My 2020 Long Range FPV Drone & Gear : Gets 8.5km Out - Roundtrips of 18km+
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- čas přidán 29. 07. 2024
- I talk all about my long range FPV drone & gear. Including all the parts on the drone, goggles, antennas, li-ion batteries, a one of a kind 7" long range frame and more!
There are a few long range flight examples to start, lots of talking, long range gear information and a few freestyle clips at the end.
I design my own long range FPV frames, I have two very different 7" designs:
RAD Li-ion long range FPV frame @ CNCDrones: bit.ly/3MFoCdg
AOS Falcon 7 long range FPV frame @ CNCDrones: bit.ly/3jUiLUI
Video chapters:
0:00 - What this long range fpv setup can do
1:15 - 7" frame & props
2:00 - The drone and electronics
3:44 - Control link (crossfire)
4:00 - Diversity Rx antenna setup
4:20 - Transmitter & Tx module
5:10 - Li-ion batteries
6:05 - Motors, battery sag, amp draw and ESC?
6:45 - Lipo comparison
7:20 - FPV goggles and antennas
8:18 - 2 x high gain antennas w/ rapidfire
8:40 - Long range FPV frame that I'm working on
9:30 - New long range build
10:30 - My next batch of 4s li-ion batteries
11:45 - Some warmup / freestyle flying
14:07 - Ending / video suggestions
I'm often asked about how I get such good video and transmitter range. The biggest improvement for most will be from upgrading their antennas. I use these ones (Airblade UAV affiliate links):
Goggles TrueRC - X2-AIR: bit.ly/3hKcXeS
VTX TrueRC - Singularity: bit.ly/2L2YONN
Crossfire Receiver TrueRC - Bardpole: bit.ly/38eIhzm
Quad & Gear used (Airblade UAV affiliate links):
Frame - RAD Li-ion 7" Long Range
Goggles - Orqa FPV.One (Amazing Goggles!)
Goggle antennas -
- TrueRC X2-AIR: bit.ly/3hKcXeS
- DIY 7 turn helical (thingyverse link): www.thingiverse.com/thing:367500
HD Camera - GoPro Hero 6 Black
Camera Butter ND filter: bit.ly/3rXd0IM
Transmitter - taranis X9D
Tx - TBS crossfire micro Tx at 250mw: bit.ly/395NrwR
Rx - TBS crossfire nano diversity: bit.ly/3rSWny0
Rx Antennas -
- Back/Vertical - True RC Bardpole: bit.ly/38eIhzm
- Front/ horizontal - TBS extra extended immortal T: bit.ly/2MvtyaF
Flight controller - DYS F4 Pro V2
ESC - Diatone 40amp from MK2 stack, DO NOT use the F405MK2 FC with BF 4.1, I find it to provide unreliable GPS function. (4.2 seems ok)
Motors - Brother Hobby Avenger 2806.5 1300kv: bit.ly/2XaTSZN
Props - Gemfan 7040: bit.ly/38YDf9j
Fpv cam - Runcam Phoenix V2: bit.ly/2XcHyIs
GPS - BrainFPV GPS: bit.ly/38WOiQe
VTX - Tank Ultimate Plus: bit.ly/2L33UcT
VTX antenna - True RC singularity: bit.ly/2L2YONN
Comments? Questions? Leave them in the comment section below. I'll do my best to answer.
This flight was done with 2 x 2600 mah 6s li-ion packs in parallel, one on top, one underneath.
Post process:
-ReelSteady Go for stabilization
-Adobe Premiere Pro for editing, color correction etc...
-Recorded at 2.7k 60 fps and exported at 4k 60 fps
Music all from youtube audio library.
I gave the wrong prop type. It's Gemfan 7040 that I always use NOT Dal.
FalconRad FPV do you have something similar to this
czcams.com/video/X0VuoO0ihSk/video.html
i also use the same red gemfan on my 6" i think those are the best for real steady flying... they are very well balanced and overall very good for flying, they also give a a lot of kick when u need it...
I would like to use the tmotor f90 as motors. Will the Gemfan 7040 be compatible?
Bi blades don't get a longer flight time?
@@divingfalconfpv4602 2 blade is way to go for long range.
Dude you have to have rocketed up to one of the most watched fpv channels. Curious if any of the big gurus have noticed yet.....
Thanks, ya went from 400 subs in 1 year to 4000 2 months later?! I've commented with Botgrinder a bit, He's awesome, been watching his stuff for a long time. I spend so much time on editing flight videos that I'm not putting enough time into interacting with the community, like in peoples lives streams etc...
Total agreement. The editing......it takes sooo much time! We need like separate editor downloads in the matrix or something... See if Bot'll hook u up! 😂
Love the content bro! Please keep going!!
@@FalconRadFPV This comment makes me feel better. I feel like I'm more a video editor than a videographer, or pilot, or etc when it comes down to crunching the numbers on time spent in the field vs at the desk editing.
@@fpvnwv1493 I just trying to make review videos for fun (disabled and business went under so pretty bored)
It's time consuming and not easy. Just today I re-recorded speech like 3 times. Camera kept getting corrupted. And I need to get my tripod out of storage lol.. but I just do it for fun.
Finally a reveal of your quad! Very fascinating! Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for sharing so much of your set up. This hobby is a nice blend of piloting and engineering and it is great to see how you put your rig together to get all those great results when you are flying. (Gotta love how easy it is to share information around the world. Long range FPV is definitely a long tail [niche] hobby, but you’ve managed to share your process with a lot of interested people!)
Thanks very much for your comment!
I'm just getting into FPV, and came across your channel when I was in a CZcams loop. I really like your videos and I simply wanted to appreciate them, and subscribed. My favorite bit after the flight is when you point to the place you were flying, at the end of the videos. Here's to more adventures, cheers!
Awesome, thank you so much!
Thanks a ton for this, a wealth of knowledge here for anyone else in this small niche of the hobby.
Your welcome!
Love seeing the gear your using! I’m excited for the li-ion build video, keep up the great content and stay safe.
Thanks! You too!
Great video, and nice rig! I’m excited about about the new setup! I’m also real interested in your battery and helical videos!! Can’t wait!
Coming soon!
thanks so much for this video man after i saw the 8km from home flight i just needed to see you setup
Glad I could help!
Ive been waiting for this video since I found your channel a few months ago. Looking forward to upcoming videos like this. Thanks!
More to come!
This is the favorite channel of long range / cinematic fpv community !!! Thanks !!!
Wow, thanks!
Thank you so much for this! Looking forward to see the new build and those battery builds too!
More to come!
This has always been my aim with my 7" drones, Long range! You have a new subscriber!
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks for this one, your my long range fpv inspiration.
Wow, thanks!
Falcon awesome vid thanks a ton for this!!!!! Love learning from your vids on long range flying can't wait for more of it flights!
Awesome thank you!
Awesome Doiinnng! sound every time you drop something on the table!
ya sorry about that....
Finally! Keep these coming. Amazing
Thanks! I'm way more comfortable with flight videos than talking or being on camera but I'm going to try and do it more.
Great to see the setup! Looking forward to more behind the scenes 🙏🏻
More to come!
Rad! Thanks for the overview, much appreciated, and thanks for all the quality content in general! Love this channel.
Please definitely do a battery build video ASAP! 😍
Thanks! Will do!
Thank you so much, I needed this video. This channel is marvelous!!
You are so welcome!
U got the coolest videos out there man 👍
I appreciate that!
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for this man your footage is absolutely gorgeous!
Much appreciated!
Fantastic video. Thank you for sharing 🙂
Thanks for watching!
Thank you sooo much. This will help a lot of longrange greenhorns, like me 😉👍👍👍
Glad it helped
Awesome content mate! You're my favorite pilot... Big fan! 🙌 Grettings from Ecuador 🇪🇨
Wow, thanks!
You're my LR FPV hero.
I often get comments about my videos being inspiring, well for me its all the awesome positive comments that help provide my inspiration. Thank you very much, I really appreciate all your comments over the various videos!
Great video ! This is where I want to go as far as my fpv-vision is concerned ! Please keep up the great work. I will subscribe. 👍👍👍
Awesome, thank you!
This is what I have been scouring the internet for. Thank you for this just got a new sub!! More build videos, please!!
I'll be doing one soonish. I'm just about to relerase my custom frame for everyone to use.
Really been enjoying your videos. Great work🔥
Appreciate it! I just ordered another cut of the new frame with some changes, sorry I can't get it all done faster. But eventually you'll be the first to get one. As long as you don't mind helping me "test" the design out after I've got one built and tested to know that the design works out and vibrations aren't bad. (I think I might go with boomerang arms for both front and back to help reduce vibrations, just ordered some to be cut)
@@FalconRadFPV I designed my own frame in the meantime but haven't gotten around to cut it. It's more of a lightish longrange frame but with thick arms and bottom plate. If your frame isn't too expensive I'd like to help you test it, as it looks really good
Thanks for posting.
You're welcome
love the timbre of the voice
lol, thanks!
super awesome.. thanks for sharing your FPV setup.. you are inspiring
Thank you so much 👍
Awesome Video! Cant wait to see more long range flights soon!!
More to come! I have a couple more already recorded.
Thankyou very much for the great video covering your quads. I was always curious as to what exactly you are running. Thanks for covering your gear with us. :)
No problem 👍
This is awesome!
Thanks!
Nice video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Was great to see you at the air field when you where testing your lipos.
Thanks and your welcome! See you there again I'm sure.
I love your videos. I just went 1k for the first time the other day. I was so excited. I can't wait to make videos like you one day. You're certainly an inspiration!
That's awesome! Ya it's so amazing getting that feeling of freedom, nice work! Take it slow and get really comfortable with what your quad and batteries can do and handle. The more comfortable you get with your gear, the more you will trust it and that will help you gain the confidence to push your range more (if thats your intension)
@@FalconRadFPV Thanks for the encouragement. I've only just started thinking about batteries. I'm sure I'll be making my own lithium-ion packs before long. This summer I want to be diving some mountains.
Thanks for doing this video, really enjoyed seeing your setup. I've built one 18650 6s pack for my 7" but would definitely like to see your lion 6s build video. Keep up the good work! Love your LR footage!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome video bro!
Appreciate it!
Awesome video👍🏽
Thank you 👍
I love this channel. I have a Tyro129 with R9M long range, and I would like having his courage. Way to go! Salute from Brazil.
Thank you, much appreciated!
YESS more tutorials and gear videos!
You got it!
@@FalconRadFPV :D thanks!☺️
Awesome stuff man!! 👍
Thanks! 👍
glad to see you know your batteries. Molicel P26A is probably the best choice. Excited to see the parallel 4S pack of the P42A as well.
Coming soon!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing the info
You bet!
Thank you so much. Great video, and great to see your rig and your thoughts and projects. Want to give the new Brotherhobby LPD 2806.5 a go soon, the come in Green and Gold, feels like they made it for our South Africa peeps
Thank you. I was born in Port Elizabeth, went back to visit Durban and Capetown a couple times as a kid.
I love your videos, and this gear overview is very respectful - just work with the components you have and improve everything step by step until it works
Yes exactly. The hobby can be very expensive and there is a big drive to always get the latest parts. With betaflight 4.2.9 old quad parts fly quite well. I am working on an new updated build but I keep running into gyro noise issues, three builds in a row now.
Nice insight your the first person ive seen use the bard pole I’ve been using them for nearly a year. Great antenna. Nice look into your gear.
Cool, thanks
I love it! My biggest issue with long range is always video. Thanks for the info. Keep the videos coming!
Thanks! Will do!
@@FalconRadFPV have you tried 4s on your setup? I wonder what type of flight time you could get?
@@patmcfarland9880 I just did the other day with one of the new packs and for this heavier style of quad it wasn't enough thrust. I could get up and fly around no problem but any sort of dive would need to be pulled out of way early. I should put two of the new 4s packs on and see what I get for distance and flight time. It would be an interesting comparison. I have some 2208 1800 kv that would probably be more efficient with 4s but I'm going to try out the 2507 1750 kv motors I got first because I like having descent thrust when I need it (eg. for diving mountains and battling heavy wind gusts) After I finish building the quad (probably with the 2507's) I'll start the using the old one for lots of testing!
Great video, thanks!
You're welcome!
Been wanting this thanks mate! I'm running micro crossfire too nice to know it works good
No problem 👍
Brilliant !! 100% what i was looking for + BONUS : love your battery packs, you really should consider buying the malectrics arduino diy spot welder. I'm having so much fun with it soldering my packs. Can't wait to see your next productions !! Keep pushing 🤟
Thanks, will do!
Love your videos!! Nice setup... thanks for sharing. I want to be a Mountain surfer!
Thanks and you're welcome!
I was literally going to ask for this video great work😜👆🏾💥💥💥💥💥
Glad I could help
Thank you for sharing!
Your welcome!
Great! Thanks :)
You're welcome!
Great LG bro 👌😊👍
Thanks ✌️
Hope to see a patreon account for your channel soon, your videos and answers to all the questions viewers ask are so valuable to us in our search to understand this hobby and advance to the next level.
That's a great idea!
@@FalconRadFPV when you get set up I'll throw in on it, your advice is very helpful.
Stoked you made this video! Would love to see the battery and antenna tutorial 👍🏼
Coming soon!
Dude I hope you film the new 7in build the frame looks awesome. Thanks for bringing us inside the quad.
Thank you. Yes I'll do a video about the build.
Wow thanks I appreciate you bruh
Yes battery tutorial!
I plan on doing one soon.
Great video, I got some good tips and assurances from it. My 7 Inch Chameleon ti LR is on digital now, but I am sure to switch back to analog for the sake of long range. A spot welder is worth the money, I got one from BG in a sale with coupons and just dremeled the solder of my old 1p 4s packs to make a 2p pack to accompany my 3p pack.
Thanks. I keep thinking about getting a spot welder every now and again. Hopefully after my new packs are done I won't need anymore for a couple years. Maybe I'll upgrade then.
Very nice long range👍
Thanks 👍
Awesome... Saludos de Costa Rica
Thanks! (I wish I could fly in Costa Rica, the landscape is beautiful!)
thanks for sharing! :)
No problem 😊
Thought the area looked familiar... Coq. BC. Nice!
Ya my testing grounds
Also I hope to see the custom antenna video soon!
I'll try and get that one on my video to do list.
Nice content and thanks for sharing.
More analog fpv feed please 😉
More to come!
Wow! We got to fly together one day. Just recently built two long range quads and starting to do range tests. You are the guy that inspired me. The iflight twin G stack has been very reliable for me. Look forward to seeing more videos!
Oh did we meet out at the flying field? Nice, say hi if you see me again, I'm really crap at remembering people and names but always glad to talk quads if I run into someone! Awesome good luck with the new quads!
@@FalconRadFPV I think we have spoken in the BC-FPV Society page on Facebook but never in person. I'm an introvert trying to be social so I am a little awkward and shy in person. But love to talk quads and would love to fly long range with you one day.
love the vid, its just that metal table you keep puting things down on, lol, loud as hell through my woofer and woke up my roommate..lol booommm
So sorry!! I couldn't even hear it at all when I was doing all the recording. Will do better next time, promise. 😅👍
@@FalconRadFPV Do you think the Rapid Fire Module makes the bigger difference when flying long range, or the output power of the VTX? im building my first LR build, and i have some box goggles with built in diversity. they have diversity, rx1 and rx 2 to choose from in the menu.. im guessing its true diversity cause there are two separate receivers on the internal board. (FlySight 720p box). i also picked up the AKK Ultimate 3w. i could use some help. i want to fly like you do.. very impressively amazing flight footage.. thank you
Dude, nice work!
I do some LR over the pond in Scotland, never heard of your stuff before until I deep dived into a youtube "suggested" pile of channels!
Gained a sub and like from me ;)
Cool, thanks!
Awesome video! Have been waiting for this one :) Keep on going doing this great content. Would love to use your frame as well. Greetings from Germany!!!!
Thanks! Will do!
Butt----planted. Thank you for doing this!!
And yes Pleazzze do a helical tutorial!!!
Coming soon!
Really nice, do make the lion bty pack making tutorial, as well as tell us about the heavy batteries PID tune
There will be a li-ion pack video sometime soon. Also after I finish a new build I'll do a few videos about tuning it and settings for gps rescue and more.
Yeeees helicail toutorial whoooha
Will do!
Super
Thanks
can you please make a whole series from DIY frame to battery pack and then to flying. That will be great.
Well that is exactly what I was going to do! Quad build video, battery video, DIY helical antenna, then back to the freshly built quad for testing, tuning for long range and heavy batteries, setting up gps rescue, starting with short flights and getting to know the battery limits then working up to longer flights. Oh and also a couple of videos about flight planning, safety concerns and responsible flying. I'll plan on doing it over Feb., March and April so we can all be ready for the summer (at least those of us that have summer that time of year).
Please do it..
@@FalconRadFPV we all are waiting!!!
Awesome 😎
Thanks for making this video , great watch.... ive only ever had those bad bent props with the hq 7x3.5x3's the hq 7x4x3 seem to be a lot better/balanced in my experience, similar handling to the gemfans
I use the same iflight controller/esc for my 7" and had to scale throttle to 70% on my 1300kv to not overamp my vtc5d packs, so probably a good starting point although ive mostly ditched liions as ive been flying a lot harder lately
Ive got a 2808 1500kv 7" ive been tuning that handles the wind a bit better than my 1300kv 7", and have been enjoying the weight/feel of gnb 4200mah 6s, also got a 10" built just waiting on props
Nice to see that freestyle at the end too!
Oh thanks for the info! Part of my thought behind my new frame was to fit my 4000mah gnb lipo on it so I could do some faster flights. I'll keep an eye on your channel for a video about that 10" build!
I'm currently using the HQ 7x3.5x3 props. I do see an "up" curve less than 1/3 the blade length from the hub, and then it flattens out a bit, so I'm not sure if that's what you mean? But on mine the props are all identical and vibration is quite low.
@@Vousie they made a new version of the 7x3.5 within the last year .... The new ones are wayyy better and are the props I am running now on 7"
@@badfourlife That makes sense.
Great video! Thanks for all the info! For the next one I would be interested to know how you tuned it :-)
Coming soon!
Ya, i would be really interested in a battery build video 👍🏻
I'll do that one soon.
I'm using the 42a mollicels un 4s pack draining about 20amps power , they came a little Hot at this amp rating, base external temp is about 10 celsius.
Ok, thank you for the information.
Cause of you i had to get a 7 inch for me....wonderful videos...dreaming of doing such flights in my backyard... please Show ist how you do the helical antennas...
That coming up soon.
Yes, please do a battery tutorial.
Check my youtube page, I posted the battery video a couple of weeks ago.
Hi Falconrad!
Great Flying!!
Can you please share your PIDs and Filtersettings for your 7 inch Quad?
Greetings!
This quad has vibration issues so the pids and filters are setup very specifically for its problems. I'm re-learning tuning so I can try and make a video about it to help all my viewers with their tuning.
I just started a Chimera6 build and went with the BH 2507/1750 motors. I've never done LR at all but your videos have been very helpful. I'm relying on the math to tell me what motor/battery etc atm for the most part. If you are dropping to this same motor for your 7" I suspect I'm overpowered but the power on tap will be useful as I learn to trust myself farther out I suppose.
2507 is good for 6 inch. It's on the small side for 7 inch. A 2508 is better for 7 inch quads. The 2507 should be great for a 6 inch long range quad. If your on 6s you'll need a throttle limit setup. 1750 is about right for a slightly conservative 4s 6" quad. Good luck with your build and first long range quad!
@@FalconRadFPV Super encouraging, thanks!
Awesome thanks for the walkthrough! Where do you normally source your battery cells?
You're welcome, 18650batterystore.com (ironically I get molicel cells and they have a facility 2 hours away from me but I can't buy them there so best deal I can find is ordering them from 18650batterystore.com all the way in the state of Georgia and getting them shipped thousands of km to me!)
Nice👍👍👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Yes Helical tutorial!
Sounds like I'm going to have to make that video soon!
I too am interested in this tutorial
10000%!
Yes this please! Thank you!
@@FalconRadFPV would be awesome!
It would be nice having a video building the new drone
I have found its not that easy to do for a good flying 7". I've been working on a perfect setup for a few months now. When it's all ready there will be a build video for it.
Thanks for the explanation! always wondering what set up you use
No problem!
That's my boy :) 😂
Thanks?!
Please do a long range flight with the Flywoo explorer in the next video. Great overview of you gear
Coming soon!
@@FalconRadFPVGreat
Been waiting for this. Surprised you're just using the micro TBS.
Ya it's been great, I just got the nano tx v2 for my X-lite. It would be awesome to be able to get that same range with the small video game style controller (X-lite)
@@FalconRadFPV That's good to hear, as the full blown unit is definitely out of my budget right now. I was looking at the X-lite vs the BetaFPV Lite radio, but now I'm waiting for the Jumper T-lite myself. More budget-friendly without giving up the screen, and not sure i want to give frsky any more money for now with all the ACCESS backwards-compatibility shenanigans they've been pulling. I did pick up a used R9M (ACCST) on ebay (since they were going for $20) to see how far that'll take me with some mods. Not going for your kind of range of course, but a similar kind of flying.
Content aside, I really like your calm narration. You should talk during flights also.
I've been thinking about doing that. There have been a few close call moments where having a live mic would have been entertaining (like when I almost got burnt during "winter FPV" lol)
I knew you had to run CRSF 👍 I run 5inch semi LR builds. I’ll have to try 6-7in next
You should notice the efficiency (more range) get better as you move up prop size.
great this video, it allows you to see your setup
with which you make us these beautiful ballads ;)
suddenly I would have wanted details on your rear vertical crossfire antenna? construction? thank you
Sorry missed that part. It's a trueRC bardpole, It comes in sma or ufl, I got the ufl version and made a 3d print to work with it, that wat I save the signal lose of using the extra ufl to sma extension.
@@FalconRadFPV thank you very much for this info, I didn't know this antenna model! ;)
Yo great quad! Can you do a tutorial on how you made those antennas on your goggles? They seem pretty cool!
Already on it. I recorded it yesturday but I think I'm going to delete it and try again today. It's way harder than I thought to make stuff and make a video about it. The antenna I made on camera was the sloppiest of the 6 I've made so far, so I'll probably will redo the video today and post it in a few days.
@@FalconRadFPV sweet love your content just subbed!!!
can you please make a video on how to make the battery packs please. Also how to charge them and maintain them.
I'm just about to record a video about li-ion packs in the next day or two.
Thanks a lot! Very informative. Could you please, type your PIDs for this batteries wheight?
I'll do a video about tuning my 7" after doing my new build.