Very Close Call

[Garbach]

Right,

Got my IBCrazy antenna kit and got it together. Of course I needed to test it so I went out for a flight. My LRS is still on itīs way so I used my 2.4Ghz and 1W wifi Booster.

Almost cost me my plane.. and my pants.

Watch and weep.


View this video on Vimeo

P.S. Thanks trappy for your `when in the shit apply throtle and pull upī advice, I think that saved the day, but it sure was scary as hell.

[realtvnow FPV]

Wow! That was real close to disaster
Yeah, Trappy's advice to go full throttle and yank/bank has saved my airplane several times; one time over a lake!
Glad to see you got her back though

[Garbach]

Yeah, quite exciting indeed.... and as I was struggling to see through all the static where the hell I was going a car pulled up next to me with some very interested guys wanting to have a look.....

When I said "hold on a minute, I'm loosing her" they kindly drove off offering to look out for the plane! Friendly dudes indeed!

Glad as hell I got her back... I'll probably ground myself now until my LRS has arrived.

[Bernie]

Good you got it back!

[Mark Hitchman]

Awesome skills there dude, I could not believe you got that back, well done

Mark

[IBCrazy]

Looks like you had some external interference. Odd because the area is so rural. It looks vacant, but the control issue tells a whole different story. What antennas were you flying on the video?

-Alex

[twinturbostang]

What antennas were you flying on the video?

Better yet, what 2.4GHz control system were you flying?

[Garbach]

R/C gear: Futaba FASST 2.4 Ghz with full range receiver and 1W WiFi Booster on Tx

Video gear: 500mW lawmate 1.2 Ghz VTx at 1080 Mhz with standard rubber ducky. I have the inverted vee but that gave so much interference with my Rx (made the rudder and elevator do a full deflection) I chose to use the standard rubber ducky. I don't have a low pass filter on the VTx

VRx 1.2 Ghz Lawmate with IBCrazy fast patch kit.

Image was still perfect till I banked really hard during the blackout and the loss of altitude.

I thought the 1w booster would have given me more range but it might be the interference of the VTx because of me not having a low pass filter. Ah well, my LRS is on it's way so that will hopefully help to sort things out.

[twinturbostang]

I don't have a low pass filter on the VTx

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I thought the 1w booster would have given me more range but it might be the interference of the VTx because of me not having a low pass filter. Ah well, my LRS is on it's way so that will hopefully help to sort things out.

Yup, there's yer problem. I don't fly 1.2Ghz, but I have seen many comments on RCG that 1.2GHz harmonics cause problems with 2.4GHz control. Could also depend on your setup too. ie: how far away is the vid Tx located?

[Trappy]

wow, I completely missed that thread. that was intense! very well reacted, kept it cool (at least on the controls) and brought her back in one piece. time to get a LRS!