Dom (Essential RC)

Caddx Walksnail GM3 3 axis gimbal Walksnail Avatar HD Pro Kit v2 camera in a Hangar 9 RV4. My helper wore the Walksnail Goggles L while I flew line of sight for this test flight. I was expecting engine vibration to affect the view quite badly BUT it didn't. Opens up the possibility of using this setup in some big warbirds later this year.

Just googled and seems it's been a requirement since 2011. I see it most of the time when I hit new websites. 🤷‍♂️

Yes 😄. Same for all websites though. It's a legal requirement for all websites to get user consent to store cookies. Comes under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

My fellow club member Spitty pilots in action on Saturday afternoon.

Popham Model Show was awesome this year. No clash with other events and good weather despite a strong crosswind all weekend. Here Joe is flying a CARF Hawk 1:3.75 powered by a Jetcat 250 Pro. Guidance by Powerbox Core radio with Powerbox Mercury + iSat gyro. MacGregor 55kg servos used throughout. Electron retracts. Fully fuelled this jet weighs 28 KG.

Built from the Heli Classics kit. Powered by a Pahl Taurus 12 KW two stage turbine. All up weight of 24.8 KG. Length 2.7 metres. Rotor diameter 2.6 metres. This project took Lee around 14 months to complete with over 60 additional scale parts. The only example of this model in the UK. Total project cost is estimated at £30K.

Rarely modelled Burgess Dunne BD1-B Float Bi-plane. Built and flown by Andrew White

Wingspan: 680mm (27") Length: 660mm (26") Motor: 3536 1700kv brushless outrunner ESC: Aerostar LITE 60A Servo: 4 x 9g metal geared Controls: 4 channel (Throttle, Ailerons, Elevator, Rudder) Takes minutes to assemble. 2 bolts. Longer bolt for the wings. Shorter bolt for the horizontal and vertical stabiliser. Connect the elevator ball link. Glue on the servo covers for ailerons. Drop in your receiver. First flight with RadioMaster ERS-GPS for some fun ground speed telemetry during the flight

Spectacular views from this scale Bush Plane. No doors and no side screens are a real bonus when flying FPV plus being able to see down the back of the aircraft because the rear fuselage isn't covered.

Indoor pylon racing at the BMFA Indoor Scale Nationals...

Got my AtomRC Beluga dialled in now. C20T gimbal with XFs own head tracker and receiver is just superb with DJI O3. Moves very quickly. Barely noticeable latency between head and gimbal movement.

2 to 3 evenings to build...and huge fun to fly

100% scratch build. Quite amazing.

It is EDF and barely touches the water. Sharing this master piece in innovation...

Caddx Walksnail FPV camera in a GM3 gimbal in a FlyWing Bell 206 GPS helicopter. Works quite well !

For a change I'm actually building something 🤯

Test flight done...time for me to fly FPV and chase another Yak-11...this was challening. Learning new flying skills...

Test flight before we attempted some formation flying...

Some epic first formation flights with the new Caddx Walksnail head tracked FPV setup in the HobbyKing Yak-11 Steadfast today.

Would be fine just having throttle on a switch with this one 😆

Head tracked FPV just got easier with the new FPV Goggles L and GM series gimbals from Caddx. Previously it has required a separate head tracking unit fixed to the side of the FPV goggles and plugged into the radio transmitter trainer port to send the head movements to the receiver which sent the signals to a pan servo and a tilt servo in a 3D printed gimbal holding the FPV camera in the cockpit.

Yeah...that was Insta360 Go2 which has now been superseded by the Go3, which I also have but don't have a superlight mount for it yet.

First flight with the Arrows Sky Cruiser 1400. Easy to assemble, easy to fly and looks good in the air with its high viz scheme...

Strictly speaking, it's a boat, but since it flies above the water and is EDF powered and was displayed at Popham Model Show I had to share it here for those who might be interested. So innovative !