GEPRC TinyGO 4k Acro First Flip Roll Dive GyroFlow Stabilized

In my endeavor to learn how to fly my GEPRC TinyGO 4k FPV Drone in Manual Acro Mode, one milestone is being able to do a flip, roll and dive. This has now officially been attained :) Lots of training to still be done learning to fly smooth and hit small gaps with control. Every day I practice, the more confident I become, and the more fun it gets flying this little guy. I am almost ready to start flying my new GEPRC CineLog20...

GEPRC CineLog20 DJI 03 Air Unit FPV Drone Arrived

I'm sure a lot of you are getting sick of all the drone stuff but the learning curve on how to use an FPV Drone when controlling it in Manual (ACRO) mode is a long one, and it has kind of consumed me for now. I promise I will get past this and then be able to use my new learned FPV flying drone skill to bring you some amazing scenic video when I am out and about getting Adventure style content for the channel.

Part of my journey has been figuring out exactly the best path to take in this learning process. My DJI Avata was what really inspired me to take the plunge and learn how to really fly an FPV drone and not just the cheater way the Avata allows me to do by using the included Motion Controller, which literally takes almost no skill or time to figure out, but like I said, the instant joy one gets flying a drone like a jet fighter through the sky and feeling like you are actually in the pilot seat viewing in the goggles is amazing.

My biggest problem with the DJI Avata FPV Drone is that it is over 250 grams and requires a proper drone license and a bunch of regulations and limitation that go with it. So I did what I had to do and I bought the closest thing to the DJI Avata, but in a size that is under 250 grams yet still with the ability to fly like a demon and still get 4k high quality stabilized video. The FPV drone I decided to get is the GEPRC CineLog20 DJI 03 Air Unit FPV Drone and it even has the same camera and video transmission system my DJI Avata uses, so it is compatible with my digital 1080p DJI Integra Goggles.

And for a controller, I bought the GEPRC CineLog20 DJI 03 Air Unit FPV Drone with the added XLRS receiver built in so I can use my GEPRC TinyGO 4k controller. This is going to be a lot of fun...

GEPRC TinyGO 4k Acro Starting to Get the Hang of it

I know lately it's been a lot of me flying around my GEPRC TinyGO 4k FPV Drone and for some of you this is just not your thing! That's Ok just wait a bit and once I get the hang of flying these FPV drones, I will be using them in videos you will most likely be more interested in as I will be using them to get some really great scenery videos when I am out and about making more adventure video content.

I am starting to get the hang of this FPV Acro Manual Mode flying and things are starting to click a bit more now, but there is a lot more I need to learn and need to become second nature to me when flying.

In this video I am flying completely in Manual Acro Mode and things are starting to click a bit more for me. I did run the video through a program called GyroFlow that stabilizes the video since the newer version of the GEPRC TinyGO 4k I purchased creates stabilization files that allow me to stabilize the video in post using GyroFlow and this really helps the final video product.

GEPRC TinyGO 4K Bad Flying With and Without GyroFlow Stabilization

I have been trying to learn how to fly my GEPRC TinyGO 4k FPV Drone in Manual (Acro) mode which is harder than I first thought, but I am making some headway and I can actually fly now in Manual Mode without totally bailing within seconds. I will get better over time and this will smooth out the video for sure but my GEPRC TinyGO 4K even though the video resolution is not too bad there is no stabilization to speak of in the camera. It does however include gyro motion information along with each video in the form of matching .gcsv files that help GyroFlow figure out how to stabilize my videos.

There are a couple of tricks I have figured out that I needed to do to get the Gyro motion data to match up with the video data and once that is done the video actually looks pretty good in my opinion. Keep in mind my flying is really terrible and very jerky so better flying and less jerky movements will give much better results.

Here is my workflow when using GyroFlow to stabilize my GEPRC TinyGO 4K FPV Videos: 

1. Open GyroFlow.
2. Load Lens Profile: "Caddx 2.7k 16:9 2704x1520 60:00fps" As this is my recording resolution and camera lens.
3. Import Video to be stabilized.
4. Import supporting gyro data file (saved with video file on SD Card): Mine has the .gcsv extension with the same file name as the video I imported.
5. Right Click on Motion Data (Colored lines at bottom of the screen). Find a section that looks busy with lots of moving data points. Then select "Auto sync here". That will sync the video with the motion data from your imported .gcsv file.

I pretty much left everything else set to default but you can play with other settings to get your desired output.

GEPRC TinyGO 4k FPV Drone First Time Flying with Goggles

I have been flying my little GEPRC TinyGO 4k FPV Drone mostly in side in my sea can since the weather has not been so nice and I really need to get the basics down before going outside and accidentally flying my drone off into who knows where...

I tried using the goggles at first but inside such tight quarters, I get really disoriented with the goggles on not really sure which way I am looking since things are so erratic, so I have been flying inside without the goggles and on.

After getting my confidence up just a bit and feeling like I now have a little bit of control (still not very good) I did finally go outside and strap on the goggles and take my GEPRC TinyGO 4k FPV Drone Drone for a flight in the yard. There were some crashes but I did spend most of my time in the air with a hint of some control so I can say that things are progressing! I hope to be an ACRO Pro in no time LOL!