I wrecked the Reactor Bipe, Time For a New (used) FPV Plane
I managed to smash up my FPV (First Person View) plane, the Reactor Biplane a couple of weeks ago. I had just remounted the motor after I broke the mount on a previous FPV Flight(Video (new window)). So once I had the motor remounted I went to test fly the airplane. I didn’t want to […]
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My First FPV Flights!
As of last weekend I have made my first FPV flights. It was really amazing, big grins all around and well worth the time and effort. Video below! This weekend was the first time I was able to fly in First-Person-View, also known as FPV. The basic premise if you haven’t read my other posts […]
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Tags: biplane, FPV, Radio Control, rc
Reactor Biplane with FPV Hardware Flys
After going through a few different planes trying to find one that would be suitable for FPV (First Person View) flying I think I’ve finally settled on one. After the crash of the Reactor Bpe which tore the wing off and ripped the fuselage in half, I collected all the little bits and rebuilt it. […]
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Guan Li Catalina First FPV Flight (sorta)
I installed the FPV (First Person View) video and electronic gear in the Guan Li Catalina this weekend. It took a bit of time to install all the parts and then some friends and I took a quick test flight on Sunday evening. Here’s some of the stuff I installed in the Catalina, all the […]
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Tags: Catalina, Electronics, FPV, Radio Control, rc
Replacing the SAW Filter in a 900Mhz A/V Receiver for FPV
I received some more components in the mail today. Most of them were base station equipment, all from DPCAV.COM. The items I received were the 900Mhz patch panel antenna, a dipole 900Mhz omnidirectional antenna, 2 900Mhz receivers, some Kapton tape, a bunch of batteries I ordered for my Aiptek 8800 digital camcorder and A/V input […]
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Tags: Electronics, FPV