Flying in Death Valley with the Zephyr and a HobbyKing RadJet. (verbal permission from a ranger on site! normally R/C is banned in Death Valley be sure you get permission!). Death Valley is an amazing place for FPV. The salt flats and surrounding area are pretty challenging RF-wise. We managed to reach 5km, then the video link started to deteriorate. R/C was still within a reasonable safety margin but surprisingly weak too.
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Some of these might just have been flown ... :)
Thanks for clearing that up. So what's next?
The Vegas Strip?
Boulder dam?
Grand Canyon?
Monument Valley?
Mesa Verde?
Carlsbad Cavern? Underground UAV flying - cool!
Is your RC aircraft controlled via 2.4GHz as well?
Thanks. We're using a 500mW 2.4GHz video transmitter that you can buy in most US FPV shops. The camera on the plane is a GoPro 2, the camera on the ground is a 550 from Canon.
Awesome video! Hey are you guys using a GOPRO for the video camera? It is hard to tell. Also what frequency is your video transmitter and how powerful is it? Thanks guys!
No idea. FPV is banned in a few National Parks. Interestingly, we only got into trouble in the ones where it isn't banned.
Nice video.
Why would RC be banned in Death Valley, I wonder. Seems to me like the perfect place for it.,wide open, and and great lines of sight, and beautiful country.
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