It’s just one of those days. Had to work late, so I didn’t get to my FPV site until nearly 6pm. Walked from the carpark to the site, unpacked, only to find my controller battery was dead 
I played the sim last night for over an hour, and thought because it was connected to the PC, it would be charging. Evidently not 
Walked back to the car park, had to do a 3 point turn, reversed straight into a 1m high metal 2x2" post, creasing both my bumper, and boot in 2 places down to bare metal 
I drove home, inspected the damage, cleaned it up and touched it up with black paint, so I can hopefully forget about it for next 7 months until I can be arsed to get it fixed 
So now as well as having to upgrade your controller to one with a better battery life you also have to repair your car too 
See this is how fpv becomes so expensive
The controller has 2 of my Sony 18650 batteries in, should be plenty. Will put it on charge tonight and see how it fares tomorrow. Gutted about the car though. I will be having random internal cringe moments for the next few weeks 
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Lol just kidding about the controller mate 
Yeah that is gutting about the car Hope its not as bad as you think 
Check if that controller charges while its being used. Not sure if my Mambo does or not as I dont really use the sims. It definitely does charge via usb though
Mere baubles, as long as you’re ok nothing else matters
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“Pass through” they call it, I think … being able to “do it’s job whilst charging”. I don’t think it supports this, as it was in data mode, it doesn’t charge. Which explains why it literally wouldn’t turn on out in the field.
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When you put it like that 
I’ll use that tomorrow when I blow my wages on FPV.
“Listen dear, as long as we have our health, money doesn’t matter”
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I’m having second thoughts now 
That was my first car prang since 2005 … honest 
The goggles have arrived, and very nice they are too 
I just had a test with them in my daughters bedroom, not the best of ideas They work well, loads better than the Emax ones.
My first DVR image 
Ready for the weekend …
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Just remember to get your powerloop entry in by Sunday 
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Close of play sunday?? Ooooohhh I know what I’m doing at the bando… lol
PS: Never done one before… lol
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All the more reason to learn 
Tell me how to do one of those 
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Oooh it has the word “Advanced” on it… I’ve not got past beginner yet… Though I think obstacle was optional 
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I would say that its too soon for you to try a powerloop but knowing how you like a challenge Chris I wouldnt put it passed you to manage a powerloop If you do try, do it in a big open area with no obstacles
Heres a Bardwell video with stick overlay. He explains it nice and clearly too
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