Narrated Long Range FPV - 10.5km Lake Cruise - Airplane Setup & Flight

[@jackie87430]

I love how you added a basic schematic of your setup at the beginning!! Subscribed :)

[@scottiniowa1]

I built this plane based on your previous video, but with a foamboard Experimental Airlines foamboard wing. I put landing gear on as I don't like hand launching pusher planes. It is SO efficient and fun to fly. With a 3300mah 4S battery I'm getting easy 15 minute LOS flights. I want to experiment with making my own batteries soon - then I can really push the flight times. Thanks so much for an awesome design!

[@GhostRyderFPV]

I started putting together Li-Ions last year, and they've taken over. Not only do they have gobs of capacity, but you can build packs specific to each plane if you're looking to get as much battery in the air as possible, or have unique CG requirements. Molicel branded cells are my suggestion, especially their 21700's if they'll fit your models.

[@alex8527-w1q]

@@GhostRyderFPV I just acquired a nice spot welder, where do you get your Molicel battery's?

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Cheers man! We did it😎 Would be great to see a flight video! Keep me informed

[@dominiq4343]

Hello, would you be intrested in making a DIY video in which will you do a step by step guide for making a fpv system in your aircraft, as well as lighting system?

[@alex8527-w1q]

All that information has already been given in his video's, minus the INAV programming, Just read the literature. The lighting systems require no special knowledge or programming, you just buy what he did and install it. Again, that is also in his video's.

[@dominiq4343]

Rightly

[@adrianlee30]

Congratulations on your 10+ kilometers trip. I know the joy of flying that far My personal Best is 16.5km

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Dang! 16.5km feels like reaching the moon - I'll get there if the circumstances allow, one day - Waiting on a VAS 16-Turn Helical Antenna ordered from GetFPV.com - That'll get me atleast 20km on 5.8Ghz for sure (I hope)

[@adrianlee30]

@@AeroStuffFPV wow 16 turn maybe then i will really go to the moon. i m using a 5 turn helical from VAS but i modify it with a reflector dish. using a 5.8ghz 1watt akk race ranger vtx and elrs.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

@@adrianlee30 Great setup! I'm flying 600-800mW // If I someday get desperate, I might invest into this RushTank VTx's that do +1.5W

[@caturlifelive]

@@AeroStuffFPV amazing

[@spartan3299]

Truly amazing with the X8R and 5.8g video which works well and looks good enough to. I too am still using, well the RX8R with the UNI-RX - Universal ACCST firmware which is working well, but then again I don't do long, long range. I like flying and poking at the the edge of LOS and blending into nature so as to soar with soaring birds. Another interest is flying safely in my residential environment along safe corridors such as drainage ditches and green spaces along with using quiet air frame and motor configurations such as the twin tractor so as to avoid disturbing people. Using redundant and well penetrating video and control rf frequency and methods in such dense 2.4g and 5.8g RF environments. Being able to fly at a low enough altitude to absolutely negate the possibility of conflict with low level helicopter traffic. Another goal is programming a safe rth in confined air spaces possibly requiring a smallish VTOL of the Ranger T1 configuration except using Ed's and your building material and methods. Thanks for demonstrating safe longer stuff in which our communities have been doing safely since before 2010.

[@Willybrordus]

Absolutely great flight and video!

[@dronepilot260rc]

I like how you stabilized the V-tail. I feel all V-Tails should have some type of support system 🎉

[@dominiq4343]

Yes, all V-Tails should be stabilized. Look how some guy have done it other way, I think the better way. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/imPUiIOios91msk&pp=gAQBiAQB

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Surely needed - found out on videos that my V-Tails can warp in a bank or tight rudder maneuver if not reinforced enough.

[@Ataraxia_Atom]

This is great, I love these long range FPV videos

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Cheers!😎

[@vikingbeard8466]

2.4ghz long distance? wow!! will that yagy antena also work on wifi access point? considering a 2.5ghz wifi band.

[@dave20874]

Congrats. That's a nice plane!

[@RoryHollarTURTLERCRACING]

Thank you for sharing…..!😎🦾

[@harukiradke7350]

Can you make a video about your radio controllers and modifications? Would be interesting :)

[@iqrazubairfeb]

Use DJI03 airunit in some of your amazing projects please,

[@GhostRyderFPV]

Ironically, I learned iNav 6 introduces a little bug in automated flight modes. IT'll cause your model to porpoise, or exactly what your plane was doing on the way home, lol. I'd definitely recommend 6.1.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Yes, 6.1 is what I'm aiming for but it's not there for the F405-WING - I might wait or keep the 2.6.1

[@GhostRyderFPV]

@@AeroStuffFPV hell yeah dude, looking forward to the 15km video

[@alex8527-w1q]

Is the lack of some light, plastic winglets, due to a judgment in; Slightly more drag, but more lift, VS the lower drag with rounded edge wing tips? The landing was classic, coming to a stop right in front of you. Have you considered using the Team Black Sheep Unify Video Tx? Or are you up against a power law, where you are already at maximum power? Perhaps the build quality alone of the TBS transmitter could get you more range. Staying at 800mW of power. I want to say, I appreciate your adding the connection diagram. The only difference between our connections, is I'm using a separate battery for anything video, to reduce possible noise transfer on the power buss's. Great job.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Thanks! The rounded wingtip mods from now on are based on better aerodynamics and better storage - It also allows my V-Pushers to look like XUAV Talons😎

[@alex8527-w1q]

@@AeroStuffFPV Gotcha, I should make another wing, minus the winglets, and go rounded edge, and test the difference. I'll let you know the results.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Please send videos or photo's to my IG page (aerostuff.fpv) - I love to see what you've built so far! @@alex8527-w1q

[@Krtoonovitch]

Hi, new sub here. Your channel is awesome, has a COMPLETE beginner in RC flyin stuff ( never flight anything ) can you advise me on RADIO / electronics / FPV stuff for a beginner... maybe a : "build your 1st ever plane" can be usefull. THx for sharing passion with us.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Thanks! I recommend watching these series of MakerHangar to learn the electronics and continue to the RC airplane itself: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3uaoqSPh86ZsLc&pp=ygUhaG93IHRvIGJ1aWxkIHJjIHBsYW5lIG1ha2VyaGFuZ2Fy

[@kyrkbymannen]

Smooooth landning to top it all off! :-)

[@adammontgomery7980]

Hey, how do you get the two different qualities of video? I assume that the video with the telemetry overlay is transmitted because it's more grainy, but how do you get the clear video, is it recorded on-board?

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Yes, onboard DVR recorder

[@arduino825]

Great work bro how i can learn aerodynamics

[@alex8527-w1q]

2 choices, 1) Start by going to college for aerodynamics, or mechanical or electrical engineering. All engineering disciplines teach you physics, and how planes fly. (see you in 4 years) or 2) Build one of his designs and learn the basics of flight on your own.

[@HDCairnsAviation]

Awesome setup, would it be possible to fly it with a flight sim joystick, just ideas haha.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

I'll keep it with just the transmitter - but with some modifications, a Joystick can be applied too.

[@HDCairnsAviation]

@@AeroStuffFPV awesome

[@karolvikt]

Thank you for the video. How about buying a TBS Crossfire system. I think you've doubled your flight range. By video communication, you need to make the simplest ground station and not sculpt "spiral horns" on glasses LOL. Good luck and health, the rest will follow.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

I ordered and received IBCrazy/VAS Helical Antenna 15.5 Turn Helical for the video range - I should be good now😎

[@albertfalls]

where did you get that antenna from, on the transmitter?

[@trumblez]

This plane has almost the exact same performance as my ZOHD Talon GT Rebel

[@AeroStuffFPV]

I’m slowly getting there😎

[@Moishel_Mitnyk]

dude post a list, these are great but they need info pack links for beginners

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Links in the description!

[@fliteanalysis4927]

Awesome man

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Cheers!😎

[@daudaibrahim9413]

Please can you help me on how you Control your v-til

[@dandan3liu648]

Hello, can you design a drone made of lightweight wood?

[@sebastiantomczyk4577]

How did you managed to get back when you lost the video signal? Autopilot?

[@alex8527-w1q]

Flight Controller set to RTH (Return To Home) when radio signal drops out.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Flight Controller detects 0% RSSI and switches to preset mode called FailSafe (set to RTH)

[@sebastiantomczyk4577]

Thanks!

[@mushtaqhussainmesbah9170]

I like it

[@harishkumarhp314]

Super use the solar power 🎉

[@riovonstahl2869]

imagine what you can achieve with a tracker system for your antennae

[@scoobydoo593]

I couldn't deal with that signal noise

[@filipesimoes5398]

I'd like to see an endurance focused experimental rc plane...

[@filipesimoes5398]

@@alex8527-w1q His long range builds run for about 15 minutes as I've seen in some older videos.

[@filipesimoes5398]

This one ran for 23 minutes as it says in the fpv camera. Some endurance drones can reach up to 55 minutes and fixed wings are capable of much more than that.

[@filipesimoes5398]

@@AeroStuffFPV Oh, thank you for your answer. I've missed this flying wing, I'll take a look, thanks.

[@AdamWebb1982]

I wonder if im allowed to do this in the UK. Just got a drone and already want to fly further!

[@piconano]

Google is your friend. Google "Drone Laws UK 2023 & Regulations"

[@AdamWebb1982]

@@piconano yeh i think my max height is like 125meters and max weight is 249 grams.

[@piconano]

@@AdamWebb1982 It's the same here in Canada.

[@alex8527-w1q]

You can fly MUCH further with fixed wing aircraft, drones are very inefficient and don't have the flight time. Even if you go 1 way. : ) Here is why you're limited to 125M. kzbin.info4uPihoAfmMs?feature=share

[@Syed-zp5oi]

Hello . Can you please Go 10 km with Zohd Kopilot FC Try and make video if possible.

[@alex8527-w1q]

Seriously? He is a bit busy providing video's for people who scratch build using everything that is dirt cheap. This allows people to get into the hobby without buying expensive pieces of foam that cost way too much for the average person. That is his niche. Just modify your Zohd and do it.

[@jackcannan9045]

I really like to mast for the vtx

[@vladimirpaschkov8737]

Здравствуйте! Как правильно называется материал с чего вы делаете авиамодели?

[@AeroStuffFPV]

5mm foamboard

[@vladimirpaschkov8737]

Это пенокартон

[@itzjoeylo4501]

Stability Gyro?

[@asjad1814]

Which radio transmitter you use???

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Taranis X9D

[@asjad1814]

Do you use telemetry?? Or only fpv

[@AeroStuffFPV]

FPV only

[@SuperSeagull12]

What VTX do you use?

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Eachine TX805

[@anasmabdi7995]

Can i get information component please i want to buy its i mean names

[@AeroStuffFPV]

links are in the description and comment

[@piconano]

If you lose GPS, would the flight controller be able to come back using its internal 9 DOF MEMS INS, and other sensors? How much drift/minute are we talking about? How did the old missiles worked before GPS is what I'm getting at.

[@collinw24]

Do not underestimate the accuracy of an analog system. There are no floating point errors to worry about in a mechanical clock.

[@piconano]

@@collinw24 Are you referring to electro-mechical gyros, like the ones on older planes? Cuz when I was flying my Cessna 152 in training, I remember I had to null the gyros after a dozen sharp manoeuvres.

[@jaype331]

I dream of having a nice rc plane with the fpv and longest range possible. The plane having a functional bomb bay and the ability too carry small loads. I can give a little weed to my buddy when hes out and can't get any for a while. Imagine a toy b29 flys over your house and drop a little parachute bomb with weed in it. Don't judge me you know you'd like that

[@mississippi4589]

👍🏽👍🏽

[@coryseaward975]

Amazing

[@cryosleep2]

hello china

[@80_123]

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