AdamG Skywalker 1900 Build

[AdamG]

Hey,

I'm new to FPV but not to flying RC planes. At the weekend i am starting my build and thought id start a thread with my progress. After a lot of research on forums and Youtube tutorials etc this is the stuff i purchased:

Up in the air:
-Skywalker 1900
-Turnigy Motor Aerodrive SK3 3536 - 1050kv
-Turnigy 60a ESC
-Turnigy servos
-pan and tilt from RMRC. Holds both GoPro and flight cam
-Sony WDR 700 line flight cam
-GoPro 3+ Black
-Cyclops Tornado OSD
-Dragon Link v2 Rx
-Lawmate 1.2ghz Video tx
-Blue Beam Mad Mushroom on Vtx
-Turnigy 5v & Quanum 12v UBEC's
-Homemade LC Filter
-2 x Turnigy 5000 4S 25c
-APC 9x6 Prop
-Telefly Pro OSD (in series with the tornado to provide GPS data to the MFD AAT)

On the ground:
-Turnigy 9xr tx with 2200 LiPo Taranis with Zippy 2500 3S
-Dragon Link v2 tx
-Fatshark Base SD goggles Fatshark Attitude V2 Goggles

Mounted in a case: Mounted on a Tripod:
-7" Monitor
-Lawmate 1.2ghz receiver
-Mad Mushroom antenna VAS 1.2 Crosshair Antenna
-4 way video splitter/amplifier
-Mini C-DVR BEVRC DVR
-Turnigy 5000 3S 30c
-MFD Auto Antenna Tracker
-25mw 5.8ghz Fat shark Vtx (relay video from ground station to goggles).

Cant wait to get this built and flying :)

[Billy_boy_2010]

Bloody hell that's a beautiful setup.

Others will say it if I don't.....

Strongly consider flying it in its most basic form.

Video tx & cam and that's it.

Every other component adds complexity and, until it's dead reliable,  reduces the fun factor.

Just do a few flights first and then add a component in.

[AdamG]

Bloody hell that's a beautiful setup.

Others will say it if I don't.....

Strongly consider flying it in its most basic form.

Video tx & cam and that's it.

Every other component adds complexity and, until it's dead reliable,  reduces the fun factor.

Just do a few flights first and then add a component in.

Thanks  :D

So i guess you mean without the OSD and pan/tilt?

I am definitely planning on short range flying in a park for quite a few flights before heading slightly higher and further away.

[Coyote]

Looks a well thought out list. A lot of things to consider hen your mixing all the kit together so a well thought out build is a must.

I look forward to its progress

[AdamG]

Thanks Coyote. Its taken me weeks of research before making these purchases. Ive watched so many videos on different aspects of FPV  (?)

[bignose13]

Forget the cloverleaf and mad mushroom and just go for two skew planers then at a later date go for a helical with a diversity vrx
You'll get better rejection of multipathing from two skews than you will from the clover/mushroom for very little cost of dBi
Nice set up otherwise
Cheers

[AdamG]

My plan was to move to a helical with diversity at a later date once i had a bit more experience.

So you sell these skew things for 10 each? in 1.2?

Unfortunately i don't really know what "better rejection of multipathing" means  :opps:

[Billy_boy_2010]

Thanks  :D

So i guess you mean without the OSD and pan/tilt?

I am definitely planning on short range flying in a park for quite a few flights before heading slightly higher and further away.

IMO yes.

It's just additional complexity.

You're likely a far far better LOS pilot than me. And will probably rapidly overtake me on the FPV front soon.....

But you're not running a simple OSD- it's a full autopilot you have there. It takes people ages to tune them in properly- and until you do they act weird! I haven't even tried to get mine setup yet!

Consider flying it on a smaller battery first so it's lighter. And maybe just keep all the components in the bay to begin with. Don't fit the go pro either.

Get a few flights in first and you will learn so much. It's so much to take in at first you won't be able to concentrate on the RTH and osd info. You certainly won't be able to think about pan and tilting.

Just a few flights and then you will be addicted and you can spend some time setting it up beautifully. But, at first at least, it won't add to the enjoyment.

[bignose13]

My plan was to move to a helical with diversity at a later date once i had a bit more experience.

So you sell these skew things for 10 each? in 1.2?

Unfortunately i don't really know what "better rejection of multipathing" means  :opps:

Ah, wasn't trying to flog you antennas but give a bit of advise
Multipathing is the reflection of the vid signal bouncing off buildings,trees etc causing dropouts in the vid signal, skews are better at rejecting this loss at nearly zero loss of dBi
If you do want a quote though pm me mate
Cheers
Simon

[Billy_boy_2010]

My plan was to move to a helical with diversity at a later date once i had a bit more experience.

So you sell these skew things for 10 each? in 1.2?

Unfortunately i don't really know what "better rejection of multipathing" means  :opps:

Ah, wasn't trying to flog you antennas but give a bit of advise
Multipathing is the reflection of the vid signal bouncing off buildings,trees etc causing dropouts in the vid signal, skews are better at rejecting this loss at nearly zero loss of dBi
If you do want a quote though pm me mate
Cheers
Simon

Am I right in thinking that multipathing is more prominent as the frequency increases?

So CP is an absolute must have with 5.8- but if the guy is using 1.3 is it less useful? Still useful but less so?

[AdamG]

Did a bit of work this weekend creating the ground station  :D Simple and not quite complete, but you get the idea. Connector in the middle below the monitor is for the goggles:

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[ThunderstruK]

Wow that looks awesome, well done!