I installed the FPV (First Person View) video and electronic gear in the Guan Li Catalina this weekend. It took a bit of time to install all the parts and then some friends and I took a quick test flight on Sunday evening. Here’s some of the stuff I installed in the Catalina, all the [...]

Continue Reading Guan Li Catalina First FPV Flight (sorta)

Tags: Catalina, Electronics, FPV, Radio Control, rc

I received some more components in the mail today. Most of them were base station equipment, all from DPCAV.COM. The items I received were the 900Mhz patch panel antenna, a dipole 900Mhz omnidirectional antenna, 2 900Mhz receivers, some Kapton tape, a bunch of batteries I ordered for my Aiptek 8800 digital camcorder and A/V input [...]

Continue Reading Replacing the SAW Filter in a 900Mhz A/V Receiver for FPV

Tags: Electronics, FPV

The rest of the plane side FPV equipment arrived in the mail today.  If you click on the picture below you can see each component of the airborne system with labels. Here are some more detailed descriptions of the hardware starting at the top left. HK = Hobby King.com   DPCAV = Digital Products Company A/V [...]

Continue Reading More Required Equipment for FPV Flying Has Arrived

Tags: FPV, Radio Control, rc

I’ve been trying to find a plane to use for FPV R/C flying (First Person View) that is not among the ‘standards’ used by many people such as the Multiplex Twinstar or EasyStar.  I have ordered ordered a few planes and I’ll cover them one by one as I get each one flyable and tested. [...]

Continue Reading FPV Plane Test 1 – Radio Controlled Catalina by Guan Li

Tags: Catalina, FPV, Radio Control, rc, review, Video

Hi folks, I’m taking a week vacation finally. It should be great to get some away time and recharge the batteries so to speak. I’m planning on painting some of the house, flying some R/C and working on the FPV system some more. With so much time available there should be quite a few blog [...]

Continue Reading My Plans for the Upcoming Week of Vacation at Home

Tags: FPV, painting, Radio Control, rc