Flying from inside house or car anyone?

JohnnyB · Nov 21, 2016

Dirt, care to post a pic of the birdside mod u done plz?

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Dirtdroner · Nov 21, 2016

Johnny Bellew said:
Dirt, care to post a pic of the birdside mod u done plz?

Check out this video

I later changed it to have the antennas point down.

JohnnyB · Nov 21, 2016

Dirtdroner said:
Check out this video

I later changed it to have the antennas point down.

Well dirt, I can see why it cuts thru trees like a chainsaw. Very interesting video. So what made you end up turning them down? And, did it help? This mod looks a little complicated, but I do believe I could do it. You done well explaining, but you sound different than I imagined..lol I was hearing this gritty voice with the name dirt. Guess that came from the crash vids throwing a little dirt. [emoji16]
Enjoyed it, thanks.
They're working me long hours right now. Maybe the extra can land me another mod! [emoji6]

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Dirtdroner · Nov 21, 2016

Johnny Bellew said:
So what made you end up turning them down?

I'm a dirtbike rider at heart. Been playing on them in the dirt for 45 years but as you can imagine, I'm slowing down. Can't ride it like I used to but I can fly it!

At the extremes of my range I was loosing signal when I turned the drone. Pointing them down seems to have eliminated that. It was just trial and error until I hit on the most reliable signal.

The job wasn't really all that bad. It took some time to be sure but that's because I was super careful. It's not something you would want to start at the kitchen table after work thinking you'll be done in time to eat. I do think anyone with a half decent mechanical skill and the right tools could do it. Good drone shops charge around $250 for the install so even seasoned people don't do it real fast. The biggest drawback is simply that mistakes cost money. No mistakes=no problems and it was a fun little project.

Dirtdroner · Nov 21, 2016

This is what I ended up with

JohnnyB · Nov 21, 2016

By the way, "I think" at 5:50, when you crest the top of the hill and turned left, stood a deer in the grass facing you wondering what the heck was that? If that wasn't it, it missed a good chance.

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Dirtdroner · Nov 21, 2016

Ding Ding Ding! you found it! I wish I'd seen it while I was there so I could get more footage of it. It's always neat. I've gotten close enough to see them blink before.
I'm true to my word too. PM your paypal info and I'll send you a buck!

JohnnyB · Nov 21, 2016

Dirtdroner said:
Ding Ding Ding! you found it! I wish I'd seen it while I was there so I could get more footage of it. It's always neat. I've gotten close enough to see them blink before.
I'm true to my word too. PM your paypal info and I'll send you a buck!

Haha.. leave the buck in the grass, he's hungry!

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JohnnyB · Nov 21, 2016

Dirtdroner said:
This is what I ended up with

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I like this better than other pics I've seen where they drilled holes and they stuck down near the camera. Seems the bit of extra distance apart would help too. I like it.
I used to ride too. 4 of us buddies all had bikes that matched our birth year which was pretty cool. Hard riding but cool. Mine was a 71 Suzuki 250 TS turned trail only. Gave $60 for it.. the jug was in a sack.. lol

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JohnnyB · Nov 22, 2016

I wanted to say too that it seemed to have insane coverage for as much land as you covered. Almost seemed impossible sometimes when I would realize where you were at. I have a decent sense if direction and pretty well kept up where you where from were you took off and still, seemed like there would be ground in a couple spots between you and the bird, towards the end especially before you crossed the pond. Pretty impressive.

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Turbomania · Nov 22, 2016

Thru together some FPV practice from last week from my home station.
Hopefully i can fly today.. No Wind

But Cold...

Enjoy, hope ya like rock..

JohnnyB · Nov 22, 2016

Turbomania said:
Thru together some FPV practice from last week from my home station.
Hopefully i can fly today.. No Wind But Cold...

Enjoy, hope ya like rock..

Really making me want to fly turbo! Couple little tense moments close to the limbs. Nice
Edit: wife just text.. my amps came in! [emoji2]

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Turbomania · Nov 22, 2016

Amps =

Cold = Props break easy

JohnnyB · Nov 22, 2016

Git the amps today. Just got home and opened the boxes, all looks good.
I've seen the pics that were posted here and really didn't see how the cables were hooked from the antenna to the amp. So my question, does one antenna hook to TX input, and the other the RX input? I looked online for answers but no luck.

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Dirtdroner · Nov 22, 2016

Did you get the Rf linx DC injected set? If so, and you got 2 sets, antenna>short cable>lightning arrestor>amp terminal that says antenna>long cable down>DC injector>short thin cable>RC. Both will be exactor the same. And of course hook the power supply to the injector.

JohnnyB · Nov 22, 2016

Dirtdroner said:
Did you get the Rf linx DC injected set? If so, and you got 2 sets, antenna>short cable>lightning arrestor>amp terminal that says antenna>long cable down>DC injector>short thin cable>RC. Both will be exactor the same. And of course hook the power supply to the injector.
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Yep, that's what I have and thanks for the reply. I should've looked a little closer. Pretty self-explanatory.

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Dirtdroner · Nov 22, 2016

Johnny Bellew said:
Pretty self-explanatory

Ha, I guess it is if you've been staring at them in the basement for 6 weeks waiting on all the other goodies to get here!
Happy Thanksgiving.

JohnnyB · Nov 22, 2016

Makes it sooo tempting to call off work tomorrow!

. But I'll go.
Happy Thanksgiving to all you guys! Thanks so much for answering questions that were... Obviously obvious. *Duh'ing myself*

6 weeks... Dang!

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JohnnyB · Nov 23, 2016

Turbomania said:
Thru together some FPV practice from last week from my home station.
Hopefully i can fly today.. No Wind But Cold...

Enjoy, hope ya like rock..

Hey Turb, (or anyone else) now you get to get asked stupid questions. I know this was probably done from your house and assume you plugged your injectors into a wall outlet, but when you were in your car, what did you use exactly to power them? What did you plug into? I guess where it came with an AC plug, it's not so obvious to me.

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jhax01 · Nov 23, 2016

Johnny Bellew said:
Hey Turb, (or anyone else) now you get to get asked stupid questions. I know this was probably done from your house and assume you plugged your injectors into a wall outlet, but when you were in your car, what did you use exactly to power them? What did you plug into? I guess where it came with an AC plug, it's not so obvious to me.

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I use a DC-DC converter for the car, but I started with this - https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B010...i=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=rexuav+battery

Even has a dual plug so you can power both off of one. Always lasted me all day no matter how much I flew.

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