Looking for FPV pilots in the St. Louis Area. I will travel couple hours on the weekend if we can spend most of the day flying.

COAL RUN THROUGH PACIFIC (5 min 18 sec)

Looks like a great plane to fly. Enjoying the build so far. At this point I have some of the FPV gear installed. I will be covering the wings ...partially with NS 3 mill. in the weeks to come.

Chipped a prop on the first flight...sorry for the jello
I have flown slope for many years in a small town of Fults Illinois. The hill is a Bluff, and as you can see every hill in the Mid West is covered with trees. Two weeks ago my buddy and I were racing our slopers on the hill. We collided on a turn. I was able to fly it out down to the farm land. My buddy flew off back into the hill. We spent several hours looking for his plane. I went back with the FPV Tricopter for a search of it, and had some fun.
If your interested in slope soaring check out my video #64 "Nose into the wind"

FPV FULTS (4 min 11 sec)

Some slope action

NOSE INTO THE WIND (4 min 33 sec)

Tri V2.5 with Paris 4.0 for FPV


Working on getting this in the air for FPV 2/3/2012
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Update: First Flight ........."failed" Broken arm, 2 props. 8' off the ground, did a violent roll to the left like it was possessed
I decided to build the V2.5 Tri with the Paris 4.0.
with this Tri I did not add the Cap, and I went with Spektrum AR500 receiver.
Yaw servo, I went with Hitec HS-5085 (digital servo).
Testing in the garage (rain past couple days) all was well. Then yesterday afternoon, no rain and I took the Tri for a spin out front. Well! for hole 3 minutes everything was great.
The Tri did a violent roll to the left from 8' in the air into the cement road Breaking one arm and couple props. "Major Fail"
Well since my Dragon Link came in the mail the other day I installed the DL receiver and then added the Cap to the Paris board. Then decided to change out the servo with analog, Hitec 85MG. I think on one thread of the V2.5 "go with digital", but then I thought that Paris really does not go well with a Digital.
I am ready to test ...but now more rain

Update: 2/5/2012:
Well I did get to test my Tri today. Did pretty good and flight times around 15 minutes. Wow! I was amazed 3 cell, 2200mah. The flight looked pretty good except when viewed on the Go Pro...lots of jello.
Went and rebalanced the blades, tried again. Then went back and did props one more time and motors this time. Still jello, but not as bad.
My last resort for the day was to put the 3 blade props on, purchased from MultiWii.
These props are a miracle. I was now pleased with the video test.

LIBERTY PARK (3 min 25 sec)

FPV, WARM WINTER DAYS (3 min 16 sec)

Old silica mines, PACIFIC MISSOURI (2 min 25 sec)

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900MHz FPV and the Go Pro (1 min 59 sec)

Testing the 900MHz and Hobby King OSD
With the past use of 5.8GHz in the back lot I was not able to fly around trees and bushes.
I was haveing a good time today.
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I have been flying this Radian for about 2 years, and taught others to fly from it. It's a great trainer.
So I decided to cut it up and install some FPV gear in it. The antenna and OSD was embedded into the wing. I am using the Dragon Link for RC TX and RX. At this time I am using 5.8Ghz for Video. Can Read more on my Vimeo page of some the issues I had getting it in the air. I am using 3c 2200mah. Getting 20-30 minute flights.
I started ordering parts for my ground station about 1 1/2 years ago. Since then things have changed big time with antennas.
http://www.terranova.net/~winger/RCV...DragonLink.htm
http://www.readymaderc.com/store/ind...roducts_id=453
http://www.readymaderc.com/store/ind...roducts_id=459
http://www.readymaderc.com/store/ind...products_id=53

Radian FPV, Go Pro, 8/27/11 (5 min 19 sec)

This ones pretty long.
Just to get an idea what I was seeing and dealing with the antenna
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This summer I had a chance to put together the 6061 Tricopter. Two bad ESC right out the package. Learning to work with the Multiwii Paris 3 controller. Several months latter I am working with a Wobble in the Yaw motor. It came down to the legs being too long. When the board was energized the motors jolted, causing an oscilation in the rear. The Multiwii would see this and continue to correct itself in flight. Hope to use it with FPV soon. The pictures are with the original size legs.
Getting 13-15 flights with a 3c 5000 lipo.
http://fpvpilot.com/400Tricopter.aspx
http://www.multiwiicopter.com/collec...rd-plug-n-play
http://quadframe.com/collections/fro.../products/g01k

1061 TRICOPTER TEST WITH CAMERA (1 min 36 sec)

Just Do It!

3rd FPV FLIGHT IN HD (5 min 3 sec)

My First flight with FPV and with the use of 330X Quad. OSD was just used for battery consumption. Due to OSD being mounted to the rest of electronics GPS has difficulty being accurate.

FIRST FPV FLIGHT (7 min 25 sec)

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ON SILENT WATERS (2 min 10 sec)

30 mph WINDS... "I'll take it, and more". What a great day with friends.

How We Love Wind and Speed (5 min 54 sec)

Trying out a new way to launch the Gaui 330X Quad Copter with the Go Pro underneath.
Tried several times by handlaunching, but often on start up the GU-344 needs calibrated. The tube launch is working but difficult if it's windy.

Where is Spring (2 min 4 sec)

It's Christmas Eve and the family will be over in a couple hours.
So I head off to the lake.....Say What!

WINTER, WINDY AIR BOAT (2 min 3 sec)

I find myself really enjoying the building and flying of the Quad Copters.
Because I can easily fly from home or a school yards.
I started with the X650 Quad and realized I need to learn to fly a copter first. So for now I am learning with an Gaui 330x as it's more forgiving. "more part available"

330X GAUI, QUAD COPTER (1 min 44 sec)

Only one way to have a great day, "get out with your buddies sloping".
And get some Acro in with the Le Fish

http://www.mvsaclub.com/mvsa/Flying_...l_Sloping.html

Frozen Finger Fun Fly with MVSA http://www.mvsaclub.com/mvsa/Welcome.html

2009 was a year I really enjoyed on the slopes and some good times at the Sod Farm....Continue Reading