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Yellow Steeple from the air

  • 27-01-2014 12:48AM
    #1
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 4,941 ✭✭✭


    Another video of the Yellow Steeple shot from the DJI Phantom with a GoPro attached underneath.



Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,475 ✭✭✭bitemybanger


    Great video. looking into getting a DJI quadrocopter.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭Poly


    Nice Vid, Are you in Trim? I've just built a tricopter which I intend to use for FPV, I'd like to see your DJI in action.


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 4,941 ✭✭✭pullandbang


    Poly wrote: »
    Nice Vid, Are you in Trim? I've just built a tricopter which I intend to use for FPV, I'd like to see your DJI in action.

    Yep, sure am. Just waiting for new gimbal to arrive and for the weather to pick up!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭Poly


    Which gopro are you running?
    What flight times are you getting?


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 4,941 ✭✭✭pullandbang


    Hero 2 and during the cold weather I was getting about 8 minutes. Fleabay gimbal has arrived but I'm not even thinking about going out in this weather.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭Poly


    Are you flying Fpv or steering from the ground?

    Having a problem with my lipos, only getting 3mins flight time, think it's the charger, I have a new charger on the slow boat from china, hopefully that will sort it out. IIl post some pics when the weather improves


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 4,941 ✭✭✭pullandbang


    Just flying from the ground at the minute. I have a Foxtech FPV transmitter but no receiver. I also have a video cable en route to suit the Hero 2 (it's on the same slow boat as yours). I've no idea exactly what frequency the Foxtech transmits on so I'm assuming if I get my hands on a 32 ch receiver that it should pick up the signal somewhere across the various channels.

    Fitted the gimbal over the weekend and took a short test flight out the back garden. Footage is amazing compared to flying with no gimbal. Can't wait until this weather improves. Even in the sheltered space of my back garden, the wind was playing havoc with the phantom!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭Poly


    I have a 2.4g receiver if you want to try it? Its a cheap one I got on ebay, but it worked for a FPV plane I had.

    First decent weather in a while, hope to get a bit of flight testing in today


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 4,941 ✭✭✭pullandbang


    Poly wrote: »
    I have a 2.4g receiver if you want to try it?

    Absolutely! I'd love to try it. Got my cable during the week and had intended to fly today but I ended up going for a spin on my kayak instead. By the time I got back home the wind had picked up so I didn't bother.

    Maybe next weekend?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭Poly


    Yeah sure, I'll send you a PM


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  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 4,941 ✭✭✭pullandbang


    Highly unlikely we'll be flying tomorrow. Forecast is for more of the same - wind and rain........


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭Poly


    I've made some modifications to the Tri. I'll do some flight testing to see if it's more effective at avoiding the ground


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