FPV Danube Tower Vienna Maiden Flight with Crash, Multiplex EasyStar Fatshark RCV922 Set OSD RC

[martyn979yt]

Very Nice flying



[AirForcedude5]

did you ever find out what that thing did?

[muni86]

@AirForcedude5 the plane stalled at the end of the video

[AirForcedude5]

@muni86 no lol you left an annotation on your video wondering what that that bar on the right side of the osd did. did you ever find out?

[muni86]

@AirForcedude5 ahh it's the direction in degrees: 360°= 0° = North

[petter268]

Is it that much interfence when you fly?! :o

[muni86]

@petter268 yes with 2,4 GHz in the city, I have 1,2 GHz now, much better

[magicmike1122]

are you watching the flite thru your laptop? i bought the ezcap and i cant get it to my laptop.

[muni86]

@magicmike1122

No through the video goggles, there are problems maybe with Windows 7

[Dani983]

Niceee!!!

[8RR8R8]

Nice! I like the VSI on the display :) (though they make them a little laggy).

Can you help with an idea: what portable device is best to record the analog A/V signal?? I know Archos walkman can do it with a small port added to it...then not sure which other thing can? HDD video cube recorders can no doubt, but i'm not sure if they are "portable"--no battery in them.

[muni86]

Sorry don't know, I'm recording with a notebook

[8RR8R8]

Thanks for rep.! I hesitated alot yesterday and decided to use this Acer mini-computer for recording. For this i got one of these USB Video-to digital video keys from ebay. I thought it is best choice because it gives best output PAL resolution, while the archos/ipod can give compressed quality image. I think it is nice to use notebook/acer because we don't have to worry about weak divided video signal (divided between monit. & rec.).

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[ammosmith]

What kind of range can you control the plane to?

[muni86]

RC: 600 m without antenna extension (my middle-class receiver)

Up to 5000-10000m with antenna extension to wavelength/2 (did not try, other pilots did)

Video: about 1,5 km without external receiver at high altitude (over 150m)

Up to 10 km with external patch antenna, 2,4 Ghz 500mW

Long Range Systems like the one from FPVSystems,com: 50 km

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[ammosmith]

What is the cost of such a thing and can a camera like this be fitted to other types of RC aircraft?

[muni86]

Please read the last comment.

It can be fitted on a helicopter too, I'm doing that next year. The Multiplex EasyStar is a beginner's plane, easy to handle and inexpensive, but the most important thing: air-screw out of view

Flying wings and Deltas are used by advanced flyers

[bnrusso]

At 3:15 you ask about a reading. I'm just guessing but after watching your video a few times, (GREAT VIDEO information) it looks like it might be a signal strength (seems to go up as you get closer).

When you switched views and the transmitter icon appeared in direction and distance I noticed that there was a blink of failsafe as the TX icon seemed to go out of range.

QUESTIONs: how did you get the overhead shots?

Is your CG ok? Plane seems to porpoise in the overhead shots.

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[muni86]

Thanks!

The signal strength sounds plausible but the in the scenes I've cut out the reading jumps from 360 immediately to 0 and then still increasing. So it has to show me the direction (0 or 360° is North) but this value is not correct everytime, maybe the plane is turning too fast.

Yes the failsafe appeared because I got behind the building, 40 MHz should be better in this case than the video TX with 2,4 GHz but it is REALLY strong :-)

The RC transmitter was not fully charged too.

[muni86]

The views switched automatically at the failsafe, I had no time for playing ;-)

The overhead shots got recorded at the danube tower, lower restaurant.

The CG should be alright, I think it was a mixture of huge thermal lift, temperature drift of the Gyro (cheap Piezo) and video interference where I could only put the sticks to neutral.

In the second part I got lots of stalls because the termal lift was missing, I thought an aileron servo is defect but the tape at the nose shows too less speed.

[muni86]

I did not notice the tape because I had problems with the sight, I had problems to notice my position. It was too dark for me, I will now fly only max. 1 hour before sunset. Sure I have the arrow of the OSD but I had to prepare the landing so I could not just fly to my position.

At the second landing hunting appeared. I need to check the sensitivity of the gyro, maybe it appeared because it is a beginners plane.

[MichaelJackson5KING]

very nice!

[TurboDally]

You're making me want to get a plane too :) How much did the plane and fpv gear cost together and how long did it take for you to master being able to fly the plane?

[muni86]

Plane second hand: 130 Euro

Accu: 55 Euro

Receiver: 80 Euro

Transmitter: 200 Euro

FPV gear: 505 Euro

Value plane ready to fly: 500- 600 Euro

I'm flying RC since 3 years, practicing with a RC flight simulator.

This was my first FPV flight, it's like playing a Microsoft Flight Simulator, but the start is hard when you can't move because of the goggles and all the cables. It's a long way to go to be able to handle the technology. You need much time but I'm a student ;-)