I have seen a few users with "100 km" badges, and I believe these were all achieved with fixed wing platforms. (Right?)I am wondering... what are the longest distances people have been able to cover with a copter? Anybody up to 20 km? 50 km?! Is there some distance worthy of an avatar badge?
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I'm doing an 100% autonomous, one way flight across the Gotthard pass in Switzerland in a few weeks - 12km, 680m climbing. Using normal, off-the-shelf parts to replicate what Microdrone did using a $20,000 rig, stunt drivers, sports cars and helicopters.
Initial tests show we could do 15km with the same altitude gains.
I'll share what I can; rest assured full details will be released after the event is completed. I think the sponsors would like to see it completely successfully first, before full disclosure.
Airframe: A slightly modified steadidrone running pixhawk. Now sits somewhere between the QU4D and the QU4D X. Still runs a full 3DR setup, FPV, HD camera etc. Props: Big Xoars Batteries: Huge 6S Maxamps
I'll be testing the auto sections this weekend - there are a couple of tricky sections (mainly to avoid power lines and transmitter masts) to test before I do the full flight.
Wow, 40km is unbelievable! It looks like both of them were flying manual with fpv though... I wonder what the longest distance flown *autonomously* is. Any mapping or ag enthusiasts out there that can carry a decent sized camera more than 20km?
Flying manual or autonomous does not really matter. Just like ArduCopter, you can put waypoint to otherside of the world and it would try to reach it but as we cannot carry enough power on board it would fail. Flying autonoumsly you just need to do careful mission planning that's all.
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Of course, Trappy has done 24.7km (12 out and 12 back) and 21 km total:
http://www.flytrex.com/mission/quadcopter-tbs-discovery-raphael-pir...
https://vimeo.com/90114537 pw lrq
I'm doing an 100% autonomous, one way flight across the Gotthard pass in Switzerland in a few weeks - 12km, 680m climbing. Using normal, off-the-shelf parts to replicate what Microdrone did using a $20,000 rig, stunt drivers, sports cars and helicopters.
Initial tests show we could do 15km with the same altitude gains.
Euan
Any details can be given?
I guess 100kv T-Motor and 29" props ?
I'll share what I can; rest assured full details will be released after the event is completed. I think the sponsors would like to see it completely successfully first, before full disclosure.
Airframe: A slightly modified steadidrone running pixhawk. Now sits somewhere between the QU4D and the QU4D X. Still runs a full 3DR setup, FPV, HD camera etc.
Props: Big Xoars
Batteries: Huge 6S Maxamps
Sponsors: Skymount, Maxamps, 3DR, Performance UAV.
I'll be testing the auto sections this weekend - there are a couple of tricky sections (mainly to avoid power lines and transmitter masts) to test before I do the full flight.
Hi Euan,
interesting performance you describe. Can you share your hardware and battery config ?
Flying manual or autonomous does not really matter. Just like ArduCopter, you can put waypoint to otherside of the world and it would try to reach it but as we cannot carry enough power on board it would fail. Flying autonoumsly you just need to do careful mission planning that's all.
With multirotor best is around 40km(20 in one direction)...I think one of this two is "record" holder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvEHxpoDJVA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmw0qW53PRA
http://fpvlab.com/forums/showthread.php?20039-Personal-Bests-V5-(LEARDERBOARDS)
scroll down to the multies section.
but I recently went over a thread where a Russian guy did 17km x2 with a video proof. but cannot find the exact thread now (fpvlab.com)