Batteries
As with everything FPV, batteries are more complicated than they first appear – and also they can be dangerous if mishandled. If you take nothing else away from this article than one single piece of advise: do not leave batteries unattended when they are charging or discharging. Battery fires are serious, have a plan in […]
Basics: Orbits
Acro Basics: Orbits The “Orbit” is likely the first freestyle trick that you’ll learn, and it’s likely your introduction to looking in a direction other than the one you’re flying in! With basic turns you were coordinating your roll and yaw by moving the sticks in the same direction – this is the same for […]
Basics: Turns
ACRO Basics: Turns Getting good coordinated turns takes a little practise. Often people will start trying to turn using only the right stick, applying only roll and pitch – especially those that are gamers that expect one stick for speed and another for direction. With acro quads, you need to balance all axis to perform […]
Basics: Hovering
Learn More ACRO Basics: Hovering When you first think about hovering it seems trivial, but when you first give it a go it can seem impossible. There are two simple aspects that can initially catch you out. The first is that in acro mode the quad is not self-leveling and so if you over correct […]
Blog: GX12 Mod – Shoulder Buttons
RadioMaster GX12 MOd: Shoulder Buttons No matter what controller you choose, it won’t be perfect. There’s always something small you wish they’d done differently or some improvement that could be made. Personally, I absolutely love my Radiomaster GX12 but when I moved from the Boxer Crush to the GX12 I really didn’t like how I […]
Flight Controls
Flight control is all based around throttle, pitch, roll, yaw, and inertia. It won’t feel natural at first, but all you need to do is build that muscle memory.
Components
Even if you’re not planning on building your own quad, and instead plan to run nothing but “bind and fly” quads – at some point you’re going to have to repair it, and so knowing all of the components and their purpose is critical.
Getting Started
Flying an FPV Quad is hard. It takes some work to build up the skills to be able to even get off the ground, but in this guide we’ll get you started.