Showing posts with label Kinetic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kinetic. Show all posts

Friday, July 15, 2011

First FPV experience

Even though it was way too windy for the Kinetic, I just had to try the new installed FPV equipment. I didn't come up with a good solution on how to mount the VTx, so I just used an old servo box, it also gives some protection but it's very ugly.

The winds was steady around 5-6 m/s and up to 9 m/s in the gusts. The heavy loaded Kinetic was sometimes thrown around, but it went out ok in the end. I had to have WOT in the start and during flight I never had it below 75%. I learned many lessons today:
- always have a spotter (I lost it a couple of times)
- always check your gear before leaving for the field (forgot the battery hatch)
- make sure your goggles don't let any light in, it's very hard to see




Equipment used:
- Swedish Airforce Kinetic
- 5.8g 200mw FPV Wireless AV Tx & Rx Set
- HXT900 9g / 1.6kg / .12sec Micro Servo
- Hobby King 2.4Ghz 6Ch Tx & Rx V2 (Mode 2)
- FPV Fiberglass Pan-Tilt Camera Mount L-Size
- 5.8 GHz Bluebeam Cloverleaf/Skew-Planar Wheel Antenna Set (RHCP)
- Goggles: Trimersion, hacked with influence by aaronredbaron

Swedish Airforce Kinetic

I found this CRC Pro Paint which is a spray color that dries almost instantly, does not drip and has a nice matte grey color. From now on, all my foamies transform from dull-white to airforce-grey.

I've attached a camera and a 5,8gHz transmitter, now it's time for FPV soon!