Long Range with a Big Ass Battery | First attempt

I got this big battery to try on the Chimera 7" LR. It's an OVONIC 5500mAh and it weight in at 760 grams.
It's a big boy, large that it barely fits on the back frame of the Chimera and heavy, but not that heavy that it poses troubles during flying.
I pick as first destination what I believe was a fair distance for this type of battery to try out.
However, the distance was not as much as I was to believe, or how much capable this battery is.
I will return with further testing with a more suited place for this battery to run.
My gear:
DJI Controller;
DJI FPV Goggles V2;
GoPro 10 Black with GyroFLow;
Iflight Chimera 7":
- FC: SucceX-D F7 V2.2;
- ESC: SucceX-E 45A 2-6S BLHeli_S;
- Motors: XING X2806.5 FPV Cinelifiter Motor 1300 KV;
- VTX: Air unit;
5500 mAh Lipo battery Ovonic 80C
0:00 Intro
0:47 The flight
8:03 Conclusion

[@GeorgeCee]

Thank You. I fly 5" Quads with 6s 1100-1300mah. Your video gives me motivation to build a 7" and try a BIG ASS battery. It is time to try long range. Thank You.

[@adventure_boy]

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 !🤞

[@greedfox7842]

@@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. :/

[@adventure_boy]

@@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.

[@adventure_boy]

@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

[@MPQuads237]

Nice. I would not guess 7" would handle it but good to know it does. 👍

[@adventure_boy]

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

[@superspiegi7098]

very cool. Like always.

[@adventure_boy]

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

[@Ja-Ko]

nice video! max flight distance 4,4km?

[@adventure_boy]

Thank you! Yes 4.4km in this run.

[@broscutzzza]

Nice video !

[@adventure_boy]

:)) thank you ☺️

[@YosepAliSaputra]

nice flight, i always flight long range too, with 6s3p Li-ion pack😅

[@adventure_boy]

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

[@YosepAliSaputra]

@@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.

[@adventure_boy]

That is long distance, quite impressive!

[@greedfox7842]

@@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.

[@adventure_boy]

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

[@robert-gille]

Could've been done with a 5" and one Liion pack.

[@adventure_boy]

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

[@robert-gille]

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

[@adventure_boy]

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

[@robert-gille]

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

[@adventure_boy]

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

[@jerzypiwowarczyk]

Only li-ion bro!

[@adventure_boy]

:))