Well done, Peter! I am really impressed about the results. Very cool. You put a lot of time and effort to produce this video, man. Thanks a lot. I have pre ordered my vtx. Can't wait. Keep flying and posting.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Silvio, thank you for the comment. This video was a tremendous effort but I wanted to make a complete review for everyone interested. I think you’ll be pretty happy with the VTX based on what I’ve experienced. Cheers!

What an awesome review! good testing! Great points on the pros and cons as well. This is a VERY well done testing and review. Thanks for sharing!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, it was a lot of work and so I appreciate the comment. Happy to share and help the hobby, cheers!

Very thoughtful commentary,the video and product presentation are very detailed and accurate, excellent !Really impressed! Thanks and looking forward to your next video.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, appreciate the nice comment! I try hard to make interesting fun videos sharing what I’ve learned. Coming up next are some battery and antenna testing videos. So stay tuned, cheers!

thanks for the video! Very well edited, a pleasure to watch!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment, I try to keep these videos fun and interesting. Cheers!

GAC, another subscriber ! top notch review !!! keep the great quality videos coming ! you ROCK!!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir, appreciate the comment and support. Always working on the next episode, browse my previous videos if you haven’t already, kinda shows my journey, testing and modifications up until now. Thanks again and stay tuned. Cheers!

This was an excellent video! I really enjoyed watching it, you covered a number of different use cases and I appreciated you showing the maps with line of sight to make it easy to contextualize. Also, I'm totally going to steal that 3" cinewhoop mounting idea. I didn't even think to look at mine to see if it had 30x30 mount holes, but sure enough....

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I wanted to clearly show off the capabilities of this new VTX in various tests, range is easy, but penetration can be tricky. I hope more people start doing a similar map concept, because it’s often hard to really know how far or how many objects are being penetrated while watching a video. Regarding the cinewhoop, another viewer suggested making intake ducts on the top which i liked, but then took it a bit further in my head and thought “what if you made intakes on the bottoms and exhausts on the top to effectively use the prop pressure to cool the VTX?” Hmm… that way travel speed wouldn’t matter. Feel free to use any of these ideas, I don’t know if I’ll have time in the near future to attempt this, but would love to see the concept. Keep up the great work on your videos as well, you’re excellent at presenting and showcasing things in a clear professional manner. Cheers!

Great review, and nice results, thanks for the work. Also love the way you cut the video and nice special effects love the rotating VTX-L

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, appreciate the comment. A “making of” could be fun, show my hours of outtakes, failed tests and editing details. Basically just my swearing 🤬 a bunch. Lol! I do need to edit for of my flight footage, I’m just so critical that if it’s not perfect I don’t share it… this new quad will allow for some incredible flights though, so stay tuned!

Thank you for the effort you put in this review! Mine should be here in a week or so, can't wait to try it myself! Also, what a beautiful place you live and fly!!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, thank you for recognizing the effort and dropping a comment! Yea Norway is an incredible place for this hobby, fortunate to have moved here. I’m excited that the 1W is almost available, been a long time coming! Cheers

Insane testing mate, very useful. Thank you

@GiantAntCowboy

9 ай бұрын

Thanks bud, appreciate the comment and support. If you wanna see a fun update, check out my latest video: “The Copper Crown” kzread.info/dash/bejne/dY2kyrhudrPIicY.html Happy to help, cheers!

Really well put together video. Producttion quality is SUPER good.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bill, happy to hear that people recognize and appreciate the effort. Helps justify the hours of work and lack of sleep for weeks. Always working on the next episode, so stay tuned. “Live to Hobby” Cheers!

@Bill-NM

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy Gorgeous neighborhood too! :)

Wow, what a fantastic review/test. You've clearly put huge amounts of time and effort into doing this for the community, so thank you! Lovely editing and look forward to more from you! Subbed ;)

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, phew, this was quite the production… literally took every free moment I had for weeks between trying to get test flight and then all the editing! So appreciate the comment, and support, cheers!

@eatyourvegfpv

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy The effort really showed, so well worth it 👍

Very happy with the tests. Sold when could see it competes with our RC capabilities, finally.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the comment. Also happy it performs so well. I’m sure with professional antennas it could work even better! Thanks for watching, stay tuned!

Very impressed! Very thorough and fun review💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks appreciate the comment, happy to hear this! Stay tuned for the follow up episodes, cheers!

Absolutely Fantastic Video! Thank you very much for being open minded with new Tech. HDZ truely is something special

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment and support, happy to see a product like HDZ being produced and growing. Cheers!

Awesome video. Thank you for the effort and for risking your gear for us. 😀

@GiantAntCowboy

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the comment! Always a risk of losing the setup… 😮‍💨 In fact my “What the Helical” video got a little stressful. Haha! Thanks for watching, cheers!

Great video!! Beautiful outdoors 👍🏾👍🏾

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, appreciate the support. Cheers!

Really cool I can't wait to install mine! I love where you fly bro absolutely stunning landscape. Subscribed

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, appreciate the support. It’s a solid VTX as the tests demonstrate, so I’m sure you’ll be pleased. Can’t wait to get more flight time, amazing landscape for sure, but the weather here has been awful since Christmas… but Spring is coming. Cheers!

Well done, great editing and killer scenery.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, appreciate the comment!

Thank you for your time and effort! Amazing content!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and for the nice comment. Happy to share my testing, tuned for future episodes, cheers!

Great testing. I like the yellow lined map in the screen. Different antenna testing would be great. Even a stand would be interesting. Hopefully you’ll get a few sponsors.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, appreciate the comment. Yea looking forward to testing some antennas, not everyone is keen on DIY helical antennas mounted to your face… so we’ll find some decent patch and crosshair setups for these sort of range and penetration purposes.

Great test and beautiful shots

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks appreciate the comment!

Great review m8! Loving the snowy peaks!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud, yea that mountain flight was awesome. I should have pushed to the peak, but wasn’t feeling 100% confident and didn’t want to lose the quad… cheers!

@LouDnl

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy damn, wish I had mountains like that here in NL to fly

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@LouDnl We’re not too far north, so pack the car, or your bicycle? and head on up for some FPV mountain adventures!

@LouDnl

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy where you at then?

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@LouDnl I’m up in Norway 🇳🇴

Great review man, amazing scenery 💪

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you bud, this is a beautiful part of the world and so I feel obligated to make these videos. 😄

Love the scenery. Hiking in Romsdalen is on the bucketlist for next summer ;)

@GiantAntCowboy

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely you must! 👍 Hope the weather is better next summer!

Great testing! Thanks for all this. My great great grandfather stowed away on a ship from Norway, that's how my family ended up in Australia. Great to see some beautiful video from the motherland :D

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Wow amazing, I have a few videos that are more scenic you might enjoy, but thanks for watching and sharing a story. Hope you make it up to Norway someday, absolutely beautiful country. Cheers!

@JaydenLawson

Жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy nice - will have a look on your channel. Yeah, will definitely come visit some day :D

Man you know how to do videos! Great content and fun to watch! 🤟

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I do put a ton of effort into these videos, I’m a bit of a perfectionist and spend way too much time in the details… but I have a vision and appreciate the comments and support, cheers!

Wow, great video. Beautiful!!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, really appreciate the support, cheers!

Great review, well done 👏

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Appreciate the comment!

I was proud to see the analog hold its own through the gauntlet. Outstanding video, it must have taken forever to put all this together. 👏

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, analog still performs as good if not slightly better. The advantage to digital is simply that you have a bit more resolution and details which helps during heavy breakup. Honestly I still trust analog a bit more because I spent so much time with it and it’s simple radio transmission. BUT, I have flown analog since getting HDZero… thanks for watching and commenting, this was a lot of effort but making these episodes is another passion hobby. Stay tuned and cheers!

absolutely cracking video mate, would love to see more of that Chimera 7 build too. Ill be using my 1w VTX in a fixed wing (AR Wing Pro) to start with but looking to build a 7 inch LR Quad this year, that build is looking great. Take care man.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks appreciate the support. I have a few videos coming up specifically about the Chimera7 so stay tuned. I’d like to build a wing as well, the problem with this hobby is it takes all your time and money! Thanks again, see ya around, cheers!

perfect review. 👍👍👍 can't wait to get my hdzero stuff for my favorite 7" rig. unfortunately the availability is still poor or over priced... thank you very much for your work to bring this video to us. happy flying 👍👍👍

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment, happy to make and share this video with everyone and hopefully help HDZero continue to grow. At the moment there is a supply and demand issue as you mentioned but it seems the team is working hard and investing quite a bit to push out the next generation of products. I don’t have any real insight, just that new VRX, HD Goggles with a VRX are in testing and hopefully production very soon! This is becoming a great alternative to DJI, not a replacement, which is great for the hobby. I can’t wait to fly more as soon as the weather improves, spring is coming, cheers!

I don't have HDZero system, but props for thorough testing, must have taken a while!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, appreciate the comment. Cheers!

Great work and an amazing video, thanks for your hard work, 👍

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the comment, this was a large effort but very happy to share the results. Thanks for watching cheers!

You outdid yourself with the production quality on this one! The content is very well structured and meaningfully ordered. The post production on this one must have taken a lot of time and it's awesome as it added a lot of useful information with all the HUD elements and descriptors. You earned my sub today!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Huge thanks, I appreciate the support and glad to hear these comments. I definitely dedicated every free moment, both day and night for weeks. *phew* but I had a vision and didn’t want to cut corners in the final production. Thanks again for recognizing the effort and supporting the channel. Always happy to receive positive, or critical feedback, as well as suggestions or questions. So stay in touch, cheers!

@jimmytheriot8978

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy how do i access the vtx menu to change the power output , i have rx and tx connected to uart and tried stick command but nothing

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimmytheriot8978 Couple things to check. 1) Make sure the VRX and VTX firmware are up to date and match. 2) Make sure your OSD is setup properly and functioning 3) Double check and even try switching the RX/TX wires. I’ve soldered them backwards before and it caused this issue. If you’re unclear about anything above, or you figure it out, let me know. Cheers!

Awesome video. Keep on living your dreams. Regards from South Africa.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud, appreciate the support, cheers from Norway!

Very cool well presented video! 👍

@GiantAntCowboy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, appreciate the comment and support, cheers!

Awesome testing, thanks for the effort! Seems a bit more favourable than other reviews I've seen but I think your tests have been more comprehensive 👍 What gopro are you using here btw?

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, appreciate the comment and support. My results are favorable for sure… However, I’m using the 1W VTX with High Gain antennas, and the Micro V2 camera. My point isn’t really “Here’s what the system does.”, it’s “Here’s what the system is capable of doing!” The goal has always been to use HDZero for long-range mountain flights and I produce these videos to share my progress and setup. For the cinematic shots I use a GoPro 8. Thanks again, and stay tuned for future episodes, cheers!

Gorgeous location man 💪

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, incredible views here perfect for FPV, testing and review videos! Cheers!

For mounting a vtx like that, with a large flat smooth heatsink, you could just use a little thermal adhesive or thermal tape and mount it right to the carbon. Some of the TBS vtx manuals used to recommend always mounting against carbon. The carbon acts as an even bigger heatsink. Great review

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting point and suggestion. I had specifically mounted mine raised to allow and air gap but I see your point! Thanks for watching and commenting, cheers!

@JustinHunnicutt

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy yeah if it's a thin piece with lots of holes I might space it a little bit from the carbon and count on airflow. But if it's at least 50% carbon, at the interface, and you can easily apply thermal paste or tape I'd bet it'd work better. And the really nice thing is when you land upside down in some bushes that relying on carbon still helps. Even a thin piece of carbon can soak up a lot of heat. I'd love to see a video comparison if you do ever end up trying it out.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustinHunnicutt interesting, I’ll give it some thought, appreciate the insight on the idea!

Great location, test, and results. You sold a new vtx to me 🙂

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yea I’m pretty happy with the performance, it’s nice to have a high watt option for the system. 🤙

Awesome Video, Thanks for sharing.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, happy to share. Thanks for the comment, cheers!

Awesome backwards flying skills😄

@GiantAntCowboy

8 ай бұрын

Yea, super difficult to master. Lol thanks for watching, I’ll be testing the Freestyle V2 this weekend. Cheers!

@maxl6058

8 ай бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy Great, waiting for penetration comparison with the old one

Man the view of those mountains I'd absolutely stunning

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, quite thrilling to fly, heart pounding and leg shaking sometimes, but there are also moment of Zen when you get lost in the scenery!

Holly cow, those snow capped peaks! You should offer that footage on a stock footage site 😎

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing right? Incredible spot, nervous flight… Did you see my video on FB last week? (I’ll have to look into stock footage websites)

This is really awesome, great work Peter! Very beautiful footage, what an awesome place to fly and do testing! This looks to have taken a lot of time and work resulting in great quality content! Really looking forward to getting my 1W vtx’s!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Calley, thanks for the nice comment. This was an incredible amount of work… spent every free moment I had filming and editing recently, but wanted to produce something great for this VTX. Due to the scenery here I’m basically obligated to make these videos… haha cheers!

Very interesting tests and soo much information. Thanks for doing this and you've earned my sub. Also I'd ask, you've mentioned that you did these tests with all your helicals and the way you've mounted it, does it stress the connectors at a 90 degree bend? since the helical do have some weight to them. Also looking forward to the patch tests.

@GiantAntCowboy

10 ай бұрын

The biggest failure point is where the coax attached to the Ground Plane. It’s wears out quickly if your rough with them. My newest version has epoxy on the solder joint and better 3d printed mounts for the goggles. I just made a post about the new setup on YT today, and will be posting a video about them later this week (hopefully) so stay tuned. Appreciate the comment, cheers!

Great video again(unbelievable amount of editing work)as usual. I’m surprised you don’t have a diversity receiver in that Chimera for the LR flying you’re doing, I couldn’t be without mine for the peace of mind it gives me at range, as we already have enough things to worry about 😅 With the 8Ah li-ion at least you don’t need to worry about not making it back now 😊 I noticed in the video description you use quite low pitched props(3.5 from memory)and wondered whether you had tried any of the higher pitch for LR, especially with the higher weight packs. I use either the Dal7056c, or more recently I’ve been using the HQ 7x4.5x3(but allegedly higher pitch than the numbers suggest 🤔)glass reinforced nylon, which do seem equally as good for lower throttle control and speed.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kevin, appreciate the kind words! Yes, diversity would be smart.., when I built this quad I just used a spare nano RX, but probably should just install a Diversity RX. I never had these issues before and think I’ve discovered the VTX is causing interference with the CRSF RX, but still testing to confirm. Yes, 8Ah Li-ion is a “full tank of gas”, gonna be testing some 5s and 6s packs as well soon to determine the best options for specific flight paths. Regarding props I am using these HQ 3.5 props, I haven’t thought about running higher pitch, but do often feel some extra thrust would be beneficial… so I’ll try to order the props you suggest here and let you know how they work. Thanks for watching, commenting and sharing some tips. Appreciate the feedback, cheers!

@kevcdrone

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy Thanks for the response. Yeah, give some high pitch a try, I think you’d like them.

wow this looks fantastic

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bot, I’ll expect to see you in Norway soon, let me know. cheers!

Amazing video G-A-C! I recently saw a product that looks like it has a ton of potential: Skydio 2 Drone. Wonder if you can do a review on this in the near future?

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, appreciate the comment! The Skydio 2 does seem to have neat features and product potential, however i likely won’t cover/review it as it’s a consumer drone with the primary purpose of capturing smooth static footage, perfect for real estate/vacations/calm nature footage. My focus is on hobby drones that are built to handle fast dynamic long-range mountains flights. (Strong motors, Big batteries, GoPro’s) If Skydio wants to send me a drone to test and review, I would be happy to do so though! Thanks again for tuning in, cheers!

Amazing test, worship the HDZero 1W!! Thanks for all the clear infos, professional storybook all together! As I can tell you're a perfectionist, and that's the only reason I add this question: What was the distance to that snowy ridgeline? And can't wait for more tests, don't have to make them like this masterpiece, but reception test with Crosshair would be awesome. I might not want to setup some huge helicals ;) Thanks a lot, have fun up there!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for the nice comment. My goal/vision is always to try and produce fun, interesting episodes versus quick videos, which would be much much easier... but it’s hobby within a hobby basically! The first ridge line is about 7km, then ridge line at the end was about 5-6km I think. You can check the OSD for actual figures. Yea my goal is to make some testing videos using more standardized antennas since I understand most people aren’t going to mint a quad helical to their face. Haha! I will say, two helicals works perfectly fine and the quad setup started as joke. But I’m hoping to get some Crosshair antennas and some different patches to test. So stay tuned, and thanks for the support, cheers!

@WildpixFPV

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy Thank you for the great answer! I actually tried, but couldn't find the distance in the OSD. Didn't fly with GPS yet, maybe couldn't see the forest through the trees..(a german saying) xD Happy flying! ;-)

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@WildpixFPV That’s a good saying! There’s a lot of info on my OSD and so it can be a little confusing. On the right side you’ll see two KM numbers. The top is how far we are, the bottom is how far we’ve traveled. With this setup I can fly about 15km total around the mountains, maybe 20km if it was flat terrain and a slow flight. I’ll be testing different battery packs soon to find a good power to weight balance. You should definitely add GPS, the one I use is like 10-15€ and pretty easy to add/setup. It gives you distance, speed, direction, altitude and GPS rescue which is critical for long-range!

@WildpixFPV

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboyThanks so much, you are a great teacher! I've always been flying close to mid-range and found almost all far fallen quads with dvr, spot knowledge and beeper. Well almost, but different story xD.. With the 1W HDZero I will certainly put a gps on there, small as it is..np! Thx again, you helped me a lot!! :-)

That peak location is fuckin amazing, great tests too

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud, that peak really was incredible, need to go back again and attempt the peak. New build + New Spot + Cold Wind = Nervous, overly cautious pilot. Lol cheers!

@adamlovell23

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy you running a big molicel 21700 pack?

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, been using a 4s2p setup with Molicel P42a cells. Also have a 5s and building a couple 6s packs soon. Then I’ll be doing some testing and comparisons. Pretty happy with that 8000mAh 4s2p setup, I can fly over 20mins if I’m not climbing any tall mountains.

@adamlovell23

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy perfect, I run that same pack too

much enjoyed! thanks!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that, always trying to bring a little entertainment in these tests. Cheers!

Great review... I'm more and more interested in hdzero.. 😋

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment, the system has evolved so much this year and I’m happy to support the company as they support our hobby, cheers!

@ArmageddonYT

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy i come from analog, so i can choose yet.. 😉 And hdzero lets me keep my analog stuff.. 🙂

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, same story here!

Thank you for this video, well planned test, nice editing and great footage, a pleasure to see and clear information. Let me ask you something, am i wrong or based on the images do you have your quad rx antenna horizontally oriented and the radio tx antenna vertically oriented?, might be the crossfire signal weakness?

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks the nice comment, appreciate the support! Good observation, this video was produced over a couple months during which I change several things. Originally I had the CRSF antenna horizontal, and in my previous build this was never an issue, but due to signal issues I eventually (towards the end of the video) I switched to a vertical orientation. So you’ll see both orientations in the video, but I always marched the RX and TX polarization. 👍 Thanks again for watching and stay tuned, cheers!

Love the test format! Very informative. Would it be cheeky to ask - if you take the helical death ray kit (which looks awesome by the way) off your goggles in the future, it would be interesting see how the reception in The Gauntlet is with the standard patch antennas and a pair of omnis.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and yes, actually I have been thinking to do just that! I understand not everyone, (in fact almost nobody), is going to run my antenna setup… and so it’s makes sense to test a more common antenna setups. I’ll test a bunch of different antenna setups soon, starting from the basic omni/stock patches, and going up to some common high gain setups to show how the performance changes. In this video I just wanted to show what was possible and for cheap… this whole helical setup cost me under $20. Thanks for watching and stay tuned, cheers!

@artifixprime

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy Thanks. I'm making some of those helical antennas too :)

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@artifixprime The fact that they are so cheap, easy to make, and have incredible range and penetration, is why I haven’t taken them off! Haha! Let me know how they work out for your. Also, two on the top is more than enough, the quad setup is a bit unnecessary and ridiculous …

Going through that thick forest is extra impressive in this case becuase the trees are also covered with snow. Looking forward to being able to upgrade to hdzero soon. im personally waiting for the goggles to come out

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, that’s a tough bit of trail made even harder by the snow. For my purposes the HDZero has been working great, and it’s exciting to see the company growing and evolving quickly and with such enthusiasm! Thanks for watching, stay tuned, cheers!

Super organized in depth review. Very impressive work. Very impressive system. Makes me want to purchase some sky04 and put it to work. Very jelly of your flight scenery. epic mtn peak. 😎 curious though have you ever crashed up there or you the f word and had to go get it? Do you have a snowmobile or anything? because that would be one hell of a walk

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the comment, and yes, this landscape is pretty ideal for the FPV hobby! Unfortunately a crash up in those mountains would be “game over”… best case would be finding it in spring, but even then these spots are so steep it would likely be an impossible rescue. I’ve had a few close calls and have lost a quad once, but that’s what makes it so fun and exciting. At some point I should share some actual highlight footage, I spend some much time and effort testing and edit DIY videos. Lol, thanks for watching, stay tuned for more adventures, cheers!

@SkyCandyVisuals

2 жыл бұрын

I was afraid of that answer. Yea those mountains look steep. Really enjoyed your trolls mtn video. Epic views. Here In Texas there's not much mountains near Houston. Lots of sky scrapers though. I'll definitely look into your diy helical antennas and see if they help me with filming them... keep up the detailed hard work. Much appreciated.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, epic but intense spot to fly and test things! In Houston you gotta go out in the country and chase fences I guess. Skyscraper shots are incredible, and helicals could certainly help with penetration, range and even multi-pathing. I’ll check out you channel and see what you’re up to.

very informative and well edited video, thanks for that. btw. what part of Norway is this ?

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, appreciate the comment. This is Western Norway, east of Ålesund.

@bobeshoz

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy thanks, on my last trip through Norway I went through Geiranger on my way North, not far from Alesund, nice landscape all around...

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Yea this area is some of the best landscape in Norway. Geiranger is a beautiful area, I actually rented a boat last year and flew the waterfalls in that fjord. Unbelievable footage that I’ll incorporate into something eventually. I checked out a few of your videos earlier, you’ve captured some great footage around the world! The quality looks amazing, perfect exposure, very crisp clips. Keep it up!

Idk if I was more impressed with the vtx or where you live! HOLY COW! can I come fly with you ?! Lol

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Yea both are incredible, it’s because of the scenery I feel obligated to make these videos! Let me know when you make it to Norway, we’ll do some flights. Cheers!

This is great. Thanks. I bought one. I hope it fits in one of my 5" builds. I would love a comparison between R1 and R7 or R8 on an identical setup.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, I’m working on a plan to test different channels using an identical setup. I’ll share the video once I get some solid results. Regarding VTX fitment in a 5” build, as long as you have a 40mm square space it should fit.

Very good test. 4:52 -> just 45 degre rotation of the vtx

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent point, I was thinking too “inside the box” literally… but yes you could of course mount it 45’ and secure it there. Thanks for watching and sharing that tip! Cheers

Once again.. another very nice production. You do very good work. Thanks for sharing. A couple of observations: First: I noticed that when at range comparing the Dual Stack 500 to the Freestyle 1W, that the image was pretty darn similar. When at range both were doing well with those helicals, as expected. My Dual stack I measured its average output with the IRC meter when set at 500 and I discovered it was actually outputting only 250mw avg.. I wonder if yours is outputting at the same power too? When I had my hands on the new VTX for a bit and was testing it it measured around 1W average output. Close to advertised. So... what I'm getting at is in reality the Freestyle is likely outputting about 4x the power of the dual stack. The real benefit of the Freestyle vtx appears to be the trees penetration. That 4x more power comes into play when your passing behind trees. Second: your new 7 inch sure draws ALOT of amps when going up the mountain. Ouch. My 7in on a similar flight is drawing 15-20amps or 30 max. Whats your battery packs total weight? Thanks again!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Mike, appreciate the compliments and glad you enjoyed the video. - Good observations, I unfortunately don’t have a power meter to test and confirm the outputs but agree for range, especially below 7km, the extra power isn’t so important. As I mention in the video it’s more like an improved confidence thing rather than absolute performance gain. - Penetration on the other hand is where that extra power comes in handy, you can see a pretty significant difference there! Which is to be expected. I’d like to get a power meter but have a hard time finding one in Norway/Europe, I’ll have to look again. - Yea I’m really blasting those Amps sure. I’m cruising uphill between 70-80kph (45-50mph), and the pack is a 8000mAh 4s2p pack, so it’s heavy and at 4s requires extra amps to cruise like this. AUW with GoPro is like 1380g. I’ll be testing some 5s and 6s configurations soon. Note: I did manage a 24minute flight with this 4s2p pack a few weeks ago and still had 900mAh left. That was cool, but was mostly flat gentle cruising while testing some things. Anyway, thanks again, looking forward to your next video. Did you order a new 1W?

@ValleyFPV

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy all good info. Yea you fly harder than I do. That xplanes it. I have three new vtxs on order from various suppliers. Fyi I read somewhere that those IRC meters are out if stock. Yeah would be a good video to make. Actually testing output of vtxs. My next video comes out in a couple days. I had this really interesting LR flight..only to land and discover that I forgot to turn on the Gopro. AAAARRRRRG.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@ValleyFPV yea, I’ve flown this one test route dozens of times so I’m kinda of in a hurry now-a-days and know i have plenty of battery to burn. Plus my old quad wasn’t capable of these cruising speeds so it’s fun to push it. As far as test equipment I wish I had a power meter and an SWR meter, they would both be handy for a man antenna testing video. Even though I understand both aren’t very accurate, but at least you can set a baseline for comparison. Forgetting to turn the GoPro on… been there. I’m always running back to check, and sometimes I take off and question the whole time if it’s on. Haha!

Wow. I really want to come visit to do some mountain surfing. Incredible views

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, let me know when you make it over this way, Alf and I will happily join you for some FPV adventures! Cheers!

Nice video!👌👍

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, appreciate the support. New episodes coming, so stay tuned, cheers!

Really informative video - nice presentation too - So - all I'd need would be this, the camera you used, and the Fatshark SharkByte 5.1 Rx module for goggles? I ask, because I cannot find a manual tying all this gear together.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim, I appreciate the comment. What you need is: - Decent goggles with an HDMI input - VRX, Video Receiver: *see note - VTX, Video Transmitter: HDZero currently has 2-3 available 200mW and the New 1W shown here. - HDZero Camera: There are 3-4 available, i suggest the RunCam Micro V2 - MIPI Cable: Connects the VTX and Camera, and comes in several different lengths. * Note: The VRXs are very hard to find because Fatshark stopped producing them, BUT, HDZero has developed a new improved version that is in final testing now and should be available in a month or so. This VRX will work with both Digital and Analog which is pretty cool! Help to answer any additional questions, just let me know, thanks for the support and stay tuned, cheers!

@TimsDrones

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy thx for sorting this out … you are very thorough … I will wait for the HDZero vRx. Get em all at the same time, and maybe use HDZero as an excuse to upgrade my HDO to HDO2 at the same time.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@TimsDrones I currently use HDO, and really like them, but it’s all I know. Everyone’s favorite goggles now a days, besides Orqa’s, are the SkyZone04x. It’s all i hear about, and people seem to be abandoning Fatshark. Just something to look into if you plan to upgrade. 👍

great review.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated!

Great test

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, appreciate the comment. Cheers!

This was a really thought out test! I'm beginning to think that when ever reviewers are getting poor results with HDZ, they're just doing it wrong (on purpose or by accident). My next build, when ever that is, will be with HDZ. It's just such a cool system, and a good enough competitor to DJI. I'm having a blast with super poor googles on analog, so the highly increased resolution of HDZ will blow me away anyway.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, one thing to mention is HDZero is not as Plug-and-play as DJI. Sometimes you have to tinker with things or update firmware to make get the best performance. This is simply because it’s a new system that from a smaller company that is still evolving. However, as you see here it can perform very well and is a great option for many people, especially hobbyists that like to tinker and modify things! I upgraded from analog and love it. There’s no reason to keep my analog stuff, but the new HDZero VRX that’s coming soon will receive both digital and analog signals so you can easily continue to use your analog setups! Anyway thanks for the comment and support, stay tuned as I’m working on the next episodes. Cheers!

@ojkolsrud1

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy DJI isn't plug and play either, as you have to register yourself and bind the thing in order to use it;) Nothing in our hobby is plug and play, so if there's a bit of tinkering, it shouldn't be a problem. And, as you say, by the time everything has matured, it should be as easy to use as analog, I imagine. New HDZ VRX, you say? Do you have any idea on how it will be used? Is it like the Sharkbyte receiver, or something else? Or is it the goggle?

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, you are correct this whole hobby is tinkering… that’s why it’s a hobby. A few new things are coming soon: - New VRX: Similar to the current one utilizing the HDMI input, but this one will have 4 SMA connectors, and some new features - New Ground-station: Don’t know much about it, but essentially a VRX and a screen for viewing with some neat features. But I don’t know much about it. - New HD Goggle with an integrated VRX, this is cool and the team seems very excited. But goggles are also an ambitious project that often take a lot of scrutiny due to personal preferences, so we’ll have to wait and see. But all this stuff and more is planned for the first half of this year, so it’ll be interesting!

You definately get a clearer reception than JB and Stingerswarm did on their testing recently.👍

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Yea agreed, both reception and image quality are better here, but… I’m using a 1W VTX, High Gain antennas, and a Micro V2 camera. My point isn’t “Here’s what the system does”, it’s “Here’s what the system is capable of doing!” Stay tuned because I’m working on some new testing and simple system improvement videos. Thanks for watching, cheers!

@chrissofpv3017

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy 👍🍻

Pro tips for crossfire: I'm sure you know this but always match polarization on tx and rx antennas (vertical / horizontal) ENDS OF IMMORTAL Ts ARE NULL ZONES. Don't point them at yourself. Easy way to avoid this is to mount it vertically at the same angle that your gopro or fpv cam is at, or ideally use diversity with a horizontal and a vertical. Also - try using a Moxon or a Diamond on the tx if you aren't already. Definitely helps to stabilize the LQ a bit when you're out far. I'd lock power output to 250mw or 500mw too. Cool testing with HDZero, maybe I should give it a try!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for the solid comment, all great info! It’s weird in my previous build I always ran two immortal T antennas mounted horizontally and never had issues. With my new build flying the exact same routes I’m getting worse signal (RX Loss!) with horizontal mounting. Not sure if this is due to the much thicker carbon fiber or something related to the 1W output power from the new VTX. I have since vertically oriented both antennas and upgraded to a Diamond antenna, which did improve things and eliminated that RXLoss signal on that flight path. Eventually I should upgrade to a diversity RX with a Bardpole antenna. I’m running the CRSF TX at 1W so it shouldn’t have problems at 6-7km with clear LOS. I’ll be testing more this spring, but at least it’s improved from my initial tests. I’ll be sharing a video about this soon. Thanks for watching and the support, cheers!

Awesome video

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, appreciate the comment and support. Cheers!

@KiloVoltBikes

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy this answered so many questions I had about HDzero . Thank you for taking the time to go into such detail about it

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@KiloVoltBikes That was the goal, I’m working on the follow up videos now, so stay tuned and thanks again!

The size is a deal breaker for me shame as I waited but it seems to be a long line of disappointments 20x20 max size. Good real world review 💪

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Someone brought up a good point in the comments here that you could twist the VTX 45 degrees and it would fit. You’d have to make a little mount or use thermal tape to mount to the frame. I tested this fitment and it worked on my compact frame. BUT 20x20 maybe still be too tight, would have to measure and test the specific frame. Either way, thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers!

Pretty nice man. Not sure ill go crazy with an antenna setup like that though😅😅

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, it’s completely unnecessary… it was just a funny project that I have not dissembled yet! Thanks for watching, cheers!

@Super_Mario_Fpv

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy gotcha. It was pretty awesome to see a basically 0 breakup and a nice image at over 5km. I

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@Super_Mario_Fpv yup, that’s no problem. I’ll be testing some patches and hopefully some Crosshair antennas soon. Try to find some normal solutions for folks to fly with…

ncie video my friend!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you bud, much appreciated!

beautiful scenery

@GiantAntCowboy

10 ай бұрын

Thanks appreciate the comment.

Hei kult å se Norske fpv piloter ;). Hvordan trur du denne fungere på ett fpv fly ? x uav talon, kjøre med myflydream crooshair osd, usikker om den kan brukes med dette systemet. mvh øyvind

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Hei, ja jeg er egentlig fra USA, men har bodde hit for noen år nå. Det er en helt fantastisk sted for FPV drone og RC Fly. Den HDZero system fungere veldig bra for FPV fly, faktisk du skal se på denne video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/n415rtaFaKSpp9o.html Men, jeg kjenner ikke hvis det kan fungere med den myflydream crosshair system. Jeg tror den OSD vil ikke fungere fordi denne system bare supports BF og iNav rett nå. Cheers, Peter

How do you have your GPS mounted? I've been having a hard time getting it to lock when the freestyle VTX is powered

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

So yea, I had issues with mine as well, and tried several mounting options, but what actually fixed it was so simple and strange: - Go into the Ports Tab in BF, go to the GPS UART row, and set Sensor Input to Auto. Then try it again and let me know. For some reason this worked for me and another guy I just chatted with recently... - Another thing I'd suggest is if the UARTs for the VTX and GPS are very close, switch one of them to a different UART. (I just did this last night, and during a test flight this morning seemed to get more satellites and faster.) * I think the Electromagnetic interference (EMI) from the VTX power is the source of many problems and not actually the Radio Signal Transmission. - Last but not least, make sure all your wires are tightly twisted. Twisting wires (specifically + / -) really helps block interference/noise. Let me know if any of these suggestions help, I know the struggle, when I first started using this VTX I'd barely get 5 sats, then they'd drop to 0 randomly, and only sometimes come back... not super confidence-inspiring when your several KM (miles) away... Cheers!

@adamlovell23

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy sweet! Thanks a lot. I'll try them

I'm new to drones and I'm trying to decide which eco-system to use between DJI, Walksnail and HDZero. I plan to fly micros, cinewhoops and exploration drones. Maybe even some freestyle at some point. What eco-system do you suggest? I like the visuals of DJI but I hate the limitations and variety. I don't like that Walksnail has no HDMI input, like the DJI. Should I wait for the new ZDZero goggles? Thanks! :)

@GiantAntCowboy

Жыл бұрын

Full Disclosure: Most my experience is with analog and HDZero. I’m expecting a Beta set of HDZero goggles to arrive in the next few weeks, and also a WalkSnail VRX. Your question doesn’t have an perfect/easy answer… especially now a days. - HDZero is great because resolution and latency are consistent and don’t change with signal. HDZero is also a simple system which doesn’t require binding, like DJI/WS, and means you can share your video feed with unlimited people. That’s fun with friends or missions with co-pilots. Also since HDzero doesn’t “bind”, it doesn’t “un-bind” when you lose signal, this is especially important when doing longer range mountain surfing stuff like I enjoy. - DJI has the best video quality, especially now with the New O3 unit which looks unbelievable. If you chose DJI however that’s all you can use... - WalkSnail is still evolving but currently seems to work great and has really nice image when signal is strong. The image quality for both DJI and WalkSnail drops very quickly when signal gets weak… - Since DJI/WS are more complex systems that can repair the image, the video quality, range, and penetration is generally considered better than HDZero. • My plan is to use the New HDZero goggles with both HDZero and Walksnail, this setup gives a lot of flexibility. • DJI however is a really great system that works extremely well but won’t work with micros and tiny whoops at the moment. * Long answer, but hopefully insightful. I’ll be testing and sharing my thoughts on the HDZero Goggles and the WalkSnail system in the coming weeks, so stay tuned if interested. Thanks for watching, cheers!

@stephanehamel7109

Жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy Thank you. That was a big help. I think I will be patient and wait to see what the HDZero reviews are like. :)

@GiantAntCowboy

Жыл бұрын

@@stephanehamel7109 if you’re completely new to FPV drones, search your local classified ads for a Emax Tinyhawk RTF package or similar. Pretty inexpensive and comes with everything you need to learn.

@stephanehamel7109

Жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy Thanks, I'll look that up

What the difference between the usual flat patches, like "triple feed" or "mapple" and spiral antennas that you have in the video?

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Here’s a quick overview: - Helical (spiral) antennas provide better range and penetration but have a narrow field-of-view (FOV) and must be aimed more accurately for the best signal. This is pretty easy when under 5km. The longer the spiral the higher gain, range and penetration but with a narrower FOV. - Patch antennas generally have less range and penetration but have a much wider FOV and so require less precise aiming. However patch antennas can offer similar range performance when made very large/wide. EX: There’s a Triple Feed patch I see often that has great range but is the size of a “dinner plate”. Summary: To increase gain, Helical antennas get longer where as patch antennas get wider. Helicals are very cheap and easy to make, which is why I use them a lot. Check out my DIY video if curious: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hodoyLuchJaqdag.html Let me know if you have questions, cheers!

@SetUP1

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy much thanks for answer

I would love to see an update Video regarding the max range when you solved to crossfire issues. Is it possible to even advance the DJI limit of around 11 km and still have ok Video? That would be a reason to change to HD zero for me.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for watching, I think I solved my CRSF issues and will post a video about my findings soon. However to your question, yes HDZero can exceed DJI’s range easily, in fact check out this video where a guy, Wez Varty, exceeds 30km(!) using the 1W VTX on a wing setup. kzread.info/dash/bejne/n415rtaFaKSpp9o.html It’s all about antennas since there is no system limits with HDZero. I’ll be releasing new videos soon so stay tuned, and feel free to ask any follow up questions. Cheers!

@MotorJan289

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy wow that's really impressive. Do you think your setup is able to do that as well? I really think HDzero has its nose upfront when it comes to long range FPV. I will probably wait for the Oled HDzero Googles and change to HDzero. Even though I won't fly more than 11 km often I just don't like to be limited.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

My range is limited by my quad which can maybe fly 20km total… so 10km out and back would be my max. Some day I may build a wing, but actually it’s hard to find clear LOS beyond 9-10km where I live unless you’re up on a mountain peak or flying over water. I’ll be doing an antenna comparison video this month, currently waiting for a test prototype to arrive which I’m pretty excited about! The helicals work great, especially since then cost almost nothing to make, but they have a couple downsides as well. I’m also excited about the HDZero googles, I’d love to test out pair for sure! Exciting for our hobby to have a company like this trying so hard to develop good products. 👏

very good flying but man you are pushing the ion/lipo idk to there limit, but you know them better than me maybe they say 3.10 but they are at 3.40 but very nice video 👌

@GiantAntCowboy

9 ай бұрын

Hey thanks appreciate the comment. Yea, I’m pretty used to these Li-Ion packs and know their limits. Li-Ions can discharge down to 2.5v per cell, but that once you’re below 3v you’ve used 90% of the pack and better be landing soon… Here’s a fun video I made a while back where I pushed the pack beyond its limits trying to get home from an awesome test flight! kzread.info/dash/bejne/mayHyKZvgKuXgJM.html Thanks for watching, cheers!

I installed a new Freestyle vtx in my Chimera 7 this weekend. Even after separating the rx, vtx and gps module, this vtx seems to be overwhelming my gps. Each component is insulated and grounded as well. Normally I can lock onto 12-15 satellites while using the original analog setup. Now, with the HD Zero vtx, I can get 5-8 sats running at 25mw. Anything higher than that seems to completely drown out the gps system. I seem to be missing something here. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

I had this issue too, and no it’s ok. Things I did: Run GPS wires under the VTX, Tightly twist the wires tightly to offer some EMI shielding, Reset the Baud rate to auto. Not sure how far your GPS module is away, but you could try moving the module on top of the battery strap and see if that improves things as a test. As I said mine is working well now even at 1W.

@doncunningham3124

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy my gps wires are routed in the opposite direction of the vtx and gps is mounted on top of the battery as well. I will try changing the baud rate to auto later this morning. I sure hope it works. Thank you for the advice. Much appreciated!

@doncunningham3124

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy ok, I set the baud rate to auto. It seems to default at 57600. Previously, I had it set at 9600. Just finished a successful test flight. Even at 1w my sat lock never dropped below 8. 11-13 was average. Thank you so much for the help!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@doncunningham3124 wow, that’s awesome news! When mine was having issues i found it at like 112700 (or something high like that), and had the same issues as you. I changed so many other things, but always thought it was this baud rate setting that fixed it… and now you’ve confirmed it. Happy to help, check out my latest video and you’ll see why reliable GPS is so important, Cheers!

@doncunningham3124

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy I watch your videos all the time. Thought I was subscribed. Guess I wasn't but I am now. Thanks again!

Is there any ground station or fpv monitor that will work with the hdzero freestyle?

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

There are, in fact anything that works with analog should work with HDZero. Unfortunately I don’t use a ground station or have any direct experience to share, but you can plug the VRX into anything with an HDMI connector, including a splitter which I have used with success.

Nice look

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Avi, it’s because of you I have well functioning OSD. Cheers! 👍

Nice one

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and watching and commenting cheers!

16:41min Did you use any nd filter? It looks fantastic!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, used an ND8 filter, which wasn’t actually enough (but all I had with me) so I had shutter set to 1/120 to expose for the snow. This was a GoPro 8 @ 4k30, flat. Additionally I color-graded a bit to achieve this look in FCPX, but agree it came out very nice! I’ve been thinking about doing a GoPro Settings and Color Grading video specific to FPV footage which could be useful. Anyway thanks!

@Quadtastrophe

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy what kind of nd filter did you use ?

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@Quadtastrophe they are TBS ND filters. Pretty inexpensive and seem to work well, though my ND 16 always makes a strange rainbow effect on one part of the screen… which could just be a manufacturing defect.

@Quadtastrophe

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy holy cow, I never get this quality with my tbs nd filter 😳great work dude! 👍

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

My footage is always often hit or miss… sometimes you just get lucky. 👍

Wow!!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

This was a big effort… phew.

i have some vista frames i know it wont fit cause the vista barely fits. they are small and long range 5" drone. but i wanted this vtx for long range big drone that all made for air unit

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, you might be ably to fit the VTX if you twist and mount it 90 degrees, but I don’t have this frame to test. Either way I’ve been enjoying it in my 7” Chimera frame. Thanks for watching, stay tuned for the next episodes, cheers!

@divingfalconfpv4602

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy anything air unit fits it should fit I'd think

Can you help I need good anttenas for my box Google's and for my vtx I'm using 1200 mw but in testing using 600 or 800 mw at moment it's sma on goggles and drone any good ones best for range cheers got sma on both cheers any links please I live in uk

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

- For the VTX (drone) you’ll want a decent Omni antenna, ex: TrueRC Singularity or OCP, and for maximum range this should be mounted high above the quad, away from the carbon fiber and batteries. - For maximum range with your goggles you’ll want a high gain directional antenna. Ex: TrueRC X2-Air or a helical antenna like I have, which can be made, or purchase, for pretty cheap usually. But what goggle antennas you choose really depends on how you’ll fly, the example I gave are best for long-range (5km+) directly out in front of you. Hope that helps, cheers!

If you rotated the VTX 45 degrees and just print an adapter with rotated X bolt pattern it might fit.

@GiantAntCowboy

Жыл бұрын

Yes, good point. I think this might work, HDZero is working on a smaller high output VTX as well now. Probably see it in mid-2023.

It is really cool but why do you still have crossfire? Expresslrs is cheap and is getting better range and has less latency so why are you not switching to elrs?

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

You know I’ve just had CRSF for a long time, and haven’t had a reason to switch, but you’ve inspired me to take a deeper look and see what it would take to switch over. Thanks for watching and the suggestion. Cheers!

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

You know I’ve just had CRSF for a long time, and haven’t had a reason to switch, but you’ve inspired me to take a deeper look and see what it would take to switch over. Thanks for watching and the suggestion. Cheers!

What were your hero 8 settings?

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

In the last “cinematic” clip I’m using 4k30 4:3, with an ND8 and I believe the shutter was 1/120 to expose for the bright snow. (Ideally you’d use a darker ND filter and lower shutter speed… but work with what you have.) Snow and water can be especially tricky to expose for and easily get blown out which ruins the shot in my opinion. I’ll be doing a “GoPro Tips” episode soon, most of which has been covered a dozen times… but I’ve learned a couple things that could be useful to some. Stay tuned and let me know if you have additional questions. Thanks for watching, cheers!

how does your HDzero dvr look remarkable when others don't?

@GiantAntCowboy

Жыл бұрын

Well, epic scenery always helps… but I’m also using the Micro V2 camera, which is the best imo, how you treat the .TS DVR file affects the quality. Many people convert the .TS file to something like a .Mov, this re-encodes the file and hurts the video quality. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching, stay tuned, cheers!

Nice

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks appreciate the compliment!

What was the distance in long range test?

@GiantAntCowboy

9 ай бұрын

7km (4 miles), here’s a more recent test with my new setup: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dY2kyrhudrPIicY.html, same distance but better image quality. I don’t generally fly much further due to battery life.

@ERadicator49

9 ай бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy got it thank you!

I did not dare test it, but it says they have protection against running without antenna

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Yea if the board overheats it should go into low power mode, but that’s an emergency backup that could still cause damage and not worth testing.

you have the mipi locking plate upside down thats why it didn't fit snug.

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm, I just checked and mine is identical on both sides. Maybe I have an early design… thanks the idea, the real production version are probably fixed now.

looks darn good, but man is it big..

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, it’s a little big, but works great for my sort of flying. The HDzero team, as well as other manufacturers, will be developing smaller VTXs in the future I’m sure. Thanks for watching, cheers!

and which of the flights is actually legal?

@GiantAntCowboy

2 жыл бұрын

It’s all legal, I use a combination of CGI and fancy editing techniques to appear long-range. 👍

@7robertb

2 жыл бұрын

@@GiantAntCowboy 🤣

Hd zero is seriously in need of a 5w vtx..

@GiantAntCowboy

7 ай бұрын

The frame would probably melt, haha! I’ve done some more recent tests with slightly better results, but in general system works well for most my uses. Here’s my Latest HDZero Tests: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dY2kyrhudrPIicY.html Thanks for watching, cheers!