💦 Polaris Sea Plane FPV Wing - Sunrise on the Lake... or is it a big Mirror?! 😅
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 FULL SETUP AND LINKS IN DESCRIPTION BELOW ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ (Click 'SHOW MORE'👈🏻 )
The flight: I got up early for a 7am flight as it was forecast to be calm and sunny. The conditions were beautiful and the lake looked stunning... but this had a big downside, I couldn't see the water while I was flying! It was almost impossible to tell how close it was 😅 This ruined my plans to do some super low flying over the water. However I did still do some low flying, and accidentally bounced off the water a few times thinking I wasn't that close! I still enjoyed it though and the patches of fog added to the beautiful scenery. You'll notice there are some clips from a previous day where the weather wasn't as nice, but I could see the water which made landings a lot smoother too. All my landings were FPV as I enjoy it this way, but on the calm day my landings were really bouncy with not knowing how close the water was 😆 But the Polaris is extremely forgiving and can easily take a rough landing on water. Clips that include the OSD are DVR recordings from my goggles and clips without OSD are onboard recordings by the RunCam Link Split HD.
The plane build/setup:
This is the RC Lander Polaris and there's a full kit list with links if you scroll down a little. It's a PNP so came with Motor, ESC (with reverse) and 3 servos. The build was fairly straight forward as most electronics were already in place. I added a Matek F411-WTE with iNav 6. Maybe not the best FC for this setup as it only has 2 x UARTS but I had it available at the time. WTFOS needs a UART for MSP OSD and then the other UART is used by my Crossfire for control. This meant I had to move GPS to soft serial, which has worked flawlessly so far. For video I installed a RunCam Link Split HD which is essentially a DJI Vista with a second board for recording 2.7k footage onboard (and can be stabilised using Gyroflow). This took up the second and final soft serial so that I can remotely start/stop the recording. I binned the terrible lid hatch that comes with this plane and designed my own 3d printed part that has air intake and outlet for cooling the vtx and recorder just below it. I also designed and printed and camera holder that would lift the camera up higher to ensure not too much of the nose was in the shot. The final touch was an APC prop as the one that came with the kit was a bit naff. AUW is 1,180g and flight time is roughly 15mins with my flying style.
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========Polaris Setup========
In the Air:
-RC Lander Polaris PNP ► tiny.cc/Polaris...
-DJI FPV using RunCam Link Split HD ► tiny.cc/RunCamL...
-Sandisk 128gb V30 Micro SD for onboard recording ► tiny.cc/Sandisk...
-Matek F411 WTE (Running iNav6) ► tiny.cc/MatekF4...
-APC 8x6 ► tiny.cc/8x6ep
-Tiny GPS Rx ► tiny.cc/220GPS
-TBS Crossfire Nano Rx ► tiny.cc/TBS-Nan...
-Prodrone 868 tuned Dipole antenna ► tiny.cc/Tuned-d...
-Nano Tech 4S 3,000mah ► tiny.cc/3000-4S
On me:
-DJI V2 Goggles ► tiny.cc/DJI-V2-...
-TrueRC Omni Stubbies ► tiny.cc/TrueRC-...
-TrueRC X2Air's ► tiny.cc/DJI-X2-Air
-Sandisk 64gb V30 Micro SD for goggle DVR ► tiny.cc/SanDisk...
-TX16s Transmitter ► tiny.cc/Radioma...
-Crossfire Micro Tx V2 ► tiny.cc/TBS-Cro...
========3D Printed Parts========
Camera mount (own design)
Replacement top hatch designed to be air inlet and outlet for cooling vtx and recorder
Skid on bottom of the rudder
ESC hatch lid (own design because I lost the foam one that came with the kit
========3D Printing Equipment========
-3D Printer ► tiny.cc/FlSun-Q5
-PLA filament ► tiny.cc/EryonePLA
-TPU filament ► tiny.cc/Sainsma...
-PETG filament ► tiny.cc/Sainsma...
-Digital Calliper ► tiny.cc/Digital...
========Build equipment========
-E6000 glue ► tiny.cc/E6000Glue
-Soldering Iron ► tiny.cc/Solderi...
-Laminating Iron ► tiny.cc/Laminat...
-Laminate ► tiny.cc/laminate
-Hot glue gun ► tiny.cc/HotGlueGun
-Foam Cutting Tool ► tiny.cc/vxgv0y
-Heat Gun ► tiny.cc/Adjusta...
-Watt Meter ► tiny.cc/WattMeter
-3M90 spray adhesive ► tiny.cc/3M90adh...
Thanks for watching! More info about this flight, a build description and full kit list with links can be found in the video description 😃
excellent video Adam and that landing in three points hahahaha unique
Your videos just get better and better.
Thanks 😁 I appreciate the feedback 👌🏻
Kudos matey for not dropping into the mirror....🤔😳😏😏😏🇬🇧
Not gonna lie, I skipped off it a few times accidentally! 😅
Awsum flight Dude and beaut editing mix 😉😎
Thanks for the great feedback 😎
buen video y que lugar mas genial para volar en FPV!! FELICITACIONES por tu proyecto !!! 👍buenísima musica por cierto
Thank you! I appreciate the comment :)
Simply magnificent and breathtaking!
Thanks Stuwe 😃 I know it’s no fancy beast for fast flying of long range, but it’s a lot of fun to fly in the lake for something a bit different 😁
Awesome sunrise flying. A most beautiful time of day with the colours, calm and lingering night fog.
"All systems GO" as about to skip it like a rock (2:21) and the music settles in .. this just one of many a great edit moments. Hopefully as much fun as it looks. 😎👍
Cheers mate 😃 yes it is as much fun as it looks, glad I built this one 👍🏻
Theres nothing i like more than a jet fighter boat
Haha that’s a good way to describe it 😆
Ace! Makes me want one :)
Thanks 😊 not so easy to get hold of them these days. Had this in the attic for a couple of years
Greate video.. 👍👍👍
Thanks 😁
Excellent video Adam and that landing in three points hahahaha unique !!!
Polished perfection as I have come to expect from any video you post.
Loved it and hope to see more of this model this year.
Thanks for the great feedback 🫶🏻 I'm sure there will be more from this plane over the summer 😎
Great video as usual.Don`t think I`d be brave enough to FPV my Skipper.
I’m more confident FPV than I would be LOS 😅 cheers mate
@@AdamGdoesFPV I have to agree. Although I grew up flying LOS I've had WAY more fun with my HLK-31 since I added FPV.
Jake, a buddy of mine FPVd his Skipper and I flew with him in a mountain valley a few years back. He took off and landed from a small pond like it was nothing and flew that thing as high up into the mountains, and much lower to the trees, as I flew my big Draks. I was so impressed that I tried to buy a Skipper when I got home but none were to be found. A couple of years later AdamG did a video of a cheap Chinese knockoff, the HLK-31, which I immediately bought. I flew it LOS for a while but it wasn't until I added FPV that it REALLY got fun! GO FOR IT!
I’ve got the Hobbyking Skipper, I wish it flew as well as your Polaris does lol
I’ve done nothing special with mine to make it fly well. What’s wrong with the way your Skipper flies?
Excellent video Adam and that landing in three points hahahaha unique
Haha yeah that’s what happens when you can’t see where the water is 😅 good fun though, I always knew it’s happy bouncing 😆
Wow, stunning location!
Yeah I’m lucky to have this spot down the road from me. I’m not sure I would have bothered building one of these if I didn’t.
amzing
Thanks!
I like this video, I wish it was three times longer though. Great place and time of day to fly.
Thanks 😊 we’ll I’m sure there will be another one 😁
Very nice flight, could you please share the CLI-diff-all? Thanks.
Thanks. Sure next time I have it near a computer I'll grab the diff file
@@AdamGdoesFPV That would be great. I am mostly interested in the PID settings and rates. Thanks.
Awesome flight✌. How you countering the moment created by the offset motor mounting?
Thanks 😊 I’ve done nothing to counter the offset motor, it’s just part of the models design, just get the CG right and send it 😎
guess thta will be my next build for me lol
Haha it’s not the best quality plane out there but it’s a lot of fun and I’m glad I have one
So f in cool.
Thanks David 😎🙌🏻
Velocidad máxima de esa nave
Not much, around 120km/h. Not built for speed really, more for fun on the water.
WTFOS also runs fine from Softserial ;)
It actually wouldn’t work on SS for me. Either way doesn’t bother me having GPS on it 😊
Nice video as always Adam! Flying low over water is really hard, you just can't tell how low you are! Thanks to you I am still having fun with my HLK-31, that I FPVd, how does this compare in terms of flight characteristics?
Cheers mate :) how are you getting on with the HLK31 in FPV? I always thought about FPV on that one but decided to go with this Polaris for FPV due to it's size, being bigger made it easier to fit FPV gear and a decent size lipo in it. Comparing the two I'd say the Polaris feels a bit more stable with it being heavier, but the HLK is probably a bit more agile... and I bet it would be more forgiving in a crash
@@AdamGdoesFPV I don't fly it often, it really needs light winds to be fun but it has been great with the FPV. I managed to get a GPS, VTX, camera, DL RX (I have a bunch of spares), and antennas all in the hatch cover so it stays dry and with a 2200 3S I get about 7 minutes flying time. I'm hoping to get it out again soon since the summer light winds are about to start. Keep the great videos coming!
@@sweetieinsf sounds great. Short flight time as expected, that’s why I went with the Polaris. With a 3000 4S it flies for average 15mins but could easily do 30mins if I took it easy.
It looks really hard to tell how high you are off the water when you are landing on it.
It was extremely difficult to tell. Only when you get close to shore you can see how low you are 😳