HighFlightRC - Fatshark Attitudes V2 Review!

by HighFlightRC | December 31, 2014 | (0) Posted in Reviews

Welcome to this Review / Unboxing of the Fatshark Attitudes V2!

So I started off the video with an unboxing!

Link of the manual here
http://www.fatshark.com/uploads/pdf/1759-1.pdf 

Out of the box came the fabulous cardboard container, containing the wonders inside!

First there was the stickers, then there were the cables! In the box you get 4 cables! The 3 Data cables, 

3.5mm JR, Futaba 6P and ezUHF MiniDIN and then you get the AV Cable!

I then plug in my Fatsharks to my Futaba T8J and power my goggles! You can also programme the headtracker when you plug in your Futaba or JR remote!

I also show the electronics in the manual. The thing is I coudn't wait when I got the goggles, so I instantly installed all of the electronics in my plane. So then I had to show them mounted on my plane!

I then show of my little adapter I made! It's just a barrel connector adapted to a JST connector for my Rhino battery.

All you need to make this adapter is:

-Barrel connector with 2,1mm inner dimension. 5,45mm on the outside.

-Male JST connector.

-Solder and Soldering Iron.

-Heat shrink.

-And basic soldering skills! 

+ On the barrel connector there should be 2 black wires but on shoud have a white stripe on it.

Usually that white strip means that wire is positive and remember the pin in the inside is positive and the outside is negative.

The battery I used was a HobbyKing Rhino 610mAh 2S 20C!

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__7305__Rhino_610mAh_2S_7_4v_20C_Lipoly_Pack.html

I then showed the Rubber Ducky antenna. The antenna is the stock antenna for most Fatshark goggles.

They're 5.8ghz and they're not that powerful. And if you fly behind yourself you'll lose a lot of signal.

So what I'm doing to fix this problem is I'm gonna build a circular polarized antenna.

I would advise everyone who gets one of these "RTF Fatshark Kits", to replace the stock antenna with a circular polarized antenna!

There is a great Step by Step walkthrough on David Windestal's website RCExplorer!

Skew-Planar Wheel FPV Antenna

http://rcexplorer.se/diy/2011/08/the-skew-planar-wheel-fpv-antenna/

Cloverleaf FPV Antenna

http://rcexplorer.se/diy/2011/08/the-cloverleaf-fpv-antenna/

All you have to do to attatch the antenna is just screw the SMA connector together!

Simple as that :) I then tryed on the goggles! A lot of people say the eye cups are uncomfortable but honestly I think they're very comfortable!
A lot of people remove the eye cups and replace them with foam strips instead!
You can do that if you want to!

I also got a new FliteTest Hoodie! I love it!

Also the wind hasn't been great at all! It has been horrible!

Also there is a little tool that most of you have heard about but I recommend you to get one of these. They're great for a lot of purposes! You can take this out to the flying field and if your motor mount goes loose, you can screw it until it's tight again! Or if you wanna cut some foam up you've got a good knife for it! You can also use the sarrated knife for cutting some string or rope.

You can use this multi-tool for so many things!

Also I need it for scouts! That saw can be usefull when gathering firewood :D 

 

Here's a link to the Leatherman Wave
http://www.leatherman.com/10.html

Hope you enjoyed this article stay tuned for the next one!

Nathaniel!

COMMENTS

donnyb on January 9, 2015
Great review! The weather is cold and windy here -18°C or 0°F I do like your leatherman, I wanted one like that but there must be several different models of the wave. The only ones I found where smaller with plastic on them.
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HighFlightRC on January 11, 2015
If you just go onto the Leatherman website and choose the Wave. You can also customise it on their website!
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HighFlightRC - Fatshark Attitudes V2 Review!