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Post by ratcheeroo on Oct 20, 2022 22:34:56 GMT
Awesome, I tried to embed it, but it looks like it won't let me. One day I'll be there. I tried some different video editing. This is 2 flights pieced together. I don't know what is better between the highlights, the fast forward, or the fade, I kind of like the fade more so than the fast forward. I have seen both done. I kind of think if it is a short period between points on the same flight, maybe fast forward, or if it is a longer period, and obviously between different flights, do the fade. I almost saw shamu here. I flew to sea world. My video editor only lets me export 1080p. That was freakin awesome! Now if you mixed a little Satriani in here and there LMAO! You are getting pretty confident with that plane, flying into the sun wasn't much fun I imagine. It would be cool if you could narrate a bit about what you are flying over or do some kind of caption about whats what, although what you did by doing none of that was cool too. You know me I like to hear the plane LOL. Second thought I can't imagine what people that saw you in the sky were thinking when you were coming down in the dives, "OMG its a kamikaze drone!!!" LMAO!! Nice work buddy!
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Post by Burkeomatic on Oct 21, 2022 0:13:01 GMT
Awesome, I tried to embed it, but it looks like it won't let me. One day I'll be there. I tried some different video editing. This is 2 flights pieced together. I don't know what is better between the highlights, the fast forward, or the fade, I kind of like the fade more so than the fast forward. I have seen both done. I kind of think if it is a short period between points on the same flight, maybe fast forward, or if it is a longer period, and obviously between different flights, do the fade. I almost saw shamu here. I flew to sea world. My video editor only lets me export 1080p. That was freakin awesome! Now if you mixed a little Satriani in here and there LMAO! You are getting pretty confident with that plane, flying into the sun wasn't much fun I imagine. It would be cool if you could narrate a bit about what you are flying over or do some kind of caption about whats what, although what you did by doing none of that was cool too. You know me I like to hear the plane LOL. Second thought I can't imagine what people that saw you in the sky were thinking when you were coming down in the dives, "OMG its a kamikaze drone!!!" LMAO!! Nice work buddy! Yeah, I did a flyby of seaworld, buzzed the pumpkin patch, my house, costco and walmart, and the park. Flying into the sun isn't that bad with the goggles on, the camera works it out pretty well. I did upgrade my camera to the caddx ratel 2. I had one on the airloader before I sent it to barrett and that was my favorite camera, so I bought another one. They are about 30 bucks as opposed to 15-20, but nothing handles low light and bright light like them. It isn't like landing in pitch black like the foxeer one either.
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Post by barrett on Oct 26, 2022 3:18:46 GMT
ya had to mention the airloder didn't ya
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Post by Burkeomatic on Oct 26, 2022 3:45:48 GMT
ya had to mention the airloder didn't ya Sorry man, I miss that plane too, I was watching the video where I dialed in the gyro I sent you and it was rock solid. If I catch them on sale again, I'll let you know. Now that I have figured out how to make my own batteries, I wonder how long that thing would fly with the 4s4p batteries it would allegedly fit, easily an hour I would say. Or 30 minutes going 70mph. And you have to admit, that camera on the airloader was pretty damn good for an analog camera.
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Post by barrett on Oct 27, 2022 11:13:29 GMT
the whole plane was cool
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Post by barrett on Oct 27, 2022 11:27:34 GMT
i want to try to set up my ranger 2000 for long range with fpv, I have done the fpv on it but not the long range, I have a rd12 that is supposed to be good up to 2 1/2 miles but I could never get the range. I am hoping with the pix I can at least get it to follow way points and auto land and rtl if signal is lost don't want another 1 flying away, I can put a pretty big battery in that being a pusher going to run the motors you sent me on a 6s 5000 and see what flight time I get on a 4s 3000 at times with thermals I was able to get 45min out of it at about 300 feet
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Post by Mr NCT on Oct 27, 2022 15:18:57 GMT
Awesome, I tried to embed it, but it looks like it won't let me. One day I'll be there. I tried some different video editing. This is 2 flights pieced together. I don't know what is better between the highlights, the fast forward, or the fade, I kind of like the fade more so than the fast forward. I have seen both done. I kind of think if it is a short period between points on the same flight, maybe fast forward, or if it is a longer period, and obviously between different flights, do the fade. I almost saw shamu here. I flew to sea world. My video editor only lets me export 1080p. Awesome flight! Just noticed the bug scurrying away right after you landed.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Oct 27, 2022 21:00:23 GMT
Awesome, I tried to embed it, but it looks like it won't let me. One day I'll be there. I tried some different video editing. This is 2 flights pieced together. I don't know what is better between the highlights, the fast forward, or the fade, I kind of like the fade more so than the fast forward. I have seen both done. I kind of think if it is a short period between points on the same flight, maybe fast forward, or if it is a longer period, and obviously between different flights, do the fade. I almost saw shamu here. I flew to sea world. My video editor only lets me export 1080p. Awesome flight! Just noticed the bug scurrying away right after you landed. In one of the edits I had a little caption over his head saying WTF, but it kept being weird so I deleted it.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Nov 6, 2022 4:35:23 GMT
Me and my daughter took her trainer out, I flew the dragon to get some shots of the fall festival, messing with a new camera, long story there, but I eventually got some pics, but not ideal. Anyways, also maidened the xf-14c and we practiced with the quad. This little booger is way faster than you think. I posted this up because I realized I got a good aerial view of our stuff in the beginning. It wasn't in the forecast, but there ended up being decent wind too, you can see the flags on the goal post waving. I landed the dragon after about 40 minutes, batteries still had 28 percent. I am now burning through about 160mah per km, but that is with the rush tank solo cranked up to 1000mw and me cruising more around 80-90kmh as opposed to my normal 60 or so kmh. On one hand, it is less efficient, on the other hand, I don't have to conserve, which I prefer.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Nov 12, 2022 19:27:54 GMT
I flew the CETUS in the front yard just now. It is always a little hard for me to fly in the front yard because if I mess up, it drops into someones yard. It is pretty windy, 12-15mph windy. I was hoping to take my LOS ships out, but it wasn't to be. I was thinking the ranger and mig would be good to fly if not for the wind. I think I will go fly the 7 inch in a field so I can open it up and see what it will do.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Nov 13, 2022 5:33:14 GMT
I ended up taking the quads and the floaterjet out. I reflashed the firmware on the big quad, apparently I didn't calibrate right, because it flew like turds. I have it fixed now. I think I flew that for maybe a couple of minutes. I ragged the CETUS pretty hard.
Then, I have this idea to give my daughter the floaterjet. She thinks it is cool. It has a sparrow 2, the worlds shittiest flight controller I have found, and it also has a crusty 2212/2200kv that only spins a 5x5 prop because there is all that is room for. The thrust angle was off, and it had been about 5-6 months since I have flown it. I forgot that you had to launch at like 20 percent throttle, wait for it to dang near stall out, then punch the throttle. I ran it into the ground a few times trying to get it up in the air, because the thrust angle points the nose down. It flies decent when it gets up in the air. You know what else, this FC doesn't have geofencing, although I think I have a spare sparrow 1 to throw into it. I want geofencing for her, thatway, I don't have to worry about her flying away, it will just bounce off the geofence all the time, and I can chase her in the quad or a plane. Plus, I always hated that motor. It sounded like someone threw metal filings, sand, and slick 50 in it whenever it spun up.
So I printed out a mount, and it is going to run the original motor that came with the airloader, a 2216/1350kv with a 7056 prop, correct thrust angle, and I am going to swap the FC out. Maybe I hated this plane because I hated that gross motor and the flight controller.
Anyways, here is the only footage from the day.
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Post by barrett on Nov 27, 2022 16:09:30 GMT
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Post by Burkeomatic on Nov 28, 2022 1:57:03 GMT
You forgot to link the video
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Post by barrett on Nov 28, 2022 3:34:16 GMT
i see ooops
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Post by Mr NCT on May 21, 2023 18:35:20 GMT
It's the perfect day to fly in Indiana and so far an Explorer, DR1, Simple Scout and Staggerwing up and down without needing any repairs!! The topper is flying the Staggerwing with a Bald Eagle checking it out. What I would have given to have the Runcam charged.
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