Late FPV, garden takeoff/landing.

by Christian Jeppesen | September 13, 2013 | (0) Posted in Just Fun

 


I have wanted to do this since i first saw an FPV video on YouTube, piloting FPV from my garden. This plane has served me well in many flights, dont maiden your plane this way unless you hate your neighbors. ( just joking ;P )



 

Plane Specs.

 

Wingspan. 1.4m 

Length. 1m

weigth. 1,4kg.

Foamboard 5mm for wing and tail.

15mm x 15mm balsawood tailboom

packeging cardboard 8.5cm x 8.5cm squaretube fugelarge.

 

 


Plane Parts. 

 

Motor: 2 x NTM Prop Drive 28-26 1000KV / 315W (short shaft version) original from my tricoptor. 

Prop: 9:6 SF 

Motor Battery: Zippy 3S 5000mah 20C  

ESC: 2 x Multistar 30A opto 

Servo:Turnigy 9g.

 

 

 

FPV.

 

GoPro 3 Black.

5.8ghz 1000mw tx BOSCAM w. clowerleaf. 

2 x RX. 805 5.8ghz w. skewplaner and 7 turn helical. 

EASY DIVERSITY.  

A/V USB for PC (blackbox).  

FatShark BASE SD video headset. 

Car jumpstarter 12V power for groundstation.

 

 

Control.

 

AMP 2.5 w. UBLOX GPS

FPV / APM / servor Battery: Zippy 3S 2500mah 3C

UBEC: 3A 5V  

Futaba T8FGs. w. RX. + 1W wifi booster.

 

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Christian Jeppesen

COMMENTS

TehMaxwell on October 4, 2013
This is a great video, beautiful video of the sunset :D !
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Christian Jeppesen on March 1, 2014
Sorry about the late reply :P. Thanks, if I should do it over I would set the GoPro for 25fps instead of 50, to maximize the amount of light been sensed by the camera :) .
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Late FPV, garden takeoff/landing.