It would've been hilarious if a cop knocked on your window you can just take Google's off that far away you would've had to disarm lol thanks for your time making this
I was recently fling at a college and a security guard started knocking on my window. I was watching him through my googles. Eventually he went back to his vehicle to wait on me to finish. I said, "Let me guess you want me to leave," he said. Yes.
I have made it to 3.88 km at 120 meters, but you need to see the signal strength in the goggles as getting the radio aligned correctly is important to achieving that range. I believe I could get further if I could use the 100 m height per 1 km distance rule.
I have that model also. Fly 90mm jet with it. I did add a 10db dual antenna mod just in case I want to fly a drone. Of course never need to go that far with a plane unless I use a video system like that. But for 50$ it’s a nice transmitter, honestly except for a little looseness in the gimbles which can be tightened by opening up unit in quite impressed. Only thing is it could use a couple more switches for the 10channel.
Everyone on the internet said to drop it and switch to Frsky as soon as possible, but in my opinion this worked great. The Taranis is built way better and feels a bit better in my hands but that's it.
WAY COOL YOU SHOULD DO MORE VIDS FOR THE GUY WHO CANT AFFORD ALL THE BADDEST MEANING GOOD NAME BRAND STUFF.ANYWAY GOOD VID KEEP EM COMING AND BY THE WAY DID YOU SAY WISECO RD.? INDIANA?
@@tomam258 but is kinda a dumb thing to comment on a video about a range test. What good is a range test with tons of variables? He's just trying to show in a near perfect RF environment what range you can get. If he tests it around a bunch of trees and buildings then it's basically useless info since every layout is different that's made up of trees, buildings, and incoming 2.4ghz signals like wifi within those buildings. This is just showing a mostly controlled setup and the possible range.
If you put a GPS on your quad you can display speed, distance etc on the OSD and setup GPS recovery (will fly your Quad back to you) in Betaflight 10.4. Cost about $15 for BN-220 GPS module weighs about 5 grams, plenty of info on the web how to set it up. That's a whole lot more distance than I get around home but I have a lot of houses around with WIFI, I can get about 400M maximum.
THanks Gary, I've recently tried installing these twice. First one got lost when I had a major crash and destroyed my wizard. The second one just doesn't work. When it did work it was awesome.
Thanks for the video. I have this TX but haven't tried it much past a few hundred yards maybe. This gives me a little more confidence in it. By the way, what receiver are you using? In other videos I have seen that the type of batteries makes a huge difference as well.
I was using the flysky ia6b. Couple important things I was in an area with almost zero 2.4ghz interference and nothing to hinder the signal. 500 meters is more the normal for me. I also had the antennas mounted at 90 degrees above the frame. I've found that antenna orientation makes a big difference.
Fs ia6b is THE BEST Flysky receiver. From range perspective it outperforms many 10x more expensive radio systems. The rest of Flysky or Flysky compatible receivers are not as reliable or good. This is my experience with FSi6.
just goes to show, you dont need to spend 100,s on all the mainstream stuff to have a good time in this hobby. been using my fs-i6x now for over 2 years, modded it and its been faultless and cost next to nothing. awesome bit of affordable kit
@@gattmolson Iv just bought one myself, with the upgraded hall sensor gimbles. Not that there was anything wrong with my FS-i6, just fancied trying it out with TBS stuff that's all. I'll still use my Fs-i6 though, it's an awesome bit of kit.
True. The fs-i6 can also be modded to accept different protocols aswell. I only found this out a while ago. So now I use both. The fs-i6 is like a racing snake compared to the qx7 😂
Metallized tint will severely reduce the performance of any device dependant on sending and receiving wireless signals. Ceramic and dyed tints shouldn't have any noticeable affect at all.
Thanks. This quad is old F3 with no OSD, and no OSD on camera either. I've already updated to a Qx7 and a F4 and just recently figured out how to get RSSI on my OSD.
its good they added a audible warning on the i6x for signal loss. i have an i6 and its doesn't do anything when signal gets low.
yeah it's really handy, where I usually fly my range is more like 500 meters.
Thanks for this video!!👍👍👍
Great video,thanks for sharing
It would've been hilarious if a cop knocked on your window you can just take Google's off that far away you would've had to disarm lol thanks for your time making this
I was recently fling at a college and a security guard started knocking on my window. I was watching him through my googles. Eventually he went back to his vehicle to wait on me to finish. I said, "Let me guess you want me to leave," he said. Yes.
@@gattmolson that's hilarious
1.34 mile or 2.15 km....... ☺️ ☺️ Thank me later
the range of the fly sky fs-i6X? thanks
1.34 miles was a round trip
The actual range is 0.7 miles or 1.1 km
@@Solid_Snake88 i had 5
great stuff.. you remind me of an American me :O) UK here,
I have made it to 3.88 km at 120 meters, but you need to see the signal strength in the goggles as getting the radio aligned correctly is important to achieving that range.
I believe I could get further if I could use the 100 m height per 1 km distance rule.
thanks, RSSI has never really worked great for me.
@@gattmolson I updated the firmware on my TX and was able to add RSSI signal into the iNav display, so it works great.
I have that model also. Fly 90mm jet with it. I did add a 10db dual antenna mod just in case I want to fly a drone. Of course never need to go that far with a plane unless I use a video system like that. But for 50$ it’s a nice transmitter, honestly except for a little looseness in the gimbles which can be tightened by opening up unit in quite impressed. Only thing is it could use a couple more switches for the 10channel.
Everyone on the internet said to drop it and switch to Frsky as soon as possible, but in my opinion this worked great. The Taranis is built way better and feels a bit better in my hands but that's it.
@@gattmolson Fanboys are everywhere ;-)
WAY COOL YOU SHOULD DO MORE VIDS FOR THE GUY WHO CANT AFFORD ALL THE BADDEST MEANING GOOD NAME BRAND STUFF.ANYWAY GOOD VID KEEP EM COMING AND BY THE WAY DID YOU SAY WISECO RD.? INDIANA?
flying in an open field is like diving in the middle of the ocean
That is a perfect metaphor
@@tomam258 but is kinda a dumb thing to comment on a video about a range test. What good is a range test with tons of variables? He's just trying to show in a near perfect RF environment what range you can get. If he tests it around a bunch of trees and buildings then it's basically useless info since every layout is different that's made up of trees, buildings, and incoming 2.4ghz signals like wifi within those buildings. This is just showing a mostly controlled setup and the possible range.
What receiver is he using?
For a beginner like me it seems to be the way to go
Flysky FTW!
what receiver did you use
If you put a GPS on your quad you can display speed, distance etc on the OSD and setup GPS recovery (will fly your Quad back to you) in Betaflight 10.4. Cost about $15 for BN-220 GPS module weighs about 5 grams, plenty of info on the web how to set it up. That's a whole lot more distance than I get around home but I have a lot of houses around with WIFI, I can get about 400M maximum.
THanks Gary, I've recently tried installing these twice. First one got lost when I had a major crash and destroyed my wizard. The second one just doesn't work. When it did work it was awesome.
Gary Hoffmann screenshot
Thanks for the video. I have this TX but haven't tried it much past a few hundred yards maybe. This gives me a little more confidence in it. By the way, what receiver are you using? In other videos I have seen that the type of batteries makes a huge difference as well.
I was using the flysky ia6b. Couple important things I was in an area with almost zero 2.4ghz interference and nothing to hinder the signal. 500 meters is more the normal for me. I also had the antennas mounted at 90 degrees above the frame. I've found that antenna orientation makes a big difference.
Fs ia6b is THE BEST Flysky receiver. From range perspective it outperforms many 10x more expensive radio systems. The rest of Flysky or Flysky compatible receivers are not as reliable or good. This is my experience with FSi6.
@@mihavuk Fs ia6b is giving me way more range than anything frsky that I've tried.
just goes to show, you dont need to spend 100,s on all the mainstream stuff to have a good time in this hobby. been using my fs-i6x now for over 2 years, modded it and its been faultless and cost next to nothing. awesome bit of affordable kit
I'm flying a Qx7 now and it's better but not that much better. Range is about the same.
@@gattmolson Iv just bought one myself, with the upgraded hall sensor gimbles. Not that there was anything wrong with my FS-i6, just fancied trying it out with TBS stuff that's all. I'll still use my Fs-i6 though, it's an awesome bit of kit.
@@gattmolson But i guess adding a module in the Qx7 would make a bigger difference.
True. The fs-i6 can also be modded to accept different protocols aswell. I only found this out a while ago. So now I use both. The fs-i6 is like a racing snake compared to the qx7 😂
Hi there did you use the satellite receiver the range extender on your drone for range test with Flysky FS-i6X transmitter please
No, all stock, but the antenna on the rx were vertical.
Some vegetation would bring the range down. I lost all signal because of high wet grass. Was about 100meters away.
where that beep sound came from when getting range warnings ?
The transmitter
How do you setup the flysky to beep on low signal?
You have to have a two way rx, but mine had a rssi alarm set up for me.
What reciever did you use? Thats nice
flysky i6b, the one that came with it. Antennas were directed by ziptie out the top vertically like bunny years.
does anybody know if having window tint has any effect on signal performance?
I don't believe a window tint would block signal at all.
Metallized tint will severely reduce the performance of any device dependant on sending and receiving wireless signals. Ceramic and dyed tints shouldn't have any noticeable affect at all.
Dude u can update the i6x so u get 12ch.
So u can have the rssi on your osd with a x6b for example.
Thanks. This quad is old F3 with no OSD, and no OSD on camera either. I've already updated to a Qx7 and a F4 and just recently figured out how to get RSSI on my OSD.
Which receiver are you using?
FS ia6B with antennas mounted 45 degrees vertically
Info on goggles and on board camera / transmitter???
Forgot the name of those googles, the camera and transmitter were the cheapest on amazon.
The goggles are ev800d
@@ekanshchawla2986 thanks!
What is the maximum range of this transmitter????
Please reply
In good conditions a bit over a kilometer easy, someone said they got way farther with a few mods.
Reciver ????
the one that comes with thee radio
Vtx ???
generic 600mw