Parrot DISCO Unlimited Control Range! - 4G LTE Mod Part 2 - Made it Across the Ocean! 😱😍

[@DustinDunnill]

This is an awesome mod and I'm making more videos with it while tweaking the setup to get the most flight time and best signal possible. Get your Disco here amzn.to/2J1ooQt 4G Lte Modem here amzn.to/2ucBrFf Better 4G Modem Antennas amzn.to/2uzcofE Right angle USB Connector amzn.to/2NOiZM5 Upgraded batteries double flight time here goo.gl/kLbEWN Check out my Disco playlist here kzbin.info/aero/PLQok8jR0tGxaIVRXHZbEVRHm9AnI01tHc

[@MarcBuehler]

This modem works great in the US with T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T (not Sprint). Check out uavpal.com/disco/faq#e3372models for the different models available for your country/carrier before ordering.

[@hawaiianstylen]

What do you estimate the total investment/cost has been for your Disco and all the mods...etc?

[@DustinDunnill]

$400-$500

[@danniecarmona2509]

Do you have any new links for buying the Disco can't find any for under 800

[@DustinDunnill]

Try watching eBay

[@gps-gps]

You are a very courageous chap. I don't know how you stay so calm when you lose your app, I was biting my nails and feeling very nervous for you. This video was better than a suspense movie! Fantastic views also. Well done, can't wait for part 3 where you push the boundaries even further.

[@kevinj2879]

deveolpers and engineers take note --> dude put up his own gear to fly 30km from an island to an island and back . all recorded and for what ? his followers .. mans a legend send him on stuff to review .. thanks again dustin and hurry with the autel review :}

[@stevenisepic1]

Kevin J Evo or Mavic pro II

[@kevinj2879]

both and hope dji send him IF its a new drone they have coming send him one for free

[@KenKneknaneek]

Dustin, all I can say is amazing! What a video. There are lots of things a viewer can learn from this also. How to keep calm during unexpected things that can happen and how to use alternative tools to correct problems and get your aircraft back home. Good job! Looking forward to more flights in the future. Now, where did my finger nails go? Can hardly type! LOL Happy Flying

[@gonefishing744]

These video's are well made, definitely making me want to get a fixed wing as my first drone instead of quadrotor. Keep up the good work, looking forward to more of your fixed wing flights.

[@chrisl6263]

yea, I have the heat problem with my mavic as well. I know at longer ranged you can get spotty reception as well. But as long as it's doing it's thing or coming back it works

[@suhailalshahrani2551]

I like it.. I just got my disco last weekend.. can't wait to fly it soon. Thanks a lot Dustin for beautiful videos

[@ventureoutdoors648]

I just got my Caipirinha II 4g enabled, full telem and video back to the Mission Planner - stoked - thank you for sharing info!

[@didactylos4diddy474]

It was a real achievement to manage the various hiccups and faults to the level you did and to arrive safely back. Well done. I doubt it is something I'd use even if I had the opportunity and we had decent 4G coverage. I'm happier flying a bit closer. :)

[@LuBiBochum]

Whau...not too bad.The pic quality is really good, the range is incredible. Some issues....yep. But it´looks like it´s worth it. Thanks and greetings, LuBi

[@furballkimfpv9365]

Wow Dustin your the man. Taking a chance going that far was awesome. You need to find some shade next time to keep your phone cool. That was so cool brother was very exciting wow

[@MrZpilot]

Love the disco, funnest drone ever! I want one😃 Now fly from your range test mountain to Wailea, always wanted to to see something like that😁 Great vid Dustin!👍

[@DustinDunnill]

Will have to check how the 4g coverage. that would be epic 👍

[@LookingForEntertainment112]

That was awesome, thanks for sharing! Definitely a few things to tweak and hopefully it didn't do any longterm damage to your phone and its battery.

[@FarrellMcGovern]

Awesome flight! The Disco definitely is more of a "pro-sumer" level uav! Very nice!

[@jamesgruhn-n0dfi647]

Nice to see different areas of Hawaii. Have chance to visit in 2 years. Hope to bring Mavic platinum along and make memories.

[@RRPD]

Mine has been showing zero while recording. I’d bring a cooler, make some flat ice packs (ziplock bags) that you could fit behind your phone, change out when the pack gets melted. I had a laptop that overheated when rendering a video, ice packs kept it from thermal shutdown. Good luck, great video.

[@BigAlFPV17]

That is fantastic of the range it has especially with the technology that's out there. Excellent video Dustin!!

[@MCsCreations]

Awesome, dude. Great flying! 😊

[@13ahab]

Another nail-biting test with nerves of steel, well done Dustin.

[@jacobdavis000]

Very fun to watch stuff like this. Adventure for sure! Thanks for sharing!

[@njdoughboy]

Awesome major kudos. Much better outcome than the live attempt eh!

[@michs1708]

Awesome flight! Look forward to seeing update on this and hope you sought out the heating and connection issues! cheers

[@carpenterrick186]

Wow I'm absolutely blown away!!!! This is freaking fantastic!!! Great review!! Thanks for sharing!!! Cheers Mate!!!!

[@mavic6155]

Cell towers (at least here in Europe) have a strong directivity and are not pointed towards the sea. There is no (planned) coverage for the sea. So the signal will quickly die out. Also phones that get warm do "throttle", reducing it's calculating capacity and thus reducing heat. Might have been a combination of these two. What you can do, is you can sit relaxed in the car with the phone in front of the airconditioning opening... cools great, and sits relaxed.

[@DAVEEYEINTHESKY]

great video dustin, that was a great flight the distance was awesome and this time it came back thats the main thing, i enjoyed the video and as always its a thumbs up from me and i look forward to the next video

[@_WalkTheEarth_]

How are you so calm when your phone says it's about to turn off? Like, I'd be panicking and all that but you? You just day "nuh uh" and continue using it. That is insane. (and so as the plane. it is really cool.)

[@theone2be33]

That distance is insane! Very nice! Yes bring a small battery operated fan and attach it somehow above your phone. 👍👍

[@ponowai1]

Brahdah that was awesome! Little bit squeezing okole. Hope your phone is ok after overheating. Running the phone at max resources while charging will do that.

[@ernestoinfante3931]

Thanks for putting up those AWESOME Reviews especially on the Walkera f210 racing drone. I just got one except its the 3d version. for a dollar more than gear best.

[@mathewwinsor9111]

Great vid Dustin.. nerve racking but very entertaining.

[@olivierlanguedoc]

Did you change the battery so it last for that long?

[@Grizz4418]

Awesome video and what a crazy distance you achieved! I’ve had my eye on the disco for a while and you’re last few videos on it have really sealed my commitment to getting one very soon. The cell service connection is interesting but I think I’d prefer trying to upgrade the controller’s antennae hardware first instead even though I’m sure it wouldn’t get 15km. Lol But have you tried any antennae modifications for other drones besides the parabolic lenses? Thanks man and can’t wait for the next video.

[@DustinDunnill]

I haven't done any of the major range mods to the higher end drones. Mainly because of cost.

[@Mylok_]

Nice ! This is exactly what I waited for !

[@DustinDunnill]

Next test is epic! 😂👍

[@Mylok_]

Nice :) Btw, aren't radio waves as efficient as this on the range plan ? Couldn't we use RC to do the same job much easier ?

[@ugpfpv361]

A long video but it was entertaining all the way through! Did you do any stabalization on the video, I doubt it but this was one of the .most stable videos out of a disco I think I've seen.

[@DustinDunnill]

Raw video from the DISCO 👍

[@FlyNRyanfpv]

That was Insane, brea I cant belive you flew all the way there, lucky the wind stayed down bra, nice flight

[@Whigu]

It was probably screen recording software which make your phone get so hot. At least all sr apps do that to my phone.

[@nickn8812]

Totally agree... Screen recorder apps are a massive burden on the CPU and ram.

[@elyasrasti8943]

Yeah that probably cant be helped. But why not frickin unplug your phone

[@Swimfinz]

@@elyasrasti8943 phone ties in the WiFi with 4G LTE. If disconnected, then disaster.....

[@Swimfinz]

@@elyasrasti8943 .... Plus, Dustin is using his phone to check Glympse, his GPS info

[@esantiago8989]

I love this. Would this work if you used a stand alone mobile hotspot and connect your phone/remote to that? That should help with all the processing the phone has to do. Plus the wifi chips in phones are far less demanding then the LTE chips. Your phone is handling everything there. When a phone gets hot it starts to thermal throttle slowing down the processor in attempt to cool it down, which might explain a almost not usable video feed. I expect some lag thru LTE but it should be pretty usable. Also try a speedtest on your device at the location you plan too fly. This is truly amazing!! Can't wait to see what happens in the near future with this kind of tech. I don't usually comment on videos but I absolutely love your videos. You put out the best UAV content!

[@DustinDunnill]

I'll be using my iPad with controller and phone will be a wifi hotspot in my pocket for the next flight. I did a speed test before the flight and was getting 15Mb up/down 👍

[@esantiago8989]

Dustin Dunnill 15 down/up is good. I turned on my notifications for the next flight video!

[@DustinDunnill]

😊👍

[@jimo3129]

Just an awesome video. Very successful flight. What an accomplishment !

[@iballproblem36]

really awesome video. stinks that you weren't able to view everything very well as it was happening. Congratulations on a really far flight. I know you've been wanting to do it for awhile now.

[@TheTinRam]

What a fantastic mod! You made it 14 km and had over 70% battery! Amazing! Pity the DISCO has been discontinued. Maybe a used one is in my future. If my wife let's me get more "toys" that is.

[@Mansare94]

Any idea why they discontinued it? low sales?

[@Mansare94]

@@DustinDunnill There are unboxed ones on amazon for 700 dollars or something I think. I didnt know they were a kickstarter, though I figured 1200 dollars for what is basically a toy was not going to sell very well. Anyway great stuff Dustin, your disco flights inspired me to build my own fixed wing.

[@DustinDunnill]

Sorry. I thought you were commenting on the water scooter video I recently did 😂. I think it was to new and the public wasn't ready for it. New flyers would crash it since it's much harder to land than a regular multirotor drone. Keep an eye out on eBay or Amazon and you might still find one for under 500 👍

[@Mansare94]

@@DustinDunnill Okay will do, thank you.

[@mrguitman99]

That was Amazing!!!, Too bad abut the phone heating up. Amazing footage.

[@Raptor50aus]

its only 4.5C here in Perth atm with max of 18 C today so no overheating here today. Sunny and no wind today :)

[@henryD9363]

Is your screen brightness set all the way up? That can generate a lot of heat. It happens with my pixel in the car when I have the brightness at Max.

[@DustinDunnill]

Yes, it was up to see in sun 👍

[@finesir]

8:26 when you tried ajusting it it to the right, it seems to reajust back... any idea why?

[@DustinDunnill]

Just need to hold the stick a bit longer 👍

[@RockSteddie77]

Awesome video Dustin. I'm new to the whole RC scene but now totally addicted and look forward to all your content which is always such high quality! Also have to say you live in such a beautiful place, very jealous :)

[@SemmyRace]

In the sun, charging, doing hotspot, recording the screen, streaming a video and politing a rc... Be glad that phone didn't crash everything!

[@DustinDunnill]

Next test is a total success with iPad and phone. Uploaded soon 👍

[@dronereviewman9580]

This thing is so cool!!!! GREAT FLYING!! 👍😀👍

[@alrestivo2746]

This is the coolest thing I have ever seen, This more than makes up for drowning your mavic air.

[@ricardopr54]

Awesome 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@AntlionAtomos]

hey dustin nice video youtube☺ may ask,can my mavic pro use 2 modem usb one sticking to drone,and sticking to remote can make unlimited range flight?

[@DustinDunnill]

Not that I know of

[@Swimfinz]

...great video, very informative! Thank you!

[@eltereding]

Hi Dustin, do you use the external antennas (claiming 3-4dbi?), i tried several on the market and all external crc9 antennas were far worse than the internal ones in several e3372 modules. would you mind to do some signal strength tests trough the at commands with and without external antennas?

[@DustinDunnill]

With the short antennas I did in first test dbm seemed worse so had them off for this flight. The recent test (video up soon) I used longer antennas in a V configuration and seemed to work better. Not really any dbm gain when tested at home on computer but worked good in flight.

[@eltereding]

thanks for the reply, i purchased the "5dbi" from aliexpress too, lets see in a few weeks. for max range the antennas should be put parallel and not in any "V" configuration, with a 45° or 135° configuration you would cover a wider range on each on but not combined, so maybe turning and circling is better, but for max range(straight) parallel should yield the best result.

[@Georgewrigley]

Brilliant Dustin. Congratulations on your achievement 😊✈️👍

[@Georgewrigley]

Now you’re definitely a Flyandbeers pilot 👩‍✈️ lol 😆

[@DustinDunnill]

😄🍻

[@Mushaz]

If you are flying with 4G why did you have to be in line of sight? Could have gone into some shade or AC to fly and keep your phone cool right?

[@one_step_sideways]

What phone do you have? It might have cooling issues if your back isn't made out of aluminum or glass and the battery or the processor don't touch the back for cooling. And you should have stopped charging when your phone got too hot.

[@paulhopkins1905]

I'm so jealous, I would love to live on Maui and fly drones all over Maui County. What an awesome life

[@CloudDayLight]

This guy's a legend I can't fly my mavic pro more than a mile away without getting scared.

[@peytonclark2476]

Wow that was amazing keep up the great work! This probably wouldn't be possible, but is there any way you could fly as far as to the big island with this lte?

[@DustinDunnill]

Maybe I'll try Lanai / Molokai first 👍

[@ryanwood2093]

Do you think you have enough battery to search where you think the first disco went down? Awesome video, need to get me one of these and the mod.

[@DustinDunnill]

Yes, I'll try a run of the same flight plan when other disco was lost. Just need to get my gear situated a bit so there's no phone overheating. 👍

[@tjp1451]

Do you know how lucky you are to live in such a beautiful place? Intensely jealous. Cheers.

[@DustinDunnill]

I do and am very grateful to have been lucky enough to grow up here 🙂👍🙏

[@njfr9389]

14km wow might have to get one of those, the distance and battery flight time was great !

[@destinatixn_5488]

Do you think it’s a good idea to get this for my bebop 2 power?

[@goopman5627]

Where do you find this 5200Mah bat?? cant find it anywhere.

[@bugsrunner4855]

Awsome flight. Nice landing. Great channel.

[@mrwilliams5675]

Quick question. Is your Huawei E3372-510 "Hi link firmware 22.xx" or "Stick mode firmware 21.xx"?

[@wellingtonsilvajaquelineba5769]

hello I need your help, I messed up something but I can not figure it out, it connects on the zerotier shows online but does not connect blue light continues on Sky controll 2 from me a tip

[@DustinDunnill]

Please check FAQ and join forum on uavpal.com for troubleshooting help

[@Raptor50aus]

Dustin Im about to fly mine today and I did order some antenna for the 4G. I got some short ones and longer ones to try.

[@staynahead]

I get that over heat issue on my lg g6 as well flying the bebop2 without doing the mode.

[@termi77]

Maybe you should take a simple fan with you for cooling your phone

[@davidwebb4904]

termi77 DRY ICE. :)

[@xConundrumx]

I would say better to take a standalone 4g router. I have one that can either be used as a 4g->wifi router, or connected directly over USB as a 4g Modem. Still I find it odd that a phone would heat up that much, that sounds a bit weird. And yes it has a battery pack, it even doubles as a powerpack to recharge your phone.

[@Faith_Family_Firearms_Freedom]

Despite all the tech bugs, that was amazing. I don't see anyone else trying this. Maybe keeping some small cool packs in a cooler to place on back of phone will help with the overheating. Do you know of anyone taking a disco that far?

[@DustinDunnill]

There are a few vids going much further. I'll be trying with 7000mah Li-Ion next and pushing it more with a better iPad + phone setup to run cooler 👍

[@Faith_Family_Firearms_Freedom]

Dustin Dunnill ...looking forward to it. After losing one of my best micros in a lake a few months ago, (video loss) , it makes me nervous as hell watching your vids. At least you have that wonderful RTL button . Keep pushing the boundaries, 👍.

[@Cra1gst]

Amazing !! Solar panel mod on the wings next ?

[@DustinDunnill]

Worth a try 😄👍

[@Cra1gst]

Dustin Dunnill love to see it that wing span with flex solar and a lipo charger will extend flight or even charge during flight

[@DustinDunnill]

I've been thinking about what panels would work. Any ideas on lightest most efficient?

[@Cra1gst]

Dustin Dunnill I not sure on types out there but flex cells altho be nice to shape them to the wind shape and then all u need is a lipo charger type modual to regulate the voltage

[@PhillyDroneLife]

AWESOME! Dustin, I was screaming BLOW BLOW BLOW GOD DAMMIT! LOL LOL. FEATHER IT WITH A LEAF! Do something, for the love of God! Come on Dustin! Hahaha. Hahahaha Michael

[@DustinDunnill]

😅✌️

[@fewery19]

Another great video on the Disco Dustin and was this done on the flight plan too?

[@DustinDunnill]

All manual in this flight

[@fewery19]

Dustin Dunnill I take it the flight plan won't work with 4g because of how it connects to the Disco 🛩🛩

[@DustinDunnill]

It works the same 👍

[@dailymovementz9165]

great video and nice footage, but iam wondering about the connection over the ocean, I guess there can not be 4g? so maybe you've been flown just by the parrot connection? and why was the drone not horizontal?

[@DustinDunnill]

There is 4g connection for a distance off shore. This flight was entiresly by 4g signal. Problem was my phone and app mainly 👍

[@Roel07110]

Great vidéo realy loved that. I stopped using freeflight i now use auriga bebop2 wich works great with the disco and 4g. No more bugging and heat problems . You can find on Google play store

[@DustinDunnill]

Will have to try it. Looks good for VR 👍

[@strini2]

Bellissimo video...mare e cielo stupendo!! Bravooo

[@pluviamachina3583]

You ever tried connecting the Disco to an ordinary controller, such that you don't need the SkyController 2 which requires a smart device to use?

[@DustinDunnill]

I have not

[@madhaggis1]

Superb Dustin

[@slebdad]

Awesome video. The plane did a great job. Do you have the Bebop 2 and are you planning on getting the new anafi drone from Parrot?

[@DustinDunnill]

Thanks. It did great. Will try same flight again with better gear to see difference. Also... Yes & yes 😄👍

[@OrlandoStreets]

Amazing. Always another problem to work out. Thanks for working on this. Umbrella?

[@DustinDunnill]

Umbrella chair is on my shipping list now😄👍

[@MrJmartin17]

The bright sun is making the screen brighten even more. The screen consumes more power than anything on your phone. Use a shade on your phone. Just an idea...

[@MasterYota1]

Def screen recoding..nice stuff

[@jerrynormandin2892]

Dustin, What firmware version is running on your Disco ? I received my replacement today and hope to fly it this weekend.

[@DustinDunnill]

1.4.1 did not want to break the mod yet from upgrading

[@jerrynormandin2892]

1.4.1 performed the best for me. I am going to apply clear monocote to the bottom of the wings and fuselage before the first flight. Parrot sent me an entire FPV Disco kit to replace my Disco!

[@DustinDunnill]

Great idea. I'd keep it light though, I kow Paint can get heavy if too thick. Lucky man on the new DISCO!

[@iellei7802]

love your parrot disco video and buy a disco too

[@HeadZy]

Anyone have a UK link for the 4000mah lipo battery?

[@davidwebb4904]

How does it overide the maximum distance settings?

[@RICKHALBUR]

Very nice flight Dustin I enjoyed it very much thanks great job

[@georgemangakis1208]

What connector is used with that short USB for the 4G on the other end

[@DustinDunnill]

A standard USB female like what's in a PC or laptop

[@georgemangakis1208]

@@DustinDunnill Ok thanks for that info Have you tried the new graphene batteries over lipos?

[@HandsONreviews4u]

The distance is insane! I cannot believe the parrot can go that far and return on a single charge ? WOW Like your clean cursing .....hahaha Holy smokes, jeeze Louise, Gosh WOW 18.641 miles round trip, insane !!!

[@priceburnett]

The SynDRONE Effect it's a modded battery. You carve out some of the fome and put the hobby battery with the same connector. The regular battery is 25-30 minutes if I remember correctly.

[@gamermixer7953]

Can you lower the reselution of the video stream ? to make it some what usable real time photage

[@tugasub]

I'm really tempted to try this on my own disco.

[@Ethan-bn5vr]

Hey that battery life is insane, is the disco's motor very power conservative. Anyway to do this on a fpv racing drone

[@engineer0239]

for anyone who wants to do the mod as well: *CHECK YOUR 4G NETWORK COVERAGE!* I am very happy with my Disco and wanted to do the same mod so I got a 8GB flat only to find out that here in germany there is almost no connection good enough except from the city surroundings, where I'm not allowed to fly anyways. Now I spent a shit ton of money for an 8GB flat and cant even use it. So again my advise is: Check if the country you wanna fly in got a good 4g network coverage!

[@fredericcarrie1086]

Hi Dustin! Excellent video. What outside temperature and windspeed did the disco experience during this flight?

[@DustinDunnill]

Around 90°f and ~5mp winds

[@elevatedascent]

Love these videos

[@matthewkunz3887]

Did you have to buy the waypoint function and such?

[@billsomrak]

Very cool flight. Disappointing about the phone over heating and the video lag, etc, but in the end, you completed the trip. Perhaps bringing several devices to 'share the load' might help. I wonder if you can use this in conjunction with a waypoint flight, just using the 4G to receive video & telemetry. Nice landing. We'll watch for future adventures. Mahalo!

[@DustinDunnill]

Yep, next flight.. iPad and phone as hotspot only 👍

[@jimmybobslaighter2736]

Thank you so much, now I can fly my disco so far

[@xmltree]

Great test and video, thanks for sharing. Looking for yours results with 2 smartdevices.

[@nucleonifly]

Hello Dustin, love your videos all great. I Have a question, just got myself a parrot Disco and wanna get 4G softMod but Huawei Modem is not Compatible with my wireless company , i live in New York and I use Verizon Wireless, I was just thinking if i get a Verizon Sim card and activate on one of my verizon device and install on Huawei Modem will i be charged monthly service fee by Verizon or any other way i can get away from Paying Monthly fees. Please help, thanks . Atilla