procreate Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 not sure if this counts as sport yet... but also ties heavily in with gaming with the way you do it. anyone here into this "hobby"? my uncle introduced me to it this summer and have been flying micros around getting ready to jump into FPV flying. for those who havent seen this yet and just know them as "drones" flown by assholes getting in the way and a public nuisance here is a video from the guy who won the Nationals a few weeks back. the guy running in the field at the beginning is Charpu who is among the best in the world and also the Animation Director at Dreamworks Studios.
Od1n Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 i LOVE those videos, saw a TV report about people doing it in the Alps and man it looked SO AWESOME id really like to try it on my own, although id need some training in flying a quadcoper first lol any recommendations for entry budget flying? (and FPV too?)
procreate Posted August 14, 2015 Author Posted August 14, 2015 I started with a hubsan x4 flying Line of Sight. Smashed it all up, now I have Frankensteined those parts into some frames. That's usually where you start out at. if you get good at a $50 micro you will know if you want to fully take on the big investment. Then people move into the 250mm racers with the fpv. I however since I live in city and keeping a little cheaper for now and safer am doing a 135mm micro H frame with FPV that I'm building. Then after I master that will start sinking the money into the 250s. To be honest, it's such a new thing there are zero standards, you really have to cobble your stuff together and fixing stuff is half of the sport. Definately not cheap.
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted August 14, 2015 Administrators Posted August 14, 2015 This looks like so much fun! Saw a video about this a month or two ago, will definitely give this a go in the future
procreate Posted September 5, 2015 Author Posted September 5, 2015 so just got a FPV rig, setting it up tomorrow for maiden flight! wish me luck!
Od1n Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 care to post some details in what you bought and how well it worked out for you?
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted September 5, 2015 Administrators Posted September 5, 2015 so just got a FPV rig, setting it up tomorrow for maiden flight! wish me luck! Post some vids
procreate Posted September 5, 2015 Author Posted September 5, 2015 Ha! Have to figure out a DVR for it off the goggles. Maiden flight lasted all of 15 seconds. Got some learning to do!
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted September 6, 2015 Administrators Posted September 6, 2015 Gotta start somewhere right! I bet it was an awesome 15 seconds though haha
procreate Posted September 6, 2015 Author Posted September 6, 2015 Oh yeah... It's really an out of body experience. Especially when you see yourself from it.
Thunderwing Doomslayer Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 nice , i have a few helis and a tbs discovery with extended arms , still need to get some fpv gear .
procreate Posted October 24, 2015 Author Posted October 24, 2015 Alright, first video of my FPVing. I know I'm no pro yet. https://youtu.be/fjZDgCOZ9XE
Od1n Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 aww not available in my country because of copyright problems with the song will try to find a working proxy for the video
procreate Posted October 24, 2015 Author Posted October 24, 2015 Hmmm. Hope they don't kill the audio. How do people post all this stuff all the time of music etc and never have problems? This is even an unlisted video.
procreate Posted November 2, 2015 Author Posted November 2, 2015 okay, found the youtube music library to avoid copyright claims... and a new video done with a HD camera:
Od1n Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 wow aweosme video, really thanks for sharing! nice setting for the flight, also what gear did you exactly use as your entry? this one here? http://www.paragonuav.com/armattan-morphite-v2-diy-kit/ what what kind of VR did you use?
procreate Posted November 2, 2015 Author Posted November 2, 2015 its an Armattan Morphite V2 w/ 224mm arms SP Racing F3 Flight Controller Lumineer 2204/2300kv motors Rotorgeeks RG20 ESCs FrSky X4R-SB Rx FX799 200mW vTx PZ Mini 600tvl CCD Camera gemfan 5030 props. Mobius HD Cam think thats about it on that setup. i was using FatShark Teleporter V4 goggles.
procreate Posted November 12, 2015 Author Posted November 12, 2015 so another video i did today... details in the description. i am doing a Road to Acro series which is full manual mode instead of having the aircraft level itself by its gyro... but its much harder, but worth it as you can be much more precise with much greater control. you can actually see in the videos i have posted where i am "fighting" against the levelling mechanism.
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted November 12, 2015 Administrators Posted November 12, 2015 That is really cool, looks like you're doing a great job at flying that yourself too
procreate Posted November 12, 2015 Author Posted November 12, 2015 im the equivalent of my 15yo now learning to drive... i can get it from point A to point B but it isnt always pretty.
Od1n Posted November 12, 2015 Posted November 12, 2015 man that looks so cool! is it possible to fly with a mouse? im not a big fan of regular flight-remote controls that use sticks and stuff
procreate Posted November 12, 2015 Author Posted November 12, 2015 i cant imagine how it would be possible. its all analog... nevermind how you would even do it but with an arduino and some programming skills i dont know why a custom controller couldnt be made. not something i would want to use a mouse for though.
procreate Posted January 25, 2016 Author Posted January 25, 2016 So still doing my FPV series, so much like gaming its ridiculous. WWW.YouTube.com/prokreat
procreate Posted January 30, 2016 Author Posted January 30, 2016 one of my newer ones on the road to being a decent pilot
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