OpenPilot CopterControl FPV Videos

I've been having a lot of fun with my Tricopter over the past few weeks now it's been fitted with some FPV gear. I'll create a further post very soon and detail the equipment I've got fitted on the Trricopter, but all I can say is it's a great way of flying once you learn to relax!

The Heli Hanger

With the addition of my new Blade MCP-X V2 shortly before Christmas, my heli hanger now looks like this!

First go at FPV!

My first go at FPVing.


OpenPilot CopterControl Tricopter flying FPV - Knighton Park Leicester GoPro Hero 2 HD

GoPro Hero 2 HD arrives - First impressions are positive!

First outing with my new GoPro Hero 2 HD. First impressions are very positive compared to the first GoPro. The colours for one seem a lot more vivid and it handles low light a lot better. More to follow soon!

RC Helicopter Fun - Blade 450 3D Align and Trex 600 ESP

Having recently passed my Helicopter BMFA 'A Certificate', I've been having a lot of fun with my Blade 450 3D and recently acquired Align Trex 600 ESP. I was fortunate enough to have my fellow RC Helicopter pilot buddy Colin Wilson on hand with his Nikon camera at a recent flying session and he was able to capture the following excellent images. More of Colin's images can be found on his website as follows: ShowPhoto.co.uk

In the coming weeks, I hope Colin will be on hand to capture some inverted shots of the Blade 450 which I have now built up the confidence to perform. Hopefully we'll get some bluer skies too.

 

  

Whether I'll have the same confidence to flip this beast is a different matter all together!! 

 

 

Here's a recent video of my Trex 600 ESP in action.

Pterodactyl gets horny!

Well, I'm about there with the Pterodactyl, the horns have been added along with two ounces of lead to the head. Now the receiver and battery have been added, she balances out on the CoG spot as shown on the plan.

I'm just waiting for a calm day now and my next Pterodactyl post will be to report on the maiden flight with hopefully a video too.  I've really enjoyed building this kit and hope she goes as well as she looks. I'll probably need a valium before launching, but I guess this is what this hobby is all about, committing your work to the sky to see how it handles!  Wish me luck!

Circumstances are not helping the Pterodactly build!

Due to the sad loss of a fellow modeller, I've been very kindly given the below two models. Both are IC models and having tested them, they both run fine. I'm not sure how long since they were last started/flown, but all the electronics were installed so it was just a matter of installing my own receiver and flight batteries.

The first model is called a Trident II and features the very strange looking swept forward wings. It's fitted with an OS 46 two stroke engine and is certainly brightly coloured. I might need to fly this one with my shades on!

The second is called a Vivace and is fitted with a two stroke 62 engine. She's a low wing sports aerobatic plane and boasts a six foot single piece wing span. The installed pilot looks a bit of a cool dude as does my son Joseph (5 years old) who is posing with the plane. Joseph's practising on the RC Phoenix simulator when he can, so once he can consistently demonstrate to me he can fly circuits and not just do random stick bashing, then you never know, he might get the chance to have a go with something a bit smaller in months to come!

I'm going to renew the fuel pipe in both planes, but hopefully watch out for some flight videos and further reports coming to my Youtube channel soon!