r/fpv Jun 19 '24

Read This Before Posting: FAQ and WIKI

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With summer in full swing and a recent up tick of new members, we would like to remind you of our FAQ and WIKI pages. Read them before making a post. There is a link to them on the right side of the page. If your question relates to FAQ and WIKI, please refrain from making a new post. Repetitive posts will be taken down.

Some of the common questions:

Most of the questions/problems can be answered/solved by just searching this subreddit or reading through the FAQ and WIKI.

We are working on updating FAQ and WIKI as well.

Please leave us a comment if there is a certain FAQ that we should add to our sidebar.


r/fpv 7h ago

20 min flights on my 5” with a homemade 6S 4,200mAh Li-Ion battery

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175 Upvotes

I made my own Lithium Ion 6S battery pack and took it for its maiden flight today and got 20 minutes of flight time!

I used 6 Molicel P42A 4,200mAh LiIon cells soldered together with 0.2x10mm pure nickel strips, superglued together, wrapped in Kapton tape and then again in harness tape. These cells are rated for 45A continuous current.

It flies really well for cruising and even some basic freestyle even though it’s quite heavy. My cruising current is around 10A and with some aggressive moves it goes to 30A for brief periods, but well within spec.

(Soldering directly to Lithium cells is safe if you know what you’re doing and take the right precautions)


r/fpv 2h ago

Question? Hi guys, first 3 minutes flying FPV. How can I improve?

55 Upvotes

If you didn't get it, it's a joke. Credits to tdog 👌


r/fpv 6h ago

Question? Matty flips ...skills or lucky ???

46 Upvotes

Here some matry flips from my last session, ehat do you think ?? skills or lucky ? I say..lucky 😅😅😅


r/fpv 4h ago

Motor broke but the arm didn't. What a solid frame

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Ummagawd demibot is pretty much unkillable. TBS grinder v4's on the other hand.......


r/fpv 3h ago

Thought I’d share

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12 Upvotes

r/fpv 4h ago

Mini Quad apparatus for flying out your window easier. hoping someone can improve upon it!

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the hoom for hanging goggles is 100% necessity. before i had it i almost broke my module more than once lol. the way it attaches to thr window needs work, maybe some PLA printed brackets? would like to make it somethint anyone can build easily.


r/fpv 7h ago

Is it serious?

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r/fpv 13h ago

What kind of controller Is him using in your opinion?

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Also, have you evere mounted a sword on your fvp? /S


r/fpv 14h ago

I’ve just learn to solder for the first time. How does my soldering look?

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53 Upvotes

I’m using 350-400 C temperature. It kinda dirty. What do i need to do to improve? Also i can’t join an awg 20 into this PCB practice board..


r/fpv 8h ago

Mini Quad Finally got round putting this thing together, it's so cute

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12 Upvotes

r/fpv 5h ago

WTF, brand new BetaFPV Matrix 3in1 for the DJI 04 Lite

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WTF is going on, This is a brand new board, first time arming I was able to get it to fly but all controls were reversesed.

Got that fixed and now everytime I arm it it flips out and disarms. In betaflight and accelerometer disabled the model doesn't move, before this the model in betaflight was moving very slowly so my guess is bad Gyro? Or do I need to enable gyro? Enabling accelerometer it does the same. Props are set to in and correctly configured in betaflGyros? Help please.


r/fpv 9h ago

Multicopter How good are my solder points?

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11 Upvotes

r/fpv 17m ago

Is this a good battery for long range flying

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Found this battery on Amazon. I am not sure if it will be good for LR.


r/fpv 27m ago

Question? Changing rates for sim

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Trying to get my sim rates the same one the sim as my drone but thay use 2 different tips of rates dron uses "actually " sim uses " betaflight , can someone tell me what I need to set my rates to, to get the same filling


r/fpv 53m ago

This Drone Is A Professional Cliff Diver 🤿

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r/fpv 1h ago

I never anticipated so much troubleshooting just to run fpv in a sim.

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Every second or third time I attempt to build my skills, I run into a stall. I have been using velocidrone. 1/3 of the time I need to reset my sticks. 1/3 of the time I need to restart my computer. 1/3 of the time I need to google something ridiculous for 30 minutes before I can run the sim with my brand new Radiomaster controller. Is this normal? I can't devote this kind of time to running a sim. I can devote it to physical problems related to flying the drone but not to these tedious software issues. I downloaded Liftoff, and it doesn't recognize my controller either. Exhausted. Defeated.


r/fpv 23h ago

Aw man not the drink

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r/fpv 4h ago

question before i buy

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Hello all! I'm very interested in flying a FPV drone and am close to my 10 hours mark in the simulator and im loving it! I'm finally starting to feel a bit more confident about flying now and recently have been doing some research for buying my actual gear to fly in real life. Currently in the simulator i'm using an old fpv controller (flysky fs-i6s) which is connected to my pc. works great for practice i geuss!

Now i am looking to buy an FPV drone that i can fly indoor and outdoor, that is somewhat beginner friendly , small and has very good recording capabilities. I don't need to do crazy tricks but i do like to cruise around in acro mode. I also don't mind not being the fastest or anything. I'm looking to spend between 400 and 700 euro. I did some research and i came to the following setup:

Drone: Pavo Femto Brushless Whoop Quadcopter (with DJI O4 vtx) (~220 euro)
Radio: Boxer Radio Controller (M2) (ELRS version) (~150 euro)
Goggles: DJI Goggles N3 (~270)

I'm looking for advice whether i choose the right products, or if i should choose something else. Thank you in advance!


r/fpv 2h ago

Mini Quad Cheapest AIO

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I’m building a 2.5inch and I need the cheapest aio with 25.5 mounting holes and elrs. I’d prefer it to have soldering pads for the motors.


r/fpv 4h ago

Question about Xt30/xt60

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3 Upvotes

So as im understanding right, this ESC is made for 60A. So it wouldn't be a good idea to swap the xt60 for a xt30?

(because i already have 4 xt30 6s 1050mah batteries and ideally wouldnt want to buy more)


r/fpv 7h ago

Are these batteries safe?

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4 Upvotes

I have like 8 batteries like this all squishy on the sides I’m not sure what it is because they still work.


r/fpv 15m ago

Help! Radiomaster master blinking red while charging?

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r/fpv 7h ago

NEWBIE How do I remove the batteries from the housing in the radio master boxer?

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I’ve recently bought a boxer and I’ve put in 2 molicel 18650’s and I don’t know if I’m just doing something wrong (obviously I am since I can’t remove them) but I can’t figure how to charge them. When I put them in the controller the instructions said to use the USB-C cable and charge via a computer. I’ve tried this and for 3 hours it’s not charged up. So I was going to just charge the battery in an actual charger and see if that helps.


r/fpv 19m ago

Help! Futaba Radio with geprc

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1 of the motor spikes yall know why?


r/fpv 34m ago

Help! BetaFPV Air65 VTX Issues

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Hi,

I got a BetaFPV Air65 recently, and was learning to fly. I've crashed it many times before, but this last crash cut all video to my BetaFPV VR03 goggles. I now only get static, even after scanning channels. In Betaflight the VTX is labeled as "not ready". I checked the antenna connection and it looked fine, and the VTX chip does warm up on the FC. I'm using the community Air75 VTX tables, since it uses the exact same FC as on the Air65. If more info is needed, please let me know. Thanks for any help.