FalconRad FPV "Pushing my luck" A Long Range FPV Experience

[@FalconRadFPV]

Correction, in the video it says it was recorded in May 2021, it should have said June 2021. I'm a bit late getting this one out, I spent some more time on the little extras for this one. Such as timing the twinkling bell sound with the water splashing on the lens or the power loop and motor noise syncing with the final chord of the audio track and lots more. I feel like all the little things really add to the experience, even if they go unnoticed. Enjoy the ride!

[@TheMadmacs]

yeah it was great, the editing should be invisible except to other editors,

[@douglasshackett8747]

Outstanding! Best edit yet, masterful flying.... Can't wait for summer to get out and scale some mountains! Knowing how intense it is when you get out that far gives me great appreciation for what must have went in to reaching that level. Keep em coming!

[@myeverythingworld8123]

Your just amazing my friend and I've seen your newer vids your even better now how much dose a set up like this cost

[@propabilityfpv]

Your channel is awesome because NOBODY gets these shots, at this distance, this low. Fantastic content man keep it up! 100% balls, 100% of the time!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks so much for your comment!

[@BrandonBeans]

Absolutely epic flight, some of the best shots ever. Very nice sound design too!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Rcschim]

Awesome flight! Your videos are "rad" - falconrad ;) going so far out and exploring all the cascades of those waterfalls, great!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks RCSchim, I really appreciate you stopping by and commenting!

[@adrianglessner5979]

You sir deserve a gold star for this work you do. You are inspiring people to get into fpv, long range stuff. I personally got into a Dji FPV. Crashed it. Sense then ordered a true FPV quad a 6". Can't wait to get it. Keep up these video's it continues to inspire me to fly more.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Wow, thanks! I really appreciate the comment!

[@1PaulG1]

You are a leader in FPV Long Range.. Thank you

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks!

[@hillbillypetej]

Wow well done you well deserved a 🏅so cool going through the trees and all you doing setup building your own drone you must floating on air🙏👍👍

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks very much! 👍

[@gbeastrfpv]

I love to see everything that went into this flight, the subtitles showing what you are thinking are so insightful. Sound design is top notch as well.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you very much!

[@SILVIOFRANCO1]

Stunning images. Very close to the water! Uhuh

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you, ya I always try to fly as close to the ground (or glacier or waterfall) as I can.

[@Rohit-oz1or]

Perfect Location and Flying. And Music I must say

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you very much!

[@denisconrad8534]

TOP NOTCH very exciting views - Thanks FalconRad :)

[@noisy_boi_fpv_3920]

Awesome stuff my man. You where cranking up the tension there much more pace and proxy. Balls’y flight. Just superb. Always a pleasure to watch. Keep it up. 100%👊

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks! Much appreciated.

[@stevo43068]

Hiya, pally!

[@kantony6694]

Epic everything Sir, flying, location, just everything, keep up the fine work!!!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Much appreciated!

[@bluecollarstoner]

A Saint in the realm of FPV

[@FalconRadFPV]

Wow, thanks! 😃

[@meirdeaph]

So awsome to see a Place that beautiful really exists.amazing flight skills! Increadable u always find your way back too.again thanx so so much for taking us up

[@FalconRadFPV]

Glad you enjoyed it. As soon as I'm in the air I know this valley like my own backyard. It made me over confident though. A few months ago I flew a new spot with no gps, (no arrow pointing the way home) dam I was so close to never finding they way back, I thought I was done for, just in time I recognized a tiny landscape feature and found my way back.

[@divingfalconfpv4602]

That was crazy. So many close gaps.. incredible

[@AerialWaviator]

Amazing flying. Gives me chills watching; knowing the challenges involved. ♥️😎👍👍 Look forward to following your explorations and experiences in 2022.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Awesome, thank you! 👍

[@krzysztofaugustynowicz5899]

Amazing immersive footage... simply breathtaking.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you so much!

[@NorthStarDrones]

Awesome 👍😎👍. Excellent flying 🖖👍👌

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks 👍

[@alloutofdonuts3998]

Very impressive!!! Gorgeous place!!!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks very much!

[@turretbarrage2707]

dude, part 2 was awesome, I CAME!!!!!

[@damdam5145]

Hello Fpviste. J'adore vraiment ce que tu fais... les images sont d'une très belle qualité et le spot... Whaou quel Spot !!! Thank's for all of your movies. Sorry for my english. See your movies later... Bye PaCo

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you very much!

[@curtisfloyd573]

Just the BEST video and flyin. THANKS for sharing

[@FalconRadFPV]

Much appreciated!

[@susanlee6816]

Oh my love Drones. Your flight was spectacular. You had me on the edge thinking how one fraction of a second mishap would cause you a grace loss. Demential fottage my friend. What a amazing place you adventured at. God great gifts captured so beautifully. Thanks for sharing. God bless 🙏 stay safe hugs ❤️ Merry Christmas 🎄

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thankyou. Glad you enjoyed it, Happy holidays!

[@susanlee6816]

@@FalconRadFPV my pleasure 🙏 ❤️

[@aceshighfpv1282]

I really enjoy how you make a story out of the flights, so much more interesting than a flashy edit. Also balls of steel with some of those proxy shots!!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Much appreciated!

[@PolackFPV]

nice flight, beautiful as usual. always a pleasure to watch your videos. thanks for the partarge.🎥🎥👌👌🎥🎥

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you, much appreciated!

[@KingFPV]

Simply amazing, all of your flights!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks a lot!

[@rctom1]

Joy Ride, amazing stuff

[@FalconRadFPV]

Glad you liked it!

[@bikerunner-ry1ju]

So nice to watch this awesome flight. Great Job man!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks a lot!

[@WizThis]

Congratulations on 10k subs

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you so much 😀

[@shearfury147]

awesome video. great location

[@FalconRadFPV]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic flying, dude!!! 😃 I just saved the link in my watch later playlist, to show to my father tomorrow... (He's already in bed.) He has been loving your flying videos! 😃 Happy holidays! And stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks so much my friend! Oh that's nice to hear that your father enjoys my videos. That what makes all my effort worth it right there, thank you! Happy hollidays to you and your family, take care! 👋😉

[@gmivisualsjason3729]

Excellent video thanks 😊 👍 😀

[@FalconRadFPV]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tipsfan88]

Awesome flight! I can't believe how deep you got into the trees!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks 👍

[@slowvoltage]

Thank you for taking and sharing the risk... it was well worth it!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Much appreciated!

[@bwcritch]

Great video, had my heart stop a few times.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@undeze]

Gutsy flying and manoeuvring. Awesome!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks!

[@andrewut7ya511]

Duuuude, this is amazing.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Well thanks for saying so!

[@TheMadmacs]

fantastic, i loved the water on the lens shot, the way the scene goes deep into the woods so you see a log bridge? i love that kind of shot that connects two realms.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks very much! I don't think there is a bridge, but the water goes under a big rock in one spot so it might look like a bridge at a glance.

[@stevo43068]

Magnificent! To see those places up close, thanks for the ride.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MatijaBuhMetaliero]

Very watchable! AMAZING!

[@patrickeul]

Wow. Thanks for that. What a vid!!

[@FalconRadFPV]

You're welcome!

[@elfkind5590]

That was a real treat!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks!

[@hillbillyfpv1]

Dang man this edit was awesome!! 🔥🔥 Loved everything about it!! Your hard work is inspiring!! Good job brother!!! 👍💯👌👊

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks so much for your comment! Much appreciated. 👍

[@Maroc-Photograph]

Very nice work

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@reddyairfpv]

Lucky pilot with big balls! Great!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks!

[@FPVian]

Have you had a quad go down while flying long range? Were you able to retrieve it? Total # of losses and recoveries?

[@FalconRadFPV]

I've had a quad go down on a long range flight a total of four times. I recovered half so two of them. I only recovered the two that went down within 200 meters of me. The other two went down kilometers away, one was in the middle of dense forest way out, so didn't even bother trying to look. The other ran out of battery, wasn't going to make it home so I steered it towards an spot I was familiar with. Went and searched for a couple of hours but the terrain was too dangerous to really do a proper search. Both times it was my only good working quad and gopro. They were over a year apart so probably a reasonable loss rate considering the risks I take for the footage I like getting.

[@FPVian]

@@FalconRadFPV Sorry to hear that, but thanks for sharing! Do you have any idea what caused the other 3 crashes?

[@thephotogfather1061]

Such killer spots.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks.

[@jeffhudson1744]

Beautiful

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you

[@mikehrenak1390]

Wow so awesome best flying love it air2 s army out

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you very much.

[@anotherview1]

Super nice waterfootage :-)

[@FalconRadFPV]

Many thanks!

[@DriftaholiC]

Looks really good!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you!

[@jmillerfpv]

That was really nice

[@FalconRadFPV]

Glad you liked it!

[@idvfpv]

I love your videos man. My dream is to one day fly one of those mountains like you. Keep up the good work!

[@FalconRadFPV]

I hope one day that you get the chance! I get it easy having these mountains to add excitement to my videos but with the right music and enough work you can create an exciting video no matter where you live. You need to be willing to take some risks though. (with your quad I mean, not safety risks, safety first always.)

[@idvfpv]

​@@FalconRadFPV Why don't you have a patron? you should definitely make one.

[@mason8997]

Your videos inspired me to get into the FPV side of the drone flying hobby. It was not as easy as I had hoped it would be but after about 3 months of simulator flying and crashing I have finally learned the basics well enough to have a lot of fun. It has been a year now and so far I have acquired a DJI FPV drone, an iFlight Chimera5 and a Nazgul5, a Beta X75. I bought into the TBS crossfire II controller and I use my DJI HD Goggles. I am very interested in building your drone so if you have a build "Playlist" already available that you can point to I would appreciate it!

[@mason8997]

Never mind! I just found the build video and I have bookmarked it!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Good you found the build video. I have some time off work next week, I'll get my playlists reorganized better. I also posted some betaflight, gps, and esc setup videos as well. If you're still learning I suggest watching those setup videos as well.

[@mason8997]

@@FalconRadFPV I am still learning and I'm having a ball. I am a 75 year old "Part 61" Private Pilot without a medical so while I have to keep my feet on the ground I still love the thrill of flight! And I love your long range mountain flying videos!

[@ThePetersand]

Another great video of yours, but I was hoping to see DVR if that was as u claiming challenging flight. It will be awesome to see how was your signal is mome.moments. tha fo cool upload man !

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you very much! A note, I referred to the flight as risky because of getting wet while flying through tight trees in a location that would mean zero chance of recovery. It was not risky due to the FPV video quality. No way I would fly that unless my video was handling it well, with so many tall trees that close I need to be able to see the whole time. I am starting up a Patreon page very soon and will have a full length version of this flight with DVR will be accessible though there.

[@ThePetersand]

@@FalconRadFPV thanks. It is always better in my opinion watching Your flights wiw telemetry on DVR rather just Cool cinematic. People are learning including myself from does so keep doing a good job. Thx again for your hard work.

[@BrainDeadEngineering]

that is sic! cant be leave no brake ups all the tree clutter.

[@FalconRadFPV]

There was a little breakup but my line of sight was still pretty good even in the trees.

[@BrainDeadEngineering]

@@FalconRadFPV your vision is better then my 60 year old eyes ! live the dream bro! your only on stage once !

[@ClarkDroneFilms]

Congrats in advance on 10k subs 😁

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks! 😃

[@Humboldt710]

Such a cool spot!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks, ya its a rush to fly it.

[@sub2chomoso739]

You really need balls of steel when doing long range fpv. Very nice job dude👍

[@sub2chomoso739]

Also nice music choices.

[@kibbycabbit]

Mr Steele would ask you to hold his beer

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks 👍

[@GiantAntCowboy]

Wow, got some incredible shots here Falcon! I would love to see the DVR, and re-live some of those first shots. Curious about the video reception and image quality. Cheers bud, keep it up!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you. I will be starting a patreon page soon and will try to put up an alternate edit of my video's with DVR footage for patreon supporters.

[@commanderguy-rw7tj]

this looks freaking AMAZING, I love it, will definitely come back to this again P.S.: would be amazing if you could upload all the raw footage just with some basic calming music in the background, would really appreciate that

[@FalconRadFPV]

At some point soon I'll have a patreon page up, I plan on having other versions of videos available there. Such as uncut full length flights, raw unstabilized versions and most will include DVR in the corner. BUT this video here might be a bit more like what you're asking about. (Part 1 is a full length look at the first waterfall, in part 2 you get to see where the first waterfall comes from) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qV7dp6xshat5sMU

[@Crashtopher]

Incredible. I must learn how to Long Range at once.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you! Good luck if you give it a try.

[@fpvmello3069]

beautiful images congratulations, another subscriber 🤙🏻

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks for the sub!

[@Noidfpv]

Very nice dude!😎👍🔥

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks ✌

[@yannickg6904]

Pucker factor, off the scale.

[@FalconRadFPV]

lol, thanks for the comment!

[@MrJT270567]

hey Conrad, i See you Take a Lot more risk nowadays... seems you get on Well with the x Lite TX...👌 but if i were you, i would Order a spare frame & Electronics, spare Motors and GoPro... ah yes, and a good pair of hiking Boots...😂 amazing flight Dude👌👌👌

[@FalconRadFPV]

Oh I've got a spare now. I didn't for my first year and a half of long range. But I do have two quads now. Also parts to build another since I have a second frame that I'm working on as well. I just got myself a second GoPro Hero 8 as well, I'm hoping to use it for filming myself as well as slow motion take offs etc...but it will be there as a replacement if I were to lose the one on my quad. New video in a couple of weeks, we'll all find out what happens when I've finally taken too many risks!

[@ADRIANSFPV]

Awesome longrange mate! I think i can never do this with dji..

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you!

[@canadatravel65]

That's awesome 👌! I have tried the DJI FPV just twice because my friend owes one but is afraid to fly it. Those waterfalls you see far away under those mountains, well I flew there, but turned around very fast worried about the battery. Your very good 👍 Hopefully one day I can fly like that

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks! I have quite a lot of practice at this, I've done hundreds of long range flights. Just keep learning and start of small then work your way up. Also make sure you learn to fly responsibly! Always stay within 100 meters of the ground below or beside you.

[@canadatravel65]

@@FalconRadFPV Thank-you. Yes that is very important besides don't wanna crash. Am going to keep practicing for sure

[@Sir_Hubris]

Picture Perfect ♥ great music and timing! ¶ ; - )

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks Herb!

[@MPQuads237]

Fantastic.

[@FalconRadFPV]

thank you.

[@neilfpv]

So beautiful! I'm very happy with CorrosionX. My quad failsafe and landed on 1 foot thick of snow. Bottom 3 inches was like slurpee. My whole quad was inside the slurpee part, submerged for 30+ mins. I had a very tough time finding it. When I recovered it, it didn't break. I was able to arm it. However, the caddx vista lens was moisted that it's very hard to see. I use hot air to remove the moist, it would go away but comes back after a minute. Even after 2 days, the moist inside the lens was still there. I noticed though the diameter of the moist was decreasing. On the 6th day, the moist was almost gone. I honestly though I broke my caddx camera :D

[@FalconRadFPV]

Wow that's lucky that you managed to find it while it was under the snow! Glad it still worked for you afterwards.

[@ladronefpv4484]

incredible...

[@FalconRadFPV]

thanks!

[@MMikeHD3904]

Awesome

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks!

[@Xplicit_fpv]

Woooooow! Awesome

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks!

[@colbiecallister2307]

Super chill and relaxing shots on the way up. But my question is how are you feeling during part 2 on the way up… the footage is calming but are you just chilling or has the adrenaline already started on the way up

[@FalconRadFPV]

I've flown the second part 20 + times so I'm way more relaxed flying there. It's was the beginning getting down way below the tree tops while in between them that really worried me. Although diving down the waterfalls at the end would be really sketchy for anyone that hasn't memorized the scraggly patch's ahead of time.

[@cohendavies]

Amazing flying and awesome video! May i ask, how many quads have you lost flying long range? From watching a lot of your videos, you seem very meticulous in your planning of routes, but i know from personal experience, things dont always go to plan. I fly the flywoo explorer LR for mid-range, but would love to build your quad one day (great build tutorial btw), and send it!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you! I've lost two quads with gopro's. One 2 years ago due to a gps failure or glitch, and another about 6 months ago due to a mistake I made in preparation and setup. A video about the more resent loss is coming soon. I lost the gopro footage of course but I have the DVR of the flight as well as lots of footage from a camera that was recording me at the home point when it happened (as well as searching for the quad in crazy terrain. It should be a good video if I can assemble the various footage in a way that tells the story nicely.

[@cohendavies]

Thank you for your response :) Considering the close proximity that you fly and the environments you fly in, losing only 2 quads is fantastic. I was thinking it is a shame you couldnt recover the gopro footage, but your DVR is always so good and clear that im sure it doesnt really matter. Looking forward to the upcoming video!

[@mmmarcd]

This is great. The only thing holding me back from FPV flying is the desire for 3D vision as I get headaches watching 2D vision in a headset. Are there any transmitters that can output 2 video signals?

[@FalconRadFPV]

Not that I know of. Have you tried both versions of headset? One big screen like DJI or EV800D or two small screens like Orqa or fatshark goggles?

[@Octo-Media]

Awesome proximity flying! I'm so jealous as we don't have mountains like that in Quebec! Where are these waterfalls?

[@FalconRadFPV]

I'm way over on the opposite side of the country, on the west coast.

[@TTGcustoms]

Hi, absolutely amazing what you are showing here. Got a question there, what FC Firmware do you use, BF, INAV, ArduPilot, or something else? Keep up the great work m8!

[@FalconRadFPV]

It's Betaflight, and thanks!

[@offaxisfpv]

amazing

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@chriscflint]

I would like to know how you retain the video link to your goggles as I find trees a major issue with losing video strength, even over short distances. Great video as always.

[@FalconRadFPV]

All the antennas are I use are just the right ones to make this work. TrueRC singularity on the quad, and two DIY 7 turn helical antenns on my goggles connected to a rapidfire module. The rapifire isn't absolutely necessary but it makes the setup work about 5 to 8 % better than cheaper video receiver module. It's having two helical antennas pointing both right at where the quad is that makes the biggest difference to the video. I also don't really fly behind the trees, that's why I fly this section, the waterfalls go for another 1km above and below this spot but this is the only location where I can get right down in the trees and only get a few branches between the quad and my goggles at the home point. I put a LOT of work and searching and test flying into finding locations that allow for impressive footage and or a cool cinematic perspective of nature.

[@chriscflint]

@@FalconRadFPV Thank you for the full explanation, I will definitely try to get a set of the 7 turn helicals. I have the Foxeer module in my DJI Goggles for analogue and it seems to work OK. I have tested out to about 1500 meters in clear air with no breakup. For me and a few of my connections you are the Guru when it comes to beautiful long range videos, so please keep doing these videos. Have a great Christmas and New Year.

[@drone602]

Hi FalconRad, I followed you for a while now. What is your guide on turning home with LQ? Below 25 or something like that? And if you have the polarization vertical, is the bardpole the strongest signal out of the two antennas? Love your stuff, ballsy close proximity flights =) cheers.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Yes I believe the bardpole has a bit stronger of a signal if the transmitter antenna is vertical, as well as the two competing antennas bardpole and Immortal T. For LQ I setup an alarm based off a post by Oscar Liang. I believe it goes off when you are in RFMD mode 1 and at 70% or lower. With RSSI I'm not sure where to start worring, it just always works as long as you have clear line of sight and good well positioned antennas. It usually stays above 20 or less than maybe -110 dbi for me even when as far as a battery can take me. If you fly in the city though, everything is different, LQ could drop much faster and become what holds you back.

[@drone602]

@@FalconRadFPV Thanks so much :)

[@RaafBr]

man i love your long range videos... I'm building my drone and want to put gps rescue on, so I watched your video about how to set it up, didn't test it yet... not so confident, but I want to know what is your config on crossfire, do you set the failsafe on you radio to cut, or other thing? Thanks man!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Yes set crossfire tx to cut on failsafe. That way the FC knows that there is no more signal and will switch to gps rescue if you have it set as your failsafe.

[@RaafBr]

@@FalconRadFPV thank you so much!

[@RazvanSecu]

It would be nice to have a comparison with a digital build. Sent my order to the falcon frame today but still thinking if i should build it digital or not

[@FalconRadFPV]

I haven't used DJI gear so I'm not sure which you should pick. I have heard that DJI takes a while to get the video going again if it cuts out. I can't confirm it since I don't have the gear to compare. I will likely get a DJI setup in the next few months though.

[@RazvanSecu]

@@FalconRadFPV Indeed, if the video goes, it takes a while to get it back but I've seen some interesting long range footage on that setup. It would be interesting to see how it behaves in that particular environment. Looking forward to get this built and tested out. Will definitely keep an eye on this channel.

[@LinearMovies]

Nice flying, where was this fimed at? (location)

[@FalconRadFPV]

on the west coast of canada.

[@TheMadmacs]

still awesome!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks so much buddy!

[@gloorfpv1801]

Rad 🤘

[@ghettogardens1]

You da man!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks!

[@ghettogardens1]

@@FalconRadFPV That was a real white knuckler!

[@godsun358]

Smooth like butta

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks very much!

[@IPilotheHATREDCopter]

I am curious, is the FC you use capable of a return home function in case of signal loss? I am planning kn building my own 7" long range drone but i would like to add some features to minimize equipment loss risk and safety.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Most flight controllers will be able to use a return to home function. Some will have a barometer that helps a little with altitude. For the best return home or hover in place features you might want to use INav firmware instead of the betaflight firmware that I use. Although you would not want to use any return home sort of thing if you lose signal flying through trees like I did here. It would just put your quad into a tree right away. It can only be used in a more open environment, such as the second waterfall I fly later in the video.

[@jackalopefpv1708]

Wow!!!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks.

[@berglandvideo]

Apart from not being able to recover the drone on the mountain, would you even be able to cross the river to begin with? I mean, is there a bridge somewhere?

[@FalconRadFPV]

There is a bridge to that side but its about 4 or 5 km upriver. It does head back that way towards the waterfalls but the road is old and has small landslides on it. Only the first 1 or 2 kms is drivable. The rest of the road could be walked along easily. But that would only get me sort of close. There would still be a lengthy hike through very difficult dense forest just to reach the bottom of the waterfalls. Then of course getting up the waterfalls would require climbing gear and a very experienced guide. Even then it would be extremely dangerous. The effort and/or expense of a recovery would be impossible for me either way. If it's in the water you would never find it or die trying!

[@fpvgeorgiamountain9623]

EXELLENT 😀

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you.

[@erlandfpv]

Hi, its me again ^_^ very nice video flight, i see a couple of yours video and i think motors 25xx its not worth it? Im still using same as you, Brotherhobby 2806.5.. ithink for build my second 7inch long range quad, with racestar 25xx , what do you think? Better using 2806.5 for my second quad though?

[@FalconRadFPV]

The brother hobby 2806.5 motors are better in my opinion. If you want to try something different I would suggest the tmotor f90. I haven't used them myself but I've seen great results from people and from thrust tests the tmotor f90 seems to have better efficiency.

[@erlandfpv]

@@FalconRadFPV thanks, 😊👌 i will stay with 2806.5 then

[@adamking6957]

Hey FalconRad - I recently discovered your page, and after ordering my own 7" quad (Rekon 7). Amazing stuff! You always talk about how you flew this way to get such-and-such shot, but I never see a "polished" clip without narration/informational titles/etc. Do you have a separate channel where you publish the final product of your work? Or do you have some specific clips you can point to which might be appealing to people who don't fly long-range fpv? Maybe I misunderstand you, and you don't actually fly for the purpose of creating scenic drone footage to be consumed by the general public. Either way, thanks again. Keep up the great work!

[@FalconRadFPV]

My footage probably appeals to the FPV crowd more than the general public. I do occasionally post a short cinematic edit of flight footage. Take a look at these, no words or DVR just clean gopro footage cut to the best clips. Falling Water (a short cinematic video made from this flight and four others, its 2 1/2 min) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH6sf4p5a8eFeZI FPV Mountain Diving kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpS2d6SdmMd5iKM Lakeside Cinematic kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYfIlYefgKd5aqM Volcanic Spire (this one is a bit different, probably either love or hate, lol) kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2KZk6eamrSgbpo

[@E-sk8Fr]

this is nuts. I don't believe this is possible on a DJI setup.

[@FalconRadFPV]

With DJI I've heard that it takes a bit to restart video if it cuts out, that would be bad when your in-between trees. But I've also heard that it has some really good penetration and range. Anyone out there tried something like this with DJI? How long exactly does the video take to restart if lost?

[@BrandonBeans]

@@FalconRadFPV I do my long range to 6km with DJI but I'm doing it in much more open canyon environments. Rescue works really well for me because the oak trees are comparatively small with wide spaces between vs the narrow and tall pines you have. With regards to DJI losing video, it can be gone for up to 20 seconds but typical is ~5 seconds and sometimes I pull my goggles up to watch telemetry on my radio if its stressing me out. I rely on rescue far too much 😅

[@kibbycabbit]

@@FalconRadFPV Random actually.. sometimes 6 seconds.. Sometimes 30 seconds.. That's long enough to crash. So if I get a cut, I just hit GPS Rescue or hit Angle switch and throttle punch out straight up for 5 good seconds and hover (by looking at altitude value) or GPS Rescue until I get the feed back.

[@kibbycabbit]

@@BrandonBeans In open space, GPS Rescue is great. If It's between trees, I can't depend on it as first thing to do! I would have to level out using Angle mode then punch out.. hehe.. with plus 50 meters before I activate GPS Rescue.. >_>;;

[@shearfury147]

is this in alaska?

[@FalconRadFPV]

west coast of canada

[@divingfalconfpv4602]

What battery, how long and total distance was the flight?

[@FalconRadFPV]

It was a 6s2p 18650, so 5200 mAh total. It wasn't all that far out from the home point maybe 2 or 2.5 km, total flight distance would have been around 12 or 13 km

[@divingfalconfpv4602]

@@FalconRadFPV awesome thanks

[@mikehrenak1390]

How long have you been flying falcon?

[@FalconRadFPV]

I've been flying quads for 6 years and I've been flying long range for about 3 years. I posted my first long range FPV video a little over two years ago. Freedom Flyer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKHNXqZjitiCjdk