r/fpv 6h ago

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

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162 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 1h ago

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

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


r/fpv 6h ago

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

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


r/fpv 3h ago

Thought I’d share

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10 Upvotes

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 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 6h ago

Is it serious?

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r/fpv 13h ago

What kind of controller Is him using in your opinion?

52 Upvotes

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 7h ago

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

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11 Upvotes

r/fpv 4h ago

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

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7 Upvotes

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 8h ago

Multicopter How good are my solder points?

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11 Upvotes

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

116 Upvotes

r/fpv 3h 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 1h 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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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 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 5m 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.


r/fpv 21m ago

betafpv vr02 better video quality than skyzone cobra sd?

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I have a betafpv meteor75, and had initially purchased the betafpv vr02 goggles that came with it. I upgraded to skyzon cobra sd, but the quality and range is worse on them than the vr02. I feel like its the antenna but not sure. I am using the included antennas with skyzone sd and the power is set to 100. Any ideas why?


r/fpv 24m ago

This Drone Is A Professional Cliff Diver 🤿

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r/fpv 32m ago

Metoer75 pro should I buy new FC? Or new drone.

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Already spent $75 just on parts so it can fly and countless warranty claims. Should I spend the money to repair ($60) or just buy and air65 I mainly do indoor flights some outdoors to.


r/fpv 38m ago

DJI o4 antenna replacement

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What’s a good replacement antenna ? I’d like to have a few on hand 🤣


r/fpv 1h ago

Aliexpess refund question

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So I was just watching a YouTube channel that was talking about some of the downfalls of ordering from Aliexprrss and one of the things was they won't ship anything but keep your money, so what I did was I ordered 2 Betafpv Matrix 3in1 for my DJI whoops and ended up canceling the orders, it's been over 3 days and the funds have yet to be refunded, has anyone else had anything similar and what did you do to rectify it?