Long range FPV - 5.8 km with Nazgul Evoque F5D and 3000 mAh LiPo!

Long range fpv flight test to evaluate signal reception after DJI Integra’s antenna mod. Weather conditions were good and vtx signal had little interference. Minor radio signal drop while rotating the drone, as expected due to the small single 2.4 Ghz antenna. This time flight distance was limited due to the 3000 mAh lipo battery capacity!
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Drone: iflight Nazgul Evoque F5D v2
Camera: DJI O3
Battery: 3000 mAh 6S LiPo
Controller: Radiomaster Boxer - ELRS 2.4 GHz
Goggles: DJI Integra with TrueRC X-AIR 5.8 Mk. II antennas mod
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[@AirdroneFpv]

Wow! Avec un 5" faire 5.8 km c'est très impressionnant !

[@knoxvillehill]

bit rate starts degrading after 2km out but still very watchable. pretty good effort for a small 5" and not the usual 7". are these the stock antennas on the quad or upgraded ? also ...how far would it go with stock integra antennas? thanks ( subbed ")

[@BarretoFPV]

Yes, stock antennas (15 cm iflight albatroz 1st gen) on the drone. With Integra's stock antennas I used to get yellow warnings around 3 km. Thanks for the subs! Much appreciated.

[@Wild__FPV]

This is a reply to a comment on another video - I watched the video, and man, congratulations on the range, really impressive! I believe you could have gone another 1 km, but of course, the battery is an issue. Why don't you choose Li-Ion batteries? They are lighter... I also noticed the sudden loss of radio signal when turning the drone. Where is the antenna positioned on your drone? I don't think it has to do with 2.4GHz, because this happens to me with 915MHz too... you can solve this problem with an ELRS Diversity Receiver. The antenna would then be on both sides and this problem won't occur anymore. I will be installing this soon. Yes, like you, I haven't replaced the cable yet either... I can't seem to find the free time, but of course, I will do it. I am also waiting for helical antennas, but not 3-turn, rather 4-turn... they should arrive in about a month... I'm really curious! As for the GoPro camera... honestly? I was initially very disappointed with the O3 camera (because I had a GoPro mounted on my DJI FPV before), but after some time, I realized that no one really cares about the beauty of the footage... the O3 camera is quite sufficient, but use D-Cinelike and then work your magic in Adobe... So, personally, I wouldn't sacrifice flight time for a GoPro camera, because the joy is in flying long and stable... you don't fly for others, but for yourself... Good luck!

[@BarretoFPV]

Thanks for your kind words! Now that I am very confident about vtx signal I ordered Molicels P42A to make my own 6s1p pack (let’s hope I will have everything figured out)! My rtx antenna is located in the drone’s left frontal arm, so that signal loss was no surprise while rotating the drone. If I decide to go 7” I will have a diversity receiver installed. You made a good point about the GoPro usage. I feel like sometimes the main purpose of the flight is the flight itself, then the GoPro really doesn’t matter. However, I really like to develop projects for recording a landscape or a natural monument, be involved in planning a trip, routes, angles, to produce a nice video. In that scenario the GoPro has its value for me. At the end what matters the most is having fun in the project!

[@TriMeX1987]

@@BarretoFPV I gues your best option is the either new 2.4 and 900mhz mix module in combination with 4 antenna's or just diversity and get 1 mounted vertical preferebly at the front as atached to the gopro mount for example that way it's exactly the angle as you fly so vertical. and at the front so when you turn around good connection. So the quad is stock furter more? and you tested gps resque ?

[@BarretoFPV]

@@TriMeX1987 a 2.4Ghz diversity should easily remove the blindspot, and it only becomes relevant at long distances when the signal intensity drops to -100 dbm. I included it in my 7" build (to be tested in a couple days). GPS rescue works fine, and it is a must to have it tested prior to LR flights.

[@RockyMountainFPV]

Full send or no send! Earned my sub!

[@BarretoFPV]

@@RockyMountainFPV Exactly! 😂 Thanks!

[@mazlansazani7735]

Great flying..You got a new sub!

[@BarretoFPV]

@@mazlansazani7735 thanks bro! Much appreciated!

[@earthsgrip]

This is a long way for such a heavy 5"! I also like 5" for LR, but with much lighter builds.

[@BarretoFPV]

I wouldn't do freestyle carrying that amount of weight, but if you check amp draw, esc and motors are working very well within a normal range.

[@earthsgrip]

@@BarretoFPV For sure! The Nazgûl is an amazing all rounder, cool to see it doing Lr

[@f450fpv7]

Parabéns, excelente trabalho...! É possível conseguir ir mais longe com uma bateria maior ?

[@BarretoFPV]

Muito obrigado! Sim, depois desse vídeo consegui fazer voos de 6.3 km com uma bateria li-ion. Acredito que com o meu setup atual o sinal se torne limitante na casa dos 7 km. Pra esses voos Long Range a interferência de redes Wi-Fi é muito significativa. Quando tiver a oportunidade de voar em um lugar sem interferências vou postar um novo vídeo.

[@f450fpv7]

@@BarretoFPV obrigado pela atenção, fico no aguardo...

[@gauravluckyrauthan4]

nice video ...what is your fpv camera angle??

[@BarretoFPV]

@@gauravluckyrauthan4 thanks! 30° approximately.

[@droneeventos7095]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍👍👍👍

[@IvanDavidVillarruelfontalvo]

No demoro mucho en el aire Es por la batería sierto

[@pavels2973]

Cool. What battery and how heavy? Even my 1550 Gaoneng seems to be heavy as hell 😁🤷‍♂️

[@BarretoFPV]

For this flight I was using a 3000 mAh lihv that weights 424g. The Nazgul F5D handles it very well without a gopro. I never gave a try with a gopro tough. Nowadays I have a 6s1p DIY lion that weights 453g and offers 4200 mAh. The drone handles it very well too.

[@DanielAx]

@@BarretoFPV What battery would you recommend with a GoPro for maximum flight time?

[@BarretoFPV]

@@DanielAx my go to is gnb 1850 lihv

[@DanielAx]

@@BarretoFPV Thank you for the quick answer! What flight times are you getting with that setup? Is 1800 the tipping point when it comes to flight time vs weight? The highest I've tried was 1550mah so far.

[@BarretoFPV]

@@DanielAx from my experience yes. I own 1550, 1850, 3000 lipos and a DIY 4200mah lion. I never tried 3000 mah lipo plus gopro, but the lipo alone weights approximately a 1850 plus gopro. The drone could probably handle (for the sake of LR), but it will become much less agile. I keep an eye on amp draw to try to be as energy efficient as possible. For the extra capacity, the lion weights only 30g more than the 3000 mah lipo, so it is my favorite for LR without a gopro.

[@ryanomoso7173]

What is your antenna for the vtx?

[@BarretoFPV]

Stock antenna: 15 cm iflight albatroz 1st gen.

[@oxinvoke]

Hey man can you tell me how did you go this far with o3? I have it as well but it only goes 2km then i lose signal even after fcc hack.

[@BarretoFPV]

Hi! I used to get 2-3 km of "comfortable range" before upgrading my Integra's with two TrueRC X-Air MKII. Nowadays my limit distance is around 7 km, limited by vtx signal. The mod requires a 3d printed part and a cable adapter. Check @PattyFlipz channel for a very well detailed tutorial of the process.

[@oxinvoke]

@@BarretoFPV ty so much for replying and your help! Have earned my respect!

[@BarretoFPV]

@@oxinvoke thanks! Let me know if you have any questions. Pleasure to help.

[@SaltySpaceKitten]

Which antenna are you using on the drone?

[@BarretoFPV]

@@SaltySpaceKitten dual first gen iflight 5.8GHz albatroz antenna (15 cm).

[@lucasleondy5848]

Posso colocar uma bateria de 7000mah nesse drone?

[@BarretoFPV]

Creio que não, pois ela provavelmente não caberia na parte superior do drone. Talvez amarrando na parte de baixo. De qualquer forma seria necessário avaliar a corrente nos motores pra saber se o drone consegue lidar com o peso da bateria. A bateria mais pesada que utilizei no momento foi de 460g, e o drone lidou bem com ela (sem Gopro).

[@LeSoarien]

Quite high osd FC temperature 62 whist flying 90kph. This is my limit before o3 vtx displays red box warning message

[@BarretoFPV]

Interesting, I never saw the red box warning. There is a Joshua Bardwell video commenting that this warning could be disregarded since these boards can stand much higher temperatures. I never went higher then 70C tough.

[@LeSoarien]

@@BarretoFPV I meant the red box warning message from the O3 air unit. Agree FC can go higher in temp. There is a correlation between the FC and VTX temp in my 5' & 7' drones

[@asotelles]

how heavy you were?

[@BarretoFPV]

Approximately 850g

[@Hmingmawia_Ralte]

The frame comes with dual 5.8GHz right?

[@BarretoFPV]

The RTF version comes with two ufl to female RP-SMA pigtails that connect the O3 to the antennas. The antennas are two identical 5.8 Ghz LHCP.

[@Hmingmawia_Ralte]

@@BarretoFPV i thought of buying a new antenna for my o3, what do you suggest, Dual 5.8GHz integrated into one single antenna or should i buy two separate 5.8GHz and put them at some angle apart?

[@BarretoFPV]

@@Hmingmawia_Ralte I would go for two identical if you are considering long range. If one fails for some reason, the second will keep you in the air. Two antenna will probably generate a better RF signal distribution as compared to a single antenna (fewer blind spots). At some point I tested Truerc antennas in the drone but I couldn't see much difference from the iflight ones. If you are looking for long range, your money will be better spent upgrading the goggles antenna.

[@Hmingmawia_Ralte]

@@BarretoFPV Thanks, ill go with two identical antenna, love your explanation

[@MazAFends]

Good job

[@BarretoFPV]

Thanks bro!

[@F15UA]

Cool. But that was close to loosing video I guess and during the turn - radio signal

[@BarretoFPV]

My idea with this experiment is to test vtx signal in a extreme condition in order to determine which distances I can fly confortably. My decision to return was based on being afraid of not having enough power for the way back. I could probably have gone a bit further considering vtx signal alone. Nowadays with a lion battery I reached 6.3 km, and I believe 7 km will be feasible soon.

[@BarretoFPV]

Yes you got it right, I have a single 2.4 GHz antenna installed in the left front arm of the quad, which probably got covered by the battery for a few seconds. Planning to upgrade to a diversity receiver soon.

[@AlexJaniashvili]

jdi o3 antennas on drone?

[@BarretoFPV]

Iflight albatross 15 cm

[@AlexJaniashvili]

@@BarretoFPV albatros is bad too. use tbs.

[@BarretoFPV]

@@AlexJaniashvili I didn't get it. Tbs antenna for O3 vtx signal?

[@AlexJaniashvili]

@@BarretoFPV yes. tbs is best in antennas.

[@herotrojan1645]

What version of rx.. is it tbs or elrs?

[@BarretoFPV]

Single antenna 2.4 GHz ELRS. However, I recommend Diversity ELRS to avoid blind spots.

[@herotrojan1645]

​@@BarretoFPV Thanks bro may God bless you

[@noticestudios]

VIEWS !!

[@Actionmannin]

Your mps got silly low

[@BarretoFPV]

Long Range is not for the faint of heart indeed. If one is not entered these intervals, the limit of the setup is not being tested. Make sure to be familiar and well trained with gps rescue though.