My mobile solution, backpack soon to be upgraded to include DVR so can record footage from FPV cam including OSD display and telescopic pole with seperate video rx and antenna for better range and quality!!
Scroll down - available in different lengths.
Suggest you may need to add guy ropes, etc., if to be used when it is windy.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-Telescopic-Pole-Ground-Spike-Deal-windsock-flag-/170971088769?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D5261722382512815675%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D2%26sd%3D170938622500%26 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-Telescopic-Pole-Ground-Spike-Deal-windsock-flag-/170971088769?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D5261722382512815675%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D2%26sd%3D170938622500%26)
Looking good Rudeboy... ;) Thats exactly how I can reach places like this
Nairn Sandbar Scotland (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHWE9L-ZAN8#ws)
Ice
Bigger props - lie on your stomach and fire the copter up, experience pure FPV :D
Quote from: Steve W on January 31, 2013, 04:29:20 PM
Bigger props - lie on your stomach and fire the copter up, experience pure FPV :D
you may be on to something there Steve. :laugh:
Nice setup Rudeboy
:) G
Well just back from the maiden with the Disco and my mobile ground station, All went well, few bugs to workout,
Disco flew perfect haven't reviewed gopro footage yet to see if i'm jello free or not, flew only in GPS mode as wind was getting up so not yet seeing its full potential and speed,
Video reception seemed poor, not sure if its down to weather conditions or other, had a lot of breakup at 200-250 metres out, thought it was maybe ground station rx so switched back to goggles rx but was much the same,
OSD voltage alarm coming on a bit early so will need to play around with that a bit,
using an old archos 9 windows 7 tablet with USB capture device(EzCap) for recording video from FPV cam but it seems to stop after a few mins saying content copyright protected WTF!! so may bin that and get a dedicated DVR but all in all a successful first flight,
will work out the bugs and try again!!!! footage to follow later
Well done on the maiden, range is a fickle thing, loads of variables including the weather.
Nice video Iceman.
Mobile ground station V1
(http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/minimadness1/FPV%20Photos%20and%20Rigs/P1000039_zpsdf2d3c83.jpg)
(http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/minimadness1/FPV%20Photos%20and%20Rigs/P1000040_zps6577d6e5.jpg)
I like it Rudeboy :) Very portable :)
Cheers bud, the only thing I'm not happy with is the archos as its windows based so takes forever to boot up and isn't very powerful, just reviewed the little bit of footage I got from it before it decided to stop recording and its very choppy, not expecting gopro quality but I've seen better,
the battery is pretty useless too, only used it as I had it lying around from an impulse buy a good few years ago before ipad came along, think I'll get a dedicated DVR instead as I'm usually alone so its not like having a large screen matters as there's nobody watching it anyway!!!
Quote from: Steve W on January 31, 2013, 04:29:20 PM
Bigger props - lie on your stomach and fire the copter up, experience pure FPV :D
I'm thinking rocket power :laugh: 10lb (4.5kg) Baked Bean Eating Challenge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nua4zYBg_LA#ws)
Not updated for awhile, Mobile GS V2
New DVR, archos AVR700 much faster and better than my old archos/EzCap set up
(http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/minimadness1/FPV%20Photos%20and%20Rigs/P1000067_zps24247356.jpg) (http://s128.photobucket.com/user/minimadness1/media/FPV%20Photos%20and%20Rigs/P1000067_zps24247356.jpg.html)
Stronger telescopic pole (cut down Fishing Rod) with DUO580 V3 with IRC Patch and Flyn Skew
(http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/minimadness1/FPV%20Photos%20and%20Rigs/P1000068_zpsc3ccb7d2.jpg) (http://s128.photobucket.com/user/minimadness1/media/FPV%20Photos%20and%20Rigs/P1000068_zpsc3ccb7d2.jpg.html)
All closed up ready to go, Vrx an antenna stick out as it doesnt colapse down far enough and Disco straps onto the outside as the earlier pics!
(http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/minimadness1/FPV%20Photos%20and%20Rigs/P1000066_zps49820edf.jpg) (http://s128.photobucket.com/user/minimadness1/media/FPV%20Photos%20and%20Rigs/P1000066_zps49820edf.jpg.html)
Powering DVR, Vrx and Goggles from 3S 5000mah Lipo so plenty flying time on a full charge, soon to start on V3, just shifting everything over to a larger backpack as its a tight squeeze to get controller, goggles, batteries, spare props and some basic tools in this one.