parkzone spitfire fpv canopy nearly finished

Dizzy · January 28, 2014, 10:47:10 PM

Camera is this one
http://www.surveilzone.com/25X25mm-650tvl-0.001-lux-starlight-super-mini-fpv-camera-d-wdr-hs1149f

Just the touching up and final fixing to do , it should be a far better experience than my old 2gram camera

dizzy :)

Brucey · January 29, 2014, 03:59:22 AM

Looking good. I'm so tempted to do this to a HK Durafly Spit

chris-s · January 29, 2014, 11:28:46 PM

Nice idea on the windowless canopy frame. I got a durafly corsair for Christmas I'm going to fpv, just waiting on the camera to arrive.

Chris

Dizzy · January 30, 2014, 10:53:04 AM

Quote from: chris-s on January 29, 2014, 11:28:46 PM
Nice idea on the windowless canopy frame. I got a durafly corsair for Christmas I'm going to fpv, just waiting on the camera to arrive.

Chris

Cheers Chris the new canopy wotks a treat, but with the better camera i am really looking forward to the next flight. How about a war bird meet some time :D

dizzy ;)

FPVSteve · January 30, 2014, 12:36:38 PM

Looks great Dizzy - hope it flies as well as Barry's did on the XJet YouTube channel, I watched it yesterday and it was magnificent.

chris-s · January 30, 2014, 04:29:19 PM

Quote from: Dizzy on January 30, 2014, 10:53:04 AM
Quote from: chris-s on January 29, 2014, 11:28:46 PM
Nice idea on the windowless canopy frame. I got a durafly corsair for Christmas I'm going to fpv, just waiting on the camera to arrive.

Chris
Cheers Chris the new canopy wotks a treat, but with the better camera i am really looking forward to the next flight. How about a war bird meet some time :D

dizzy ;)

Good idea !

Chris

Charliewalker · January 30, 2014, 05:48:53 PM

Dizzy, does that mean you're gonna leave the complete canopy off, or be cutting holes in it?
the reason I ask is that I got passed on a DeAgostini one, the weekly build up one Nitro thingy which I've converted to electric (almost,) & was thinking of cutting the front screen out & replacing with 1mm glass as the plastic one is absolute crap & wouldn't have a very clear view. I do like the idea of putting the vtx as per photo. Looking good.

Dizzy · January 30, 2014, 06:45:05 PM

Quote from: Charliewalker on January 30, 2014, 05:48:53 PM
Dizzy, does that mean you're gonna leave the complete canopy off, or be cutting holes in it?
the reason I ask is that I got passed on a DeAgostini one, the weekly build up one Nitro thingy which I've converted to electric (almost,) & was thinking of cutting the front screen out & replacing with 1mm glass as the plastic one is absolute crap & wouldn't have a very clear view. I do like the idea of putting the vtx as per photo. Looking good.

Hi Charliewalker thanks, i made up this canopy in the picture to replace the origanal one its made of plasticard parts i raised the head room by about 5mm to enable a slightly better view when looking forward through the space where the gun site would have been i tried cutting the origanal canopy last time but its to flimsy to mess with so no perspex or glass is used its just a frame ;)
hope that helps :D

dizzy :)

Charliewalker · January 30, 2014, 06:54:41 PM

Yeh, looking from through the camera it's gonna look like nice clear glass / perspex, thats a great idea, we men can't be the clever ones all the time! seriously though well done & I'll copy that idea if I might

Dizzy · January 30, 2014, 09:11:54 PM

Quote from: Steve W on January 30, 2014, 12:36:38 PM
Looks great Dizzy - hope it flies as well as Barry's did on the XJet YouTube channel, I watched it yesterday and it was magnificent.

Thanks Steve she as been performing lovely the last couple of years but i have added a bit more weight to her so fingers crossed for the re maiden i have put a small lipo under the engine cowl for the fpv gear which balances nicly the heavier fpv kit in the cockpit :D

dizzy :)