Constantine Beach - Cornwall

by ycopter | August 16, 2012 | (23) Posted in Just Fun

Constantine Beach, Cornwall, UK.

Music: Metric - Artificial Nocturne (Love Thy Brother Remix)
http://soundcloud.com/royalbassrecords/metric-artificial-nocturne

Tricopter
2200mah Turnigy 25C 11.1v (6 minute flight time)
Motors - NTM Prop Drive 28-36 750KV / 265W
18 AMP RC Timer speed controllers
HK KK V1 board V1.6 firmware
10x4.7 SF props (Genuine APC)
Turnigy 9X radio with ER9X software and FrSky module
FrSky V8FR (HV) receiver

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COMMENTS

LanMark on August 17, 2012
wow.. nice video.. awesome that you list the tricopter stats.
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ycopter on August 18, 2012
Thanks and if you want any further details then just ask.
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Soldier53 on September 20, 2012
You have to love it! a good radio for less then $120.00. with the frsky set up!
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ycopter on September 20, 2012
Yes remarkable value thanks to the ER9X firmware which is excellent. One of other benefits of FrSky is the speed of re-link when signal is lost; in many cases it is just a second before control is re-established. My old DSM2 takes a minimum of 6 seconds!
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andybris on September 25, 2012
brilliant video!

any chance you can give us full specs on all fpv equipment being used?
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Cdr Crash on September 20, 2012
Awesome video! I will be packing up the wife and kids tonight to move there!
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ycopter on September 20, 2012
Thanks. I have to warn you though the weather isn’t as good as this every day!
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GdLookingMingeR on August 19, 2012
So jealous epic footage, trying so hard to get mine up and running.
great stuff

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ycopter on August 19, 2012
Thnks for your comments. Keep trying, that's the joy of FPV, it rewards patience and practice. If you need any help then just ask, there are lots of people willing to share their experience both on Flite Test and other websites.
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GdLookingMingeR on August 20, 2012
My biggest problem has been the tail section have been using a t-pro mg96r tail servo and it was just rubbish all over the place, now have ordered the mg996r digital servo hoping this will be good enough.. fingers crossed.
also for your fpv are you running 5.8ghz? sorry for so many questions, i have built 3 units so far without one flight :-( but i have learned so much..
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ycopter on August 21, 2012
Can you describe what problem you have with the yaw servo, what does the Tri do or not do? In my experience you don't need a very high end servo, I have sucessfully used a T-Pro MG16R (budget metal gear digital servo) and now I'm testing a Power HD 1810MG digital servo. Both work really well.
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ycopter on October 11, 2012
An update on the HD 1810MG digital servo, it failed so I won't be recommending it. I have reverted back to the T-Pro MG16R which is still working well.
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ukbozzy on August 17, 2012
Well done richard, amazing footage and very well edited as usual.
Have to see if your kk2 board does even better results.
Keep them coming. :-)
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ycopter on August 18, 2012
Thanks Chad, trying to fulfil the "Elevating" part of your mission statement. Hopefully this and other content on Flite Test inspires others to get into this great hobby.
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Pillip Flop on October 9, 2012
That’s the best FPV sunset footage I’ve seen by a long way, nice one.
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ycopter on October 10, 2012
Many thanks for your comments, they make the effort of sharing the FPV experience worthwhile.
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Doctor3 on August 19, 2012
awesome Video !
But 6 minute flight time ? is that running it hard or in a hover ?
:)
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ycopter on August 19, 2012
That is 6 minutes flying hard, leaves 10 to 20% in the battery as a safety margin.
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stonekap on August 17, 2012
Loving it!! Keep 'em coming.
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InComing RC on August 16, 2012
WOW! That was incredible! You have so much power! I wish my tricopter had that much power, and it was so smooth! You are a fantastic pilot by the way. I wish there were more stars I could give, because 5 isn't enough! Great work!
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ycopter on August 18, 2012
Thanks for your kind words, they make the effort of editing and sharing the video worthwhile!
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