Personal Bests V3 (LEADERBOARDS)

[ssassen]

Here's is my submission. 5.3 miles with two caveats.
1) The distance flown is actually farther than what I am able to submit (which is straight line distance only). Reason, I don't record OSD data, only GP.
2) For privacy, there is no data that can link you to exactly where I am at but I will provide the exact lat/long of launch/turnaround points to either H0tr0d or Sentry for verification. Wanna prove I'm legit ;-)

https://vimeo.com/40654917

Cool

[h0tr0d]

My new record of 9 miles. Thanks to h0tr0d for being my spotter and giving me the last part of the video when my DVR filled up.

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Nice run cabster! It was awesome getting to see you fly so far. Next time I won't forget my batteries lol.

[aaron_gx]

Personal best of 9.7km.

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[Hucker]

Is this really low? I thought it was good to go 100m/km. Can you be this low because of your terrain?

[h0tr0d]

Is this really low? I thought it was good to go 100m/km. Can you be this low because of your terrain?

What does that mean Hucker? Don't try this at home...but 100ft/mile works fine for me. Might not be good, because there's no chance I could glide home from that altitude, but signal strength is fine for me. Also, it helps to have a big open area with no trees in the way of your LOS. If I go higher than that, it's because I'm pushing and want to enjoy a relaxing glide back.

[Hucker]

I've just moved to a more capable system (when I'm not loosing planes) and in my reading people have been saying 500ft/mile or a 10% climb. (yes I've seen tons of people right off the deck at 1 mile, but I assume they have a 5-10 mile link and they are pushing it). I tend to try to keep a bit above that, say 700ft/mile.

[LLD]

The latest from me:

Altitude: 3013 m, 9886 feet

Plane: Zephyr I, Scorpion 3014-1220, APC 9x6, RVOSD, SKY-RF 2.4Ghz 500mW, Circular Wireless SPW

Ground station: RVGS tracker, Lawmate std receiver, Circular wireless helical


Was the 3rd flight with this plane...


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[Scotttu]

Thanks to AirtruksRus for taking the pic....the ONLY evidence of an epic flight.

[coil]

Danub - what plane did you use on your 10mile record attempt ?

[WildWill]

Made it to five miles last night, had issues but got there. Will work on the system to clean things up a bit more so as to push further.

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