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The most common countermeasures against FPV drones and loitering munition are jammer units placed above important targets or encapsulated as backpack omnidirectional jammer systems for infantry units. These devices jam the command and/or the drone's video link up to the point of losing the communication feeds. As a direct result, the drone operator cannot see (the real-time video transmission) and guide the drone to make immediate decisions and corrections on the fly, especially on the last part of the drone's flight path. But this approach begins to be no longer feasible. Why? You can find a potential answer in this video.

Even if you have analog or digital goggles (DJI, Fatshark, HDZero, Walksnail, Skyzone, Eachine, Orqa, BetaFPV, etc.), an essential aspect is the power source of your goggles. In this short video, I present a method to power your goggles from an external battery (a power bank) used to recharge your smartphone.

The Ukrainian battlespace features the most intensive use of drones (UAV) in a military conflict in history, marking a shift in warfare tactics and technology. This video presents two new trends in FPV kamikaze drone warfare.

English: The commemorative cross of the Romanian heroes of the First World War is a historical monument located in the Bucegi Mountains on the territory of Prahova County. It is shaped like an Orthodox cross, with a height of 39.3 meters. It was built between 1924 and 1928 near Caraiman Peak, at an altitude of 2291 m, to honor the memory of Romanian soldiers who died in the First World War. The metal structure is made of metal elements from dismantling bridges destroyed in the First World War. The architect Ludovic Dolinschi was the author of the project. The initiative to build this monument belonged to the local community of Bușteni. Romana: Crucea comemorativă a eroilor români din Primul Război Mondial este un monument istoric situat în Munții Bucegi, pe teritoriul județului Prahova. Acesta este de forma unei cruci ortodoxe, având o înălțime de 39,3 metri. A fost construit între anii 1924-1928 în apropiere de Vârful Caraiman, la altitudinea de 2291 m, pentru a cinsti memoria militari români căzuți în luptele din Primul Război Mondial. Structura metalică este construită din elementele metalice provenite din demontarea podurilor distruse în Primul Război Mondial. Autorul proiectului a fost arhitectul Ludovic Dolinschi. Inițiativa construirii acestui monument a aparținut comunității locale din Bușteni.

FPV is a dangeros hobby ... sometimes! :-)

Light show with 500 drones in the frame of PX4 Autopilot Developer Summit, 2023, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

In this movie, I will show you two ways to solve the following error of the iBAX B6: "Battery vol err cell connect". The equipments I used here (affiliate links): =================================== Balance Port Adapter Board: https://bit.ly/3rmnwcF 2 Set Board Balance Expansion Charger: https://bit.ly/3ioJGXU iMAX B6 80W 6A Lipo Battery Charger: https://bit.ly/3wSUoLk

This video is a comprehensive overview of how to connect, set, and calibrate the compass component in order to get the best-desired results in Betaflight. But it is also addressed to those who want to know more information about magnetic sensors or about Betaflight. If you have some ideas for my channel, requests, questions, etc., please leave a comment down below or write to me on my email.

DJI FPV Goggles V2 is a fantastic high definition, low latency, mid-distance transmission, and anti-interference solid goggle. But it has two working modes … and in my case, it switched from DJI FPV mode to DJI Drone mode without any warning when I built a new drone, and many power up – power down cycles were done. This short video presents how to switch from one mode to another.

This video is a short tutorial that present two ways to display the battery level on a TX16S transmitter running OpenTX. MORE INFO: 1. In this video, I have Li-Ion. If you search the net, they consider that 3.0V must be the cutoff at room temperature. But, you go to the outside where can be wind and low temperature - the winter is coming 🙂. So, I decided that to take a more conservative value of 3.2V. I have 2 elements, so I choose 6.4V. 2. If you use a Li-Po battery, the voltage must not be below 3.5V per cell. Even so, many recommend not being below 3.6V. In conclusion, if you use Li-Po use 72 as a minimum value.

Has HDZero goggle a problem with the analog module? This video answer to this question.

The Crossfire transmitter perturbs the usual functioning on HDZero & Avatar HD FPV Goggles. If you get closer to the goggles' power cable or goggle, the goggle will shut down or reboot. This video presents two solutions to solve this issue.

If you want to track in real-time your drone or if you're going to spot the area of a crash or the location of an emergency landing visually or if you want to track your drone on the map in real-time even if the VTX link is lost and you triggered the return to home function, then this video is for you. All the configuration steps are presented in this video to achieve the previously presented goals. Mission Planner: https://firmware.ardupilot.org/Tools/MissionPlanner/ Tracking a drone in real-time (Bluetooth): https://youtu.be/Rg2gDOFvz3M TBS Crossfire update: https://youtu.be/EsUqdecdHvU 00:00 – Introduction 02:20 – Data flow diagram 03:12 – The hardware connections 04:44 – Configuring the Betaflight firmware 06:05 – Configuring the TBS Crossfire receiver, transmitter, and the Wi-Fi component through LUA scrips 13:20 – Smartphone (Android OS) & Mission Planner 15:04 – Laptop (Windows OS) & Mission Planner 17:06 – Mission Planner: downloading maps for offline use MORE INFO: If you can get only the "MAVLink in emulation" mode, this happens because you do not receive correct and real MAVLink data to your TBS Crossfire TX. So, check the following: 1. The connexon is correctly done between FC and TBS Crossfire RX - TX to RX and RX to TX. 2. Check that the wires are not broken, 3. Check on the FC and TBS Crossfire RX if you don't have a soldering bridge between TX and RX pads, 4. In Betaflight, did you configure the specific UART at which you connected the TBS Crossfire RX? 5. In Betaflight, did you configure the UART port correctly (on MAVLink and 115200)? 6. In TBS Crossfire RX, did you configure the MAVLink TX and RX on the correct output channels correctly?