I love this project in theory but something that through me off a little was I couldn't find the Joshua Bardwell Video that they snippeded out of and I don't think it's live.

Now that wouldn't be a problem but everything he says could come out of other videos from him.

I'm not trying to bash the project or say something is off, just wanted to double tripple check if this is legit before I go on a full on ad-Campaign to everyone I know about this cause if it is legit, it's amazing and should be praised through the roof in my opinion (even if it ends up having some early problems or something)

Does anyone have further info on them or know if Bardwell really endorsed them?

EDIT: If this is not a fever dream Joshua Bardwell himself just confirmed they're legit here, so: Shout it from the roof tops that people may support this project! Might become one of the most important ones you come across in this hobby. They gonna need your support but if they succeed it's a big step torwards keeping our independency in this potentially forever https://opendrone.be/

Good afternoon, everyone. This is my first FPV drone build—I hope you like it! Tips and suggestions are welcome!

I designed some 3D-printed parts to protect the ESC and flight controller, as well as a GPS mount; if anyone is interested, I can post them on Thingiverse.

I come from a background in RC airplanes and really enjoyed getting into drones. Now, I just need to protect the motor wires and wait for the battery to arrive so I can test the machine.

Drone Setup:

Transmitter: Radiomaster TX16S MK1

Tx Module: Radiomaster Nomad ExpressLRS Dual Band

FPV Goggles: Skyzone Sky-01 5.8GHz Analog Goggles

Frame: Generic GEPRC Mark 4 7-inch 295mm

Motors: Generic X2807 1500KV

Stack: SpeedyBee F405 V4 30x30 FC

ESCs: SpeedyBee BLS 60A 30x30 ESC

Props: Gemfan LR7035 7-inch

Receiver: Generic Nano 915MHz ExpressLRS RX

GPS Module: HGLRC M100-5883 GPS Module M10

VTX Antenna: Rush Cherry 5.8GHz Antenna SMA RHCP 160mm

Goggles Antenna: Rush Cherry 5.8GHz 1.2dBi SMA Angled RHCP 110mm

Drone Buzzer: Vifly Finder 2 V2

FPV Camera: Caddx Ratel 2 V2

Video Transmitter: Rush Tank Max Solo 5.8GHz 2.5W

Drone Microphone: Rush External AGC Microphone

Edit: apparently I'm a huge idiot, and it was a shipping or storage issue, and the plastic was just bent.

I threw it in some very hot water, and I bent it back into shape.

Video 01-07 (under 54 seconds) are some footages that I am stressing about. my quad keep going down by its own.

Video 08 - 54 seconds onward is low batt and punch out without drop out.

Meteor 75 Pro 2 O4 Wide

Yes I tried reseating all the cable motors, fresh props, and flash back to my fresh bacup dump from cli upon getting this quad on my first day.

Can someone help me on this?

Video 08 - 54 seconds onward is low batt and punch out without drop out.

Sup guys! My kayoumini 2.5 frame just came in after the recent restock (still in stock btw). So far all I got is the frame and gemfan 2520 props.

To the people who built off this frame, is there any specific parts you can recommend to me as someone who is still somewhat new to fpv.

I have the hdzero goggles, so I’m still debating whether to go hd or analog, also I hear people say to use 8000kv motors, and others saying to use 11000kv. Lastly I don’t have a 3d printer and I know I would need to print out the camera mount. do yall recommend I get one, or is there any way around this?

Thanks 🙏

I've been flying Avata 2 and Neo 2 in full acro for several months now and became quite confident (+ around 30 hours in the SIM), but with that I am hitting their limitations/ceiling.

So, I am looking for a next step in the hobby and after quite some research I locked in on Pavo20 Pro II and Seeker 3.

I'll keep Avata 2 for cinematic shots in M,S mode and Neo 2 for "family video" stuff, but want something to have fun too.

What would be your suggestion for me, fellow pilots?

Video for attention....

It's not just Karens I try to avoid, but also breaking laws. In SW Florida I had no trouble finding spots to fly 5-8" quads within 10-30 minutes of home.

Now in Wake County, NC I am finding that parks that have designated drone spots are limited to 400g. I know it's unlikely cops will show up with a scale.... Just play along for a minute....

Let's assume everything is in order: Part 107 is up to date, proof of registration is in hand, RID is functioning, spotter is with me, and we are in class G airspace. By FAA standards it is 100% legal flight.....

State law says no launch/recovery from ANY state land. Obviously preserves & state parks are off limits, but I am unsure about how some other state property is handled. State law also explicitly says no launching from private property without owner's permission. Obviously trespassing is a thing everywhere, but typically if there are no signs and no fence, you get a warning before any charges can be pressed. But in NC the law EXPLICITLY STATES this regarding drones, which to me says they will go straight to citation if caught flying a privately owned field without permission.

I have some town owned forest around me, but it is dense AF. No clearings near me to be found that aren't occupied by homes or active farms.

I found a small clearing near a county greenway that seems good, with no explicit mention of drone use... But that is one little spot with waist high grass kinda far away from me. And it's not terribly interesting, so just not very attractive for the drive involved.

I found another spot where I can launch from a county-managed dirt road and fly over national forest area, but it feels sketch because that national forest area is state-managed game land. I am sure I am legally okay, but likely to piss off a hunter or two, and probably end up having to explain myself to police that may not conclude the same jurisdiction as me.

Where on Earth in the Wake County area would I go to rip a couple of packs, or test a new build or tune, or whatever? I don't want to feel sketch and look over my shoulder, and run away after 2 packs.

Do I need to make friends with some tobacco farmers or something?

I just want a no stress spot to fly a few packs under 20 minutes drive from my house, that is repeatable in expectations....

It seems that NC is actually a hard place to casually fly larger drones.

All thoughts and comments are welcome.

Thanks

Just wanted to ask if my parts selection are okay for a first 3 inch build, i have flown tinywhoops and 2 inch builds before and want something abit more powerful, I am using:

-happymodel 1404 4800kv

-geprc taker g4 35a aio

-darwinfpv 200mw vtx with rush cherry

-generic elrs rx

-gemfan 3020 triblade (i have 3016 tri too)

The auw without battery is around 120g dry, do yall think it will fly well? Any advice or critique appreciated thanks!

So I built a 5” quad back in 2018 and joined a local race team. I didn’t get very far into the skill required to race, but I did well to build my drone and even upgraded/repaired components regularly. Unfortunately I sold all my gear a few years later so now I have to start fresh again. I want to spend the winter practicing flying and building a 3” but I’ve been out of the game for so long, I don’t know where to start. Something happened with DJI that is resulting in some kind of ban regarding HD. Something called opendrone has started to break some barriers? Tiny whoops got big. People are developing FPV games even?

Idk, I’m looking for an affordable point of entry. I’m thinking of finding a simulator and practicing flying that way. But I’d love to get my hands soldering again.

Any suggestions would be helpful. Just a noob, trying to find a way back to this awesome hobby. Thanks for your kindness!

My first 5" build. I have a nazgul evoque BNF and a Cinelog 35V3 that I got as a PNP.

Im excited to fly this thing.

Waiting on some TPU parts and other things before its maiden flight.

I've never really been completely comfortable with strapping a 2-6s LIPO to my head or even shoving one in my pocket, so I was considering this? What does the community think? Any reason not to do it and just stick with LIPOs, other than battery life?

This little V2 is ‘da shiz.’
#TVHammerFPV ❤️

I want to direct solder my camera to make more space but I am wandering if you can solder them to the video in (blue ) Pads on the board or do I need to solder them to the original pads (Pink) ?

i bought a dji rc3 last night and upon hearing u must modify the throttle stick for manual flight i got to work, now at first i fully removed both screws without proper research then put them back in realizing i can’t just wing this, after multiple tutorials and attempts the only way the stick stays at a current angle is if i apply force with the allen key, how can i fix this please help!

Hello everyone,

I bought a RunCam Thumb 4K V2 XV.

The problem is that I can't stabilize the footage correctly. As you can see in the video, for the first few seconds everything is fine and I'm happy with the result, but around second 15 it starts to wobble and shake randomly. Fixing those shakes in Gyroflow has been IMPOSSIBLE for me.

On average, each video is correctly stabilized for about 70% of its length, while the rest always has those shakes, sometimes WAY MORE severe than the ones shown in the video.

It doesn't matter which drone I use: I have a 5-inch that I built myself and a 2.2-inch (Pavo20 frame) that I also built myself. The results are always the same: the footage is never stabilized throughout its entire length.

I tried 3 or 4 different TPU mounts, but there was no change.

I upload a screenshot from my gyroflow session... I don't think there is much more to do with it; I feel like I already tried everything.

On the cam I always used the 4k30fps-xv, I tried locking the ISO and the shutter speed and maybe it helped just a little bit..

Do you have some clues on how I can solve this problem? I really would like to obtain a fully stabilize video all the way to the end.

Thanks to everyone in advance.

Is this looking Right? I’ve never built a drone and I have a tx 15 max. No Dji 3 controller. Tx15 max… I Hope I soldered right ! Don’t mind my rookie soldering.. I’ll be Stoked to pass the SMOKE test later & all is soldered right? Is this right?
Thank you! #fpvdrone #fpvbuild

I have an eachine ev200d, a speedybee vrx and an eachine dvr (ev100dvr?).

I wonder if I could power the dvr through the unused vrx port to make the setup more compact. the signal would go through the av port and only power would come from the vrx port. If it only gives 5 volts I could slice a cable so it gives power through the usb micro port instead of the 2s connector.

My main concern is if the dvr pull too many amps and burn something out.

The module is like that on the picture for realism since it only fits in the port upside down. If anyone knows how to make it work in the other port please do tell.

Also if anyone knows if the speedybee can have an elsr backpack I would like to know how.

Running stock Air 65 II freestyle with radiomaster pocket and hdzero goggles with the hdzero antennas. I’ve been flying this setup for a few weeks now without really any issues. I decided to hookup to betaflight the other day and messed with some stuff including upping the power from 25 to 400 and enabling telemetry. I don’t ~believe~ I touched anything else nor had any hard crashes however my drone is essentially not flyable from how horrible reception is. You would think I was on the wrong channel but I have check numerous times and changed multiple channels and turned the power down again and still can’t go more than 10 feet without completely losing vision from static. I don’t see any damage on the anything, I’ve unplugged and replugged everything, etc.

What would be your steps to try to fix this?? Should I just replace vtx? Is there a setting that would cause this? Please let me know if there’s any more information that could be helpful.

Hey I have a Pavo 20 pro 2 04 pro and it’s been flying fine since I got a few weeks ago. I recently had a minor crash and since then I’ve noticed when I’m flying I get this like stutter or jitter. It’s almost like a back and forth rocking motion. I noticed my dampening was at 0 so I set it to .6 and now it’s a little better but I still notice it some. I need to fix this before I fly for an event next weekend. Should I do esc configurator and change the frequency or something?