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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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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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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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Antenna Diagnosis Flight
A quick flight to record what happens with my antennas at the various places in my field.
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Unboxing
Unboxing my new Easy Fly Glider from Hobby King.
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