Dual Axis multi rotor FPV

[xenothius]

my first FPV platform.
Heli was brought mid December '13 (first heli) learned to fly it (basic 3d) in a month and now have moved onto using it as a fpv platform

what:
Align Trex 450 Plus DFC (stand alone 3GX system)
     - Stock motor, esc, airframe
     - Full Metal (custom shimmed) rotor head
     - Align pro 3D blades
     - Replaced with factory tail boom
     - after market 51mm tail blades
     - TS351 200mW 5.8GHz Tx and RC305 Rx
     - Sony PZ0420 Camera with 2.8mm lens (also have 2.1mm, 3.6mm, 6.0mm)
     - hand made LH clover leaf and skew planer (5.7Ghz tune)

Why:
something different and a little less common
the lifting capacity of a heli is more efficient than a multi rotor and has less to go wrong
plus the ability to land safely in the unlikely event of motor/esc failure
also it has big whirling blades of death! 

[Cobs]

Lol big whirling blades of death! Looking good matey, cant wait to see some vids

[MrBen]

the black canopy makes in look mean as hell, have you got any fpv video from it yet?

[xenothius]

waiting for DVR to turn up, currently debugging the system as i have a communication issue between my RX and my 9" LCD (getting signal interference across the earth) also getting used to flying fpv

[xenothius]

Align Trex 450 Plus DFC - FPV - 1	Small | Large

[xxpitt]

Looking good.

[xenothius]

currently using an old sony handicam as a dvr (camera is 16:9 handicam is as well but wont accept 16:9 input so it only records 4:3) will start pushing out the range soon (already flown it fpv out 1/2Km) and need some vibration isolation mounts

[xenothius]

Align Trex 450 Plus DFC - FPV - 2	Small | Large

second half of flight (testing in idle-up 2)
normal mode is fixed throttle curve (0,30,65,65,65)
idle-up 1 is (0,25,50,75,100)
idle-up 2 is full 3d (100,87.5,75,87.5,100)

[Dusty]

has less to go wrong

perhaps, but when it does go wrong with a heli... it's expensive

are there any systems out there that give "auto level" stability on 450 size helis like what a naza/kk2.0/multiwii does for a multi?

If so, I want one

[xxpitt]

isn't there a naza h for heli's?

[MrBen]

there are several stabilisation systems for helis with self level and RTH including WOOKONG-H

[xenothius]

there are AP systems but most of what i have seen are big and power hungry, i am still using the stock 2200 3s to keep weight down with an AP i would have to go 4s to maintain power to weight.
also this heli has a flybarless system so it is fly by wire, making it easy to fly (hands off once it has air speed direction doesn't matter )

[xenothius]

http://youtu.be/KKMkRztRof0
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[MrBen]

Looks good to me, time to get the goggles on

[xxpitt]

got a fan club already by the looks of it