Sabre Flights 44 and 45, Headplay, DX20, Pan/Tilt

All the gear, getting ready. There's a lot of setup that does into
flying with this much equipment!

Flight 44 Onboard Video

Flight 45 Onboard Video

Sunday was another good day with the Sabre, with several firsts:

1. First time flying with the DX20
2. First time flying with pan and tilt on the FPV camera
3. First time flying with the Headplay SE headset
4. First time flying FPV with a DVR for the FPV feed

Overall, having the pan and tilt operating on the FPV camera greatly enhances the FPV experience. It was very enjoyable to be flying in 2D hold mode, while just looking around. It's really neat to be able to look all the way back see either wingtip. Also, looking down while in loiter mode was neat.

The Headplay video monitor was great. I was able to wear it as long as I felt like flying FPV without ever getting uncomfortable. There were no hotspots or areas of discomfort at all. The FPV experience is greatly enhanced as well because the screen is just so much better than what I was using. I was able to see enough detail on the ground to be more confident to land both flights while flying FPV. 

The Headplay came with a DVR so I was able to get some recordings of the flights, which is nice to have, but also is great for peace of mind. If the plane goes down, I should be able to review DVR footage to get an idea of what went wrong and where it went down.

The DX20 was fantastic as expected. The slow operation of the flaps was great to smooth out their application. One unexpected minor annoyance happened though. There are certain functions you do with the Vector that involve rapidly toggling the mode switch a certain number of times. Due to the way I programmed my mode switch, this wasn't working without also toggling my second mode switch. I have since reprogrammed the mode switch mixes in the DX20, and reran the Vector's receiver analysis tool, to be able to access the menus normally.