Thanks mate. I`ve just bought a Bixler as my first plane to learn with,nice and cheap. Perfect for the job. Look forward to seeing your ideal FPV rig cause that`s where I`m heading eventually.
I have to second this recommendation. The radian offers (not the pro) alot of very substantial benefits for FPV. The polyhedral wing shape helps keep it stable and smooth. The folding prop allows you to pull the plane up high shut the motor down and stay up for very VERY long flights (My personal record was over 2 hours, was getting dark had to land). The plane has it's flexing issues that are easily solved. Power and porovided ESC have been great for me, however the BEC in the ESC is a little weak if you add any additional bit to the plane.
If you watch Bruce Simpson's videos I think with the mods he made to the AXN, it flies pretty fast. I know he uses it a lot for FPV, although not as far perhaps. Worth a look as it is a fairly stable platform, inexpensive, and highly modifiable. Cheers
Can you make a video show casing exactly what you use for FPV? I am new to the FPV and I am not sure what to buy, and it looks like your setup work really well.
Clips the wings. Less lift and weight carrying but more speed. Raise engine nacelle a little higher to allow for bigger prop. These are my engineering recommendations even though I don't know what the hell I'm talking about. :-)
how do you like the yagi, is it a DIY project, if so where did you get the plans? what was you flight time. Would you benefit from a larger prop? Cool stuff, thanks for sharing.
Thats cool flying. Would installing a solar cell on the aircraft increase the distance and efficiency? Even just a slight increase will be helpful on a light craft such as this I think.
I dropped the 2200kv turnigy on mine and it was a rocket. Cut my efficiency down but if your looking for more get up and go its not a bad option. I used the stock prop. I also tried a 1400kv skywalker motor and a 9x7 3 blade and was bordering on tearing my wings off so theres that option too. Ive since moved to delta wings and have no intention of looking back.
Be interested to know what transmitter/receiver setup you are using, cheers
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Hi. I still flight my BIX3 almost all weekend and publish my videos about what a I learn with him and all can learn too. It's a great RC Airplane to learn, I say that in all my videos. The fact of BIX3 have landing gear is advantage in my opinion to learn to do great landings. And have Flaps... Be welcome and again, thanks very much for this review, best regards!
Streamlining the motor mount might help a little bit. ;¬) I've learned to fly with the Bixler2, but didn't like the canopy shape. So I replaced it with a simple piece of clear package covering which I just bent around the foam canopy base and glued in place to make a flatter wind shield shape. I'm sure it's slightly more streamlined but have no way to check. But, can you not get more of the FPV gear inside the fuselage?
the maneuverability advantage is not need in this application but the higher speed and possibly less drag might be. the axn has a smaller canopy area meaning smaller battery without major mods. making it bigger for larger payload (more drag) might negate the speed advantage
Thanks for sharing. For improved speed and effiency, I'd suggest a prop with a larger pitch, say 8x5, 8x6, or even 8x7. You may also want to streamline the motor mount and add a spinner for the same reason. Check out the The EasyStar ll. It's 6X7 folding prop and integrated pod/prop/spinner is a really nice solution. In stock form they glide very well.
Is an FX-61 Phantom considered a good plane? Also, is it possible to get a FPV camera with better quality than the one used in this video? Any suggestions?
Also a quick bit of info on propellers. Big flat props have great static thrust, but square props (As in: 7 by 7) are more efficient. Please give that a try for yourself :) Also I am not too sure about this, but I don't know if slow fly props are as efficient as the normal electric thin type. (Like an APC 7x7 electric) Thanks for your great videos and I hope I was able to help you!
Not sure if this comment is actual anymore :D but i thought i could answer, yes, 2.4 GHz radio control will hitch 2.4 GHz video system. I was flying with guy, he had 2.4 GHz video, when i turned my radio on, he yelled like turn it off, fast! Hah.
Clip a couple inches off the tip of each wing and add small depron winglets. That should give you the speed you want without sacrificing payload capacity.
I use the Bixler 1.1 and can do a 32km or 19 miles round trip on it. My setup is 50A esc (over kill) Turnigy 2836 1100kv motor 9x6 slow fly prop Zippy 5000mah 3S for electroincs 1000mah3s for video TX I used the 9x3.8 sf prop but found it was not as efficient for long range and only get about 2/3 the distance (I don't know why) but it was better for climbing than the 9x6 (I don't know why). my cruising speed was 45kph and only pulling 7-8 amps but top speed was 85kph.
axn has a slightly higher speed (not much, but a little) but the main thing that is better about it is the maneuverability advantage it has over the bixler.
You selected the wrong motor. dhdsracer flew his Bixler for 1:17:16 using a 28-36 2200KV NTM and it had enough speed to make the wings oscillate. It would probably be a good idea to use a slightly slower motor but it is obvious that the plane can have long flight times and still have the speed that you need.
hey im 15 years old and i want to buy a bixer with fpv and i dont have that much money : / im looking for a fpv system and stuff that can reach 3-4 kilometers, how mutch do i have to spend on it? because i dont have that mutch money .. please help me out!! :)
Cut the dihedrals off the wings tips!!! ( leave at least 1.5" of foam from the control surfaces, trust me.) 5500kv motor and four 2 cell batteries stacked in series = scary af pylon racer. I trimmed up all my control surfaces with a hot wire and i was touching 112AS
I have the Bixler 2 and Hate it. It is so squirly. It does not track good at all. Where did you get the Yagi antennae? Be careful with showing your license plates.on video
I'm currently using the hobbyking phantom, it can carry 2x 2800 3s zippy lipo's easy. I'm sure if u set it up right u could near carry 7000-8000 mah. Plus it's faster and more stable then the bixler, I have one of those aswel.
Hey people can anyone teach me what do I need to set a long range fpv flight..... first I changed my 250 mw transmitter with a 600 mw .. than? what do I need.. thanx !!
