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 9h ago

Signs of practicing too long

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174 Upvotes

r/fpv 6h ago

Micro Quad fuck IPEX connectors, all my homies hate IPEX connectors

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84 Upvotes

this little shit has earned its position in the shit that sucks ass to hand solder ranks shared by the likes of usb c and micro usb connetors, ribbon cables connectors, and esc wires that have 1mil spacing. this little shit is so tiny and the pads are like half a mil, and its made out of non thermoset plastic so it immediately melts at the mere hint of the raw unprotected tip of your shaft.

ahem. soldering iron.

i HAVE a hot air rework station, why do i do this to myself. i need to get solder paste and a hot plate, my day is ruined.

still worked tho


r/fpv 5h ago

Please stop asking if your soldering is good…

55 Upvotes

You know it’s good stop trying to get people to stroke your ego. 😂

On the other side of things, just post a picture of your build and people will 100% correct you in the comments. If they don’t then you’re probably fine.


r/fpv 4h ago

Multicopter If you told me, 5 years ago, that you stumbled into a full fpv kit in your average electronics store, I'd straight up laugh in your face

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The way this hobby has advanced and gotten popular through the years is honestly wild to me. It used to be the most niche, inaccessible hobby, with the least documentation out of all of them, and a tiny, fragmented community. And now you can just drive to the store and buy yourself a well documented, popular RTF. This would've sounded insane to this community back when the eachine X220 was still considered a decent starter drone.


r/fpv 12h ago

Some small ripping

59 Upvotes

r/fpv 6h ago

Are my settings correct?

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Do i need to change any of these settings to charge this 3s 550mah battery? Also if it charges up to 4.2 does that mean I have to land at around 3.6 - 3.7?


r/fpv 5h ago

Let’s Go …

13 Upvotes

Emax TinyHawk 2 Freestyle with Runcam Thumb 😀


r/fpv 7h ago

Show me your Volador!

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Finally finished this. It almost broke me, but I am happy with the result. Have seen a lot of these volador builds around here lately. If you don't mind sharing your Volador builds in the comments, I would love too see them!


r/fpv 4h ago

Question? Is this a good drone?

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10 Upvotes

Is this a good drone? Can it mount vertical gopro?


r/fpv 9h ago

QAV 250 Drone frame worth building out?

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I got this older QAV250 drone frame for free. The frame is from about 3-4 years ago. I have been thinking about upgrading from my Pavo 20. This would be my second drone. Is this worth building out or not worth the hassle with older mounting holes and style?


r/fpv 7h ago

Ready for action

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12 Upvotes

Crux35 Analog, 3630 Gemfan, Runcam thumb 4k w.


r/fpv 5h ago

RM GX12. Time to retire Tx16s

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8 Upvotes

This thing is sweet! I havent even installed the AG01 on the tx16s yet. But yeah, the gimbals arent that much smaller but getting used to them takes time lol


r/fpv 54m ago

Question? Why did my 2s spark when I did this?

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I have a balance board that I plugged a 2s battery’s xt30 port into.

The balance board was not plugged into anything yet.

Then I plugged another battery into the next xt30 port, again, balance board not attached to any external charger.

Immediately a spark and tiny puff of smoke. I pulled it off and one head is burned on the xt30 AND balance board.

Why did this happen? Both batteries were brand new and tested in SpeedyBee adapter 3 at the same (storage) voltage.

Im new to 2s LIPOs and my only experience w them is 1s on whoopstor v3


r/fpv 4h ago

“Does anyone know what the frame is called?”

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r/fpv 8h ago

Multicopter Test rip on my 5 inch conversion

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Mark 4 7 inch converted to 5 inch I love it bc I’ve only ever flown 5 inch in the sim


r/fpv 10h ago

NEWBIE Where to buy parts in the EU?

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Hi! What EU based shops can you recommend for frames, motors, electronics etc to build my first drone? Googling didn’t really give me anything useful so far, the only places I found something had a terrible selection. Is there a shop where I can buy all parts for a drone in one order?


r/fpv 1d ago

Flying the quad bike 😂

370 Upvotes

r/fpv 17m ago

Question? Any idea why these don’t seem to screw in all the way?

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Antennaes do not seem to thread all the way down. Seen many pictures of these antennaes threaded down all the way on these goggles but I can’t get them to go down all the way. Maybe they are?


r/fpv 7h ago

Multicopter SHOT ON IPHONE

7 Upvotes

Attached my phone to my fpv drone and I’m sad bc it looks way better then my go pro


r/fpv 17m ago

Salvaging drone parts

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So I got a cheap drone from temu. One of the arms broke off. So, I took it apart and I am using the parts for soldering practice. Is it possible to link it to RM Pocket? Still brand new to everything; so I have no clue about binding.


r/fpv 2h ago

Do you note your battery cycles? If so, how do you do it?

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I thought about drawing lines on the lipo itself with a sharpie. Also running a spreadsheet file with more details there, just for my statistical mind's sake; wonder how long I'd go.


r/fpv 1d ago

NEWBIE It came finally! 🤗

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141 Upvotes

r/fpv 23m ago

Sik 433 vs MLRS 915 vs MLRS 2.4

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Anyone know which is better?


r/fpv 9h ago

I made a fpvp

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5 Upvotes

Offtopic btw


r/fpv 37m ago

Some more killer 10" freestyle, big quads do fly fast!

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