Low Volts - LiftRC RotorX Atom RX122 FPV crash abuse
Three days of "cool" stuff, and crashes. Actually, just a bunch of "cool" stuff, cause crashes r definitely "cool" bra'. The Skyzone goggle DVR sometimes records audio out of sync, cause why perfect a product before you release it, right? I'm too lazy to fix it for a SD video (hypocritical?--probably). Yes, that was a tree I landed in, after doing dumb things... Successfully recovered with a dowsing rod (Taranis RSSI) and my significant other's enhanced visual pattern recognition... and my leatherman's saw along with a tree branch that gave it's life for me to make a long pokey thing (sorry tree(s). I had fun... rate mode feels natural, finally. My Atom had been entirely submerged in nasty flood water in a field the day before this... so it wasn't 100% for this weekend. Lots of q-tips and rubbing alcohol. I lost a front post where the frame was designed to fail (genius! now I have to buy a new one right?). I also knocked the IR filter loose inside the camera, both during collisions with blue goal posts. Motors are fine, as long as their crappy solid wires survive the coming frame transplant. Still have plenty of props, though 4-less nylon screws than I need. Arms are de-laminated on the edges, and some of the carbon fiber is now in my finger thanks to this. Nothing special. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNa2P6MCiO0
Still just scratching the surface with freestyle, but it's fun and the crashes are giving me a lot of intution.
MultiRC HMB-180 HDPE Frame
MyRCMart RCX H2205 2633KV Motors
20A LittleBee Pro ESC's running BLHeli (OneShot125)
RTFQ "FLIP 32 - F3 - OSD" FC running BetaFlight 3.0
Kingkong 4*4*3 4040 4 Inch 3-Blade Propellers
Foxeer Night Wolf 700TVL 0.0001Lux
Mini RTF LC-Filter (AMP 2-4S)
RCX UBEC 3A (Input 2-6S LiPo / Ouput 5V or 12V Switchable)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW057fgahcg
This shows the difference between raw camera output and the heavily processed final image when dealing with 1.33X anamorphic lens at 4K, in low light. DaVinci so amaze!
Desqueezed like this; https://vimeo.com/226692566
Source: 3840x2160, 30fps, 100mbps AVC
Destination: 5108x2160, 24fps HEVC
The Pixel 2's AVC (H.254) has much less banding / artifacts than HEVC (H.265) on FiLMiC Pro's "Extreme" setting, especially in low light.
The Temporal NR is;
Frames: 5
Mo.Est.Type: Better
Motion Range: Medium
Temporal Threshold: (L100, C100, M100, B0.0)
Spacial NR Mode: Enhanced
Radius: Small
Spatial Threshold: (L0.0, C100, B100)
Motion Blur: Disabled (None)
Stuff used here;
Google Pixel 2 XL
ULANZI 1.33X Anamorphic Lens
FiLMiC Pro LOG V2
DJI Osmo Mobile 2
DaVinci Resolve 16 Studio
Clean export without raw overlays: https://youtu.be/QGGFaMOjED4 (private link)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WZk5hQKXtQ
I chopped up an aluminized polyester "Emergency Blanket" and wrapped up my 2S Emax "Tinyhawk S" batteries like little xmas presents. I find that smaller LiPo's just freeze too quickly in flight, especially long skinny ones.
These batteries gave me about 2 minutes per flight during the summer, and I was only getting 1:30ish last week in the park (9°C). It's 0°C tonight, and it seems to be working. I need to get it so that it's underneath the shrinkwrap though, cause it's not a durable covering. The thermal properties seem to be working though. I'll have to see how it works with the H8 batteries as well.
I threw in a quick cut of my test flights, cause why not.
Getting tired of clutter-pasting in the same junk every vid... see some older Hawk vids for rig / mod details.
Music;
Diamond D - I'll Be Alright (feat. Novel)
It's liable to pick up the Tangerine Dream from watching Bandersnatch in the background.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXGa0cwS8rw
Ruined 2 junker quads and another 4-inch one I liked in a triple-motor smash in one hit (the finale).
Combo:
Turnigy nano-tech 1300mah 3S 25~50C Lipo Pack
20A CICADA BLHELI_S (F3 FC, XM+ Rx, ATX03 VTx)
RCX H1407 (V2) 3200KV w/ GemFan 4045 Props
Diatone Grasshopper G160 Frame *crap
(Much better frame parts) https://armattanproductions.com/pages/designer_product_grid/165
My original inspiration: https://youtu.be/GnIEwvqfZJE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r7z4Aw_FyY
"ContourHD 1080p" helmet cam, Premiere autolevels.
raw action recap.
This was the first time I attended this place; http://www.thehauntedwinery.com/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_HHGu6PBsw
Repairs: https://youtu.be/wW24R1h9qfI
Day 2: https://youtu.be/yCAfAEo-GqM
Rush-built some new old stock parts into a junker to bash for the weekend. Unfortunately the OSD was on a F1's serial1, which made adjusting the looptime and tune impossible as I didn't bring an iron. I flew the best I could with stock Beta tune and obnoxious-level obese AUW 750g, and still had fun. My crap FPV cam was so lowrez and washed out from the sun that I couldn't see the vibes and oscillations in the goggles anyway. The slo-mo crash at the end of this is when the port bow arm snapped due to the terrible design of the frame arms.
Detroit Multirotor Pitbull (old-ass heavy frame)
Cobra 2204 2300KV Motors
Rotorgeeks RG20 ESC's running BLHeli (OneShot125)
Naze32 Rev6 FC running BetaFlight 3x
DAL "Indestructible" 5040 & 45BN props
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhQmUxir5gY