First Phantom 2 Flight!!! Took a Video.

DesertFlyer53 · Feb 22, 2014

Maiden flight today with my brand new Phantom 2 with Zenmuse gimbal and Hero3+. A little nerve racking but it went well! Thanks in large part to this forum.

Here is the video. Nothing to exciting but for the first flight... not bad.

https://vimeo.com/87367770

DesertFlyer53 · Feb 22, 2014

I don't have my FPV equipment yet, so this video was just LOS.

Pmcdn · Feb 22, 2014

Nice video! Where were did you shoot it?

DesertFlyer53 · Feb 22, 2014

Pmcdn said:
Nice video! Where were did you shoot it?

Trona Pinnacles, California. Planet of the Apes and a few other movies were shot there.

poostik · Feb 23, 2014

nice!

MrTommy · Feb 23, 2014

Very nice video my friend...
I love the out west wide open spaces. Almost no problems with videoing. No power lines, no private property, no complainers, no nothing but good flying.

DesertFlyer53 · Feb 23, 2014

MrTommy said:
Very nice video my friend...
I love the out west wide open spaces. Almost no problems with videoing. No power lines, no private property, no complainers, no nothing but good flying.

Thank you! Very true. No wind today either!

Suwaneeguy · Feb 23, 2014

Nice video for a test flight.

Obviously you had some experience flying RC before. Perhaps other quads?

DesertFlyer53 · Feb 23, 2014

Suwaneeguy said:
Nice video for a test flight.

Obviously you had some experience flying RC before. Perhaps other quads?

Thank. Yes, I've flown fixed wing RC aircraft off and on all my life. This is the first helicopter of any sort. Still getting use to using yaw to turn rather than banking the wings (with ailerons). :?

EMCSQUAR · Feb 23, 2014

Very nice. You have the "yaw" down pretty well for not having FPV.

Shrimpfarmer · Feb 23, 2014

Nice video and what a cool place to fly.

bernardb · Feb 23, 2014

Very ethereal place....the exact kind of place for a Phantom to be!
Great video!

Zippy1144 · Feb 23, 2014

Very impressive video. Do you remember any wind? My Vision video quality is greatly affected by the wind. Your video is glass smooth. Well done.

DesertFlyer53 · Feb 23, 2014

EMCSQUAR said:
Very nice. You have the "yaw" down pretty well for not having FPV.

Thanks! I tried to pay attention to yaw inputs because I know that's the only axis that the Zenmuse does not dampen. I have to confess though... I edited this video in Final Cut Pro X. That program has a video stabilization feature that works well. I did not stabilize all of the clips though. See if you can tell which ones.

Shhhh... don't tell anybody.

DesertFlyer53 · Feb 23, 2014

Zippy1144 said:
Very impressive video. Do you remember any wind? My Vision video quality is greatly affected by the wind. Your video is glass smooth. Well done.

Virtually no wind, which is rare for this area.