Guest Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) Right.. just a bit of a teaser to maybe get some of you interested...This here...Is my Ogar SZD-45 glider.It is a lovely model - and a great semi scale thermal ship.This here: Is a superb FPV thermal flight from yesterday.I am still buzzing!Now who else is interest in this sort of flying? Edited April 24, 2015 by Rob Thompson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_B Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Rob I'm surprisingly interested ..........well done mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Rob can you recommend a cheap set of equipment to give it a go? Must be legal obviously and I have 35mhz or 2.4g radio I can use. Oh and a UK/Euro supplier I don't do illegal import, tax dodges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumbey Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Check out HobbyKing UK Roger. Loads of good /cheap FPV gear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Thanks for that, found this little bundle anyone tried them, http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__63646__Quanum_Complete_FPV_Bundle_Set_w_Goggles_5_8GHz_32ch_Video_TX_RX_CP_Antennas_and_Camera_PNF_.htmlRoger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiloschista Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Hello,I just introduced my son to FPV: he did his first FPV flight on Saturday, with a simple Easy Glider setup.Ric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Thomson Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Yup. To get started its probably simplest to go with something like a bixler. while but ugly, it gets your head round the tech you need!I guess a rough budget for quanum diy goggles, model, camera and plane would be around £250 to £300.My setup with this model is probably around a £1100 budget. (Excluding all the money I spent learning and doing it wrong)Bear... are you going to Lundy? I am planning to ridge soar my setup along the cliffs. Would be a good chance for me to run you over the setup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Thomson Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) Oh.. bear. Nothing wrong with those goggles. They are big. But very effective. I have a pair as my passenger goggles. Only thing I don't like in the bundle is the camera. It's crap. But £20 could find you a better 600tvl Sony superhad camera. Edited May 4, 2015 by Rob Thomson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Thanks Rob, going to be at Lundy. Going to order the bundle and a better camera with the intention of getting it all sorted for Lundy. Not sure what I am going to put it in yet but Ive got lots of stuff lying around not being flown. I will take advantage of your kind offer of help with setup. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Thomson Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Decided to try my luck at FPV slope soaring... What can I say... great fun... but bloody difficult! Flat field soaring is allot easier :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Thomson Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I am working on a new thermal fpv project....Its a hobbyking Aether.3.7m of soaring fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Where will you fit the camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Thomson Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Where will you fit the camera? Just up ahead if the wing... there is a small saddle I can mount the pan tilt roll unit on. Under power. .. you will see the prop. But hey... don't plan to be under power much! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Thomson Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Grabbed this clip from the raw data - it shows a thermal being caught off harting down - and the associated climb from 100 to 250mI had to bail out because the spotter could not see me clearly... and I was drifting off the back of the hill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffN Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I'm getting very tempted by this. Any chance of some photos of the interior of your glider as I fly slope exclusively and there is not a lot of room in the Fuz. But I'm building a 4m Discus at the moment that's got a lot of room. Shame none of my DS models have enough room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Thomson Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Will post some pics later today....Now... I would be extremely cautious about attempting FPV with a model you don't have a motor on as an option. The ability to power up and get home is a massive 'get out clause'. Its not a 100% reqirement... but helps!Have you ever flown any FPV models? If not.. you really need to consider the approach as: "I am learning to fly again - and need a trainer" The silly thing is.. it will not take long to get you past a trainer - FPV is easier than LOS. But it is still a tough learning curve. A curve that may not be worth risking your Discus on?Now.. equipment wise...There is no reason a typical soarer cannot carry any fpv gear. My smallest FPV model is my mini skywalker. A mere 90cm wing span. Full OSD, RTH etc.... So it can fit. I have plans to install the gear at some point into a large multi task f3b model. Tight... but not impossible. Just takes careful planing. I would think a good starter FPV glider for slope use might be something like the Phoenix 2000. Not going to be a superb performer.. but it will be robust, adequate performance.. and big enough to not worry ,much about the added payload. Certainly cheap enough!Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiloschista Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Hi,I can only confirm: thermalling is a great experience itself, doing it through FPV is ... indefinible.We did some FPV flying at La Brévine (the Swiss Siberia) recently.Just to tease you a little bit this is a shot taken from a flight, during our last weekend there.Btw, which OSD do you use? There are several great informations around the screen.In the autopilot I generally use there are lots of informations also (with the capability to log them), but if there is something interesting, requiring less programming and maybe cheaper, I could be interested.Ric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Thomson Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 The one on the ogar is a cyclops storm / cyclops tornado. They are very good and easy to setup. I am going to be using ardupilot on the aether. I prefer the flexibility in programing as it will allow me to use aileron differential and crow braking. Critical for thermal flying is a telemetry radio and vario! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Thomson Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 This is an interesting video/read.. http://www.fpvhub.com/index.php/topic,40562.0/topicseen.html#msg214846 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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