Violent! Why do Chinese FPV players describe drones like this? -part 2
The China Drone Open is a national-level drone racing competition organized by the China Aviation Sports Association. It is also the most widely used FPV drone competition in the world. Looking back at the last year's event, on August 23, 2017, the top 32 players who finally reached the finals successfully met in Beijing.
I also chatted with the contestants about this trending sport that is sweeping the world.
"Passionate? No, it is violent, very violent!" Yang Fan, a Liaoning-based player, answered questions from the reporter." In Yang Fan's view, this kind of violence is not comparable to aerial drones.
Yang Fan told me that they used a drone called a "crossing machine" and that "all were optimized by racing." After optimization, the maximum power of the drone is 1500 watts, and the instantaneous current can reach 150A. If the charging treasure is 1000mA/h, it means that 1000 mA can be discharged for 1 hour, 150A is equivalent to 150 charging treasures for 1 hour, and converted into minutes, that is, 9000 charging are discharged for 1 minute at the same time.
Therefore, it has higher requirements for players. Most of the early players, including him, were transferred from flying fixed-wing aircraft models and even flying fixed-wing drones. Despite mastering a wealth of skills, Yang Fan was scared enough when the aircraft was out of control for the first time. "Trembling, I almost cry out. My drone blew up in a second. It hurts." It also tells us how important it is to maintain the fpv antenna .
Hu Qiang, a 13-year-old, said modestly that he was only "flying on the open space every weekend after he fell in love with the FPV drone, almost half a day", but Hu Ganxi’s mother was somewhat worried that his son was alienated by the obsession with the sport. A player of the same age said, "He hasn't affected his academic performance since he played this hobby, and his learning efficiency has improved, so we also support him, but he really spent a lot of time and energy on this, and didn't go out to play with his friends."