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I want to be like Johnny FPV
I've been working on Johnny FPV's "flick" move. Also inverted yaw spins. Here's my last pack of today. I haven't actually flown in like three weeks so it was really good to get back in the air.
Dshot
Dear Patrons,I'm starting to think about a series on DSHOT. What do you want to know? Some things I have in mind include:What is Dshot? Why is it better (maybe) than OS and MS?Why do some boards not support Dshot? What boards and ESCs support Dshot?How to flash BF3.1 and use Dshot with supported...
FPV Receiver Test Group Two Teaser
This is a teaser of the work I'm doing on the FPV Receiver Group Two video. This video is very preliminary, but I thought you'd enjoy it. Note that YouTube absolutely destroys the detail in the lower three videos on the return path, so please don't let the muddy gray blocky video affect ...
Public D.R.E. Editorial Calendar
Just making sure all of y'all saw this.PS: Please enjoy this fine example of Southern American English's unique variants on the personal pronoun. "You" - Singular 2nd person. "Y'all" - Plural 2nd person, not necessarily inclusive of 100% of the group. "All of y'al...
Power Loop Madness
Patrons,I just finished uploading this, and I'm happy to give you an early look. I'm really happy with this flying. Kevin Dougherty's recent posts of his flying have inspired me to tackle power loops. I think they're starting to come together.Joshua
Behind-the-scenes: Porch Fun
I hope to keep practicing this until it looks natural, especially the "sit on the swing" landing at the end. This was really fun flying, and a very different feel than the big, fast lines I usually focus on. Always nice to mix things up a bit. The whole time I was flying, I was thinking, ...
What FC should I build next?
This is a good kind of problem to have! I have too many interesting FC's and I can't decide which one to build out next. Help me decide in the comments. Choices are:Omnibus AIO F3 with Betaflight OSDSirin FPVFurious Kombini (plus super-secret I have one of the very first OSD+VTX boards, so t...
PICT0039
I post highlight videos of me flying at my best, but actually I'm a relatively timid pilot. I'm not able to just take one pack and bomb the hell out of a new site, or a race course, damn the consequences. Typically, when I fly a new site, basically the entire first flight session is me getti...
Quadcopter Choreography: "Always With Me, Always With You" / Joe Satriani
This will be the first Quadcopter Choreography video that gets released, probably some time next week. Patrons get an early look. Hope you like it.
Quadcopter Choreography Take Two: "It's All The Same"
This is take two of my Quadcopter Choreography project, "It's All The Same" by Signal Path. In this project, I fly while listening to a song, and try to develop choreography that fits the music well.I felt that this take was solid enough to show you, but overall I think the first take is...
"It's All The Same" Choreography - Take One
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=AC06B68F01DD1B5E!137211&authkey=!AFhidF7sAO_33jE&ithint=video%2cmp4I'm working on a new project, and Patrons may be the only ones who ever see it. In one of his vlogs, Skitzo mentioned that he always flies with music. I've seen FGA's performances to ...
Live-streaming today!
I'll be live-streaming in about 20 minutes -- on the upcoming half-hour. Just wanted to make sure all my patrons got the notification.
Special offers for patrons
f you look at any guide to "how to do Patreon", you'll see instructions to make special offers and tiers of membership open to your patrons. That approach doesn't really appeal to me. For one thing, I'm just not a fan of the whole "first class / second class" approach whe...
Vote on video release order
I have too much good content and I can't decide what order to release it! PATRONS! Comment with your vote for which video should come out next. (As in, I don't promise it will come out tomorrow, but I will prioritize it in the release schedule.)KingKong 5040 tri-blade review. Mostly me talki...
Livestream raw video
Hello, patrons! Normally, before I make a livestream public, I trim off the "starting soon" segment and then I add time indexes to let people jump straight to whatever segment interests them. I also add mid-roll ads (not too many, but some). Currently, YouTube is giving me trouble trimming o...
July 2016 patron supported
Thank you so much for the support this month!
Folks, Asaf has had to pass on the DJT module, as he is out of the U.S. and shipping is prohibitive. Is anybody within the U.S. interested?---I have a FrSky DJT module from back when I had a Turnigy 9x, but now that I have a Taranis I don't really need it. Does anybody out there have a radio wit...
FrSky DJT Module
I have a FrSky DJT module from back when I had a Turnigy 9x, but now that I have a Taranis I don't really need it. Does anybody out there have a radio with a JR module, and want to get into the FrSky ecosystem? No charge, just you pay shipping.
Jay Janis Anderson Response 7/16
This is a quick one-off video that I created for a patron. I thought everyone might like to see it.
YouTube
Here's an early look at this video, which I just finished editing. I'm not sure exactly when it will go live, but I know y'all love this type of content, so have at it.
UTT Tsunami Carousing
I finished this edit last night. I don't know when it will go live, but I thought I would show it to y'all.
June 2016 patron supported
Thank you so much for the support this month!
May 2016 patron supported
Thank you so much for the support this month!
Hot video release dates
Hello, Patrons! I just wanted to let you know the release dates for the following hotly anticipated videos:Group Two Battery Shootout: Thursday, June 2Practical PID Tuning Part 2: Saturday, June 4Practical PID Tuning Part 3: Sunday, June 5All videos go live at 9:00 AM EDT. There is various other con...
60 amp battery testing
I live-streamed the 60 amp battery testing on a whim tonight. The video has been made private because I don't want to spoil the results, and I also want to make sure I have done a full analysis of the data before making any public conclusions. But I figure this is the exact sort of thing that sh...
First Look - 1300 Graphene 40A Discharge to 13.99v
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=AC06B68F01DD1B5E!55064&authkey=!AOjcG1DovaECBr0&ithint=video%2cmp4https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=AC06B68F01DD1B5E!55067&authkey=!AA1GqdTy8Chc2ks&ithint=video%2cmp4Just started running these tests today, and I know y'all are dying to see the results, s...
