Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
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First flight of the Reptile Dragon 2 twin at Jones Pass.
This is the "PNP" kit which means a bunch of parts in a box you build yourself. (non-PNP doesn't include the parts). Stock motors, ESCs, props, servos, etc.
I added a Hobbyeagle A3 Super 3 stabilizer and strapped the DJI gear into it.
The plane is forgiving to launch (even at 12400ft elevation) and neutral (not rocked excessively by turbulence). Pretty much point and shoot. Not a super efficient glide, but nearly unstallable and very very quiet. This is the plane to fly in/near noise sensitive areas.
One thing about cameras in this plane. It will fit a DJI camera and a Hero5/6/7 but nothing bigger (thus not a Hero 8/9/10). Hero7 has Hypersmooth, so it is the one to pair with this plane.
I suppose you could mount the FPV camera on top and carve out more area for the larger GoPro.
I still need to carve away some more foam to get the nose out of view of the Hero7 at Superview + Hypersmooth fov. I had to crop this video a bit as there was quite a bit of foam in view, but otherwise video is unmodified. The A3 Super 3 stabilizer is fantastic. It's so much better than iNav's core stabilization loop (Acro mode). In this video there was about a 15 mph wind from the east (direction I launched) so any time I'm on the other side (sun side) of the mountain it was extremely turbulent and this stabilizer just ate it up, with no additional inputs from pilot required. About 99% of the movement you see on roll axis in this video is pilot inputs.
Best viewed at 1440p.
First flight of the Reptile Dragon 2 twin at Jones Pass.
This is the "PNP" kit which means a bunch of parts in a box you build yourself. (non-PNP doesn't include the parts). Stock motors, ESCs, props, servos, etc.
I added a Hobbyeagle A3 Super 3 stabilizer and strapped the DJI gear into it.
The plane is forgiving to launch (even at 12400ft elevation) and neutral (not rocked excessively by turbulence). Pretty much point and shoot. Not a super efficient glide, but nearly unstallable and very very quiet. This is the plane to fly in/near noise sensitive areas.
One thing about cameras in this plane. It will fit a DJI camera and a Hero5/6/7 but nothing bigger (thus not a Hero 8/9/10). Hero7 has Hypersmooth, so it is the one to pair with this plane.
I suppose you could mount the FPV camera on top and carve out more area for the larger GoPro.
I still need to carve away some more foam to get the nose out of view of the Hero7 at Superview + Hypersmooth fov. I had to crop this video a bit as there was quite a bit of foam in view, but otherwise video is unmodified. The A3 Super 3 stabilizer is fantastic. It's so much better than iNav's core stabilization loop (Acro mode). In this video there was about a 15 mph wind from the east (direction I launched) so any time I'm on the other side (sun side) of the mountain it was extremely turbulent and this stabilizer just ate it up, with no additional inputs from pilot required. About 99% of the movement you see on roll axis in this video is pilot inputs.
