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No “About the Field” video from me today, we had Ross & Kermit on their respective video cameras so I took the opportunity to get a bit of extra flying in today.
I had the 2 metre Prowler FPV plane with its new Low Profile Pan/Tilt gimbal finally printed & installed. This was the first flights with the low profile gimbal but it seems much more stable than the original gimbal I was using. Still need to change how the camera mounts on it as the velcro still allows the camera to move round a bit.
Also had a couple of flights with the retro Das UglyStik (no video – I think Kermit got some) and a couple with the AR Wing
Yes, interesting is one way to describe it.
I found the build instructions on line but they don’t look that easy to follow. Suspect that their listed 5 hour build time will quickly expand into 15 or 20 hours.
Anyway it will be something to keep me amused during the next lockdown !!
Yes a pretty nice day for our final fly before Christmas 2021.
The late morning wind was a bit of an issue but we all needed to clear the skies when the Water Bombing chopper turned up to quash a small bushfire, on the property next door, that was getting out of hand with that southerly wind.
Other than Moose having a programming issue with his Razor (now fixed) and Hoppy pranging his Auto Gyro the day went of pretty smoothly.
A nice bit of video work there Mr Kermit.
The Moose will probably say “too much wildlife” but I liked it none the less
That’s the second time I’ve knocked the tail off the fox (luckily no major damage) but at least this time I can see why.
May look at a minor mod to the “Dolly Trolley” so that next time I forget & give it up elevator too soon it won’t have anything to catch on.
Other than that on the second (afternoon) launch, the morning flight was a perfect FPV cruise.
Moose, for your first onboard camera you can’t go past a RunCam2, get the orange one as its easier to see than the black one.
Stay away from the RunCam Split & the Mobius Mini. They are both great cameras but not for your first one.
The RunCam 2 comes in 4K and 1080P these days (I think) but the 1080P is fine for what we do.
