How to fly Line Of Sight : Acro Tutorial Part 1
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
- While flying FPV is great, I find LOS to be just as enjoyable. Due to the high request rate, here is my first tutorial on trying to learn to fly LOS in acro mode, which will open up a whole new world of flying for you.
I know it may not be the best tutorial, and might not even help at all, but I gave it my best shot and hopefully it works for some of you out there :)
At the end of the day practice is what it comes down to, but practice with a purpose in mind is always the best option to increase your skill.
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You're completely right in all essence there is no real need for this video. But happy you shared I started flying acro from day 1 it's just like learning how to go from 3-4 channel radio. Try on a sim once or twice get the sticks down and then just practice. I think a lot of people are afraid of crashing or going too fast. start slow and small exactly how you showed in this video. You'll get comfortable and start moving up at your own pace.
Definitely a need, helped me a lot. Thanks RCAddict!
Yeah, moving at your own pace is a big one :)
Just finished setting up.. Now need to charge up 7 of 1500 mah 3S battery.. Man, I need one of those parallel charger. One at time is killing me ;(
Get a board dude £6.99 UK a must with these quads. :)
Dear RCAddict, I've seen tutorials mentioning that it is convinient to use air mode in conjunction with acro mode. What is your opinion in relation to this? Do you use this combination??? Regards!!!! Francisco
That's a LOT better than just trying to hover for 20 batteries like most tutorials tell you to do. Obviously you will learn better control by bringing it to a stop and changing direction, etc. Thanks for this tutorial.
i have to admit, this is 1 of my favourite video to watch when i started learning acro. its been 1 week now and cant believe how much this simple but almost detail video teach me. Thank you Bro.
Since watching your 2 vids i went out and flew better los than ever. Pretty much watched them and was better. I won't even use yaw before to not change orientation . Im new and this helped alot. Thank you.
Gotta say, for info I go to Bardwell, for engineering I go to kabab, for flight I go to you. Almost 2 months in and my 30+ surface vehicles sit. Thanks for the tutorials.
Well I’m glad you made this video because people like me just getting into racing quads don’t know all about angle mode or any of the other modes in beta flight and I sure don’t so please keep making these teaching videos like this cause there will always be a need for teaching tools like this one. I wish someone will make a video for setting up angle mode on beta flight and then take it outside and then show us what the quad does in angle mode and in acro mode etc, because there is people that needs to learn and we can only do that by being taught by people like you and everyone that does fly now at one time they didn’t know how or what at all. Thank you very much sir.
You helped me a lot. As an intermediate pilot, your reconfirmed a lot of what I already knew. But as far as having to manually readjust to your previous stick input clicked inside my head and I have a Breyer understanding of acro mode.
I’m about to step up to a racer and this was a big help.
I learned LOS with a syma x5. Played acro with the sim. Tons of research, videos.... 2 months later I built a qwad, bought goggles, have been flying acro. I'm hooked. I still enjoy LOS flying very much!!
Nice!
Best description of this that I’ve found. Would have been nice to have had this video back in the mid 80s when I first started flying fixed wing gas models. It would have saved me some money. Great job!!!
Great video! I have been trying to talk myself into taking the training wheels off my quads and to start flying in manual mode. I'm going to watch your videos....maybe several times....and then jump in...thank you!
Thanks Seth. Great information for some of us moving from micro to acro piloting.
Great series, thats what I wanted. You are my favorite youtuber. I love your videos, please keep up with your good work.
Thanks so much George!
Practicing now. Enough angle mode. Man is acro a hard flight controller for muscle memory. Just another reason why anyone who flies can appreciate just how great you are. Excellent teacher also
Thanks for giving some lights about acro mode. I want to start using acro mode, but had no clue about what to expect, but now i understand a little more and i think it will be more easy for me. Keep making videos like this, because i think there's more people like me, that arrived to the hobbie and doesn't have anyone to learn from. So... keep the good work.
Los acro tutorials is the thing that is missing from youtube man!
There are a ton of tutorials learning acro in fpv but in los wich is the first thing someone has to learn and basic skill I can't find much. Good job man! Please upload more..
Thanks man :)
GREAT VIDEO, well explained. Been flying for a few yrs right below acro- you def highlighted all my fears of switching to your level of flying! keepitup! YO!
this is really really really helpful compared to other videos on this subject.thank you so much for clarity to understand angle/acro and horizon....
Nicely done, simple and informative. Been flying toys for a year and a bit now I'm waiting on an RTF Wizard not the best but enough I think... I'll be watching and learning. You have some talent my friend!
Me after getting into the basics of FPV with my Whoop :
"Lets try LOS"
'sees Video'
"Abort Mission soldier"
Excellent and right on time. Thanks a bunch and even answered a few questions I had last night. I have several cheapies that I feel confident with but absolutely need to get more hours in acro. The necessary practice is daunting (especially for someone like me who lives on instant gratification) but only way to get better. Can't give up.
Yeah, starting small and not crashing is much better than trying to go big and breaking everything.
A very good tutorial- the first I've seen on this and much appreciated. Very clear explanations and then demo flying with narrative. I have a Mavic Pro and am seriously considering getting a quad- your vid is very demonstrative in the differences in flying the two platforms. Thanks!
I've flown level mode for about 2 years and advanced from cheap toy brushed quads to more advanced brushless, but always have been in awe of acro mode pilots. Especially race videos. I have RealFlight Drone sim and am starting to practice acro mode. Your video is a real help. Many thanks and keep the pointy end forward and the shiny side up!
For sure try to make the switch!
Yepp, definitely have angle mode on a switch ready to go! Saved me from a crash yesterday. I'm just trying to learn pitch and roll control right now so when I couldn't recover from a barrel roll because a gust of wind made me lose orientation I just switched to angle mode and throttled up. I feel like angle mode is a must when learning acro as long as you don't depend on it too heavily.
This is an excellent tutorial in every way. From a performance standard you spoke very clearly, had good pace, and were concise while still being very informative. As far as your teaching methodology, it is really fantastic. I have recently been learning acro with tiny whoops and small brushless quads, and this video would have made a huge difference in how fast I could have understood what was going on with them in flight in the 3 modes. I am subscribing and really looking forward to learning more from you. Thanks for the lesson and the thought you put into it!
Really glad it helps man!
No need to apologize bro im just starting out, i pick up the tinyhawk whoop and i learned alot from this video i had no idea how acro worked i was out of control and i watch this video a few times and now i can do everything you demonstrated in 2 days..thanks bro..
Thanks a million! I’m brand new to Acro and that was a great demonstration!
So glad your doing LoS Acro tutorial I'm always super impressed with your LoS acro flying, looking forward to part 2 and more.
Thanks :) Currently planning on 3 parts, part 2 more general stuff, and then 3 more advanced "tricks", but I will see where it goes. Obviously huge interest for it on my channel haha.
Thanks for the vid. Just started flying my first build
I bought four different 20$ to $40 quads that did flips, 2 speed etc. and flew them in my house for about 6 months. Totally crashed and beat the crap out of them at first but I got the idea. I just got back from throwing $200 up in the air for the first time. MAN! What a blast!! Crashed it 3 times but at least I knew to kill it instead of freezing up. What I can say is, the tall soft grass saved my quad and all that practice paid off. Super Fun! and damn scary a few times haha.
You are the sickest los flyer i have seen! Keep it up
I really appreciate your builds and the way you teach thing. Keep it up👍👍👍
Thanks, out of all the videos I've watched, this one has helped me the most. Thanks for that!
Awesome! Glad it helped :)
Thank you Andy for this tutorial, I currently have a toy drone for practice. Your descriptions are detailed, informative, and an asset for the novice flyer. These videos will be a staple to my flying diet, and it is wise to follow your suggestions. You also answered a lot of questions I had for flying a qwad, and how it behaves while in flight. Please keep up your amazing videos. LTRIP!™
I'm a newbie to quads. I appreciate and learn from your step by step 1st video and looking forward to the following episodes. many thanks man ! 😎🖒🖒🌞
:-)
Thank you so much for your time and effort in making these tutorials.
No problem :)
besides just los flying you do a amazing job of explaining how the controls on acro mode work, thanks
There is a significant need for this video. Watch a brand new quad flyer fly in acro LOS. 5 second maximum flight time. Than they dont want to fly again.
EXCELLENT video very detailed. Previous commentor said about a sim and thats a very good idea! And I would like to see a video about setting slow rates, if I have not missed it already.
Best Acro LOS videos I have seen. I smash up my quad over two weeks flying in a warehouse for 10 batteries after work every evening. to get competent in acro. If you dont know orientation or are brand new use horizon till you like your flying. Then switch to acro and learn that you have to pull back below centre on pitch to turm without nose diving into the floor.
Been flying LOS for two years about to get my first fpv in 2 days! Going to rock
Excellent video really helpful, clear and well produced. Skills
Awesome job trying to explain it live! I'm going to try the technique. Acro has been my white elephant since I left the toy world.
Love it! This is the ultimate frontier.
I know it's a matter of practice, but in FPV acro is totally natural to me. Time on a sim helped. But aircraft (real ones), are just rate mode. You roll into a bank at a rate determined by the stick pressure, neutralize when you're where you want, and then roll it back to straight and level (or where ever). Self leveling would horrify me. But the first thing a flight instructor shows a student is an airplane's natural stability. The absence of that in a quad, and the orientation difficulties blows my mind. "Soft ground" is a great tip. LOL I think this video does need to be made because it gives a nice methodical approach to channel your practice time. Which I need to bite the bullet and get experience. LOS YOU ARE A WIZARD. Your high performance quad videos are completely amazing. Flying a little spec. Great!
Thanks for your effort in teaching this. I do know guys who fly a lot... but can’t fly LOS of any description. I find it rewarding to watch the quad zipping through the sky on its way to my next crash. 😝✨
this is great! Looking forward to Part 2.
I'm a noob so it's fine by me! I liked it! Congratulations! Keep it coming!
Thanks RC Addict, I bet that will be the hardest video for you to make considering its second nature to you now. Really looking forward to your next tutorials even if it's just a case of watching your stick cam and you shouting out your manoeuvres. Cheers!
Yeah, hard to not just do some flips here and there lol
I actually learned los from some your earlier los toy grade style quads, I moved to hobby grade los and now Ive got some Aomway commanders on the way. Amazing to see how fast you have grown! Keep up the good work bro.
That's awesome man!
Wow, once you started moving left and then right, I’m like, this guys good! But then you moved forward, and then backward and my mind was blown!!!
Ahhhhhhh I found it. I wish I knew you had these vids here to begin with!! Had to go waaaaayy back in the day to find these gems. Thanks man! Now I feel stupid and like I'm not a true fan for commenting and asking on several of your vids for tips on LOS flying.... whoops!
100% awesome instructions man. You've made soo much sense thankyou, on behalf of everyone!!!
Glad it made sense! :-)
The video that i have been waiting for! Thank you so much :D
No problem :)
Great video. I always tell beginners with orientation issues to do this. Point the quad in the direction you want to go, press forward on the stick. Seems to help.
Thanks for the video! ive been learning in horizon and now im feeling mad at myself! gonna try acro tonight with my inductrix tonight!
I've been waiting this video so much! .... thanks mate awesome as always
Glad you liked it Darwin :P
Just subscribed, great video. I'm starting flying quads and I found LOS more difficult than FVP, but I feel more confortable trying new things like throttle control LOS. I thought that LOS was not important if my final goal is fvp, your video inspired me to keep trying and learning LOS. I have good control of my quad if it is in front of me, once I turn it is really really hard, but my brain is starting to get it. Thanks again for this tutorial. Keep it coming!
Yeah, throttle control is great to get down LOS. Easier to see elevation change when out of the goggles :)
Awesome Los 😮I’m just about to learn acro very good video very helpful and clear thanks 🙏 I liked and subscribed
Thanks for video series. Los is harder than fpv i find. When in fpv, you're always in pilot view.
Yeah, orientation never changes in FPV.
FPV scares me, i fear ending up in a tree or something. with LOS i know exactly where my quad is.
@@jodroboxes Yeah if your video ever just dies ur screwed... I feel the same way.... Although I can't afford FPV goggles anyway an have yet to even try FPV mode xD
But the shit you can do LOS freestyle is FAR better and more awesome to see than FPV freestyle. In fact FPV should stick with races and cool building dives... freestyle FPV is more geared toward the pilot and less for the audience IMO.
Some shit is really cool like diving through small gaps and some other things.... but compared to freestyle in LOS, FPV can't even hold a candle to the awesomeness.
It`s definitely harder, but FPV is much easier if you can fly a bit of LOS, in my oh so super duper humble opinion :)
@@jodroboxes be one with the quad
Love your Taranis
Really informative video, thanks. Been struggling with my trainer quad (H8 mini) but this video and the Flitetest vid has given me some great tips
Awesome, hope they help :)
Great video may be the best instructional vid on UA-cam 👍
My LOS is improving drastically so i'm closing in on you 😜 your video's got me inspired to fly LOS keep them master class LOS coming thank you again
Nice man!
Thanks a lot. When I got good, this is what I was going to do. Great video though. Especially for the "Noobs" that don't have a group of friends to learn from like me.
Big fat thumbs up!
:)
Fantastic Class friend.... congrats!!! Im having throbles to learn acro mode in my cinelog 35. Thanks so much.
Great video! LOS has always been hard. Especially as the distance increases. Hopefully I can watch and learn how to perform some of the great maneuvers you do.
Yeah, orientation can be a b@#*h at longer distances.
Thank you man- very helpful and I need all the help I can get!
Glad to help Todd :D
Great. This video will help people learn to fly los acro. Keep them coming guy. Your good at it.
Thanks :)
Great education Sir, love your style
Gr8 video. Really helpful. Showed this to my cousin to teach him to fly acro. the square idea was really good practice even for me
Awesome, glad it helped and good luck :)
This is a great video! I just bought the tbs oblivion RTF combo. I still have a long way to go in learning to fly. It’s my first racing drone!
I agree. Alot of people who have been or even some beginners who are flying drones, make it look easy. Drones are very unique because unlike any other RC software and firmware are in the mix. If you adjust a setting wrong, you could mess things up real bad. Beta flight can be alot to take in. I myself just got into drones so quite the learning curve. Bought a Mobula6 to practice with. 😁
great very informative......will be good to see Part 2
Very good explanation and demonstration.
For all of you who want to learn acro mode,it's much better to start with a simulator first,for two main reasons really.
1. Even though the drone is a toy,it's extremely dangerous,the slightest disorientation can turn into a really bad situation,if you lose control,the drone can turn into a weapon.The props spinning at such a great speed can cause severe damage,I'm not going to go into details ,but you can imagine what it can do to your face or other parts of your body and of course it can be danger to others as well.
2. It could be very expensive to start the "real thing" right away.If you just go straight for the real drone,prepare for a very disappointing experience.If you keep crashing the drone,it will not take too many crashes before the need for reparation.
I know that what I wrote "sounds" terrible,but it's the honest truth and it's for your own good as well as others'.
Excellent video! something every new pilot and old alike should give a few mins to watch!
Thanks Ryan!
Even though ive now learnt most of these from your videos regardless, this is just another quick help for everyone getting into it! I found myself one day just waking up, able to fly LOS, im not sure what happened but the orientation just clicked. My mind stopped thinking about orientation and started thinking about stick commands, best day ever! Keep up the work my friend! Earned yourself another Patreon!
I'm honestly hoping one day it clicks for me just like you describe. In past activities I've experienced this type fortune and the epiphany is real.
Awesome, and thank you so much!
You and me too bud, as RC addict said in beggining its good to start with a toy grade 6 axis but i stayed there to long , now i have moved up really strugling at the moment, using the freerider sim and Josh bardwell has a great set of FPV lessons on his channel. I feel as though i have 3 thumbs and 7 fingers on each hand. I know one things for sure had i have gone straight into the field i would be into this race quad thing for about 20 grand by now , LMFAO. One Day it will all click and i am without doubt making some improvevment but slow . :)
Yeah freerider is a great sim, for me its great for doing some more aggressive line of sight practicing in acro. FPV has come much easier once LOS is there. Keep pushing!
Played with RC Cars in the past, so i only have half the orientation :)
another way to think of it, is using a map to write directions, you have to imaging your going the road, turning left and right.
I definetly recommand all fpv acro beginners to learn on a pc simulator with your usb radio like "FPV Freerider". really save you many crashes and YES you will learn and take it all in real life. just take it slow in real life after some hours in the simulator.
Quadest I can't fly LoS Acro in a SIM for some reason I can can hover and do some basic moves in Acro mode LoS with my real quad but in SIM its weird just feels so different.
Sure, the flight charateristics are very different, depend on the quad and the wind ect... FPV Freerider is a pretty good one for learning: Acro and high rates on is nice to give you an idea what you are going to fly (Real quad is actually much faster but you definetly cant fly acro for the first time without destroying it) and the simulator is a must have for the people who have never flown acro and are about to build a race quad for the first time to have some fun doing nice fast moves and recording videos, its really better to try in the simulator first so they can learn the basics before they go out and crash after 3 seconds with so much power.
I loved the simulator when I was brand new for sure, because I cant afford to buy a bunch of mini quads and other at first, just have enough to get what I need to fly right, so I used sims a lot in place of starter quads.
Not so sure about LOS sims. Haven't tried in a while, but I can't fly LOS on any of them...I wouldn't say it is good to practice on, but to just understand what the sticks do first yeah.
great as always!
Nice video. Helps a lot. I'm new to quads from cars and boats and didn't realise that if you nudge the stick the position doesn't return when then the stock springs back. NOW I KNOW why when I hover it's been a constant battle. Thanks
Haha no problem :)
Extremely interesting to watch
Great Job! A lot of good information!
This totally helped me. Thanks!
Thank you so much! This really helps and it is very detailed. Great job
Glad it helps Hunter! Part 2 is out now!
Great video 👌. I have a Dromida Ominous,before I clicked on the video I wondered if it would be good for acro training lol. I'd love to see you use the Ominous in a training video to see what it can do in your hands. Looking forward to part 2. Thx Dod.
Yeah, a toy quad like that which offers arco mode would be great to learn on, especially with the awesome orientation of it. My Ominus is pretty much broken though :/
Thanks! Looking forward to trying some of this out.
LOS really is awesome. Just a beautiful to watch, not just fly through the camera.
jeez maaan, i want that quad sooo bad. its such a beauty. espcually when you had those wierd props on
Haha yeah, the beast is actually quite a good LOS quad.
Thnx for making this video. Very helpful.
Great series of videos.
You just helped me, a lot. Thank you.
best video i've seen so far.Congrats
Great f@!kin video brother!!! Thank you for explaining these things to us beginner/intermediate pilots. Every other channel speaks in acronyms and uses words that noobs cannot comprehend. I had to look up all the words I heard them say. Vtx, Stack, Transmitter, ESC, Flight Controller etc. There needs to be more video like yours to help others get into this amazing hobby. If people cannot understand with some sort of ease, they will get bored or frustrated and move on to something else. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. More videos like this would help grow our hobby. Which is a good thing.
Liked and subbed!!!!!
Gotta learn the basics, all new things involve some theory and anything that flies will have at least some of that, try talking to someone not "in the know" about mAh, voltage spikes, C ratings and Kv relating to cell count lol!
Won`t have a fekkin clue my friend :D
Good thing we have guides for everything nowadays, (make myself sound old here) when I got into RC there wasn`t even an internet, had to get magazines and talk to other pilots :o
(yes, I recently hit 40, it`s terrible and I don`t recommend it)
thank you. I have been waiting on this.
Wait no more :)
I didn’t.
I just searched for it and I found it :)
So glad I found a LOS flyer better than warthox (quadmovr) and you actually speak! Your LOS is amazing even if you think your always rusty!
appreciate it but no chance I'm better than quad haha
Nice. I'm glad that you also use the "imagine being in the pilot seat".
I was always wondering if it's the best apporach or if there's something better.
Yeah, nothing is best in general, whatever works for you is best for you :)
Love it bro!👍👍🥇
nice vid rc keep up the good work
Great tutorial! Really interested in this series.
Thanks Michael!
Yeah! For battery voltage how is that setup on your controller for LOS? Is it a timer or what?
You absolutely rip at los, your merica los video is my favorite los acro video. Keep it up.
Thanks :)
Watch the one freestyle LOS video from pilot Oka Nakafumi, you might find a new favorite. This guy is awesome I agree, but that Oka guy is a god.
Well, what can I say apart from the fact that this video hugely enhanced my understanding of the flight modes; Angle, Horizon and Acro. And, as a newbie, this video has help me as I have just received the Eachine QX 90 (Flysky)
I'm now battling with and trying to master and understand PIDS along with my settings for setting the flight mode (3)switch setting in betaflight oh, and PIDS for the little beast.
Love ya work chap - keep it up. (SUBSCRIBED)
Trying to learn PIDs by tuning something that small and "weak" is a bad place to start, as very little can be done to improve them.
Hmm ... I beg to differ. I have played with the F3 board pids and can see drastic changes? It seems the little beast is equally capable of PID adjustments that can make improvements. It's not just the big quads??? Can you explain as I am now very confused as you say that changing PIDS for these little boys in betaflight has no result on the QX 90 with F3 or smaller quads.
But ... I am a newbie ... x ; o )
Well I mean you can get them to fly better sure, but getting them to the level of a 5inch quad, with no propwash probably isn't going to happen haha.
Find the video super am already excited to part 3
Dude. U are Amazing the way u fly these quads. I hope one day I can fly like u. How long u been flying for?? I've been flying Dji drones for few years. But these are way different. Love ur videos man. Much better than all the rest that tell u to keep going up and down for 20 batteries. Lol
Another very helpful video ... I'm just now trying to undo a year of flying in horizon mode. Great timing on this ...
Thanks much!
Dave Pierce im trying hard lol i dont use sims dont have a pc capable enough 4 it but im stuck in horizon mode really trying to break into full acro but cant seem to catch it lol moderatly high winds n flying brushless micros is fairly hard tho my rodeo struggles ... ive only been a piolot since january but this is soo addicting los or fpv
Hi Raw ... both actually. I just couldn't afford FPV for quite a while so I was into LOS for most of this time. I now have my Fat Sharks and love FPV. Unfortunately, when you get to my age, learning comes a little harder and this changing in mid-stream has been a B##$&*. But I'm determined.
Dave Pierce , I'm right there with you. If only I'd been able to start learning 30 years ago.
Amen ... Tinker Toys were fun though ...
hah. No doubt about it.
Well done mate great video!!!