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Video: FIRST ADRENALINE

Posted by trappy on June 9, 2011 at 4:30am

I really enjoy making FPV videos. But recently we started producing and selling our aircraft to customers around the world, which has taken up so much time it's hard for us to produce enough videos to fit our weekly schedule. So it's very refreshing to see that at least our customers are having fun :) These are a couple of clips from two of our first customers doing their first ever FPV flights (zero prior FPV experience!). Enjoy!


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  • trappy June 13, 2011 at 12:36pm

    in this video both. When we visited them we used our ground station which is a tracked antenna on a diversity. but most of the clips they shot themselves with their 14dbi single patch rx system, the one I've been using for years prior to the tracking.

  • burnsflyer June 13, 2011 at 12:23pm
    Are these guys using an antenna tracking setup? Or just a stationary patch antenna/tripod setup?
  • trappy June 10, 2011 at 11:34pm
    yes, stock TX antenna.
  • Russkel June 10, 2011 at 9:26pm

    Thanks trappy. I think a purchase of a delta wing is definitely on the books :).

    And the antenna used on the video Tx was the stock one that came with the lawmate?

  • OlivierD. June 10, 2011 at 1:25pm
    Trappy, as always, best FPV videos ever! Great stuff!
  • trappy June 10, 2011 at 7:54am

    yeah, they have plenty of R/C experience. Learning to fly it, and learning to fly it fast down the mountains is 2 different pairs of shoes obviously. I've learned R/C on a flying wing, it's much easier due to the "bank & yank" kind of flight. However, I suggest to start with something a little more docile like the Maxi Swift, or even a Zagi. There's also a handful of simulators out there that can help you get into R/C, which is essential before you move on to FPV. If you rush the R/C part, you'll never fully feel comfortable in FPV.

    The ground-antenna used is the 14dbi patch antenna available at most FPV hobby stores. It's pretty basic, cheap and a good beginner antenna.

    http://www.l-com.com/item.aspx?id=23181

  • Russkel June 10, 2011 at 7:42am

    Awesome stuff. You say no FPV experience.. does that mean they had RC experience? If not, how difficult is learning to fly on a delta wing?

    Also, do you happen to have any specs/datasheets/links on the antennas used here? Thanks.

    Keep posting the vids :).

  • trappy June 9, 2011 at 7:54am
    The OSD info is shown on screen "analog" and sent "digitally" down to the ground station. The iOS app is claled "iTelemetry", it's a free download and tied to the system we use (immersionRC EzOSD, EzUHF). You can also receive all other information such as RSSI, Voltage, mAh consumed, speed, etc. Same applies to the windows application, obviously. If you want you can pipe the live-feed to your laptop and receive all information there. But we don't like bringing laptops out to the field.
  • I.S. June 9, 2011 at 7:51am

    Thanks, so this way all OSD info goes through the audio link instead of the vdo?

    What iOS app is used?

    Very interesting system.

  • trappy June 9, 2011 at 7:47am
    yes, the current GPS coordinates are transferred via audio-link down the FPV stream. you can record that footage (we also sell a recorder) and then play it through an available windows application, which will give you the GPS coordinates. You can also connect an iPhone or iPad to the audio-stream and it will show you the plane position in real-time. this is even faster for recovery, as you can just grab the iPhone and start walking until the "Home" pin meets the "plane" pin :)
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