It's the first flight of 2022, first long range flight and first real flight of my Diatone Roma F5 which I actually finished building three months ago! That's right, three months ago - that's how long it's been since I last posted or flew anything. Work has been very stressful and all the time has disappeared, but hopefully I can get some more flights and tests in the coming months (at least before the rain arrives).

Chalong Reservoir is probably not Phuket's most well-known chunk of water, but it's still a somewhat popular place for exercise in the evenings. Many walks of my own have shown me a few gaps that I've been day dreaming about for many many weeks, and so I finally mustered up the time and courage to give it a go, even using my trusty Cloud-149 to hit the spillway, trench run style.

Can't wait to fly the Roma F5 further and faster in the future.
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Equipment and Settings:
⯁ Diatone Roma F5 V2
⬦ Toka 2306.5 1700KV
⬦ Mamba DJI F722 MKII + Mamba F50 BL32
⬦ DJI FPV Air Unit
⬦ HappyModel ES900RX (ExpressLRS 2.0 firmware)
⬦ Mateksys M8Q-5883
⬦ Tattu R-Line V4 6S 1400mAh 130C

⯁ Reptile Cloud-149HD (slammed ducts)
⬦ Xing 2205.5 3600KV
⬦ Mamba DJI F405 MKII + Mamba F50
⬦ CaddX Vista Polar Pro
⬦ HappyModel ES900RX (ExpressLRS 2.0 firmware)
⬦ Beidou BN-180
⬦ Wolfire 4S 1350/1550mAh 130C

⯁ GoPro Hero8 Black (Labs firmware)
⬦ Telesin ND32 Filter
⬦ 4:3 2.7K 50fps
⬦ 90 Degree Shutter
⬦ Flat Colour Profile
⬦ 5600K White Balance

⯁ DJI FPV Goggles V2
⬦ iFlight Crystal HD Patch Antenna
⬦ FCC Mode at 1200mW

⯁ Radiomaster TX16S (EdgeTX)
⬦ HappyModel ES900TX (2.0 firmware)
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0:00 Overview
0:14 Road Runner
0:24 Closest I've ever flown to water
0:32 Fancy 3D sign
0:54 First easy gap
1:03 Second easy gap followed by that Top Gun feeling
1:40 Tall tree
1:46 Yeah, you wish...
1:55 Totally not standing on that
2:10 Notice the shadow
2:22 Another gap
2:31 Here we are again
2:57 Totally not a cut
3:02 A wild 3D sign appears and blocks your path
3:13 Please don't failsafe
3:18 Shadow looks different
3:24 Stay on target...
3:40 Maybe a nice temple to fly around
3:48 Outro
4:05 There I am