FPV Long Range 80km full flight.

Some people asked for it after watching the edited version.
OSD and autopilot is Rangevideo RVOSD version 5, Airplane is Winrider Queen bee(2.5m Flying wing with solar cells), 20'000mAh batteries, 1.2Ghz 1500mW video Tx, Radio is FRsky 2.4Ghz 2 X V8R7SP and 2W WIFI amplifier, antenna for RC is patch 14dBi, for video Rx is yagi 13dBi.
Information about airplane setup here: rangevideo.com/...

[@Gasser-wu9ln]

faa: line of sight please him: you see that tiny speck in the sky faa: no him: here look through this 2000x telescope faa: thats still not line of sight him: off my property

[@KandiKlover]

This predates the NPC fad era so that wasn’t even a thing when this was uploaded.

[@Falconbridge9]

my hat down sir, my hat down.. I feel humbled after watching this. I mean I thought I made a step forward with my long distance flight, but this is (now) what I considered to be a real long distance.rc.

[@KingGoose117]

If you can’t visit the next town then the radio isn’t strong enough lol

[@trumblez]

1,2G video is complete magic

[@KandiKlover]

430MHz video is even better, if you have enough of a brain to be able to think for yourself.

[@trumblez]

@@KandiKlover of course I know that 400mhz would have even better range, but its hard enough to get good 1,3g video equipment so I won't try 400mhz, also the lower the frequency the bigger and more expensive are the antennas. Why are you so agressive, go get a therapist or alternatively go fuck yourself

[@vladoportos]

lots of people worried about hitting airplane, from video i have seen max height about 2km comercial planes fly in 10km so good luck hitting something big.. separation is 600m so 600m out of ground should be nothing that is not landing at airport, 1200 and more are climbing altitudes which plane go to upon start in few minutes, hence no fly zone near airports for RC. if he knew where he was flying it was prety safe..

[@geekazoid]

If you fly in a rural location its pretty easy to avoid that problem. Idiots in the city who fly near airports are the ones causing issues.

[@SuperAviatar]

Most light aircraft in UK are between 1500 and 2500 ft, right where the more ambitious fly models...as I say, I have a big foot in both camps!!! And yes, full size aircraft have passed beneath my models... very embarrassing, being unable to move away quickly. FPV has even greater limitations for situational awareness, with restricted field of view. Gliders are found at or below cloud base height, usually.... so if that is your view on the screen, expect big white object to appear. Most air traffic happens between airports, when you think about it long enough...

[@Systems1]

Flying anywhere around a major city will put you into controlled airspace….and airports….for instance in Pittsburgh you're limited to less than 700 ft.

[@GamePlayBlok]

Ahoj vlado !! To je náhoda :D Dívám se na to skoro celé hodinku a půl.. A najednou tu vidím tvůj komentář :))))

[@vladoportos]

Herní kanál GamePlayBlok ! hehehe ja som si to tiez cele pozrel :D

[@Aleuli73]

I am amazed to see how people do liked this video. Usually this kind of videos are edited because it is accepted that "long flight videos are boring". The statistics do show another part of the history, somehow people watched this a lot more than the edited version.

[@MasterNiva]

80 K is amazing I never could it imagine for a RC craft, Excelent job !!!

[@kamilchmielewski3810]

Thats 480p lol

[@craliarave8069]

@@kamilchmielewski3810 what?

[@Fury-kv7ii]

Horses at the end : WTF , aliens incoming?!

[@Aleuli73]

Temperature sensor is located on the autopilot-OSD board. It is heated by the regulators and microcontrollers. The board is located inside a pocket foam on the wing, Surrounded by foam and with a cover of carbon fiber.

[@cowlover1975]

This was truly a thing of beauty; intelligence and grace. I've never had a remote controlled aircraft but this inspires me to attempt a much modest version of it....I watched all three hours and loved it....Thank you for sharing the fruits of your hard work and investment...

[@Giovanniram22]

You can see two white small lines at the center of the image. One of those indicate the direction of the pilot! Long distance models are motogliders and they use motor only for altitude gain. Servo movements also are minimal with gliders. Also the transmiter module is external with external directional antenna. Likewise the video transmitter. Pilot use his monitor gogles and pilot his model. The only really difficult thing, is to have money to spare for the equipment!

[@DXBJ4]

BEST LONG RANGE EVER, YOU ARE THE BEST

[@Aleuli73]

Radio control is from FRsky but boosted to 2W and using modified antennas on both Tx and Rx, video Tx is 1.2Ghz 1500mW with yagi antenna(from ebay) on receiver. All antennas are checked and tweaked with a Vector analyzer from Agilent. Camera is the DX201 from Rangevideo.

[@chrisleech1565]

Oh I forgot to congratulate you on the longest and highest quality glitch-free FPV sequence that I have had the pleasure of viewing. Absolutely terrific work sir. I can only strive to produce a fraction of this duration in my 1st year if that. And I live eat and breathe the hobby. This has become the benchmark, that is for sure,many happy returns lad!

[@whizzersrcool]

I see a lot of folks complaining about flying in these altitudes, so I thought I'd mention some tips as it can be done safely. I'm a full size pilot along with being an FPV pilot. I use a transponder locator along with charts for my areas squawk codes & it gives me the location of all planes close to me. They can be bought for around $500.00 US.

[@samabstons]

Great setup. 50 miles is just crazy. Congrats on the success.

[@Aleuli73]

Temperature shows how much heat is on the autopilot board, numeric compass value gives greater accuracy for heading, G-load indicator helps keeping the wing flex low enough so the solar cells are not destroyed, artificial horizon indicator is a must when you fly inside the clouds. And ground speed is one of the most useful readings here, you want to know if you can actually reach the target before batteries run out. And yes you can get an estimate of airspeed by comparing successive readings.

[@Aleuli73]

The secret of getting long video transmission range is having a tuned antenna on the vTx. Anything from 500mW will give you more than 5km. Then the gain of the vRx antenna will give you the extra range.

[@worldbestpilot]

My deep compliments to you, not adding silly music as many others do !

[@Aleuli73]

On this flight, horizontal distance is 80km, maximum altitude reached is ~2000m. The On screen display used is Rangevideo_c.om RVOSD(I design it myself). Airplane is a Queen Bee from winrider, solar cells are bought from Ebay(3X6 grade "A"), Solar cell charge regulator from Genasun. The electric motor is NTM from Hobbyking, propeller is 14X7 APC, ESC is 100A Hobbywing...

[@DavidSmith-dm8ew]

love the horse looking at the plane at the end

[@geekazoid]

This is encouraging me to get away from multirotors and do winged stuff. Really fun.

[@Aleuli73]

Flight was on "fly by wire" mode. Computer handle corrections, but attitude is set by direct manual control. The airplane is a flying wing, so roll corrections do cause undesired yaw. This is increased by the fact that the center of gravity its set a little behind, to help reducing drag, by not using washout.

[@AKNigel]

Love the inquisitive horse at the end!

[@narpat007]

Many many congratulations for such a great achievement ! I was considering to go for a 4 stroke petrol engine for long endurance but after seeing your true achievement, I am amazed and have forgotten about the petrol engine based long endurance airframe setup. 4X 3S, 5000mAh lipos have given enough capacity, close to 100%. Your flying wing is quite amazing, you said very correctly that it seems to have been crying for solar cells.

[@ptn-vr22]

Шедевральный полёт! Гораздо интереснее, чем футбол.

[@onteigening]

A perfect flight. Thank you for sharing this.

[@MotorJamRC]

It is a truly amazing video! Many thanks for uploading the whole three hours. Congratulations, of course.

[@nateo200]

Damn I would have never thought 2.4GHz WiFi even at 2watts with a Yagi would be this reliable! Very impressive!

[@TheFishCostume]

Wow, that's incredible! The solar cells seem to be able to regenerate almost all the energy it uses. Very nice.

[@user-xd6uc7hk4j]

сколько же это все стоит??))) Dear author, if not a secret, how much did you pay for the kit? Thanks!)

[@darkhorse2reign]

the reaction of the horses was hilarious. thanks for the vid.

[@awuma]

Hill's achievement was astounding, because his plane, the "Spirit of Butts Farm", had to weigh less than 5 kg, fuel included, to meet the FAI definition of a model aircraft. He used conventional R/C with on board computer control, GPS navigation and satellite communication when in autopilot mode away from the take-off and landing areas.

[@TheSeaRoach]

For the ones who write before thinking he will not encounter any airliner and anything of that nature below 3000 meters... so no jet engines to worry about and with a chopper or other slower flyers it would be very hard to collide without either party noticing. However there are measures that can be taken when someone is flying on such altitudes, sensors and a system that evades collisions.

[@jp4163]

Wow Aleuli73, that was simply amazing! Congratulations on the success of your flight!! I must say, your landing kinda showed that you were fighting to land the plane.... looked like it didn't want to come down.

[@mike_oe]

Epic - thanks for sharing. Even though I already watched the edited version, I was still sitting on the edge of my chair to see if you made it back ;-)

[@Dreamlgider]

Probably the coolest fpv out there, respect and thumbs up :)

[@SteelWheel240]

Tell em man, I agree completely. Ol' JB is a fool for that remark.

[@glassdogangle]

Guys who write silly comments lambasting you and your flights have brains which are wired more like a womans. They see something out of the ordinary, and they imagine terrible outcomes based on the dramatic Hollywood movies they watch. What follows are unfounded statements based on fear and ignorance. Keep flying, and showing us men how we can continue to explore the world from our couches!

[@OH8STN]

Although I share the concerns in regards to danger, this was a beautiful flight. Congratulations and great work!

[@jordanhuusy]

dang... that 2w wifi booster does the trick for RC link haha

[@srrings]

that was cool pilot info was great

[@DotoRossi]

Absolute awesome job!! Don't worry about how long it is or how hight it is. You will never be able to destroy an intercontinental boeing, but he can destroy you with a little air displacement...

[@volsanslimit]

I just saw the link with the mentioned Setup. As it looks, it works perfect. best regards

[@Aleuli73]

It is the board temperature, inside foam and with linear regulators heating it.

[@the1realanalogman]

Great achievement! To all those commenting on the risk: Rest assured the gov will eventually find a way to deprive us of this pursuit, unless it facilitates further draining us of our financial assets.

[@SuperAviatar]

I know how bad govt bureaucracy gets... but you have to remember that laws do not create crime.... when death and injury happen, Joe Public is quick to shout for punishment. Mind my Cessna!!

[@GreningerProductions]

not at all, they would want you all to own one, that way they have more spies in the sky to steal FPV from, if the government is smart they'll allow and make the FPV personal craft as wide spread as an IPhone, and then tell you to build more. That way law enforcement just turns on a decrypting receiver and has no need to own expensive craft, the public provided it for them, just like they use Cell phone gps data, and audio, ready made bugs bought by the public is the future. Making laws against them is both childish and futile, same as airplanes were banned from some cities when they were first built and used.

[@SuperAviatar]

GreningerProductions I really, really want not to find a battery pack in my face at 100 mph.... never mind the politics. It's the FPV of my face being destroyed that worries me most. Ever flown behind a thin piece of 30 year old Perspex? Airplanes are still separated from cities... mostly.

[@GreningerProductions]

Consider a world with drone speed limits, drone tickets, and what I really disdain drone insurance, which of course you'll need if your personal drone should decide to go all HAL on someone's face. Just as cars, planes and helicopters have to adhere to operations rules inside of populated areas the same applies to drones. The FAA will come up with a licensing regimen, and personal drones will end up being linked to their operators via registrations, something like the tail number on an aircraft but RFID based more than likely.

[@SuperAviatar]

GreningerProductions I would love a world without the FAA, CAA and other regulatory bodies.... I'm not sure about a world without rules of any kind. Kids teach themselves to drive on a public highway.... learn about firearms by pulling triggers. Accidental deaths are common, common sense is in short supply. Learn from the wise, and the stupid.... listen to the voice of the mistake, or read the memorial if you wish. DIY tools have killed more than 9/11, in a year.... but we do not even notice. If a couple of geese can dump an airliner in the Hudson, what will a battery pack do..... I stood next to a model flyer when his plastic helmet was punctured by a propeller spinner. He survived, with treatment. So we were justified in ensuring that Team Race pit crews wore head protection. We were not popular for insisting on this rule. Forethought trumps hindsight

[@MrMatVids]

Great video, great technical demonstration. Good work :)

[@preflighter]

I've noted a lot of concern about RC models hitting aircraft. There is an android app called "Plane Finder" which shows you any full-sized aircraft near you in real time. I believe its also available in IOS and as a free version. I downloaded it and it works beautifully (Melbourne, Australia). Also, well done! Great effort!

[@mpshags]

I don't have the capabilities not the knowledge to do this, therefore you are a liar and this didn't happen. lol you ever feel like that is the argument you are going up against sometimes? amazing flight, mad respect!!! Your batteries alone cost more than my entire plane hahahaha. I use Frsky too, although I'm only pulling about 300 yards before it goes into failsafe due to interference from 900mhz video signal. I'm going to switch it up to 1.2 or 5.8 and see if that helps. Thanks for posting all of your info you've gave me a good idea of what I can use that will be compatible!!!! I wont be pulling anything of this caliber in the near future, but you've inspired me for sure!!!! Great flight!!!

[@batsali99]

The plane stays around 2000m up throughout the flight. 80km is the range. Also clouds form at various heights.

[@dl373]

Using 2.4GHz!!!! AMAZING! Iv'e never seen anything close without a UHF LRS!

[@itakeyourphoto]

Amazing stuff! The horses at the end were like WTF???

[@Aleuli73]

This is a foam airplane with 0.2mm width silicon solar cells, flying outside the United States and on class E airspace. Even on the United States the FAA AC-91-57 is an advisory for model aircraft, notice that it is not a law. So you yourself can choose to follow it or not. Me myself did this long range try out, and it was not illegal, neither was a threat to any of the local airplane small airplanes, so said the controller of the nearest local airfield which I was in contact with..

[@19willys55]

Awesome! When I take the coordinates from your film to Google Earth, I can easy follow your flight. Very funny.

[@batsali99]

In a collision the sum of the velocities is what matters. For a plane going 700km/h it makes little difference if it hits something going 10 or 40km/h.

[@chrisleech1565]

I was wondering the very same thing, I mean this is rock solid the whole way. I know considering the landmarks below in what you can see that it may be low density RF congestion but once he is up there at an appreciable altitude there is really no telling what he is over flying. I still keep looking and pinching myself. I mean it is Video transmitted with the OSD overlay and that indicates that it is being recorded at the Ground station. It really is an epic feat by any measure. I also asked :-)

[@xenodrone]

Not to mention that advisory was written in 1981, long before FPV was around. so rc pilots probably couldn't see much around them beyond that anyway. certainly not outside of line of site.

[@markuslh]

watching this in amazement while I'm struggling to keep HD youtube from buffering. distance to router 10 meters.

[@1974charrua]

Nice flight ! might go back to fixed wing models after watching this.

[@djisydneyaustralia]

Well done mate! Truly inspirational

[@peterlaikc]

Hardware is just a minor part comparing to the "GUTS"..... Well done!

[@satgod]

Great flight Looks like you have itdown solid probably one of the best flights i've seen

[@anonuser2329]

Cool FOV I like the horses at the end!

[@glassdogangle]

Great video! I checked the link for the setup; Will look through it more completely later. I have gotten out as far as 7km before running into some video issues. Lately I have focused more on shorter-range (3-4km) low altitude scenic flights. You should check out some of my latest videos!

[@Aleuli73]

This is a boosted 2.4ghz Rc system. Only LRS I saw having longer range is Thomas LRS.

[@stek96]

всё таки охренительная задумка:режим возврата домой)))

[@klbphoto]

Best confused horse landing view ever :)

[@EddieKMusic]

The HUD looks so cool!

[@oweny747]

well done as a fpv flyer myself it must have been a brown bum time with that range of flight

[@Venkman900]

love the horses at the end

[@GateCrasherVI]

lol those horses at the end. HEY! What'r...what're you doin here buddy.

[@EssexRc]

Amazing stuff. I would love to pick your brains (not literally) on your solar setup. It would be great if you get the chance to do a walkthrough video on your plane setup. All the best ;)

[@IamKDog]

WOW. That landing, what a perfect framing :)

[@smoothvirus]

amazing achievement. Well done.

[@northerntropics]

that altitude indicator has at least one decimal place. Going up 1 m/ sec or about 3.6 km/hr. explains why is so slow to go above the clouds.

[@joeddejohn]

That's really cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@FrankAbyss]

As a FPV enthusiast, I am in awe of the distance you covered. As a private pilot, I cringed. You fly at altitudes that are flown by private pilots . The potential of you taking a real plane out and killing everybody on board is very real.Your situational awareness is extremely limited. It will take only one such accident for governments across the world to outright ban FPV at all but very minimal altitude (100m or less) and take a lot of fun out of this new activity.

[@NickStaib]

Impressive effort. I skipped a few bits (!) but liked the horses at the end...

[@GaryStofer]

Sorry to be a buzz kill, but I'm also a private pilot who had to take evasive maneuvers at 1500-2000 feet on approach to landing at an unfamiliar airport because a UAV strayed into my flight path. Sure the airplanes are foam and not much more than a pound, I know, I have about 10 or so RC planes I fly regularly myself, but what you don't realize is the startling factor such a craft provokes in the pilot . Had I been in a faster airplane I probably overstressed the wings from the pull up.

[@PyroChimp75]

nice mate! amazing what is available to the general public now in this hobby! 82 people who watched this video are jealous lol

[@RydalS]

This is so cool, and so long!

[@OpenSesame001]

Kudos to you for accomplishing this... excellent video... also a good motivation to all of us to do the same..

[@SUPERSS90]

You are crazy.. AWESOME video love it..Ty again...

[@GaryStofer]

Under the EASA and FAA rules you are allowed to operate a remote controlled aircraft under direct line of sight and up to an altitude of 400ft only.

[@michaelwalker718]

While I know lots of you think this is pretty darn cool and very easy to do with off the shelf parts, I have a larger concern. Flights like this have to be coordinated with any local air authority just for the safety perspective. WHEN the first UAV to Plane accident happens it will ground all of us all over the world. Not if. When. I'm not trying to be a dick about this. I want us to be safe and for those that love doing this to be able to do it without fear of ending up in jail, no matter what country you are in.

[@looperx]

Not gonna happen, give me an example? Even if the whole thing gets sucked into a turbine, it will just get chewed up and spit out, passengers/pilots might not even hear it.

[@sloperdude]

Almost no single engine aircraft have windshields that can withstand the impact of a duck or goose. Their windshields are made of a single thin layer of polycarbonate. A foam FPV model such as yours with it's equipment and battery weighs at least as much as a duck, and probably as much as a goose. And bird strikes do kill pilots. Never say never. Use a spotter, and keep your FPV model in their sight (even if they use binoculars,) so they can alert you to airplanes in the vicinity. For long distance flights you can have someone drive you within sight of the model as it flies.

[@michaelwalker718]

Are you willing to take the risk? We have had a few close calls in Toronto. If it happens to you and they figure out it is you, you'll end up like the Captain of the Costa Concordia. Do you have enough money for the legal battle?

[@sloperdude]

Michael Walker I think you just responded to the wrong party.

[@sloperdude]

Oh, nevermind...

[@SYNFPVPILOT]

Incredible flight. Well done.

[@robertfeng007]

how did you do to build this airplane, I'm interesting in a project like this, it was with RC control or Gps autopilot, what equitment did you use? th FPV video was live or you watched it afer the plane return? it woud be good if you provide more info, thanks

[@chrisleech1565]

I think he is using RVOSD, as in Range Video. I will be using Minim and wonder if it will be as good. I have not taken receipt of it as it is being shipped. But I can't wait. The RVOSD and the whole system is more than I can afford until later or maybe next season.

[@spiro9210]

Mr Aleuli, Pls refer to the FAA laws in regards to rc units and drones in your area. Generally, anything below 400 feet is considered safe for RC in areas not close to airports. Usually, it is best to consult a aerial chart for your area to avoid air traffic routes and no fly zones. For instance, I live near a airforce base and flying a rcplane above 400 feet will get my plane to show up on radar.

[@brianboschma]

THanks for the details.

[@mr_spoons]

Thanks for this. Lots of real info.

[@k4jsteward]

very very good. thanks for sharing

[@valderja]

Love the horses at the end... Like, WTF!? :-)

[@silvereagle2061]

How in the world can you RC an airplane 80Km away? Your signal strength must be amazing.

[@Platinumhobbies]

Wow that's nutty! Way to go....

[@Aleuli73]

1.5 W on video Tx(1.2Ghz), 13 dBi yagi antenna on the vRx 2 W amplified 2.4Ghz RC(FRsky) with 14dBi patch antenna.

[@Ajzer85]

Good observation there, but I don't think he meant 80km up, but more like 80km distance travelled =) Most commercial airlines will travel at a altitude of about 12km and will encounter turbulent jet winds and freezing cold that would tear this plane apart. The altitude in this video seems to be at about 2-2.5 km as seen on the right side, assuming that is metric judging from the temperature being shown in celsius.

[@homebeerbrewery]

Wow, nice job!

[@guillaumefo]

Woaw... amazing, very good job !

[@jjmdavo]

awesome flight mate great view from above i would have liked to see the plane you used and the size but awesome vid anyway mate cheers

[@rekunta]

Horses are like, "wtf is this??"

[@WakeRunSleep]

You watched this for 3 and a half hours??

[@rekunta]

shilohwillcome Did you?

[@WakeRunSleep]

Kale P Of course not, I have a life.

[@rekunta]

shilohwillcome Well there you go. FYI, there is such a thing known as "fast forward". A handy feature, may it improve your YT experience.

[@WakeRunSleep]

Kale P There I go? There I go what? I know there is a fast forward dip-shit.