Category: Basics
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FPV Racing Tips with Captainvanover
FPV Racing Tips with Captainvanover About damn time! A post on FPV racing tips is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time but just been too busy. With Alex (captainvanover) joining the team, now is the time to do this. Alex has competed all over the world with all of the fastest guys…
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Wirelessly add LEDs to your Quadcopter | Racewire Racelite
Wirelessly add LEDs to your Quadcopter | Racewire Racelite Not wireless like WiFi per say but wireless as in no additional wires needed. I saw a lot of people at the International Open so I thought I’d share. These Racewire Racelite quadcopter LEDs are designed to work with the mini Racewire and are super easy…
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How to Update FrSky Receivers Firmware
How to Update FrSky Receivers Firmware Why would you need to update FrSky receivers firmware? It’s easy to do that’s why. Jk, I ran into an issue with the last batch of XSR receivers. They were pre-flashed from the factory with version 170605 firmware. Not sure why they did this because this version doesn’t work with…
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How to Build the Best Quadcopter for Racing
How to Build the Best Quadcopter for Racing [x_video_embed type=”16:9″][/x_video_embed] Let’s build the best quadcopter for racing. When I first started this site, I made a post on How to Build an FPV Quadcopter in April 2015. It was an intro on how to build a quadcopter using good parts, at that time. The quadcopter…
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Soldering Iron School : Learn How to Solder the Right Way
Soldering Iron School Learning how to use a soldering iron is an important skill in building FPV race drones. I know there are a lot of people who want to build their own quad but are hesitant because they’ve never soldered before. It’s actually really simple and a lot of fun once you learn the…
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Buy Your First Drone: QAV250
Buying Your First Drone You want to get into flying FPV drones or quadcopters. You don’t know where to start. You get on YouTube and watch FPV videos. You see the super talented Lumenier pilots (Charpu, Juz) doing some crazy things flying in awesome locations. Google QAV250, end up at GetFPV, not sure what to…
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HOW TO BUILD AN FPV QUADCOPTER: Part 2
HOW TO SET UP AN FPV QUADCOPTER In part 1 of this build, we connected the ESCs, Naze32 and buzzer to the mini power distribution board and mounted the motors. Part 2 we will set up the Naze32, program the transmitter and install the FPV camera and transmitter. [x_video_embed type=”16:9″][/x_video_embed] First thing we’ll do is…
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How to Build an FPV Quadcopter Part 1: EMAX Nighthawk 250 Pro
How to Build an FPV Quadcopter [x_video_embed type=”16:9″][/x_video_embed] Yes! Time for another build! This is for someone just getting into building FPV quadcopters. I will show you step by step how to build your own racing quad. If you are brand new to FPV quadcopters, I highly recommend reading the Quadcopter Basics post to familiarize yourself…
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Quadcopter Basics
When I first wanted to get into quadcopters I had no clue where to start. I have a degree in electronics engineering but all this talk of kv, PIDs, flight controllers sounded alien to me. There is a big learning curve when you start so here is a simple breakdown of the basic parts of…
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I’m Addicted to flying FPV Quadcopters
As of October 2014 I knew absolutely nothing about quadcopters. Like many of you I saw these guys on Youtube flying quadcopters doing crazy stuff like racing through the woods dodging trees doing flips and rolls, flying in the middle of a fireworks show or seeing beautiful landscapes from a bird’s eye view. This is…