HK Bixler RC Glider FPV with OSD Data - 300meter test IBCrazy Antennas 5.8Ghz

[soldier53flyer1]

Thank You for getting back to me, I'm looking forward to finding out where to buy the videos glasses for FPV so when you find them please, please, let me know!

[soldier53flyer1]

By the way you two Rock! and do a great job what a good team you make! have a day! if you find a good place to buy Fatsharks let me know!?

[BMSWEB]

@soldier53flyer1 I might have a good cheap alternative to the FatSharks that may work almost as well. Will update you guys soon. Hey thanks for the feedback

[soldier53flyer1]

How far can you go with the 5.8 TX and REC?

[BMSWEB]

@soldier53flyer1 With the Clover Leaf and Skew Planar antennas we've been out to 500meters but that's with no noise or signal loss at all. I'm expecting video to go possibly 10klms and the RC Signal to go around 3klms. We will be doing a series of range test soon.

[soldier53flyer1]

Can your do a video on your FPV wiring of your Bixler?

[BMSWEB]

@soldier53flyer1 I've actually already done one that shows the layout completely but I'm going to do another one soon which should simplify everything even more!

[soldier53flyer1]

Hi, guys this is Soldier53flyer but I lost my pass word so now I go by this one! I see you two have more videos that are great! have a great day!

[RowanWatkins]

I have the same camera, but it is not showing an image in bright light. It works indoors, but not outdoors. It just goes white and there is not useful image. Have you had this problem? I have heard that they don't like 11.1 volts and may work better on 2 cells?

[BMSWEB]

@RowanWatkins Mine operates perfectly when directly powered by the Video TX and not directly powered by the LiPo. Having said that if that doesn't fix your problem then you could in fact have a faulty Camera.

[Boot2yourHead]

that was a great video with good info thanks for posting.

[BMSWEB]

@Boot2yourHead You're very welcome.

[Soldier53flyer]

Great Job, you two make a good team!

[BMSWEB]

@Soldier53flyer Thanks man. the little bugger keeps pushing me to do more and more but slowly but surely we are learning as we go. I'm still very new to electric models so heaps to learn :)

[iwirebr]

Very cool video guys. I would recommend using a Dragon Link for controls and 1.2ghz 1W video system. With that I get 8km easily with not a single glitch! :)

[BMSWEB]

@iwirebr 8km . . man thats just awesome. Do you use the Dragon Link System yourself?

[iwirebr]

@BMSWEB Yep, I've lost many planes due to RC glitches before buying it. It works 10km away as it was just in front of you. The same goes for the lawmate 1w video link. 1.2ghz is great, lower frequencies means better signal and longer range.

I've got here checking the bixler search. I want to go 6km out once I get one but I'm not sure if the battery will last that long...

I've got my specs in here: /watch?v=OPhyXoG2wgk

[iwirebr]

@BMSWEB check this one out too, from a friend of mine :) /watch?v=M5ZZtsYUobA

[ilovefpv]

I'm enjoying all of these videos...

[BMSWEB]

@ilovefpv We actually flew again the next day and it was storming. Will post some footage later today :) Thanks for the feedback

[SubatomicRC]

:) Great video Guys!!

[rogueqd]

Another great video guys. Thanks. :)

[JollySwagman2006]

Great overview of the dayd's FPV flight, well done Paul & Thomas,

[obsequeiousphil]

hi guys, what do you use for video diversity to record your footage as well as use your screen to view?

[BMSWEB]

@obsequeiousphil We are actually using a Mini DV Camera to record the OSD FPV footage and a KeyChain camera that records everything in HD. The Key Chain camera will soon be replaced with a GoPro

[FlyingMerf]

Thanks guys. These videos documenting your progress are very helpful.

[kidovate]

YES YES YES Awesome new videos :) I get my plane today!!

[BMSWEB]

@kidovate What plane are you getting?

[kidovate]

@BMSWEB I am getting a Bixler with the FPV gear you recommended on the FliteTest forum as well as some other goodies. Also, I am working to help develop the Ruby autopilot (ground control for laptops) - You should take a look at their site - I definitely think it would be good for you guys! website is uthere . com, it's a device that can fly the plane for you when you ask or if you go out of range.

[BMSWEB]

@kidovate I've never heard of the Ruby AutoPilot, but I'll check it out now! Thanks for the heads up on it.

[kidovate]

@BMSWEB Sure! It's a pretty cool piece of hardware (and software). Useful to get a bit more balsy about going out farther, if you run out of range simply flip a switch and it comes home

[BMSWEB]

@kidovate Im still trying to work out what you connect where etc Have you used it and is it easy to set up? and does it come with simple information on set etc

[kidovate]

@BMSWEB It's quite easy to set up. Basically all you need to add is a BEC (it comes with one usually), a power detector (for battery life detection) and place the included sensors around the plane (GPS, airspeed, etc), quite easy to do. Next, there's a small receiver adapter that comes with it, and connects to the prongs on the receiver. This goes directly into the device. Then, the servos are connected to the device not the receiver. Usually a gear switch controls the modes of Ruby.

[BMSWEB]

@kidovate it sounds pretty good, I might to a search on the net to see if there are any reviews of the unit. Can you program it to fly out to different waypoints etc? So could the aircraft fly out of range and then come back into range?

[kidovate]

@BMSWEB It's a beta product, I'm in contact with the guy who developed it. I've tested it a few times and it works great. Just read the docs on the site. They discribe the modes etc.

Basically the unit can detect failsafe and automatically activate return to home mode.

You can also manually activate these modes (Loiter, aided, manual, return to home, auto-land)

[Runie0FLFS]

This is the part I like to watch :D