Classic..FPV without the FPV

DavidKersting · Mar 10, 2018

Just had to post..... kept laughing at the simplicity. Im a fatshark guy but today during a state of boredom I got creative. I used a gopro, ipad mini, a bit of electrical tape and the go-pro Wifi app, to fly FPV. Yes its limited to WiFi range and streaming was not perfect but the picture was fantastic. good news is when I lost Wifi, just had to look up (LOS). Also worked great for ease of changing go pro settings on the fly....

Im still cracking up.

venomoussvt · Mar 20, 2018

that would still be FPV.. just unusable unless you're traveling at a snails pace. The lag alone will have you crashed before you even know you're close to the object

DavidKersting · Mar 22, 2018

Agreed.....Hence the "FPV without the FPV".

M3talrocksFPV · Mar 22, 2018

Lmao I've tried this on a friend's trexx rc truck, worked out kinda ok until, like mentioned, I ran into something because the lag, but hey wasn't my truck

DavidKersting · Mar 22, 2018

Yea, Lag terrible, picture great... Wont be long, our headsets will have the same picture quality as the go-pros we attach and at same speed. Cant wait.
Till then I play and pretend I know what I am doing

M3talrocksFPV · Mar 22, 2018

Lol, this hobby has progressed so much in such a short time that I wouldn't be surprised if by December 2019 we have them

DavidKersting · Mar 22, 2018

twood be nice eh....FPV or not, ,keep RC fun and worthwhile I always say. For the desk jockey computer experts and those with brains larger than mine, technology will follow. One day it will catch us......I hope.

M3talrocksFPV · Mar 22, 2018

What are you flying now? Your avatar is h wing style like mine, not many people fly those.

DavidKersting · Mar 22, 2018

ZMR250. Avatar is close.....naturally modified since. I like it. flies well and I can run a variety of batteries, top or bottom.

M3talrocksFPV · Mar 22, 2018

It's like a clone of arris xspeed 250b, I love the h wings. I find that they can be comfortably agile and smooth or aggressively raw, but that's just opinion. I know flyers who can't fly anything that's not X wing, they say the balance is too different with the H. Maybe I'm just to novice to notice haha

DavidKersting · Mar 23, 2018

It is very predictable. Again, the frame allows for all kinds of batteries. Got velcro on drone top and bottom and on batteries, plus 2 straps I either flip up or down. Amazed at how well it can haul around a go-pro and 11.1V 5000mAH battery. Yes, its a tank with that set-up....but for long flights and footage...works great.
Never flown an X wing.....been pretty happy with this version though I am now reaching its capabilities........or so I say.

DavidKersting · Mar 23, 2018

Oh ya, Pic is with a 7.4V 3500mAh battery..still carries the go-pro though......just not a rocket in the air

M3talrocksFPV · Mar 23, 2018

DavidKersting said:
It is very predictable. Again, the frame allows for all kinds of batteries. Got velcro on drone top and bottom and on batteries, plus 2 straps I either flip up or down. Amazed at how well it can haul around a go-pro and 11.1V 5000mAH battery. Yes, its a tank with that set-up....but for long flights and footage...works great.
Never flown an X wing.....been pretty happy with this version though I am now reaching its capabilities........or so I say.

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Gee willackers Batman! 5000mah batteries?! The biggest I have is an Arris 1500 mah but most I have are 1300 tattu's.
Tank is an understatement for a 250.

M3talrocksFPV · Mar 23, 2018

Putting a prop with speed tips would fix that issue I would think. Is that a 3c? It's pretty skinny (at least from that angle)

DavidKersting · Mar 23, 2018

250. Ground to ~300ft up ( wag of 5-7 seconds) hauling the 11.1V 5KmAH and gopro..Im getting ~15ish minutes flight time. I am looking into bigger batts too. .

Id push the battery life but afraid I'd drop this tank on someone. When it dies., it dies.

DavidKersting · Mar 23, 2018

Tank battery attached...one arm is bigger than the other just carrying this around

M3talrocksFPV · Mar 23, 2018

DavidKersting said:
Tank battery attached...one arm is bigger than the other just carrying this around

Apologise I ment 250, don't know why my auto correct put 220 lol. Ah so it is a 3s that makes more sense, keeps the weight down. That's intense, I'd love to see it fly.

DavidKersting · Mar 23, 2018

2C at 7.4V, 3C at 11.1. "C" is the number of battery cells in the pack.

Im learning a lot as I play. The battery power/life vs Drone characteristics are a tough one. I want power, agility, and mega airtime.......no go. Pick 2.

M3talrocksFPV · Mar 23, 2018

DavidKersting said:
2C at 7.4V, 3C at 11.1. "C" is the number of battery cells in the pack.

Im learning a lot as I play. The battery power/life vs Drone characteristics are a tough one. I want power, agility, and mega airtime.......no go. Pick 2.

It's all good, I'm still learning too, I use 4cells gives a faster punch but flight time on the 1500 is like 10 minutes if I'm aggressive

M3talrocksFPV · Mar 23, 2018

DavidKersting said:
2C at 7.4V, 3C at 11.1. "C" is the number of battery cells in the pack.

Im learning a lot as I play. The battery power/life vs Drone characteristics are a tough one. I want power, agility, and mega airtime.......no go. Pick 2.

Sorry, don't know what I was thinking. "C" isn't designate for amount of cells "S" is. That must of been confusing, I apologise lol "c" is charge rate.