Category: Quick Tips
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9 Simple FPV Build Tips to Keep You Flying
9 Simple FPV Build Tips to Keep You Flying Are you tired of problems or constantly repairing your quad? After building a conservative 100 quads and gathering tips from some of the fastest pilots in the world, we’ve compiled a list of 9 simple FPV build tips to improve your builds. Follow these 9 simple…
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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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Soldering Tips : 11 Soldering Tips to Instantly Improve your Skills
Soldering Tips : 11 Soldering Tips to Instantly Improve your Skills Whether you are building your first quad, scared of messing something up or just unsure of your soldering skills, follow these 11 soldering tips to instantly improve your skills! If you are brand new to soldering, first check out the soldering school post to…
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How to Turn Your VTX ON/OFF with a Switch
How to Turn Your VTX ON/OFF with a Switch Realpit Dont burn up your VTX. Setup your transmitter to turn on/off your VTX power with a switch. This is a really useful feature for team racing or preventing your VTX from burning up. Quadcopter VTX aren’t designed to be sitting motionless for a long time. …
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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 Use TBS Crossfire on SBUS
How to Use TBS Crossfire on SBUS I know what you’re thinking, why would you use the TBS Crossfire on SBUS protocol and not crossfire protocol? Well sometimes you don’t have a choice. I’ve been using the EMAX Mini Magnum 2 on all my Neutrons and love the stack. It’s been super reliable but it…
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Betaflight ESC Resource Re-mapping
Betaflight Motor/Resource Re-mapping Post by: Jayrald Rabago Have you ever tried to fly a brand-new build and it flipped out as soon as your armed or throttled up? There could be a lot of causes: wrong flight controller orientation, motor spinning the wrong direction, wrong prop or the motor mapping from the ESC to the…
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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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FatShark Power Switch : On/Off Switch for your Fatsharks
FatShark Dominator Power Switch Mod [x_video_embed type=”16:9″][/x_video_embed] I love my FatShark Dominator V3. One thing I don’t like about them is fumbling around to plug in the power cable. I’ve always wanted to add a Fatshark power switch but never got around to doing it until now. Adding a power switch makes them so much more enjoyable…
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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…