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@@pl2fpv how about the antennas on the quad? And you need to make sure you are using the same polarization on the goggles and the quad's antennas. I wouldn't know to tell you what that is since I'm using the older system for which it is left hand polarisation. If I were to guess the goggles 2 uses liniar polarisation.

@@adventure_boy thank you, I use lhcp in both the goggles and the quad, truerc singularity in the quad and x-air-2 in the goggles. I also use the fcc ham file hack because I’m in the EU. But I think for some reason I’m still not getting full power from the o3. I’ll need to do more testing.

@@pl2fpv hm, that setup should work just fine. Unfortunately I don't have that much experience with o3, but wish you best of luck in your search.

@@spotLV ok, but which dji camera unit? The original air unit or the o3?

@@adventure_boy I'm just learning stuff, so I've got no idea, but I rarely see people mounting gopro on drones with dji units

@@spotLV would like to clarify a few things. There are the DJI consumers drones, like the Air3, Mini4Pro or Mavic3 that have very good cameras, even better than GoPro but for different purposes. Then there are the fpv drones that may use, what is now, the old air unit which is far less performant when compare to the gopros. But more recently this unit was upgraded to what is so called o3 system that is very comparable to GP. However it may have some limitations and still some will prefer a GP on top of drone. In my opinion the o3 is almost as good as the GP, but not quite there. However, if I were to have a small drone, like a 4", I would fly without a GP for more flight time.

@@spotLV hope this helps

@@adventure_boy thanks!

Thank you so much 👍

Thank you. The place is called Creasta Cocoșului and it's placed in the Northern Romanian mountains.

Thank you so much! 🙏

thank you so much 😘

Thank you so much! 😊

Multumesc frumos! A fost si un pic de joaca si destul de distractiv. Asa ca si inside joke, noi cei cu dronele ne dorim ca si cei cu avioane sa invete sa zboare in linie dreapta mai mult de 5 secunde.

Asta-i cand nimeresti o zi buna si iti iese toate cum ti-ai propus 😁

Multumesc frumos 🤩 Acesta face parte dintr-un proiect mai amplu ce sper sa-l termin cat de curand.

Thank you too! This are some very nice words 😁 It is a lot of fun to fly long range, but be aware it's also a struggle to fine tune a 7". Best of luck !🤞

@@adventure_boy 7 inch is rough to tune if you have to do it manually, for most heavier 7 inch rigs the supafly 7" preset will work though. just make sure to use a higher end flight controller... the hard part is getting the GPS rescue to function properly. :/

@@greedfox7842 I'll give that tune a try too. So far I've tuned it manually, it does fly way better then the first fly, but still has oscillations. Yeah, GPS is a real pain to set. I've now installed BF 4.5 and what to fine it a try with the GPS.

@greedfox7842 I just tried the supafly7 preset today and indeed it fly better than before. How ever the GPS was not working anymore with this switch to BF4.5

Absolutely. Even with a 4 inch and a lipo, so? But neither could carry a 5500 mAh battery and a GoPro, right?

@adventure_boy With GoPro 15-20min 60-90kmph. That's what I'm saying: no need for 7 inch.

@@robert-gille yes, in this case, but not if there were a strong wind a 5 " would have struggled.

@adventure_boy I never had any problems with wind in Austrian Alps, Swiss Alps, and Slovenian Alps (3200 altitude) . Anyway, enjoy your 7 inch.

@@robert-gille oh, that's great, good to know 👍

Thank you! Yes 4.4km in this run.

it was indeed :D

:)) thank you ☺️

6s3p? Waw, that must be a lot of range. How much flight time do you get?

@@adventure_boy yups but not too much, similar with 6s2p but 6s3p have more power..that's what i need cause so windy here. i'm not flight till my battery running out, just flight till i reach the top of mountain and come back.. my longest flight was 8,55Km and my higher altittude is 1,8Km.

That is long distance, quite impressive!

@@YosepAliSaputra at that point just use a big AF lipo. I use a 3300mah 6s on my 7" it buys me 25 minutes and has way more power in it.

How do you get 25 minutes out of a 3300mAh?

:))

That's strange. Are you using the 1200 mW hack/setting on the goggles? Are you facing the drone when flying? I have mine with the patch on the bottom side of the goggles and the stubs on the upper side. And finally, make sure the drone antenna(s) are properly fitted. On the same drone I had a crash and the inflight Albatros antennas have not been working properly afterwards. I have big delay and low range.

Thanks! It flew pretty well, didn't felt like struggling or that it has to be full throttle to stay in the air.

"like always", waw, that's a huge compliment, thank you so much!

Thank you :D

I know what you mean, but trust me, I've tried to go slower, but is not easy with this drone.

Thank you! 😁

Thank you! I'm practising and trying to get better and better, but it's also a matter of convincing the plane pilots to fly steadily and predictably.

Thank you so much, and very happy to hear again from you :) I was beginning to get worried, you've not posted for a while, everything alright?

@@adventure_boy hi my friend, thanks for asking, I‘m very pleased 😊. Yeah, many different projects at the moment keep me busy with other things than fpv. I‘m looking forward to a trip to Norway with my fpv gear in July. In the meantime I posted two shorts with my new bird, an ANALOG Chimera 7 Pro V2. I want to go back to my roots when I learned flying fpv. Here is the first short to this bird : czcams.com/users/shorts5Sq3DS2xasA?si=ilQOdlO2_kMoqCKb I have some problems with the diversity receiver of my analog goggles. Maximum range so far was 1.8 km - nothing for a 7‘‘ bird. I hope I can solve these issues. Keep in touch, new videos will come 😉. Best greetings and stay healthy ✊✊

Glad to hear you are doing well, and that you working on other projects, is it the motorbike? nice colour, I don't know much about bikes :) Just noticed your shorts now, missed them before. The one from Tuscany looks very nice, with very good lighting, impressive. Keep it up, hope you manage to solve the issue on the analog chimera!

@@adventure_boy thanks for watching my shorts, bro, highly appreciated 😊👍. There are two shorts from Tuscany 😉. I have a lot of drone footage from Italy but found only time for editing two videos (Lago di Ledro with the DJI Air 3 and climbing 1.400 m with the 7‘‘ from Andalo to Monte Bedole ⛰️)😅. Yeah, I bought a new bike from KTM. Riding is my second passion. I‘m riding since I‘m eighteen and I plan to add some „on the road footage“ to my channel. Stay tuned, I'm excited to see where my journey on YT will take me. FPV will always be a part of the journey ✊✊

That's so cool! Keep posting, looking forward for your next adventure!

Thank you so much! I really enjoy the song too!

Glad you were able to find it, bat too bad it was run over. Were you able to fix it afterwards? I also had many crashes with several drone, not in such dense forests, but still difficult to find places, and what helped me the most in finding them was the buzzer. Now, that one is for me the must have.

@@adventure_boy unfortunately it's not worth/Impossible to repair. The only good parts are 2 motos the rest went under the wheel. I'm building a 5 Inch right now and am waiting for the Mobula 6 to arrive :)

@dronesndstuff626 that's a pity 😞 Best of luck with those new drones!👍

Ah yes, this is my training ground. I'm not that good at free styling, but do give it a try now and then.

Thank you! well given the LR capabilities of your 5", I think it's the logical choice. Getting away from people can be difficult and, as it was in my case, it implies tacking along walk.

Thank you! 👍

really? do you use GPS when you're flying your hang-glider?

​@@adventure_boy Yes. I made a custom device includes GPS, barometer, G sensor, etc. It's OK to fly with a hangglider without any devices but your flight zone is pretty confusing everywhere looks same 🤣 Anyway, nice scenery 👍

yes, that was the terrifying part, that everything looked the same and was very hard to decide where to go. Anyway, the point I was trying to make was that I was accustomed to fly without GPS as I done it in several other areas, but always was familiarized with the surroundings, except this time where I immediately took off into the distance without knowing the area. But in my opinion, if you know an area, flew there before you can go easy without GPS. I've now flew here multiple times and know every corner of the area, every slightly higher tree or places where not to go.

But all is good when it ends good.

Oh, thanks for letting me know, but be aware there are plenty of CZcams videos I've seen doing 3 - 4kms saying they are doing long range, please make sure you update them as well. As for the beeper, that is very useful indeed if you are able to reach the place your quad falls. I have lost another drone that had GPS and beeper, I know very well we're it is but it just not reachable by foot. So both GPS and beeper were pointless.

And if you don't have one?

@@adventure_boy don't fly long range.

@@carboncubss or, maybe a crazy thought, as I'm trying to suggest in the video, learn the surroundings first then knock yourself ;)

@adventure_boy using all the resources available in this hobby is the smartest thing to do. The obvious is that whenever anyone flies, they should learn and understand and know their surroundings before lift off. 😉

👍thanks!

This is a question I don't see that often. Usually, but mostly in the DJI groups everyone is asking how to record sound from the drone, therefore I don't really get your question or the reason for asking. Maybe you can elaborate a little bit.

@@adventure_boy Sure...I don't see the point in placing a microphone onto a device that screams, whines or hums to the point that most drones do since the only sound that mic will likely be recoring is the sound of the drone. I can kinda get it for fpv freestyle guys who just love the sound of hearing the motors and props doing their job as they crank it through the moves...kinda. I find drone videos more enjoyable to watch with sounds that are added in later in post. Maybe it's just me, but I don't really care for the sound drones make and do see the point in recording audio from a drone, which is why I asked about doing it.

In my videos I sometimes leave the drone sound and sometimes not, depending on the scope of the video. When I go for some cinematic shots, like this one, czcams.com/video/7lGIJIq_0Aw/video.html, I take out the drone sound completely, because the focus is not on the drone, but the scenery. When I try to emphasis what the drone is doing, like in this case, then I leave the sound in, it's for better immersion into the act. And as you mentioned, some drone pilots, like those that run analogue actually have an earplug through which they listen to the drone sound live, helps them fly better. To me the sound of an FPV drone, makes sense, because it follows the movement the drone makes. In the end its a subjective thing, you can either like it or not.

Thank you! I was able to further use that battery after this flight, with no problems, but by now it's long gone.

Would it make sense me saying I don't know where home is if I had GPS?

The furthes I went with my 5" was 2.5 km. That's as much as the battery holds.

That's impressive, with what battery?

​@@adventure_boy I mean I could did it with my Rekon5 I built but it's. Long Range 5" it's designed for these short trips. I did few miles up mountain in Colorado. It's nice cause it's small and batteries smaller so easier for traveling

Impressive, a long range 5" quad sounds like a good idea, I mean the batteries for the 7" Chimera are just huge and heavy.

@@adventure_boy yea I have a 7" I turned into a 8". Got all these 4000mah li-ion I out together for 6s2p. And 6s2p 18650. A 6s4p 18650. I use separate packs to use plug to make 4p so I can fly with packs. Such a pain traveling by plane. My 5" fits in bag so much easier. Just need 6s1p 3000mah and then 6s 1300mah lipo can fly with hero 10 bones for over 10mins if cruising

The furthes I went out with this setup was 6.5 km. I know it can go further bu tits a matter of finding a safe place to test it.

No GPS, flying by surroundings.

I may have been to hasty.

Probably because it immediately drops to that voltage after take off. For most of the cruising my battery stay at around 14.8v, 14.5v, and because I was climbing I was not worried at all about the low voltage. It was my first run here, and first of the day, but also last because of the thrill. However, there must have been something off with the battery I can't tell because it did a total of 4 minutes if flight time, when I usually get 5 with no problems. Oh well, it lived to tell the story.

@@adventure_boy a fully charged 4s is 16.8v, there is no way you are dropping to 15.x right off the bat or you are buying extremely low-C batteries (I don't even think you can buy them that bad anymore), or your charger is set up incorrectly.

@@hotliner2872 I'm flying tattu fun fly 100c lipo batteries, don't know if those are the best or not, but surve the purpose I'm expecting of them.

Yes, as I'm trying to point in the video, you can do it very well when you know the surroundings. The reason I'm saying this is because I've done it many times before but in known places.

@@adventure_boy you can do long range without necessarily knowing the surrounding and this is where rth is handy

of course you can, I'm just stating my case. For my drone I have no GPS, and usually I have no problem with that, except this mistake I did as described in this video.

Thank you, and indeed it's a great place to fly, I've now returned here many times and by now I know the area very well. I now have GPS on another drone, and it proves not always useful but that is for another video.

@@adventure_boy definitely, nothing in this life is infallible, but you do have a lot less chances of losing you equipment with a gps module than without, especially for LR. The new M10 chips are great and lock more than 20 sats in seconds. Stay safe🤙🏼

That would be something to test indeed, however was not able to find a spot where I could go so far, yet.

I have no GPS on this drone, was never a problem before as I usually learn the surroundings. But in this case I was to eager to fly in this new place and didn't check around.

@@adventure_boy yeah this trees around look scary with this voltage you had, glad everything end up well

@@bezimienny_fpv yeah, I was also very happy I could tell the story with GoPro footage and not only from goggles. Anyway, it was a lesson learned and never had problems ever since.

I'm not sure it would have worked. I mean it sounds like a good idea, but I had no idea about the place around me especially how it looked like from above. But I haven't tried so really not sure, maybe it would have worked. Thanks for the idea 👍

I had no GPS on this drone, but flew long range with it quite a lot. Point was, I never flew here before and I didn't knew the area.