flyNfrank said:
This thread is finally getting good. As soon as I get past all non believers it will be the cat's *** for sure.
Who are the non believers ??
flyNfrank said:
heck yes I have have it logged. Plus you can always peak around my flytrex logs on their website. The 77mph isn't that far from the end. I'm really shocked you asked about the V3 knowing I'm quadless right now. That's why I'm trying to get my fix with threads like this one.
Talking about me? I didn't mention v3.. i meant v3.x firmware... not phantom + v3 lol..
flyNfrank said:
You mentioned pitch (you called it horizontal position) as a reason for greater speeds. It does have a lot to do with it, but that is not the reason for it in atti mode. It actually is the motors spinning faster. Ok back to pitch. I tried an experiment where I attempted to increase flight pitch. Knowing the right way to doing would be from in the dji app. Early on there use to be an area that showed the pitch number amount, but it was blocked to where you could not change it. The next two options that came to mind were to try doing it by either adding weight, or aerodynamically with some type of deflectors. I decided I would use the option.........both. What I ended up using was two propgards. After knowing how having all four propgards on effected the quad I figure adding two of them to the front two motors may do the trick. And the result was I lost a whopping 10mph! So they were more like adding parachutes instead. So I gave up on that idea altogether. I figured the reason it slowed down so much was due to the propulsion system fighting against itself trying to keep the quad at the set pitch number setting. Actually right after I did this is when I 1st learned about the new props and bigger motors. I was on top of the world thinking I get to do a bunch of new R&D. And then I watched my quad drop from 237ft. I'm looking at Feb. 12th thru 19th on when or if I will have something coming.
I mean horizontal position as in like ummm your position in the sky, not pitch or angle.. but your location.. GPS is obviously keeping you in that fixed area, where as Atti will blow away with the wind.
You sure the motors were spinning faster ? Maybe it just makes the quad goes faster due to the pitch ? Goes through air differently etc ?? Seems strange it has extra hidden power? Perhaps some aerodynamic engineer folks can chime in here hehe. I don't doubt the pitch affects the speed, just not sure the motors are putting out more power to make it go faster.
Not a bad idea adding prop guards, well I guess it was seems you tried it, but good test.. saved a few people from trying
Anyways as I said before, no one is doubting you...
and yeah.. very very curious if you got 70mph + when using v3.x firmware ??
I'm wondering if 1.08 is the key...
I did more testing tonight... 33-37mph with no wind... and then 56.x mph with a nice gust.. I think 56.x mph is my fastest now.. was previously 50ish. That was in Atti.
Surprised no one else has done speed tests and can give there results (with 3.x firmware)