My early 60th birthday and christmas present

[Tony]

guys i cant wait to tell you all this....lol. its my 60th birthday in 17 days and the mrs has bought me the full FPV gear for my new 250 Quad that Lee has built me..

ive got the Skyzone FPV 5.8g 32 Channel Diversity Goggles Latest Version..

http://www.tecnic.co.uk/Skyzone-FPV-5.8 ... ggles.html

and all the TX and antennas needed to get me up and running.

New 5.8 GHz FPV Circular Polarized Antenna Pair - 90 degree RP-SMA Plug

800TVL High Resolution HD FPV Various Focus Board Camera

RC808 5.8Ghz 32Ch AV Receiver Rx with LED Indicator - this is for extra LCD monitor

Boscam 5.8Ghz 200mW transmitter TS351

ive been chatting to Lee on skype today to get the FPV gear i need, its all ordered and should be with me in the next few days.

the Mrs and i are travelling nearly 6,000Kmtrs round trip in the motorhome to stay at a campsite in Tarifa over the Christmas period for a week, "Hangout" with Lee on odd days flying together. really looking forward to this trip should be awesome and have some excellent videos to share..

i have to thank Lee for building my Quad and spending so much time on skype sorting all this FPV gear out for me.

[DamhDearg]

That s awesome Tony! Ive seen a lot of positive stuff about those goggles.
I can sense your excitement lol. Cant blame you. You will have a blast with the wee quad then the FPV gear will ramp it up another notch!
Good on Lee for helping you out too.

[KevG]

Sweet Tony, wish I could join you down there, that would be an epic trip,

[Tony]

Thanks Dan, well I could have got another heli, but I think the fpv looks great fun watching everyone's videos.. Yes Lee is a star...

I'm still going to fix this heli to keep learning to fly it...

[danhampson]

It looks like a really good setup Tony.
So will you be installing it and testing over christmas while your at Lee's?

Glad to hear you going to keep it up with the heli too,

[Derek]

That's really fantastic, Tony! You're gonna love FPV!! I imagine hanging out with Lee will be a great time!!!

I'm going to have to wait until next Spring/Summer but Ken and I have plans of getting together and flying together, from time to time. I think he lives about an hour away from me, maybe a bit more, but he's a good guy and I'm looking forward to it.

[Tony]

Yes Dan, I'll be seeing Lee, I'm sure he will set this fpv system up for me as we plan on racing each other... Haha, lots of fun I'm sure, I'll get the mrs to video us, and Celia if she's free... Really looking forward to it.. And Lee said I can have a go of his gobby, I'll be tethered to his TX like for safety sake...haha..

An hour Derek... Nothing mate, going to take us 3 days to get to Lees. Haha

[Tony]

Sweet Tony, wish I could join you down there, that would be an epic trip,

Hey Kev, tell you what mate, wouldn't that be a fantastic idea for the summer... I can carry 4 adults in the mobile home and sleep 6... Wow... That would be totally awesome... Im up for that in the summer guys...

[pvolcko]

Nice!

[Lee]

It was a pleasure to help Tony.
It was fun to buy toys, even if it wasn't for me LOL

I'd just like to tell you all what happened last week.
As Tony has told you I have been buying parts for his new quad and building it for him.
Well, last week we decided to buy the batteries. Zippy compact 1500mah just like mine.
Tony was asking about a Mobius camera and prices here in Spain. I said he was better to get it from HK with the batteries we ordered.
I was shocked when Tony said the Mobius was not for him, but for me as a thank you for helping him with the quad.

So now I'm the proud owner of a Mobius camera, that i did my first video on the quad today.

I would like to thank Tony very much for my early Christmas present. Look forward to some FPV and Heli fun over Christmas when you are here.
Lets pray the weather is good LOL

[Tony]

Still havent seen that video Lee, did you get it uploaded..

And thanks to you mate for all the skyping time....your an awesome friend to have, you worked hard for that möbius... Lol. Looking forward to seeing you and Celia...

[Lee]

Video stalled at 5 seconds to go GRRRR!!!!
What video format do you have yours set to?
Maybe the default doesn't work as a direct upload to YT.

[Tony]

I have mine as a .mov file, works ok and I've done direct to YT

[Stambo]

Lee for a quick upload from my Mobius I use http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/products/dv ... IIvvzHQpQs
to cut out the bits I don't want.
Then I compress it with this before I upload it. http://www.h264encoder.com/
I always compress to full high definition which still reduces video size quite a bit.
These 2 programs are freeware so when you install them look out for the extras they try try to install.
If you want full editing with effects you need something better.
I use Edius 7 for that.

[Marius]

WOW! Thats a sweet gift, Tony, congrats!

[Tony]

Thanks Marius, I'm really looking forward to trying fpv, looks awesome fun

[Stambo]

Lol, I edited my post but forgot to save it.
Congrats on the new gear Tony, I am sure you will love it.
Them skyzone goggles are great, I am thinking about upgrading from my fatshark predators and they are what I have my sights on.
FPV has become a bit of an addiction for me, I get really annoyed when it's so windy I can't have at least one flight every day.
I hope Lee is going to dial that thing down a little before he gives it to you.
First FPV flight need to be quite tame I reckon.
As tempting as it is to fly self level, I suggest only doing it for the first few flights, then switching to acro.
Otherwise it becomes so hard to change later, I know, I am trying now.
Flight video can be so much smoother in acro, the quad becomes much more fluid in motion.
Or it can be really crazy if that's the way you want it.

[Tony]

Thanks for the tips Stambo, I'm confident Lee will set it up the best way to suit my novice style of flying...lol

Cant wait for Christmas now, I'm like a little kid... Haha

[Graham Lawrie]

Brilliant news and story all round:) Thats what sets this site and the guys on it from the rest:) A great RC- family:) Best site on the www.com:)

[Tony]

Brilliant news and story all round:) Thats what sets this site and the guys on it from the rest:) A great RC- family:) Best site on the http://www.com:)

Your right there Graham, I love being part of this family. It's totally awesome, I'd be lost without talking to you guys now for sure...