The noise pattern in the FPV video is from 1W ELRS close to the goggle antennas. We use 100-250mW ELRS power with a VTX like this. I just finished my Pro Spec build - really could have used some of your tips while I figured out how to build mine. Thanks for the video!
This video makes me feel a lot better about when I build a drone. Seeing a super experienced drone builder having some of the same issues and having to undo, and redo things just like how i do ha.
It's not that the people are weird and unusual for wanting to watch the fastest drones, it's just that they've never actually done it in their life. My dad is a very fast drone racer and we can't even see his 5 inch drone when he's racing. It goes way too fast. But when he races his Street League or tiny Trainor with LEDs on it it is so fun to watch. People just need to experience drone racing more in real life
I just had my first streetleague race this last weekend. It is a blast! They are air pigs lol. I think its better for spectators and I feel it makes you better at flying. I LOVE STREETLEAGUE!
This is so awesome thank you JB! I built my own Pro Spec and I love it! I learned something new today about the LED low mode. Also JB you need to run the Pro Spec preset if you haven't already. Mine flies really good and locked in! Cheers
This is good news, Joshua. When X-Class was introduced I was happy. Then Covid intervened. Just a spec-class 7” may make watching and flying FPV races a lot more fun. Thanks for sharing!
Love This 7" love JB! Since starting last year, I've built about 10 drones, and being late to the scene, decided I wanted to be edgy and never touch 5". Built 1.6 to 7.5 x8 cinelift. Currently my favorite X frame is the 7", which I built specifically for gopro usage over the ocean, and because I had leftover components from the x8 and the frame (and extra motors) was surprisingly dirt cheap. Waterproofed the hell out of it, even put pool noodles on the arms, steady regardless of those ocean gusts, fun and floaty and no issues. But big disclaimer on the 7" clone frame I got, was experiencing insane instability from the start and into a month of troubleshooting vibration issues. Eventually it was simply the arm screws supplied not being long enough, as well as needing a specific dampener that went through the top base plate for the stack.
I love 7-inch spec racing. I've spent many happy hours playing DRL sim. I love that the tracks tend to have larger gates further apart and are much more 3D. I love everything about it. I really love watching the DRL events too. If anyone is on the fence, I highly recommend giving it a try.
I discovered this kind of fun in Velocidrone :) and then built myself a UWL spec whoop from spare parts I had. The racing drones are not for freestyle, so the satisfaction is even greater when I make them do tricks.
I like MultiGP and all, but it really annoys me that they went the route to create their own 7" spec rather than adopting the already established Street League spec. Yes, I'm aware of the beef that occurred between the two, but the last thing we need is to divide an already small class of racing.
That spacing below the ESC was indeed very little, totally agree with you. However adding the stands-offs you chose might be too much vibration dampening impacting the performance of the flight controller. I would suggest using nylon nuts instead.
I don't think motor RPM needs to be kept to keep the KV thing fair. KV does not affect the ultimate power output of the motor. It affects efficiency at various voltages but changing KV doesn't actually make your system more powerful. It might give it a higher theoretical motor RPM but that doesn't necessarily translate into that motor being able to make the quad go faster.
This is similar to something I have been saying for years. I quit FPV racing because the gates kept getting smaller and smaller. I can get through them most of the time, just like most other pilots, but the times when I do hit the gates often result in damage that I have to repair and with the hobby getting more and more expensive those repairs add up to more and more money over the years. When I first started the courses were more pylons than gates and the gates that were there were really large. Then the gates started getting smaller and smaller to the point that people were destroying drones at every event. This raises the cost of the hobby too much for me. I have never understood the desire for tiny gates. A pylon course or at least a much large gate still provides plenty of opportunity for more skilled pilots to shine by cutting the corner closer than the competition or by taking the wider line for more speed in the turn but with less risk of doing potentially hundreds of dollars in damage to 4 of the 5 drones in the race because everyone tried to get through a gate that isn't much larger than a single drone. Basically larger gates or pylons would also make racing more accessible.
I generally find more organic or natural tracks more fun anyway, something with a bit of distance and interesting scenery and obstacles rather than just gates in a field.
Fun vid. Good to see you're also still figuring out where to place things.. Just wondering why you didn't use an xt60e and didn't consider to put the vtx on top of the stack?
I appreciate your knowledge and that you share it. Thank you. Allow me to reciprocate. Please move your softbox lights and/or camera angle so that your lights do not reflect in your glasses, doesn't. Very distracting when you are trying to pay attention to you. Usually, a small adjustment is all that is needed to rectify this.
Fantastic flying and tutorial, Joshua! Thanks a bunch! 😃 But can you change the rates for a race like this? Because it could help... Well, a little at least. Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Not relevant to this video. But after watching a lot of your videos including other fpv RUclipsrs ofc, I finally got myself a fpv setup and I had my first flight today after a lot of practice in the simulator via your simulator toturial on leurning how to fly. And man I am so happy I made the choice to get one drone. O my god it is amazing and what a rush is it to fly a fpv drone irl. Thank you for your videos and thank you for inspiring me to get in this hobby ❤🎉
I want one. It almost reminds me of playing the DCL sim where you really have to focus on your lines and I have 1000 hours in it so I'm kinda curious what I could do with that lol seems very competitive too which is fun!
I love how even the kid goes "Is this a full punch-out?" Aside from that, I think the core of this racing is that people would build a long-range underpowered quads and try to max their performance.
You are absolutely right, I always wondered why they don't introduce xclass race with big huge monsters, it would make fpv racing really popular :D And actually all the car races does this, all of them regulated, like 30 years ago in rally class B they had 1000 hp cars, but they were too fast.
I made a weak whoop for longer flight times in tiny house.. but didnt think it thru. When i dive down i cant stop it easily not enough power haha.. can go fast for the house but didnt realize even 6ft drop gets hard to pull out
So much of this parallels the RC car racing scene. Really. Some of the classes got so fast even the pros couldn't drive a good race if they didn't specialize in a specific class for a significant time. Handful of course that break that mold but keep in mind we are talking serious talent, world champ level drivers and not even all of THEM could pull it off consistently. Classes that set some limits on powertrains and had higher minimum weights became wildly more popular. Now race development has got to the point where those "slow" classes are getting pretty dang fast. The barrier to entry for new blood in the hobby has always been a big part of what has limited its growth. Serious competition just becomes its own worse enemy eventually. Meanwhile, the "bashing" part of the hobby just keeps on going.
I've been flying a UWL spec 75mm and they do a similar thing. Limited motor selection, rpm limit, and a weight range. It's a grossly underpowered quad for freestyle but definitely the miata of the quad world where you can go full throttle without breaking things. Also, just pull the 20x20 threaded inserts out. If you're not mounting to them then don't keep them.
Josh, Alien tape your using for the electronics might be good, but it doesn’t work for holding heavier things like picture frames or mailboxes like in the infomercial, I know you say it’s 👍🤔
Never noticed that constantly changing square white panel reflection in your glasses before. Something changed. It was annoying, But great content , as always.
I wonder how it compares to my Blackout quad from 2014, running two-bladed props on 3S, with a Naze32 running Cleanflight. You remember the one Charpu build on Tested? Man, that video cost me a fortune... 😁
Your HDZero is experiencing numerous glitches and lost blocks. Could this be due to incorrect antennas on the VTX, or is there some radio interference in your area?
i just throw on a lion 4s pack on my 4inch lr explorer and try to freestyle so i understand how this must feel. Fun fact i make 18650 packs and putting one on a 5 inch drone nuters the power band so much it makes it hard to fly. it needs 50% throttle to lift off and the turns are wide and u must hit the throttle wayy before u need em
I subscribed to you and I'm about to support your channel..thank you so much for everything you do to teach us fpv. I'm having trouble flashing a binding phrase on my RM Pocket ELRS. I watched a video but not getting it. I want to use it for all my mini quads SPI ELRS. Can you please tell me what video will help me set my radio ELRS bind phrase? Please
Nice. I do like when drone racing "slows everyone down" so the average person can understand what happening. And on a weird note: When my ESCs get too close to the frame or nuts, and I turn to 3d printing, instead of printing and actual spacer, I usually make a very thin (0,6mm) insulation square, with all four holes, and slide it under the ESC. And the same between ESC and FC, if I feel they're too close.
Adding a full "insulation square" could cause your ESC to overheat by reducing airflow and most common 3D printing materials can't hold up to the possible temperatures that ESCs could get to. PLA can only withstand 50-60 Celsius before melting and ESCs can easily go above that, especially if you starve them of airflow and put a thermally insulating material (plastic) right on them.
I'm looking to move into the HD world. I already have a lot of analog quads and planes, and really don't want to switch them all to HD. What would you all say is the best HD goggle that also does analog?
Reminds me of cars in a way. I like driving RWD stick cars because they handle in a way that's fun to drive not because they are the fastest best handling things out there.
Hi, not on topic of this post, but I have a protek25 and am having such a strange issue during flight. Do you offer any sort of service for help on tuning or figuring out what is wrong. I have re set everything back to factory settings on beta flight and problem still occurs.
Just getting into this.... Got a controller and a sim.... Just curious though, has anyone combined Lazer tag with a drone obstacle course and maybe some augmented reality? I can imagine an augmented reality X-wing and TIE fighter...
I got a problem with my speedybee f405 v4. I just build a fpv drone, it works fine but, i got one major problem. My altitude meter us acting wired, when i arm the altitude resets to 0 than i go flying, when i am going to lower to the ground the altitude is -10 or somthing. The problem is, does the drone unarm when gps resque is active at 0 meters? So it unarm middel in the sky. Pleas help
NASCAR Restrictor Plate racing has arrived. No more 426 Hemi's, forget the winged cars, Hee, hee! Actually, I do see real merit there for the setup. Neat!
Thats similar to F3C versus 3D freestyle flying on collective pitch helicopter contests. On 3D flying more sicko you go better point you get. On F3C you have a bulky under powered helicopter that you have to perform pre defined tricks in a designated area without going off the track and doing it as accurately as you can. They are both insane in their own way and one is an equally important and impressive skill as the other
Why would you use Analog??? O3 that thing... might as well see if weight isn't an issue... 😜 just noticed after watching again... those rainbow boxes look like squares... so HDZero?
@@JoshuaBardwell ahh dang... Really surprised no one at DJI pulled the Race mode trigger and slam dunked it... fixed latency max 200mw.. 120fps... picture quality be damned...
Fixed latency is impossible in an i-frame-based compression method like H.264 or H.265. The exact reason why DJI is so resilient is also why it can't do fixed latency. The best case is, you do like Walksnail race mode, and you put the retransmission timeout super low, and you get latency down to like 15-20 ms most of the time. It gets a lot more stable, but still varies. They would also need to fix the channels to match Raceband and limit output power. Basically, they don't care, and they won't do it (IMO).
I think they should do a budget spec league simply using the cheap $5 rs2205 clone motors and a 1300mah 4s battery, all other specs is bring what you got... Those motors can only do so much but they are cheap to replace, they are limited power, about half a good 2207 and they handle like a dream with the right props... The point is they even the playing field and you can race a $100 drone competitively!
I really wouldn't mind 2 inch spec racing. Might actually be able to participate. By the way, how the heck are we supposed to tune these quads if they're handing out some random props?
Ohh nice... I have a Street League Prig... been using the Spec7... haven't needed the Prig yet.. but nice... I am zero threat to anyone at any race... so....
It would seem that by limiting the speed to the point where you can sit at full throttle for a full race they are partly taking some skill out of it and artificially limiting how fast someone could actually be. You don't have to worry about battery or throttle management just like in the simulators. I see it as similar to reducing an F1 car's speed so much that they can sit there at full throttle and never touch the brakes.
Racing needs to be interesting to watch for the average spectator, and drone racing has always struggled with that. Watching a drone whip around gates is just not fun to watch, it's interesting, it's impressive, but how long can you really watch that for? I used to race RC cars, and it was so fun to watch the highly skilled racers. They would stay relatively close close together, while maintaining theirs lines. Fighting for a position or two at a time, it was a blast. We also need some better drone racing games that aren't trying to be sims. I really think that could spark interest in racing. Think Star Citizen, but simplified to the point you can use a Transmitter to fly something through gates, skimming the ground. Or maybe even something akin to Pod Racers from Star Wars.
Ik this is completely unrelated but, I just replaced the frame and motors on my Meteor 75 pro and I havent had any big crashes or problems before this but now whenever I try to take off I get about a foot off the ground then my OSD says runaway and my drone just plops to the floor. If anyone knows how to fix this pls help.
Are your motor screws too long? (I.e. touching the motor wiring?) You can disable runaway takeoff prevention in Betaflight CLI, but it probably means something is really wrong.. Does it actually fly briefly during that first foot off the ground?
Disconnecting and reconnecting MIPI cables should feel sketchy. While most connectors are rated for thousands of connector cycles, *MIPI connections are often rated for about 20 connection cycles.* You don't want to be making those type of connections very often. I personally always hate when a product requires me to disconnect the O3 camera's cable. That's the only MIPI connection I have to deal with semi often. Usually it's to use the O3 in a gimbal but I've had a few quads which required disconnecting the O3 camera to assemble the quad properly.
DJI makes it difficult in big races, as timing system doesn't work smoothly with variable VTX power, and it creates interference for pilots flying with you. It's possible, just not worth for big races with lots of pilots, where rounds need to be random and move fast one after another.
Great insight and great video. Personally, i think handing everyone the same brick with motors and slowing down the race is....bad. Sure, it levels the playing field and makes the race more about flying a clean line which can be measured and disected like every play on a football game. But. I completely dissagree it will be a race about the best pilot. ANYONE can practice clean lines in....slo-mo....until they get it right. Only the best and most capable pilots can twitch it with pure muscle memory. THEY are the best pilots. And putting them in a straight jacket to make it.....fare.....for people without those skills is just dumbing down the field for lesser pilots. I say that knowing i am not one of those great pilots. But i would rather be awed by sheer amazing inate skill than watch a disected repay of how this or that pilot navigated a corner. Just my opinion.
@@JoshuaBardwell The LED for the RTF is very different. The RTF LEDs are not addressable at all. They are wired off the ESCs. To be honest 3 of the arm LEDs came broken from Five33 and the packaging was missing other items on the order. Not super impressed.
What a time to be alive. Tech evolved so much we're going backwards now to have fun. I kinda want to build one tho.
It's more fun to fly a slow quad fast than it is to fly a fast quad slow.
@@notice_fpvThe motto to live by for any adrenaline junkie
Brand new human experience
The noise pattern in the FPV video is from 1W ELRS close to the goggle antennas. We use 100-250mW ELRS power with a VTX like this. I just finished my Pro Spec build - really could have used some of your tips while I figured out how to build mine. Thanks for the video!
You clearly haven't seen me race. I'm not fast
I'm fast right in to the wall
You clearly haven’t seen me race either. I absolutely win last place every time.🤷🏻♂️💯👍😬
This video makes me feel a lot better about when I build a drone. Seeing a super experienced drone builder having some of the same issues and having to undo, and redo things just like how i do ha.
What's with no instructions with most fpv frames
It's not that the people are weird and unusual for wanting to watch the fastest drones, it's just that they've never actually done it in their life. My dad is a very fast drone racer and we can't even see his 5 inch drone when he's racing. It goes way too fast. But when he races his Street League or tiny Trainor with LEDs on it it is so fun to watch. People just need to experience drone racing more in real life
"I'm not bitter, your bitter"! Amen, Bardwell. lol!
I just had my first streetleague race this last weekend. It is a blast! They are air pigs lol. I think its better for spectators and I feel it makes you better at flying. I LOVE STREETLEAGUE!
This is so awesome thank you JB! I built my own Pro Spec and I love it! I learned something new today about the LED low mode. Also JB you need to run the Pro Spec preset if you haven't already. Mine flies really good and locked in! Cheers
You're still crushing it big dog. trip. Thanks again
This is good news, Joshua. When X-Class was introduced I was happy. Then Covid intervened. Just a spec-class 7” may make watching and flying FPV races a lot more fun. Thanks for sharing!
Bardwell you have to try the upgraded lens! I think it makes a huge difference in being able to fly tight on hdzero.
agreed
Love This 7" love JB! Since starting last year, I've built about 10 drones, and being late to the scene, decided I wanted to be edgy and never touch 5". Built 1.6 to 7.5 x8 cinelift. Currently my favorite X frame is the 7", which I built specifically for gopro usage over the ocean, and because I had leftover components from the x8 and the frame (and extra motors) was surprisingly dirt cheap. Waterproofed the hell out of it, even put pool noodles on the arms, steady regardless of those ocean gusts, fun and floaty and no issues. But big disclaimer on the 7" clone frame I got, was experiencing insane instability from the start and into a month of troubleshooting vibration issues. Eventually it was simply the arm screws supplied not being long enough, as well as needing a specific dampener that went through the top base plate for the stack.
I love 7-inch spec racing. I've spent many happy hours playing DRL sim. I love that the tracks tend to have larger gates further apart and are much more 3D. I love everything about it. I really love watching the DRL events too. If anyone is on the fence, I highly recommend giving it a try.
Perfect with my Saturday coffee. Thank you Joshua.
I discovered this kind of fun in Velocidrone :) and then built myself a UWL spec whoop from spare parts I had. The racing drones are not for freestyle, so the satisfaction is even greater when I make them do tricks.
I like MultiGP and all, but it really annoys me that they went the route to create their own 7" spec rather than adopting the already established Street League spec. Yes, I'm aware of the beef that occurred between the two, but the last thing we need is to divide an already small class of racing.
😂😂😂😂 FPv is all beef CT will never adopt anything or even want another league around
That spacing below the ESC was indeed very little, totally agree with you.
However adding the stands-offs you chose might be too much vibration dampening impacting the performance of the flight controller.
I would suggest using nylon nuts instead.
This was pretty cool I never did racing bit I think I'm going to try I like this quad you built thanks JB👍👍
I don't think motor RPM needs to be kept to keep the KV thing fair. KV does not affect the ultimate power output of the motor. It affects efficiency at various voltages but changing KV doesn't actually make your system more powerful. It might give it a higher theoretical motor RPM but that doesn't necessarily translate into that motor being able to make the quad go faster.
I love how the VTX was just slow frying away as you were filming the outro lol.
Highly recommend the TurtleModeFPV 7" frames , saw them in person, metal where it counts 💪
Racing isn't my thing but great video!!! And wow....Quinn's growing up too quick!!!
Bardwell has a PRO Spec quad. Now he has to go to that pro spec kickoff race in a week fron now :)
Kaack
@@IvanEfimovLimon Limon better be practicing 🔥 my dad is going to pass you
@@theringoffire3228 wataheck ))
This is similar to something I have been saying for years. I quit FPV racing because the gates kept getting smaller and smaller. I can get through them most of the time, just like most other pilots, but the times when I do hit the gates often result in damage that I have to repair and with the hobby getting more and more expensive those repairs add up to more and more money over the years. When I first started the courses were more pylons than gates and the gates that were there were really large. Then the gates started getting smaller and smaller to the point that people were destroying drones at every event. This raises the cost of the hobby too much for me. I have never understood the desire for tiny gates. A pylon course or at least a much large gate still provides plenty of opportunity for more skilled pilots to shine by cutting the corner closer than the competition or by taking the wider line for more speed in the turn but with less risk of doing potentially hundreds of dollars in damage to 4 of the 5 drones in the race because everyone tried to get through a gate that isn't much larger than a single drone. Basically larger gates or pylons would also make racing more accessible.
I generally find more organic or natural tracks more fun anyway, something with a bit of distance and interesting scenery and obstacles rather than just gates in a field.
Fun vid. Good to see you're also still figuring out where to place things.. Just wondering why you didn't use an xt60e and didn't consider to put the vtx on top of the stack?
Looks like we need to get a Knoxville ProSpec race scheduled
I appreciate your knowledge and that you share it. Thank you. Allow me to reciprocate. Please move your softbox lights and/or camera angle so that your lights do not reflect in your glasses, doesn't. Very distracting when you are trying to pay attention to you. Usually, a small adjustment is all that is needed to rectify this.
Fantastic flying and tutorial, Joshua! Thanks a bunch! 😃
But can you change the rates for a race like this? Because it could help... Well, a little at least.
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
grreat video buddy!!! Stay flying high and keep making amzing content !!!1
Not relevant to this video. But after watching a lot of your videos including other fpv RUclipsrs ofc, I finally got myself a fpv setup and I had my first flight today after a lot of practice in the simulator via your simulator toturial on leurning how to fly. And man I am so happy I made the choice to get one drone. O my god it is amazing and what a rush is it to fly a fpv drone irl. Thank you for your videos and thank you for inspiring me to get in this hobby ❤🎉
Love what you're doing !!
1:44 😆🤣😂 Thanks JB! There is no better explanation than that!
Who is Scully and why you love him? 😂
How do I change that????!!!
@@JoshHowell_profile some CLI commands, I forgot exactly lol. Something with "extra"
I want one. It almost reminds me of playing the DCL sim where you really have to focus on your lines and I have 1000 hours in it so I'm kinda curious what I could do with that lol seems very competitive too which is fun!
I love how even the kid goes "Is this a full punch-out?"
Aside from that, I think the core of this racing is that people would build a long-range underpowered quads and try to max their performance.
Would a higher kv motor spin up to the ram limit faster or is that basically the esc ?
You are absolutely right, I always wondered why they don't introduce xclass race with big huge monsters, it would make fpv racing really popular :D And actually all the car races does this, all of them regulated, like 30 years ago in rally class B they had 1000 hp cars, but they were too fast.
Xclass costs a small fortune, which is why its not as popular as it should be
43:00 This flight dynamic reminds me of the early days of quadcopters. They did not have the agility of today’s breed.
brushed Silverware
Remember when tech like the Eachine Lizard95 was ground-breaking? Now we are going backwards.
I made a weak whoop for longer flight times in tiny house.. but didnt think it thru. When i dive down i cant stop it easily not enough power haha.. can go fast for the house but didnt realize even 6ft drop gets hard to pull out
Can't you adjust the min throttle to gain more throttle resolution on the stick?
So much of this parallels the RC car racing scene. Really. Some of the classes got so fast even the pros couldn't drive a good race if they didn't specialize in a specific class for a significant time. Handful of course that break that mold but keep in mind we are talking serious talent, world champ level drivers and not even all of THEM could pull it off consistently. Classes that set some limits on powertrains and had higher minimum weights became wildly more popular. Now race development has got to the point where those "slow" classes are getting pretty dang fast. The barrier to entry for new blood in the hobby has always been a big part of what has limited its growth. Serious competition just becomes its own worse enemy eventually. Meanwhile, the "bashing" part of the hobby just keeps on going.
I've been flying a UWL spec 75mm and they do a similar thing. Limited motor selection, rpm limit, and a weight range. It's a grossly underpowered quad for freestyle but definitely the miata of the quad world where you can go full throttle without breaking things.
Also, just pull the 20x20 threaded inserts out. If you're not mounting to them then don't keep them.
So can we run digi yet in these speed races.
Josh, Alien tape your using for the electronics might be good, but it doesn’t work for holding heavier things like picture frames or mailboxes like in the infomercial, I know you say it’s 👍🤔
Never noticed that constantly changing square white panel reflection in your glasses before. Something changed. It was annoying, But great content , as always.
Looks like it flies pretty good
As far as the camera mount goes, the 'upgraded lens' one fits the Foxeer Predator Nano 5 just fine :)
I wonder how it compares to my Blackout quad from 2014, running two-bladed props on 3S, with a Naze32 running Cleanflight. You remember the one Charpu build on Tested? Man, that video cost me a fortune... 😁
What happened with that competition with the giant quads? (something like 1 meter diagonal I think?)
Did the `ovid put the brakes on it?
Your HDZero is experiencing numerous glitches and lost blocks. Could this be due to incorrect antennas on the VTX, or is there some radio interference in your area?
i just throw on a lion 4s pack on my 4inch lr explorer and try to freestyle so i understand how this must feel. Fun fact i make 18650 packs and putting one on a 5 inch drone nuters the power band so much it makes it hard to fly. it needs 50% throttle to lift off and the turns are wide and u must hit the throttle wayy before u need em
I subscribed to you and I'm about to support your channel..thank you so much for everything you do to teach us fpv. I'm having trouble flashing a binding phrase on my RM Pocket ELRS. I watched a video but not getting it. I want to use it for all my mini quads SPI ELRS. Can you please tell me what video will help me set my radio ELRS bind phrase? Please
Are you going to make a review for the new 2w walksnail vtx I'm thinking of switching over but will wait for your review if it's coming
Nice. I do like when drone racing "slows everyone down" so the average person can understand what happening.
And on a weird note: When my ESCs get too close to the frame or nuts, and I turn to 3d printing, instead of printing and actual spacer, I usually make a very thin (0,6mm) insulation square, with all four holes, and slide it under the ESC. And the same between ESC and FC, if I feel they're too close.
Adding a full "insulation square" could cause your ESC to overheat by reducing airflow and most common 3D printing materials can't hold up to the possible temperatures that ESCs could get to.
PLA can only withstand 50-60 Celsius before melting and ESCs can easily go above that, especially if you starve them of airflow and put a thermally insulating material (plastic) right on them.
I'm looking to move into the HD world. I already have a lot of analog quads and planes, and really don't want to switch them all to HD. What would you all say is the best HD goggle that also does analog?
Reminds me of cars in a way. I like driving RWD stick cars because they handle in a way that's fun to drive not because they are the fastest best handling things out there.
Well said!
Walkanail Goggles L review? Im looking forward. Hope its in the making
I was subscribed already, but this video made me a patreon!
quick question, is a 1300mAh 6s battery with 130c discharge good for the speedybee F7 V3 or will it blow up?
It's fine.
@@JoshuaBardwell cool thanks!
I put a bid on the TS16s transmitter can i build a drone to use with that controller i know im off task lol
Hi, not on topic of this post, but I have a protek25 and am having such a strange issue during flight. Do you offer any sort of service for help on tuning or figuring out what is wrong. I have re set everything back to factory settings on beta flight and problem still occurs.
Just getting into this.... Got a controller and a sim.... Just curious though, has anyone combined Lazer tag with a drone obstacle course and maybe some augmented reality? I can imagine an augmented reality X-wing and TIE fighter...
I got a problem with my speedybee f405 v4. I just build a fpv drone, it works fine but, i got one major problem. My altitude meter us acting wired, when i arm the altitude resets to 0 than i go flying, when i am going to lower to the ground the altitude is -10 or somthing. The problem is, does the drone unarm when gps resque is active at 0 meters? So it unarm middel in the sky. Pleas help
NASCAR Restrictor Plate racing has arrived. No more 426 Hemi's, forget the winged cars, Hee, hee! Actually, I do see real merit there for the setup. Neat!
I don't think none of these folks have a clue what you're talking about. To busy vaping Tide Pods on Tiktok. LOL
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ah Yea,,, I guess I dated myself with that comment.
Thats similar to F3C versus 3D freestyle flying on collective pitch helicopter contests. On 3D flying more sicko you go better point you get. On F3C you have a bulky under powered helicopter that you have to perform pre defined tricks in a designated area without going off the track and doing it as accurately as you can. They are both insane in their own way and one is an equally important and impressive skill as the other
Dose anyone know where to get that LED kit I can’t find them
yes five33 now
Jb, what drone do you use for kids. My daughter is 6 and wants to fly too.
Why would you use Analog???
O3 that thing... might as well see if weight isn't an issue...
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just noticed after watching again... those rainbow boxes look like squares... so HDZero?
O3 is not allowed in Pro-Spec league. In part because it causes issues with timing systems due to its output power cannot be controlled.
@@JoshuaBardwell ahh dang...
Really surprised no one at DJI pulled the Race mode trigger and slam dunked it...
fixed latency max 200mw.. 120fps... picture quality be damned...
Fixed latency is impossible in an i-frame-based compression method like H.264 or H.265. The exact reason why DJI is so resilient is also why it can't do fixed latency. The best case is, you do like Walksnail race mode, and you put the retransmission timeout super low, and you get latency down to like 15-20 ms most of the time. It gets a lot more stable, but still varies.
They would also need to fix the channels to match Raceband and limit output power.
Basically, they don't care, and they won't do it (IMO).
I think they should do a budget spec league simply using the cheap $5 rs2205 clone motors and a 1300mah 4s battery, all other specs is bring what you got... Those motors can only do so much but they are cheap to replace, they are limited power, about half a good 2207 and they handle like a dream with the right props... The point is they even the playing field and you can race a $100 drone competitively!
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Sorry, can you provide context? 😅
I really wouldn't mind 2 inch spec racing. Might actually be able to participate.
By the way, how the heck are we supposed to tune these quads if they're handing out some random props?
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Ohh nice... I have a Street League Prig...
been using the Spec7... haven't needed the Prig yet.. but nice...
I am zero threat to anyone at any race... so....
Nasdrone, coming to a city near you!
I would love to see Joshua fly my 5” drone, it’s got 8 motors (counter rotating) and pulls 350 amps (1900kv 6s)
I use Vibra-TITE threadmate, it's a plastic and silicone safe threadlocker.
It would seem that by limiting the speed to the point where you can sit at full throttle for a full race they are partly taking some skill out of it and artificially limiting how fast someone could actually be. You don't have to worry about battery or throttle management just like in the simulators. I see it as similar to reducing an F1 car's speed so much that they can sit there at full throttle and never touch the brakes.
Your child is so cute 😊
Where can I get this t-shirt?
Racing needs to be interesting to watch for the average spectator, and drone racing has always struggled with that. Watching a drone whip around gates is just not fun to watch, it's interesting, it's impressive, but how long can you really watch that for?
I used to race RC cars, and it was so fun to watch the highly skilled racers. They would stay relatively close close together, while maintaining theirs lines. Fighting for a position or two at a time, it was a blast.
We also need some better drone racing games that aren't trying to be sims. I really think that could spark interest in racing. Think Star Citizen, but simplified to the point you can use a Transmitter to fly something through gates, skimming the ground. Or maybe even something akin to Pod Racers from Star Wars.
11:07 just knock out those unused inner press nuts. they are just dead weight
Ik this is completely unrelated but, I just replaced the frame and motors on my Meteor 75 pro and I havent had any big crashes or problems before this but now whenever I try to take off I get about a foot off the ground then my OSD says runaway and my drone just plops to the floor. If anyone knows how to fix this pls help.
Are your motor screws too long? (I.e. touching the motor wiring?)
You can disable runaway takeoff prevention in Betaflight CLI, but it probably means something is really wrong..
Does it actually fly briefly during that first foot off the ground?
Disconnecting and reconnecting MIPI cables should feel sketchy. While most connectors are rated for thousands of connector cycles, *MIPI connections are often rated for about 20 connection cycles.* You don't want to be making those type of connections very often.
I personally always hate when a product requires me to disconnect the O3 camera's cable. That's the only MIPI connection I have to deal with semi often. Usually it's to use the O3 in a gimbal but I've had a few quads which required disconnecting the O3 camera to assemble the quad properly.
1:26 woah, you good man? That might be a symptom
Aw geez Josh, are you really going to make be build a 7" racer now?
Mine didn't come with motor screws..
Flywoo baby nano or similar spec races... would be the bees knees
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1200g
He ❤’s the CAACK
Probably a stupid question, why dji vtx is not allowed? I know latency is bad but I'm just curious :)
DJI makes it difficult in big races, as timing system doesn't work smoothly with variable VTX power, and it creates interference for pilots flying with you. It's possible, just not worth for big races with lots of pilots, where rounds need to be random and move fast one after another.
Which one of the sims has this spec?
Bardwell is the VSauce of FPV
Wonder what Steele would say
No standard prop is actually genius and probably saves them tons of headaches.
Great insight and great video. Personally, i think handing everyone the same brick with motors and slowing down the race is....bad. Sure, it levels the playing field and makes the race more about flying a clean line which can be measured and disected like every play on a football game. But. I completely dissagree it will be a race about the best pilot. ANYONE can practice clean lines in....slo-mo....until they get it right. Only the best and most capable pilots can twitch it with pure muscle memory. THEY are the best pilots. And putting them in a straight jacket to make it.....fare.....for people without those skills is just dumbing down the field for lesser pilots.
I say that knowing i am not one of those great pilots. But i would rather be awed by sheer amazing inate skill than watch a disected repay of how this or that pilot navigated a corner. Just my opinion.
0:19 ouch 😂
This RTF does not come with the same LED kit that is shown in the video
I know. The LED kit they sent me was a one-off for the Sharjah race. The 533 LED kit is similar, but not identical.
@@JoshuaBardwell The LED for the RTF is very different. The RTF LEDs are not addressable at all. They are wired off the ESCs. To be honest 3 of the arm LEDs came broken from Five33 and the packaging was missing other items on the order. Not super impressed.
Geez that's disappointing. How do you change colors then?!
@JoshuaBardwell Buy new LEDs I guess. It's odd they have LEDs setup in Betaflight.
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you could drill a hole to see the led