PowerLoop a $15,000 Drone!? (Alta X with RCTESTFLIGHT)

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Joshua Bardwell [Knowitall]
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Drew Camden [Le Drib]
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Jamie Hodges [LittleStellarFox]
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Zoe Stumbaugh [Zoe FPV]
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Chad Kapper - Executive Producer
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[@JoshuaBardwell]

I was really impressed at Jamie's willingness to step up to flying the Alta X. Me and Drew were both a little freaked out about Jamie's power loop. Because the Alta went below the distant tree-line, it looked lower to the ground than it really was. But upon review of the footage it's clear she was in control the whole time. The edit shows the drama of the moment, but I wouldn't want anybody to come away from this episode thinking anything bad about her piloting.

[@3sheekfpv976]

🙄

[@3sheekfpv976]

Pond I’m just talking about how weird everyone acts flying with females lol he would never have had to make that comment if a guy was flying lol Everyone is so scared of backlash it’s gross

[@JoshuaBardwell]

@@3sheekfpv976 When jackasses stop ragging on females, I'll stop sticking up for them. The only reason I wanted to make that comment was because after watching the final edit, I was sure some jerks would take it as a sign that she wasn't competent to fly the Alta. Tell me I'm wrong. I'm not scared of backlash. I'm rising to meet it. EDIT: And boom I was right kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXTFkoyBmKefsMk&lc=UgwtJwYzZ9eTiy-mmkp4AaABAg

[@JoshuaBardwell]

@Pond sorry but you all made it about gender. All I did was try to clarify that my reaction in the moment was overreacting. Jamie is a new cast member and the least experienced pilot of the crew so I wanted to stick up for her skills. I never mentioned gender until you all came out of the woodwork to accuse me of being a white knight. I have no problem sticking up for anyone who is being treated badly and doesn't deserve it.

[@joshsmithbuilds2158]

@@JoshuaBardwell you clearly have good intentions with your comments. People are frustrating.

[@NURKFPV]

Second! Thanks so much Rotor Riot and RC Test Flight for letting me be a part of these episodes! The shooting session was unreal fun and I'm glad to be a part of it! Everyone should definitely come check this episode out!!!

[@RotorRiot]

Thanks for joining Nurk! Very excited for more of the episodes we shot with you to come out in the next weeks!

[@AerialAge]

beast Nurk

[@happyfpv3752]

NURK FPV always great seeing you in vids. Huge fan bro!

[@grandykim]

Dude, you were so close to that drone, your camera couldn't focus!!! LOL

[@jacobjasper7477]

you all prolly dont care but does someone know a trick to get back into an instagram account? I was dumb forgot my password. I would appreciate any help you can offer me!

[@MarcelZ]

drew: I hate it beeing so close to so much money" bardwell: that explains your car :D

[@bramblefpv218]

Best line!

[@Theo-dj7vs]

That was bartwell...scared

[@Redir89]

Mr. J Steal don’t be a bully keep your thoughts to yourself

[@BobbyTucker]

@Mr. J Steal, **Ogre**

[@travis.stevens]

Zoe's skills are out of this world!

[@imthesonofjorel]

Travis Stevens she definitely doesn’t get enough credit as a pilot!

[@MrMikeyBmore]

@@imthesonofjorel lmfao!! Go bernie!!

[@imthesonofjorel]

SkyHigh FPV I don’t get this reference (making captain America smirk face)

[@TheDansindan]

Agreed! She is an F'ing NINJA!

[@noby5711]

she disgust me

[@vampcaff]

I love Daniel's videos! His autonomous boat adventures are really inspiring.

[@77Avadon77]

Me too, after seeing his atomas boat Adventure I decided I'm going to design and build an autonomous swath vessel

[@DroneShotFPV]

There needs to be MORE Daniel. I have watched his RC Adventures for YEARS. I love RCTestflight for sure!

[@JordanTemkin]

A wild JET appears!!! Thanks for letting me swing by and say what’s up. Good times :)

[@sleepyheadfpv1507]

This is why I want to be a Unicorn team pilot. Zoe push’s the envelope and is constantly getting to these amazing heights!

[@ClawStrikah]

God I love this team. Bardwell, Drib, Zoe, and Jamie are such an amazing combo, in addition to all the others on the rotor riot team.

[@kiddrone8336]

"spending tens of thousands of dollars on cameras" **cuts to b roll of 70d with kit lens**

[@CaseyGray58]

I have an 80D, no need to upgrade anytime soon. Its a beast! But I get what you're saying lol. I upload every now and again

[@abnormallynormal8823]

Right? It’s a crime to put that camera on that drone. At least put a BMP 4K with sigma glass on it or something

[@ErikCrowKrahe]

Since when is a 70d insufficient?

[@eniscc]

@@ErikCrowKrahe it's a entry-mid level camera so I guess you can say from retail.

[@eniscc]

@Travis Olander who is that?

[@DirtyLew42]

Need more of rctestflight nurk and jet on this channel. Such great pilots

[@matthewarchibald5118]

That was the most entertaining episode in a while, great job everyone

[@jjj25313]

Oh yeah, check out Steelers what rotor riot could have been stream he posted. Good ol days with more OG pilots than the real rr crew. I miss the good ol vlogs. These new videos are borderline click baity. I just wanna see them interact, but they dont seem to organically. They need some gimmicky challenge or something. It used to be RIP SESHES, or useful info. . .

[@matthewarchibald5118]

Troll Toll FPV I actually disagree, I really enjoy all the new rotor riot videos, this has just been my favorite.

[@LumpyFPV]

My favorite part of this whole channel is BARDWELL DAB

[@loen9591]

You here? And no one noticed???

[@LumpyFPV]

@@loen9591 THIS WAS 3 YEARS AGO?! OMG

[@ZoeFPV]

That was soooooo much FUN! Such an epic session :D

[@PilotNgapak]

You're beastest... 🔥🔥🔥😂

[@fly_code7755]

That tiktocing is greatest 3d in this years zoe!!!

[@NanDaKai]

Good job, zoe!

[@happyfpv3752]

Zoe FPV great job you rock!

[@tehllama42]

You are my spirit animal when I get behind a 7" quad. Every bad idea is just met with the commitment to pull it off, or have an epic splat.

[@TheFatsoo]

It’s great to see any medium bring the essence of life out of people. I am 45 years old and get to be 15 again every time I get a transmitter in my hands. I see you guys getting the same gift out of our hobby/sport. This kind of activity is how life is supposed to be; without the unnecessary pressures of chasing “success” as seen by society. All of you are some of the most successful (in my eyes) humans I have seen in a long time. Keep smiling and keep sharing it with each other. Hopefully others will catch on. It truly is the essence of the short time we are alive.

[@slingitsideways]

Gotta love Nurk and Zoe wanting to push it, while everyone else is like "I'm scared off it" and I bet Daniel would have been up for letting them push it, he was just chillin the whole time.

[@gattmolson]

Rotor Riot just keeps getting better, it's awesome to see Bardwell in the wild. And special guest star RCtestflight. His car chase video was what got me thinking about drones a few years ago.

[@robertthekjrob6431]

So cool! You guys have so much fun! This thing sounds like a chopper, I love it! I am one year into fpv, and to say I am hooked is an understatement. Thanks for inspiring me JB! I just happened to catch a JB video after checking out a DRL video for the first time and NEVER looked back! Keep on ripping it, guys!

[@basstrom88]

Daniel was one of the major reasons that I got into FPV back in 2013. I have major respect for the guy and i'm glad that he's had success in a company like Freefly.

[@nathanhunzeker6033]

I'm a newbie to the hobby. Only flew 4 1S batteries on my EMAX tinyhawk S Managed to make it 3 minutes (acro) without crashing once.... I see this, and am impressed beyond measure. Thank you for the entertainment and inspiration!!

[@phildawe7172]

Daniel is a legend! such a genius dude with some great flight related vids. nice work. "thanks for watching, bye." 😁

[@skybug3]

Got to be the best episode of Rotor Riot for a very long time. Great content, production and interaction - drones with a human face - loving it!

[@AlexDaviesXD]

"That explains your car" Bardwell you fucking savage 😂

[@notcrescent8516]

no one is gonna talk about JB just stumbling over to the ground off frame was hilarious

[@LetsFlyRC]

That was great. The sound of hearing it orbit yourself had to have been amazing

[@rmdcade1717]

This is now my absolute favorite Rotor Riot episode. Every moment of it is phenomenal. This is the one I'll send to people to get them interested in the channel.

[@rmdcade1717]

Daniel was charismatic and funny. The RR team was on without being _too_ on. The "Let Zoe fly" thread was paced beautifully throughout the video. Music and editing were on point. Just... damn, guys, I love it.

[@HaraldLabout]

I really love to see how much fun you all have with this hobby, great.

[@Darksagan]

5:15 I thought she crashed and my jaw dropped.Zoe was ripping.

[@fpv_am]

RCTestFlight is more cooler than entire stack of RR of all times.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I kind of want to argue but I can't.

[@fpv_am]

Hahahhah, Joshua that's a joke, each person has it's own place, I learned so much from your channel, and I'm so thankful for your full time job)))

[@MrMikeyBmore]

"More cooler" ???? Really?? Your a professional writer??? Wow, this is more proof the Democrats have fucked the school curriculum across the country!! Lol

[@fpv_am]

@@MrMikeyBmore english is my 3rd language. Judging a person on his bad language skills if he is speaking not on his 1st language is a bad tone.

[@MrMikeyBmore]

@@fpv_am I got you, didnt realize that, I just figured with a username like yours, you must be a writer of some kind, that's all bud....but I wasnt "judging you"...I was just pointing out that fact

[@TheMadmacs]

rctestflight and stormin13 were the first guys to answer my stupid questions about building and flying acro, its been so much fun to fly, thanks guys

[@Rcschim]

Great video! Especially nice to see Nurk appearing in this episode!

[@glene9986]

Pretty cool of Daniel to let you guys do some of that stuff with the Alta. You guys should pay him back with a cameo on his channel sometime. I'm sure he can come up with some crazy project.

[@WaynerNC29]

Zoe Owned Everyone!!!!! I already love her, but now I am In Love with Her!!!! That was an epic rip she pulled off. She made it worth watching. Well Done Ma'am!!!

[@hateeternalmaver]

"That explains your car..." muahahaha ;D

[@southwestkittyit]

Perfect

[@Charlie_Waffles]

OWNED 🤣🤣 .. glad that i watched it til the end lol

[@jacksontenhave7959]

That was an awesome intro! It was great to see Daniel Riley on Rotor Riot, subscribe to his channel (RCTestFlight) for heaps of really cool and educating content!

[@ChrisGripeos]

Somebody needs to make a 5" version of that drone... just for that folding ability :)

[@stringbender620]

I like the pinwheel shape of the extended arms on this thing. Kinda reminiscent of a superior ancient symbol denoting luck & balance.

[@laytonblance]

ZOEFPV is the MVP of Rotor Riot right now imo. Her forward thinking ideas combined with her passion to push the envelope is exactly what FPV needs to make the next big step, whatever that may be.

[@Clegg.]

Awesome to see Dan on there, been watching his channel for years... He knows his poop!

[@glenby2u]

your collective fear of crashing it, is what most pilots have with a decent drone. nice work,

[@indroneswetrust1]

Good job on powerloop this, @littlestellafpx!!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👊🏼 Good job Everybody else too!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👊🏼

[@nikkofpv2902]

Yes.... finally an episode with Nurk. Very entertaining episode. More like this please.

[@Thunderbyrd.]

Good to see Zoe having fun, she's an amazing pilot and a riot ! (Rotor Riot, riot) Love all the videos guys with a special shout out to Joshua for his how to videos.

[@AerialAge]

3D 15.000 $ drone with Zoe . when ? 😈

[@JoshuaBardwell]

We pondered it but the problem is the Alta uses collapsible props, so when the motor reversed the prop would collapse and the quad would crash.

[@AerialAge]

@@JoshuaBardwell i learn something even when reading your comments, and it's an amazing feeling , love ya man

[@chanceconway5082]

@@JoshuaBardwell You guys got connects. Make some 33 inch 3D props. What's so hard about that???

[@aerialcombat]

That footage of Zoe funnelling herself was the illest!

[@PreludeTwoChaos]

Nurk I'm going to scare them with my flying. Zoe scares in Nurk with her flying.

[@anthonyradisich8919]

Zoe standing in the middle of the field orbiting herself with a $15,000 death machine, with zero protective gear... crushing it LIKE A BOSS! Respect!

[@sithe0]

Zoe is a badass, love her style. She’s an awesome pilot.

[@AdamKuzniar]

Before I even saw the man or the drone, I knew who it is just by the field. I know that field (and the ducks living nearby) like my own pocket after watching so many rctestflight's videos.

[@cateyesaerial7703]

Awesome! They should make a racing league entirely off of giant quads, not xclass, but quads as big as an Alta X! Zoe's skills are good.

[@aaronunruh3509]

Joshua and le drib acting like kids just made my day a whole lot better

[@archer4922]

Josh: “it feels irresponsible to push it” Me: “it’s irresponsible not to push it” 😂

[@DickGibson]

Daniel is the smartest drone person around. I am glad to see him at the level. I have been following Daniel for a very long time. Way to go guyz!!!

[@MrSmithersFPV]

epic episode!! gave me a flite test vibe! smiling entire way through it, MORE LIKE THIS GUYS!!!!

[@GuruGoesUTube]

RCTESTFLIGHT rulez! Nice colaboration!

[@moto1594]

Best RR video in a while. Keep it up!!!

[@rickychurch5630]

Super sweet! This is what rotor riot is meant to be. Look forward to more.

[@ryaneickmeyer6191]

Great video! My favorite with the new rotor riot crew, well done.

[@ChadKovac]

Have you guys thought about utilizing some of the acrobatic helicopter tech that lets them fly inverted? Either reversal of the props or a collective?

[@HRLestrange]

Automatically dubbed and liked just after a couple of seconds 😂🤣🤙🏼

[@saturnfpv5525]

This captured the same magic as the Guns vs Drones video. Great edit guys.

[@ryan0io]

I can't believe a camera platform drone this size has rate mode. That's awesome.

[@raytron1138]

Really loved it. Can't believe you got so many of my favorite people together! Looked like great fun.

[@cubedcorefpv165]

Super amped watching Zoe’s flight. Nice work!

[@ArpitPhillips]

Among all these amazing nutcases, ZOE IS MY FAV.

[@soldevida8379]

Oh boy see that camera A monster 👹 😳

[@modelrogers.19]

Cant believe i missed this when it came out. This video was so good : )

[@matthewdowd4686]

Wow that’s one of the best drone chase videos I’ve ever seen! Great video by whoever was flying the chase drone. And holy sh*t balls! I’ve never seen a drone that big!! That is a spectacular piece of gear, w that RED camera on it I’ll bet it’s worth a lot more than 15,000$.

[@AviationNNO]

Daniel’s and JB’s videos for the same day/event are so much nicer, personal, and down-to-earth real. I don’t understand why the Rotor riot video editing style have to be so loud, chopped, full of screams, sensational and impersonal in comparison.

[@GiffysChannel]

RCTESTFLIGHT!!! OMG, coolest colab EVER!

[@kevinsilcox599]

Every one of you nailed it!!! hella good flying, well done!!!

[@reezlaw]

Wow Daniel Riley on RR? I had no idea this happened last year! I've been following Daniel for longer than RR!

[@jansonluedtke8468]

Great content here guys! Keep doing videos like this, I love it! Favorite line - "It's a great deal. We should power loop it." *stoicism increases*

[@DavidCook42]

That was an awesome episode! Looked like a lot of fun!

[@toddspeck9415]

So cool to see this Monster quad. Zoey Orbit was insane!

[@auditurns]

Nice informative professional content. Excepltional teamwork and content dilivery. Can't wait to help bring your team up north to fly with the wild side.

[@invisibleaznDJ]

zoe did kill it! That must have been a lot of fun.

[@StacemanFPV]

Awesome episode guys! Well done!

[@chrisfreeman3241]

Daniel just whiped out the big boy!!!!!!! #ALTAXBIIITTTCCCCHHHHHHH

[@qiangli4022]

Next episode: Dive a building with an Alta.

[@tocarules]

The sound. Love to be in person just to hear it.

[@medo51201]

Don't be so harsh on Zoe , the lady got some mad skills on her hands.

[@Jaroneko]

The thing with the "Are you going to crash it?" was to get *her* to believe in herself and be confident enough, that when you're in it and you absolutely _need_ to believe in yourself, she can pull it off. And she did. Big time!

[@YuriPetrovich]

Im in love with the sound of that thing

[@coenieackermann3391]

Real question though...do we think that quads like these (just bigger) will be the future of human transport? I.e. replace Helicopters?

[@RGCbaseace]

ZOE FPV GOD MODE ACTIVATED

[@Tyler-wx9gj]

Damn Zoey is a BEAST, loved that orbit at the end

[@douglasyoung3992]

👍zoe and her 3D skills!

[@cryhavoc38]

Shout out to Woodinville. No wine tasting rooms were harmed during the making of this video

[@Wildicon19]

Zoe literally put that drone into orbit! She is a Qwad God! This was an excellent video showcasing everybody's piloting skills and experience. Awesome video, and quality content Rotor Riot! Way to LTRIP!™

[@WayneEarls]

Intro was priceless.

[@kellyd6195]

The intro was hysterical.

[@SM0KEY77]

A wonderful video and thanks so much for the inspiration, but damn she a good pilot!! You all rock , much love and can't wait for more!!

[@baggszilla]

All I know is ZoeFPV killed it flying that massive drone!

[@mrericsouza]

How impressive that must be : ?!! I am pretty angry I missed the Boston Drone Film Festival. There were a few big quads there. Maybe next year.

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

Big drones are fun to fly. They aren't agile or good around corners, but they can feel very fast given the poor control, which is good. Something different is good when things get stale. It's like learning to fly all over again heh.

[@brendansimons6811]

That was fun. Zoe is such a badass!

[@chyraxion]

those dude are legit they make such badass stuff

[@MagicFPV]

Coolest thing in this episode is definitely Zoe’s props!

[@FPVHans]

Nice nice nice! What a powerful beast!!!

[@greysky65]

Man that looks like a blast