Flywoo Explorer LR 4" reminded me how fun FPV is supposed to be
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The Flywoo Explorer LR 4" is not an acro or racing superstar. So why did I love it so much? Because it reminded me of how fun FPV is supposed to be. FPV without having to worry too much about failsafe, lost video, or running out of battery.
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-- TABLE OF CONTENTS --
0:00 - Sample flight and commentary
2:23 - Why a sub-250 "long range" quad?
4:10 - Specs and parts analysis
9:30 - Betaflight setup tips
16:31 - How does it fly?
23:28 - Conclusions
This is just an outstandingly well done review. Everything you said just hit the nail on the head!
The 16x16 has always been controversial since the beginning of the #MicroLongRange Project.
However, they really are reliable on 4S with those very low kV motors (never burned a single one).
To get a 4" with all the capabilities like GPS, buzzer, Vista etc. below 250g AUW really every gram counts.
That's the main reason to stick to 16x16. The OSD bugs have been resolved in the meanwhile. It's a Betaflight bug and flashing down to 4.1.1. solves it.
i'm so loving thiss project, i fly like this all the time, still using ev800d box goggles and peter panning till my hearts content. only thing that concerns me is the gps rescue mode, i don't know if i can make it ''active'' while flying out far and then ''inactive'' when i head under some trees, ie just normal failsafe mode. would also love some control over gps rescue altitude gain, not sure if betaflight devs have the energy for that. ps. i think the gps unit might do better above the vtx antenna. think maybe you mentioned that in a vid. anyway, great stuff.
So don't flash to 4.2?
I'm test a slightly more aggressive props for sometimes having a lil more speed. Pulling out mountain dive. Will still be under the total max amps except under brief full throttle maybe
Flashing down to older firmware is not a satisfactory long-term fix. 16x16 seems like a bad choice from the beginning. Some of the newer AIO boards are probably a better choice.
Ive been running 4s on 16x16 and running good for a while.
21:39 dont fly too long in that spot or you'll be reset back to your front lawn.
i see you are also a man of the sim
Hahahaha so true please take my upvote
Lol
Got mine yesterday. Flew it today with a homemade 4s Li-ion pack. MJ1 cells charged to 4.15V per cell and discharged until I was near the cells continuous 10A rating and got a comfortable 34 mins in 18mph winds just cruising around. Almost too much endurance for my concentration span!
Before buying and flying this I thought no way i can fly 1 hour and have so much fun 30 min is not enough!! After buying and flying for over 10 min: damn i am sleepy...
I think this is what I want to build
Can u share photo or video of the 4s Li ion battery
@@Flyfpv143 there are plenty of videos on UA-cam about making them
Bardwell is the Bob Ross of FPV! So soothing
Bob Ross
Joshua Bardwell
The Crafsman
…ASMR background videos that are a must watch
His voice is like nails on chalk. Not soothing to me, but if you like it go for it
You can tell how relaxing an experience this was, you can literally hear the serenity in JB's voice.
Yeah.. im going to play it in my sound machine at night.. 🤣 might 💤 like a baby!
Drone reviews ASMR
@@thisisfromage haha.. had to go look that one up..
@@upnorthFPVandEUC haha did anything show up? If not, someone should make it a thing ;)
@@thisisfromage not for drones..👍
The way you did the intro, I was so immersed in your flying and your voice, very nicely done !
I watched this a while ago and always wanted to congrat you to what has to be one of the best voiceover intros to an FPV video - really well written / said. greets, Mario
Congratulations for the introduction thoughts, it was super! It brought out the very inner wish of mankind to be able to fly, the hype we get when the dream "comes true" and then the frustration we feel when the tech limitations remember us that we are actually still standing on the very ground we always have been. It's mithologic!
I was waiting for this video for a bit. Im glad the wait paid off. amazing video Joshua
I might not watch all of your videos all the way through, but I do listen to them while I’m at work. A lot of the time I am working on machinery, not as a mechanic but driving them from point a to point B and I will have my phone next to me with some Bluetooth headphones on and what I get out of your videos is not always a visual learning experience but it is listened to and absorbed.
As of right now, I happen to be one of the lucky ones that has already received my Explorer LR, And I am loving it so far. As you mentioned in your video, just being able to slow down and take a breath and enjoy what you can’t see from the ground is the experience that I was looking for when I stumbled across this model. It was actually nice to see you take a break from your bench and enjoy with this little machine can give you.
As always, thank you for another great video.
We love you man!
This is what attracts me to FPV as well. Keep us updated on this class of drones. Thanks!
After watching most of your videos for a week+ about pretty much everything someone needs to know to get into this hobby I am ready to do my first flight with the explorer tomorrow...
Thanks for all the helpful videos to get me in air!
Absolutely love this quad! Happy to have added it to my collection, now I’ve got my tinyhawk 2 for rainy days, tinyhawk 2 freestyle to sharpen my acro skills, and this explorer for when I just want to hit the sky’s and cruise!
You just became the Bob Ross of FPV...
I love it man! What you are describing is exactly what got me into building and flying back in the early days.
Bought one after this review and so happy. Thanks!
Josh you hit the nail on the head with the intro. I got into fpv late 2015ish. At first I just bought the cheapest walkera p.o.s. drone that I could find, just to try out the hobby. I fell in love with fpv with my first flight. The quad I had was trash but I wanted more. I started learning from fpv UA-camrs and started spending so much time and money on this hobby that I absolutely love. I got myself some awesome gear and built top of the line freestyle quads and had a blast with them for a while. But recently my "flybag" sits alone in the corner of the room. I haven't touched my drones but I'm still so in love with the hobby, but you got it right and I never realized it until now. Flying for me became such a hassle. Charging a dozen batteries for hours on end a, getting all my gear ready and going out to scout out a place to fly and blowing through all my batteries in less than an hour, going no farther than the confines of the park or field I was flying in.
Maybe I'll have to try one of these explorers because I truly do miss the feeling that I used to get when I took off into the sky. Maybe this could spark my drive to go out and fly more. I sure hope so.
Keep up the great work, Joshua.
Thank you for your review. Your reviews are by far the most informative I have seen. I have been on the fence about buying this drone for some time. I have several drones but truly wish I could have had watched a good review such as yours before buying the ones I already have. It could have saved me thousands. I will be buying this drone now knowing what I’m getting. Thank you again.
My old wood stick tricopter is still one of my absolute favorites. No acro at all, but very soft and swooshy. So enjoyable. It is one of the few FPV vehicles, that give me a sense of birds flight freedom. Kept improving it and added INAV, MC, L9R longe range receiver, baro and GPS over time. With flight times way past 20 minutes it's a beautifully flying long range ship. I'm sure with Lithium Ions this could be pushed a lot further.
Yes! This is what I imagine FPV to be! Just cruising around enjoying flying through the scene. Glad to see this emerging now. :)
But then you start going lower and lower and through more and more challenging tree holes and gates and soon they say you need speed and camera uptilt and range to use it and then you start rolling and looping and diving and then you go acro
♥️ the channel. Thx 4 all the time you put into helping us all be in the know. 💡
Nice review and flying. Cruising has always been my favorite type of FPV, fixed wing especially, but it's fun to cruise with quads too and they're easier to take on holiday.
Iv held my explorer wide open for 20 seconds straight. Iv been very hard on it and the esc never popped. This quad is very reliable i just want everyone to know that! Great video Joshua!
Dave C fpv is a great channel....lots of experimenting on an engineering level, extremely valuable for everyone who is in to the smaller stuff ! I really hope he gets something out of this cooperation with flywoo, id love to see some more experimenting in the future . Very excited about his 5 inch Lora .
BJ this is your best video in my opinion .. Thank you for your hard work.
What a scenery you live in! Blown away 😍
Mate the intro to this is absolutely fantastic 👍😎🤝 thanks for making this- it’s awesome 👏
This is the first real feel good video you have made in about a year.
I really like the monologue in the beginning JB. you should do more things like this. it is really cool
Nice video Joshua, been following for a couple years and waiting the same amount of time for a design like this.. I figure there will be a couple bugs to work out, but will look forward to revision 2 and maybe jump on then.. cheers mate! :)
Great video JB! I remember having dreams as a little boy of soaring past the treetops.... dreams are coming true!
Very exciting and cool. I love just cruising around. Great review. 👍🤓
I bought one of these, I can't wait to see how she flies!
Thanks again for the very comprehensive video. Always very useful and easy to understand
What i love is the flight time. Long antenna for better range. So basically its like a mavic mini that you can dive and flip and have fun.
Plus Dave C been great. Giving to the community. Offering things on thingyverse
It’s that gentle voice again. I’m saving this video for my bedtime story!
Thanks for this nice review. I just got my HD version after a 6 weeks waiting period. Flywoo was very professional and reactive answering my questions about the delays. I don’t have the OSD bug, probably because I did not upgrade Betaflight to the latest release. And you’re right, flying this drone makes you feel like a bird, no stress, no noise, perfectly smooth and still decently agile with a 4S battery.
This was an art piece my guy, really good video
Ordered one as soon as David posted it on his channel. Also ordered the naked gopro. Cannot wait! Great video. Hate to mention it, but after Davids release and the fan hype, it seems like many other drone companies are getting into the mix!
Love the start great job bardwell🤗
Loved the music and tone of the video. Great edit man! Has me wanting one now. Maybe I could convert one of my baby hawk R’s for long range
I watched this twice, just because this is the kind of flying I enjoy, more than the flippity-floppity-go-fast-turn-my-stomach footage that a lot of people are posting. I'm not a racer, I own a Typhoon H for god sakes! But like you said in the beginning, I would like to fly more and not worry about losing Tilly (my Typhoon H). I'm definately going to look into the 7" or 8" long range quads. Thanks for the Video, JB! and happy flying!
Oh, I almost forgot, Yes, I definitely learned something today!
Got real Bob Ross like on the last part of the video. Smooth and relaxing.
Very excited.
Should be receiving mine this week.
I enjoy the cruising style, which I have always called "flowing" for a long time.
Now I just have to get those 3S 18650 batteries to give me long enjoyable flights.
good freaking intro....Joshua you rock!!
Sweet and smooth flying, Joshua! Really nice! 😃
About the OSD issue, looks like it's a Betaflight 4.2 bug. They recommend Albert Kim to go back to 4.1 and it seems to solve the issue. 😊
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
The vibe of the intro, we need more jb and I hope your movie has some of this speaking from the heart in it.
Loved my phantom 3 advanced for years. Think this will be my first fpv. Thanks
Love the voiceover work in the intro.
Was just looking around on this, I just got into digital and ordered one of these as my first lr quad. I've always loved the feel of flying fixed wings and honestly despite practice I'm not great with acro in freestyle but the idea of something so portable is too tempting. Plan to put some vistas on a couple quads and planes. This style of relaxed flying and just enjoying the view through a pair of goggles is more of what I like.
Hope to get my Flywoo Explorer by Christmas! Thanks for vid.
I have come to FPV drones after flying full size aircraft for the very reason of flying without flying. Looking forward to the Explorer arriving 😀 Many thanks for your splendidly informative, interesting and entertaining videos.
Mine just arrived today, thanks for the review and to @Dave_C FPV for the frame design.
That intro could easily turn into an fpv rap video. Keep up the good work sir!
ur house and surroundings is very beautiful place to fly sir!!
You're a fine wine, Sir Bardwell. Keep on evolving!
What you describe in the beginning is exactly what I do, every time I make a video. I just do it with a larger quad :)
Mountain Surfing is the most fun I have ever had in this hobby.
What kind of quad? You running crossfire?
@@mavichavoc8723 iFlight DC7, crossfire diversity nano yea.
@@MountainSurfer is the DJI FPV digitial system capable of mountain surfing? Or is the distance just not capable?
@@MountainSurfer you can fly 10km with the DJI FPV Digital goggles and DJI controller? the stock versions?
@@mavichavoc8723 I don't think so, i use a cyclops antenna. And i wouldn't trust a controller that is linked to my goggles signal. I need better signal on my controller then on my goggles.
I loved the intro for this video.. music, cadence, etc. 👍👍
That intro made me start charging batteries...Great video JB!
LR cruisers exactly what I've been looking for
Very very cool, that’s my preference over analog vision on an overactive flight. Out of body flight was a great description.. Thanks👍
I'm all about this type of drone. I fly GPS cinematic drones because I love the range, flight time and just being up in the air, looking at things. I really enjoy FPV but for me having to land every 3/4 mins and swap batteries and all of the restrictions that come with it I just don't enjoy going out and doing it as much. This for me is the perfect mix and something that I will be investing in for sure. This video just sold this to me perfectly.
Just a quick note, the DJI goggles keep the last known GPS coordinates until you either get signal back, or you restart the goggles. I find it very useful because I can quickly jot down the coordinates into Google maps on my phone before resetting the goggles.
Absolutely beautiful, I feel like my life is completed after watching this 🤗🤗😚🤗
Hi JB, usually problem with acquiring satellites comes because of “noisy” electronics, specially split cameras but not only,
Best way to deal with it is to separate gps unit from the rest with piece of adhesive aluminum foil attached to rear posts like a firewall.
Try it, happy flying.
This is a great video and commentary. I feel like i am discovering FPV at the right time!
Welcome!!
Yeah its a great time to get in...its never been this accessible and with DJI fpv gear its never been this good.
@@joshuasterling2144 also rules like never before. 2021 fpv flying in Europe will be impossible
@@peterzingler6221 I usually fly on our own property, in all honesty I need to go out and do more locations. What are they imposing on you guys now as far as rules go?
@Brandon S The DJI system makes it more accessible because it takes the stress out of flying for newbs, the feed is great, the range is great and they can actually see where they are going. Analogue is generally so bad its intimidating to fly by comparison. Also the feature set for the system is extensive, you can change everything about your camera, goggles and VTX options through one system, the interface is intuitive and easy to learn and use as a one stopt for PID's and other commonly used settings. Everything has a visual interface and its very approachable.
Fantastic intro!!
Yep I learned something today for sure. One of the main reasons I got into fpv
love this all my long range ive got a 6 and a 9 inch and a 4 inch would be great im going to wait to see what else is comeing out but this is on my list inormally build my self but i might just buy this built were see love the review jb thank you i also love the fact flywoo have acknowledged dave c hopehe is also getting a cut very cool flywoo
I really like the intro from Joshua, very honest!
Yes we watch yu ou rhe whole way. Ordered one with complete dji system thanks etais1 week I have tracking and ccx an see it moving. Love this cstegory
Ypu got all dji no crossfire im asking bc thats the setup id like just wonder if itd give the same range as crossfire
Waiting several weeks now for my pre-order. And that's ok. Good things come to those that wait.
Duuuuude the intro is 🔥🔥
I love this sort of flying, my newest build (2.5", 16x16 stack, Tyro69 frame) gives me 8 to 9 minutes on 2S 450s, it's so relaxing cruising around like that.
So nice had to comment twice👍✌literally the best review I have seen !
I'm really thinking about buying one of this. This is my style of drone 😎🤙
What a fantastic job you did with this video Joshua! The opening sequence was so graceful with you talking about the magic of FPV, feeling like you're actually flying, not like you're just watching the video in the goggles.
I am building a 4" LR quad just exactly for these type of flights. Just awesome.
I removed the copper foil from the V2 Explorer and used faraday tape to protect the GPS. Wrap the wires with the tape and place a small piece of the tape on the back of the gps module. I have gotten up to 18 sats on the explorer within minutes. With the baby croc I did the same but adjusted the baud to 19200 on the soft serial, I have gotten over 20 satellite's consistently. With this fix the RTH works great.
😢 i almost teared up during that intro. I was throwing my wallet at LR builds and scowering the internet for my next LR build 😆 great vid, bardwell
Chill fpv is the future. Sooooooooo cool.
I have a few 5” freestyle quads and also the 5” Diatone Roma L5 and I always enjoy the L5 for long range flying. With a decent 3000mAh LiON battery, I can cruise for 20+ minutes and go far! I love the L5 so much, I have a backup boxed plus a cache of parts.
As a former light plane pilot, current RC plane pilot, and a relatively new FPV drone pilot, this one looks exactly what I’ve been looking for, for 20+- years. I ordered the analog version with Crossfire a couple of weeks ago. Supposedly they’re going to start shipping tomorrow, which is the end of the Chinese holiday. Can’t wait to try it out.
So how is it after a year :D
yes/ all way to end! Excited! on the fence.. if i should wait! thinking 20 stack version be better and i deal with the rest!
The thing that drew me to.fpv was the same in a sense, surfing a mountain flying the unknown diving a crazy spot ext...
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That looks amazing .... I'm going for either the Explorer LR or the Croc Baby .
I'm so glad you finally left your back yard! Do some distance trials, let's see how far out you can get. My 7" is limited to around 2.5 miles by its 2200mah lipo, i wonder if the Explorer could get further.
6S li-ion 6000mAh lol
That's the experience I was expecting with my start to fpv. One day when it's affordable, I will fly
I'd love to see and update to this video with the BF 4.1.1 update and download of the CLI from flywoo and how you setup and wire it to power the naked GoPro.
This is my favorite style. Nice and smooth… forget about it all.
Epic intro!
Awesome review! Thanks! :) Getting really hard to resist these micro LR´s. Have been enjoying these comparison videos the last couple days. Looking forward to the next vid in the series! Now I only hope that DJI will release a ground station with the same internals as the goggels + hdmi out. That way long range will be much easier imo. I guess you´ll have to keep your head quite still to stay "in the beam" at range. Even though you where quite close, you had to track it with your head a little..? I guess I would move my head around too much, especially like 20 min into an LR flight lol. Please DJI I want a ground station for Christmas with hdmi out, and (user selectable) live audio! ;) Gound station is also very practical and almost a necessity when doing long grange with fixed wing and a headtracker.
Thank you for all the time and effort that you put into making all this great content, Bardwell! :)
Unbelievable test run man!!!!👍I have learned the most I have ever learned so far from watching and listening to you man im just getting into fpv and I'm completely undecided on what to get and I mean from EVERYTHING!!!! GOGGLES, CAMERA, RADIO....I would get a message to check into nearest hospital immediately if I were to do a "sanity" check lol I want agility and definitely range for sure but I think I'm more into wanting the best visuals....so with that said I currently own a dji phantom 3 and I love it as far as the visual aspect but I want to graduate to fpv and freestyle sorta speak....SPEED SPEED SPEED SPEED IS A MUST!!!! So as you can see I don't know what the hell I want lol....I'm so freakin lost as to what to get to be completely satisfied....I would love to get your opinion as to what I should start off with yet get at least "some" of what I want out of the set up....👍 by the way 8:28 is when your drone is smart enough to mock you 🤣 absolutely love the video man👍and thanks for making it alot harder to decide on what drone I want since there is literally hundreds of them to choose from lol
I'm really excited about this category of quad. Just to be able to cruise long range and have decent flight times is amazing. I hope they can solve some of the osd issues. I really like that this is a rtf with all great gear in it coupled with dji hd and crossfire. Nowadays I just want to fly, I dislike tinkering and building. This is perfect.
great work buddy JB! this is an awesome range on this out of the box. I am interested if a signal repeater would work with this set up. possibly one for the ram that is mobile. Keep asking the question to these big corps we will get answers and results! rip dem paks daily times three!
Everytime he flies outside of his yard, I'm waiting for the "liftoff" turn around osd notification. Great Video as always!
When he flew back I recognized the way back to his house. Creepy.
yes you should buy it and yes they are having probs getting the cadet vista and yes im still waiting for mine…thanks for the video...
Glad I found your channel, man.
I bought the last explorer in stock at getfpv as my first quad and haven’t regretted it.
another great video
Might be the type of drone that will get me into fpv!