Don't know why you don't have more subscribers, vids are great.
@ValleyFPV13 сағат бұрын
Thanks. I dont why know either.
@endliberalism43056 күн бұрын
I have never seen such an inapt fpv pilot in all my years. This guy reminds me of a noob 100%
@ValleyFPV6 күн бұрын
Thanks for the kind comments. The internet is great in that it provides a safe forum where anonymous online cowards feel emboldened to make rude comments. Yes..I was a very inexperienced fpv long range pilot at that time. This video was shared so that others might learn from my mistakes.
@endliberalism43056 күн бұрын
@@ValleyFPVKindly explain how you managed to get "coward" out of my post ? Trust me kiddo, I wouldn't say anything online I wouldn't say to your face 🙄... You sound too me like the typical keyboard warrior who regurgitates the same old drivel he read somewhere else because he thought it sounded good 🤣. Anyhow- it's not the piloting as we have all made mistakes, it's the narration of the video that's quite embarrassing...... Just saying
@RaydenRR10 күн бұрын
Nice fly and a nice Save. Are beginning in LR myself got a rekon 7 whit 8000mAh Fullsend. Hoping that i dont mess up when iam that far away :D
@ValleyFPV9 күн бұрын
I hope so too.
@johncgibson472018 күн бұрын
So, this is how russia and ukraine jam one another's FPV drones. Just power up microwave dish transmission and point it at the enemy FPV drone.
@ValleyFPV18 күн бұрын
Interesting.
@johncgibson472018 күн бұрын
So, that's how russia and ukraine jam one another's FPV drones.
@ValleyFPV18 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching
@johncgibson472018 күн бұрын
I am thinking about doing an antenna tower dive like Ken Heron is doing, but I couldn't make out how to manage the interference problem. This episode has many answers for many people that don't want to be reckless like Ken Herun.
@ValleyFPV18 күн бұрын
Thanks
@johncgibson472018 күн бұрын
Great teaching video without lecturing.
@ValleyFPV18 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@scottyh7229 күн бұрын
All modern quads will fly long after you are doing damage to the cells. If you bring lions to 2.75v under load you are damaging those cells. You dont need graphs. Just know at what voltage your quad is half pack. Easy. You are making mountains out of mole hills. This is basic stuff.
@ValleyFPV28 күн бұрын
To each their own. Amps are how much of the "gas" in the tank is consumed. Min Voltage is when the props wont turn fast enough to keep the quad in the air. I plan my flights based on how much amps is needed for a certain distance or climb. Not what voltage is used. The cells I use in my packs are rated to cut off at 2.5v. So When I fly I monitor voltage and amps used. Both. And Who cares If the cells are being damaged. I look at batteries as I do props: They wear out..have a limited life. Are meant to be used hard. They are consumables.
@spookydonkey219529 күн бұрын
Dream mountain to fly, congrats!
@ValleyFPV28 күн бұрын
Thanks..this flight was a few years in the making.
@fpvflyridingАй бұрын
Great flight! I flew a light sport trike up there once. Surely you know, but you'd get better stabilization with an action cam. It'd be much smoother footage.
@ValleyFPV29 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. I didnt purposely fully stabilize this footage like an action cam.. by design. I opted for using a cinema camera with a 12 bit pro codec and a real lens with ND filter... and high dynamic range instead.
@IBHobbiesАй бұрын
😮 wow cool. Beautiful mountains
@ValleyFPVАй бұрын
Thanks
@ghettorecording2925Ай бұрын
oldguyFPV; Beautiful as usual! Fly safe, fly free!
@ValleyFPVАй бұрын
Thanks for watching
@thomashardy9994Ай бұрын
Impressed that those drones can gain so much altitude. Glad you got it back.
@ValleyFPVАй бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@bjalmoiteАй бұрын
Same thing happened to me and I found your video when looking for the the cause. Luckily i was flying my drone at low altitude and fail safed. I thought the battery of my goggles was low, but i wondered why it blacks out, like it should be 1st warning that batt is low. Thank you for the info. Happy Flying
@ValleyFPVАй бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@vikramadityaswain2501Ай бұрын
How are you flying below 3.2v ??
@ValleyFPVАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. The battery cells that my pack is made of have a low voltage cutoff limit of 2.5v per cell. One benefit of some Liion cells over LIPO cells.
@vikramadityaswain2501Ай бұрын
@@ValleyFPV oh okay
@SleeperknotАй бұрын
The key is to review and change these settings before a flight, if you're flying a new terrain. It would be helpful if BF supports a dynamic GPS rescue altitude mode - for instance, imagine you are doing a long range that involves climbing way high up too, and let's say you lost the video on your return, when you have already descended significantly, and you have a dying battery. Initiating GPS rescue with max altitude setting will be disastrous, because the quad will then have to climb all the way up. So, if I get a chance to dynamically decide my GPS rescue altitude mode, it would be great in such scenarios. I will initiate GPS rescue with current altitude mode then.
@ValleyFPVАй бұрын
Indeed.
@SleeperknotАй бұрын
Great video and nice to see the quad return home in one piece - you always learn a thing or two from flights like this. When you have directional antennas, it is always a good idea to keep tilting your head when video goes bad. And may be you could have stayed in the rescue mode a bit longer when you activated it for the first time on the way back - it could have given the quad the right heading, a better video and may be it would have helped realizing where home is. I have never done long range but I fly my 5 inch like 1-1.5 kilometer away sometimes. I have an omnidirectional vtx antenna and 800mW of vtx power.
@ValleyFPVАй бұрын
So much was learned from this first "long range" flight of mine. All the things you mentioned and a few others.
@FPV_sk82 ай бұрын
This was very educational. Great communication and navigation. Great vid!
@ValleyFPV2 ай бұрын
thanks
@tdhjim12 ай бұрын
Love my Grizzly! Another helpful tip is … if you want to start in two wheel drive, use petal assist only, not the throttle…. That way, the front wheel won’t spin out. Same thing on hills. Great video! Thanks for sharing!!!👍
@ValleyFPV2 ай бұрын
Great tip!
@BikeGuyFPV2 ай бұрын
It should be noted that when charging the battery back up after getting your initial OSD mAh reading to see the charger in non-balancing mode. This will prevent extra mAhs from getting put in due to balancing of the cells. It's recommended to only do this with batteries you trust (new versus worn batteries) to get a better current scale number.
@ValleyFPV2 ай бұрын
Sounds reasonable
@arischreiber22132 ай бұрын
Hey glad you are having fun with your bike. I have a similar one and IMHO would recommend you don't use the front motor all the time, if you want to improve your battery life. Unless it's struggling up a really tough hill or you're on sand it's a waste of charge. The only thing I find I use it for is to take off like a rocket at traffic lights to shock the commuting bunch in traffic lol. To avoid spinning front wheel, just use rear wheel for like a 6ft roll out then flip the AWD button and she gone! Then cut it off again when you get top speed. Be careful riding with both motors because you can slip out much easier due to the torque pull. Happy travels and safe motoring.
@ValleyFPV2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. Which is pretty much what I do. I use front motor only when needed. I generalky start off in Rear wheel only then kick in the front. This video was more about climbing steep hills which is difficlt to show on camera the true steepness..and how the front motor is effective for such sustained hill climbs.
@earthsgrip2 ай бұрын
Footage looks great. How are you finding the stabilisation with gyroflow? I'm considering a BM G2 purchase and maybe an IAOWA or the plastic panny leica wide
@ValleyFPV2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. Gyroflow works well. One can adjust the amount of stabilization..from subtle to super "fluid". GF does take some effort to learn how to configure it for the desired results. My next quad build likely will use the camera setup you are considering.
@earthsgrip2 ай бұрын
@@ValleyFPV Thanks! I'm used to gyroflow for O3 and GoPro, more wondering about your impressions of how well it cleans up G2 footage in practice. But it sounds and looks like it's working very well! Having owned M43 gear for handheld shooting I can really see the appeal of strapping a lightweight setup to a 7 or 8" drone.
@ValleyFPV2 ай бұрын
Exactly @@earthsgrip I film using a "naked" Blackmagic..cutting weight is key to longer flught times.
@earthsgrip2 ай бұрын
@@ValleyFPV the ultra lightweight option!
@pilotndablek3 ай бұрын
It's a fun flight, why not go long range
@ValleyFPV3 ай бұрын
I do now
@AndreyZzz3 ай бұрын
👍👍👌
@ValleyFPV3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching
@AndreyZzz3 ай бұрын
@@ValleyFPV Thank you for the video!
@pilotndablek3 ай бұрын
fly and enjoy the beautiful mountains👍👍
@ValleyFPV3 ай бұрын
Thank you, I will
@WhiteTrashFPV3 ай бұрын
is this the nooksack river in whatcom county washington? i follow you becuase i love long range flying, but it would be sugar on top if your localish too
@ValleyFPV3 ай бұрын
It sure is. There are some great flying spots around here.
@AlexJaniashvili3 ай бұрын
why vibrations??
@ValleyFPV3 ай бұрын
whats ypur question
@AlexJaniashvili3 ай бұрын
@@ValleyFPV I see a lot of vibrations in the video. The question is why is there so much vibration?
@BigKahunaFPV3 ай бұрын
Wow nice Setup 🫡
@ValleyFPV3 ай бұрын
Thanks
@Wild__FPV3 ай бұрын
Great flight, I love the teamwork! Btw, did you see that guy at 6:28? Or am I just imagining things? :D
@ValleyFPV3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. I saw that guy in the video while editing. Did not know he was there during the flight ;)
@ValleyFPV3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. I did not see that guy on the shore until editing!
@ghettorecording29253 ай бұрын
oldguyFPV; Nice to see you guys enjoying nature! Kool flight! Fly safe, fly free!
@ValleyFPV3 ай бұрын
Thanks, you too!
@4QFiles3 ай бұрын
super!
@ValleyFPV3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@BergeronFPV4 ай бұрын
Wow I love how you did this video ! Amazing
@ValleyFPV4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching
@fernandoschuindt16654 ай бұрын
Someone was firing guns into the woods, haha. Starting at 2:50
@ValleyFPV4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. Yes that happens in that area.
@MochaboyRC4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the free lesson!
@ValleyFPV4 ай бұрын
You bet!
@Wild__FPV4 ай бұрын
Awesome flight, buddy! I'm loving your signal coverage analysis strategy. I'd totally hop on board, but with 6000 mah, I'm running short on time... Definitely thinking about making the jump to 8000mah. Oh, quick question: do you ever get eye fatigue from staring through the goggles? I don't know why, but with my Integra goggles, my eyes feel pretty strained... Never tried analog goggles, though. Maybe they're easier on the eyes... How about you?
@ValleyFPV4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. Fyi my battery packs are 10000mah packs I make from 21700 cells. I can fly to appx 8000-8400 safely. My goggles never bother me I like em. I use the hdmi feed from my ground station antenna array so that there is minimal weight on my old sore neck.
@Wild__FPV4 ай бұрын
@@ValleyFPV You've got some killer batteries, man. I'm not quite brave enough to DIY batteries just yet, but I'm thinking about giving it a shot soon. Maybe I didn't explain myself well; I'm not talking about the weight of the goggles, but my eyes start to itch when I'm looking through them, and it really bugs me when I'm flying. Not sure how it is with analog goggles. Anyway, I gotta say, love the tripod antenna setup you're rocking, genius move. Your vids are always killer, good luck up there!
@ValleyFPV4 ай бұрын
@@Wild__FPV No eye itch or strain here. :)
@ValleyFPV4 ай бұрын
@@Wild__FPV I might make a video going over my ground station features and benefits.
@Wild__FPV4 ай бұрын
@@ValleyFPV That would definitely be interesting, because I am interested in the implementation of that idea
@BrotherCoreyTrevor4 ай бұрын
I've been watching for a couple of years now and I think your videos are awesome. It's fun watching you and your buddy work together to film some unique places that you normally can't see in person.
@ValleyFPV4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. We are always looking for interesting spots.
@Wild__FPV4 ай бұрын
Hey, I noticed you're doing split files... I know you're not using Adobe Premiere, but I just wanted to give you my two cents on something you might consider; I have no problem editing video files even up to 25 minutes long (4K). The thing is, Adobe Premiere offers proxy editing... might make things easier for you. Just a suggestion
@ValleyFPV4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. I use Resolve and simply like to make a couple of files during a flight for easier backup and file management of the source braw files. And Gyroflow tends to process faster with smaller files.
@Wild__FPV4 ай бұрын
That was such a sweet flight, super chill to watch, and hey, talk about timing - right when you were about to land, bam, there comes that couple! 😄 Good vibes to you, buddy! Catch you later!
@ValleyFPV4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching...totally..the people just walked up oblivious..but it worked out.
@Wild__FPV4 ай бұрын
Hey, just wanted to say I'm super stoked I found your channel! It's loaded with awesome stuff I'm totally into :). There's heaps I can learn from you, so big thanks for that. Wishing you all the best up there!
@ValleyFPV4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. I havnt done much flying lately due to problematic weather the past few months..that hopefully will change soon.
@keepitmoving54404 ай бұрын
All them trees along the way is enough for me to say no lol would be a needle in a haystack
@ValleyFPV4 ай бұрын
Indeed. Thanks for watching.
@secondViewMedia6665 ай бұрын
Awesome Video... didnt thought i would ever watch a Long-Range Pilot for tips around stable footage... i was so wrong. What are these BETA GEL dampeners? I know only the ALPHA GEL ones form Taica. Are these some cheap alternatives?
@ValleyFPV4 ай бұрын
They are part of the frame build I purchaced from Strawhat Aerial.
@4thDistrict5 ай бұрын
What is the all up weight of the craft?
@ValleyFPV4 ай бұрын
I believe if memory serves me 4.2kg
@GrizzFPV5 ай бұрын
good sound design
@ValleyFPV5 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening
@chrisbee54815 ай бұрын
If you like it silent, try the HQ 5x4x6 props. They are good to just put on a typical 7" motor. I guess like 20% less efficient and 20" less top thrust. Sound is very quiet.
@ValleyFPV5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. Thanks for the advice but it makes no sence to put 5 inch props on an 8 inch cinelifter quad designed for such. ;)
@jorgec53355 ай бұрын
What the, how you do that?!
@ChrisQuadFPV5 ай бұрын
Oh how ? Not a muffler 😢
@ValleyFPV5 ай бұрын
Creative...sound design.
@ghettorecording29255 ай бұрын
oldguyFPV; I think you are getting way too smart! Kool!
@ValleyFPV5 ай бұрын
Ha! I simply installed a muffler on the quad. :)
@stevefehervari7795 ай бұрын
If I may ask what antennas are you using on your fatshark goggles?
@ValleyFPV5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. When this video was made I used the ORT 6 turn helicals sold by Blacksheep. Lately I use a 7 turn helical or triple feed patch array.
@jamesmason71245 ай бұрын
Are you guys in Colorado? I'm just getting into long distance fpv, I'm building a flywoo Explorer lr 4 v2 but money is very tight right now for me so it's going to take me a while before I can fly. I prefer to watch these videos with the fpv video feed with the osd. Thank you and God bless you and your family
@ValleyFPV5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. We fly in WA state.
@BH-ro4ly5 ай бұрын
Its good to have a spotter
@ValleyFPV5 ай бұрын
Indeed
@ctvxl5 ай бұрын
Just out of curiosity, what version of BF were you running here? I see this was 2021, so I'm assuming 4.1 or 4.2 maybe? BF 4.4 with m10 GPS is SO much better. And BF 4.5 is much improved over that. I am flying BF 4.4 with a good quality GPS, and it works perfectly. I have tested GPS rescue many times, and it never fails to fly home. It was very sketch on BF versions prior to 4.4 I always wait until I have at least 8 satellites locked and hdop <1.6 before arming and taking off. If I do that, it always accurately knows my home position within ~5 meters or so.
@ValleyFPV5 ай бұрын
thanks for watching. I dont recall which BF version.