Selfie Dusk 2 Night Flight «» FPV SkyHunter○Runcam○FrSky

►Detailed Setup Below◄You know you’re enjoying your FPV flight when you don’t realize it’s getting dark around you because it’s clear and bright flying up above. This is part of the return leg on a calm evening with the immortal SkyHunter. If you have any FPV questions feel free to ask & thanks for watching.
SkyHunter 1800mm Setup ↓
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FC - Cyclops Storm OSD
Turnigy Aerodrive SK3 35-48 800KV
APC 12x8 prop
Turnigy Trust 65a ESC
External Castle 10a BEC
Hi Tec HS-55 12g Servos
Video & Radio Setup ↓
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1.2/3 800mw vTx
VAS 1.2/3 Airblade antenna
1.2/2.4 VAS vTx Notch Filter
GWS Sail Winch S125 360° Pan servo
Rx - FrSky L9R
Tx - FrSky X9D with a 5Db antenna mod
For safety & Redundancy ↓
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~A stand alone Trackimo GPS
(To call up & locate my aircraft at anytime with my smartphone app)
~Dual elevator servo setup
(In case of a servo failure, 50% elevator response is better than 0%)
~Double reinforced wings
(with stock screws and elastic wing straps)
~External Castle 10a BEC
(In case I loose a prop, flame the motor, or fry the ESC I would still have control
and if need be land her in a tree)
~A 16v flight capacitor into the Rx
(For potential brownouts, Rx glitches)
~Flyron Strobon 5w Nav lights
(For safe in flight visual aid)
~Ferrite rings on CCD, vTx, BEC,ESC and GWS Servo wires
(Minimize interal noise & current pulse)
Ground Station ↓
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A 60” Tri-pod with a
1.2/3 vRx with a VAS 13.5dbi Pepperbox
For comfort and safety on long flights
I prefer a dual monitor setup as
I am guaranteed to get some curious onlookers
and can’t truly use FPV goggles when alone