RE: Pics of Spylinker video system installed on Aerobird Challenger
I have been using a similar video system on my bird for a few months now. I get much better handling by hanging the 9V battery down by the gear (slung under the fuselage). I tried with the battery on top first and could hardly fly the plane, with the battery low, the plane handles much better. I just put a noise filter on the plane so I am going to try to use the internal battery for video as well as the control/power for the plane (the filter weighs way less than the 9V battery). The video looks solid with the motor running at full throttle, but it was too windy to try today. I am using an audio/video all in one camera (eBay 1.2GHz special, yep, I know). I also just built a patch antenna that provides a bit more forward gain (I have less power than you do). I hope to put the new setup in the air soon. I have a few video's in wmv but don't have anywhere to post them.