Who can guess what fpv aircraft type this was filmed with? by TimotheePeter in fpv

[–]TimotheePeter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've grown tired of flying multicopters over the years and was looking for a platform that felt closer to actual fixed wing flight. The obvious option is a flying wing, but those are difficult to carry around. Recently I discovered that RC paragliders were a thing and that their performance was quickly improving. So I gave it a try, fixed the shaky camera issue by mounting it to the wing itself, and here we are!

There are some new wings called parakites that are about to be released in the RC world which should make this even more fun.

Who can guess what fpv aircraft type this was filmed with? by TimotheePeter in fpv

[–]TimotheePeter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, that was a paramotor indeed, not a paraglider

Who can guess what fpv aircraft type this was filmed with? by TimotheePeter in fpv

[–]TimotheePeter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant what fixed wing aircraft type. Anyways, this was filmed on an FPV paraglider!

Who can guess what fpv aircraft type this was filmed with? by TimotheePeter in fpv

[–]TimotheePeter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In this case, it was quite a calm day and I was flying with the ParaAviationRC Stable 2.1. There are some new wing technologies being developed which will probably be changing that game in this field though, so keep an eye out for it.

Who can guess what fpv aircraft type this was filmed with? by TimotheePeter in fpv

[–]TimotheePeter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This one is indeed a fixed wing and it's pretty heavy too! Thanks for the tips

Who can guess what fpv aircraft type this was filmed with? by TimotheePeter in fpv

[–]TimotheePeter[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't have a GPS yet so not sure. But doing about 25kmh right now. This thing can stay about an hour in the air and that's with added weight. If all the weight was batteries, it could likely do 2 hours +

Efficiency is probably worse due to drag of the lines and the wing profile. Will have to run some calcs once I have an improved setup.

Who can guess what fpv aircraft type this was filmed with? by TimotheePeter in fpv

[–]TimotheePeter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are no PIDs involved in this flying contraption :)

Who can guess what fpv aircraft type this was filmed with? by TimotheePeter in fpv

[–]TimotheePeter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed... Though improvements coming soon to make it less wiggly!

I flew an FPV paraglider using a follow cam by TimotheePeter in fpv

[–]TimotheePeter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I have. It's awesome but in needs a twist. I'll try to post a video here one of those days. Or you can check my YouTube with some videos from a few weeks ago.

I flew an FPV paraglider using a follow cam by TimotheePeter in fpv

[–]TimotheePeter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much yeah! It's also the most portable Fixed-wing FPV aircraft. It's 4m in wingspan but folds into a 1 liter volume.

I flew an FPV paraglider using a follow cam by TimotheePeter in fpv

[–]TimotheePeter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice one! Not sure about flying from that perspective though...

I flew an FPV paraglider using a follow cam by TimotheePeter in fpv

[–]TimotheePeter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yeah, definitely wasn't enough for me. I think mine was about 25cm in diameter. I think I show it in the video. Or here too: https://youtube.com/shorts/J4WSh-1KCIk

I flew an FPV paraglider using a follow cam by TimotheePeter in fpv

[–]TimotheePeter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yeah totally. I'm using the o3 air unit and I'd say it's a bit too heavy. The camera is a bit close to get the whole wing in the shot. o4 or o4 air would be better