Recharging a Drone IN MIDAIR!! (Landing on a Refueling Plane)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ม.ค. 2022
- This episode has been over a year in the making! After months and months of engineering challenges and various other hurdles, we have come up with a proof-of-concept system to recharge a drone without even landing it!
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- FPV Freestyle Pilots / Hosts
Drew Camden [Le Drib]
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Jeff Orta [VORT3X]
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Alex Vanover [CaptainVanover]
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Paul Nurkkala [NURK FPV]
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Shawn Morrison [Let's Fly RC]
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Caleb Wright [BubbyFPV]
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-Production Team
Drew Camden - Producer
Christian Kapper - Editor / Camera
Winston Garthwaite - Camera
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EKR VHS
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A Distant Memory
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Dusk Dawn
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The fact that Vanover could save the wing after the drone fell off and flip back to line of sight was one of the most impressive parts of this
That man mus've been born with a radio in his hand, he's incredible
@@jonathanwilliams1644 He does look a bit bird-like.
I started flying fpv with wings in 2015. Half the time you lost video signal, so you had to get good at flipping up the goggles and switch to LOS 😂
Really awesome guys, as a former LRO/FF/EMA, I can see where something like this would be a boost (yeah I used it) to keeping a drone up to help find a missing kid, fire ground information, or other emergency flights. Of course it would need further development for a bigger drone setup, but you did it with this, surely it can open up for it coming to a better and longer flight.
yeah that was amazing, dude's got it
Glad I could be there for the end of this epic journey!!
Paul your the man brother🔥🔥🤘
awesome shot as always man
Yessss. Glad we had you there, buddy. :)
@@LetsFlyRC your the maguver of kwads bro love the stuff you come up with its what keeps me watching
Yo nurk fpv thanks for that gps video you made a while back you helped me get my gps return to home setting working properly. Great video.
That was VERY exciting!
Now do an air-to-air firmware update!🤣
Bluetooth. It’s a thing.
@@allegorx58 yeah but i can piggy back a Bluetooth signal we need a hard transfer for security lol
@@dbropx3547 i guess we got to go with the 21. century with this one I am all in with bluethoot!
I wanna see a mid flight prop change.
Do you think it's a joke? You just predicted the future: firmware update in mid air will be standard.
What an incredible journey!! What an incredible project! I couldn’t stop smiling, great work all around!!
Sir big fan
Ayee 👋 wren do you own a drone?
Hi Wren
Yo cool seeing you here
It's Wren!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If I wasn't wheelchair bound, I literally would have been jumping up and down with excitement. That is absolutely awesome.
you better drift with that wheelchair instead
@@IbbiAhmed Oh trust me, I do. Both when it's really wet out or when there's ice on the road, I spend a lot of time sliding around corners.
"who said wheel-chair bound people can't drift?"
"well they can't drive a vehicle to drift"
"the wheelchair *is* a vehicle"
"oh"
@@lanthan598 and even though we can drive while being in a chair, the hand controls makes it REAL hard to drive a stick, lol. Automatics though, I'm good.
@@heatherryan9820 they should design a steering wheel with triggers for the thumbs so you can accelerate and use the brake while controlling the direction normally
You guys don’t get enough credit for what you do, what you bring to the world of UAVs in general. You continue to inspire me. Compliments for the new year and I can’t wait to see what more you have in store for us. Great way to start the year boys 🤟
I completely agree.
I am surprised the battery didn't explode, but the concept of carrying your drone to location and back on a large plane using magnets seems surprisingly usable. If you add a real charger that charges with the max rated speed, you could really extend your flight time/range.
Yeah. I know it isn’t the right way to charge (proof of concept). We had so much difficulty just landing on the plane, needed it to be as easy as possible to pull off.
@@LetsFlyRC Your creativity with drones and everything else is so much fun to watch!
or do what rctestflight does put solar panals on for a charging systerm lol
@@LetsFlyRC I would have at least slapped a resistor in the circuit to limit the charge current to something reasonable, but that comes with its own issues. Cool concept!
@@JMMC1005 not everything I did made the episode. 😆 I tried using load resistors and they slowed the charge down way too much. I started to say that after Drew said “this isn’t the right way to charge batteries”
this should go in a hall of fame somewhere
at damn near 50, wish I would have kept up with the DIY drone revolution. FliteTest was a big inspiration back in the early days as it was for so many people. The things you do make me want to fly FPV. They make me want to fly everything. The pure honest joy I get from watching what you all do is inspiring and much needed...creative food for the mind and soul. I so deeply say... Thank you.
Vanover's reaction time to get those goggles up was incredible. And Bubby was definitely the man for the job to stick the landing. Definitely my new favorite RR video. Shawn, all your hard work was worth it.
Best drone video I've seen in years. Bubby's officially the perch king.
This is what the hobby is all about. Friends getting together and just having a blast.
I can’t wait to see this thing fly at rampage 22…
This one gained my subscription. Love it!!!
Congratulations on the success of the mission, next generation of drones will be inspired by you guys...
Plane should have a bomb bay. Carry the quad out then drop it. Then have the ability to charge.
Maximum long range
Great thought
EPIC 💪
That was pretty epic!
This is peak Rotor Riot. The roster's changed, times have changed, but ya'll can still make that magic. Thoroughly enjoyed.
It's so awesome and the idea to mid Air recharge is super crazy , gives a much hope of new future of fpv with this on real
The bar has been set, for the first episode of 2023.
Every year starts out with a boom!
Happy ‘22 to all of you!!
That was sooo epic guys! all that hard work paid off!!! what a great way to start 2022
Vanover has got to be one of the best pilots ever. That kid can fly anything, he is the next top gun 😆
Probably my favorite episode so far. great job you guys
100% best rotor riot episode ever!!
I've been involved with trying to bring a winged drone onboard a C-130. It is NOT easy. Really great design concept; 10/10!
I swear that's such a thing is not possible, but at the same time I see that you prove it, you got it man. That's so awesome
Must go down as one of the best RR episodes ever.
This and dremel drone.
@@vhfgamer Duga Dive and FPV Breakfast were also some of the best.
This is certainly one of the "craftiest" videos I've seen from you all. Thanks for all of your hard work!
Awesome teamwork guys!! 💪 Congrats on finally finishing the video. So much fun to see you guys so crazy happy 😅
By far the sickest episode of rotor riot!! Do this more!
You guys do such a good job of getting across your excitement! Makes me want to go out and fly every episode
Congratulations on pulling this impossible project off! I could feel the frustration to excitement throughout the video! Awesome job Shawn for not giving up! You're definitely the scientist of the team!
That’s a lot of fun guys! Thanks!
I love this episode so much, you guys are the prefect team !!
This is a fantastic episode. Really great work. I’m also shocked the packs did not go up with no current limits.
That was SO cool! I was totally feeling your emotions and screaming along with you! LOVE IT!!!!
That was amazing! Good work on the build and good job on the piloting!
Great episode!
As a drone pilot in dji systems getting into FPV drones ,i salute you gods for all the provabial roads paved for us
Nurk is so precise in follow-shots
THIS!! is the content I wanna see!!! Had me smiling the whole time!
This has to be the best RR episode ever!!! I was just as excited as y'all were lol. NURK's fire joke was hilarious. We need more vortex in videos too!!! Great job everyone!
Hehe couldn't resist
really cool to watch you guys enjoy yourselves. that was wholesome AF. well done & nice kickoff for 2022!
I think if you guys used a gyro on the plane it would have been way easier to land a quad on it because it would be able to react to the air pockets way faster and someone piloting from the ground. Great fun in this episode! Keep it coming!
Drib went into dribble mode when the quad fell off xD
Great Episode. Really fun to watch so many enthusiastic FPV Pilots
With the long range plane with small local flying quadcopter concept you could use the plane whilst in hold pattern as a relay for the video signal to enable you to get a relayed signal despite going behind obstructions with your quadcopter.
This will apply on the battlefield.
But I think will charge on the ground.
The charging drone does not need to fly high, at low altitude it will fly in, land and charge combat drones to continue combat missions behind enemy lines indefinitely.
Best. Episode. Ever. Bubby and Vanover were amazing on the day. Great to see this team effort pay off! And havin' Nurk onboard for the show? Bonus!
Now that was an AWESOME SPECTACULAR Video ...one of the best RR vids ever
You guys and your determination speaks volumes.....Magnificent
Don’t watch a lot of these videos since I started paragliding but this was extremely entertaining. Good job guys!
Lucky man. I'd like to get into paragliding, or paramotors myself, but this hobby is already too expensive. Besides, my wife and wallet won't let me.😆
@@SCFPV yea I definitely feel you there, the cost to get into paragliding is quite high, but flying is basically free, apart from a yearly membership fee, and cost to get to launch site, other than that you can fly as much as you want for free.
Honestly....I got goosebumps and was so extremely excited for you guys. Amazing job. Just imagine the possibilities.
Awesome! I'm an old man now, but I thank you all for providing a few min remembering the joy of youth.
This was sick . Well done fellas🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘
Super awesome... Excellent flying, excellent episode, super cool 😎💯👍....
ANOTHER WORLDS FIRST I'm sure!!!! Congratulations fellas
This is like, a dream come true! The idea of an airplane mothership that can take kwads somewhere, its only natural for anyone in RC to dream of it. And Shawn and crew stuck it out and achieved it. So awesome
God you're such immature boys... and i FREAKIN LOVED IT. This must have been the episode where i smiled the most, felt the most sad for a crash, and clapped my hands the most when you FINALLY succeeded after such long time of trying and trying again. This was the first RR video this year and it's probably going to be the hardest one to top... WELL DONE guys, like EPIC !
2:42 are you sure that's not a no-fly zone? That real size refueling plane looks close enough to refuel the drone! :D
You guys are so much fun to watch, felt your excitement! This is definitely a feel good video to see.
For sure. Hands down the best episode.
Great work boys 🔋🔋🔋🔋🚁
I'd like to see an iNAV wing take a quad miles away where the pilot drives to meet the quad and regains control and video link to land the drone.
You guys are legendary! I just started my FPV journey! Thanks for the content Boys!
One of the most exciting videos you've ever done. Congratulations, this was without a doubt the best!
Legends. Wish I was their friend 🤣
That's so fun to watch, or magnetic battery swap next time?
One of the coolest videos regarding FPV drones
That felt very much like the type of rotor riot content that hooked me back in the day's 🙏🤯.
Been wanting to do something like this for awhile.
This is so freaking unbelievable cool, love the videos your making, please keep it coming. And happy new year to you all
SO cool! I've always wanted to see this happen!!! Congrats guys, great work 👍
Awesome guys!! Had me smiling ear to ear
This is so cool! Great work!
I'm curious if you could charge in the same way that MIGs and Air2Air works with the tanker dropping a flying boom to the receiving aircraft.
Maybe extending the charging pad below but connecting in the same way via magnets. Either way it's super cool to see :)
Would be pretty doable, just need to run a cable out the back with magnetic positive and negative leads of opposite polarity. Put corresponding magnetic charge pads on the nose of the smaller craft and have them snap on when you line up within a few cm.
This episode aged like barreled whiskey👊👊😎🔥💪🔥💪🔥💪🍻🍻🍻
Love this stuff great to see the crew together and this was awesome thanks for sharing y'all see you in May
Spectacular episode and results guys! I was smiling the whole way through! Job well done brothers!
Guys, your achievement could be a world first air borne re-
charging.
Great idea. This will be standard in the future.
This is one of the coolest/craziest things I've seen in the hobby!! Amazing work guys!!
Epic! Great job guys, really enjoyed this one!!
Lol 😂 y’all crazy
Vanover should just do all the flying lol. & If he could also complain about how long things take to build he would be a direct replacement!! lmao
My favorite Rotor Riot episode, you guys killed it.
Sick. "We gapped the kraken" 👌🏿
Impressive, thanks for sharing!
This is my favorite rotor riot episode ❤️
Super Epic! Well done, such great effort to accomplish this!
that was the best rr episode I've seen in a while . . keep being creative we love it !!
Nice work Shawn on the plane. Such a awesome accomplishment.
Great job everyone
Man!!! This is going to be a hard act to follow! The coolest thing you have done so far. I'm glad you stuck with it.
Excellent video! Great work,all of you!
This is the most amazing thing I have ever seen fpv related amazing work and pilots
This is unbelievable....Marvellous job done
100% my favorite RR episode
Excitement to the max... Congrats
I was so excited, I felt like I was literally there with you guys... Nice Shawn... You didn't give up and succeeded... Big shout out to Rotor Riot...
The commitment to making this happen is amazing. My favourite episode
one of the best rr episodes i have ever seen!!!
WOW!!! This is my favorite episode 👊
Fantastic episode. This was amazing