THIS is why Photography Drone people hate FPV - KEN HERON
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- My friend Kelly HATES flying FPV and I don't get it.
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Tip 1: get a simulator
Tip2 : don’t let go of you sticks on loops and flips
Tip3: lower your rates or put in like 10 hours learning your rates
Velocidrone is a simulator, he talks about putting a lot of time on it in the beginning of the video.
thank youuuuu exactly
he dont know what he doing ong
My 2 cents as a newer pilot: lower the camera angle (it will decrease your speed and you’ll see the ground/horizon better, as well as maintain altitude better), keep moving forward (you can maintain altitude better, see hazards, controls are easier, won’t drift into obstacles). Have fun!!!
Mathieu F. This is the best tip. Almost flat still feels super fast for a new pilot. Gradually bump it up as you get more confident.
Shinobi FPV glad it helped
When you use auto level (angle) mode to help someone new fly, you should lower the camera angle. He was basically just seeing the sky (assuming the fpv camera has the same tilt as your action camera) because the camera angle was too steep. In order to point the camera down, he would've had to have had his pitch held down all the way forward, which is not something a beginner is gonna do or want to do. He would've done better with less angle.
You seem to be getting along just fine. Lots of learning and you're already in velocidrone. Just takes time in the sim. You'll get it!
Zach Machina yeah and definitely not what you wanna do with a cinewhoop. He hasn't crashed though so that's good 😊
also, getting some smaller batteries would help. 6s is really a lot of stinkin power
depends on the motors. 6s is not necessarily faster than 4s.
@@elsterfpv4904 that's true, of course, however he comes from DJI land..
@@elsterfpv4904 even a 4s on 1900kv motors, i imagine, as i have not tried it, would be fiestier than what we are comparing here
DJI quads
Expo on throttle.
Hi, when your learning to fly slowly you should probably put the fpv camera pitch down.
i was about to suggest that.
I think it is down when they show the drone close up but we are seeing out of the gopro that is tilted way up
Yeah, I have to agree with rj h on that one.
@@Swole_Gecko yes looks like the gopro angle is much higher than the fpv cam angle
I think the FPV cam should be tilted up a bit more, so that the quad has a bit more forward momentum, which makes it easier to keep spacial awareness, also the GoPro camera angle should be lowered to match the FPV.
It is hard for a beginner, and this thing is not set up right for the rookie. But after some simulator-hours and some Bardwell-videos you'll know how to set it up for you and you'll be able to fly it in acro/air-mode. Thats where the fun begins cause you'll feel the freedom.
I can tell you two things not to do that really held me back when I first started. Do NOT fly in self stabilized mode ever and don't be afraid to crash. I downloaded Liftoff one night,practiced flying acro and the next day I had my first successful acro flight. After switching to acro and realizing crashing is part of flying,FPV became 100% more fun. Good luck with your journey into FPV Ken!
How are you losing signal so easily with crossfire?
Horizon can make you crash if your not careful, and Acro is harder to fly, but is so much better. I learned Acro flying liftoff and velocidrone.
I rub a little bacon on the top of my drone. My hounds take me right to it. A little old-school tracking in a new age. LOL
Now I don't feel as bad as a beginner, I flew mine high as well, but I find that the smaller ones are easier to learn on. Cool video guys 👍🏾😎👍🏾
I think the reason your getting telemetry warnings is because your running a QX7 without the crossfire mod...this can temporarily be resolved without much consequence by doing the following...In the Taranis, long press the Menu button, then press page till you get to the “Hardware” page.
On the Hardware page, there will be an option for “Max bauds”. Change the Baudrate from 40000 to 115200. This will slow down the communication between the Taranis and the module, but it’ll fix the issue.
Tokey FPV isn’t that a crossfire antenna attached below?
This is exactly his issue, as soon as his radio started calling low signal before he even took off I knew that was the issue.
FPV is a steep learning curve, dont sweat the growing pains. When I first got into the hobby, I didnt even think my reflexes were good enough to do it. Now, I think I am mediocre, but let me put a second set of goggles on a friend, they say it looks like the videos on youtube!
In North Carolina here.. been flying about a year and still get stressed flying the 3 inch... whoops are fun all the time because no real danger.. my tip: put a 50% throttle limit on a switch so you can choose to have twice the resolution and half the power.. or 3 way switch 50% 70% full.. helps me alot
Great job getting Kelly to fetch your drone........well done. Great work Kelly you did a great job on your first time doing FPV.
JAS Aerial Jeff when is it gonna be your turn?
"It is a little disconcerting, isn't it?" Hahahahaha......those were the very first words I said when I first flew a 5 inch quad! And its what I say to people when they ask what it's like to fly a 5 inch quad the first time. It most definitely can be disconcerting, just the sounds of the props are disconcerting! Great video though Ken, you're pretty damn hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣
Setting a throttle limit to 90-95% can help smooth out the throttle and make it a bit less touchy. Also you can run 4s which will tame the quad a bit.
Glad to see you're having so much fun Ken.
And you're getting others into it as well.
Keep em coming.
practice acro mode with a tiny whoop, and in the simulator
I practiced a lot in the simulator but first acro mode in real was a disaster, smashed a brand new go pro 8. For acro I would recommend line of sight first at low altitudes just to reduce damages 🤔
@@abdiasthera may i ask why it was a disaster? I am flying in sim for around 3 months now daily and in 1 month i have all parts for my first mini quad build, and i think because of the sim it will be fairly easy..?
@@malo6748 Yesterday I flew the first time with my drone. I've been practicing on the sim for about 4-5 months and the only thing that was different in real life is that the drone falls much faster because on the sim the gravity is very low so you almost "float" around but other than that it was just like the sim. Just be a little carefull at the beginning. And don't crash cuz u won't be able to push a button to restart!
@@mr.despar905 i agree, quad falls slightly faster, but IMO the quad is easier to handle in real life than a Sim drone. It feels way more locked in.
Had my first flight 1 week ago banggood shipped my parts pretty fast so i had them earlier then i expected ;)
Safe flying bro !
Ma Lo yeah I mean the speed at which the drone falls depends on which sim you use. And regarding feeling more locked in: The sim is almost too perfect( the way the drone handles). In real life the drone‘s slightly faster so a bit more difficult to fly at first. But once u get the hang of it its fun
As an fpv guy I would say work on that tune you have on that quad. It looked a little shaky. If all else fails take it back to default settings. Looked better than my first couple flights!!
He's lightyears away from worrying about a little bit of oscillations...
Takes a good while to master a Miniquad...I kinda miss it, I quit after 6 years due to the f**k awful regulation changes here in the UK.
Fun to watch. 2 tips. Set your fpv camera angle to 30 degrees. It will slow you down and let you see more horizon. I like to fly low proximity as if you were racing. It gets your stick control developed. Set your arm switch the opposite in beta flight. All the pilots I know want to quickly unarm by pulling the switch towards you. It’s much harder the way you have it.
I'm even newer at this than you are, so I can't be much help. But I did discover the other day after I crashed that I could use the signal strength from the directional antenna on the goggles to get an idea where it was. Still took 45 minutes trudging through the snow, but i did find it.
Pro tip, get a vifly buzzer. It's extremely loud and it's self powered So it will still beep even if you throw the battery. Which you eventually will 👍 It's like 20 bucks and so very worth it.
So much better than a gps I remember when I thought I could fly a camera drone. Now I really fly
Hi Ken, Here is a tip for you. If you have a high uptilt on your camera like racers do (45 deg or more), you can make turns like a flying wing, more of a bank and yank style but if you are uptilted 30 deg or less, most of your turning is done with left stick, yaw. You will also find, even at high uptilts that by mixing your yaw and roll axis you will have much smoother turns and less oscillations in your video footage.
Turtle mode an AUX channel for when you're flipped over! Keep at the FPV stuff, it's hard but rewarding!
That quad is a little big for turtle mode.
In grass…?
Haha awesome just keep doing what you’re doing, pick a simple line and fly it until you get good/bored then expand it or find a new one. it’s been working for me at least 🤷♂️ eventually you will get more comfortable and try new things!
Happy to see you folks having fun. I agree this FPV thing is stressful, I don't know why I keep on doing it. :)
Just a little tip for you Ken, after a crash before you pick the quad up to inspect it ( UNPLUG) the battery first, trust me I have seen props spin up after a bad crash. I suppose this tip is for Kelly as he was the one who had to go get the thing every time lol and Ken as your new ish to fpv if you have any question please feel free to ask. Great video buddy
Just keep on with the Simulator buddy you're coming to a point with stick time where things will just click and you'll be coordinating turns like a master. Next will be setting up modern tuning and filters to completely eliminate vibrations and wobbles. Once those are gone you'll be AMAZED the control you get.
Don't give up on him start him off with something a little less powerful like a tiny whoop style drone so that he can fly around outside or even inside his house and get the feel of it🚀👏
With the availability of the toothpick class (sub 100g 3 inch) you can practice safely and cost efficient, they still fly pretty much like the bigger racers (just less punch). The low weight and toyish look also makes you much less hesitant to try stuff. It's a really good express route to improving your FPV skills.
Lower your camera angle.
You also need to drop your rates and add expo to smooth out the tiny adjustments around the centre of your sticks.
Try 0.73 for all axis rate and super rate with 0.3 expo on all axis.
How camera angel was basically zero... If he wasn't any lower it would be at a negative angle
@@feelmyola the fpv cam is at about 30* and the gopro is at about 45* .. what are you looking at?
@@ryanokeefe12 1:12 mark... There is no WAY that's 30° lol
@@feelmyola look at the base of the camera. you can see the foxeer logo.. the tpu standoff mounts align with the centre.. don't just guess based on what you guess the lense looks like.. look at 1:47. and remember, you're looking at it in perspective.
This is the most hilarious thing I have seen in awhile. There is a group of us older retired guys JUST trying to get into FPV so ... this is US!
🤪👍
Hey Ken I want to thank you for your channel it's helped me a lot through my recovery 🙏 ❤ your willing to take risks and enjoy what your doing I've only been flying fpv for a year or so it's amazing 👏 cheers ken
Thanks so much!
Hope you're feeling better.
Happy flying!
Ken nice video. Been flying phantom 3s for many years. FPV is what keeps me alive now. Whole different element controlling all aspects of flight and tricks. Stretchest your mind a little but sometimes that's good. Keep up the good work.
This is a good example for drone operators/photographers to realize how that they`re not pilots.
Lol, yup.
My biggest tip is to always be moving forward. It is scary at first but speed is key to an extent
Doing good, Ken. I know the Fail-Safe can kick off at about that distance. So try to keep it a little bit closer to you. You can also set it so that the brothers don't go to zero under your controller setups. Of course, you can do that in betaflight, but you can also do it in most controllers.
I've done the same transition that you're doing now where I mostly want to fly the racing Drones. They are so much fun.
I have the same quad racing frame & battery. I did a swap for it for a Hubsan 501-S I said to him "are you sure" he said "just take it “ & ran into the house laughing.
Had it out once the curve is steep with no one to show you the way.
Great video. I'd suggest you run the quad on 4s if you are on 6s. Its less sensitive. Lower camera tilt to about 15 degrees and use acro trainer mode for fpv. Set angle limit to about 35 to 40 degrees in betaflight. Stabilised for LOS. Hope this helps ;-) Fpv brings a whole new level for photography drone pilots :-)
Thanks for the fun video!
It's hell of a lot cheaper crashing those first 100 flights on a cheap whoop. And when the whoop is comfortable at 100% just progress to bigger machines.
I found it quite easy and enjoyable to progress from a cheap Eachine E013 to BetaFPV 65S and 65X to GepRC 3" (RTF) and to Armattan 5" (self built) incrementally. I definitely would've stressed myself to death jumping straight to 5" power.
From the looks of it your FPV camera angle is too high. A general rule of thumb I use is for every degree of camera angle is how many MPH you need to fly forward to the horizon in the middle of you screen. Example 30° of up tilt = 30mph of forward flight. I would start you off around 10° until you get comfortable.
Great advice, thanks!
FPV IS LIFE!!
I'm not the type of pilot that hates camera drones unlike a lot of fpv pilots. I also enjoy shooting video's with a dji drone.
But yea I definitely prefer fpv because it gives me such a rush.
I've been flying FPV for almost 3 years now. I have another channel called DigiLog FPV. I reccomend that since you're a beginner and still learning you should have started with a 4s rig or put a throttle limit on that quad. Yes it is stressful at 1st but once you learn how to fly in Acro mode proficiently you'll be 100% addicted. I find myself buying more gear for FPV than I do for my DSP Aerial Business lol. Also 1 huge tip is to not spend too much time in Angle or Horizon (stab) modes and you should learn Acro mode right off the bat or you'll be fighting your muscle memory when switching from stab modes to Acro mode. Have FUN and fly SAFE!!! If you're ever in Colorado shoot me a message and we'll go fly!
3:10 That's so cool! You have one of those carts too!
I am one of the first cameramen in The Netherlands who got a cart like that. Call me lazy...
And now I see almost every facility house in Holland having a bunch of these things. On my cart I added a v-clock quick-release plate, to secure my big-ass camera to it. Works like a charm!
. and then there's Rotor Riot, who fly both for the adrenalin and the great imagery :) (look up their youtube channel - loads of great tutorials too)
Another great and entertaining video. You and Kelly remind me of Brent Douglas and Phil Stone, the creators of Roy D Mercer on KMOD-FM. Again thanks for all you do in the Drone Community and keeping us entertained.
You have all you really need...the passion to want to fly. Just keep getting more stick time. I started a while back so I pretty much learned the hard way to fly and build. You have so many great mentors on RUclips these days to help you with anything but getting the stick time is up to you. With today's tech I would probably get a good indoor whoop class quad so I can maximize my practice time and have more obstacles and an altitude limit. Whoop flying in your house also will help your throttle control since you have a limited altitude. A 6S 5" can cause some good damage especially if you keep falling out of the sky. You definitely need to troubleshoot that Rx loss or just go Crossfire like everyone else :)
My flying vastly improved when I had obstacles and goals while flying. The little whoops are great for bouncing off things and still flying like a real acro quad. You can buy a ton of batteries for it and if you get the right whoop you shouldn't really need too many quad spare parts. There are so many great whoops for indoor flying out these days. Have fun!
The words blind leading the blind came to mine lol
Very fun to watch! Glad to see you are getting into FPV. I recommend lowering your fpv camera and go pro to an angle of 10°-20°. If you are struggling with throttle control, I recommend going into betaflight and scale your throttle to 75% this will scale the entire throttle band and give you more control
Thanks guys. You guys are great together...
Either run less tilt or keep the pitch stick forward so u can see where ur going. Throttle control is honeslty the most important thing to get used to.
This reminds of myself the week before Christmas lol. I wasn't brave enough to have people watch though until I got a handle on it a lily. Great Video!!!
It’s time to double switch arm quad. Also you can find drone using receiver in goggles if bat in copter is still plugged in
Glad to see you getting into fpv. I wont consider myself an advid pilot until I can fly an fpv drone adequately.
I fly both: FPV and a DJI Mavic 2 Pro (before that a Phantom 4 Pro). You will hear as many opinions about how to learn FPV as there are people to ask, but I'll share how I learned. DJI stuff is almost ridiculously easy to fly, but I knew FPV would be a real difficult thing. So, I started out the same way I learned to fly R/C airplanes many years ago: Line of Sight. For me, it's important to learn how the FPV drone responds to inputs and it's a lot easier to learn that flying LOS than it is to leap into the FPV swimming pool. At the same time, I was getting as much time on Velocidrone and other FPV sims to begin to learn that end. Finally, I got comfortable enough controlling the drone that I felt ready to fly FPV exclusively, augmented by still more time in the Simulators. It all comes together in the end, and I'm comfortable in both worlds now. I didn't say skilled or expert, merely comfortable. I still fly my DJI a lot because I do a lot of aerial landscape HDR still photography and an FPV drone can't do that. It's all fun, at the end of the day. The key is to have patience and really use the simulators in addition to LOS familiarization of the drone's reaction to control inputs. Good luck and welcome to FPV.
Thank you!
I hope to be decent one day. 🤘
ROFLMAO, Ken & Kelly! Thanks for the fun video and good laughs, Guys! LOL, KellyFPV😂😂, Kelly you and me are in the same place! This was a blast, thanks for making my day!
What degree do u have your fpv cam set to it seems like u need to tilt down quite a few degress
how i learned as a total noob :
use yaw,pitch,roll expo 30+ the default settings of any miniquad are way to snappy for someone who isnt used to rate mode
and lower camera angle, start with 10-15 degrees
That thing looks like a Pinto with a dragster engine. I think you'd be better to try a smaller battery. Stuff happens way too fast for us old folks to react.
Seriously, his disarm time was pretty slow for someone flying acro.
I fly these things all the time ! And I'm 56
Angle/horizon are very helpful for the novice flyer however a couple things are critical.
Start with a nearly flat look angle.
Once you get a feel for the craft get off angle/horizon ASAP. you will feel like the craft is always fighting you. Fly ACRO as soon as possible.
The calibration of the accelerometer must be done if using Angle/Horizon.
The sticks must be centered minus throttle at rest within the GUI.
Add a deadband of 2 to keep it perfectly stable and avoid any drifting at hover. The signal will not sit perfectly at 1500. Adding a 2 deadband means nothing will happen from 1498-1502.
Adding expo can make the throttle far less sensitive in the mid-band. Focus the expo curve on where the craft would hover.
Your PIDs need a lot of work. You are getting a lot of jitter. I find that a craft like the ImmersionRC Vortex is the best way to start. All the tuning is done and you can focus on flying. Once you know how a craft should handle you can move to tuning your own.
Great advice, thanks!🤘
Learning FPV rule one !
Don’t fly in horizon mode... use horizon for safety
there is never a reason to use horizon mode. Either use acro or angle. horizon is dangerous
@@Silor I strongly disagree. Acro mode is essentially impossible to fly if you don't have hours of practice in a simulator. I absolutely would not give any quad in acro mode for someone to fly if they've never flown acro before. It'd crash in about 2 seconds. But horizon mode at least stabilises it for you a little. Acro mode you need the experience to be able to stabilise it yourself.
Angle mode is better for safety that mode shuts down all flip functions. I am not a great pilot by any means but I usually fly los in angle with a 200 deg rate and in fpv acro 700 deg rate. I have taught a couple of friends and we do los flying first then switch to acro in the goggles. If I ever want to do flips and rolls in los I can switch to my acro with the higher rate.
@@Vousie
You do not need hours of practice in a sim to fly acro.
Start in angle mode with a whoop, get the controls down and then switch to acro.
@@SMITHII_ Look, I can fly fine in *any* self-leveled mode. They're easy and I'd probably give a self-leveled drone for a friend to fly without too much worries. But I also know how much time I've spent practising acro mode in a simulator and how difficult it still is for me to keep any semblance of control over it - sure, flying around in massive arcs is easy enough, but try getting it through a few race gates and you realise how little control you really have over it. Thus I would not give an acro mode drone to a friend to fly *at all*, unless they can actually fly acro in a simulator.
In case no one has called this out before. Your DJI drone is doing all that same things as this fpv drone is. It's just doing it differently.
For example, the left stick. When you throttle up your mavic it goes up. When you throttle up the fpv drone, it accelerates in the direction the props are facing.
This is because the mavic is using a combination of a barometer, gyro, accelerometer and gps to convert your throttle inputs into "drone goes up", "drone goes down". In reality, all you're doing is making that motors spin faster or slower you rise or drop.
Moving forward or backward: when you fly your fpv drone, you plan it forward with the right stick, then accelerate with the left stick. When you move forward with your mavic, you hold the right stick forward and the drone limits how far forward it rolls, allowing the props to pull that drone forward slowly. If you also throttle up, you'll go faster while also climbing.
Like the difference between automatic and manual transmission. 👍
its impossible to relax till you feel in control, but once you get some control and start swooping around like a bird, its so much fun. just learn the basics smooth bank turns, emergency stops and then split 's'' turns, everything else comes from these 3 things,
I run 4s and it’s plenty of sauce for me. Lower camera tilt, and Re-lax. I used to be so stressed on the sticks now I can fly somewhat casually and have fun!
Thank you Bob!
Kelly's response when it took off was priceless!! That fpv drone is a beast.
If no one has suggested this. Lower your digital idle, this will help you get lower to the ground easier.
Stick time is all you need man. You're doing great, just practice practice practice. You'll get better. Someone else suggested looking into different rates, getting a 4s battery, both are good tips. I'd say play in the Sim until you feel like a Sim God, then get a bunch of real world stick time. If you wanna spend some more money I'd suggest a toothpick drone. They're super small and light, so crashing doesn't hurt them or your wallet as much, and you can fly a little more aggressively
As others have probably said, if you're in angle (stability mode) you need less Cam angle. Great job though, nice to see you getting into the very addictive FPV community.
It's good some things don't get messed up by newbies. I would say if you have no will to learn, stick to DJI. Both platforms are pretty good for creating some stunning scenery. With fpv quads it is just much more quick and dynamic.
This is hilarious because this was literally me from switching to a Parrot to Acro lol I was absolutely dumbfounded.
The idea in the end it's the best. Start with tinny quads until u deeply understand the functions of the quads. Buld 2/3 Thoothpick quad its easy to find a good spot to discharge some lipos what it's essentiall in the first year
Dang that looks fun.
I learned my lesson with my two whoops out in the middle of our lake somewhere.
This is the reason why you keep the Lamborghini under 100 miles an hour.
I’m glad my financial investments into the show are going to help.
Keep fixing it buddy
Keep flying 🦅🦅🦅🦅
Good night
By the way thanks for the scrolling😂😂👍😎
glad to see you catching the bug :) I'm in Santa Cruz CA. but there's lot's of groups and you-tubers dedicated to FPV. Watch Skitzo, Mr. steel, and really old Rotor Riots. :)
Ken that was awesome for Kelly to get his FPV wings dampened a bit.
And by the way you ARE an FPV pilot. We all started exactly right we’re you are. Only difference is stick time. By the end of this summer you will be zinging around like a mad bumble bee with a huge smile on your face.
Hi Ken, Loving your recent FPV vids! Your Phantom vids were very inspirational when I started using my Photography drone, and now that I’m a newbie FPV-er, your pace of progress is very relatable :)
Hi,
I just want you to know I watched your video and the first thing that came to mind was wow, these guys must be lucky and single.
Then, shortly after you made a comment that made me piss myself laughing.
Thank you both very much for making my day!
one big thing is turn off all them auto level modes off and fly in acro other wise you will just keep looking at the sky because of camera up tilt and get lost really quick and make sure air mode is on all the time so you have control even at 0 throttle and fly more packs you fly the better you will get and more comfortably you will fell with the quad
Tilt your antenna on the QX7. The tip of the antenna has the weakest signal. Point it where you arent flying.
Ken don’t forget micro receivers don’t have shit for range...your legitimately losing signal because of your distance, it’s not an issue due to the equipment, your going to get maybe 1,000-1500 feet or so from a standard micro receiver and that’s best case scenario . that’s only a football field or a little more....a fills range rx will get your 2 miles but not a micro like we use...if you upgrade to crossfire you can easily go 5+ miles.. and it is addicting!!! I always tell everyone that once you try it you’ll be hooked
Roll the clock forward! Ken now flies the FPV drones all of the time.
As a photographer who pilots BOTH. GPS Consumer/Prosumer Drones (DJI) are easier because you can take your time and if you panic you can LITERALLY let go of the controls and hand them over to a better pilot and you'll be fine. A hobby grade quad is MUCH faster and does NOT hover as independently as a GPS Consumer/Prosumer Drone. I think I have figured out what to call this.... CONTROLLED FALLING. Once you get that in your mind its a bit easier to explain to others HOW a race quad flys.
Doing great. Be aware of tx antenna placement. The top has a dead spot so you don’t want to point that towards your Fpv quad
Camera angle is to high if you are gonna be barely moving around. Main thing to remember is keep moving forward, that will help a lot
Thank goodness no one had a seizure during the filming of this video 👍
Just go back to the Bardwell farm. Dude knows everything there is to know about FPV and hes a good dude on top of that..
I would start first with normal flying without flips and loops to learn throttle management and really close to the ground.
If u are running betaflight u might want to lower your rates to like 500-600deg/s and add around 0.15expo that will smoother behaviour of your kwad and plus it will give you more control resolution what means you will be able to make smoother more accurate moves. As mentioned before never go of the sticks that will allow you to back into your flight line much smoother just try to fully control the movements.
I got to say your kwad behavior is very stiff and harsh and working on ypur rates will change the whole game and put it on the next level.
For an example try
Rc rate roll and pitch 1.67
Yaw 1.29
Super rate roll 0.64
Pitch 0.57
Yaw 0.40
Rc expo roll and pitch 0.20
Yaw 0.30
Try these and u will see a big difference. Btw nice video :)
I would suggest taking the camera angle down, it makes things alot easier, and slows you down, also helps you stay lower. Made the same mistake at the beginning
If you ever come back to Houston, I would love to meet and fly with ya either FPV or DJI style. Love your channel Ken!
Ken: "You're not gonna crash into yourself!" Kelly: "I could, oh I would". lol Time to Whoop it up Ken!
Totally agree!!
I couldn’t crash my mavik if I tried. I’m learning on whoops now (and sims) and it’s an entirely different beast. Learning the different radio config is one heck of a learning curve as well.
Mavik throttle = height
Quad throttle = thrust
Sir your video reminds me of my very first FPV experience which happened in year 2009 lol. Miss the good old days
I found buying a load of small training cones and setting up a rough course and flying around them helped a lot with flying drones via FPV. The cones help you judge height and distance.
Since you have the big crossfire module on your radio.. I am not sure if the reason you crash is your signal. Try flying without horizon soon, it looked alot like it hindered you more than it helped because you looked at the sky alot ;)
Just got that bugs 8 to start trying fpv with the punch out with a 3s battery is insane good video thank you
Use rate mode only. Also your rates look way high or you're being a bit rough with the sticks. Personally I turn down rc rate down to 65 and increase super rate to 80. Then set feed forward transition to 30. This makes the quad feel softer toward the center on the sticks but still gives you the ability to make fast movements further out in stick travel.
I just noticed that I made a mistake in my comment. I said to use angle mode only and I meant to say use rate mode only.
Hi Ken...I imagine you know DJI has a FPV set up including goggles.
Have you tried it, or considering buying it?
For those considering getting into this, you can comfortable with the controls using a simulator you run on your PC and a radio. It helps to understand what you want to get out of the experience so that you don't waste money on the journey. i.e. start with the end game in mind.
Which do you prefer camera drone or racing/acrobatic drone?
My first quadcopter, 6 years ago, I would tell people I was "going out to practice crashing." It was a continuous cycle of "it's going to high" followed by "it's coming down to fast" and would eventually just crash it into the ground so it didn't fly away. After about a year of that I started getting the hang of it and got my first GPS camera drone. I got all the crashing out of my system that first year and have never crashed a drone since. I think everyone should be required to learn to fly an FPV quadcopter before they are allowed to buy a camera drone.
I need those thumbgrips! Got a link? Love all your vids and the LIVE weekly shows!
I'm with Kelly! I fly to relax. At my age, I don't need an adrenaline rush!
I second that motion ! ! !
@@400AGLNET I started FPV at 64...Love it ! Can't ride motocross or lots of other stuff I used to do...but I get great thrills flying my drones 👍
I'm young but I find flying fpv to be very relaxing