Micro Long Range FPV - 15+ km Out! New Sub 250g Record??

[@MofiFpv]

Man, you dont know how much your video has helped me with my long range , was scared to go even 1km away and now im pushing more than 3kms out and going for more. Thank you so much.

[@ampedfpv]

@@MofiFpv Awesome to hear! Keep pushing 😊

[@MofiFpv]

I just hit 4.20 kmts I'm so exited 😅, while listening to your video music is so relaxing

[@audioflight9161]

Epic and inspiring! Great choice of music, and the people of earth watched and saw gen 2 of long range ...

[@Bishop-FPV]

Very cool. Finally a range test done under 400ft. Excellent!

[@spb1179]

Got to love that max altitude at the end

[@ferocious_r]

@@spb1179 It's blurred out all the way through though. Including Dashboard. ... but yeah, does look like

[@jamesmason7124]

Lol

[@personalunderstanding7055]

How can you say that as the Altitude was blurred out indicating OVER 400ft

[@BOTGRINDER]

dude so sick!

[@ampedfpv]

Thanks! If I can do this with sub250 you should be able to push that FalconRad rig further than 4km... just saying ;) You're making great progress though! :)

[@sganzerlag]

Dude this was epic!! I also watched your 1s LR flight out to 5 km and was amazed by that flight too. Well done, congratulations!! Your design skills and your building skills are way up there. I'm extremely impressed. Thanks for sharing these incredible flights here! Best regards from Brasilia, Brazil.

[@jsnlmb42]

Crazy this was all goggle mounted antennas and no tracker! Great job.

[@drelephanttube]

Over 33 minutes of flight on three small batteries is bloody impressive, well done!

[@KKing1]

well, after this those lipo battery's are garbage from being over used unless lithium

[@dillonrugg9692]

@@KKing1 imma go out on a limb and say its most likely a lithium-ion as most people doing long range use those.

[@fanatic_joka]

wow... best battery usage I've seen so far! Nice job dude

[@MrSmithFPV]

Wow, really awesome long range flight! Enjoyed the ride! 👌💯

[@ferasskaik6130]

This is next level generation stuff

[@DanoFPV]

I see you blurring that max altitude. *winky face* Great video. Thanks for sharing :)

[@johncgibson4720]

Thumbs up. I am also into 30+ minutes missions. I think 30+ minutes makes large-scale applications when swarms can sustain 30+ minutes each unit.

[@indroneswetrust1]

Wait what?! No wayyyy! Ok just 25mw on just 3s lion batteries?!?? Seriously very very impressively to me in my opinion!! That's seriously amazingly!!! Biggggg congratulations on doing this with analog system oh man you got very lucky!! 👍🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@SampagaFilms]

The vtx power was dynamic. It was adjusted up then vice versa as if headed back

[@troynicolls1963]

Truly amazing. Nice work!

[@ampedfpv]

Thanks!

[@PescarStangaci]

and a perfect landing!

[@radinalfpv]

Good job bro, Very efficient flying 👍

[@jimfpv]

Impressive man.!! Increadible long range with small 4" quad. ❤Love from malaysia🇲🇾 .. very inspiration to watch whole flight🤘🫡

[@LightFPV]

Wow man! Thank you for sharing this video. Amazing!

[@sudeeptamishra366]

Very impresive.

[@kl152ci]

Sir, this is nuts.

[@adeyinkabrasil4426]

Thanks for posting this VERY informative video👍

[@MarkRogers-j1p]

Amazing well done. watch every minute and downloaded the video.💯💯💯👍👍👍

[@kardady]

Very clear long range feed man 👍👍😍

[@XYZ-888-XYZ]

ehh....ada si om.... saya juga rencana mau bikin yg bisa jauh gini om....tp masih belajar rebuild...😂😂😂

[@kardady]

@@XYZ-888-XYZ mantul Om, iya mending build Om 😁🤘🍮

[@gogus357]

Awesome flight 🤩Thanks Bro 🙌

[@ivanytch]

You are the ace pilot! ) So cool!

[@MontisTube]

Well done! Video link was surprisingly good. Range is impressive.

[@Ja-Ko]

really nice video! you squeezed all the battery!!

[@TattedTommysTv]

Very nice brother superb build and flight setting boundaries for sure keep the cool content coming

[@pav2k]

Wow! That's impressive!

[@undeze]

Really Really Cool. Fantastic effort!

[@mog59]

Breathtaking 🤩! Phantastic performance 👏👏

[@mrvelocity3428]

have you tried using the flywoo nin 1404's they seem to have double the efficiency

[@ampedfpv]

Yes and I found them to be less efficient and they're also slightly heavier

[@DruideRC]

love the landing pad

[@rohansully584]

Nice work! great set up

[@irelanddrone]

Gorgeous. A very nice flight

[@MarcusLong-Plays]

you need to add a 0:00 time stamp for them all to show on the botton of the video, just add a 0:00 time stamp the says something like ''0:00 start''.

[@ampedfpv]

Done! Thanks for tip, I didn't know that! 👍

[@deangutierrez9683]

I like your rear antenna setup. Are your 3d prints available anywhere?

[@ampedfpv]

No sorry, I haven't posted them anywhere, because it's all for a custom frame and build so I didn't think it would be very useful to anyone. Also, I'm not too proud of the design ... It works for me, but it's a bit goofy 😁

[@SbangFPV]

Very nice effort. 👍

[@elingefpv6259]

Soo cool dude ! Amazing long rage record

[@ipranoj]

Great build and flight! Looks like a great spot flying from the rooftop. Which country is this?

[@ampedfpv]

Thanks from Canada 😁

[@timour470]

this was legendary

[@gustaceo]

Amazing… really amazing. Only a rookie question: how do you switch the vtx power during flight? Thank you.

[@ampedfpv]

Thanks! It's a bit complicated to explain here, but I used the programmable logic functions in INAV combined with mapping to the small slider switch on the left side of my TX16S radio. Pawel, Painless360 & Mr.D - Falling with style all have some great video about it. Search for "Setting up automatic VTX power changes" or INAV VTX power on a radio switch", etc and you should find some good videos.

[@austntexan]

@@ampedfpv I think my TBS fusion has dynamic power on the VTX as well. I've never used that function though.

[@ampedfpv]

@@austntexan Yes, I think you're right, but it only works with Crossfire and I was using IRC Ghost for control link.

[@raibuzatto9565]

Nice videooo!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 Verry verry good!!

[@TechCoreX.]

Hi, I have some questions about your Mayfly V2.0 build, I find it very intriguing and would like to know more about the chassis and batteries. Is the 3D frame model available? did you cut it yourself or did you use some carbon fiber cutting service, for example on aliexpress? If I wanted to create one too, what are those iron rods inserted inside that distance the upper plate from the lower one called? What batteries did you get (amperage?)? , how does magnetic charging work and how do I connect the xt60 cable? I hope you answer me because I want to create a record-breaking drone like yours. Thank you and goodbye

[@ampedfpv]

1. I designed the frame and had it cut by CNC Madness. I wasn't happy with oscillations in the design, so I don't share it. 2. The "rods" are called standoffs. They're aluminum with 2mm threads. 3. Batteries are Molicel M35A 18650 in 3S configuration (refer to specs) 4. For other answers, please go to my Rotorbuilds link and the IntoFPV link on my Rotorbuilds page.

[@brezovprut4431]

1. are you using Betaflight or Inav? 2. why you given up from 2S version? ( i m curious how would your 4" setup compare to 3.5" LR setup with 1303.5 5500kV motors and new biblade 3.5" x2.2x2 HQprops)

[@ampedfpv]

Yes, INAV. I found the 2S just didn't have enough watt-hours to go this far. It would be interesting to test the 3.5" setup, but usually smaller props are not as efficient for long range. Thanks for the comment!

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

@@ampedfpv I run 2s 4" on 6000kv 1404 and can get 20 minutes on vtc6 or longer on 21700 p42 but, the extra weight usually gives me less flight time how I fly. I had another 4" 2s on 4800kv 1404 that weighed a good bit less, I sold it because I like the extra power of the 6000kv but, the guy I sold it to said he was getting 30+ on vtc6 so I bet p42s flown conservatively would get about the same flight time as this.

[@GeraAdv]

wow 🤯 this is sick

[@ampedfpv]

Thanks! :)

[@jumpstartfpv]

Why is the home arrow always pointing backwards?

[@ampedfpv]

I'm not sure, but I think I had an issue with my compass calibration

[@MofiFpv]

Did you mess with the camera settings? Im having issues where all my cheapo cameras look do dark, i bought the runcam phoenix 2 for one of my quads bt still color is not as good as this. Thanks man

[@ampedfpv]

I actually can't remember if I adjusted the camera settings here. Sorry

[@F4EIZ]

great job !!!! congratulations...

[@ampedfpv]

Thanks Marc! You're one of my original long-range inspiration's!

[@Martin1519]

I have crossfire, and a Clearview setup, but I'm too scared to go that far, because if something goes wrong i have no way of retrieving it. Unless i fly down a super long Stright road that i can just drive down to retrieve the drone or something.

[@ampedfpv]

Yes, that is always a concern... The heartrate is definitely increased during these flights 😊

[@mativve]

Nice flight! I want to ask, why you change mW of VTX during flight instead of set high on start, that for battery save or there is any reason?

[@ampedfpv]

@@mativve yes just to squeeze every bit of efficiency that I could.

[@mativve]

@@ampedfpv Oh, okey :) thanks for fast reply 💪

[@AtradiesInc]

Wow you got me as a sub at the edge of my seat saying he's not gonna make it back and you did like 33 min flight woooohhhh

[@juhaszjanos7770]

Hi! Congratulations for this beautiful distance! May I ask how noisy was the image above 10 km? What was more difficult? The flight there or the flight back?

[@ampedfpv]

Thank you. I've posted the whole DVR so you can see the video quality all the way out to 15km. It was surprisingly good! The flight out was the most difficult this time, because I'm constantly making an educated guess about when to turn around. Once I turn around and see how well the wind is assisting me on the return it's a relief!! Still stressful wondering if you have enough battery to make it home though!!

[@ScottTomlinson]

Killer effort man! Nice efficiency too.

[@ScottTomlinson]

Also just noticed the battery management. Perfect man. Loved the roof spot too.

[@ampedfpv]

Thanks Scott!

[@teguhrahardjo6330]

Bravo. Amazing.👍👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@beansbs1]

I love the altitude blur 😂

[@rctom1]

Hey man , that´s a cool safari🤟

[@spleenware]

Very impressive!

[@unixoid33]

Cool. Is it that you have direct visibility at 15 km and at such a low altitude? I really envy you, I probably need a kilometer of height for direct visibility. Did helix prodrone perform well?

[@ampedfpv]

@@unixoid33 Yes must have line of sight to go that far. I fly over flat land. Yes Prodrone antennas are awesome 👍

[@MatzeMaulwurf]

Very nice flight! Impressive range. But your magnetometer/compass ist totally off, isn’t it?!

[@ampedfpv]

@@MatzeMaulwurf No, this turned out to be a font issue causing the home arrow to be incorrect.

[@fordboyzzzz]

could i do this only with tx16s with radiomaster micro 2.4 module & rp4 receiver, moonlight kit & goggles L? or do i need telemetry modules to ground controller?

[@ampedfpv]

@@fordboyzzzz sure those components should get you 15km, but unlikely to keep it below 250g, if thats your goal.

[@MegaSugarPlum100]

I am impressed.

[@JackalFPV]

Very well done! Like it. How is the VTX power bumped?

[@ampedfpv]

Power levels are selected with the 6 position switch on my TX16S combined with programmable logic in INAV

[@JackalFPV]

@@ampedfpv why not use full power all the way?

[@ampedfpv]

@@JackalFPV Partly to save as much power as possible (although the difference is very small) and partly just an experiment to see how far I could fly at each power level

[@FORTYVIII]

nice job bro freak'n awesome\m/

[@timlong7289]

Nice. How come your home direction indicator was about 180 degrees wrong all the way home.

[@ampedfpv]

I noticed that and I actually have no idea. In hindsight, I'm glad RTH didn't try to engage! Although the "distance to home" value obviously decreased on the way back, so it knew where the home point was. Very strange.

[@FireDFPV]

You are lucky there was the tailwind on the way back and not the other way around. Nice!

[@ampedfpv]

I purposely plan my flights when the wind is with me on the way back. It's much less stressful for me :) Thanks.

[@iFlyGood]

gotta be good to get lucky as often as amped does ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜)

[@kardady]

@@ampedfpvyea you’re brilliant, man 👍👍😍🤘

[@RCRitterFPV]

very impressive

[@draganignjatov7291]

Nice very nice 🤙🏻👍what configuration you use for that drone?

[@JoelTGM]

How is this possible? And that wasn't even a lipo? Is it because the batteries aren't capable of putting out big power but they can last a long time?

[@ampedfpv]

Yes, Lithium-Ion batteries are generally better for long-range vs. Lipo's. They don't have the same high C ratings that Lipo's have, but they have better weight to capacity ratio vs. lipo. Very lightweight drone cruising at constant speed doesn't have a high current draw, so li-ion is ideal.

[@gmivisualsjason3729]

Excellent

[@WRXMSK]

Some impressive range for such a tiny quad ;)

[@__dummy__7523]

Chapeau bas mec!

[@buddyadkins2432]

Good Job. 👍

[@0baakYT]

how did u program the switching of the vtx power bumps?

[@ampedfpv]

Using the logic programming tab in INAV. Used the 6 position switch on my TX16S. There are some videos on KZbin that show how to do it.

[@justintrumpelmann874]

Do you have any tips for better range? What antenna are you using on your transmitter?

[@ampedfpv]

If you mean VTX transmitter, I'm using TrueRC Singularity.

[@strazfpv7043]

Very impressive! However, I think also very lucky you didn't failsafe and lose your quad. Your compass calibration looks wrong. The home arrow is pointing the wrong way on the return path.

[@ampedfpv]

No, actually it ended up being an OSD font problem. It knew where the home point was, as shown by the decreasing distance to home value.

[@waltaopqd]

​@@ampedfpvcongrats !!!!! O have same problema with home direction, what font is ok?

[@2740hansen]

bro, i'm lost. been flying simulator for 200 hours and want to start FPV. I need a sub 250g quad to freestyle, race and cruise maybe 2 km. possible? do i go digital or analog? any budget friendly suggestions for drone and goggles? i dont want to compromise quality too much though. love your videos thanks in advance

[@ampedfpv]

Man that's a little too much to unpack in a KZbin reply, but.. . It's very dependant on your budget and your goals. If you're looking for sub250 "jack of all trades" quad, I'd look at options in the 3.5" or 3" size range. Goggles and analog/digital you have a few options. Check out the popular FPV youtubers and Facebook groups for advice on that.

[@2740hansen]

@@ampedfpv yeah i know, thanks i will research more

[@2740hansen]

@@ampedfpv i ordered a flywoo explorer v2.2 analog 850mw with crossfire, a tbs tango 2 pro and eachine ev800d. Should i buy new antennas for the quad or goggles right away? if so any suggestions? thanks in advance

[@ngedenkiondalle216]

do you manually change the Output power of the VTX?

[@ampedfpv]

@@ngedenkiondalle216 Yes, with a switch on my radio

[@si1az0]

is the battery setup the bottleneck on range bc of flight time? if u setup a basestation would u be able to get even farther on a micro?

[@ampedfpv]

Yes, battery is the weak link. The video and radio link can go much further.

[@patrickpendergast898]

I’d be curious if anyone has made a tiny fuel cell drone or one with a tiny nitro engine running a generator for more range. Smallest fuel cell I’ve seen is 650 watts.

[@Basyonk]

amazing bro

[@QSpeedRacer]

alot further total distance than my Explorer LR that was over 250g carrying huge li-ion. max time i repeat on that is 29mins 55 sec

[@HansBaier]

Impressive! 🎉

[@zeDoSauRus]

wow. very nice dude!!!

[@Savant218]

Why the alt blocked at 120 meters up ?

[@dimitrisbertakis3371]

flying above 120m 400 feet is illegal by the FAA

[@ampedfpv]

This is true for the FAA, but actually in my case I'm in Canada and there are no altitude limits on sub250g craft so there was nothing illegal about this flight. 99% of the flight was under 120m anyway. With only the odd excursion above when I had a brief lapse in concentration. So I just blurred the altitude to avoid any "karen" questions :)

[@carmellight8595]

Very impressive man, When it charged to 4.3v per cell, will it be shortened the battery life soon?

[@ampedfpv]

Thanks! and Yes, the number of charge cycles with be shortened by charging at a higher voltage but its still quite a lot. In my case, since I was pushing for max distance, I wasn't concerned about the slightly reduced life. There are charts on the Internet that show the approx reduction in battery life vs. the charge voltage.

[@kratzeni]

How did you manage to put vtx power to a switch?

[@ampedfpv]

Logic programming in INAV. There's some good KZbin videos explaining how to do it.

[@juhaszjanos7770]

Hi! Which protocol you used? Sbus or srxl-2?

[@ampedfpv]

Hi, I used Ghost protocol. Thx

[@papaecho]

1. Have you experimented to find the optimal speed? What speed is it? 2. What 18650 cells do you use?

[@ampedfpv]

I used Molicel M35A cells and I found the optimal average speed to be 50-55 km/h

[@FPV_PERFORMANCE]

awesome fpv trip😎

[@joshuaang5338]

Till what voltage can lion batts go? I mean what voltage is the minimum for li-ion

[@ampedfpv]

2.5 V

[@__dummy__7523]

Did you hesitate between the emaxx eco 1406 and 1404?

[@ampedfpv]

No, I used Ecalc to run the calculations and the 1404 seemed to be the best fit and specifically the T-Motor F1404 was the most efficient in my experience. Also the 1406 would've added additional weight. Thx

[@__dummy__7523]

@@ampedfpv Thank you for the detailed answer. Effectively I saw on the Chriss Rosser's graph motor stator diameter versus prop size the 1404 is matching perfectly the ideal curve.

[@jamesmason7124]

Can you please make a video about the build and what you used

[@ampedfpv]

No, sorry. It already been dismantled and the parts used in other builds. Please look at the Rotorbuilds link in the description. It has much more detail about the build.

[@pashaisthebest]

You can for sure do this with DJI o3 air unit, there are videos of it being pushed to 23kms out, no problem.

[@ampedfpv]

@@pashaisthebest Fair enough, but O3 didn't exist when I did this

[@jumpstartfpv]

How did you get the orientation back without displaying heading on the OSD or a reliable home arrow?

[@ampedfpv]

Practice 😁 I'd flown this path many times leading up to this flight. The wind turbines and roads make great landmarks

[@Pubiro]

I have a question, if fly in level mod, how much consume energy? Or fly time?

[@ampedfpv]

I'm not sure exactly how flying in angle mode affects efficiency, but I'd suspect it's minimal. I just flew in Acro to make sure I was as efficient as possible. Keeping a consistent throttle as much as possible is one of the biggest factors for good flight times.

[@Pubiro]

@@ampedfpv I understand. What I want to get is a drone with low movement capability that will stay hovering in air. I'm trying to understand how long it can hover in air with the same specs.

[@ampedfpv]

@@Pubiro Sorry I didn't do any hover testing, so I really don't know. If you're building a drone and you want it to hover in one place (this is called position hold in INAV) you'll need to use either INAV or Arducopter FC firmware.

[@Pubiro]

@@ampedfpv I'm preparing a project, so I am doing research. Thank you for your help.

[@RizHassan]

Please list the VTx brand/type it’s missing from the description.

[@ampedfpv]

I'll update the description, but full specs are listed in the video about 5 secs in.

[@teguhrahardjo6330]

Bravo. Super amazing.👍👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🤩🤩🤩

[@stevedolby1819]

Wow! Long trip.. We’re you getting nervous?

[@ampedfpv]

Ya, these trips are always hard on the nerves! 😁

[@adeyinkabrasil4426]

Hi, you wouldn't happen to know how to put pitmode on a switch on the Unify Pro 5V, would you? I was able to make it happen for a week, then it stopped working after a minor crash and a camera replacement (from toothless 2 to baby ratel 2). since then, haven't been able to get it to work🤔. edit: never mind; I found the answer under the smart audio-> vtx -> config menu...cheers!

[@ampedfpv]

No sorry I've never done that, so not much help there.

[@FATSNAIL-FPV]

15km on a 4inch with 3800kv? wow. Maybe put my Rekon4FS to good use. rebuilt that withj some 3500kv 1804 motors. still have a Flywoo 4s Li-ion pack somewhere. Walksnail Nano vtx V1 (awesome for what it is) HGLRC Hammer antenna. only needs a gps now lol.

[@tiborkrizan6973]

Good day. Admirable. I would like to kindly ask you for the file for your frame. Inav 7.1 has already solved frame removal and non-standard handling of the drone such as max. throttle in navigation modes. I also had problems with withdrawals. Try inav 7.1 and see for yourself that it works. Thank you very much in advance.