Three days of "cool" stuff, and crashes. Actually, just a bunch of "cool" stuff, cause crashes r definitely "cool" bra'. The Skyzone goggle DVR sometimes records audio out of sync, cause why perfect a product before you release it, right? I'm too lazy to fix it for a SD video (hypocritical?--probably). Yes, that was a tree I landed in, after doing dumb things... Successfully recovered with a dowsing rod (Taranis RSSI) and my significant other's enhanced visual pattern recognition... and my leatherman's saw along with a tree branch that gave it's life for me to make a long pokey thing (sorry tree(s). I had fun... rate mode feels natural, finally. My Atom had been entirely submerged in nasty flood water in a field the day before this... so it wasn't 100% for this weekend. Lots of q-tips and rubbing alcohol. I lost a front post where the frame was designed to fail (genius! now I have to buy a new one right?). I also knocked the IR filter loose inside the camera, both during collisions with blue goal posts. Motors are fine, as long as their crappy solid wires survive the coming frame transplant. Still have plenty of props, though 4-less nylon screws than I need. Arms are de-laminated on the edges, and some of the carbon fiber is now in my finger thanks to this. Nothing special. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNa2P6MCiO0

I'm determined to leverage the Winter solitude outside to do more flying. I bought a ski-mask and heater gloves... cause shivering on the sticks = moar of dat palsy flow tho. This is an un-cut flight that just had that extra grace we all seek in this game. It was about -8°C at the time, snow still coming down hard. I soaked it a second time on the flight following this one, but I flew 20 packs yesterday before that. Hopefully it'll dry out and be fine; something near the RX on the AIO must've had the coating pulled off with VHB or something when mounting the VTX. WTF:BBW... GFY FRA: Emax Tinyhawk S Indoor FPV Racing Drone Spare Part 75mm Polypropylene Frame Kit 1-2S AIO: EMAX Tinyhawk S Indoor Drone Part - AIO Flight Controller/VTX/Receiver (VTX Removed) MOT: EMAX 08025 15000KV (from the original stock 1S Tinyhawk) PRO: EMAX Tinyhawk 4 Blade Turtle Mode Avan Propeller CAM: Caddx Beetle CMOS 800TVL FOV 170 4:3 NTSC (Camera Only!, IR filter was also removed) VTX: Caddx FireFly (VTX Only!) 5.8GHz 25mw ANT: URUAV Micro UXII Stubby RHCP Mini FPV Antenna 1.6dBi 5.8GHz BAT: Turnigy Nano-tech 300mah 2S 45~90C Lipo Pack Added JST, 5V Beeper, Silicone Conformal Coating and black glint tape (hopefully I won't lose it with all these mods). I modded the Beetle lens for IR / night vision after removing it from the VTX. I used a VTX from a FireFly, cause it supports SmartAudio. I direct-soldered the "URUAV Micro UXII Stubby RHCP" to the FireFly VTX and secured it between the rear props on the bottom. 33.85g Modded Weight (dry) [+5.5g] 28.35g Stock Tinyhawk S (dry). +1.41g Taller 15000KV Motors +3.00g Turnigy NanoTech 45~90C Batteries (18g each) 2S AUW is 52 grams. Flight duration is 2-3 minutes on the Nano-techs. 8.68g 4x 0802 15500KV (stock 2S) 10.09g 4x 08025 15000KV (stock 1S) Recorded via ground-based DVR; https://www.immersionrc.com/fpv-produ... https://www.immersionrc.com/fpv-produ... https://www.fatshark.com/product/hdo-... https://caddxfpv.com/products/beetle-v1 Edited with DaVinci Resolve 16.1.1's mad trickery Music: BoomBaptist - Boombaptism Beat Tape (2010 Archivist Records) "Track 13 - Coolout" https://soundcloud.com/boombaptist ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyigSgZWetQ