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What's up guys πŸ˜€. I'm in the NY/NJ area and got interested in FPV 3 years ago watching film making documentaries. I've been flying Analog and Walksnail from 3-4 months now. I work an IT job for a living and enjoy Photographing things and animals, rowing a 9ft Old Town Heron Kayak among other things. Great to be here. Thank you for welcoming me.

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October 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM

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Perfect countryside spot for some long range flying 🏞️

October 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM

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Got some new blades, batteries and antennas. I feel like the Gemfans might be too heavy for the Firefly 16. Replacing the walksnail moonlight antenna was a PITA 🀦 but the bigger antennas look fire on the now revived Gofilm 20. Can't wait to get out and fly again !!

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October 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM

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October 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM

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October 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM

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Hmm. Yeah I was reading the same. Is there any way to get around without using a step down?Β  Like using the 5V pad on the fc instead of battery power?Β 

October 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM

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I like how the Happymodel Crux 35 Analog version flies. I get almost 9 minutes of flight time on a 4S 650mAh cruising and doing light freestyle but the range and colors are terrible. I'm thinking of swapping the VTX to a WS Mini 1S for some better video quality and trade the flight time.


The question I have is, Is the 4S battery too much power for the WS VTX ? (I'm gonna install a fresh Super F405HD AIO as well)


What could go wrong πŸ˜…? Any suggestions ?

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October 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM

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Thanks, now that I'm kind of comfortable messing around with the components, I might put this Moonlight VTX on a 5 inch 6S I've been working on building.Β 

I have Speedybee F405 55A stack and a Source V3 frame lying around from a year but never got good enough at soldering to put them to good use.Β 

October 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM

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[UPDATE]: Walksnail Moonlight No Video - Fixed.


It was due to a ruptured mipi cable from the camera to the VTX. I ended up replacing both the mipi cable as well as the cable from VTX to FC and the Moonlight system is working fine now.


Phew πŸ˜…. I was afraid of de-casing it and being unable to put it back together but thankfully the cables fixed it. Thanks @M4R5_FPV and @JakbP for your help 🀘.


https://www.diyfpv.com/post/cmg12ax2r000dzl31gq1gyu9k

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October 3, 2025 at 5:12 AM

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It was beautiful. I'm in NY/NJ Area in USA.Β 

October 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM

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It's been all work no play for a while πŸ€•. Managed to sneak out just in time to catch this nice sunset at the lake and have some time leftover for a paddle πŸ›Ά.


I think I pushed battery trying for some quick orbits and sacrificed a prop to a fence-postπŸ’€ but it's all good. The adventure was worth it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UP_M63ZxjQ


#cinematicfpv #tinywhoop #flywoo

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October 2, 2025 at 2:40 AM

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Damn!! That looks like a lot of work to get it to work especially at first crash. I'm still not that good at soldering. Hopefully it's just the cablesΒ πŸ˜…. Thanks for sharingΒ πŸ™πŸ•‰οΈ.Β 

October 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM

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Awesome Video !! Can't wait to see more.Β  If you find it annoying to swap the TPU battery holders or forget to carry one, you can just wrap a rubber band around the arms like this. It holds both the 750mAh and the 1000mAh batteries.
Enjoy flying 😎.
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September 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM

Excellent beginner quad

Although not my first, I can wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone looking to get into the hobby or looking for a second quad to casually fly around during coffee breaks. This quad is so light and nimble, it's near indestructible. Has no problem recovering from risky acrobatic maneuvers, dives, flips and tricks. Highly recommend doubling down on the BetaFPV Lava 300mAh battery packs. Binding was easy and straightforward to an Eachine EV 800D and Radiomaster Zorro.


Would definitely consider the all in one flight controller for a custom whoop build.

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September 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM

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Solid advice. This absolutely helped with the static flashes and distortions. I tried to mess with the VTX Power on BetaFlight to see how far I can fly it on max power and it still wouldn't go the "READY" state. It binds and flies just fine tho. Weird.Β 

September 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM

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Thanks! I ordered spare camera cables and the cable to connect the VTX to FC.Β 
I haven't done anything to upgrade the firmware since getting it. It should be running whatever firmware was flashed at the factory.

I hope it's just the cable and It'd be disappointing if the camera is fried not even six months after the purchase. I'll reach out to caddx to see if they can replace the camera in the worst case.Β 

September 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM

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Walksnail Users and experienced pilots, Please help!


I got this Caddx Gofilm 20 with the Walksnail Moonlight VTX a couple months ago and had a great time flying it. Everything was fine until it survived ~ half a dozen mild crashes and eventually the video feed stopped.


The VTX seems to be working fine, outputs the OSD and binds to the goggles but there is absolutely NO VIDEO. My other WS VTXs work fine and my guess is either the camera or the camera mipi cable might be toast.


Anyone else that faced a similar issue ? I'd really appreciate some suggestions.


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/N0UVYqrjqHE

September 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM

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Hmm. I straightened out the RX antenna every time I flew. Will double check the VTX antenna as well. How do you usually change the VTX power ? From BF or from the Radio ?

September 18, 2025 at 2:58 AM

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Another day, another spot but with the BetaFPV Air 65 (AIO). Video is from Eachine EV 800D. The VTX is clearly struggling around the trees. I tried several methods to change the VTX Power on it but for some reason the VTX is never "ready" in betaflight. Anyway, here's some shots of this tiny one eyed little bird.


https://youtu.be/_lDV3Rqf8C8?feature=shared

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September 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM

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It's surprisingly nimble at low speeds and I felt quite comfortable flying between trees and under the bridge. It does struggle to recover from dives, punchouts and other tricks though. I'm thoroughly enjoying flying tinywhoops.Β 

September 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM

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Took out my Flywoo Firefly 16 to this nice little creek at local park. Super fun to fly and maneuver at low speeds. The Walksnail Avatar HD Mini 1S struggles with ghost branches and it got tangled up several times πŸ˜….


https://youtu.be/VgWTBVy0qgw

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