Speedy little thing with the wind behind you!

Pull_Up · Feb 1, 2014

http://flytrex.com/mission/quadcopter-p ... ton-12005/

So I nearly got the world record speed for a Vision this afternoon ("world" meaning only everyone who's put a Flytrex on a Vision... bit like the "World Series", mmm?

). One Vision ahead of me in the rankings. This thing looks and sounds quite impressive going overhead at nearly 60mph.

And yes, I was cheating - winds were 22mph, gusting 32mph. But I was getting twitchy and needed a bit of air time, so my son and I headed off to a nearby footpath through a big field and just had a bit of fun until we got cold and it started to rain.

The GPS hold even in these conditions was really, really impressive. During my initial close-in test hover you could really see the thing working on all axes and in height, too. And my seven-year-old could still fly it, too.

OI Photography · Feb 1, 2014

Pull_Up said:
... bit like the "World Series", mmm?

We stopped inviting you when you kept showing up with the wrong bats

Nice speed there, bucko! What was your payload or AUW (approx) at the time?

Pull_Up · Feb 1, 2014

Stock + 10g worth of Flytrex core, 5g worth of Flytrex y-cable, 12g worth of lens filter kit and 6g of UV filter (just using that as a lens protector). The top speed run was done in ATTI mode.

ladykate · Feb 1, 2014

Very nice. I bet it was impressive when it came roaring by - especially at 10 feet. I've done some very much milder high speed passes (one yesterday - a roll past at about 100' with 20 mph winds.) To watch it swoop past has a high cool factor. Congrats on the badge and record.

FPV col · Feb 1, 2014

Pull_Up said:
http://flytrex.com/mission/quadcopter-phantom-2-vision-simon-newton-12005/

So I nearly got the world record speed for a Vision this afternoon ("world" meaning only everyone who's put a Flytrex on a Vision... bit like the "World Series", mmm? ). One Vision ahead of me in the rankings. This thing looks and sounds quite impressive going overhead at nearly 60mph.

And yes, I was cheating - winds were 22mph, gusting 32mph. But I was getting twitchy and needed a bit of air time, so my son and I headed off to a nearby footpath through a big field and just had a bit of fun until we got cold and it started to rain.

The GPS hold even in these conditions was really, really impressive. During my initial close-in test hover you could really see the thing working on all axes and in height, too. And my seven-year-old could still fly it, too.

Congrats you just nicked my Flytrex position... I suppose I will have to now wait for the next buttock clenching hurricane session and try to pinch that back

GMANNZ · Feb 1, 2014

My skills are climbing and as I live in one of the windiest places on the planet ..... Im a comin for ya's ..... LOL

Had 120kms past the house the last big weather day .....

CouesWhitetail · Feb 1, 2014

OI Photography said:
Pull_Up said:

... bit like the "World Series", mmm?

Click to expand...

We stopped inviting you when you kept showing up with the wrong bats

LOL!! good one!

Congrats pullup on the speed record. I am too chicken I think to fly in 22mph!!

Pull_Up · Feb 1, 2014

Useless for any photographic endeavours of course. I wouldn't have flown in this a couple of months ago, either. Confidence in self and the machine increases as time goes on. That and always sending her off upwind first to assess your ground speed is actually going to enable you to get back at the end of the downwind run!

GMANNZ · Feb 1, 2014

347 MPH ??? ... on a P1 think your right CSF ...... either that or he strapped to the side of a commercial flight leaving town

OI Photography · Feb 1, 2014

CunningStuntFlyer said:
Ah, it's like Strava (Google it) for RC.

And just like Strava, it's apparently easy to hack it.

Statpadding on a Phantom :lol:

GMANNZ · Feb 1, 2014

CunningStuntFlyer said:
Someone please upload their raw Flytrex csv to something like Dropbox.

I will take care of that sneaky fellow with the 300 mph record.

List one with Mach 2.4 :lol:

ladykate · Feb 1, 2014

Yeah... someone will always screw with something like this. They deserve a special place in hell. It isn't even a good ego trip - it just shows the guy is a smart-a$$ kid (at heart... maybe he/she is 70). What do you have if you don't have honor?

It is easy to tell the charlatans, though. Serious people will simply ignore the stupid stuff.

amrflyingdude · Feb 1, 2014

Pull_Up said:
http://flytrex.com/mission/quadcopter-phantom-2-vision-simon-newton-12005/

So I nearly got the world record speed for a Vision this afternoon ("world" meaning only everyone who's put a Flytrex on a Vision... bit like the "World Series", mmm? ). One Vision ahead of me in the rankings. This thing looks and sounds quite impressive going overhead at nearly 60mph.

And yes, I was cheating - winds were 22mph, gusting 32mph. But I was getting twitchy and needed a bit of air time, so my son and I headed off to a nearby footpath through a big field and just had a bit of fun until we got cold and it started to rain.

The GPS hold even in these conditions was really, really impressive. During my initial close-in test hover you could really see the thing working on all axes and in height, too. And my seven-year-old could still fly it, too.