First FPV project - EasyGlider*

Coyote · December 19, 2010, 11:39:09 PM

Oh dear mate, terrible news, im so sorry to hear that :(

Are you going back out for another look ?

electricmick · December 30, 2010, 06:43:38 PM

Went out with my wife, son and a mate from the club today for another look, we planned another grid and Linda, my wonderful wife, found it. All in good shape apart from the camera having shot off into the snow, never to be seen again and a few dents in the wing as it went through some trees. This is going to cost me some serious brownie points, out to dinner this evening to start with but she has mentioned a new dress....

Now to upgrade the video to get more range and fewer drop-outs plus a new camera. Same old dilemma, stick with 5.8GHz or swap to 1.3GHz as I still want to fly at the club without disturbing other pilots on 2.4GHz. With all those trees I am inclined to go for 1.3GHz, any views or advice?

Coyote · December 30, 2010, 06:52:22 PM

Brilliant news mate, great result doesnt sound too bad at all.

Shame about the camera, talk about looking for a needle in a haystack :(

I`d say i`d pick 1.3 over 5.8 any day, i just dont like 5.8ghz myself.

maddirk · January 25, 2011, 01:07:33 PM

Glad you found the plane, mate ! Have you made a decision on the final setup yet ?
Cheers,
D :D

electricmick · January 26, 2011, 01:22:13 AM

Yes, I now have 1.3GHz video gear. I am just waiting for the patch antenna to arrive to finish my ground station. I will put a post together on that once it is finished. Then I can do a test flight, until then I am resisting the temptation.

Coyote · January 26, 2011, 02:42:44 AM

Looking forward to it bud :)

electricmick · February 09, 2011, 12:48:29 AM

Back in the air again. Go Pro camera with live feed out, 1.3GHz video and my new Eagle Eyes ground station. Wow what a difference, almost zero interference out to 320m. Tracking works superbly. Tried the RTH feature on the OSD Pro but not set-up properly so it was just to see what happened, you can see from the video, it over controls wildly but all in the right direction, more work to do.

Here is the transmitted video, much edited as the flight lasted 22 min.

FPV flying at WIMAC 5 Feb 2011

Still working on editing the HD video on my wife's Mac, not going well, never used a Mac before.

Coyote · February 09, 2011, 12:57:57 AM

Nice flight, yeah a bit of fine tuning with the auto pilot and your laughing