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Some footage showing my skills after 3 months flying tiny whoops 😎

https://youtu.be/co03u8R_1Tk

I always thought this might make for some amazing footage, so I learned to fly decent enough to bring my idea to the test and as it turns out: With some work it's pretty freaking cool!

There are of course some caveats to this. You can run Insta360 Cams "naked" (or rather without a Battery at least) by just soldering an USB-C cable to your FC which brings them down to about 100g. Thats of course some noticeable weight and you can't really strip them any further, but also not unreasonable compared to other Action Cams and you can get a used Insta360 X2 like I used here for about the same price as an Action 2.

Don't get me wrong this will not be the setup where you try your craziest new lines, do you most risky tricks and explore the newest bando. But if you went to the same Bando for the third time this month: Why not challenge yourself in your go-to line with a little extra weight and get some crazy new shots in the process?

But to manage expectations: This is not an Avata 360 situation, "fly however take your shots afterwards". You got a bigass drone in your footage and some angles won't be very flattering or cool to watch. Worst case you got some pretty decent 200° FOV Footage in the front though and you can even track a chased car or bike if you stay behind it for example.

Regarding the Video: I've been training a lot, but I'm only doing FPV in general for about 3 months now and this is my third flight with a 5" so I know I suck, no need to point it out 😅

But thats why my proposal is: If you are some true Freestyle-Artist, why not challenge yourself? Sure you can be like the thousands of other Era 5" perfect weight distribution pilots doing the same crazy tower dives in your local bando as everyone else. Or you can really show off your skills, put on some extra weight and carve a new path of FPV-Content in the process 😁

I for once, would love to see what a REAL FPV-Pilot could do with the concept.

Here is the Full Video (please watch before commenting to fully see what I mean first): https://youtu.be/cl_eWKUGqXs

What do you think about my channel?

https://www.youtube.com/@BoringDroneflights

Shot this in Saturnia, Italy with my DJI Mini 5 Pro.

From above, it looked like a healing pool from a fantasy game. I swear my brain started playing the Fairy Fountain song from Ocarina of Time.

Captured with a DJI Mini 5 Pro.

The sunset was doing all the heavy lifting here. I was mostly just trying not to mess it up.

Took my FPV drone out at dawn over Cividale del Friuli, an ancient roman town in northeastern Italy founded by Julius Caesar.

Was traveling through Europe, scouted the location the evening before and set my alarm to catch the golden hour.

Only picked up FPV a few months ago so this is one of my first videos.

Stabilized in gyroflow using optical flow, I had to bypass the o4 gyro data due to the issue with the new gyro unit.

Any feedback welcome !

Oddity RC Xi 20 Pro, DJI O4 Pro, RadioMaster TX15 Max.

https://youtu.be/AkFk2JKfC5M?si=fIkDm7-KwIaGMTiW

One of my favorite shots from during the Olympics but it’s also now fitting with the World Cup happening in the USA