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FinalMile FPV
Добавлен 23 окт 2011
Freestyle FPV wherever whenever
Pitts 850 mm Metal gear rudder servo first flight
So early on my little Pitts had weird servo twitches mostly on the rudder. Eventually I discovered that the plastic gear had stripped causing the rudder to not perfectly return to zero or to have play in the rudder once there was a load on it. As a result the Pitts just flew .... odd, it performed okay but just didnt hold lines like it used to and kind of just felt sketchy, almost like when your flying on a gusty day.
Well thankfully I found the problem and swapped to a metal gear FMS servo, I stole it out of an MXS v2 and man is it amazing, this thing is like a rock now. some of my other servos, especially the elevator also have a twitch / creep occasionally so I might go ahead and swap t...
Well thankfully I found the problem and swapped to a metal gear FMS servo, I stole it out of an MXS v2 and man is it amazing, this thing is like a rock now. some of my other servos, especially the elevator also have a twitch / creep occasionally so I might go ahead and swap t...
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E-Flite Extra 300.... finally sorted
Просмотров 350Месяц назад
So I finally feel like the Extra is where I want it to be. I ended up moving the CG as far forward as I could without adding nose weight. I also opted to reduce my overall rates in low / sport rate in place of adding additional Expo. Expo is great at giving a soft center stick feel while retaining full range of motion at deflection but it also reduces precision dramatically around mid stick def...
3 cam Beaver
Просмотров 1032 месяца назад
So stuck some GoPros on the Beaver, flight 1 is a multi screen split, flight 2 is a dynamic edit (not normally my style but let me know what you guys think) Intro 00:00 Flight one 02:21 Flight two preflight 08:19 Flight two 10:17 Pretty fun 4th of July fun fly, I dont fly the Beaver as much as I should since it takes up most of the truck its usually all I can bring to the field in one trip. FMS...
P51 June Nite FPV dry run
Просмотров 482 месяца назад
So Im stripping the fpv setup from the pitts 850, its just too small of a plane with such an obstructed view to fly FPV and enjoy it so im throwing all that gear into the P51 since its seen better days lol. did a quick and dirty hack job on the canopy and just threw a gopro inside to get a feel for the interior viewpoint and how its gonna feel with the extra weight. Everything looks good so I t...
FMS Yak 130 HEAVY!!!
Просмотров 2472 месяца назад
How heavy is too heavy? Intro 00:00 Test Flight 01:43 Flight two 09:47 Today I aimed to find out, so we flew the FMS Yak 130 with a 900g 6s 6000 ....... normally run a 6s 3300-4000 that comes in just under 500g. It flew remarkably well, a ton of wing flex but it handled some fairly tight loaded rolls and pulling somewhat gently out of some steep dives. If your going to just rip balls the whole ...
E-Flite F15 pre storm rippage
Просмотров 8542 месяца назад
Got the first tropical storm of the season rolling in, so some pretty solid winds that shift around alot..... so yep its beater jet time!!!! Still one of if not my favorite plane to fly, just toss it up and rip balls. Maxing out the mechanical throws is essential for these types of shenanigans. 4s 2200
Piaget 3D progress
Просмотров 803 месяца назад
Finally got a day with little to no wind to come out and run some practice maneuvers. Working hard on being more deliberate and precise with my stick movements and more controlled on the 3D maneuvers, focusing on flying the aircraft during the maneuvers instead of just stick smashing and waiting for the results lol. Also working on connection and setup between maneuvers for a smoother run, stil...
Touch & Go with friends... stupidity and midair collisions
Просмотров 3993 месяца назад
Proof you can have loads of fun with a Timber and an Aeroscout Intro 00:00 Flight 1 00:02 Flight 2 09:42 F15 20:26 I think we all get caught up in flying for a purpose, trying to get better at a skill or perfect the setup on a plane ... and we forget the what the true spirit of RC flying is supposed to be... FUN!! So in the spirit of some tail heavy RUclips shenanigans we did a thing So we did ...
6 planes chased, 2 Jet rips, some 3D... full day at the abandoned road "flyway" mic and stick cam
Просмотров 1163 месяца назад
Intro 00:00 Scratch Buzzbomb chase 26:33 Eflite A10 sketchy rip 42:18 SE5a Biplane chase 58:18 P61 Black widow chase 1:08:02 T28 chase 1:17:43 Piaget FF on 9x5 1:26:51 Piaget flight 2 1:33:08 FMS Yak130 v2 6s3300 1:39:50 FMS Yak130 v2 6s4000 1:52:06 F4F wildcat chase 2:00:45 Hawker Tempest chase 2:08:30 So another day of fun with the crew, decided to stay mic on as much as possible and to run a...
Motion RC Piaget on 9x5 3s w/ stick cam
Просмотров 924 месяца назад
So the thought occurred to me that I've never run a stick cam flying fixed wings. I remembered back when I first started flying quadcopters I had alot of unnecessary stick movements, watching my stick cam on the simulator allowed me to really analyze this, change my transmitter grip and improved my flying immensely so I thought I'd try it out on the Piaget which has no gyro so will require more...
Skynetic Piaget.. second hand fun
Просмотров 804 месяца назад
Picked this little guy up from another club member who built it just for something to fly at an indoor event. Did one quick flight with the winglet stabilizer things on and didnt care for them, really reduced roll rate and made the ailerons feel really slugish and numb. Took those off and maxed out the throws both mechanically and in the RX to about 120%, really rips now on a 3s 450 with a twis...
Top Guns Top Funs, Eflite F15 64 vs Stinger 64 EDF
Просмотров 1944 месяца назад
Alwin and I ripping around the other day, cant explain how fun having a small hand launch EDF is... just something you can throw up there and rip around with out too much to worry about. Aslo demonstrating the slow flight and stall characteristics at the end... all the way up to and including ground contact LOL
E-Flite Extra 300 maiden ish ... I finally got this plane!!!!😆🤩
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.5 месяцев назад
00:00 - intro 01:18 Gopro overview 06:30 Flight one 16:55 Flight two So got this a few weeks ago and had some initial troubles both mechanically and with the filming of the maiden, so here goes round 2. Also working on some GoPro settings that will get the footage looking how I want, reel steady has been great and im loving the hero 10/11 but there is still a bit of shimmer when using ND filter...
Floss 8" chase rig trial run
Просмотров 1216 месяцев назад
Intro 00:00 FlightLine FW ta 152h 00:01 E-Flite T28 1.2m 00:30 FlightLine FW ta 152h 1:20 FMS A6m Zero 3:35 Been working on the tune for my former long range rig turned fast cruise chase quad. All of these planes push my 7” remix hard and result in short flight times or just pure inability to stay close… the FW Ta still walks on me but it’s modded so Pete was nice enough to stay off the throttl...
E-Flite 64mm F-15 2 minutes of high alpha lol
Просмотров 1436 месяцев назад
Soooo know that every time I say "alright im bringing it in" know that in fact I do not bring it in LMAO. So Im still getting used to this awesome little EDF, after flying it this weekend I decided to mechanically max out the throws and rip it up a bit... then for the hell of it just used the last part of my last pack on only high alpha and Im damn glad I did holy shit lol. This thing loves it,...
Eflite 64mm F-15 Maiden... This things a blast!!!!
Просмотров 5886 месяцев назад
Eflite 64mm F-15 Maiden... This things a blast!!!!
6 RC planes, 1 kite and a drone explosion.....raw & uncut
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6 RC planes, 1 kite and a drone explosion.....raw & uncut
Highlights from a full day of RC plane chasing
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Highlights from a full day of RC plane chasing
M41 Vs Blackjack 42 : Rough Water FPV Chasing
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M41 Vs Blackjack 42 : Rough Water FPV Chasing
Blackjack drag racing...M41 blown flycolor 150A esc ...Sonicwake ripping
Просмотров 32211 месяцев назад
Blackjack drag racing...M41 blown flycolor 150A esc ...Sonicwake ripping
Boat Day, modded Blackjack 24 & M41
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Boat Day, modded Blackjack 24 & M41
Full Send! My neighbor runs my SonicWake for the first time
Просмотров 152Год назад
Full Send! My neighbor runs my SonicWake for the first time
Eratix 3D practice as the thunderstorm rolls in
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Eratix 3D practice as the thunderstorm rolls in
Chasing Jacks 78" Extra 260 35cc With a GoPro on board
Просмотров 347Год назад
Chasing Jacks 78" Extra 260 35cc With a GoPro on board
fix the f@cking alarm !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@johnscovel3170 your not a fan of the 12% throttle beeper and LVC alarm?
that motor just sounds angry at full throttle on 4s. it really flies just fine on 3s IMHO. i also had to replace my stock ESC and had a 60A lying around, so i could do this too (did a full throttle run-up with it on the ground) but i'm worried about overstressing the motor and airframe.
@@flywithmike6904 the motor did get hot running it for extended full throttle runs but just cruising around with the occasional full power blast it did fine even in Texas heat. A lot of the scream is prop noise, that prop has a wide tip almost bull nose
Great Flight I haven't try a 4s pack in mine would have ot go to metal servos too good video
@@SlowFlyer85 thank you 🙏. It handles 4S really well, the esc and battery leads get hot if you really stay on the throttle but 4-7 second full power runs are no problem.
@@Finalmile_FPV 👍👍
100g on its nose and started with 50% rates & 50% expo, flies great, have progressed to 80% rates still 50% expo but I'm getting there. Hate the wire undercarriage. My Arrows edge has symmetrical wire so can reverse it and bend it back, Extra's need the vice. plastic gear parts removed
@@patrickhoyle8357 I had the Arrows edge 540 but gave it to my neighbor, I almost think it flys better than the extra 🤣. I’ll try the nose weight this weekend, mine is still a touch tail heavy but it’s pretty close to neutral now. Once I go over about 35% expo it starts to feel funny to me at mid stick, this thing is pretty twitchy so I can definitely understand going that high if it doesn’t bother you.
Is this the field of 1604????
@@ratedBforBeau yes, 1604 and I10 on the east side of SA
I'm from the floresville field. I've been wanting to check this one out.@@Finalmile_FPV
I picked up this plane from another club member. I also found it to be tail heavy. Added a little weight to the nose and also pushed the battery all the way forward. Great plane, now.
I want to know this model name!
Hey! I know this field lol
I cant believe how low peoples battery temps are all my electronics stay bellow 130 but my battery has gotten up to 212 and melted the heat shrinking case off itself and its a 6500mah 100c lectron pro battery its supposed to be able to handle it
@@BoBoBrappins I destroyed 3 of the 5 yowoo 6s 6000s due to heat / over discharge. I wish the LVC from the factory was 3.3-3.6 instead of the 3.0 it’s set at
@@Finalmile_FPV I have the v1 havent had any issues with the LVC luckily
Beautiful flight guys💯💯
what did you get for dinner?
Killer perspectives all around, great flying.
@@danielwoehr2733 I learned from the best when it comes to on board cams 🫵💯
your FPV cam makes things look so much closer, i thought you were going to dump it into the water a few times lol - nice flying
@@jackalopefpv1708 thank you 🙏 yeah it really does, and that’s in super view 🤣. Sometimes I think it’s a function of hyper smooth, when I actually have an FPV cam in there it doesn’t look like that. Also having the dash in view really trips me out, flying the quad it’s just air and no reference point so I’m never feeling the dives, but this 👀👀👀🤣🤣🤣🤣.
Great video 🤩
I love this video w pic in pic. Almost as cool as being there!
Yeah I was struggling with combining the 9:16 FPV footage with the 16:9 hat cam. This was the best solution I could think of.
Twas a fun experiment!
Your prop change makes huge differences….properly propping is all in the design….its not just a simple value. It is quite important
Oh I agree, I can usually pitch down slightly and the increase in rpm gives me the feel I want. This being a relatively large stator and low KV the increase in response and drop in top end wasn’t a good trade off. If it wasn’t for ground clearance I’d have gone with a 14x4 and been happy, but I’ll probably go back to the 13x6
The reason why it has trouble punching out is because it's so heavy for a 3d plane(I used to own one). The Flex Innovations Extra 300 does better overall for about the same price.
Yeah it is heavy, my neighbor has some Flex stuff, a cap I believe and it does fly amazing. I pounced on a good FB deal but I don’t think it’s worth the $429 or whatever horizon sells it for.
Nice flying and video. Subscribed.
Thank you! I’m still learning the 3D side of flying, this thing still scares me a bit… not as easy as the profile foamies
anything UMX is like glass , junk
The Pitts was def fragile, I agree the foam is thin and I hate linear servos but they’re are kind of a blast albeit an overpriced blast 🤣
I find the opposite, most of them are very durable because they're so light usually nothing happens in a crash. Just have to be sure to cut the throttle when going down.
"flies like a mf" hahaha
Great to get some practice with the 3D
Aeroscout aerobatics
That thing has a surprisingly good roll rate. 🤔🤣
Losi 5ive T with an electric conversion would be a much better choice for FPV. Extremely stable and plenty of room for any FPV gear you could ever want.
O, the huMANITY!
Good times!
Hope you doing mind being the face of the video 🫵🤣. It was, i wonder how many planes we could get up at one time 🤔
Indeed!
I see your flying at river city, how often do you fly there?
It as often as I used to, new job has me pretty busy. I try and make it out on Saturdays when the crew goes, other than that usually Tuesday during the day. Are you local SA?
Send the duck a bill for the drag race.
Pretty sure he’d take a stock traxxas 🤣
Stock tune?
Close to default pids, backed off D a bit if I remember correctly (FR frames aren’t the cleanest noise profile)
@@Finalmile_FPV i think its pretty good. Im sbout to build a aos ul 10 inch. Heard alot of positive feedback about it.
@@fpvkagge yeah I’m a fan of the AOS stuff, you can’t argue with the BB logs of those frames. Especially going past the 6”-7” having a clean stiff frame just makes life so much simpler 🤣. I ended up re building this with 2812s, fried an esc and it’s back in my closet for now
@@Finalmile_FPV yea ive fried alot esc over time. Considering single esc's ok my 10 inch frame.
How is your feel at the moment what your favourite LR quad is? I actually built and tried 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 inch quads. Basically built all sizes and like the 8" with 2812 motors most. The gemfan 8060 are my go to props
I’m a huge fan of the 8” platform too, I think it’s the best of all worlds. If I’m doing something that requires more aggressive maneuvering (some chase work) I’ll go down to a higher KV 7” setup at the expense of flight time. What’s your experience on 9” stuff? I ran 9” props on my XL10 for a bit and liked it, I was seriously considering a merica 9” or similar for the higher cruising speed and endurance but if it’s not a huge difference from an 8” I won’t bother. 10” was too heavy and a huge pain to tune, motors to heavy and arms too long to go for an ultra light LR setup at that prop size in my opinion. I do really miss my FRH 6” heavy speedster on 2506 1850kv, something about the weight and deadcat made low fast flying and long sustained lines just magic over anything else I’ve ever flown. I need to order so 8” props so I’ll take a look at the 8060, using HQ 8x5 bi blades on my floss 8” right now after I exploded a few of the 8040 cinnelifter tri blades, that 2812 seemed to apply too much torque too quickly and they would shatter. So yeah, 8” on those 2812 between 1100-1300 kv on an ultralight frame, 6000-8000 mah 6s high quality lion (def no 18650) I think is the best option for LR in my experience, I need to get back to flying LR more often again.
@@Finalmile_FPV If you have problems tuning big quads, my only advice I can give you is to use really solid frames. I got the geprc pulsar 11 frame. Freakin heavy, but so solid, it just runs on stock betaflight. Also dont use too small and too high kv motors. A small motor with too high kv just struggles to spin the bigger props. Basically I built the pulsar 11 with 3215 motors and ran it on 11 and 10 inch props. It flys well. No issues. Only It's slow and inefficient. I had those 3215 motors custom made and tested on the bench. The results were the most efficient I've ever seen. 5kg of max thrust. But in real air testing the efficiency was really not good. Top speed was slow, compared to my other quads. I'm sure it can lift heavy loads. Also I could increase flight time alot, by adding 2kg of batteries instead of 800g like I prefer. So I tried 10" props on it. A little more flight time, but nothing significant. Next I built a 9" and tried several props. It was much faster than my pulsar build. Also much more efficient. After trying 9 inch props, I just put on 8" props. The funny thing is, it got a bit faster and more responsive. I tried 3110 motors and changed them to 2812 motors, mainly because I wanted a little more kv and the motors were cheap. For fast long flights, I tried 5" and 6". Six helps a little already for carrying larger batteries and catching dives better. But the magic starts at 7". My 7" is the one to beat. Those new gemfan 7050 are a gamechanger for me. So much more speed and freestyle'able too. But my 7" build has a short apex frame and is rather light for freestyle and doesn't fit big batteries and gopro. So that 9" frame with those 8060 props is my go to LR build right now. It still fits im my backpack without props. An other reason I disliked the 11" as well. So big to transport. Not for hiking in the mountains and going for a LR cruise. My 9" frame is an amax F9DC frame. Short wheelbase with 363mm for a 9". 8mm arms and super solid. Also works on stock betaflight. As much as UAVTECH says use 24khz, I tried it and 48khz just works better. It eliminated the jello. All my builds 7 inch and bigger are on 8S by the way. Basically just use 8S compatible electronics and motors with 200kv less than usual on 6s. I make and use 8s 21700 packs. Sometimes two parallel for long range on the 8 inch upwards. Bi blades are a pain. Just use tri blades if bi dont work nice.
@@chrisbee5481 I bet 8s really makes a difference spreading the load out on lion cells 💪, I can totally agree with the low KV big stator advice… for awhile I was chasing max efficiency trying to run over propped on large light frames and it just became an exercise in futility. Plus the more I ran lower KV on larger stators the more I understood the waste excess KV brings into the system PWM seems to vary by frame for me, tried running variable for a while with the new BLHeli firmware and had some mixed results, most of my freestyle builds run 48khz and I’ve even lowered my pidloop and gyro down to 4k 4k, especially on the bigger stuff since the motor and prop can respond that fast anyway it just ended up creating unnecessary noise and changes in motor rpm chasing a response the system could never mechanically achieve. I think my 7” remix is my favorite right now, it’s on a 5 year old flight controller so I think I’m going to tear down the 3 of them I have and rebuild with newer components, may grab some 03 air units for the flyability at low mbps, being able to fly at 2-4 mbps would be amazing compared to the 12-15 mbps Roblox picture I’m used to pushing the limits 😆
How is the 4s holding up with the stock motor any problems to date ?
I biffed it awhile back and destroyed it lol. But I will say after 15-20 flights everything was holding up fine. Some noticeable heat in the front end after a serious throttling but nothing that would alarm me. Surprisingly not a lot of heat in the connectors or battery leads, less even than the stock eflite extra 300. Might buy another, it just flys so light compared to other 3D foamies in this class
I've ended up with a Stinger 64 airframe only and had it hanging in my rec-room. Then I gathered up parts to make it fly, but only had a 70mm EDF out of an old Durafly Vampire. I modified the fuselage to fit the larger EDF. The thing is a rocket on a 4S 2200, ripping past 80 & 90mm jets at the field. 🤣
I bet that thing is a blast!! I was probably running 25-30% more throttle in the F15 just to keep up with Alwin’s stock Stinger. You got videos of yours in action? I’ve come to love these over powered mid- small edfs, any suggestions for other similar stuff in this class?
@@Finalmile_FPV Speaking of power...how is the Eflite F-15 for power? Reason for asking is in RealFlight if seems just adequate. I've got other 50mm & 64mm EDF chucker's that are just adequate and it becomes a real game of energy management. My two current standbys are the 70mm Habu SS and 80mm AvantiS, but they require heavy 6S batteries. That's kind of why I Frankenstein'ed the Stinger...to make something that I couldn't buy. 😉 BTW...stay away from the SR-71. Great looking plane, but absolutely no fun to fly. 😔
@@gmorphan thanks for the heads up, I like the scale / exotic offerings so that and the twin 40mm F22 from motion were on my short list. lol To me it’s got more than enough, I can go from high alpha walking pace to almost vertical climb outs on full power (4s 2200). It’s quick wide open but not an absolute rocket. I’ll have to give it a fly in real flight and let you know how close it feels, but to me it’s got more than enough to get me out of any dumb decisions / oh shit moments. I got mine second hand so it was an easy choice, I’m not sure (as much as I like it) that it’s worth the $269 price new. I did do a few other videos with it, some slow / mixed flying that might give you a better idea of its power and responsiveness. It high alphas amazing and can fly circuits like that despite no rudder.
I need to enter the fracas w my T-33 next time.
Dan makes the best suggestions LOL :D Nice one
If I have a 2200 4s battery, what is the kV value of the brushless motor and ESC that I use to get maximum speed?
2200 4S on this boat is wayyyy too small. In general that low of a capacity will draw down too much under load to be useful. On a smaller boat running 4S you’d probably want to be 2500-3000 kv with the right prop to get a good top end, but with high KV comes a lot of waste through the high amperage it’s going to draw.
@@Finalmile_FPV thank you sir, the good answer
Hello is this Plane for Beginners?
I wouldn’t advise it for an inexperienced pilot. A good high wing bush plane or trainer would be a better choice
Thanks and many Greetings from Germany@@Finalmile_FPV
This randomly popped up on my feed after I just bought this truck. 100% going to do this now, looks so fun! Thanks for the video.
You’re welcome, it was a blast. If you have an open area or dirt track to run that would be ideal, navigating at high speed gets super sketchy 🤣. Also a pan gimbal would be good for turning / drifting. Have since done some head tracking on a few planes but never had it working when I had the truck. Hope you enjoy the truck, it was a blast while I had it.
the o rings are standard and can be purchased from a hardwear store or so iv been told.
I ended up finding some on Amazon, oddly enough they are larger and don’t fit my twisted hobbies plane but do fit the eratix. Was able to do a few twist and make it work, like you I thought they would all be the same size
Really great!
Thank you, fun plane fire sure. I just need to grow into it a little
Outstanding shipmate. Press on. USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Jan 1980 to July 1983. RC er for life A.
Never had the distinction of serving but thank you for your service. RC for life is definitely me 👍
That sense of speed on landing!
Really wanna put this in a decent size edf. Maybe the A10 since I’ve already beat it up pretty good
@@Finalmile_FPV I’m gonna be right behind you on this. Sold
Damn fine flying (per usual)... I wonder if that close call could have resulted in a Ded-r Baron or quite a fall on your end. Glad we didn't find out!
lol thank you 🙏. The added weight of the 8” kind of made for some cyclical chasing with all that momentum. Think it’ll be a good rig. If we had hit I’m sure you woulda fared better than me lol
Should never go into limp mode!
Yeah I don’t like how low the LVC is set from the factory, I suppose it prevents throttle cut under load but it makes it real easy to smoke a battery 🤣.
Which frame are you flying the pyro drone floss?
Yep, with 8” arms, cut pretty thick but still the frame has some noise.
What pilot figure did you put in this plane?
I think he’s from an eflite 1.3m P51 fuselage I had crashed and then replaced. Pretty sure that’s where he came from, needed about 2-3 inches of foam underneath him to get the height right but it works. A lot of the eflite planes have their figure heads as a replacement part you can order, the extra 300 1.3 is another good option.
Indeed the longest and most entertaining "approach" ever :D
Lmao. Somehow the battery was still at 3.72 and I went waaaaayyyy over my timer. I guess high alpha is an efficient means of cruising
God tier throttle work!!!@@Finalmile_FPV
A fun maiden flight.
Too much fun!
I think that’s a movie quality intro 🤣. Good times for sure
Great flying. Thing cooks!
Thank you. Indeed it does, I buzzed you and Benny pretty good a few times 🤣
We had us some fun that day!
Warnings are almost nonstop. The telemetry is becoming irritating. I've got to figure out how to turn it off.
You can lower the Low voltage audio alert down to 3.3 v per cell or so and it won’t go off as frequently. I think the motor prop combo pulls a lot of amps for such a small 3s battery to take without sagging down into the warning zone. Once I flew it some more I just turned the voltage telemetry off and flew with only a timer, much quieter … but I’m so used to it it doesn’t bother me as much as it does those watching I think 🤔 🤣