yes

I am sorry I do not have the quad anymore and no access to the files. I think Recon can provide this if not already available in Betaflight.

Yes it might be. I also found that there were some motors assembled with the wrong glue leading to an issue where in flight the bell could become loose. It could have been the reason as well. Have a good day and thanks for the comment.

I would not do that since the software can not be adjusted for that. FC and ESC still will think the original motors are on the Mavic.

@@MattShonan ah ok thanks, im building an fpv drone now so i dont need to worry about the performance on my dji.

great! @@milo-WT

Yes, they are great! Just get a really good battery.

@@MattShonan thanks mate my aos 7 just about ready . You use inav or beta ? I can't wait to see how a 7 inch flies . Can you recommend a good battery ?

@@MattShonan I was a bit worried if it would have the power so I'm glad to hear that

I am using beta for this one but have a similar build on inav. For long range it is a good candidate for inav, but in general I still like beta since I simply know more about it.

yes, with a good battery 6S and a high C rating around 100 or above there should be no issue.

sound to me that the FC is not talk ing to the GPS "correctly" Maybe you can shoot JB a question but first check one more time your Betaflight settings regarding GPS.

the vendor where I got them from discontinued to sell them but there are several sources still having stock. you can try Amazon or Aliexpress.

well, you could try to give it a wash with alcohol but it should be dine immediately to have higher chance of recovery.

isopropyl over 77% would be ideal

Thry the procedure I show. That gives you the best chance for recovery. Alcohol at high as possible. At least 70% Then let it dry out and use new batteries. Dispose the once submerged in water.

FPVCycle does not release the specs but I would say it is close to 3008 ...

Yes, it was a fun project. These days I do other projects and fly more FPV. Have a great day! :)

really strange Sony is doing this. Well, I use an USB adapter now and all works fine, but it would be nice if this works out of the box! Have a good day !

yes, maybe just a hardware issue difficult to fix in setting. Thank you and have a good day!

Alcohol is not conductive and vaporizes quite quickly. Just let it sit for a bit and all is bone dry.

Probably some internal issue at Sony ... sad to see the company as a shadow of itself compare to what Sony once was.

@@MattShonan😂😂 don’t think your thinking of same sony

Basically anytime. Just the chance for recovery decreases the later it gets the alcohol cleaning bath.

Thank you for the comment! I think you are right and really now believe that the "bell" was the issue and became loose.

I now believe this is exactly what happened as well, thank you! Just my issue is, I actually love this motor and have another set for a re-build. I wonder if I should go for it or replace the choice of engine???!

@@MattShonan until now I did not find any motor in similar dimensions with less ore same power consumption. So I also ordered the original 2006 for replacement

Actually I was building this Rekon 6 with the FPVCYCLE 21MM MOTOR 1620KV. It is really a great motor over all and gives me super long flight times. Maybe worth a try for your build as well. I am rebuilding mine next month and will upload the development how it goes.

@@MattShonan definitely woth a try, thanks for the hint

please share how it goes, my build is delayed but I will upload videos as soon as it is ready later this year.

Thank you, I tried to find a store where they are in stock right now but could not find any. I am working on another build and will upload the video including choice of props and where they are available at the time. Target for this is next month. Thank yo for watching and happy flying !!!

Thanks for asking, it is from www.decalgirl.com Have a great day!

Thank you!!!

I am sorry those are sold out and only my personal collection. Thank you for your support and liking my videos. Have a good day!

Nice! How much flight time does that give you under normal average flight conditions?

Well, salt water is always really critical. Have a great day!

@@MattShonan looks like esc board is fried. Ordered a new one. Cleaned corrosion with spray alcohol and brush. Think I should get it a fresh water and then alcohol bath?

@@HappyMoneyFinance Yes, that is correct and how I do it. Also JB said that this is his preferred method somewhere in his videos. Besides that, first unplugging battery as quick as possible and if submerged under water, unplugging when it is UNDER water still is the best way to avoid damage. Then washing it as soon as possible down with a lot of fresh water. After that, the alcohol bath and washing all moist and water off the board bushing water out of any place it could hide creating issues when powering up again. Point is that alcohol has 3 great functions. 1) is drying off much better than water 2) not conductive 3) has a good cleaning characteristics to get minerals and other contaminations off the boards, which will cause corrosion if not removed. It is never a guarantee but the best chance for recovery I can think of when following these steps somehow. Until now I have good results even long term after doing this recovery process.

@@MattShonan thank you for this response. Given it's been at least a week since it was submerged and we've disassembled and brushed corrosion spots with alcohol do you still think a fresh water bath and then alcohol while we wait for esc board to arrive?

@@HappyMoneyFinance Worth trying I would say. One week is really long however. Usually salt water does damage within hours but it really depends on the situation and you have little to loose. Good luck with the recovery!!!

Well, I will install a GPS since I fly over water quite a bit. However with the O3 and a whoop style quad, there is almost no way to loose radio link with CRSF or video link with the O3 before the batteries are out. Therefore the battery is the actual and only limiting factor and not the range limit. The AVATA has big issues with its flying characteristics, is much heavier, requires batteries about 4 time more expensive and has, if any, only marginal longer flight times. All at higher cost and same video quality. Actually I just sold my AVATA because of the ridiculous remote ID solution having to always plug in my iPhone before arming. That rendered the system unusable for me. The Defender flight characteristics are really really good. Flight times are amazing even when pushing it! To me iFlights Defender is a clear winner here even when NOT yet considering the affordability. Throwing the lower price point into the equation it is quite difficult to find anything which could possibly justify paying more for the AVATA system with actually offers less and creates a horrible user experience over all.

Yes, that is the challenge to be balanced out. Below is the link to the complete build playlist where I discuss this issue including motor and prop option. kzbin.info/aero/PLXvxBkD7n_PNOIcLIf_hcBdEZs8VqIjvT

@@MattShonan thank you very much for your help bro, you answered me right away, greetings

@@ismailkalkan2383 Have a great day and good luck with you build! Happy flying!

@@MattShonan thank you so much

@@ismailkalkan2383 no worries! happy to share my experience with this build.

Should I take this under "advise"?

wonder what happened to Vector 2.0

Thank you for the comment and support. Have a nice Christmas time and Happy Holidays!

@@MattShonan yes you too mate :D

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Thanks for the comment! The full version is coming up tomorrow. I used the Insta360 Go2. Wide view with horizon steady enabled. Nothing fancy, just like that. The only issue is that there are a lot of vibrations in the footage due to the very rushed mounting solution with just a wooden stick, spray painted to blend in a bit better with the ocean. I order already carbon fiber parts to improve the mounting for those “quad in frame” shots. Have a great rest of the day! 🙃🤙🏻

AOS with flying Santa 😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGaUkn-LpJtlatE

I feel so as well. Quads are just flying too fast for a good amount of motion blur at 1/13 30fps. I am experimenting now with 1/60 at 30 fps and the first result look quite ok. Will share the outcome soon. :) Happy holidays and have a great day!

the power combo! I have no real use for the second screen and it works just fine for me.

Thank you! Happy to have positive feedback. A "Christmas" full video version is in the works. Have a great day!

They have so many different version by now. However, for mine and what I have seen is that green wold indicate satellite lock. Red is powered up but no satellite lock yet. Recently they also use blue LEDs for power up. Green seems to be consistent for indicating satellite lock. Hope that helps! Have a great day and happy flying!

@@MattShonan need to find where that red led is as only see green grr

might be a certain version you got. Ask them, maybe the best, quickest way to find out!

Happy you like the into jingle. :) It is "Dreams Give Power" by PremiumBeat. Have a great rest of the day!

Well, for cleaning motors that is even better what you do. Just I like to keep it simple and feel it is good enough. Until now I was lucky to never damage the bearings by water or alcohol. Your method is the way to go not taking any risk what bearings are concerned! :) Thanks for your comment and have a great day !

Well, strong words but you are right :) I jus like the great power to weight ratio and the upside that creates for light weight 6" long range flights and the great flight time as a result of this. It really comes with the compromise of vibration characteristics, totally agree with you. Well, I try to improve things when re-building my other Rekon 6 which unfortunately crashed into the ocean. Thanks for your comment and have a great day! Happy flying :)

@@MattShonan I am waiting for Cris Rosser to come out with a AOS 6 inch LR that will accept regular pattern motors, then I shall be a happy man!

I was asking Chris a few times but e was working on so many other projects, recently his cine lifter was released so that there was no push for 6" yet from his side. I love my AOS 5.5 V1 and V2 and would love to add an AOS 6. Well, maybe some day. I settled on BOB 56 which will come to the channel soon. Both version the classic DJI HD version and the DJI O3 version. I hope they will be what I am hoping for. The first impressions are promising.

@@MattShonan Yes same here, Chris is a busy man! I do love his 5 inch regular and LR frames. I ordered a 5.5 for the new O3 airunit. BTW I can't find the BOB 56 frame you spoke of?

I will try to find a link to the frame! I got the BNF version. There might be no stand alone frame for sale. BOB video coming up soon, my BOB O3 just arrived.

Yes, I actually shared the build video > this one here kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3rWeH1ndpmfm80 And also the maiden flight which went very well > this one here kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWiZkq17ptBoi5o Thank you for your comment, it really seems that it looks like this when a battery is loose. Someone else made a similar comment regarding this and it was his experience as well. However, in my case I was using 2 straps PLUS a brand new Ummagawd, Ummagrip super sticky battery pad, which alone would hole the battery without battery straps in place. Also my battery is mounted on top and if it shifted it would very quickly hit the rotors and then the quad would spiral into the ground. If the battery is mounted at the bottom of the quad this could be a more likely scenario. Well, I more and more feel I have to dive down there to get is back to finally have clarity. Thank you very much for your comment and have a great day! Happy flying :)

As I suspected your power leads are on the left hand side of the multicopter. I’ve had batteries slip out of the heat-shrink before, so even if you did strap that battery down well it’s still a possibility. I’ve flown a quad home after having the battery slip out before, it’s very similar looking to the way your drone was behaving. It could have been a number of things and even if you recover it you will likely never know what happened due to crash/water damage. Good luck.

Yes you are right, it is possible and I can not totally rule it out. I was strapping the battery leads in at least under one of the two straps when I actually fly. That was not the case in the build video, I do not fly like this but got a bit lazy when I made the bench photos and videos simulations the actual flight configuration. What makes me believe it was not the battery lead though is, that they are on the left side. However the first error in flight was lading to a dip to the right. For triggering that event the battery leads would have to be on the right side getting in conflict with the engines making them loose thrust on the right leading to a right dip. Weather is cold right now but I hope for some calm days in December to dive down there, littered getting to the bottom of things :)

Sorry you lost yours seemingly due to the FCs. In my case I was running an F7 Flywoo board I had until that point never issues with. Maybe in my case it was a loose bell since the motors were known for this issue or the bird strike. I will try to dive down there getting it hopefully back soon for further investigation.

Both incidents happened when current drains were high, e.g. 20A, against head wind。The quads shaked left and right several times and dived into the sea。

Understand, my situation was slightly different. It was early in the morning and the weather was relatively clam. No strong winds to fight in my case. I was just gently cruising back home to shore at the time of the sudden nose dive event.

Well, this could be but it was a new build and all crews were self locking and new. I think if is a smaller risk but for sure I only will know when I can get it back. Thanks for you comment and have a great day! Happy flying :)

All happened quite fast. I felt that is was not responding at all. I tried to tilt back and throttle up. But the quad tumbled towards the water in that strange nose dive. The propellers were spinning and I feel that the ESC might have been fine. But is is a possibility. Thanks for the comment, have a great day and happy flying!

@@MattShonan Ya, its a tough one, too bad you didn't recover, you could then rule out a loose prop or desync, blackbox logs would likely be still recoverable if ya could.

Will try to get it when the weather allows. Hope I can share what actually happened sometime soon.

Thanks you for your comment and sorry to hear you got kicked out of the air by a bird. Hope your quad was not then at the bottom of the ocean like mine. ;) If you look at my video, can you confirm that this is somehow similar to what you experienced in that flight when you got attacked? I am still just trying to make somewhat "educated" guesses. If case my flight footage looks similar to what happened to you, well, then it would really be a wrong indication for me that this is what actually happened. Have a great day and happy flying :)

Possibly, I think it could. be. Maybe similar characteristics as when a bell is coming loose. Well, if I can get it back we will see more details what was going on here.

I have a video on my channel showing a bell and prop flying off of one of my motors seconds before landing...it was interesting to say the least, but gave me no warning....crazy hobby this is.

It really is! Well I think this keeps things exciting ;) Will check out your video, thank!

You are right, I was thinking more of a grab rather then just a hit from behind. Just coming up with something here since it is such a strange case and there is no definitive answer. Hope I will not start having bad dreams about this flight ;)

Sorry to hear about your quad losses. Well, it is part of FPV that this happens at times. Hope you can find the energy to re build you equipment and keep enjoying this great hobby. Thank you for the nice words and have a great day! Hope you will narrow down what went wrong in your case so that this is avoidable going forward.