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Post by ratcheeroo on Jun 19, 2023 21:03:45 GMT
yea I am liking that plane a whole lot.
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Post by ratcheeroo on Jun 19, 2023 21:07:32 GMT
What do you have for goggles? You think that the Eachine EV800 would be a good starting point?
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jun 20, 2023 0:17:59 GMT
yea I am liking that plane a whole lot. What do you have for goggles? You think that the Eachine EV800 would be a good starting point? Thanks, I like it. It is a little hard to launch, but other than that... no biggie. I shimmed some washers under the bottom of the motor that helped. The plane likes to drop the nose as soon as you throttle off. I don't know what that is about. That is why it always flips when it lands, lol. I broke the nose a tiny bit today. I don't see it for as inexpensive as when I bought it though. Edit, looks like I paid $74 after taxes and shipping. |
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jun 20, 2023 0:42:44 GMT
Oh and the EV800Ds are fine. I think I saw them on sale for 80 bucks. Make sure you get the EV800Ds so you can record your flight.
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Post by ratcheeroo on Jun 20, 2023 8:35:32 GMT
yep thats the one I am looking at. Time to take the leap.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jun 21, 2023 4:31:46 GMT
yep thats the one I am looking at. Time to take the leap. These are solid vtx for the price too, and theyre tiny. a.aliexpress.com/_mNuvEXIWow, look at this price. a.aliexpress.com/_mtNtnSYFoxeer razer and caddx ratel are inexpensive cameras with good quality. The cheap ones arent much cheaper and don't have the greatest quality. I love love love my skyzone cobrax goggles. I lucked into mine for around 140 I think. Retail on them is about 270 I want to say. Probably the bar none best box goggle you can get as far as analog, but i realize that isn't in the cards for everyone. My daughter has the ev800ds now. |
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Post by ratcheeroo on Jun 21, 2023 9:19:47 GMT
Pulled the trigger on the EV800ds, $117 Cad all in so I am ok with that, should be here in about 3 weeks.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jun 22, 2023 3:41:52 GMT
Pulled the trigger on the EV800ds, $117 Cad all in so I am ok with that, should be here in about 3 weeks. You'll like them. I actually think they are a little more comfortable than the skyzones, definitely lighter. I went up to the skyzones for range issues mainly, but they do have a little better screen. You can easily go 2-3 miles out with those goggles and that 600mw VTX I posted though. Probably farther since you don't have a sea of radio noise to fly through like I do. |
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jun 23, 2023 21:50:37 GMT
 I got these vtol mounts for the ranger printed. |
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Post by ratcheeroo on Jun 24, 2023 8:43:16 GMT
I just watched a video about that conversion the other day, pretty cool. Did you print those with ABS?
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jun 24, 2023 18:02:12 GMT
I just watched a video about that conversion the other day, pretty cool. Did you print those with ABS? Sure did. ABS isn't as stiff as PLA, but it is more temp resistant and flexes a little instead of just breaking. People say PLA is stronger, which it is on paper. In practice, ABS has better survivability. I think that is just what people say who don't want to print from ABS. |
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jul 5, 2023 4:46:33 GMT
Flew this bad boy today. It is such a cruiser. I don't keep an eye out on prices any more, but if you can grab the kit for less than $100 do it. I am in less than $200 on this plane and it is a nice slow to mid speed cruiser. Pretty tough, and I made it look cool. I flew it for 30 minutes today on my mid summer independence day cruise.  |
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jul 6, 2023 4:52:02 GMT
Here is some abbreviated footage of it.
I was trying to fly through the goal post and realized I wouldn't make it, so I ducked under it at the last second..... lol. I used to not care about this plane, but it has climbed my list of planes I dearly like.
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Post by ratcheeroo on Jul 6, 2023 8:46:48 GMT
You were zipping along pretty good there , footage looks great!
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Post by Mr NCT on Jul 6, 2023 12:25:53 GMT
Loved the double field goals. What makes the video wavy? I get some of that when I'm shooting through the prop.
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