I love this hobby! 😃 Why I never tried FPV before is beyond me...it's such a rush and I have to say I'm hooked! I guess I'm an adrenaline junkie or something because like the RC speed runs this really gets me going. I will be back out with the RC speed runs soon guys. I just love all aspects of the RC hobby. 😃🍺🍺
I loved watching your speed run videos.So, when I started thinking of fpv’s and just saw your video on these I was pretty happy. I was glad you put the video of what you see at the end. I think I haven’t taken the plunge because I hate the big bulky goggles. Good job!!
Thanks brother for the kind words. 😃🍺🍺 I will be going back to speed runs for awhile soon. As for the goggles yeah they are big but aren't all that heavy and you can get lighter ones...cool you are thinking of FPV. It's kinda hard to learn at first but it gets easier with simulator practice. And my view in the goggles looks better than what the Goggle DVR records. These goggles don't record that great but at least it gives you an idea.
Thanks bro! It's a lot of fun being strapped into a drone with FPV. The goggles view is better than what you see here but it's still analog so it does have a little break up.
Awesome flight. Looked like you had it all under control. 👍 It will Bob around in the wind a little due to it size. But that was good. Evern ur son was proud of you. The cuddle of success. Brilliant video buddy 😀 🇬🇧 👍
Hahaha...yeah I wasn't expecting a hug at the end. He is a really good kid. 6 years old and he stood there perfectly concentrated on the quad for four minutes. I have extra goggles so he can fly with me in the cockpit. He loves it. Im going to get him flying too. My older son has taken an interest as well. Thanks for the encouragement brother.
@@gazfpv Yeah for sure. At this age he loves to hang out with me. Yesterday I was flying and my older son was watching my other quad in and out of the goggles. I crashed it into a tree because I was trying to turn my goggles DVR on. But because he was watching it was a quick retrieval. I had no idea where I was without him...hahaha.
@@KaizerTest yep. You allways need a spotter.iv searched for days for some of mine. Specially when running Crossfire long range an it comes down in a wood. Now that is a search an half. 😂 🤠🇬🇧👍
@@MosOneFPV I recommend if you are getting into FPV to get a quad that uses Express LRS for the receiver. A radio like the Radiomaster Zorro with built in Express LRS is best.
Thanks Chuck! You know...I have GPS drones and I kinda fluffed off drones in general for cars. But this FPV flying is incredible. Like you are inside the thing flying it...hahaha. Its pretty hard to learn to fly in Acro mode where the quad doesnt self level and pushing the stick all the way doesnt just tilt the quad to a certain angle but will produce a roll or flip. But I practiced on a simulator...Liftoff to be specific...and putting in some time on that sim has made flying FPV in Acro mode become clear. I think I have found a new obsession to be honest. I'm still running cars but this is very addicting the FPV.
@@dortmunder27xxx Hi sorry I just saw this. I started flying in angle mode but not for long. It's much better to fly in acro and it's actually easier. But to start you do want some safety and Betaflight that all quads use has Acro trainer mode. When you enable it in the modes tab of betaflight your quad will only tilt to a maximum of 45 degrees. In acro without it your quad would do a roll or flip. As for this quad it is good but I recommend the Darwin baby Ape pro v2 darwinfpv.com/products/darwin-baby-ape-pro-v2 The reason is it comes with an ELRS receiver which is the newest radio protocol which gives the best range and receiver are inexpensive. Pretty much everybody uses Express LRS (ELRS) or TBS crossfire these days. Next it has better camera than the Tinyhawk Freestyle. And it has removable arms so if you crash and break one it's easily fixed. Both are good but I would get the Baby Ape Pro V2. Has to be V2 for the better frame. Also get a radiomaster Zorro ELRS radio or Radiomaster TX12 ELRS. And finally Skyzone Cobra X goggles. If you can't afford the Cobra X then Eachine EV800D will work but I highly recommend the better goggles. If you have the cash get a digital quad and goggles. Feel free to message me back anytime.
@@dortmunder27xxx Also get on the facebook group Beginner To FPV. I'm on there and it's a group that has over 20,000 members and lots and lots of people willing to help new people to FPV. You can contact me there as well.
I got the first one but it looses vtx signal at about 3 meters, So i bought the v2 version vtx is good but it's got a slight wobble, Now i know its some thing to do with the PIDs but which one im still a little new to this game
@@josefdahari I just hit 138mph with my Slash 4x4 modded GT. 150mph is the goal. There is too much prep work for speed runs just to do a handful of passes. It's expensive too.
@@josefdahari Hahaha. I ended up selling a bunch of my speed run cars and bashers to fund FPV...lol. I was just flying my mobula 7 in the house and under my ping pong table. the beauty is I can do FPV much more than speed running. The speed running is expensive and I can only go like once every 2 weeks to run. Most of the time I am prepping, repairing and charging & discharging batteries. FPV has more actual play time than the speed runs. Bashing I have gotten bored of. I have built my Arrma's with Just bash it and M2C racing chassis' and parts. I have launched my cars 30ft in the air. It was exciting but I get bored easily. I can keep pushing the excitment level with FPV 😃
Hello, I recently purchased a Tinyhawk 2 Freestyle. I crashed to see if the capacity suddenly ran out during flight. One of the batteries was not connected, so I charged it, but it did not charge. Is it a battery problem, not an adapter problem?
Every time I fly, one of the batteries loses voltage quickly. The battery cable is also damaged. Is this a battery problem? And which battery do you prefer, emax, uruav, or gnb?
You have to be careful not to go any lower than 3.2v per cell or you will damage the battery. Battery brand makes little difference to me. Just make sure you watch voltage.
Hi guys just a quick question,I have just purchased one of these in the UK and I'm just about to get into FPV flying once I have familiarised myself with current regulations on flying these types of drones here but I was just wondering is there a way to adjust the camera angle as it's pointing virtually straight ahead but I would much rather it be facing ever so slightly down.
Hi from Canada! So if you are just starting out I recommend having the camera level to the frame of the quad with maybe 5-10 degrees of up tilt. The reason is that the higher the camera faces up the faster you will want to fly so you can see the ground. SO basically camera angle dictates how fast you will be flying. Also taking off and landing is harder with a high camera angle. This is because on takeoff and landing the quad frame is horizontal to the ground but the camera will face to the sky on landing and takeoff making doing those two tasks harder because you cannot see the ground. So the simple answer is keep the camera at about 5 degrees facing up to start. Fly in a dry grassy area and bring a spotter for your first flights because these tiny things are easy to lose. Try and stay close and pay attention to your location...have the spotter watch your location as well.
thank you . I have a Fly Sky device and a receiver... I want to buy a drone from Emax, but how do I make a connection or connection between the Flysky device and the drone? Is there an explanation for the method? I hope so .
Basicially you need to solder the SBUS wire of the receiver to a free UART RX pad on the flight controller. Then solder the 5v to a 5v pad on the flight controller and negative to negative on the flight controller. Then you need to make sure serial RX is checked off in betaflight. There's a few steps and it's not hard but can be hard for someone that hasn't soldered on tiny solder pads. Get a lighted magnifying glass that clamps to your table so you can solder easier...it really helps. And pre tin the wire and the pad on the flight controller. Use some flux as well. Then when you solder you only need to heat the pad and wire together without adding any more solder. There is a bit of a learning curve to all this and its a bit frustrating at first. But if you watch video and take your time you can make less mistakes. Which Flysky receiver do you have?
@@sssssssss4258 Yeah that receiver is for a plane. It's too big for a 2.5" drone. I used the FS A8S amzn.to/3p4fyWf which is still a little too big but I fit it just above the bottom plate of the quad. You need to remove the bottom plate to fit it in. You could just stick it on the outside though. The best range and smallest receiver for Flysky radio's is the Oversky XR602T-A. Its the smallest with best range. www.banggood.com/custlink/mvDdQcV9N5
Those were my first goggles the Eachine EV800D analog goggles. They are cheap and work pretty well overall. They have two receivers inside so you can get a better picture. And you can run a patch antenna and an Omni antenna. I recently started a FPV only channel and if you go over there and subscribe you can hit me up for any questions on FPV you have. Been in this hobby for a few years now and have built like 15 so far....lol. It's addictive. ua-cam.com/channels/I4c8bExveMUfmplFGQ4EJQ.html
I unsoldered the reciever antenna for the built in receiver that was included and used my own FLYSKY FS-A8S receiver and soldered it to the Sbus on the flight controller. In hindsight I probably would have bought an FRsky transmitter because like 80 percent of the bind and fly quads on Banggood have FRsky receivers built in. But this forced me to practice my micro soldering skills...lol. There's nothing at all wrong with the Flysky i6 radio though. I would go for an i6x because upgrading my i6 to 10 channels has been a bit of a pain(I don't have the right cable) I think. The i6x is the same but with 10 channels. There are some quads that do come with a flysky receiver built in though.
@@coulsonwasthegluefpv7128 I have 2 Flysky controllers 🤦♂️ I use one just for my sim. I'm using Liftoff. Another thing bad about Flysky is to use Crossfire receivers (for long range) you have to open it up and do some mods. But for general flying and freestyle I'm happy with the Flysky i6. I'm not going to upgrade for quite a while I think. Getting receivers for the Flysky is a little hard as well. Not as many options and the only place I can find any is Banggood. Also the FS-A8S receiver has no Rssi signal strength sent back to the goggles. So far I really like this quad but it's quite fast. I don't realize how fast I'm going when I'm in the goggles but when I see footage after it really rips...hahaha.
@@KaizerTest tbh so far I have flown once and the props sliced my battery off so the quad dropped to earth hard.....but still fly's. I'm not to keen on the emax radio tho, thumbs only
Yes you can use angle mode. Angle mode is good for just starting but I found Acro trainer mode the best next step. It is full acro but limits you from going too far on the sticks and flipping the quad over. Then once comfortable with acro trainer go full acro.
For a small quad like this it's: A - Economical B - Very easy to setup and C- Has more than enough range for a toothpick quad. The radio is very cheap to buy and receivers are also cheap. I have a Tango 2 and crossfire for my long range and digital quads that I like to fly further out. But for my close flying small quads I use this radio. I have been using one regularily for a year and a half and it still works like new. I use it on my sim as well.
But you know if I was starting out in this hobby today I would get the Zorro or Jumper T-Lite Pro with ELRS. I would only get the Flysky today if I was on an extreme budget. But for like $40 it definitely worth it. And if I was starting out today I would probably use the ELRS protocol exclusively and not use Crossfire. Crossfire is amazing but I think ELRS has great price AND long range and penetration.
I love this hobby! 😃 Why I never tried FPV before is beyond me...it's such a rush and I have to say I'm hooked! I guess I'm an adrenaline junkie or something because like the RC speed runs this really gets me going. I will be back out with the RC speed runs soon guys. I just love all aspects of the RC hobby. 😃🍺🍺
I loved watching your speed run videos.So, when I started thinking of fpv’s and just saw your video on these I was pretty happy. I was glad you put the video of what you see at the end. I think I haven’t taken the plunge because I hate the big bulky goggles. Good job!!
Thanks brother for the kind words. 😃🍺🍺 I will be going back to speed runs for awhile soon. As for the goggles yeah they are big but aren't all that heavy and you can get lighter ones...cool you are thinking of FPV. It's kinda hard to learn at first but it gets easier with simulator practice. And my view in the goggles looks better than what the Goggle DVR records. These goggles don't record that great but at least it gives you an idea.
Wow, nice drone and beautiful sky my friend !👍😍
Thanks bro! It's a lot of fun being strapped into a drone with FPV. The goggles view is better than what you see here but it's still analog so it does have a little break up.
Ha ha !! Nice landing! Looking good homie!
Thanks brother! Yeah kinda getting the hang of it. 😀
I have the TH2 then went 3”
Almost grabbed one of these glad u like 👍
Yeah so fars its a very good drone and smooth, fast flier. I just hope the motors and FC last the test of time.
Awesome flight. Looked like you had it all under control. 👍 It will Bob around in the wind a little due to it size. But that was good. Evern ur son was proud of you. The cuddle of success. Brilliant video buddy 😀 🇬🇧 👍
Hahaha...yeah I wasn't expecting a hug at the end. He is a really good kid. 6 years old and he stood there perfectly concentrated on the quad for four minutes. I have extra goggles so he can fly with me in the cockpit. He loves it. Im going to get him flying too. My older son has taken an interest as well. Thanks for the encouragement brother.
@@KaizerTest all the family involved. That's awesome. 👍
@@gazfpv Yeah for sure. At this age he loves to hang out with me. Yesterday I was flying and my older son was watching my other quad in and out of the goggles. I crashed it into a tree because I was trying to turn my goggles DVR on. But because he was watching it was a quick retrieval. I had no idea where I was without him...hahaha.
@@KaizerTest yep. You allways need a spotter.iv searched for days for some of mine. Specially when running Crossfire long range an it comes down in a wood. Now that is a search an half. 😂 🤠🇬🇧👍
@@gazfpv I bet! What transmitters use crossfire? Is it only Frsky?
nice flying skills
Thanks brother. I had just started flying here. Much better now. Still love this hobby.
@@KaizerTest welcome. appreciate the video
@@KaizerTest for your OSD is that battery usage for both ?
@@MosOneFPV The top voltage is average single cell voltage and the bottom one is both combined because it's a 2s quad.
@@MosOneFPV I recommend if you are getting into FPV to get a quad that uses Express LRS for the receiver. A radio like the Radiomaster Zorro with built in Express LRS is best.
I'm Learning LOS - and I am using NANO Drones to do it.
Great Video
Thanks Chuck! You know...I have GPS drones and I kinda fluffed off drones in general for cars. But this FPV flying is incredible. Like you are inside the thing flying it...hahaha. Its pretty hard to learn to fly in Acro mode where the quad doesnt self level and pushing the stick all the way doesnt just tilt the quad to a certain angle but will produce a roll or flip. But I practiced on a simulator...Liftoff to be specific...and putting in some time on that sim has made flying FPV in Acro mode become clear. I think I have found a new obsession to be honest. I'm still running cars but this is very addicting the FPV.
@@KaizerTest Hallo. Have you started flying in Anglemode or diretly in acromode? Is the tiny Hawk 2 freestyle robust when it crashes? Thanks
@@dortmunder27xxx Hi sorry I just saw this. I started flying in angle mode but not for long. It's much better to fly in acro and it's actually easier. But to start you do want some safety and Betaflight that all quads use has Acro trainer mode. When you enable it in the modes tab of betaflight your quad will only tilt to a maximum of 45 degrees. In acro without it your quad would do a roll or flip. As for this quad it is good but I recommend the Darwin baby Ape pro v2 darwinfpv.com/products/darwin-baby-ape-pro-v2 The reason is it comes with an ELRS receiver which is the newest radio protocol which gives the best range and receiver are inexpensive. Pretty much everybody uses Express LRS (ELRS) or TBS crossfire these days. Next it has better camera than the Tinyhawk Freestyle. And it has removable arms so if you crash and break one it's easily fixed. Both are good but I would get the Baby Ape Pro V2. Has to be V2 for the better frame. Also get a radiomaster Zorro ELRS radio or Radiomaster TX12 ELRS. And finally Skyzone Cobra X goggles. If you can't afford the Cobra X then Eachine EV800D will work but I highly recommend the better goggles. If you have the cash get a digital quad and goggles. Feel free to message me back anytime.
@@dortmunder27xxx Also get on the facebook group Beginner To FPV. I'm on there and it's a group that has over 20,000 members and lots and lots of people willing to help new people to FPV. You can contact me there as well.
I got the first one but it looses vtx signal at about 3 meters, So i bought the v2 version vtx is good but it's got a slight wobble, Now i know its some thing to do with the PIDs but which one im still a little new to this game
Hmmmm. Mine flew pretty good out of the box. Did you ever bend any of the props? Even slightly can cause a wobble.
Sick brother
Thank you Josef! I'm really loving the FPV. I'm an RC car speed run guy but the FPV gives me the adrenaline rush as well. I'm hooked! 👊😀
@@KaizerTest I used to love RC bashing mostly. I always wanted to try speed runs lol
@@josefdahari I just hit 138mph with my Slash 4x4 modded GT. 150mph is the goal. There is too much prep work for speed runs just to do a handful of passes. It's expensive too.
@@KaizerTest I wanted to get a limitless and mod it out but then fpv took over my life and haven't touched my other rcs since :(
@@josefdahari Hahaha. I ended up selling a bunch of my speed run cars and bashers to fund FPV...lol. I was just flying my mobula 7 in the house and under my ping pong table. the beauty is I can do FPV much more than speed running. The speed running is expensive and I can only go like once every 2 weeks to run. Most of the time I am prepping, repairing and charging & discharging batteries. FPV has more actual play time than the speed runs. Bashing I have gotten bored of. I have built my Arrma's with Just bash it and M2C racing chassis' and parts. I have launched my cars 30ft in the air. It was exciting but I get bored easily. I can keep pushing the excitment level with FPV 😃
Hello, I recently purchased a Tinyhawk 2 Freestyle. I crashed to see if the capacity suddenly ran out during flight. One of the batteries was not connected, so I charged it, but it did not charge. Is it a battery problem, not an adapter problem?
Every time I fly, one of the batteries loses voltage quickly. The battery cable is also damaged. Is this a battery problem? And which battery do you prefer, emax, uruav, or gnb?
You have to be careful not to go any lower than 3.2v per cell or you will damage the battery. Battery brand makes little difference to me. Just make sure you watch voltage.
Hi guys just a quick question,I have just purchased one of these in the UK and I'm just about to get into FPV flying once I have familiarised myself with current regulations on flying these types of drones here but I was just wondering is there a way to adjust the camera angle as it's pointing virtually straight ahead but I would much rather it be facing ever so slightly down.
Hi from Canada! So if you are just starting out I recommend having the camera level to the frame of the quad with maybe 5-10 degrees of up tilt. The reason is that the higher the camera faces up the faster you will want to fly so you can see the ground. SO basically camera angle dictates how fast you will be flying. Also taking off and landing is harder with a high camera angle. This is because on takeoff and landing the quad frame is horizontal to the ground but the camera will face to the sky on landing and takeoff making doing those two tasks harder because you cannot see the ground. So the simple answer is keep the camera at about 5 degrees facing up to start. Fly in a dry grassy area and bring a spotter for your first flights because these tiny things are easy to lose. Try and stay close and pay attention to your location...have the spotter watch your location as well.
@@KaizerTest thx ever so much for your advice very much appreciated.can't wait for my first flight
@@simonhampton1304 Anytime. 🍺🍺 Have fun it's an amazing feeling flying.
thank you . I have a Fly Sky device and a receiver... I want to buy a drone from Emax, but how do I make a connection or connection between the Flysky device and the drone? Is there an explanation for the method? I hope so .
Basicially you need to solder the SBUS wire of the receiver to a free UART RX pad on the flight controller. Then solder the 5v to a 5v pad on the flight controller and negative to negative on the flight controller. Then you need to make sure serial RX is checked off in betaflight. There's a few steps and it's not hard but can be hard for someone that hasn't soldered on tiny solder pads. Get a lighted magnifying glass that clamps to your table so you can solder easier...it really helps. And pre tin the wire and the pad on the flight controller. Use some flux as well. Then when you solder you only need to heat the pad and wire together without adding any more solder. There is a bit of a learning curve to all this and its a bit frustrating at first. But if you watch video and take your time you can make less mistakes. Which Flysky receiver do you have?
Thank you so much. I apologize for bothering you. I have benefited a lot from you, thank you for everything you provide. I have flysky fs_i6x
@@sssssssss4258 No bother at all. 🍺🍺 😀Your transmitter is Flysky i6x but what receiver do you have?
@@KaizerTest
FS_iA10B
@@sssssssss4258 Yeah that receiver is for a plane. It's too big for a 2.5" drone. I used the FS A8S amzn.to/3p4fyWf which is still a little too big but I fit it just above the bottom plate of the quad. You need to remove the bottom plate to fit it in. You could just stick it on the outside though. The best range and smallest receiver for Flysky radio's is the Oversky XR602T-A. Its the smallest with best range. www.banggood.com/custlink/mvDdQcV9N5
What goggles are you using
Those were my first goggles the Eachine EV800D analog goggles. They are cheap and work pretty well overall. They have two receivers inside so you can get a better picture. And you can run a patch antenna and an Omni antenna. I recently started a FPV only channel and if you go over there and subscribe you can hit me up for any questions on FPV you have. Been in this hobby for a few years now and have built like 15 so far....lol. It's addictive. ua-cam.com/channels/I4c8bExveMUfmplFGQ4EJQ.html
How did you use the flysky with this?
I unsoldered the reciever antenna for the built in receiver that was included and used my own FLYSKY FS-A8S receiver and soldered it to the Sbus on the flight controller. In hindsight I probably would have bought an FRsky transmitter because like 80 percent of the bind and fly quads on Banggood have FRsky receivers built in. But this forced me to practice my micro soldering skills...lol. There's nothing at all wrong with the Flysky i6 radio though. I would go for an i6x because upgrading my i6 to 10 channels has been a bit of a pain(I don't have the right cable) I think. The i6x is the same but with 10 channels. There are some quads that do come with a flysky receiver built in though.
@@KaizerTest I may give that a miss until I can solder without melting everything 😂 i mostly use the flysky for Sims wish I'd gone for frsky too
@@coulsonwasthegluefpv7128 I have 2 Flysky controllers 🤦♂️ I use one just for my sim. I'm using Liftoff. Another thing bad about Flysky is to use Crossfire receivers (for long range) you have to open it up and do some mods. But for general flying and freestyle I'm happy with the Flysky i6. I'm not going to upgrade for quite a while I think. Getting receivers for the Flysky is a little hard as well. Not as many options and the only place I can find any is Banggood. Also the FS-A8S receiver has no Rssi signal strength sent back to the goggles.
So far I really like this quad but it's quite fast. I don't realize how fast I'm going when I'm in the goggles but when I see footage after it really rips...hahaha.
@@KaizerTest tbh so far I have flown once and the props sliced my battery off so the quad dropped to earth hard.....but still fly's. I'm not to keen on the emax radio tho, thumbs only
@@coulsonwasthegluefpv7128 What quad are you flying? Sorry to hear what happened.
yoooooo! Stuff happened, I stripped my servo, and I wrecked my bike
What? Wrecked what bike?
@@KaizerTest if I remember correctly a huffy 25th anniversary
@@KaizerTest can’t really remember cuz it’s been so long since I got it
@@endosrc Damn...sorry to hear about the bike. My other drone fried a motor today. I'm a bit pissed about that.
@@KaizerTest yeah. But hey if you get fed up with drones you can take out the camera put it in a limitless and fpv race
Can freestyle use angle mode?
Yes you can use angle mode. Angle mode is good for just starting but I found Acro trainer mode the best next step. It is full acro but limits you from going too far on the sticks and flipping the quad over. Then once comfortable with acro trainer go full acro.
@@KaizerTest Thank you I'm Korean and I was able to understand well
Why FLYSKY?
For a small quad like this it's: A - Economical B - Very easy to setup and C- Has more than enough range for a toothpick quad. The radio is very cheap to buy and receivers are also cheap. I have a Tango 2 and crossfire for my long range and digital quads that I like to fly further out. But for my close flying small quads I use this radio. I have been using one regularily for a year and a half and it still works like new. I use it on my sim as well.
But you know if I was starting out in this hobby today I would get the Zorro or Jumper T-Lite Pro with ELRS. I would only get the Flysky today if I was on an extreme budget. But for like $40 it definitely worth it. And if I was starting out today I would probably use the ELRS protocol exclusively and not use Crossfire. Crossfire is amazing but I think ELRS has great price AND long range and penetration.