Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I need to give a shout out to Matt Williamson, aka Ole Gravy Leg. He sent me a few key parts that let me get back up in the air. Thank you, sir! You might just see him on the show very, very soon... You can find Gravy here:
youtube.com/user/bignats8008
You can find my Patreon here:
patreon.com/michaelrollins
The first time I ever heard Halsey's Gasoline was in a Snake FPV video called "Gassed". It was one of the best FPV videos I have ever seen. I connected with it on a level that I have connected with few videos. You could tell that it was from one of the greats. It was an almost angry assault on the air and you could tell that he was just tired... gassed. This rendition of Gasoline is from a band called American Avenue.
Snake is no longer uploading and has actually taken down his channel. It' a shame, but is indicative of how things are moving. We're losing the sky more and more. At some point, we'll lose it completely unless we do something about it. But that will take all of us acting in concert. I give us a 50/50 shot.
From a critiquing viewpoint of my own flight I notice a few things:
* I need to record something in a new spot!
* I'm finding new lines in places I didn't expect. Even watching the footage back I'm seeing more and more lines. It makes me want to get out tomorrow and fly more.
* I need to work on some basics a bit more. If I'm not completely level I don't know how to pull off some tricks. I end up in this wobbly mode where it looks like a plate spinning on its rim.
* I really need to figure out how to do everything I do now, but in a right turn.
* Backwards flying is really hard and quite frightening.
* Oh, and I REALLY like flying with a higher camera angle (even if my batteries hate it).
Equipment:
* MQC Fusion (2nd gen but not v2, this is the third arm I've broken in about 3 years)
* CLRacing F3 FC with some ancient version of BetaFlight
* Speedix ESCs that only do DShot 600
* Taranis R-XSR
* A VTx that is so old it won't do smart audio and I probably couldn't fly near anyone with it. Swear to God it only puts out 25mw...
* Foxeer Swift Micro (sacrificed in the making of this video)
* HypeTrain 2306/2450KV motors
* DAL Cyclone 5047C props
(This motor prop combo is reeeeeeeally floaty since I've been flying S3 props that are way lower pitch)
* 1500 mah CNHL batteries (5 to be exact, and really old)
* Dom V3 goggles
* Tarnanis X9D (not plus) radio
I need to give a shout out to Matt Williamson, aka Ole Gravy Leg. He sent me a few key parts that let me get back up in the air. Thank you, sir! You might just see him on the show very, very soon... You can find Gravy here:
youtube.com/user/bignats8008
You can find my Patreon here:
patreon.com/michaelrollins
The first time I ever heard Halsey's Gasoline was in a Snake FPV video called "Gassed". It was one of the best FPV videos I have ever seen. I connected with it on a level that I have connected with few videos. You could tell that it was from one of the greats. It was an almost angry assault on the air and you could tell that he was just tired... gassed. This rendition of Gasoline is from a band called American Avenue.
Snake is no longer uploading and has actually taken down his channel. It' a shame, but is indicative of how things are moving. We're losing the sky more and more. At some point, we'll lose it completely unless we do something about it. But that will take all of us acting in concert. I give us a 50/50 shot.
From a critiquing viewpoint of my own flight I notice a few things:
* I need to record something in a new spot!
* I'm finding new lines in places I didn't expect. Even watching the footage back I'm seeing more and more lines. It makes me want to get out tomorrow and fly more.
* I need to work on some basics a bit more. If I'm not completely level I don't know how to pull off some tricks. I end up in this wobbly mode where it looks like a plate spinning on its rim.
* I really need to figure out how to do everything I do now, but in a right turn.
* Backwards flying is really hard and quite frightening.
* Oh, and I REALLY like flying with a higher camera angle (even if my batteries hate it).
Equipment:
* MQC Fusion (2nd gen but not v2, this is the third arm I've broken in about 3 years)
* CLRacing F3 FC with some ancient version of BetaFlight
* Speedix ESCs that only do DShot 600
* Taranis R-XSR
* A VTx that is so old it won't do smart audio and I probably couldn't fly near anyone with it. Swear to God it only puts out 25mw...
* Foxeer Swift Micro (sacrificed in the making of this video)
* HypeTrain 2306/2450KV motors
* DAL Cyclone 5047C props
(This motor prop combo is reeeeeeeally floaty since I've been flying S3 props that are way lower pitch)
* 1500 mah CNHL batteries (5 to be exact, and really old)
* Dom V3 goggles
* Tarnanis X9D (not plus) radio
