Longy Reborn - FPV Long Range

"longy", my work-in-progress long range FPV drone, went through surgery this week. I recently ordered #FalconRad's #Falcon7 frame. Not the newest version, but I like the lower and further forward fpv camera and HD plate just above. There's a huge difference in perspective for both cameras.

My old frame was a #JoshuaBardwell #Xilo #Phreakstyle 5" kit. It was slammed, a mistake I later regretted because I kept running out of room to mount stuff, but at the time I liked the look of the low profile top plate. The Xilo was eventually modded with 7" arms and GPS but was not able to carry a large enough battery to do any serious, meandering cruising.

This video is a couple clips from the one of the first flights after moving the Xilo guts to the Falcon7. The video is uploaded in 4K and is unstabilzed. The craft needs more tuning but it flies well enough and any weirdness will be quickly corrected by Gyroflow.

FalconRad's frame looks mean and flies like a beast. It cruises at 50-55mph without breaking a sweat and the low camera mounts allow for crazy visual proximity to the ground, really giving a sense of the speed in flight.

Music, "This Minimal Technology Pure" by Coma-Media, and Sound Effects can be found on Pixabay.com.