Author: Julian Melo
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Bix3 Maiden Flight
Here’s my video review of the maiden flight of the Bix3/Bixler 3 from Hobbyking.
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Bix3 Unboxing and First Impressions Video
Here’s my unboxing and first impressions video of Hobbyking’s newest FPV platform, the Bix3. Here’s a list of changes from version 1 and 2. – Removable wing: the mechanism works great. The wings are longer. – Landing gear: removable main and steerable tail wheel. – Wooden FPV platform (canopy) included. – Lower KV motor and […]
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Mini Tricopter Maiden FPV Flight
This is the maiden FPV flight of my Mini Armattan FPV Tricopter. More info about this frame click here
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Rippin’ it Up
Getting more comfortable with the Swift Hex, my 3D printed 300mm mini hex frame. Loving the Naze32. These are my first rolls. Check out the maiden FPV video below.
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Swift Hex – 300mm 3D Printed Hex Frame
Introducing the Swift Hex, a mini sized hexacopter that I designed and 3D printed, specifically for FPV. Its design was inspired by the Blackout Spider Hex, but seeing as it is currently unavailable, I decided to designed and make my own. It is exactly 300mm motor to motor. It uses 37mm spacers, just because that […]
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A is for Azusa
After seeing these letter on the side of the foothills all over Southern California, I decided to try to fly close to them via FPV. Here is me second attempt (the first one was B is for Burbank, click here to watch that video). Please excuse the excessive jello and vibes; the CC3D controller isn’t […]
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Turbo Commander – Maiden Flight
This is the maiden flight of the Turbo Commander, a collaboration between Mateo Aguilar and Julian Melo. It was shot in early January 2014 at the Apollo Field in Southern California. The airplane and no bad tendencies, required just a couple click of elevator trim and it flew amazing. More information about the build process […]
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Hansen Dam FPV – Warbler
Location: Hansen Dam in Southern California. Airplane: Warbler (scratch-built. more info here). Control: Taranis + HawkEye OpenLRS Video: Immersion RC 5.8 ghz. 5 Turn Helical on goggles.
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Scratch-Built Turbo Commander
The (Gulfstream? Rockwell?) Turbo Commander airplane has always had a special place in my heart; it was the plane my dad and his pilot friends used to fly. Its a twin-engine, pressurized, jet-prop 10-passenger airplane, better known as Bob Hoover’s acrobatic plane (his was a Shrike, a piston-powered Aero Commander variant). Over the holiday season, […]
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Durafly Auto-G2
Check out these amazing in-flight shots of my Auto-G2, taken by Ken Simmons at the Apollo 11 field in Los Angeles, which by the way, flies amazing.