Anybody can build an FPV drone now (Rotor Riot solder-free build) 

Thanks for having me out at the Bardwell estate. It was a privilege 'learning something' in person! 🤓

This is premium content haha. Informative but equally hilarious watching the dynamic between you two.

OK this was the best fpv related video ever. Its a bittersweet moment. I think we've peaked boys. Its all downhill from here.

"Build. Bind. Betaflight. Bullshit." Would be an excellent t-shirt or sticker.

Thank goodness Ken was there to film you cutting your finger off. Notice he both tried to save you AND still kept the camera on the money shot. +100

This was the best 17 min commercial I'm sold ......TAKE MY MONEY !!!!!!!!

that is the strangest way iv ever seen anyone eat lettuce. great video. love when ken does FPV stuff.

I didn't think I was going to enjoy this video... BOY WAS I WRONG! Ken, Yes. You are the gummy tool!

That feeling of getting a quad you built into the sky without it going up into smoke. That was the fear for the cavemen of fpv

Ken's entrance was perfect, you guys are like Abbott and Costello. 😂💯

To be honest, being a licensed plumber for 35 years. It's not the building or soldering that held me back from building a quad drone. It was finding the time to build, the hassle of learning Inav, beta flight etc. And being 50 years old. The team from "Rotor Riot" Thank f#ck a company has finally helped me out. Sign me up!

God... need more of this duo, just... perfect....

The soldering is the fun part. Learning betaflight ,BL Heli, Binding , Rx updateis the hard part. . Open tx The solder was easiest part of fpv. Even learning acro was kind of a curve. You guys are funny. Keep up the great work. 👍👍👊👊

Ken's entrance had me dying! 🤣

Ken learned something that day!

If this is the kind of content we get in a week without live streaming, then I'd like to have a few more weeks like this. Great video.

Will be great for some people.! Personally love figuring out where everything goes and the satisfaction of nice solder joints and getting it all working

Y’all are a great duo JB. Both of y’all have a sense of humor that sells man. Hopefully more of you and ken in the future

This need to be nominated for the Oscars

My very first quad build in 2015 was a solder free kit. It was the Spedix S250 ARF KK2.1 version. It used bullet connectors for the motors and esc and servo pins for the fc and rx. It didn't come with a fpv camera or vtx though. It did had a spot to put those old Sony board cameras we use to use like the pz0420. I flew mine los for a while before I eventually put fpv gear on it. Man, we've come a long way since then.

Sincerely, you two together are HILARIOUS!

It is good to be King!!! Mr.Bardwell you are King!!!!

I dont want this to end!!! What a GREAT video guys!! This was so much fun. You two kick ass!!

When Ken popped that part in his mouth i cried 😂, and JB and the Rotary. Very funny. Great video this. Hmm I may try to get one of these in to take a look in the U.K. I really enjoyed this video.

Watched till the end because I'm all about boosting the analytics!

That whole intro was quite charming! I loved it.

This was a really fun watch. I was cracking up at Ken trying to land on that table! Great teamwork guys!

What a great video with you two and a it's a big leap forward for mankind!! Really look forward to these kind of builds.

As a long time JB fan I was delighted to see his antics messing around in Ken's killer ride! But when Ken placed the extra drone part in his mouth I nearly made an upside down milk nose fountain laughing so hard!!! Keep up the great work guy's! 💯

1.) Really appreciate Ken being into manual rx8s (even though they suck) 2.) Very happy to see Bardwell excited himself about the rx8. 3.) Funny as shit when Bardwell walked in and Ken threw that piece in his mouth 😂 4.) How many motors in that rx8 ken???? Haha. Great video boys

Pretty cool 😎. Love seeing Ken stopping in to throw that plug n play together. Great way for newbies to dive in. 👏

ABSOLUTELY loved the video. Ken is HILARIOUS 😂

You guys have a refreshing chemistry. High up the list of your best.

This was a great video. Thanks Ken for taking up the challenge. Yes finally something all setup. I have just purchased my first bind and fly Nazgul V5. What a pain. But i learned a bunch. And thanks to this channel i now have it arming and motors spinning. This FPV sport really needs to change. 3 nights of research to get this going sucks BUT i am better for the experience. But i suspect many people starting into this would give up the build. But once i get it in the air it will be worth it i am sure. Thanks to Joshua for making great videos to help a beginner in the sport to get off the ground.

Great fun watching the build and first flights. This is perfect if you want a freestyle drone in the air quickly.

I freaking love RU-vid collaborations. Such magic.

A DJI GEEK and a SUPER QUAD GEEK !!! A better flight team hath NEVER been lol. Do More please 🙏 Awesome edit!

Great dynamics in this video!

Thanks for the knowledge and for the link with the parts, ready to build drones and all the other good stuff. Keep up the good work!

The fact that anyone could assemble this and do it in the field. Wow. I would love to see more of this in the future. As long as you can still buy all the parts separate for repairs

OH DUDE FPV Drones and now Mazda RX8

Premium content. That was awesome

I got my love of drones from watching Ken Heron review drones and got my knowledge from Joshua Bardwell, so this is outstanding. You two should collaborate more often. Lol.

Thank you for all you do and great advice

JB torturing the cold rotary .... Omg boy ... :D

I really enjoyed watching this! Well put together video! Exciting to see a product like this!

That was so original and fun to watch. Thanks for making my day.

Ken is such a geek, I love it. Been following you both since I started drones.

I built my first drone 7 years ago using only plug and play components from hobbyking. With a KK2 flight controller. It had ALOT of extra wire hanging around everywhere… but it flew !

Bardwell and Ken Heron together again for some hilarious and informative antics 💖😂 Very cool that there is an option to buy a no solder fpv build kit. Kudos to RotorRiot.

Best JB vid I’ve ever seen 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😃

Incredible!!! Best B-plot to a drone video I've ever seen

Those rubber gummies were hard to get in! Fun video, Ken and Joshua!

Been in this hobby for long enough to remember when people did use connectors for ESCs and motors. But, consensus was it wasn't secure enough, solder was better. Funny how everything circles back, and what once was old and wrong is now new and right.

That was a great video to start the day. Way to go Ken 👊🏻

So feakin cool. Great job Ken

Not the collaboration we deserved, but the one we needed

That funny smile on the thumbnail is so genuine. We love when you too get together. Keep it up!

I dabbled in FPV a few years ago and have a new found need to get back into the hobby and it's largely due to your infectious enthusiasm. Your channel is the bible for FPV. Thank you and keep doing what you do. I've ordered a Cinelog 35 HD 6s and I'm not decided on ELRS or just take the easy route and get the DJI controller... hmmm.

great video i just got a dji fpy and already want to build a drone and this seem like a great first step!

Great video sick product to get newbies into the Hobby

Thanks it was fun to watch! The only problem with this kit is that they should have an ELRS option.

loved this one

One of the most fun FPV vids ever! I'll be building one of these Saturday, Feb 26 at RR Kwad Camp Orlando!

That was awesome! More collabs

Ken has been getting pretty good at fpv....i really like the transition from drones that fly themselves to the word of fpv and acro mode! two badass dudes same channel.

Finally someone did it, no Betaflight

Wow this video made me miss my rx8, regardless or the finicky trans and oil eating engine. I loved the thing

This was really fun to watch

Great video. Ken your the man!👍

I really hope that many factories in the future will do something like this and more importantly, can disassemble the motor to find the right one

I remember telling my dad about this idea a few years ago, when I burned a lot of FCs while soldering small pads. I am happy to see someone actually made it. My friend Stephen with a hand injury was actually able to build one of these. Really good for the newbie folks in FPV.

What a great video! You two are a good duo!

Cool video guys 😎 Had me cracking up

“Build and bind and betaflight and bullshish!” Perfect!

great video joshua and ken please do more together good stuff and if this brings new people into our hobby then im all for it

love the rx8

This needs to happen way more often kens the man

Great job Ken

Awesome video! Very entertaining! And you’re making me want to get one of those quads!

Really appreciated the vid this morning. Needed a good laugh. It's a 22 century audition of the new Laurel and Hardy team for FPVer's.

The freestyle at the end 🤣😂👍🏿

Great video!

Tag Team Thursday! I love it 👍👍

great video!

Super funny times with you guys.

I got it and it's awesome

I think my favorite part of the video is JB saying "Ask Ken how many engines he's put in it (rx8)." 🤣🤣🤣

I love this collaboration

Ohh yeah, big like for mazda rx8

You made my day )))) Thanks - it was great !!!!

Awesome colab

Nice one JB. One of the best! Lets get Ken in on as the guest for the regular RU-vid dial in... :)

I bought the HD-1SF and put it together a couple of weeks ago. Super easy. Took about 30 minutes or so. I don't mind soldering. It is the MR30 plugs on the motors and the replaceable arms on the frame that I liked. I have a habit of destroying motors and the occasional arm. I don't have a DJI transmitter (I have a TX16s) so I added Crossfire, which was super easy. I even added plugs for it. I bought the 3D printed CRSF antenna mount which works great. Plenty of room in the stack and frame to add the Crossfire Nano.

Nice Video. It was a lot of fun to watch😄✌️

Great demonstration of why this is a great product! Also in this episode JB plugs in a quad's battery for the very first time....with props ON?! 🤯

IN and,Ken are like an FPV version of the "Odd Couple". We need more of these vids.. Lol

So funny this clip, thanks for entertaining.

Good stuff!

Mr. Ken Heron, everybodaaaay! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽