fpv
All things FPV drones!
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@fastfourier.eth
Got an FPV kit for Christmas and finally took my first flight in Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 (loud!).
For those who are wondering, here's a kit link:
https://www.getfpv.com/fpv-quad-kits/diy-drone-kits/beginner-diy-fpv-drone-kit-qav-s-2-joshua-bardwell-se-5-analog.html
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@jtriley
b4ufly is a great app for planning an fpv session
you need to be in unrestricted airspace with no NOTAMs to fly. special events like airshows may affect where you can fly
dji by default will not let you fly in restricted airspace but this is not always the case, better to be safu
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@jtriley
playing with the simulator while the drone is under repair 🫠
https://youtube.com/shorts/v_8eL3dToZ4?si=MK0cqeaNQ6RVSENR
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@jtriley
there are 2 ways to transmit video (vtx) in fpv, analog and digital
analog is lower latency and lower quality, best for racing
digital is high latency high quality, great for cinematic and freestyle
you can also do analog + mount a gopro for low latency but high quality recording
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@jtriley
the fpv remote is the first item to get when starting in the hobby
the second item to get is a simulator. i like the official drone racing league’s sim, but there are plenty of others. this will save you thousands in crashes
it took me about 2 months of fairly consistent sim time to get comfortable with flying
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@ellis
My drone comes Thursday. It has the ability to do FPV, but not getting goggles at the moment. Might give it a try in the future. It’s a DJI Mini 4 Pro. Been talking to myself and the air about it in /drones .
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@jtriley
on fpv remotes, there's two major proprietary protocols (DJI, TBS) and one open source (ELRS)
DJI has good integrations with other DJI parts
TBS has an excellent controller (even onboard lua scripting!)
ELRS is oss, works with a bunch of remotes, and most remotes look mf cracked
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@jtriley
for flying fpv you're going to *need* a few parts:
- drone
- goggles
- remote
- hella lipo batteries
- lipo smart charger
***do NOT skimp on a smart charger, i did and the resulting lipo fire corroded through a patch of concrete :3
we'll deep dive each of these in later posts
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@jtriley
first thing to note is fpv drones come in 3 categories
1. RTF (Ready To Fly)
2. BNF (Bind 'N Fly)
3. DIY (Fuck Around Find Out)
RTF is the shortest purchase-to-fly time
BNF is good for familiarizing yourself with some modularization and configurators
DIY is good if you enjoy pain (dont do this first)
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