I own the Liftoff simulator but sadly do not use it as often as I should. The NewBeeDrone Hummingbird v3.1 drone is getting alot of praise as a tiny whoop racing drone, that is seen if you search "...

I've thought about an fpv plane but I must admit I never imagined what you are considering. Andrew Newton and Painless360 fly both drones and planes, but their heart is in the planes. Painless has pro...

caffeine Wrote: (10-11-2024, 02:49 PM) -- That's interesting. I've recently purchased a standalone o3 air unit as they are relatively cheap right now. Good to hear that the o4 will work with the gogg...

The DJI O3 air unit is the leader in high definition video for fpv quads, providing the best images and the best penetration and range of the video signal. Analog video has some strong points but cont...

caffeine Wrote: (09-11-2024, 12:24 PM) -- Hi Greg, I'll buy them all please -- OK I have marked them SOLD

SOLD everything is sold I have been a RC airplane flyer for many decades, but in April of this year I started flying fpv drones and have now decided to sell all my airplane gear. I am looking for a...

SOLD 4 new in package  Radiomaster ER6 (6 channel) elrs rxs, each AUD 20 2 new in package Radiomaster ER4 (4 channel) elrs rxs, each AUD 12 all 6 rxs may be purchased as a bundle for AUD 50 These...

Congratulations on the maiden! I meant to include 2 points in my post: spend as much time on the sim as possible, I used - and still use - the Liftoff sim and I followed Bardwell's free 15 episo...

When I started in fpv I was told that angle mode - which is an auto- level mode - was an dubious crutch, that you should discard as soon as possible, that will teach you bad habits, that the good pilo...

SOLD For sale 6  almost new 6S lipos,

caffeine Wrote: (17-10-2024, 04:47 PM) -- There's a new firmware for the googles 3 out today. Still waiting for FPVFaster to ship mine :( -- great decisions on the goggles 3 and the iflight nasgul...

re:drones with the o3 built in have not dropped in price This is true, but the O3 air unit has dropped to AUD $279 at the Australian D1 store. There is an excellent betaflight quad that can be purc...

Ian at Mads Tech has a new post about the DJI goggles 3 problem; he has been able to get a firmware update with the upgraded beta firmware for the goggles, and his tests so far are showing the problem...

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caffeine Wrote: (10-10-2024, 02:50 PM) -- On a semi-related note, in the upcoming version 4 of ELRS, You'll be able to arm/disarm your O3 air unit directly from the ELRS receiver. https://github.c...

Anyone thinking about trying FPV will likely consider a purchase of DJI goggles, and especially the fairly new Goggles 3 that cost around AUD 850. These goggles work with the DJI O3 air unit which exp...

caffeine Wrote: (24-08-2024, 12:48 PM) -- You're describing my recent train of thought. I've been eyeing off a small 2S drone with the O3 air unit for a while (a happymodel Mobula8 (https://phaserfpv...

caffeine Wrote: (11-09-2024, 05:20 PM) -- I asked on the ELRS discord, and there is apparently an 'AU915' mode, which may restrict it to legal frequencies for us -- great clarification .... In gemini...

caffeine Wrote: (11-09-2024, 04:21 PM) -- This is an interesting development, however bear in mind that the 868/915 frequencies are not legal for use in RC in Australia. We can use 915 to 928MHz b...

The Radiomaster and ELRS teams continue to collaborate and are on a roll.  There is now a new version of ELRS Gemini, called Gemini X, even before many people have adopted plain elrs Gemini, and befor...

If you search youtube for the Walksnail goggles L, there are many reviews, I think all are positive or very positive. If you wear glasses and have a correction > 1.5 diopters (I think), you can order ...

This video review by Captain Drone says almost nothing new: it confirms what basically all the other reviewers are saying, that the new Walksnail Avatar FPV Goggles L have impressive digital video qua...

a further thought on going FPV and flying with a plane Andrew Newton has done many videos on flying FPV planes with various equipment, but the technology is advancing rapidly. Here is a great new vid...

This brief paper is by Greg Goldstein and  Ian Wilson Increasing radio signal problems when flying at the PRCAC field at Toongabbie have occurred over the last 3-4 years, coincident with the rapid ...

This review provides an explanation about how signal quality is improved by elrs gemini. ExpressLRS Gemini Is Here - BetaFPV SuperG Sets The Standard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=070ndll2SEw&t=5...

I think the mobula8 with the O3 is a good choice. I recall extensive discussion by Bardwell and Ian (Mads tech) on the firmware upgrade that allows goggles 3 to work with O3 air unit (which it initial...

I forgot to mention my favorite drone is the Geprc Tern LR40 with O3 air unit, from Geprc; you can also buy an analog version or buy one without the O3 and install your own video system. Its a 4" dron...

caffeine Wrote: (24-08-2024, 12:48 PM) -- You're describing my recent train of thought. I've been eyeing off a small 2S drone with the O3 air unit for a while (a happymodel Mobula8 (https://phaserfpv...

I have flown RC planes for many decades including ones with glo motors, with diesel motors, and finally electric motors, with intermittent slope gliding on the side. But I never flew an FPV plane or d...

I am clearing my plane room at home to concentrate on FPV drones: everything plane-related is on sale! I will post something in this forum under General soon to try to explain this unexpected transiti...

This is the most shocking air crash video I have ever seen. You see 2 incompetent pilots crash an airbus (in perfect condition, in fine weather) killing all but 1 passenger.  How is this possible in ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YBpKduVvqA Since climate change may be starting to affect how often PRCAC members can fly at the field, I thought this video on the current status of climate may be r...

The above video is really a blast, as someone said better than a spaceX rocket launch.

A detailed discussion of the comparison occurred on RC Groups: https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4403131-Interesting-radio-comparison Some of the posts express outrage at the result, g...

caffeine Wrote: (21-02-2024, 12:29 PM) -- That video caused a lot of anger on varous forums, as people jumped in to bash the methodology, but nobody else has done an equivalent or better test. It's a...

Thanks to several posts on the PRCAC whatsapp, I now have seen an amazing comparison of major radio brands. This video is a big deal, given no comparison  of this quality has ever been posted, AFAIK. ...

I just realised there are 2 Matek product websites for the R24-P rxs with different recommendations on what firmware should be used: https://www.mateksys.com/?portfolio=elrs-r24-p (the one ...

On the product page Matek says you can use a firmware: ExpressLRS MATEK_2400_RX_PWM, in addition to the "Generic ESP 8285 " which is also referred to as DIY ESP 8285. I used R24-P PWM that I selected ...

Quite a few people use this rx. I thought I would try updating the firmware on one of my models which had elrs 3.0.1, even though it worked fine, given that the current firmware is now 3.3.2. I always...

If you fly with elrs at McCoy, you will find that problems of control glitches (/- crashes) do not occur, or at least the crashes are not caused by radio signal issues. So a major upgrade to standard ...

VTOL (vertical take-off and landing aircraft) have been around for decades and have uses in the military of several countries. The best known is the osprey, and unfortunately it has an appalling safet...

Elrs already has solved my radio signal problems for line of sight flying at McCoy field, but the elrs project continues to improve the radio link in order to achieve better long range (ie 20 km) sign...

I do not fly with a gyro, however I noticed a post about how Volantex 40cm span models that have a gyro (and come with a basic tx) can also be flown with a RM tx that is 4in1 tx, or module. Bill Clark...

Recently I posted a question on RCG about dynamic power jumps that occurred in 2 flights. The resulting discussion cleared up a number of fuzzy understandings I carried about the RC signal. Now we hav...

caffeine Wrote: (13-09-2023, 04:08 PM) -- I have a few logical switches which provide me with a safe starting mechanism for my planes: Logical Switch 1: Is active when the throttle stick is less t...

Today I changed my tx16s baseline dynamic power from 10mw to 25mw, as detailed above. It was easy to do. When I went to  http://10.0.0.1/hardware.html (as discussed above in post #5 and following) the...

Florian Wrote: (30-11-2023, 02:37 PM) -- Hi Greg, Thanks for making this post, some great info and links. From Wildwings I can see my mistake with the knife edge spin, not slowly taking off the aile...

re indoor flying. I was talking to AussieAeroWorks yesterday (I think his name is John), and he raised the issue of indoor flying which is booming in Australia, but not in NSW. In all states (except N...

Here are notes with details of technique for some of the above manoeuvres. KNIFE EDGE SPIN from Model Aircraft News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUNuJjUaWpk "Fly into the wind, pull the throttle ...

In this video Michael Wargo introduces the major 3D aerobatic manoeuvres. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f-NFMy_UqE The details of the manoeuvres are only briefly explained by Wargo, but the list ...