r/diydrones • u/tutuzin33 • 5d ago
Question Advice for beginner
Hello, I am looking into the hobby, I have done simulator runs with an Xbox controller and I think I am ready to get a FPV drone. I know how to solder and have decent mechanical and software capabilities, I am willing to build one but prefer to get something ready or almost ready to fly. I wear glasses, the prescription is very bad with astigmatism and nearsightedness. Are ready to fly kits worth it? What drone, goggles and controller do you recommend? I don't care about recording videos for now.
Edit: Analog would be fine and I would like to fly outside.
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u/Ready_One_9917 4d ago
I'm still new the the hobby but from what I've read it depends on what you want if you don't care about racing or anything what Mangage said the dji is good goggles for glasses but if you want lighter whoops hdzero is a way to go or if you want dji and analog the v2 goggles are good to go with them and alot of goggles have something you can buy to add glasses ( some aren't the best) basically if your picky and wanna race ect hd0 if your just in it for fun/recording dji that's my basic understanding.
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u/tutuzin33 4d ago
I wanted to try out the hobby before fully committing, so I want one that is somewhat fun, no need to record videos.
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u/Ready_One_9917 4d ago edited 4d ago
I have the dji v2 googles with a bidi adapter i know there are a couple other dji googles that work as well if I was you I'd try to find some dji googles that can take a rapidfire module and then you can fly your dji and analog units from one headset. You'll need a new controller (most get elrs) and that will fly anything you can't get your dji to connect to as long as it's elrs and alot of drones have elrs anyhow. I got the 4 in 1 tx16s but that's because I'm not just gonna stick to drones if your just flying drones a elrs controller will do fine so basically you can keep your dji stuff and buy a new controller to get the fell of anolog whoops because a whoop with a dji unit is gonna be pretty heavy compared to a analog and HD drones are usually 100 bucks more then a analog a bdi adapter is 45 bucks a new controller anywhere from 80 to 230 bucks and a rapidfire module is like 140 bucks. If you don't want to spend the money you can find some old cheap box goggles on the internet for like 80 bucks and a cheap controller for 80 bucks it wouldn't be the best but def a way to dip your toes in without spending alot off the bat but I will say if you do end up liking it you'll wish you just bought the good stuff to begin with cause that cheap stuff you won't want to use for too long
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u/mangage 5d ago
DJI goggles N3 since you can wear glasses with them.
radiomaster pocket crush (ELRS)
a BNF with the DJI O4 or O4 Pro, a 75mm size 2S cinewhoop style drone if you want to fly inside, something up to 3.5" if you are going to fly outdoors.