Any FPV Quadcopter flyers here?

[cstreit]

I think I may have gotten hooked. Started with a $100 quadcopter, pretty much owned it as a flew Nitro planes and helicopters for years. Always interested in FPV flight.

Now it's easily obtainable - but looking at a $400-$500 price tag for entry... Want to learn as much as I can before taking the dive.

Who does this?

Looking at the Lumenier and Team Black Sheep platforms 400-500 size.......

[aschen]

I have built an 25o fpv racer, but really have only flown it mostly in regular LOS mode. The goggles are a bit weird for me and have been having a lot of fun with flying 450 helis lately so it has sat around. I know a lot of the racers are crazy about this thing: Vortex Race Quad 5.8 GHz 350mW Kit | Horizon Hobby

I built this I think: Emax 250 FPV | Emax FPV Racer | Emax 250 FPV | ZMR 250

it flies pretty well but a bit boring compared to a cp heli.

[wdfifteen]

That's the next step for me. This looks like hella fun.

[cstreit]

Thanks, do you recommend buying at out of the box kit, or building from scratch? Seems like the 450 is a little big for racing, maybe I should go smaller. Is that kit,from horizon a platform to grow on?

[porsche4life]

Check out Flite Test. Tons of video reviews and how tos. They film tons of stuff FPV too.

[rusnak]

I crashed the hell out of my Vision 2 from DGI. I'm wondering what to buy next, because I don't trust it in an urban environment. I'll end up smacking it into something important next time.

[cstreit]

Seems to be an active drone racing league around me. The guy that puts on a lot of events is local. Thing is, the local AMA field doesn't allow FPV flight.

[Rusty Heap]

I've flown a dozen flights FPV, I didn't like it.

I had a 7" screen, not the goggles.


It was too hard to sense depth of field and "just how close is that tree/chimney/house scale"


I'd rather rip up the sky with my Helicopters, than have a mobile camera platform.

YMMV


Here is a video from a Mobius taped to a FX067 helicopter in my front yard buzzing the house and trees in tight quarters..........Nope I'm not going to fly aggressively using FPV!!! My FX067 is a $85 bird and $85 camera = not too painful $$$ wallet hit if you stick it in a tree. Lots of parts available and web forum support for the FX067. It's little brother is a FX071 that only costs $50 which is dirt cheap fun to get into helicopters instead of Quad Copters (I've own lots of both)

$85 FX067


$50 FX071



Great deals on 'copters and FPV systems here at Banggood or Hobbyking, you might want to learn on the cheaper units, before you splat a $1200-2000dollar DJI carrying a Gopro and 2-3axis gimble

http://www.banggood.com/buy/fpv-quadcopter.html

[stealthn]

I have a DJI Phantom 3 Advance, awesome toy/hobbie. Hardest part is finding good palces to fly it. I prefer to be away from people/houses/events/etc.

Just got new filters so I'll be taking it out tonight, I'll post a vid from it.

[cstreit]

I've got 10 planes, a heli, and a cheap quad. Never got into aerobatics competition so racing these sounds like more "my speed"... Always went for the fast planes too...

Chris

[aschen]

Originally Posted by cstreit

Thanks, do you recommend buying at out of the box kit, or building from scratch? Seems like the 450 is a little big for racing, maybe I should go smaller. Is that kit,from horizon a platform to grow on?

THe fpv racers are mostly 250ish sized. Build or buy is definitely a personal choice, some of the equipment is not well supported in my experience, it ends up being a bit fiddly getting things to work together.

I believe the fpv racer I linked to from horizion is bind and fly, but you will need the appropriate goggles as well as batteries and chargers.

I personally like fiddeling with this stuff so something like a DJI ready to fly out of the box is no good for me. Most things from horizon/blade/spectrum are well supported and they have great customer service.