FPV - GPS rescue saved my Chimera7 (HD) 

Thanks for your comment, mate 👍. Yes, I was very surprised that I first lost radio and did not lose video. But I got the payback for all my work with GPSrescue before I sent it on long range (there is a video on my channel where I show how I solved the problems which I had with rescue in the beginning with my 7inch). Please test your quad before you send it far away - it’s worth it, bro 😎🤜🤛

Thanks mate for watching and for your comment 👍. Yeah, I had rescue 3 times on my 6‘‘ (HGLRC Rekon 6) and now the first time on my 7‘‘. I‘m so happy that it worked in every case 😮‍💨😁.

Thanks so much my friend, such a comment from you means a lot for me 🤙🫶🙏!! I'm always happy when I can provide some content with value for the fpv community. Yeah, this flight brought me close to a heart attack - but I survived 😂. It was another lesson for me - an unknown area where I sat comfortable in a chair under some huge trees and didn't expect such a problem. On the way to the ridge I drifted too far left and didn´t look back to liftoff point - when I climbed the last meters close to the peak I lost line of sight because these trees were between me and the quad. Luckily rescue worked (I know that I have a 10% failure rate in rescue mode with this quad 🫣) and I got my big bird back. Is long range on your project list too ? It´s so addictive ... 😉. Take care and best greetings to your family 🤝and wonderful Cornwall 😍✊

@@themoggidriver I imagined all that in my mind, you have a fantastic story telling ability 👍🤝 I absolutely love the idea of long range, I have a vast expanse of moorland near me but my issue is I’m worried about noise, I fear a 7” would draw to much attention 😳 I think the furthest I’ve been is about 1.5 K 😅 Man I bet you didn’t breathe for a while when the failsafe went and then the elation when you knew everything was gunna be ok must have been immense!

@@bugsy742 thanks my friend for your words, you’re absolutely right with all what you say 👍. Fortunately I had no break in the video feed (black screen) and so I could hope that the quad returns. And despite my heart beat rate of 200 💓 I kicked in the right switch on my radio (rescue). One year ago I used the wrong switch - I disarmed 🤦‍♂️ and the big bird crashed 💥. Lesson learned. The noise of a 7‘‘ is a valid point - the challenge is to find an area where you don’t bother anybody. But once you have found it you will have so much fun with the beast that you won't be able to stop 🤩💪🔥😆✊.

@@themoggidriver oh man that’s a great point- I shall make sure I use a switch that’s not near others when I go down that route 👍👍🤗

Thanks for your comment, Olle 😁👍. Yeah, nothing feels better than incoming prop sound 🔊 after such an experience 😂🎉

Thanks my friend, I‘m so happy to hear from you again 🤝! Glad that you like it 👍. Best greetings from Germany 😎👋👋.

Thanks John - yeah - all systems are running and ready for takeoff 🚀

thanks buddy for watching and for your comment 👍. Highly appreciated 😎✊

Hi mate, thanks for stopping by and for your comment. Highly appreciated 👍. I have another Chimera 7 Pro where I installed Crossfire diversity to avoid the problem which Oscar Liang explained in his article. The two antennas are mounted on two arms in 90 degrees angle and the signal is always rocksolid. Before that I had a single Crossfire antenna and therefore the problem which you described happened at the turning points. The quad in this video is my older Chimera 7 with DJI link (bnf), no Crossfire, no ELRS. I‘ve been out 6 km with this quad and at the turning point I had still 40 Mbps Bitrate (due to my antenna setup on goggles and radio). On this flight I lost signal during turning and ascending because I sat under a huge tree and so I lost line of sight. My fault … (another) lesson learned. Flying long range is so demanding and so addictive … best greetings (to Vancouver ?), MOG 😎👋👋

Thanks for your comment, mate 👍. Yeah, I was so happy when I heard the prop sound of my „7“ returning home. It’s a big difference only to test the function or see it working in „real life“. Take care 🤝🇺🇸🇩🇪🤝

@@themoggidriver I fully understand. Had a F550 Flamewheel go rogue on me about 8 years ago and on telemetry I could see it had left the empty field it was over and was now on its way back to me. Over a VERY busy five land highway. It was so nice to see it come overhead and land next to me. lol

@@nighthawkvsOh yeah, these are moments which you never forget … so happy that all went well 🤩👏👏

@@themoggidriver Feb 20, 2014 O.O ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UnIZzhHnJZ8.html

So true, Kev 👍👍. I‘ve learned the lesson (hopefully). Flying out is easy but making a good flight plan before liftoff is better for your heart 💗😂😉

Thanks for watching and your comment, mate 😁👍. Believe me, I was so happy too 💗 when heard the prop sound of my returning bird 🦅😂😉.

Besten Dank fürs anschauen und für das Abo 😁👍👍. Ich hatte anfänglich wirklich Probleme mit rescue am Chimera 7 (es gibt dazu noch 2 weitere Videos) aber das programmieren und intensive Testen hat sich gelohnt. Habe bisher 2 x Signal am Rekon 6 und 2 x am Chimera 7 verloren und immer kamen die Quads heile zurück. Es lohnt sich also … Happy flying und morgen guck‘ ich mal in Deinen Kanal 😎✊

@@themoggidriver ich flieg crsf u hatte damit noch nie propleme, du fliegst mit dji funke? Da hab ich schon viel gesehn dass signal gerne mal wegbricht🥴 aber mit rescue is das ja nich sooo schlimm auch wenn ein herzkasper fast jedesmal mitfliegt🙈😂

@@3lefthandsHi, ich denke das Antennensetup macht den Unterschied ob‘s Probleme gibt oder nicht. Mein Chimera 7 ist bnf mit DJI-Funke, mein 7 Pro hat CRSF diversity (Funke : Radiomaster TX16S). 5-6 km one way für beide Setups problemlos und mehr brauche ich auch nicht 😅

Thanks for watching and for your comment, mate 👍. I have another 7.5‘‘ bird (Chimera 7 Pro) with Crossfire diversity but have not yet been so far out (6 km air line distance) with this bird like with the 7‘‘ with DJI radio. I have strong confidence in the DJI link, when I made the turn at 6 km I had rocksolid 40 Mbps. In this flight here it was clearly my fault (pilot error), sitting under a row of trees with huge tree tops and then losing line of sight when I approached the peak. I‘m sure, my 7.5‘‘ would have kicked in RESCUE as well in this situation but I will not try it 😂. Unfortunately the efficiency of the 7 Pro is worse than the efficiency of the old „7“. I‘m still excited to find out with which bird I can fly further away … I‘m sure the limit is the battery and not the radio … Take care my friend 😁🤝

Thanks my friend 👍. Happy to meet you again on my channel.

@@themoggidriver i made it to 1.6 k on my analog rig no problem not even full power . i made me a promise to go 2.5k out this summer . my next flight i know i will break 2 k . as you may know i have djiV2 goggles and i am getting a used with pre set RTH mid range 5 incher .also just found someone local that is very good with betaflight . as you know i fly in colorado and would love to get 2 decent mid range flights in .this summer . is the i flight bob 57 one you like .?

@@antoineozaneaux6881 send it my friend !! Good plan. Move further step by step, that’s the way 👍. iFlight bob57 looks like a great 6‘‘ LR quad. Did anyone post some flightvideos with this copter ?

@@antoineozaneaux6881found one … ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kPodNzZ8iqM.html. Looks GREAT !!!

Hi buddy, GPSrescue is a science but it‘s absolutely necessary to test it before you send your quad on real long range. You never know what happens - you can pass a radio tower and get signal interference and when rescue isn‘t setup right it‘s all over … All what you have to do is : do the setup in Betaflight. Watch tutorials from JB, he explains in detail what to do. I followed his advice step by step. When the quad loses signal, the FC kicks in „rescue mode“. The quad turns quickly in the direction to homepoint. Then the quad ascends. In my case it ascends 40 m with a speed of 4.5 m/s. Then the FC starts the return flight and is trying to keep the altitude. I kicked in „rescue“ at my radio to ensure, that the quad keeps „rescue mode“ and flies back. Otherwise it’s possible that the FC kicks rescue out again (when signal was recovered) and then you must be very cool to take over the quad again. Don’t forget that normally you are in a sort of „panic mode“ when you lose signal so far away from homepoint. At 4:52 the signal (Mbps) was very strong again and I kicked out „rescue“ at my radio and took over control to fly the quad back. This was my 4th case losing signal on a LR flight and I think I made everything allright - therefore I made this video. I‘m happy when it helps, bro ✊✊ Thanks for watching and for your questions !

Thanks, man, this is some crucial info for me! If it doesn't start climbing after losing signal, that'd be pretty hilarious, right? Sorry, but I'm not quite getting what the issue would be if the FC kicks the rescue mode out again? I guess I'll figure all this stuff out in the field, in real action. At that point, I'll probably know more, but I might still hit you up with questions like this. Hope I'm not bugging you, but I love having all the deets before taking flight, and it looks like you're a real whiz with drones. Plus, it might help someone else reading this :)@@themoggidriver

Hi, thanks for watching and for your question 👍. During the rescue flight everything is done by the flightcontroller. No action needed by the pilot when everything works like set up in Betaflight. When the quad is close enough to your homepoint you kick out rescue and fly the bird home by yourself. Best greetings and happy flying 😎✊

Yeah, absolutely right 👍👍. This bird runs on BF 4.2.4 Thanks for watching and for your comment 😊

Hi and thanks for watching and for your questions 👍. When I set up GPS rescue I followed the tutorial from JB -> ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-B_Yl0wqRf68.html. My Chim 7 runs on BF 4.2.4 - no ELRS or Crossfire - only DJI link (LHCP). I use TrueRC antennas on my DJI radio and 3-turn helicals on my Goggles V2. This setup is good for 10 km one way when have no obstacles or radio towers close to the line of sight. Thanks again for your comment and take care, mate 😎✊

@@themoggidriver Super thanks for your setup specs. I appreciate the time you take to document your videos!

@@JDDupuymy pleasure ! There were so many pilots helping me to come into flying fpv and I‘m happy when I can give something back ✊.

Hi Alex, thanks for your comment 👍. On that day I flew with the first 8.000 mAh-pack 5 km out … I had no problem with the signal, 40 Mbps at the turning point and after turning on the flight back rocksolid 50 Mbps. The two antennas of the Chimera 7 are extra long and cannot be blocked by the battery pack. I lost line of sight, a clear pilot error. I learned my lesson. Take care, bro 🤜🤛

@@themoggidriver when u turn back no signal recovery cause of block by battery, trust me. trees block too but when u go forward no block.

@@AlexJaniashvili you are right. Return flight is always more difficult because of battery in front of the quad. Take a look at 0:11 in my video, you can see how long these antennas are. Before liftoff I always double-check, that they can send on the right and left side of the battery when I return.

Hi Seb, dank‘ Dir für den Kommentar. Ich habe mir die Location und die Flugroute danach nochmal genau angesehen. Ich saß unter einer Reihe alter Bäume mit großen Baumkronen. Auf dem Hinflug bis zum peak blieb ich genau unter den Baumkronen. Dann wollte ich noch etwas Höhe gewinnen und das Desaster nahm seinen Lauf. Auf dem Rückflug waren die Antennen dann hinter dem riesigen 8.000 mAh Akku und weil der Kopter mit auslösen von Rescue noch 40 m zusätzliche Höhe gemacht hat haben die Baumkronen das Signal dann völlig blockiert. Bin immer noch beeindruckt, dass trotz 1.2 Mbps der Videofeed nicht abgerissen ist. Für meine Pumpe 💗 brauche ich das allerdings so schnell nicht mehr … 😅😉

Hi mate, thanks for watching and for your questions! This Chimera 7 is my oldes one (I have three 7'' quads) and it was delivered in December 2021. It runs on BF 4.2.4 and I never changed this version because it seems to be bug-free. The GPS module is for sure an old one, not the m10. My newest quad, the Chimera 7 Pro V2 (the analog version !) has the m10 GPS. But that´s another thing, I´m still not happy with Rescue on this new analog quad. Needs some work ! I put a lot of testing and effort in my first Chimera 7 to get Rescue working - you can find more videos on my channel concerning Rescue with this quad. Finally, after deactivation of the barometer function in Betaflight Rescue worked reliable in 9 from 10 cases and so I could send this quad on real long range (maximum distance so far 6 km one way). The GPSrescue settings are no rocket science - I followed completely the tutorial from Joshua Bardwell -> ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--bYavyTRvx8.htmlsi=5H0RuSK7aXrqSYcT I don't mind to share my settings with you - I can send screenshots. How can I contact you ? Best greetings from Northern Germany, MOG 😎👋

Hi Mate, thanks for watching and for your question. First of all : congrats to your new bird ! Great purchase, phantastic choice 👍. To get GPS(rescue) work (I think you ask for rescue and not for the sensor) you can find tons of videos on YT. The video which was best for me to set up GPSrescue was this one from JB : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-B_Yl0wqRf68.htmlsi=CiUb5ga6XeLMRIoq I followed this video step by step (he explains all necessary settings in Betaflight and a lot more) and then GPSrescue worked. Please follow JB and you will get it working. And then : test it ! Fly away 500 m, kick-in rescue at your radio and check if it works like programmed in Betaflight. When it works properly 5 times in a row then you can send your bird on long range. All the best ✊ and let me know if you face problems. I‘ll try to help. Best greetings 😎👋 and happy flying 🤙

Hi mate 👋. Here comes another tip. Check my attached video link. In the beginning, my Chimera had problems to calculate altitude correctly. This caused problems on the return flight after activation of GPSrescue. I solved this problem by deactivating the barometer function in Betaflight. Please check, if your quad uses the barometer. You can check easy if your quad calculates altitude correct. Take a look at the altitude value in OSD before liftoff. Altitude should be the correct value according to your location. When you arm the motors, this value for altitude should change to zero „0“. If not, you have a problem. And please do always check that your GPS locked enough satellites when you are at a new location. GPS always starts with the number of satellites from the last location and it takes some time to find the new satellites. VTX power should be reduced during the search for the new satellites. Here is my video 👉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-40iM4b-08-0.htmlsi=AoEjJ2q9YeOsBcVY

Thanks for your comment, mate. Long range efficiency is absolutely ok. No prop wash at light freestyle. During rescue flight, the quad fights with the heavy 8.000 mAh pack to keep the altitude. Doesn’t sound perfect but I don’t do any changes because it works reliable. Accuracy of altitude according to the number of locked satellites is another topic … Barometer is disabled because it made only problems. Thanks for watching, mate ✊