BEST-IN-CLASS ROCK-SOLID PERFORMANCE

High Speed Autonomous Flight

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• This flight covers a 1.2 mile loop at an altitude of 50 ft. set to a maximum speed of 20 m/s (45 MPH) with wind speeds around 25 MPH.

• The autopilot maximizes speed within the constraints of the flight, such as maintaining altitude, stability, smooth turns, etc.

• Maximum speed obtained was 19 m/s (42 MPH). Average speed was 14 m/s (31 MPH).

Steady Video in 35MPH Wind Gusts

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• While we tend to produce videos shot from the top of FreeBird One to demonstrate the vehicle's handling in the air, we mounted the camera and gimbal to the front for this video to demonstrate FreeBird One's ability to get fairly steady shots even in very gusty winds.

• At 35MPH peak gusts, the DJI Phantom, Mavic and Inspire would be hard pressed to hold a position and altitude this accurately, if not prone to loss of control, as these wind speeds are nearly twice the maximum wind rating for those vehicles.

FreeBird One Position Hold in 50MPH Wind Gusts

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• This video features the best part of our longer "FreeBird One Conquers 50+ MPH Winds".

• Note how the frame quickly disappears from view as a gust that we measured at 54MPH hits FreeBird One. The drone pitches forward more than 30 degrees to hold its position against this gust.

• Watch the background image after the frame disappears from site and note that it remains virtually unchanged the entire time.

• There are very few commercially-available industrial-quality UAVs that could generate a video like this.

Heavy Lift High Speed Flight

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• In this video, we flew a straight line back and forth followed by a manual loop while carrying barbells and extra weight in the form of extra batteries that were not connected to create deadweight.

• Total weight in the air was 25 pounds, with 17.5lb of payload including batteries. Handling was solid, and top speed reached was 38 MPH before slowing down to reverse direction.

5-Mile Autonomous Flight Through Passing Shower and Winds

• This flight covers about a 5-mile loop. Altitude was 350 ft and remained in line-of-sight.

• Due to the large size of FreeBird One (3 feet in diameter), bright navigation lights under the landing pads, and black frame, it can be flown much greater distances under line-of-sight requirements than smaller UAVs like the DJI Phantom.

1 Mile Autonomous Flight - 22 MPH

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This flight, made in December 2016, demonstrates enhanced attitude control from recent tuning improvements and firmware upgrades.