For the modular o3 concept, @protofpv frames (most of them) allow for more or less modular mounting. A few screws to pop it out and then just screw it all back into the new frame. It’s pretty cool. I love modular, especially with multiple quads needed for various operations. Just makes things easier.
@@JonFloFPV I’ll have to look into those frames. With the price of a DJI O3 or soon O4 unit, it’d be nice to have some interchangeability. Additionally if you’re doing a shoot you could have a back up ready to go in case it breaks. Thanks for watching and providing some insights & tips!
@@JonFloFPV haven’t had the video or RX signal completely drop out. But both the antennas on the quad should be upgraded if you need more penetration performance. Ultimately it’s a 2” quad designed for indoor or light outdoor use, so it’s not an issue, just an potential upgrade.
@@chunkit78 that looks pretty cool. I always liked SpeedyBee stuff, seem to have well designed features. But now they need 2”, 5” & 7” quads that this use this same O3 Cage.
@@Rabbitgamer68 Wd-40 is a great option, but really any oil will work to lubricate as you work the lock loose. * Note: Thicker oils might become sticky & trap dirt in the future, so once it’s working again maybe a good idea wash the lock with soap/water.
Excellent tutorial! To find out that you can make a helical antenna so easily instead of paying for mostly intercontinental out-of-stock parts is amazing. Totally making my own as well as a DIY long range li-ion! LFG
@@BlisterEye yea, this hobby is expensive so I like to save money with DIY stuff. These antennas are about $5 each and require only basic skills & tools. DIY Li-Ion packs are easily half the price of the retail ones, and honestly perform better from what I’ve seen. This is because soldering copper wire actually performs better than spot welded nickel strips which have much higher resistance. In addition to money saving, special antennas and batteries can be hard to find in certain countries. Ultimately making stuff & improving performance is super rewarding as well!
@@JEPhotodesign after tightening them a few times I thought about using locktite, but instead just replaced the nut with an extra rubber bushing, then tightened the bolt. This seems to be working well so far. If I have issues I’ll try your suggestion, thanks for watching and sharing a tip!
so i fly at 250watt on the pocket and damn i can go behind 1 wall and it starts crying, also range is super sad for elrs idk wtf it is, my friend has the same issue. idk elrs is ass or i did smth wrong...
@@GiantAntCowboy i use speedybee mario 5 frame with dji o3, HM elrs nano ep2, i had the ep2 with antenna but had the same range issue's. so i tried the one without antenna. iv it mounted behind the camera on my quad
@@iHateFpv yea, those RXs are great for smaller whoops, but for your quad I’d recommend getting a SuperD or RP4TD RX, basically something with True Diversity. An RX with simple Antenna Diversity would work fine as well, but ideally you want two antennas mounted perpendicular to each other. I mount one on the front or back, and one on the arm. This works well.
Nice video credits)) 1. How do you think, is it reasonable to replace lollipops(or one of them) at the top of vrx on high gain patch antenna(s) for flying long distance? Don’t want to make all this radical changes in construction. 2. After all the tests, do you use focus mode when trying to maximise fly distance
@@KuDennis thansk for watching. I’d replace both top antennas with high gain ones honestly. I do think focus mode is beneficial. When doing long-range just make sure you have good LOS, check out the Part III where I demonstrate that… haha PartIII - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-06fV2vQaxW8.html Cheers!
@@KuDennis thansk for watching. I’d replace both top antennas with high gain ones honestly. I do think focus mode is beneficial. When doing long-range just make sure you have good LOS, check out the Part III where I demonstrate that… haha PartIII - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-06fV2vQaxW8.html Cheers!
@@Alexa-oz6sm hey, to be honest, this was so long ago I don’t even remember how to do it. I just remember you have to manually change this line in the CLI tab so it refers to the different power levels at each switch position. Hope you get it figured out, cheers!
I used FCPX (Final Cut Pro) but this was before ReelSteady & GyroFlow which I use now. If you wanna see a really neat shot, check a video I just posted - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ukowcY0iI5c.html Got some great shots here!
@@GTARC_au yea, they both perform differently, WalkSnail penetrates things like buildings better. I tested DJI O3 recently however and it destroyed both… I’ve always heard the praise of DJI and get it now. It made it through the gantlet pretty well with basic antennas, but with helicals it was near perfect! Here’s the comparison: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YjuHzt7J3VE.html Eitherway all these systems are amazing compared to the analog setups we had years ago.
@@Bikingbark Interesting. Yea I noticed it because suddenly i had jello in my video feed… then discovered these nuts, tightened them, jello gone. But I’ve had to do this again more than once. Yesterday I just removed the nuts & installed some extra rubber bushings. Tighten everything up and it flys great. I think this will be a permanent fix for me. My first thought was to use locktite but then I notice one of the nuts seemed to have stripped threads (Wasn’t able to fully tighten it up). Thanks for watching & confirming, certainly not a big deal but as it can cause jello it’s an important thing to note!
@@tamasdebreczeni5335 Yea I thought so. It was be great especially for professionals you might want to use different quad for different shots! I’ll reach out to them and mention it directly, solid business idea honestly! Cheers!
@@GhostFpv thanks man. I always try to do something different with my reviews. There’s enough “unbox, read the specs, do a backyard flight” reviews out there already… also I’m not trying to make money on these videos. Video editing is a hobby, a fun past time, and hopefully people find the videos entertaining. Anyway I really appreciate you watching and leaving a comment, it definitely helps grow the channel, cheers!
@@DanielJohnFPV yea Norway’s landscapes are some of the best I’ve seen. Great place to live and obviously fly FPV! Thanks for watching, appreciate the comment!
@@DanielJohnFPV great place to live, peaceful, safe, & beautiful. Plenty of weather here though, can be rainy, windy, snowy for weeks. The sun is funny; 6hrs of light during mid winter, but 24hrs in mid-summer! Most towns have low populations so there’s very few restaurants or bars outside of the major cities. Moving here from EU is easy, but from the USA would require some special reason. I’m from NY originally but married a girl from Norway, so it was no problem for me to get residency. You should definitely come for the visit. Let me know for sure if you do, I can help with lodging and logistics.
@@DanielJohnFPV yea, I’ve chatted with a couple, and would to do some collaborations but literally have no time. Work remotely, Run a farm, Wife, & Two Little Kids… so I sneak in flights occasionally & do all my editing late night. I’d love nothing more than to just cruise around Norway & make FPV content! But life… haha!
I'm hoping this will work. My bike has not been started for over 7 years due to health problems. In a fit of anger and boredom I replaced the battery and jumped it off. I am now about 3 mi from my home looking on RU-vid to figure out how to get my stuck tank open😢 did not realize fuel was so low.. I'm hoping this will work or I'm going to have a pissed off woman for having to come and bring the trailer. Would normally be able to make it home but I live up about 3 and 1/2 Mile Hill pretty much straight up. Little fellows pray for me and thanks for posting this video😂❤
@@glbaker5595 ugh, disaster. This should work for ya. Just take it slow, work it back and forth a bit and it’ll hopefully loosen right up. Let me know how it works out, cheers!
@@jumpstartfpv yea,.. it doesn’t do that, my bad. I recorded this voice over at like 2am, and was referring to how the ELRS Wifi just connected to my computer and was a simple setup. I figured someone would catch this.., glad to see you were paying attention!
I don’t remember exactly… but I think you just push the outside the cowling off the axel, then remove the wheel, the push the inside of the cowling off. Then re-install the wheel.
@@birdsviewburundi842 like the volume is too low? The quality is poor? Or my voice sucks? I always feel my audio is lacking… but thought this sounded ok in my headphones and on my iPhone. Let me know, appreciate the honest feedback, cheers!
Wow, that intro hooked me for the rest of the video, nicely done! RU-vid reviews can fall into such a routine it's awesome to see this level of production value!
@@colibrifpv Hey thanks man! Yea, most reviews are a bit systematic & begin to feel the same. That style is much better from a production standpoint, as I spend at least 4x longer editing these video than other creators I’ve talked to… but it’s purely a hobby/passion for me. A means to practice editing & film making techniques. As such I only publish one video a month, and my channel grows crazy slow in comparison, but again it doesn’t matter. I do really appreciate you checking out the video and leave such a nice comment! I always enjoy watching your videos because you often have different/unique insights than other reviewers, so definitely keep up the good work!
@@le_ti_lik cool, I just checked out their website/different quads, definitely seem like nice options and pretty similar indeed. Honestly though in the last 5 years most quads have become nearly identical. There’s minor changes in frames & motors, but most improvements are barely noticeable to the average pilot. One thing I do like about the Pavo Series is that they come without a VTX/Camera, so you can buy the quad for $100 and use existing FPV gear. As I said in the video it’d be really cool if the O3 Cage fit could snap on to various drones. So you could quickly swap the O3 between quads! Anyway thanks for watching, and sharing your experience, cheers!
@@GiantAntCowboy That's the thing, they all fly similar but none of them fly as good as an oddity. :D People have gotten accustomed to mediocrity, not high performance. They also sell a no-o3. If you ever break the pavo I highly recommend getting an oddity frame and transplanting into that. You'll get more flight time, better flight performance and you'll never break the duct. Beta, gep and the rest might have cloned the looks but none of them got the plastic mixture right and some of them even have air pockets inside the ducts making them brittle af.
@@InfinityDrones Yea I can’t compare unfortunately, but over the years I’ve had a couple 3” cinewhoops, and this is much smaller & lighter which makes it great for flying tight lines. I have a dozen quads of various sizes, but for cinematic FPV I could probably get by with just this quad & my trusty 7” quad. My only hesitation is DJI O3 footage quality, I haven’t spent enough time using the O3 footage yet, in general it seems my GoPro 11 performs better in most situations, but I’m working on a comparison video about that now. So we’ll see if we can’t “close the gap” a bit. Thanks for watching, appreciate the support!
@@GiantAntCowboy Gopro will have bettery dynamic range i think. I think you'll find that you'll get the best footage from O3 in dlog mode and at lower fps. Think the gopro being a separate camera definitely gives it the edge since you can run 24fps (getting more light on that sensor) vs the 60fps from the O3. The O3 really reminds me of the Gopro 9 camera quality but with the 10bit colour option - Would say it compares to the 9-10 more and the 11 should beat it comfortably.
@InfinityDrones yea the high contrast/dynamic range seems to be the biggest issue. I’ve been experimenting with CineLog, but just need to spend more time testing different settings. I think my GoPro 11 will always be superior, but if I can get close enough that’s fine, especially since this Pavo20 is not going to be carrying a GoPro of any sort.
@@Dec1duousTree yea, I love this thing too. Tiny drone the can record 4k120 is a welcome addition to my collection. Like I said in the video it’s be cool if the DJI O3 cage easily popped off and could be popped onto other quads. The price for just the drone is very reasonable, but to put a DJI O3 on everything gets expensive. Anyway thanks for watching, appreciate the comment.
Hey @AMS_Dronez thanks for watching! It’s a great little quad and I definitely recommend it. However I don’t have affiliate links, if that’s what you mean. If you want to support the channel, Likes Comments & Sharing my content helps a ton! Or “Buy Me a Coffee” is cool of course, but this channel is just for fun & to share stuff with the community. I’ll do a follow up video, and also planning a couple other fun videos, so stay tuned, Cheers!
@@unofficialfuture3120 thanks, figured this would be a useful reference for folks. If you have specific questions let me know. I’ve been using & testing HDZero for several years now.
Wow what a trip! If this could help someone: i recommend the "vifly gps mate". Makes sure gps has signal even when the battery loses connection from the quad + a buzzer. I also recommend setting up the function to send telemetry data every 1 second to your radio transmitter. In my case the internal micro sd in my radiomaster saves the gps coordinates. Just in case i loose my quad i plug in the micro sd to my pc, copy past the coordinates to google maps. This happened to me once when i forgot to record dvr. i was able to fine my quad in a corn field with this method.
Hi. At 2:14 - is it RHCP or LHCP ? My is opposite direction coil... Got another question please. I started making the antenna, but used 2 different wires in diameter. The thicker one when I roll it around the tube - due to thickness the overall coil size is bit bigger and doesn't fit in the holes of the cross mount stand. What is counting for the coil diameter: the inner space(inside the coil where the dowel goes) or outer diameter(including the wire thickness) or middle diameter(including half of the wire thickness). I need new stand, but not sure what size to make it to fit what.
@@Braincho these were LHCP antennas. “Up & to the Left”. I’ve used thicker wire in many of my later builds and had to open the holes of my 3D prints using a soldering iron. I demonstrate what I mean in this video (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CYphV5FPbYc.html) around the 6 minute mark. I believe the measurement from the center of one coil to the next is 10.4mm, but I’ve never been too exact and have always had great results. Hopefully that’s all helpful info, curious to hear about your results!
@@GiantAntCowboy Thanks. Made one, didn't test yet(any advice on how to make a better/precise test). Saw you making hole bigger, but also they must be wider from each other?( if you coil 4mm wire around 15mm tube - the middle/section of the wire passing thru holes is 19mm) - or better to make it tighter over smaller tube to make it center match the 15mm?
@@Braincho without proper test equipment it’s hard to confirm or tune the antenna precisely. However I’ve made like at least 12 of these antennas, using “close enough” measurements, and they all perform better than any other antenna I’ve used. Are you flying analog, HDZero, DJI or WS?
@@Braincho yea analog is great. Teaches you a lot about LOS and signal limits. Digital (WS & DJI) can suddenly disconnect. Pretty scary when doing mountain surfing or other risky flying. WalkSnail is great for smaller whoops and long-range wings, but I’m more impressed with DJI for 5” and longer range builds. My last video is a DJI signal/antenna test, but I show some comparison to Analog, HDZero, & WalkSnail during the penetration section.
Was touch and go about using a screwdriver. Once the keyhole made a full turn it still wouldn't pop. Put a rag between paint and flat head and popped it up. Thanks.
