I loved the way the Easy Glider Pro flew but it had a Problem from the FPV Point of View it had a front Mounted Prop which was causing disturbances in the camera hence had 2 options
1) Convert to twin Motor
2) convert to pusher .
Decided to go for the later after it had a horrific crash from around 60 ft directly into the ground nose first at full throttle . The Best part of MPX is you can build the plane back even after such crashes .
SPECS: Wingspan: 71" (180.3cm)
Length: 43.7" (112.3cm)
Flying Weight: 28.5oz (810g) with standard power system
Took two aluminum angles and drove them into the fuse just behind the wing at an angle such that the thrust line of the motor would be 1/2" to 1" above the CG point of the glider ( this is very critical ).
Since I have sufficient nose weight by way of FPV/UAV equipment the extra weight behind the CG should be OK.
Here are some photo's .
She glides beautifully with a RCFORALL 2217/1500 KV Motor .
Also posting the original's photo from the web so as to better understand this conversion.
Sai
Some more photos
Here is the Video :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KJ9OmfDVI0
Sai
good going, congrats :salute: :salute: :salute:
santhosh
Today the EZG went out of its way literally .
The past 2 weekends the EZG has been pushing the distance envelope but always within visual range .
We had been fine tuning the AV equipment to push beyond visual range .
The input Video transmission is fed into Saju's digital Photo frame from which I tried an AV Input into my laptop through the easy Cap but due to a clash between systems it does not seem to function as the output is in NTSC .Could not get a Video due to non performance of this recording option .
I forgot to take a simple AV RCA cable hence could not connect the out put from my patch antenna splitter to the laptop :banghead: :banghead:
But apart from the recording bit the FPV flight was amazing and the EZG pushed beyond the 350-400 m visual range .
We flew to :
Max Distance from home : 834 meters
Max altitude : 401 meters
These were recorded by the REMZIBI OSD .
Lessons for the day :
1) Distance of 500 mtrs is really far by RC standards and I don't think any one flying any RC plane how ever large exceeds 200 - 300 mtrs as beyond that even a 2 mtr glider was a dot so you really did not know if it was going or coming.
2) The lack of sound can be quite scary for the onlooker as you know you got an RC Plane out there somewhere but really don't know where it is only the pilot who can see thru it is aware of its location :o 8-)
3) Having a binocular with some one tracking the plane helps as in the event of a loss of signal the person with the Binocs can atleast guide the pilot back using landmarks ( we did not loose transmission at any time but helps as a precaution ).
4) Transmission of video is clearer at higher altitude .
On the whole a great day of FPV flying .
Sai
PS got a snap shot from my mobile camera of the OSD showing the max distance from home and max altitude though the altitude is not very visible sorry for the crappy photo but this is the best I could get of this flight . These readings are based on GPS
Mr Sai,
What is the cost and source of REMZIBI OSD Unit?
What is the video signal transmitter you are using, frequency band, and wattage of transmission please?
Does REMZIBI Allow integration with additional units for auto stabilization and RTH features for waypoint navigations?
Quote from: sundaramvelar on February 21, 2010, 08:24:52 PM
Mr Sai,
What is the cost and source of REMZIBI OSD Unit?
What is the video signal transmitter you are using, frequency band, and wattage of transmission please?
Does REMZIBI Allow integration with additional units for auto stabilization and RTH features for waypoint navigations?
I bought my Remzibi OSD from Remzibi himself .
It has been used with the ardu pilot if you mean auto pilot .
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1102975
It is good but I would be looking at using Eagle tree or a similar brand as well soon .
As the Remzibi OSD is more of a DIY kind made by Remzibi himself hence integrating it with other equipment would require some effort , but I must add Remzibi is himself very helpful in providing support . Please go thur the thread linked above and you will know what I mean .
Another FPV flyer in Chennai use the Eagle tree equipment and I must say I am impressed with it both in terms of performance as well as the fact that they come in modules hence has a good scope for feature enhancement by plugging in various modules .
I use the lawmate 1 watt 2.4 G Video Tx ,
Lawmate : 2.4 G receiver with a 10 dbi patch antenna.
I use a fatshark CMOS camera with a 2.8 mm wide angle lens .
BTW I have these available with me as well.
sai