FPV Dive Bomb Dart Challenge

by FliteTest | October 15, 2012 | (37) Posted in Challenges

What better way to start the week off than with a challenge... an FPV challenge! 


Josh and Chad compete in a dart drop target challenge. Flying FPV, the RC pilot to drop the most flag darts in the target wins!

Josh and Chad compete in a dart drop target challenge. Flying FPV, the RC pilot to drop the most flag darts in the target wins!


The 'darts' are lawn marker flags that can be found at most home improvement stores. Dropping these type of darts can be dangerous, so don't try this at home.


The 3 point target is setup in a square ring formation, with a 1 point outer ring, 5 point mid-ring, and the 10 point bullseye.  



Josh and Chad are both flying a Twinstar equipped with a GoPro FPV setup. 


The fun part of this challenge is Chad and Josh are flying for active FliteTest.com authors!

Josh is flying for Nonamerc and Chad is flying for earthsciteach 





Thanks again to viewers like you! Keep on being active on the website and forum and you may be chosen for the next challenge!!


More information about FPV Twinstar setup available here







COMMENTS

chipgt on October 15, 2012
WOW... What a cool idea. I can't wait for the weekend, I am going to try it out. Maybe I'll beat Chad and Scott's score. I'll make sure to video tape it if I do. I'll let you know...
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chipgt on October 15, 2012
What was your goal sizes?
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chipgt on October 15, 2012
and how many darts did you use?
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earthsciteach on October 15, 2012
Thank you, Chad and Flite Test! I really do appreciate the generosity and look forward to enhance the decor of my environment with flite Test swag!

Congrats, to nonameRC, too!
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Nonamerc on October 16, 2012
Teach congrats to!

Nice video guys you surprised me!!
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Nonamerc on October 16, 2012
Teach congrats to!

Nice video guys you surprised me!!
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Nonamerc on October 16, 2012
Teach congrats to!

Nice video guys you surprised me!!
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iLoveRC on October 15, 2012
two thumbs up! I won't try myself for sure :)
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House Of Noob on October 17, 2012
Brilliant as always. Thanks for doing that so I don't have to.


Where do we send flowers during Joshua's recovery?
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motoringmaniac on October 15, 2012
Hey congrats guys awesome prize pack. As always great challenge looks like a heap of fun! Maybe fpv basketball with quadcopters next time as a tie breaker haha
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UndCon on October 18, 2012
Very cool thing - could easily be a worldwide contest
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ERAU1983 on October 15, 2012
What an awesome idea for a competition. I would have enjoyed more commentary on how you were lining up the drop in the FPV and where and how the cameras were mounted on the planes. As always your humor in presenting the material was on target.
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mike272 on October 15, 2012
cool video, when are you going to start selling the patches and stickers ect on your web site store? any chance of getting size 3x shirts would pay extra?
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KDog on October 15, 2012
Ahhhh that is so cool, I can't believe they stuck into the ground so well. Good job.
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Shaun_Mileson on October 16, 2012
You guys rock! that looks like so much fun! great video as usual. what about an FPV pylon race to settle the score? Quick question when does David wendestal join you guys full time? I am really looking forward to seeing some more of the swede!
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HHScherer01 on October 24, 2012
You guys should sell the fan fun pack thing.
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tramsgar on October 16, 2012
No slapping =((... Those darts could come in handy for crowd control, tho.
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Mirabile Visu on October 17, 2012
Great video, loved the ending!
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earthsciteach on October 16, 2012
I was talking with my flying buddy after school about the whole video. I'm actually disappointed in myself for not thinking of this one. He said that, if he was in Josh B's position, he would have dropped the flags over Chad's plane.

Of course, you can't do that to your boss. But, if David had been flying...
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G.Collins on October 16, 2012
Good fun guys, well don
;-)G
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Benn Gunn on October 16, 2012
very cool as always .... 'Hay new Olympic sport' Becouse you know everyone is going to be trying this out.....
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FPV Dive Bomb Dart Challenge