Flyingwings Falcon EVO FPV

[KillerDave]

I do have heaps of expo on it but I intend to use this to start of my FPV.
I've had a big FPV wing, camera and all the video stuff I need (screen but no goggles) for ages and my big wing has got a new AP...
I just need to get on with it....

[Fr3nzy]

I've been flying the Falcon Evo since the spring, and love it. I built mine with a Mini APM thats proved problematic due to those damn JST connectors. The FC it's self works amazing in FBW mode as you can see in the following vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdP2Pn9m60c. I've recently fitted an APM Pro as this is a Mini APM with standard pins however it seems there are some differences in the hardware. I thought I could just export / import the settings however this has proved to be troublesome so I've reset the board and have set it up from scratch again. Yet to fly so I hope it's ok.

[KillerDave]

I've been flying the Falcon Evo since the spring, and love it. I built mine with a Mini APM thats proved problematic due to those damn JST connectors. The FC it's self works amazing in FBW mode as you can see in the following vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdP2Pn9m60c. I've recently fitted an APM Pro as this is a Mini APM with standard pins however it seems there are some differences in the hardware. I thought I could just export / import the settings however this has proved to be troublesome so I've reset the board and have set it up from scratch again. Yet to fly so I hope it's ok.

Good luck with your Falcon.... and the APM....
I have found with APM's and Pixhawks, NOTHING is standard! Lol...
Great little AP when it works....
I'v been for a fly tonight with my Falcon and had such a great time... I got 32 minutes out of one pack and I'm loving it...
So Glad I went to see Rob!  :D

I do have a camera on board but I absolutely NEED better antennas!!!!
Back to Rob I go!  ;)

Also going to get a diversity VRX....

This was my first go at FPV and on the screen, with a crappy camera and dodgy video reception, HOLY COW! Thing are VERY different up there!  :o ;D :o ;D

I was having so much fun with the Falcon, I forgot I had another plane in the car and it got dark!
Tomorrow's another day....  :)

[Billy_boy_2010]

Killer dave- there's a lot to be said for a simple set up. Decent antennas are always a good idea but a lot of diversity systems are rarely used imo and often add complexity and bulk.

Generally a good pair of skews is enough a lot of the time- or a very directional antenna and you just fly in front of!

[Fr3nzy]

Avoid APM Pro's tried two now and they're both the same. I'm going to go back to the Mini APM which always worked flawlessly.

[KillerDave]

Avoid APM Pro's tried two now and they're both the same. I'm going to go back to the Mini APM which always worked flawlessly.

I'm not going to put a controller into this plane but if I was, I'd go for the MFD unit.

I am getting the MFD OSD board though...

[KillerDave]

Ok... I need to calm down...
I have to give a massive thanks to Rob from Flyingwings!
Not only did he come out to help me set up my MFD in another plane (ended badly)
He helped me as a spotter on my very first proper FPV flights! OMFG!!!!!!!!
Ok, It was very windy and flying my Falcon on the screen was a hoot but then.....

My Rob put his goggles on me and now I NEED some!!!!

He also let me have a very short flight of his Hornet racer.... It was VERY short! Lol...

I absolutely loved it today even though I came home with a broken plane, this day is a good one!

Thank you Rob....

I'll see you on pay day!  ;)

[foamster]

Cheers Dave

No problem, Have you got the FX fixed yet ?

Next time you launch, a bit more air speed, as I said wings smell fear !

Ta Rob

[KillerDave]

Cheers Dave

No problem, Have you got the FX fixed yet ?

Next time you launch, a bit more air speed, as I said wings smell fear !

Ta Rob

Yes, the wing joint is fixed and I also had to change the control horn on that side...
I have ordered a new prop too...

The flight cam was off it's mount too, also fixed...

I am now looking for some goggles, I told my wife it's your fault!  ;)

[Dillwhacker]

I have to give a massive thanks to Rob from Flyingwings!
Rob put his goggles on me and now I NEED some!!!!
I absolutely loved it today

Hee hee hee welcome to the adiction ....
IMO its not real FPV without goggles - looking at a screen compared to using goggles is like the difference between watching a Halle Berry movie, and taking her out on a date...
I would never use a screen, just not the same...
IMO
;D

[KillerDave]

Hee hee hee welcome to the adiction ....
IMO its not real FPV without goggles - looking at a screen compared to using goggles is like the difference between watching a Halle Berry movie, and taking her out on a date...
I would never use a screen, just not the same...
IMO
;D

Lol... I have a funny story about Halle Berry... Maybe for another time....

I was using a screen because I still wanted to be able to look at the plane from time to time...
Once Robe put the goggles on me... that was it!

[English Turbines]

Sooner have a large high res backlit screen than two tiny low res ones the size of my eyeballs that I cant see text on.......lol..

   I cant wear goggles, thats the reality...:)....I do like my Monitor though, and the bottom line is its what you get used to...I would not like to fly a Multi Rotor on a Monitor though...
  Goggles are way overpriced for what they are, no question.

Horses for courses...:)

:vulture:

[KillerDave]

Sooner have a large high res backlit screen than two tiny low res ones the size of my eyeballs that I cant see text on.......lol..

   I cant wear goggles, thats the reality...:)....I do like my Monitor though, and the bottom line is its what you get used to...I would not like to fly a Multi Rotor on a Monitor though...
  Goggles are way overpriced for what they are, no question.

Horses for courses...:)

I hear that ET,
The flights I had were with no OSD so that will be interesting....
Before I buy, I think I'm gonna get the MFD Telefly OSD into my wing and give the goggles a go again... if that would be ok with Rob???  ;)
What am I thinking??? I have a MFD AP in my FX-79... I could have a look at it through that....???
Still getting a Telefly though...
Yes, goggles are pricey but I have had a good look to see how and where I want to go with it...
1, I like the idea of a big screen but with a big screen, you will almost always have issues with light...
2, Goggles do offer cutting out the light and putting the screen/s right there in front with no reflections to worry about.
3, Goggles with a single, larger screen.... an option but the seem gig and balky... and NOT COOL LOOKING! lol...
It seems, that if I was to go for goggles, FS Dominator V2/3 are the best and most trusted out there???
They are up there in cost.... but there is one set that does catch my eye....
Fatshark Domintaor SE...
1, Larger field of view but at the expense of a lower resolution.
2, They are at a price point that I can swallow.
3, They look cool as Fook! and.... the have onboard DVR, vent fan adjustable IPD, and they look cool!  :D

My wife was like "but you can get some for £100!" yeah, you can gut it's the difference between a pizza from Dom's or one from Papa John's... you do get what you pay for....

Pricey, yes but I do think the SE's are the balance point...

:vulture:

[stevec]

Se's are cool I got a pair last week, can't believe how much better they are than my predator v2's and the DVD means I still have footage of me binning the Gemini flat out into the ground. I lost the sd card from the möbius but the goggles recorded it for me😎


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[KillerDave]

Se's are cool I got a pair last week, can't believe how much better they are than my predator v2's and the DVD means I still have footage of me binning the Gemini flat out into the ground. I lost the sd card from the möbius but the goggles recorded it for me😎


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Nice! I don't have much to compare them too (if I do get them) but from what I see on-line, They look like they are set between the Dominator V2 and the V3???

I feel the DVR is a big plus in fact, the feature list is great... not that I'm planning of driving anything into the ground! ;-)