BMSWEBThe first look at the newly released DJI FPV Combo - This video covers pretty much everything from unboxing through to working out how to use this new drone. This isn't a sponsored Video and opinions are ours. Drone was supplied by DJI an at no point have they requested a video.
Time Stamps - - - - - - 0:00 Intro & Unboxing 5:42 Maiden & Normal Mode Flight 8:55 Sports Mode Flight 18:30 Manual Mode Flight
That being said now let's get stuck into this!
DJI is sponsoring a series of events at RC Clubs throughout Australia and at the Victorian Event Thomas will be demoing this new Drone. Having said that we received it 8 days before the event. Activation was slowed down due to there not being any software available online.
We were provided with a special link and our DJI Email Account needed to be white listed so we could download and activate the FPV Drone. The delay in the process basically meant less time to get familiar with using it and obviously no online support at the time of making this video.
Having said that we were able to get the drone going and to our surprise it exceeded our expectations. I think it's the sort of drone that will give more people access to FPV and hopefully help grow the hobby. We've already had a number of photographers etc get into FPV but it's required a lot of commitment. This we feel will give people a taste of FPV without needing to build a drone and still achieve 90% of what's possible.
This was filmed over a series of days and hence condition changes etc. Maiden was done on Normal Mode, Followed by Sports Mode and then Manual Mode.
Over the coming weeks we'll do more with this drone and hopefully become even more familiar with the DJI FPV Combo.
DJI FPV Combo - First Look, Unboxing & Flight TestingBMSWEB2021-03-02 | The first look at the newly released DJI FPV Combo - This video covers pretty much everything from unboxing through to working out how to use this new drone. This isn't a sponsored Video and opinions are ours. Drone was supplied by DJI an at no point have they requested a video.
Time Stamps - - - - - - 0:00 Intro & Unboxing 5:42 Maiden & Normal Mode Flight 8:55 Sports Mode Flight 18:30 Manual Mode Flight
That being said now let's get stuck into this!
DJI is sponsoring a series of events at RC Clubs throughout Australia and at the Victorian Event Thomas will be demoing this new Drone. Having said that we received it 8 days before the event. Activation was slowed down due to there not being any software available online.
We were provided with a special link and our DJI Email Account needed to be white listed so we could download and activate the FPV Drone. The delay in the process basically meant less time to get familiar with using it and obviously no online support at the time of making this video.
Having said that we were able to get the drone going and to our surprise it exceeded our expectations. I think it's the sort of drone that will give more people access to FPV and hopefully help grow the hobby. We've already had a number of photographers etc get into FPV but it's required a lot of commitment. This we feel will give people a taste of FPV without needing to build a drone and still achieve 90% of what's possible.
This was filmed over a series of days and hence condition changes etc. Maiden was done on Normal Mode, Followed by Sports Mode and then Manual Mode.
Over the coming weeks we'll do more with this drone and hopefully become even more familiar with the DJI FPV Combo.
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechSharjah MultiGP Drone Racing Championships 2024BMSWEB2024-04-23 | 2024 MultiGP Sharjah Drone Championship: My first Spec Race and first time racing a 7" machine. I ran in 6 heats, 5 of which I had mid-air collisions, the other I raced with a bent motor. Needless to say I didn't achieve the results I was hoping for (finished P8 on points), but for the flip side, I had plenty of fun battles and know I'm still up their with the best, even in a field of racing I don't have much experience with!
My personal endeavours aside, what a truely ground breaking event for MultiGP & FPV. Chris Thomas and the team, along side the Sharjah crew put on an incredible show, that was both fun to spectate, and really fun to fly in. I'm not sure there's ever been such a successful first event of its kind in FPV, but if this is was the experimental event, the worst that it gets, I'm really excited to see what the MultiGP team pulls off next.
A massive thank you to the Sharjah for being such wonderful hosts, the MultiGP team for putting together this wonderful experience for both pilots and spectators, and also providing the opportunity to catch up with names in FPV Racing that I wasn't sure when I was going to cross paths again. This was one awesome way to do it and I really hope I get to participate in an event like this soon.
To the pilots, thank you so much for being such awesome competitors on track, and creating wonderful memories off track too. It was a really fun adventure and I can't wait to meet again! (A bonus thank you to Amari for giving myself and Shaun Taylor a crash course on maximising performance in RPM limit racing too, you're a legend) (Also massive thanks to the tech ops crew for relentlessly repairing our machines after the many mid-air collisions that ensued :P )
Congratulations to Levi, MCK, BanniUK & Killian for rounding off the event with an epic grand final race.
Back to training, stay safe and best wishes!
Hope you enjoy it. Comments and Questions down below :)
Quad: MGP/FL33 SJ-7 (unofficial name I came up with on 23/04/2024 at 3:22pm Melbourne time) Battery: Tattu R-Line many mAh 6s Controller: Radiomaster TX16s Max Goggles: HDZero
Song: Song: NEFFEX - Desperate [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds Free Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/Desperate Watch: http://ncs.lnk.to/DesperateAT/youtubeDrone Racing Frame JS 3 Tiger from BMS RacingBMSWEB2024-03-05 | Initially starting life under the project name 'Tiger', the JS-3 began as an R&D platform for testing, & then after showing promise in the KAMA world cup, & then unmatched efficiency at the 2023 MultiGP International Open & Australian Drone Nationals, is ready for its official debut into the BMS Racing stable. The guiding principles of the design are as follows:
-Had to fit a complete, high power 5" powertrain & Foxeer HDZero system
-Lightweight & tight weight distribution
-Small motor to motor - no wasted material
This leaves us with an ultra lightweight machine, that maintains an impressive top speed, & outstanding cornering characteristics & uncompromised low-mid speed acceleration.
BMS Racing http://bmsfpv.comCombat Assassin Flying Wing RC Build VideoBMSWEB2023-11-24 | Build video for the Assassins we do combat in GMAC as per Graeme Anderson's build method, since he's the most experienced when it comes to building these things. Note this build includes Graeme's Motor Mount Assembly which uses 3mm Aluminium for the motor and 6mm Ply for the base of the airframe.
Massive thanks to Graeme for sharing his wisdom with us! You can visit his YouTube Channel here:@OhGAAH
Will add any necessary links and files here once available. This link includes the Wingtips Designed by both Graeme and Paul. Graeme's version have added support, where as Paul's versions don't as they're printed on the BambuLab with AMS and allow you to print text and logos on them thingiverse.com/thing:6332440
I'll add a link to Graeme's versions also since the PLA Wing tip idea was his!
Kits are available through Crash Test Hobbies (Not Sponsored etc) This is the 3 Pack but can be purchased individually crashtesthobby.com/assassin-3-pack.html
For motors we're using FPV Drone Motors 5" type, ie F40 / F60 T-Motor and balance the KV to the battery choice. In this instance I'm using 2400-2600kv on 4S
Props we're using Triblade 5" Drone Racing props, any will do.
ESC we're using drone ESCs but then also using a BEC to supply the correct voltage to the electronics (Receiver, Servos etc)AI Racing Drone Learning a New track & Exploding!BMSWEB2022-11-10 | You'll see the Vicon AI Drone's first ever attempt at a brand new track that It's never done before!
Follow up to our AI vs Human Drone Race, in that this video covers the whole process of getting the AI Vicon Drone to race a brand new track for the first time. The whole process was done in under and hour and that includes us designing the brand new track for it and once that was completed, the team could then digitise the track on their PC to begin the Virtual Learning process.
If you have any questions or would like to use content from this video, please ask first. Contact Details in channel about section or use: bmswebyoutube@bitmaster.com.au
00:00 Introduction 00:33 Discussing the performance of AI vs Human Racing 01:12 The New Track Design 02:12 Vicon Drone Recap (From Previous Video) 02:39 The Process of Digitising the Track 03:14 Training AI in Simulation 03:36 Thomas testing the Track 04:05 The Simulation Progress 05:31 Explanation Drone Orientation 06:08 First Real Flight Attempt 08:05 What it would look like if the Vicon system had an FPV Camera
Gear that Thomas Runs on his Race Fleet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
France drone-fpv-racer.comThomas is not a hoarder! PT1BMSWEB2022-10-13 | ...Racing to the Future: AI Drones vs Human Drones - Who Will Reign Supreme?BMSWEB2022-08-07 | Full coverage of the University of Zurich AI drone race vs world class drone racing pilots from the US, Switzerland and Australia.
Note: Neither the Vicon or Vision drones have any idea about the location of their human competitor on the track and as such they don't attempt to overtake carefully but rather simply fly the learned racing line and if lucky, no collision occurs.
If you have any questions or would like to use content from this video, please ask first. Contact Details in channel about section or use: bmswebyoutube@bitmaster.com.au
00:00 Introduction 00:39 Robotics & Perception Group 01:19 Why use AI to race? 02:15 The AI Drones 05:02 Vlog First Morning in Zurich 07:05 University of Zurich Interview Alex & Thomas 08:27 Alex Vanover vs Thomas Bitmatta 6S Drones 09:28 University Data collection 10:02 Some AI Crashing 11:26 Vicon Drone Solo Flight 11:58 Thomas Racing the Vicon Drone Public day 14:36 Vicon System Scoring a win against MarvFPV 15:23 Vision Drone Racing Head to Head 17:07 Thomas careful overtake of AI Vision
Gear that Thomas Runs on his Race Fleet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
France drone-fpv-racer.comAU Drone Nationals Qualifying Track 2022 Fastest Laps by BMSThomasBMSWEB2022-07-26 | The Official 2022 Mission Foods Australian Nationals Qualifying Track Run. This was Thomas' best run at the second Qualifying Day in Victoria held at the MMRC Time Trial.
Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
Puzzle by Vishmak soundcloud.com/vishmak Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/3sIffSi Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/9c9xw7bwRRAJapanese FPV Racing Drone Real World Racing - HAYABUSA PFM JDMBMSWEB2022-07-18 | The JDM Hayabusa FPV Racing Drone real world test.
Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 00:00 Hayabusa Intro 00:23 Racing / Background 01:21 Vern and Sam's Thoughts on the Hayabusa 03:45 Round 6 Race 1 Footage 06:25 Samuel Thoughts on the Hayabusa 07:57 Final 1 of 3 Race 10:40 Final 2 of 3 Race 12:58 Final 3 of 3 Race 14:40 Final Thoughts
Quad Name: PFM Hayabusa (2022) Quad Purpose: Racing
Max Propspan: 5.1" Max Batt Volts: 6s Empty weight: ~272g (no props or batt)
Frame: PFM Hayabusa Motors: PFM Enzo Ti 1800kv ESC: Foxeer Proto 45a (F4 128khz) FC: Foxeer F722 Mini Pro Bosch Proto Cam: Foxeer Predator Nano V5 (1.7) VTX: TBS Unify Pro Nano RX: TBS Tracer Nano Tuned for: 4.3 JS-1 Temp Tracer Tune Props are HQ R42 and battery is Tattu V3/V4 1300-1400 TBS triumph pro
Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
France drone-fpv-racer.comAmazing Japanese FPV Drone Racing Frame - HAYABUSA from PFMBMSWEB2022-07-12 | Full Build review on the Hayabusa Japan FPV Racing Frame, Including track footage. Race video to follow soon.
Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 1:12 Unboxing 1:58 Frame assembly timelapse (and link to reference assembly video) 3:16 Power train assembly 4:34 Camera, VTX, FC assembly 5:44 How turtle fin works 6:33 Camera, VTX, FC assembly continued 10:39 Flight video 14:10 Concluding thoughts + Outro
Quad Name: PFM Hayabusa (2022) Quad Purpose: Racing
Max Propspan: 5.1" Max Batt Volts: 6s Empty weight: ~272g (no props or batt)
Frame: PFM Hayabusa Motors: PFM Enzo Ti 1800kv ESC: Foxeer Proto 45a (F4 128khz) FC: Foxeer F722 Mini Pro Bosch Proto Cam: Foxeer Predator Nano V5 (1.7) VTX: TBS Unify Pro Nano RX: TBS Tracer Nano Tuned for: 4.3 JS-1 Temp Tracer Tune Props are HQ R42 and battery is Tattu V3/V4 1300-1400 TBS triumph pro
Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
France drone-fpv-racer.comAI Racing FPV Drone Full Send! - University of ZurichBMSWEB2022-06-11 | This is a very quick preview of the University of Zurich AI drone using the Vicon camera tracking system. Sharing this because it was so awesome to see a JS-1 Drone flown to its full potential! Absolutely Insane. Note this is a successful flight, not all flights ran this smoothly. But still pretty exciting when it gets it right 👍
Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
France drone-fpv-racer.com2022 Mission Foods Australian Drone Nationals Official Qualifying TrackBMSWEB2022-05-22 | The Official 2022 Mission Foods Australian Nationals Qualifying Track!
The Mission Foods Australian Drone Nationals is returning to Canberra for a three day event of FPV racing and freestyle! A gathering of the country's top FPV talent.
It's suggested when running this track to limit the numbers to 4 pilots on the track at any given time. Official's will be looking for 3 best consecutive laps on the track. When running qualifying it's also recommended that competitors treat the track like a race day and not miss elements or double back for a better run as restarting half way through a lap will trigger a false lap time requiring more work for timekeeping.
Velocidrone Link (will be added here once available)
Gear that Thomas Runs on his Race Fleet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechCan this 3D Printed Aeracer Drone Actually WIN?BMSWEB2022-05-17 | Heyo, Written Thomas here! This was edited by dad but he wanted me to write a description so here we go! This is the complete race coverage of our day at the 2022 MMRC Summer Season Round 3 (Highlight DVR on my personal channel). We came with the goal of putting the Aeracer, a fully 3D printed, internal battery mounted design, through its paces in a real race environment, and learning from how it performs. Did it go to plan, did we find the data we were looking for? Did we break records and open an interdimentional wormhole or did it shatter under the extreme loads of high G cornering? Find out now on BMSweb (I certainly didn't pretend to be a movie commercial narrator as I wrote that 😝)
Regardless thanks to everyone who made the day possible and thanks to you guys for watching!
Hope you enjoy it. Comments and Questions down below :)
Song: Approaching Nirvana - 305Foxeer FPV Drone Final Betaflight SettingsBMSWEB2022-05-04 | Hello! Thomas here, firstly the video quality in this one isn't our usual standard! This is because I recorded this late at night and intended to upload it to my personal YouTube Channel (BMSThomas), but dad suggested the video content suits this channel more. So I guess this is the final part to the Foxeer Caesar FPV Drone series covering my final changes and final thoughts on the setup and its performance!
If you haven't already seen these, here is a link to the race we flew the setup in:
Frame: Foxeer Caesar 5 Motors: BMS Raptor V2 ESC: Foxeer Reaper 45a (96khz) FC: Foxeer F722 Pro Mini (20x20) Cam: Foxeer Predator Nano V5 (1.7) VTX: Foxeer VTX RX: TBS Tracer Nano Props: DAL 5146.5 V2 Battery: Tattu R-Line V3-V4 1300-1400mah Controller: Radiomaster TX16s Max Goggle Module: TBS Fusion
Song: Approaching Nirvana - BoundlessUltimate Race Test - Foxeer FPV Race Drone Interstate RaceBMSWEB2022-04-30 | Final Video on the Foxeer Race drone actually racing interstate at the Canberra MultiRotor Drone Racing Club. Also be sure to check out JACUZZI JAY's Video on this event, Way better and funnier than this video!
Note: Foxeer Frame etc was provided by Foxeer as Thomas is a Team Pilot. Having said that this isn't a paid sponsored video etc, In fact this frame is in direct competition with our JS-1 Frame! We normally don't state this in our video but there are more and more sponsored videos coming out and just needed to be clear.
Gear used in this build - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Foxeer Gear used: foxeer.com
Foxeer Mini F722 V2 Flight Controller 20*20mm ESC - Foxeer Reaper Mini 45amp Foxeer Nano Predator V5 FPV Racing Camera Foxeer Micro Lollypop Foxeer Cyclone Foxeer VTX Foxeer Battery Strap
Australia https://www.nextfpv.com.au/products/t-motor-bms-racing-raptor-v2-2306-5-motor-2000kv https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video MicrophoneAxis Flying - X8 Airforce Pro Flight FootageBMSWEB2022-04-25 | Hello! Here is a compilation of footage from the Axisflying Air Force Pro cinewhoop. I tried to take a variety of different shots ranging from more common cinewhoop style through to flying that is really in the domain of 5" quads. Hopefully this gives those interested a good idea of what is possible with this little rig, or otherwise I hope you all enjoy the flying :D
Its worth noting that I only flew one flight in each location, so its also a pretty good idea of the volume of usable footage this thing is able to produce relative to the flight time!
I'll also post a couple of the more acro style flights uncut on my personal YouTube channel, a) because I thoroughly enjoyed those flights and b) I find hearing the motor noise and how the quad is correcting quite interesting.
Wishing you all the very best and happy flying!
-Thomas
Hope you enjoy it. Comments and Questions down below :)
Quad: Axisflying Air Force Pro with Hero 10 Black Props: Comes with the kit! Battery: Tattu R-Line V1 850mah 4s Controller: Radiomaster TX16s Max Goggle Module: TBS Fusion
Song: Approaching Nirvana - SandbarAir Force Pro X8 Cinewhoop FPV Drone Flight Review & ThoughtsBMSWEB2022-04-19 | First thoughts and flight review of Axis FPV Cinewhoop Drone.
Note: This drone was provided by Axis Flying for our thoughts and advice. This is not a sponsored video and our thoughts and comments are 100% ours.
Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtech2022 Melbourne FPV Drone Racing 2 - SmoothnessBMSWEB2022-04-02 | Rainy and windy conditions racing at MMRC Round 2 - Weather wasn't exactly the best, but with a few stop and starts for the rain, we managed to see the day through. Thomas' focus for this race was trying to smoothen up his flying in race conditions.
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Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechUncut Velocidrone Time Attack - Fife FPV Inflatables 2BMSWEB2022-03-31 | This was a really fun little course! Cheers Alan for recommending it to me. I thought it would be fun to record my progress on this one and how I approach sim tracks. The method is actually pretty similar to my real life approach to tracks, but I do tend to take more risks in the sim as you will see :)
I sped up the loading of the game but other then that this is totally uncut, down to the microphone audio from my room (I didn't talk much 😂). In hindsight I could have provided commentary of what I was doing as I was flying, but I guess I slipped into the zone right from the timer 😅
Let me know what you think of this kind of video! I got the idea of this base style from 7th Eras POV photography videos and also some car/esport racing videos that I've personally found myself really enjoying.
Also a quick update on the Foxeer build! I ran it on track and ran into some issues with the Karate Tune. I believe it's got something to do with the latest ESC firmware (32.9 is meant to be the solution). I got it working properly enough now on a new tune so It'll be ready to run this weekend. We will post the new settings in the next video of that (but keep in mind when 32.9 comes out karate Tune might be fine again on that specific setup).
Hope you enjoy it. Comments and Questions down below :)
Hope you enjoy it. Comments and Questions down below :)
Setup used in this video:
Props: I forgot to put a propeller here Battery: I forgot to put a battery here Controller: Tango II Goggle Module: TBS FusionBetaflight 4.3 DevBuild - Foxeer FPV Drone Racing Frame Build Video PT2BMSWEB2022-03-22 | Setting up Betaflight on the Foxeer Race drone along with ESC and flight testing etc Please note that this version of BF is pre-release so refer to actual documentation etc This is in no way a tune video etc, final settings for this setup will be covered in the next video.
Note: Foxeer Frame etc was provided by Foxeer as Thomas is a Team Pilot. Having said that this isn't a paid sponsored video etc, In fact this frame is in direct competition with our JS-1 Frame! We normally don't state this in our video but there are more and more sponsored videos coming out and just needed to be clear.
Gear used in this build - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Foxeer Gear used: foxeer.com
Foxeer Mini F722 V2 Flight Controller 20*20mm ESC - Foxeer Reaper Mini 45amp Foxeer Nano Predator V5 FPV Racing Camera Foxeer Micro Lollypop Foxeer Cyclone Foxeer VTX Foxeer Battery Strap
Australia https://www.nextfpv.com.au/products/t-motor-bms-racing-raptor-v2-2306-5-motor-2000kv https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
- S N U G x Mondo Loops – Dusk - Provided by Lofi Records - Watch: youtu.be/G3-Tj-9B0TI - Download/Stream: fanlink.to/PurpleSkiesFPV - MMRC Summer Season Round 2 - DVRBMSWEB2022-03-08 | 2022 MMRC Summer Season Round 2: Well this wasn't the summery weather we were expecting. Regardless it was still one hell of a race! The track had a nice smoothness to it which put less stress on the batteries and made for a fun high speed/high stakes race style. Overtakes were tricky since it naturally put everyone on a similar line, and any deviation could very easily lead to a cascading effect of compounding errors across the lap. Balancing this to keep on the track was a challenge that was really fun to try and overcome and I wish we got to spend more time on the track!
We also had a driving club come down to visit and many of the fixed wing guys came along too which made for a really fun environment as we all shared our love for all things mechanical and technological! Overall it was a brilliant day with amazing people, and I can't wait for the next one.
As of posting this we are working on the Foxeer Caesar race drone video, and also the complete race coverage of the race the DVR above was taken from, along with some other cool videos which you will hopefully see very soon :)
With that well wishes, happy flying, and see you in the next video!
-Thomas
Hope you enjoy it. Comments and Questions down below :)
Song: Approaching Nirvana - CatharsisKorean FPV Drone Racer takes out first win in Australia! | 2022 MMRC Summer Season Round 1BMSWEB2022-02-10 | First race of Melbourne Multirotor Club for 2022 - Complete coverage of the event which included 3 international visitors to MMRC from Korea, India and Hong Kong.
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Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechFPV - MMRC Summer Season Round 1 - DVRBMSWEB2022-02-06 | 2022 MMRC Summer Season Round 1: What a way to start the year! The weather was fantastic, we had international competitors from India, Hong Kong and South Korea along side our great Aussie FPV community. Overall the feel of this race was just right. I think everyone had been busy on working on their own lives after the last lockdown, and this served as the perfect time to truely kick off 2022 with a fresh feel. I usually enjoy all the stresses of race events but less often do I leave feeling totally healed and dare I say re energised. I know all this talk isn't really race focused but I think it was a truely right place, right time kind of thing where everything just felt right.
On the racing side I've only just started picking up my training again, but I had a goal in mind of trying to increase my race smoothness. I'd say watching my footage back, I achieved about 40% of what I was after, but I think I learn't a lot that I can apply next time, which hopefully isn't too far away!
Also While this is just a single DVR of one of my heats, there will be a complete coverage of the race coming on BMSweb soon! We've put a ton of effort into renovations and getting setup properly to make videos along side our FPV adventures, and we are finally at the stage where we can return back to the video making we've missed doing! Definitely going to take a bit to get in the groove but long story short, we have plans for some awesome videos, and I think its time to put those plans into action 😉
-Thomas
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Song: Approaching Nirvana - MetamorphosisFinal Flight of 2021BMSWEB2021-12-31 | Wishing you a happy new year and all the very best for 2022! Here's to what will hopefully be a year filled with fun times both on the track and everywhere else!
This flight was Thomas' Final Flight of 2021, literally the last pack flown, enjoy!
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Song: PAST by Alex-Productions https://soundcloud.com/alexproduction... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/3pHUJRf Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/geyy8_WXDK0New - Foxeer FPV Drone Racing Frame Build Video PT1BMSWEB2021-11-30 | This is the first look and building of the Caesar 5" Racing frame.
Australia https://www.nextfpv.com.au/products/t-motor-bms-racing-raptor-v2-2306-5-motor-2000kv https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
- S N U G x Mondo Loops – Dusk - Provided by Lofi Records - Watch: youtu.be/G3-Tj-9B0TI - Download/Stream: fanlink.to/PurpleSkiesAndonstar AD409 Digital Microscope OverviewBMSWEB2021-11-05 | Video on the Andonstar AD409 Digital Microscope to aid repair and fine soldering of SMD Soldering etc. Keep in mind these are not cheap but a worthwhile tool if you intend on doing either a lot of electronics, ie building, repair etc
Hope this video is of help to those of you in the market for a Digital Microscope.
Note this isn't a sponsored video, link below is a non affiliated Amazon Link directly to Andonstar's Amazon amazon.com/dp/B08NSL6CDZ
BMS Racing Facebook Group with DropBox Link for JS-1 Running same components as per the video: bit.ly/3jDfaKl
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Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechDVR - Racing out of lockdownBMSWEB2021-10-23 | Victoria is opening up yet again and fingers crossed some racing will be starting again soon 😍 For now, here is a training video, Paul Designed Track and obviously Thomas flying 😜
Enjoy and Stay Safe guys!
Note: This is another Thomas Edit! Hopefully the music choice and the fact that it's copyrighted doesn't limit where it can be viewed
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Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechNewBeeDrone AcroBee65 BLV3 BNF - Brushless TinyWhoop DroneBMSWEB2021-09-30 | This is the V3 Acrobee65 Bind and Fly Brushless Tinywhoop Drone. Once again this video edit is compliments of Thomas once again providing content for the main channel 😍
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tubebackr - No RegretsInsane Brushless TinyWhoop Drone - NewBeeDrone Acrobee BLBMSWEB2021-08-27 | Hi! Thomas here, This video has my thoughts on the Acrobee BL! I don't have many reference points for what the standard is in the tiny whoop world so curious to hear everyone else's thoughts on this whoop. Regardless been really enjoying it over our lockdown here in Melbourne and can't wait to push it further while I wait for our state (and hopefully the rest of the world) to open up again!
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tubebackr - No RegretsAmazing Flight Dynamics - Velocidrone FPV Sim UpdatedBMSWEB2021-08-20 | The latest Update in Velocidrone quick overview. The biggest change by far is the feel of the flight dynamics which have had a major upgrade.
Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechMMRC Winter 2021 Round 2 - Velocidrone Fly ThroughBMSWEB2021-08-02 | This is the track we'll be racing at the MMRC Race Day on 8th of August 2021. The day is run as a Time Trial focussed on skill building and at the end of the day we'll run finals with head to head racing.
Basically asked Thomas to do a fly through of the track since he's much more consistent on Velocidrone and this is what he put together. Some really good info. We'll do a video on the actual race and see how it compares to Sim.
Track is on Velocidrone, simply search for "MMRC Winter 2021 Rnd 2"
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Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechNEW! TBS Mambo Tracer RC Controller ReleaseBMSWEB2021-06-25 | The long anticipated TBS Mambo Tracer RC Controller release and first look. The Mambo is a “Full-size” Tracer Radio (built-in Tracer TX) with JR bay expansion port, that runs FreedomTX (will support OpenTX soon).
The second track that Thomas flew in this video is available through Velocidrone. Simply search for "BMSRacing TBS Mambo"
TBS Mambo is available through Team BlackSheep directly or your online TBS Retailer.
Australian Orders https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/products/tbs-mambo
Note: This isn't a sponsored video, however the TBS Mambo was provided free of charge to allow us to test and provide feedback. All opinions are ours and TBS has no say in the content of this video
Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
Australia https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/pages/search-results?q=bms https://buzzfpv.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=bms&description=true https://www.mantisfpv.com.au/t-motor-bms-racing-2306-5-raptor-series-motor-v2-2000kv/
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechT-Motor BMS Racing FPV Raptor V2 Motor Release 🚀BMSWEB2021-06-10 | The BMS Raptor V2 is every bit the same spirit as the original Raptor series, but amplified. The core focus of its development was simple, outperform the BMS Raptor series V1 motors in every aspect. To achieve this we analysed each component in detail, to find new ways to extract the next level of performance.
We began by adding lightness where possible, especially focusing on the rotating components of the Raptor V2. This increased the response of the motor, allowing for an even more razor sharp in-flight feel, and increased efficiency across the entire throttle range.
Next we overhauled the electrical components, which improved the heat management of the stator, allowing the Raptor V2 to run at higher output, for longer.
All these improvements allowed us to redesign the static components of the motor to allow for 'race durability', which is enough durability to handle the volatile environment of a racetrack without harming the characteristics and performance of the motor.
The shape of the Raptor V2 was directly influenced by the Raptor V1, and sculpted by the pursuit of lightness. It features a new Bronze finish, which works well with a wide range of color schemes, and helps to accentuate the lines and shape of the motor.
That is the BMS Raptor V2 motor. A no compromise successor featuring higher performance, updated looks and a lot of love from the BMS and T-Motor family. Happy flying!
Canada - - - - - rotorlabfpv.com/search?q=t-motorDJI FPV Chase of a EDF Freewing 90mm Venom Jet - UncutBMSWEB2021-05-29 | DJI FPV Chase of the Freewing 90mm Venom DH-112 EDF Jet. This is a fully uncut flight which includes the interaction between the two pilots working together throughout the flight.
VTX System: TBS Pro32 Nano 5G8 team-blacksheep.com/products/prod:unifypro32_nanoFoxeer T-Rex 1500TVL FPV Camera - Race & FreeStyle TestingBMSWEB2021-05-23 | Which is the best FPV Camera? Comparing both the Foxeer T-Rex Micro and the Foxeer Predator V5 for image quality.
The Foxeer T-Rex camera range is a 1500TVL High Dynamic range camera essentially attempting to provide the highest quality Analogue image possible while maintaining lowest amount of latency. Foxeer designed this mainly for Freestyle/Acro, however we believe this camera could without a doubt have it's place in Drone Racing also.
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechEastSide FPV Round 6 - Drone Racing FinalBMSWEB2021-05-17 | ES Round 6 FPV Drone Race - Run through one of our Aussie Club events including final thoughts etc. Great days racing with good friends on an awesome Dan Track - BTW Dan is the designer of FPV Trackside system you see in this video. Absolutely fantastic software that's been used both here in Australia at the club and national level along with international races.
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechStepping Back in Time - 2016 FPV Racing Drone Flown TodayBMSWEB2021-05-10 | Now this is taking a step back in time. To mark Thomas' 2000th flight for 2021 he decided to fly his first custom designed and built dedicated racing drone. He ended up only flying it for about 6 months since we grew really close with ImpulseRC in 2016 and ended up joining forces during the development of he Helix.
Some highlights of the build: -Total frame weight is 88g -Total build weight minus battery is ~334g -ESCs are Little bee 20a (Before Blheli_s) -Motors are T-Motor F40 V2 (2205 2300kv) -Designed to carry an infrared transponder for lap timing, this quad predates modern VTX timing systems.
Only two JS204s were cut and both are still fully functional. Massive thanks to FPVModels who also did the carbon cutting for us. They were one of the first companies to get behind FPV. It was always a pleasure to work with them.
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Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechFPV Spec Drone Racing - Blade to Blade BattleBMSWEB2021-05-03 | Blade to Blade Spec racing is so much fun, but there are a few key factors that come to play if you want super close racing. Firstly if the quads are equal that still won't make for close racing. The better pilot will always be faster even with the same gear.
So you're wondering what have we done here? Firstly both quads are in fact identical in every single way. Both are BMS Racing JS-1 Racing Frames however the are both running 6S motors but in actual fact racing on very old 4S Batteries. The logic here is the quads are now slow enough where the damage in crashes is minimal. The next thing we've done is put Thomas' quad on a throttle cap. This will take some experimentation but you want the fastest pilot capped so as to keep the racing close.
What you'll notice is my quad (BMSPaul) is way faster that's because it's on 4S running 100% throttle, where as Thomas' (BMSThomas) quad is on 4S running 60% throttle. So this means Thomas needs to be super smooth and hold tight lines where as Paul's quad can afford to make mistakes and still catch Thomas.
Anyway it was a super fun day of racing and still can't believe this is the way the final race ended 😂
It was a pretty full on weekend in that the morning involved testing the quads, then going to a Car Stance Show (One of Thomas' FPV friends from Sydney came to Melbourne for the event), then home to inspect all the quads and prep them for the race. He also had a Video Call he needed to do with people in China at midnight, which happened at 1am which meant a less than ideal time to go to sleep.
Race day was eventful in that we had a power outage which caused all sorts of issues.
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 - New Product https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechDJI FPV Drone Racing & Final ThoughtsBMSWEB2021-04-07 | The final video with our thoughts on the DJI FPV Drone along with some sample chase footage and a head to head race against a real racing drone on a race track.
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechDJI FPV Launch & Time Trial Drone Racing Melbourne MMRCBMSWEB2021-03-23 | This was the first FPV Event held in Melbourne this year and it was powered by DJI in conjunction with GMAC, MMRC and EastSide FPV clubs. Mission Foods Australia were also kind enough to provide sample Corn Chip packs which were a big hit and kept both pilots and visitors fed.
Day consisted of RC Aircraft flying, FPV Drone Racing and Demos and taking people for a spin with the DJI FPV Drone. All in all it was great to see 3 RC Clubs, DJI and Mission foods all come together to help make this event successful.
It's worth mentioning that we finally got the DJI drone to work in full manual mode without limitations which made it so much nicer to fly as specially for people who are used to flying manually. We will do a follow up video on the drone and show some comparisons etc Having said that I honestly recommend watching Bruces videos on the Drone. I think he's done 3 Videos, the first was his initial thoughts and then followed it up with 10 reasons to buy and 10 reasons not to buy the drone.
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video MicrophoneAir Racer Prototype Racing Drone - Flight and Track TestingBMSWEB2021-03-01 | After Round 4 of EastSide Summer season we had a Visitor from Interstate wanting Thomas to test fly his prototype quad and see it run through it's paces. Anyway I hope you enjoy this sort of content. We didn't plan on videoing it but Paul didn't mind so we shot some footage.
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechFPV Drone Racing Training #03 - Ultimate Race PracticeBMSWEB2021-02-18 | This form of training can be done with any two quads and almost all variations in skill range. The Key is to keep throttle capping until it's extremely difficult to win races. Try it, you'll love it.
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 - New Product https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechES FPV Drone Racing Round 3 Recap & Track BreakdownBMSWEB2021-02-12 | EastSide FPV Round 3 race overview. This was one of few tracks Thomas decided to practice on the Sim first. All in all a great day out with much fun by all.
If you want to fly this track on Velocidrone search for "Eastside Summer 2021 Round 3"
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 - New Product https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechFPV Drone Racing Training #02 - Skill Building Using Natures TrackBMSWEB2021-02-03 | Training and getting the absolute most out of your time. If you're hard up on time ie at School or minimal time due to life commitments how do you get most out of your training?
Camera Gear - - - - - - Canon 90D Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Rode Video Microphone
HollyLand Lark150 - New Product https://www.hollyland.com.au/where-to-buy/ facebook.com/HollylandTech instagram.com/hollylandtech facebook.com/groups/hollylandtechFPV Drone Racing Training #01 - Track Analysis - Pack 1 vs Pack 7BMSWEB2021-01-29 | Simple Training track with only 5 Gates, probably 10 mins to set up and 10mins to take down. Basic overview of Thomas tackling a simple training track on a very hot Melbourne Day.
We had things to get done so the intent was to put up a super quick to setup track and be out in 60min or so to have lunch.
Once again we're testing out the HollyLand Dual Wireless Microphone system which changes the dynamics of the sort of videos we can do.
Racing has pretty much resumed here in Australia for the last few months and it's nice to be kicking off the year with our first race. Race format is 2 Practice packs on the track followed by 6 Heats and then based on points, the Top six go into a final which is run 3 times to determine the winner.
This was also the first time running the Tattu V4.0 Packs in a race! We've got a hand full of both 1300mah and 1400mah 6S Packs. The RadioMaster and TBS Tracer Combo seem to work great together and as a result, it looks like we're retiring the Futaba radios.
At the end of this Vlog Thomas needed to bring his unused packs back down to storage so we went to a local park for a casual fly and post race overview on the race and some of the gear. For this portion of the video we tried out the HollyLand Dual Wireless Microphone system which changes the dynamics of the sort of videos we can do. We're currently pretty limited when it comes to Audio if using a Shotgun Microphone.