FPV out of range crash!

by Jackson | May 7, 2013 | (7) Posted in Just Fun

Hi, I just wanted to share with you guys my experience of losing all the signal of the RC link and also almost losing my plane to the sea. 

I know it was stupid of me to fly FPV with Spektrum transmitter and to go so far away. But I was only a beginner when this happened and had already bought some long range gear but couldn't wait for it to arrive, so I took the risk :/    I lost the signal only about 500-600 meters away.

The plane is a Twinstar II and it was easy to repair after the crash.

The location is Iceland, Reykjavík.

 

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COMMENTS

pekote on May 8, 2013
Thanks for sharing this experience! 600mts is not so far at all!! really bad
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mattplaneflyer on May 8, 2013
How far could I get with a satellite connected to the receiver with spectrum?
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Jackson on May 8, 2013
I had an AR6210 receiver with a satellite receiver connected but lost signal at only about 600 meters. But I had before gone about 750 meters away.
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Aussie1 on May 8, 2013
Awesome picture, very lucky that didn't end up in the drink.
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Jaxx on May 8, 2013
Your music selection is perfect for this video. Glad you were able to recover the plane.
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Jackson on May 8, 2013
Thank you ;)
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Pushjerk1 on May 9, 2013
I started flying fpv with my DX8 and AR8000 with satellite. I had much success within a mile, pushing 4000-5000 feet out and up to 2000 feet agl. Just know your gear.
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flyboymaxwell on May 9, 2013
I'm running on 1.3GHz with low pass filter for FPV, and Spektrum for RC control. I have talked to multiple people about it, and they say with that setup its not safe to go pass 500m. I have done multiple flights within 500m and have had no problems, but I did have a minor uncontrolled landing my last flight. I think it was caused by to many trees in between myself and my plane. :)
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NicolasOtala on May 12, 2013
It really bothers me that people say that regardless of what you do with a Spektrum transmitter, you will have horrible range. They never even mention the idea of simply changing out the receiver and using a module from a different brand.
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Piper Cub on May 11, 2013
Are you using DSM2 or DSMX?
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NicolasOtala on May 12, 2013
I am also a beginner at FPV and on one of my first few flights, I managed to fly out of range but got lucky. Since then, I made sure that I would fly strictly with in the range that I could still see my plane with my eyes and I hope to some day break the line of sight barrier when I have the equipment. I plan on using a Frsky module connected to a 2 watt wifi booster on my Spektrum DX6I. I also plan on using an OSD on the same setup so that I can tell the signal strength.
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Auxiliarypower on May 14, 2013
I feel your pain on this one man! Sorry but it did look like a good flight!
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Digital Wolf on January 16, 2015
What is the range of the AR6210 receiver whitout satellite?
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FPV out of range crash!