucked!
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The FPV Gods Strike Again
D'oh! Looks like I missed a little issue from my last crash with the Mini Talon - the deans connector has come detached from the cyclops tornado current sensor.
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Any idea how I can rescue this MicroSD card?
This MicroSD card works in my GoPro for about 4 seconds before it turns off, and when I used it in my phone it was causing freezing issues etc. Is there any ...
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New Mini Talon and... which ESC?
New Mini Talon has arrived but I'm not convinced they're advertising the correct ESC to use with this model. What do you think? Not subscribed? Click the button ...
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FPV Talk - December Update
Talking about the Mini Talon, Improving my FPV, and How to fly without annoying people?
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FPV Flying Compilation 2016
Not much flying this year due to a newborn baby, copius amounts of house renovations, work stresses and .. you know the drill. LIFE!! Anyway - here is some ...
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Mini Talon Crash (EzUHF Lockout)
So my first flight in six weeks went well - 20 yards of range with the EzUHF on a mag-mount antenna I bought off ebay. Lesson learned :D.
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Overview of External UHF antenna for FPV
SO I've decided to fly from inside the car this winter to keep my pinkies warm and I needed a way to get my video and transmission signals outside the car for the ...
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Rainy day with the X4 FPV
Since I've rebuilt my TBS Discovery I figured that it would be a good idea to train my thumbs again by giving the old X4 FPV quadcopter a quick run around the ...
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T1000FC RTH works :) Mini Talon
Just checking it works, I left it up there for 15 minutes and it never deviated at all ... thumbs up for T1000FC flight controller.
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Mini Talon T1000FC Testing in the Wind
So today was a bit blowy so I figured what better chance to test the stabilisation mode of the T1000FC autopilot. I only flew LoS so it was never going to be ...
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Mini Talon - T1000FC Post Flight Report
I fitted the T1000FC flight controller to my Mini Talon and initial testing didn't exactly go to plan - the position of the GPS and the control box made the plane very ...
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Mini Talon - My Build Overview
A quick look at how my Mini Talon turned out and the stuff I'm planning on doing with it now that I've got it flying nicely.
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Mini Talon FPV Dusk Flight
Short flight with the mini talon just before I went home as it was very dark. Still flying brilliantly. I think I'm going to put a Cyclops Storm in it as I'm nervous about ...
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Mini Talon FPV Maiden - Quick checkflight around the field
Took the Mini Talon out around the local field to check all was in order - Good video link, good control link, plane flying well. Ready to have a good play with her ...
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Don't land your Mini Talon like this...
I really should stop flying "line of sight" - it's dangerous. These Mini-Talons fly forever so need to land either long, or shallow .. not high and steep like this one.
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XPlane 10 - Circuit at Doncaster EGCN in a 737-800 (Simulated)
In this video I show you how to fly a missed approach from runway 20 at Doncaster Sheffield (Robin Hood) Airport, or EGCN which is the ICAO code. Sorry for ...
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Piper PA28 dusk landing at Doncaster (EGCN) in XPlane 10 Simulator
SIMULATION! Trying my hand at flying the Xplane version of the Piper PA28 at Doncaster that I flew in for real the other day. Landing runway 20, winds 11kts at ...
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Introductory Flight - Piper PA-28 Warrior at Doncaster Sheffield Flight Training (EGCN)
So I've decided to do my EASA-LAPL private pilot license, this was my introductory flight in full. Sorry for bad sound etc, this was my backup GoPro Hero after the ...
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Something a little different - Innsbruck (LOWI) 08 circling approach with Xplane
In this video I attempt to show you how to takeoff from Innsbruck airport in Austria, then fly the world famous dangerous circling approach to runway 08 from the ...
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Coming In Hot - Skywalker Revolution 1720
Battery getting low, would have struggled to do a Go-Around so had to land her one way or the other. Was a little too high, nothing to it but to dive and manage ...
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Skywalker Revolution FPV Landing
Nice little flight with the Skywalker, here's the landing in manual mode (after PA mode tried to kill me earlier :o )
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Skywalker 1900 vs Electricity Cables
There can only be one winner. Who says flying "LoS" is safer? Not with my depth perception it isn't! :) Not any real damage (rudder tore off) but I've decided to ...
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X5 Wing vs Fire
Next up from the RC crematorium, a Skywalker X5 wing.
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FlyingWings Falcon vs Fire
Cremation of my old Falcon wing.
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Here's the FPV aircraft I'll be flying this summer
No flight testing this year, the Skywalker is grounded so these are the aircraft I will be flying over the next couple of months.
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Caution! Terrain! (Live view)
Here's the same "landing" from the live cam.
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Caution! Terrain!
I used to be good at landing, but now I have a disease that makes me crap at it. I either crash into the ground or myself. This could have been one wet and ...
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It's raining again
What's an FPVer to do??
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FPV/Camper Van Project - Part One
1997 Chrysler Voyager - in this video I show you my old MPV which will be converted to a camper van / fpv project over the next few months. I need to spend ...
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Awoooooga! No coffee left!
Just thought I'd see how the GoPro Silver 3 copied in low light as I made an emergency dash for coffee tonight.
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, folks - Let's make 2016 a good one.
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My 6 year old flying my TBS Discovery
I forgot I'd recorded this a while back - I set my Naza up with a throttle hold (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ODaibx2f1A) so that my daughter could fly ...
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Air Ambulance Takeoff at Night
Emergency for one of my neighbours in November 2015, not sure what happened.
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UK Drone Register Web App
Visit www.ukdroneregister.co.uk More info: ==== The UK Drone Register is a project I have built to allow the general public an opportunity to return downed ...
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Dawn Colours | Skywalker 1900
I got up early today to catch the sunrise. This Skywalker flies so nicely in the still morning air. Sadly the beautiful ground mist burned off very quickly (in minutes) ...
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Don't you just hate it when jello ruins the footage?
Took the Spyder quad out this morning and saw some nice stuff - of course I had jello come in and ruin the mobius footage. Boo!
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Skywalker 1900 at Dusk
I'll give the Mobius camera its dues, it was very dark compared to how this video came out so it did quite well but very overexposed... when I took the goggles off ...
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Skywalker 1900 | 1km again, a little higher
Just keeping my hand in and gaining confidence, another quick run to 1km with the Skywalker. Going to start pushing it a little further over the next couple of ...
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Steve 1 - 0 Panic Disorder | Skywalker to 1km
Yes, it's only 1km. No distance really. But a big milestone for me and one that I achieved today after 4 years of bottling due to panicking. (See previous video!)
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FPV, Mental Issues and Me
If you're interested, find out why I don't fly very far in my FPV videos - it's not that I don't have confidence in my gear (if only!) it's because I'm a mentalist.
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Skywalker 1900 Gimbal | Flight Test
Well the gimbal footage is pants but then again I didn't tweak any of the settings of this crappy el-cheapo brushless gimbal yet, and I was also flying LoS which ...
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Why I don't fly very far when I FPV - because I'm a mentalist ha ha
I thought long and hard about posting this because frankly it's fairly personal - but I want to get over this situation I find myself in, not only to enjoy FPV more but to get my life back...
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Skywalker landing gear test
Fitted some landing gear to my Skywalker ... I need to learn how to land without bouncing into the car... steering works alright though, and no problems taking off ...
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Let's Fly #1 - The Window Seat
Dawn, November 2015 - Skywalker 1900 - Wing View. Enjoy.
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Skywalker 1900 - Knee Surgery Required
Got to watch out for the bounce...
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Skywalker LoS flying, filmed by Allanah aged 6
She did quite well while I was flying and trimming the Skywalker .. apart from putting her finger across the lens, heh.
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Oops
Skywalker lands in a dyke due to crap eyes in the goggles.
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Skywalker 1900 FPV in the wind
Just a quick short test of the Skywalker in 15mph winds - no problem at all, just the speed was not working on the OSD. Neither airspeed or groundspeed - odd.
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Catching the Skywalker
Challenge on FPVHub set by BlueFlyer - challenge accepted! Wouldn't want to take this to the face though!!
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Tornado OSD & Skywalker RTH Test
Long time no see! Finally looks like I have gotten my Cyclops Tornado RTH working on my Skywalker, here's a short line of sight video while testing it out.
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Skywalker 1900 - Cyclops Tornado testing in sunset
So I bought a Cyclops Tornado OSD + FC to replace the crappy Turnigy T1000FC that never worked properly... here's a trim flight and testing a couple of flight ...
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Skywalker 1900 Gliding Down
Nice and steady in the glide, it certainly doesn't mind staying up in the air :)
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FPV Skywalker 1900 Cruising Around
Gave up on work for the morning to take the Skywalker out since it was such nice weather, here's the first flight. GoPro3 Silver recording, Mobius as Live camera.
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TBS Discovery FPV Crash into crops, recovery ... then crash into car
First trip out with the TBS Disco for a while, and I managed to pile it into a field because I reduced throttle too much while descending. God bless my £2 beeper, ...
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TBS Discovery FPV "Landing" Into The Car
I decided it would be a good idea to attempt some landings into the car with my TBS Discovery while flying FPV. No pain no gain.
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Skywalker 1900 - Ease of launch
Using the T1000FC stabiliser, it's fair to say the Skywalker is easy to launch...
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Skywalker 1900 Windy Landing
Very windy up in North Lincs today, Skywalker handled it no problems at all :)
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Skywalker 1900 Windy Landing
Very windy up in North Lincs today, Skywalker handled it no problems at all :)
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Nifty camera mount for the möbius on my Skywalker
A nice side effect of using the 6mm nylon bolts to secure my Skywalker wings + canopy.
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Don't film and fly... Almost stuffed it!
I decided it would be a good idea to film my Skywalker while I flew it. It wasn't. Holding the iPhone and the transmitter at the same time almost cost me dear!
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Skywalker 1900 Sunset FPV
Skywalker 1900 Camera: GoPro 3 Silver. Pootling around with the Skywalker. I was testing RTH for the most part but it wasn't working. Also, my pan servo failed ...
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Skywalker 1900 Maiden - Onboard View
Maiden flight of the Skywalker as seen from the onboard GoPro.
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Skywalker 1900 Maiden
Filmed with GoPro3 headcam. What a lovely plane this is - so docile but plenty of power too. No problems, except RTH didn't engage. I think that's a bit of stupidty on my behalf though, as...
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Skywalker 1900 brief walk around
I finally snapped and decided to finish off the Skywalker today - maiden shortly.
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First run up of the Skywalker 1900
Just fitted motor, need to get this project in the air as I've had it since the start of February and summer is coming up fast! Control surfaces and FPV left to do .
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How to set throttle hold on the Naza with a Turnigy 9XR
I have a need to keep the throttle set to 50% while teaching my daughter to fly the quad... Here's how to do it :)
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Testing Naza failsafe on my TBS Discovery
Bought a Turnigy 9XR and set up failsafe on the switches, this is the first test.
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TBS Discovery Night Headlight
Just a very quick flight with my TBS Discovery after fitting a 3W LED headlight from these guys: ...
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TBS Discovery - Nasty Crack in my GoPro
Got a horrible crack in my GoPro today at the Turf Fields, North Lincolnshire. Hopefully won't show up in the next flight.
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AXN Crash after my mate "fixes" my video antenna
Crashed my AXN after my friend decided to "fix" my video antenna which apparently was pointing in the wrong direction... I immediately lost video (the antenna ...
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Altura Zenith X8 at the Turf Fields
A 20 grand multirotor at the turf fields. Nice bit of kit, and some hooning around in manual mode :)
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Me and Isaac shaking it off
Pretty much a damn disgrace, ha ha.
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AXN speed runs and hands off landing :)
Repaired the AXN nose and now it is my "beater" plane. Just did some quick speed runs after an FPV flight and then decided to let it land itself :)
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TBS Discovery - 650m Personal Best to water tower, Ditch Run, Car Chasing
Well here is my personal best so far with the TBS Discovery, a quick run to the water tower, then the long slog back into the wind. Couple of short speed runs and ...
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AXN Final Flight - Crashed then Flew then Retired
Well, it's goodbye to my trusty AXN as I have bought a Skywalker 1900. Typical luck caused this flight to be cut short. This was supposed to be a personal best of ...
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TBS Discovery Early Morning Run out, Water Tower + Bridge
Just practicing flying the quad. Quick run out to 400m or so, then some speed + atti tests, looking at the water tower and a little bridge I found :)
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Disco hovering against the moon
Warning, boring :)
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TBS Discovery First Night Flight
Warning - highly boring video ahead!!! Decided to take the Disco down the lane from my house to see what it was like to fly in the pitch black dark with a "normal" ...
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Naza Lite Upgrade to Naza M - TBS Discovery plus blooper reel
Upgraded my TBS Discovery Naza Lite to the new Naza-M firmware and now it flies really nicely - so screw you DJI for releasing crap firmware, my level of guilt ...
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FPV Channel Of The Week #1
Not so weekly channel of the week... TheGodFarmer. Some phenomenal footage from this little known channel which, given the quality of the piloting and ...
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DVR
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AXN Speed Upgrade - 7x5E prop
Fitted a much fatter prop to my AXN to see what would happen. Very quick now, great climbing ability too - endurance is compromised though,. and the motor ...
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Snow - AXN - Short Flight - VTX Test
Short flight, I was testing my video transmitter (250mw) because my 600mw was terrible this morning. Lo and behold I had perfect video throughout the flight.
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Converting a 35mhz Futaba T7CP radio transmitter to use a FrSky 2.4GHz external module
In this video I quickly run through the steps I took to rescue my weekend - I smashed my Turnigy 9X on the concrete floor by mistake and was "without ...
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Bixler Takeoff - Keukpa Stylee
Aerial footage of Keukpa's Bixler taking off .... someone feed Liam some spinach!
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SkyWalker X5 Maiden Flight (and blooper)
Rebuilt my old X5 wing.... I used a 950kv motor with a 10x3.8 DJI multicopter prop, which wasn't the optimial setup to say the least. Although it flew, it was ...
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TBS Discovery FPV Spot Landing On The Car Roof
Decided to practice spot landing on my car roof while I flew FPV from the nice and warm inside :)
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TBS Discovery - Manual Mode FPV
My first flight with the TBS Disco using manual mode while I fly FPV. I could only stay really close in due to battery limitations in the cold, but I wanted to get my ...
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AXN FPV - Mobius Low Light Test
Just flying my AXN with the Mobius as the flight camera. The plane is pretty tail heavy (watch for the tip stall on launch!) as I have the elevator + rudder servos on the tail, and I have taken...
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Dodgy AXN Maiden
I (re)maidened my old AXN after almost a year (and a rather swift build the previous evening). It flew fine until the elevator servo started playing up. Somehow ...
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Short clip of a new flying location
Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated! ... moving house, and working + DIY = no spare time. What little time I have had I've simply been flying and ...
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FPVRaptor FPV Maiden
Few quick circuits to trim her out, FPVRaptor lives again.
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FPVRaptor Resurrected
Quick flight of the FPV Raptor I've brought back to life.
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My First Night Flight
Decided to chuck the Bixler up pretty late in the day to see how the Sony camera handled the light - great fun!
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TBS Discovery takeoff fail
NO DAMAGE! Accidental manual takeoff by mistake, off the rabbit hutch with a VERY nose heavy Discovery = fail.
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TBS Discovery - Crash Into Wall
Pilot error .. gust of wind pushed the quad into the house, I paniced and throttled back too much. NO DAMAGE!
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TBS Discovery - Testing gimbal in the dark
Ran out of light tonight, so decided to stick the headlights on and do some testing in the dark. Still work to do.
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FaceTrackNoIR installed on FS2004
Using FaceTrackNoIR with the iFly 737 NG to track my head movement in the virtual cockpit.
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FPV For Fun - 10 Minutes at the field
Some days it's just nice to cruise around and have some fun. HK Bixler 1.1, 2200kv motor, 40A ESC, 6x4 Prop, GoPro 3 Silver, 2200mAh battery, Turnigy 9x w/ ...
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Bixler Speed Run
Quite quick really, but 4400mAh only lasts 6 minutes ... eek.
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Bixler Climb Test - 4400mAh up front + GoPro
Just as the rain started to come in I thought I'd do a quick check flight. Bixler flew perfectly.
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GoPro3 Low Light Test
Chucked the GoPro 3 on the Bixler to test its low light capabilities as I wasn't happy with the old GoPro Hero I had on.
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What a bollocks landing that was
Almost landing the Bixler into a very special place. 7x5 prop works well! Plenty of climb power :D.
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Short flight around the local wind turbines
Just scoping out a new place to fly on the way home from the shop. Very windy.
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Isaac likes the parrot
Lol.
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FinWing Air Titan - Maiden Flight
Mark Wingad flying his Air Titan at Crowle Turf Fields, very very nice plane!
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Zoom zoom
Flyby of the TBS.
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Teaching the Boy To Fly - Dancing with Quads
Short clip from tonight while teaching Jay to fly his Twister quad copter, as videoed from my TBS Discovery.
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Early Morning TBS Disco Mooch Around
Early morning TBS Discovery flight while I was dropping my daughter off. Music by Fred Bouchal.
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End of 2013 - Beginning of 2014
A few clips from the last few flights which have been few and far between. Crap editing as usual but hey, flying :P.
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Bixler - Crap FPV Landing
This is what happens when your headwind disappears when you're on final approach. PLOP!
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AXN maintenance hatch
Quick vid showing the maintenance hatch in my AXN for quick access to the esc and motor wires.
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Showing naza throttle problems
Sorry for useless flight footage but this is 100% throttle despite everything being calibrated properly. UPDATE it was a bad ESC on the front right arm. Swapped ...
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Naza throttle issues :(
Any ideas? No settings have changed whatsoever.
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TBS Discovery Naza Lite Flyaway
My Naza Lite stopped responding to commands today. Theory is that the gains are too high for the winds and the Naza somehow became confused/overloaded.
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Train Follow with the AXN
A couple of short clips from a flight with the AXN.
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Question - Crashing Down [Feat. One Republic]
No copyright infringement intended.
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New Holland Floods
Short video from this morning, very windy so was pretty nervous about flying the quad around water and traffic, anyway here's a couple of short clips.
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Low + Fast + Dumb Thumbs = Broken Bixler. Or does it?
I got a little bit enthusiastic earlier and stuffed the Bixler into the deck at full chat... but did it live?
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Quick train follow and almost landing into the fence
As title really, first little FPV flight of the day with the Bixler. A quick follow of a train, then a not-so-spot landing...
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Bixler 1.1 Pootling About
I've just set up my Bixler again - here's a little video of me cruising around my local field making sure everything is working ok.
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Graveyard
Goxhill Churchyard early in the morning. I flew this line-of-sight as I forgot my FPV transmitter battery. As usual, bad timing because of Windows Movie Maker, but ...
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Allanah singing
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GoPro Test 30fps 001
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More gimbal testing
More tweaking of the servo gimbal. Still got jello :(
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TBS Discovery with Quadframes.de Servo Gimbal - Testing
Got the gains set a little higher now - finally starting to get somewhere, it's not vibrating as much now either since I cabletied the Naza module down hard. Sweet!
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TBS Discovery Quadframes.de Servo Gimbal testing
Testing my quadframes.de servo gimbal. Still some work to do though especially on the roll axis.
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Hey there!
Just some frolicking n the hay at sunset .. shame Windows Movie Maker has broken the breakpoints in the editing, it was all syned until I uploaded it - ah well!
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TBS Discovery crash
Any ideas why, folks? Took me ages to find it!
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TBS Discovery Fun Flight
Just me having some fun with the TBS Discovery - I'm still in atti-assist mode for the most part which means I'm not unleashing the full power of the Naza and ...
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Mooching - and close call with a fence!
Just a little fly with the TBS, nothing special.. need some better brakes on the TBS Disco though lol.
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TBS Discovery Play Around
Just a quick little flight with my TBS Discovery before the light dropped. Still just testing out Naza Lite gain adjustments.
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MY wife, son and 6 month baby bump!
I decided to do a quick video of my wife, my son and her baby bump at 6 months old. Annoyingly I had my camera set in a "dark" mode instead of "auto", and I also didn't have it pointed properly...
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Servo gimbal prototype with 2 axis
Who says British manufacturing is dead... 2 axis vtail mixer driven gimbal for my keychain cam... Works quite well with the naza lite! Need some better components though.
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TBS Discovery + Naza Lite - Maiden Hovering
This is the very first "flight" of my TBS Discovery with Naza Lite + GPS. Not bad at all :)
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FPV Bixler before the storm
Just tootling around the sky with my Bixler, it's nice to cruise around sometimes without blasting all over the place.
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Sony Webbie MHS-PM1 Test on Bixler
I want some clearer footage than my #16 keychain cam, so I decided to put my Sony MHS-PM1 camera on the wing of the Bixler and see how it handled the low ...
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Isaac learning to eat with a fork
Lol.
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Bixler Sunset and nice glide to landing
A quick flight to see the sunset over the Humber Bridge, then a nice glide down to a precision landing - hit my face with the wing though, lol.
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Flyingwings Falcon Wing - Shortest Flight Ever
I taped my wires down to give this wing a quick fly - unfortunately the wing is covered in a nice oily substance which meant only one thing - the tape wouldn't ...
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Quick Bixler FPV
Last light of the day, took the Bixler out for a quick sortie :)
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TeamFTP playing with the bungee cord!
Haha - bit too much tension, gutted I missed the start!
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Launcher failure
Lol... That wasn't meant to happen.
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Bormatec Maja FPV plane - Maiden launch failure :(
Turf fields meet maiden flight goes wrong for this beauty of a plane.
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Tracks
Got very bored with the FPVRaptor tonight (just won't climb :( ) so decided to practice some low-level flying instead. Bixler 1.1 has been ordered, I like smaller ...
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TBS Caipirinha slow pass
This great wing flies nice and slowly too ...
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TBS Caipirinha almost gives me an unwanted haircut!!
Aside from the decapitation I almost suffered, this fly past was great! :D.
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TBS Caipirinha fly past and landing
TSB Caipirinha flown by TeamFTP of flybys.co.uk doing a low pass and then almost landing on MarkLincs...
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STOP PRESS!!! MarkLincs landing IN for once!!!
FPVHub meet at Crowle, MarkLincs landing well with his SkyWalker after some low tree-dodging action :)
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FPVHub - Crowle Meet, Lincolnshire. June 2013
Excellent day out with some of the lads from FPVHub, filmed in North Lincolnshire. Sorry for bad editing, i did this twice after the editing software screwed up ...
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FPV Raptor in the wind
FPV Test flight of my FPVRaptor in the wind which was over 15mph, to be honest it flew better than normal because the climbrate improved lol. Impressive plane ...
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FPV Exploring - Marsh Lane, New Holland
I decided to do an early morning flight this morning after dropping my daughter off for her bus - this time in a slightly different location at the other side of my ...
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FPV Emergency Landing
Did a high speed pass with the FPVRaptor and well, somehow the propeller decided to shrug off its mortal coil and disappear into thin air. Luckily I was close by ...
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A quick narrated flight with the FPVRaptor
Nothing special really I'd been trying out the Frsky and I decided to do a quick narration as my last flight of the day, it's a short one because my dinner was nearly ...
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My Supportive Wife
My wife decided to come along to watch my fly FPV, full of support as usual...
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Sunset Flight
Flying the FPVRaptor late in the evening, just wanted to check out the sunset :)
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Self-Landing FPV Raptor after RC Lockout
MY Turnigy 9x decided to lock out on me at only 300m! Somehow the plane then managed to land itself without me having control - woop! Just goes to show ...
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FpvRaptor mods and failsafe test
Just showing some mods I've done to my raptor, and testing what happens when radio control is lost from my 9x transmitter.
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Relaxing FPV - Sometimes it's nice to chill out
Sometimes it's nice to just chill out and fly the plane without focusing on getting a nice video or anything like that - just learning the aeroplane and buzzing the ...
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FPVRaptor Crash!!
Turns out 2.4GHz doesn't travel very well through my body and trees... lost LoS - d'oh!! Rookie fail.
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FPVRaptor Cruising Around
Cruising around with my FPVRaptor.
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FPVRaptor in the wind
15mph wind today, FPVRaptor lapped it up with 2x2200mAh batteries up front for ballast :) This thing will FPV very nicely in the wind.
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FPV Raptor Flight Testing
Bit windy, but wanted to test out the FPV Raptor hand launch as it's proving to be a bit of a pain in the backside. I'm also on omni antennas as my skews broke ...
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Bixler launch
Marklincs launching keukpas Bixler at the FPVHub Northern Meet 2013.
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Isaac is easy to entertain
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FPVRaptor FPV Maiden
Bit windy but I needed to maiden this - I think my skew antenna on the goggles needs replaced - I had a crap video signal tbh considering I have the new ...
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FPV Raptor maiden
Maiden of my FPVRaptor, just a quick flight LoS - I really like this plane, it just needs a couple of tweaks.
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Isaac doesn't want to sleep
My son Isaac went to bed but we heard him laughing at... Well, himself...
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AXN rises from the ashes and takes on the wind
20-25mph winds so I thought the AXN could do with an airing :D.
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X5 Gyro Testing - One elevon, gain turned up too high!
So I put a gyro on one of the elevons of my X5 to smooth the flight out. Instead of turning the gain down, I turned it up - and this is what happens due to the ...
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More X5 mods
Just a couple of mods to the X5 to (hopefully) improve its flight performance and my FPV experience.
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X5 FPV Flight
I remembered my DVR battery this time! Well, this is my 2nd FPV flight with the X5. I added about 80g nose weight and she flies sooOOoo much nicer. Big up to ...
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My X5 Setup
So this is my Skywalker X5 Wing, sorry about the camera work and the crap audio but you get the drift. FPV maiden tomorrow methinks! Woohoo :)
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X5 check flight (crap quality, sorry!)
Another flight of my X5, have got new servos, nylon hinges (thanks WalneySkyland for the tip!) and I've covered it in clear duct tape for reinforcement - flies well ...
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SkyWalker X5 Maiden Flights
Maiden flights of my SkyWalker X5 Wing.
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AXN Crash while flying FPV
I was flying around with the AXN when the 9x receiver went into failsafe at around 200m. NOT happy but it seems that the stock ESC caused it. When will I ever ...
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Antenna Diagnosis Flight
A quick flight to record what happens with my antennas at the various places in my field.
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Quick AXN Flight at the Oil Processing Plant
On my way back from dropping my daughter off at the bus stop, I decided to fire up the old AXN and test out my new lipo. It was just a short flight as I only had ten ...
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Circuits
I had ten mins early the other morning to do a quick flight so I flew some simple circuits, I wanted to test the Sony Webbie HD cam in "challenging" light ...
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AXN FPV HD and Crashing
First flight of my AXN with the Sony Webbie MHS-PM1 onboard. I paid £24 for this off ebay, very nice results... although it is quite heavy as you will see.
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AXN Gyro Test
Found one of my gyros (hooray) after thinking I'd chucked them out so decided to do a quick checkflight ahead of the weekend while I was out and about this ...
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AXN - Close in Blasting Around
Having a ball with the AXN, did my first FPV barrel rolls today, great fun. Starting to enjoy this plane now. 107kmh max too :) (66mph)
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AXN Personal Best #1 - Skew Testing
Testing my fixed skew antenna and it's working great! Went up higher than I normally do to have a glide around then some blasting about low in the snow ...
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AXN FPV - Minus 7 Celcius
Cold this morning but not misty like yesterday. Got my new wide angle lens fitted, the view was much better - now I just need to get my skew fixed so I don't have ...
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AXN FPV flight in the freezing mist
6C here in North Lincolnshire, so I decided to go to the field to check out the mist that was hanging over the village :)
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FPV in the snow with the AXN
Some nice fresh snow on only the 2nd AXN flight. Schoolboy error meant that my camera was panned 45 degrees throughout the entire flight and I didn't realise ...
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Quick test of Cyclops OSD display mode switching
Got the OSD working and wired up a servo channel so that I can switch modes while in the air from the Turnigy 9x transmitter.
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Jay learns to fly his HK trainer
Took my son Jay to fly his new HK Atom trainer. To be honest I wasn't impressed, it was only a 2mph wind and there was next to no control, primarily because ...
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AXN Build Overview
Here's a quick overview of my latest FPV build, an AXN Clouds Fly Floater Jet. Enjoy.
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Minus Three Eff Pee Vee
Very cold early morning (-3C) but no wind. The sun was coming up so I thought I'd put the Easy Star up where she belongs and have a quick cruise around (until ...
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Narrated Early Morning FPV Flight
Another narrated close in flight around my village in North Lincolnshire, much better video link today :)
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First FPV Narration Attempt
Well, 3rd actually. Technology has been mocking me of late :-) Thanks to Coyote for the DVR - I'll upload a better narration now that I know what I'm doing.,
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FPV - Landing at my feet
Always nice to not have to walk to the plane after landing...
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FPV - Live Overlay
Overlay of "live view" (my actual view is many times better than this image!) while I do a quick flight - had to land quickly, as my live view became blurry when the ...
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FPV - Greasing the landing
I've had worse landings than this one :)
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FPV Meet at Eagle RC Heli Club
Unofficial FPV meet in North Lincolnshire - here's some of the things Mark (MarkLincs), John (Keukpa) and myself (Steve W) got up to :)
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Keukpa's Bixler 2 Maiden Crash
Either the prop is on backwards (looks fine) or, I think, needs more nose weight.
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Windy FPV
Just a short FPV flight with the Easy Star in 10-15mph winds, seems to handle it really well to be honest.
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Last flight of the day
Nothing spectacular, but a nice end to a good days flying :)
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What type of interference is this?
Warning - crap DVR footage, but what kind of interference is this?
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Bit windy
Just a brief flight in the wind with the Easy Star.
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TeamFTP comes to play
Simon flies his Zephyr II over the Humber Bridge, this is the takeoff and landing.
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FPV Field Cruising
Cruising around the back field with the Easy Star.
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FPV at the Park
Since I have range issues, I figured I'd do some close-in flying at the local park. Two goals, two crashes and plenty of fun :)
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Radio lockout
This was caused by the VTx being mounted on the tailboom, interfering with the 35MHz antenna. I've since moved the Vtx to the canopy area, and no more ...
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Just some low cruising around
Had ten minutes on the way home from Tescos so decided to chuck the goggles on and do some low level flying around.
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Sudden Downpour
Just took off with the Easy Star, then the heavens opened so I had to make a quick landing.
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FPV Flying with Coyote
Flying my Easy Star in North Lincolnshire, this was the first flight of the day checking to see if my Futaba range issues were solved - they weren't, but I still had ...
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A short quick FPV flight
Just a quick close-in and low FPV flight with the EZ* before the sun dies. Only had 1/2 a battery as well. I just wanted to check to see if I'd sorted my glitching ...
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Coyotes X8 after 4 days lost in a field
Coyotes X8 ... post rescue and pick up.
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Humber Bridge from RC plane
Disappointing footage from my Easy Star of the Humber Bridge. Weather was crap, cloudy & windy, and I was using a #11 cameras which I mounted badly so ...
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Easy Star Cruising Around
Just a quick cruise around my new patch, line of sight flying but testing the gyro gains out in fairly blustery conditions. Fun was had, that's the main thing :)
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EZ* Wing View
Just testing an alternative camera placement on the EZ*
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Engine failure
Easy Star is having motor issues...
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FliteTest H-Quad Maiden
I built an H-Quad after watching the FliteTest guys fly theirs, and I'm pretty impressed with the results so far. This is the maiden flight.
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Buzzing around and landing practices
Just some quiet flying around with my Easy Star, with a few landing practices thrown in for good measure.
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Low and slow with the Easy Star
Just some pointless line of sight flying with the Easy Star after getting kicked off my usual FPV flying location :(
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Quick LoS Easy Star Blast with Touch and Go
Just wanted to check my new prop (motor sounds different as this one is actually balanced, lol), and the #11 HD camera in low light.
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How NOT to land...
Almost took myself out :)
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Easy Star with FPV Pod, Non-FPV Check Flight
Just a quick non-FPV blast around the local industrial place to check all is well with the CoG on my Easy Star, after the re-installation of my FPV gear using the ...
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FPV Maiden of the Easy Star
I was sat at home, looked outside and saw how great the weather was. I was supposed to be waiting for my DVR to arrive before I flew FPV as I had no ...
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Windy Easy Star Flying
Testing my E-SKY Rate Gyro in the wind with my Easy Star. This test was flown to determine the flight characterisics of my plane in higher-than-usual winds so ...
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FPV and LOS Crash Compilation
A quick video showing some of my less successful flights over the last year... it's all fun and games folks :)
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Easy Star Crash
A quick video showing an EZ* crash from today, elevator collet nut came off, meaning no elevator. No damage though, not even a dent :)
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Easy Fly Glider Montage (Non FPV) Better Quality
Some footage from todays flights with the Easy Fly Glider. As usual, I had some shitty luck with my FPV gear so I had no choice but to try and make the best of it ...
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AXN - Some Late Evening Flying around
Non-FPV flying with my AXN FPV platform, fully loaded. Has an e-Sky gyro on the roll axis to stabilise the footage from the #3 keyfob cam (with 2.8mm jelly lens)
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Hobby King F16 Pusher Prop Conversion
I converetd my F16 from a 50mm EDF to a 6x4 prop on a 2650kv motor, works much better :)
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Soft Easy Fly Glider Landing
Typical landing..
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Tricopter FPV #2
Crash with the tricopter, FPV stylee.
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First Tricopter FPV
My first FPV attempt with the Tricopter at the local field.
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Tri Battery Test 1800mAh 2c
2 cell battery this time, tricopter.
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Tri Battery Test 1000mAh 3c
A test of the flight time with my tricopter on a 1000mAh 3cell - battery is a Gens Ace.
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Tricopter Precision Landing Attempt
Having fun with the tricopter in the kitchen.
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Tricopter V3 Maiden
My tricopter made out of a delrin frame from xframes.org and pine arms - maiden flight.
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Tricopter Rebuild
I rebuilt my tricopter - stripped excess wire and weight from it to get more flight time now that I know all of my gear works.
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Tri in the garage
Dialling in my tricopter after some repairs.
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Frosty Foggy AXN Flying
Had planned to fly FPV today but the XT60 connector on my ground station snapped off - DOH! So, here's some LoS flying at my field in the cold :) Enjoy.
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FPVUK Intro 2
Another quick sequence to use as an intro to my vids...
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No FPV for me today
Too hazy and the cameras just fogged up instantly!
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Girly Hand Launch Fail
What happens when you don't eat your spinach and you decide to hand launch your heavy AXN.
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AXN Ditch Crash and Rescue
Aileron servo failed and I slammed into a ditch.
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AXN - Frosty Flying Crash
Flew too low with the AXN and caused a repair to become unrepaired. Gravity bites back.
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AXN - Frosty Flying
Some early morning flying with my AXN.
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AXN - Frosty Weather Crash
Was flying LoS with the AXN and I went too low straight into the rock hard icy ground. Oops. All fixed now.
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Glider Crash
Had a silly crash, don't know why :(
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AXN FPV Video Link Dies
Flying my AXN with FPV Goggles and the feed dies - eek.
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AXN Floater FPV Maiden
FPV flying with my AXN floater - mixed success really, my vtx is piss poor and needs replaced.
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AXN Maiden
Maiden flight of my AXN Clouds Fly Floater Jet, winds slightly blustery but no problem really.
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Chris J flying his Easy Star (HD)
Chris flying his Easy Star in his local park with a wind vortex due to trees on three sides and a stiff brezze.
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My first FPV flight
No editing, this was my first FPV flight back in June :)
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Easy Fly Glider - Flight #4
Just gliding around (line of sight) with my Hobby King Easy Fly Glider.
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Easy Fly Glider Flight #3
This is the third flight with my Easy Fly Glider, doing some trimming.
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Easy Fly Glider Unboxing
Unboxing my new Easy Fly Glider from Hobby King.
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Death of my WildHawk
My WildHawk met its sad end on a blustery day in October 2011 - RIP.
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Wing Maiden
My scratchbuild wing, the maiden flight.
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F16 Maiden
Maiden flight of my F-16 made out of depron foam.
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Rebuild Maiden
I rebuilt my plane having ripped out its guts. Couldn't throw it out, not after all we've been through, so rebuilt - turned a bottle into a canopy, and here's the ...
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Giant Cod DV D005 Camera Test
Early morning test (7:30am)
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Mini DV D005 Low Light Test
Test video of my Mini DV D005 camera from Giant Cod, just before the sun went down.
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Collision Course
Had a nasty control problem today, caused me to slam into a house :( Plane is "fixed" now though, although a bit rougher and bent than it was beforehand... :)
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Lakeside FPV
A beautiful day in North Lincolnshire - time for some FPV :)
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Fully Immersed
My first Fully Immersed flight, without being able to see over or around the goggles.
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RC Plane Camera Towing Fail
I decided to build a little tow plane out of polysterene to pull behind my RC plane - all was well, until it blew up on take off, heh.
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Old Camera Fixed Lighting Test
Test of my old Turnigy gumstick camera which I think I've fixed - woohoo!
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Slow Flying, Bumpy FPV Fun
Calm wind, but very bumpy/turbulent. Decided to do some really slow FPV to get used to the stalling characteristics of the plane through the goggulars.
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Lucky Escape
I had a great flight tonight but had a lucky escape after a bit of pilot error.
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Humber Estuary
Mixed FPV and LoS flying around the Humber Estuary, North Lincs.
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Rear View FPV
A nice flight tonight, starting with a view from the rear of the plane.
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New Location and Tree Crash
Found a new location and flew FPV. Then, line of sight flight and I had a close encounter with a tree. Too close...
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Calm Flying
Some nice calm flying around my house late evening.
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Glitching Horribly
Some glitching going on right here!
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Late Evening Cruising and Approach Practicing
Some quiet cruising around New Holland with the goggles on.
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Landing Practices
Late evening landing practices, this one with a missed approach.
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FPV at Goxhill Airfield
FPV flight at the old RAF Goxhill Airfield in Lincolnshire. Too windy and had to make a sharp exit, but there's always next time - I *will* get some decent footage of ...
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My First FPV Landings
Here are my first two FPV landings with the WildHawk, blustery conditions - winds about 10mph.
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Slow Flying and Cruising Around
Just a simple flight tonight, nothing special just cruising around with the goggles on at a reasonable altitude, then a couple of quick passes - enjoying myself, and ...
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Flying Around and Railway Buzzing
Some orientation practice, FPV stylee.
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