How I get comfortable before hitting a peak + Flight edit w/ music

[@jameszd4470]

I was just wondering about your planning process and here's a peek into it! Thanks! Could you do a video about how you go about selecting locations? And what kind of pre planning happens before you get onsite? (Assuming you don't just go do it blindly!)

[@FalconRadFPV]

I've had it in mind for a while. I'm still getting used to talking to the camera and that video would require quite a bit of it. But I will try, after I've got my frame finished up and tuned I'll get on to videos about flight planning and so on.

[@sheepshank69]

I recognize that - it's where I go to fly too! I usually find a cut-block to freestyle in and gaze longingly at all the surrounding peaks...

[@FalconRadFPV]

Oh cool. That's how I got into long range. By going to clear cuts to fly with no people around, and just like you looking off into the distance at the mountains.

[@alexanderfpv6655]

Thanks for all your videos. I finally did some real mid-range in the mountains yesterday and it changed my life. What an amazing hobby.

[@FalconRadFPV]

That's awesome! Glad to hear you made the step into mid or long range and that it went well. Get to know your quad, battery, km range and mah count really well before going out too far. I made that mistake a few weeks ago, I noticed the voltage was low but was still km's out so it was already too late so bye, bye quad. Video coming soon! 😅

[@GhostRyderFPV]

I have dreamt for years, along with my fiancee, to have the time to head up north and spend a month doing this. Here in Florida, there's the same beach, the same landscapes, and any wilderness is not only difficult to traverse, but also teeming with creatures that want to kill you! Thanks for putting this together and sharing, great edit my dude.

[@FalconRadFPV]

You'd be surprised how even on the west coast in the mountains it can still be hard to find spots to fly. Thanks for watching!

[@justinslaight]

So people can come back and check to see how much deer traffic there or whatever they are hunting. Great flight! I'm jealous as I have no ridges here in Arkansas to rip.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks for the comment, maybe you could find some sort of hill to get a view over one of the many cool looking rounded lakes?

[@robertgoldbornatyout]

Such beautiful scenery fantastic photography and Amazing flight thanks for all your hard work and up load. All the best from Robert UK London.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Many thanks!

[@ivoryviking]

Nice video as always. The camera locked to tree. Is a trail cam. Yes mostly used for hunting. Or property lines. Means your most likely on a game trail. And he was attempting to see what animals are traversing it. Of course its recording what your doing. And its ideal to just stay away from them. Mainly respect for others. Def don’t pull on it to see how its mounted. 🤙🏻 Anyhow great vid. Always watching for more of yours.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks for the comment! More to come soon.

[@setau06]

thank you for showing LQ, I feel much more confortable now knowing 1:100 is perfectly fine. really enjoy your vids 👍

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you! and you're welcome.

[@TheParadigmShiftTV]

Just the type of video I need. Thanks for this. Got my Chimera 7 in the mail yesterday and waiting on batteries and a couple helical antennas. Plan is to be mountain surfing this summer. I like how you showed the surrounding spot you fly.

[@FalconRadFPV]

oh that's great, good luck with your build!

[@garretpickens5745]

Can’t wait to watch this on my lunch break, you the long range man.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Much appreciated!

[@dvfpv]

Amazing video! Your fpv feed was rock-solid.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks a lot!

[@raminatorrammer]

Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Great info, beautiful scenery and epic flights. 👌

[@FalconRadFPV]

Many thanks!

[@JaydenLawson]

8:21 those cameras can have a sim card in them and will send stills back to the owner of the camera. My guess is they've got a few of them so they know where some game is

[@FalconRadFPV]

Oh cool. It just seemed weird to mount it right near a somewhat busy logging road. Thanks for watching!

[@JaydenLawson]

@@FalconRadFPV oh ok! Yeah maybe it's for some other kind of strange surveillance use.

[@jhughes2286]

It's interesting seeing your planning procedures, does your partner or friend fly too?

[@glevideo]

That's a wildlife trail camera. Some hunters use them to study what wildlife pass through and when. I use one in and around my yard to see what critters get into my garden. Couple questions: What is that tall dark spire on the top of the mountain? Do you fly with any kind of radio tracking device on your aircraft? I have one that's tiny and frequency programmable. It's timed to start beaconing in about 30 minutes so if it doesn't get back and I can't shut it off then it starts the beacon. Battery lasts for several days. Use a VHF or UHF hand held scanner or ham radio and a directional antenna to hunt it down. It's good for several miles.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Oh wow, didn't know about that. I just lost a quad a few weeks ago. That would have been perfect. I knew I was looking within 50 meters of where it went down, even had contact still at times but the nearby waterfalls were way too loud to hear a beeper. The thing you're talking about would have been perfect! I'll have to look into it. The spire thing must be some kind of science tech, I assume collecting weather data or monitoring a nearby long silent volcano possibly.

[@glevideo]

@@FalconRadFPV You can find these at distance-rc.com/store/ . I have no connection to them other than being a customer. The unit is very tiny and I just use blue painters tape to fasten the unit to the side of my quad. The antenna is a short limp piece of wire so I slid a small coffee stir straw over it to stiffen it and taped it into an upright position. I turn it on when I launch the quad but it doesn't start transmitting until a programmable set delay time. I have mine set at about 20 or 30 minutes. When the quad comes back and lands I then turn it off and it has never transmitted. But if the quad doesn't make it back then in about 30 minutes time from take off the beacon starts transmitting so then I start hunting. I've only had one instance of this happening but it was a very happy ending. These little units should have more exposure on KZbin and on model plane forums. They are well engineered and work exceptionally well. The price is right too. They do not depend on call service or GPS. It's just direct tracking from the beacon to your radio receiver and antenna. Use a UHF scanner or your UHF hand held ham radio and preferably a small directional antenna to help hone in on the signal.

[@chriscflint]

I am amazed at your clear video when amongst the trees. I have found trees to be a big problem for video. Also inside the ravines etc. you have great VTX.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you, the antennas are very important as well!

[@adrianglessner5979]

Nice work m8. Very well put together.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks you very much!

[@tessblog3384]

What a gift of nature so beautiful ❤️❤️

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you very much!

[@MCsCreations]

Awesome flying, dude! Really nice! 😃 Thanks for sharing!!! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you my friend. Happy flying and best wishes 👋🙂

[@meirdeaph]

So amazeing thanx for taking us up with u guys

[@FalconRadFPV]

You're welcome!

[@EnglishTurbines]

Epic location, epic conditions....its wilderness.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you very much!

[@gursoyakar]

very nice, you inspire us all.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Glad to hear that, thanks!

[@alaingosselin8764]

Wonderful flying,big like on the dvr 😀💯👍

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks!

[@offaxisfpv]

awesome footage.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you.

[@ValleyFPV]

Thanks for the tips!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Happy to help!

[@erlandfpv]

Hi, it's me again, always ^_^ hehehe.. Want to ask ; -Did you ever try using 7inch blade with 3.5 pitch only? Or better stay with 4 pitch? -Why you decide to use tbs prohv vtx than stay with rushtank? I see rushtank very bright clear mic , TBS vtx mic not really good, -in your experience, with 6s2p liion. Better put them 1 top mount of the frame and one other in the bottom, Or just fine with 2 liion pack bottom mount? In my case, i feels not good enough control when 6s2p liion packs bottom mount ... Thanks

[@chrishiggins7475]

Epic keep them coming 👌

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you very much!

[@DANKFPV]

Practice makes 👌 I gotta try and get thet buttery smooth footage.

[@FalconRadFPV]

I just put my rates super low, rc of 0.45 super rate of 0.73 and 20 expo. It's about 375 degrees/sec then I crank feed forward WAY up like 350+. I've really been liking it for getting in close on the waterfalls and in-between trees. But the best part is if I screw up and have to correct all of a sudden I never end up over correcting. It's not all that interesting for freestyle flights but it goes a long way to making sure the quad gets home after a far away flight.

[@DANKFPV]

@@FalconRadFPV I'm gonna have to mess with feed forward

[@Moonsauc3]

I've heard people calibrating their rapid fire before each flight or when in a new environment. Awesome tips though!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you!

[@jhughes2286]

My notifications for your channel were magically turned off, thanks KZbin, I missed this video when it dropped

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks, I really appreciate your interest.

[@ndrew100]

Your videos are spectacular I have tbs tango 2 v1 250mw Do you think that tbs tango can go far like you did as usual? The same power 250 mw with tbs micro Please tell me your opinion about tbs tango 2 for long range Thanks before

[@FalconRadFPV]

I don't see it would have any less performance. Should be just as good. But can you put a tbs diamond antenna on the tango 2? You should still get several km of range without the diamond antenna though.

[@ndrew100]

Nice tips for me. Thanks Can't wait to see your next epic videos

[@MrTurnone]

Is it possible to put a filter on the lens to cut the contrast...like a polarized sunglasses?....Beautiful video!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Yes you can get a polerizing filter or nd filters. I used an nd filter for this video.

[@samcollins6394]

Fantastic flight and what amazing scenery you have. No honestly, I'm not jealous.... 🤣

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks very much!

[@divingfalconfpv4602]

I did a long range. First test flying. Starting to lose video probably from antennas on the mountain. I turn around. And just drifted to far left and got blocked by a hill. Totally lost video for over 2mins was so scared

[@FalconRadFPV]

Ya it's not as one may think to keep line of sight sometimes. It's happened to me so many times that I'm starting to get comfortable with it.

[@richt7140]

Enjoyed the ride👍👊😀

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks 👍

[@afullonada]

Thank's Thank's Thank's My hero bro!!!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you so much!

[@JY-wb6od]

The greatest of all time in long range... Looking forward to building a Falconrad 7! Just curious on your electronics choice. You look to be using a Diatone stack, which isn't known for being the most premium components although I know they have a generally good reliability record. I have been building up a long range 6in FRH quad and after having a bad run in with Diatone (a stack basically exploded and spun up all motors in my hand. Failsafe was on drop etc. etc. Was not the firmware fault, the hardware failed.) I have decided to go with premium electronics (BrainFPV Radix 2 and Hobbywing ESC). I am mostly wondering what reliability you personally have seen from the Diatone F722 FC and 50a ESC as clearly you trust it to long range. Am just curious. Excited for the release of your frame in the near future!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Good eye, and great question. I have found diatone flight controllers to not be so great with GPS units. My guess is a lower quality parts and or circuit design around the 5v regulator. I was really only using it because it was the only other stack I could buy locally in a store. I was sick of messing around twice in a row with bad gyro readings from an Iflight sussed-d f7 twinG FC. For my new build I'll be using the 50amp esc from the iflight stck with a JB F7 flight controller. (ironicly also made by iflight, but different gyro's and I would assume different circuitry around the gyros) I mostly trusted it. Heck I flew over 1000 long range km's on an old dys f4 pro V2 with a diatone mamba esc, lol. Good choice I think for your parts. I haven't used them before but I've read good things about that combo.

[@lIIustration]

Thanks for sharing your LR expertise, didn't know there was so much planning before a LR flight. Also, would it make more sense to use iNav instead of BF for LR?

[@FalconRadFPV]

Your welcome. Yes it would make sense to use INAV instead of betaflight if you want all the autonomous features that it has. I really only use the home arrow 90% of the time. I don't want to go through getting INAV setup just to end up not using any of the added features and wishing it was more like Betaflight. A lot of people seem to think that INAV would be a better choice for me but I feel like I'm doing well the way I'm doing it. I've lost two quads in three years, only one was due to a firmware and/or hardware issue, the other one I flew too far and ran out of battery.

[@f7p1764]

epic👌 thank you!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Glad you liked it!

[@TheMadmacs]

that waterfall is amazing, have you ever played with the flight sim in google earth?. with 3d maps its a lot of fun and useful for spot hunting. its in the tools bar just dont take the jet.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Wait, what!? Google earth has a flight sim built in? I'll have to check that out.

[@TheMadmacs]

@@FalconRadFPV take the little cessna and fly mount st helens, its incredible

[@bokki94]

15:14 Is that the music from CNC Kitchen? lol

[@FalconRadFPV]

Might be....I use all youtube audio library tracks.

[@rubinhodrone9204]

Passando pra prestigiar aquele like 🤜🤛✌😉

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks very much!

[@GiantAntCowboy]

You found a trail cam, often setup by hunters to monitor what animals follow the path. The hunter will have a few nice pics and maybe a video of you. You are using Rapidfire right? Why don’t you have the antenna signal bars? (Legacy mode possibly?)

[@FalconRadFPV]

Yes rapidfire. Ya I think I turned them off for some reason in the goggle setup. I should put it back up maybe....

[@GiantAntCowboy]

@@FalconRadFPV yea, I’d be curious to see the signal fluctuations in different spots. Keep up the good work, cheers!

[@GiampyHUB]

I love it!

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks you!

[@otidigoraiarnau5761]

Hey, great video. I would like to ask you what frame would you get if you havent build it your own one, super g plus, chimera7, FR7..... just some examples

[@FalconRadFPV]

None, that's why I made my own. No other frame quite fit what I wanted out of a long range frame. I am 95% done designing my own long range frame. It's been about 1/2 a year or more but I am just about ready with the Falcon 7 long range frame.

[@otidigoraiarnau5761]

@@FalconRadFPV Yeah thats what i thought, but with the ones that are in the market which one would you recomend. And btw are you gonna sell it. Thanks

[@creativeflash1713]

Pleasse a full gear and setup video of 2021 Video always like awsome Love Frome India 😍😍

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks for the comment. I'll see what I can do. I had big plans for setup videos and then found out how hard it actually is to do it well.

[@AErefrigeration]

just lost my 2nd quad this year on a mountain. The 1st was a FR7 in the Atlantic. Pilot error

[@FalconRadFPV]

Oh damn, sorry to hear that. That's tough, I wish you better luck with your next quad my friend!

[@ariafpv]

Nice flights. I'm not sure if I should get some 18650 6s2p packs or go for a big 21700 6s2p. Do you think the added weight will be too much and cause negative effects on efficiency???

[@FalconRadFPV]

I find the extra weight does lower the efficiency. Flying around the test field with no altitude gain at 50 to 60 kph I got 19 or 20 km with the dual 18650 6s and 22 or 23 km with the dual 21700 6s (with gopro) So not as much as you would hope with 40% more battery. For one long range flight I changed the gopro for the smo 4k 30gram camera, I flew up and down 2 mountains beside each other and got 21km with about 3000m altitude gain with the dual 21700 6s. You can feel the extra weight in tight situations though. The dual 18650's is a better flying setup because of it's lower weight.

[@ariafpv]

@@FalconRadFPV thanks for the info, I'll build a few 18650 packs then

[@francescobarnes7567]

When are you going to use the MOLICEL 21700 4s batteries you made ?

[@FalconRadFPV]

I've been using them on my mid weight 7" quad. I've gotten 14km on one 4s 21700 pack so far. I even made a build video about it. But the iflight flight controller has not been working for me so I can't release a build video recommending it, too bad many hours of work wasted. I ditched the whole project and will be starting it over again after getting my new frame release done.

[@Wild__FPV]

I'm not sure if I can stick the landing in Acro mode... Any chance I can touch down in Angle mode?

[@FalconRadFPV]

Some people have angle mode on a switch and use it to land. A lesser camera angle will also make landing easier since you can see the ground while going slower.

[@w1llyFPV]

Can you share your settings of GPS reasque?

[@FalconRadFPV]

I will be soon. It's getting hard to get out flying now though, where I live it rains a LOT this time of year.

[@PortalFPV]

Was that a monolith at the top of the mountain?!? @5:22

[@FalconRadFPV]

Some sort of science thing, must gather data of some sort or monitor something in the surrounding area or maybe weather? Maybe it's a lightning tower? Strange how it looks like the part in the middle of those plasma ball things, lol.

[@Eisenbieger667]

epic again

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thank you very much!

[@MANTA_FPV]

I know you are using a custom built reception antenna, but for those of us who are not used to build an own antenna, which one would you recommend for best longrange experience? Currently i am using the VAS crosshair. I am really enjoying your videos, keep up the great work 👍🏻

[@FalconRadFPV]

I recomend the TrueRC Singualarity for the vtx and the TrueRC X2-Air for goggles.

[@heggy_fpv]

interesting, thanks. do your li ion packs give you the full capacity? the amp rate looks high-ish

[@heggy_fpv]

actually, no, I was looking at the amp reading at the top, it was 33A, during the cruise it's around 15, pretty good! my li-ion packs are rated at 4000, but never give more than 3200 (landing at around 2.8v)

[@FalconRadFPV]

I find that the lower the amps are that the pack is run at the more mah it will put out. It's hard to ever get the full capacity rating from them when using them for high amp draw things like 6 or 7 inch quadcopters.

[@heggy_fpv]

@@FalconRadFPV yes, manufacturers even publish discharge rate curves at diffetent amp ratings, but I was never able to get close to those curves XD typucally cruising at 12A

[@flyguy5748]

Hi there Falcon, what would you charge me to build me a 7” or 5” long range like yours

[@reallevifpv]

Hey, I was watching you batteries tutorial and got confused what are you nowadays using, 6s or 4s... What KV would you recommend for 4s and what for 6s? Thank you.

[@FalconRadFPV]

I'm mostly using 6s packs for now but I'm working on a new quad that runs 4s and 6s at the moment.

[@dannynguyen123]

Do you think you can get the same range using a digital channel and running 2 X-AIR 5.8 MK ll and just keeping line of sight of the drone as u try to get as much distance as possible? I really want to try long range but always so unsure of the proper set up

[@FalconRadFPV]

I'm not sure what you mean by a digital channel. If you are referring to using dji gear, I'm not sure as I have never tried it before. I do use 2 high gain antennas together on my rapidfire module. Keeping line of sight and good antennas is key. Keeping line of sight sounds easy but video blackouts can be quite sudden at times.

[@evmoFPV]

You sure can. I've successfully taken the DJI system out to 6.5 miles on a wing of mine. With quads, and flying in terrain like in this video, I can reliably get 3+ miles. I used to do all my long range flying analog but I prefer using the DJI system now. I have a Source One 7" with a Vista on it running antennas similar to Falcoln.

[@samuelratcliff6062]

I have a mid-range 5” quad and the gps on it sometimes doesn’t point to home, especially in turns. Do you think this could be from taking too many hits? I have an adequate number of sats so I’m not sure what the problem is.

[@FalconRadFPV]

It might just be the refresh rate of the OSD element, most gps units come with 9600 baud default but with auto baud checked off in the betaflight configurator and gps set to auto in the ports tab it will usually default to 50000 baud or something like that. If it points the right way a couple of seconds after you stop turning then it should be working ok.

[@jeroenjegerings]

Are you using the gps module without the compas?

[@FalconRadFPV]

That's right, I don't use the compass.

[@jeroenjegerings]

@@FalconRadFPV So it doesn't really matter to have a compas on the gps? I always thought it would make the return to home more acurate.

[@Sir_Hubris]

8:10 - A camera nailed and locked to a tree --> Google for "wildlife camera" ¶ ;-) Thanks for showing the area! ♥

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks for watching!

[@divingfalconfpv4602]

I lost video going to my pool yesterday. It's 50meters lol . (I was inside the house)

[@FalconRadFPV]

lol, I assume it wasn't a 7" long range quad though....or you're a pretty good pilot to fly it through your house!

[@divingfalconfpv4602]

@@FalconRadFPV haha 40mm firefly hex nano lol Tiny antenna maybe 300mw Biggest I have is a 5" long range but doesn't fit thru the window lol

[@godsun358]

How long did it take you to get all the equipment set up? Flight was bad ass bruh.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks. If you are referring to setting up the spot to fly from, it only takes us about 20 or 30 min. A bit longer if the bugs are bad and I setup the pop up bug tent as well.

[@lameandboard]

What flight times are you getting now?

[@FalconRadFPV]

about 15 min with dual 6s 18650 packs and about 18 to 20 min with dual 21700 6s packs. My new frame that I'm working on is bigger and heavier than my old frame, but it flys way better and so much smoother. Also it carries a 4200mah 6s lipo on top, my old frame would only fit a 2600 mah 6s at most. (I was flying with li-ion, I'm just trying to make this quad fit almost any battery configuration.)

[@leginyela]

Any success with your 4 inch LD flights?

[@FalconRadFPV]

I've done a few long range flights with it. The GPS worked at first but now it never does and there is no current meter so no mah count. only a simulated one. Those two things together just kind of put me off the flywoo explorer. I might try installing a better gps and a current meter and giving it another try. I even made a couple of 4s 18650 packs just for that quad, so I guess I really should give it another shot. Flying around the test field I got just over 20km total distance and made it about 3 km away at one point. So it's a capable design, I just don't like the electronics it comes with.

[@leginyela]

@@FalconRadFPV Thanks for reply. GPS works Ok for me and Mah count about 5% inaccuracy once adjusted to reality . 2.5 to 3K distance on DJI controller. European none mountainous geo. Main benefit is portability of the outfit.

[@bustedfpv6708]

Hello idol 😊😊 im from Philippines Want to ask if its ok to use 2x 4s 2600mah li ion packs in 2807 1300kv.. Xl7 v5 frame.. Hope you'll notice my comment.. You're my idol in longrage flying.. Thank you.. 🙏🙏🙏

[@FalconRadFPV]

It will depend on the amp rating of the li-ion cells. If they are molicel 35 amp then I would say yes as long as you don't go heavy on the throttle. If they are 15 or 20 amp rated cells then it probably be too many amps for them with a 4s setup.

[@bustedfpv6708]

Yes im using 18650 molicel.. Thanks idol for giving confidence..😊😊😊

[@thejeffhendrix]

Where is this at?

[@FalconRadFPV]

BC, west coast of canada.

[@jimross898]

Another great video. Spring freshet can have a lot of power. A few years back, one pushed a very large forestry bridge down the mountain about a thousand feet and into Duncan Lake. So much power. The game cam. Hunters leave them out to establish where and when (or if) animals frequent an area. What species, etc. Cheating in my books. Not anti-hunting by any means but figure if you need game cams and drones (drones are illegal but people do it) to hunt, you're a shitty hunter.

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks very much! Probably not going to see much game on their camera with it mounted right near a busy logging road.

[@jimross898]

You'd be surprised. I live in a small rural community with a highway and lots of activity. We back up on crown land and get grizzly, black bear, elk, deer, the odd moose, cougars, bobcats and wolves. Bet the area you flew from sees similar. If you're out there again, look around for game trails. Most hunters won't put out a game cam without some evidence of activity. Mighta been a cougar watching you the whole time! There will definitely be some hunter trying to figure out why the hell your mug is on his game cam!

[@utchiepulini]

is this 2k 120fps?

[@FalconRadFPV]

should be 2.7k 60fps.

[@The21stChronicle]

WTF IS THAT THING ON TOP OF THE PEAK AT 5:25?????????????

[@FalconRadFPV]

I've wondered the same thing. There is a matching one on another peak a couple of mountains over. My guess would be something to do with weather observation maybe? There is a dormant volcano on the other side of the valley that I've flown a few times and I've read that it's monitored somehow, that would be my second guess.

[@techwshop1774]

i wonder what happens when u crash 6 km away

[@FalconRadFPV]

oh that's easy, you pack up and go home. (i know from experience, lol)

[@techwshop1774]

@@FalconRadFPV hahahahhahaha

[@justinslaight]

Game camera

[@FalconRadFPV]

Thanks!