Recent content by Wr4ptr

Sorry bzmot. I usually get a notification but didn't with your first reply for some reason, but did for your second post. 1. Goggles: Box goggles (one screen that you look at with both eyes) are the cheapest. There are some good ones but "box goggles" are typically felt to be less desirable...

Totally agree with Scv Flyer and was going to say the same. There's no way around the "DIY" nature of this hobby. For most of us, that's a BIG part of the draw. I've heard folks say, "I don't which I enjoy most: building my quads or flying them." The well is deep and the learning curve is...

Comes with BL_Heli_S (not BLHeli32)

Greetings from the US. What a beautiful view. Last June, my family and I were RIGHT THERE walking on that sidewalk, looking at Bondi beach. Saw the Iceburgs club around the corner and enjoyed a GREAT lunch at the fish place in the background of your photo (other end of the beach. . .North Bondi...

Thinking about this from a few other angles regarding using the DJI controller for FPV. With DJI, the left stick up and down is "altitude" (so the stick is centered). With FPV quads, the left stick is "throttle" and does not hold it's position. In fact, your FPV quad should not even arm if your...

Another vote for liquid electrical tape. Just the right amount of "stick" while still being removable. Dries pretty quickly, too.

Also, if using the smoke stopper method, set a timer to remind yourself. If you accidentally forget and, like, go to bed or something, it'll drain them down to where they are "all dead" instead of mostly dead. With all dead there is only one thing that you can do. . .go through their pockets and...

This won't be helpful, so feel free to stop reading, BUT. . . I had to laugh when I saw the title of the post, "I crashed my drone." I thought to my self, "I just call that 'Landing.'" LOL Also, Bardwell has a good standard response to questions like these. The answer is in the question. You...

I'd add that the Sims are fairly graphics intensive. If you've got a newer computer with a premium graphics card, I'd go with Liftoff (which is what I use) or Velocidrone. If your computer is less powerful, it's OK to go for a cheaper Sim, but you get what you pay for. I've got 2 computers. One...

If you haven't discovered Joshua Bardwell on Youtube (which might not even be possible), you should become acquainted. Anyway, I listen to his livestreams as a podcast and he has mentioned several times that he has an online repository where he is saving the initial (factory) config files for...

I did the upgrades he did in this video with the equipment he used. .. all the same connections. When I plug in, my video feed flickers to a seizure-inducing degree. However, when I arm and fly, the feed becomes crystal clear. Since it doesn't bother flight, I've not been too keen to dig in and...

I've put iFlight Xing motors on all my quads so far. Bardwell loves them and I'm quite impressed. Great quality. Nice looking... Just a solid choice. I think I got 2450 kv for 4s. Have them on a freestyle rig and a racing rig. Just my 2 cents. I also like the idea of using the same motors across...

Did you get your iFlight rig built? If so, how'd the build go? Are you enjoying the quad?

I highly recommend rotorbuilds.com Folks post their builds with pics and videos as well as links to the parts. I've built two 5" quads and both were patterned after builds on that site. The two I've built are this iFlight freestyle rig and this TransTec Laser 6S racing build (although, I bought...

Love them whoops! I've become a fan of BetaFPV and have several BetaFPV 75X 2s whoops. They are great fun inside with a 10-20% throttle cut (can be done in betaflight but easiest to do in your remote with OpenTX). And if you want to fly outside, just ditch the throttle cut. As much as I love...