Building My First FPV Drone

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I decided to document my experience building and flying my first ever FPV quad.
▷ Parts List:
- Frame | Axis Flying Manta 5 inch True X FPV Freestyle
- Motors | Axis Flying AE227 2207 1960KV
- Flight Controller | Diatone Mamba MK4 F405 Mini
- ESC | Aikon AK32PIN V2 4 in 1 35A
- Props | Gemfan Sbang 4934
- VTX | DJI O3 Air Unit
- Receiver | Happymodel ExpressLRS Nano 2.4GHz EP1 RX
- Battery | Dogcom 120C 6S 1380mAh 22.2V LiPo
- Goggles | DJI Goggles 2
- Radio Controller | Jumper T Lite V2 ELRS 2.4G
Where I got all the parts from: www.mantisfpv....
(massive thanks to Felix for helping me out multiple times)
I plan on building another one in the future but in the meantime I'm fine with this beast of a drone.
Also, checkout Jesse's Video where I fly on the sim for the first time:
• FPV Beginner Tries FLI...
Thankyou ‪@JayJankulovski‬ for letting me use your beautiful Sony and all your other sick camera gear! We went halves in this quad as we both wanted one and realised it'll be cheaper to go digital and use his DJI Google 2's.
songs used:
Close 2 U - ArkZen
Hold Me - ArkZen
Exits - Felix Johansson Carne
jives - Verisimilitude

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26 сен 2024

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@wyatthumphreys Год назад

HELL YEA I love seeing other small channels experiencing fpv it’s the best thing ever!!

@henrydavis2660 Год назад

I kinda wish I recorded my “journey”

@iplac3943 Год назад

I recorded my journey but dont find it 🤠

@IdkFPV 9 месяцев назад

Do you recognise me

@owenmartinkendall Год назад

YES BROOOOOOO SUCH A HIGH QUALITY VID The part where it says 2 months later is rly nice man

@tomyew Год назад

appreciate it, and glad you liked that bit

@Sidiann Год назад

This is my favorite hobby of all time. Some tips: 1) Dont point your goggles straight up because the lenses act like a magnifying glass and can burn your screen when the sun hits them. 2) The pop when plugging in 6s batteries is very normal. 3) When you get big peaks and not fully covered pads when soldering, that most likely means your iron is too cold. I personally solder around 400 degrees celsius and that seems to work well. 4) The propellers actually surprisingly do matter a lot. Depending on which you get, it can make your quad feel super snappy and responsive, or super smooth and stable. Hope some of this is new knowledge! Happy flying

@tomyew Год назад

thankyou yeah that soldering tip will definitely come in handy

@Chris.Rhodes Год назад

@@tomyewAlso, try silver solder paste....i use it for electronics, has a much better experience soldering. just a tip. you just put some on the pad, and put your soldering iron on it, and bring the wire into it. Easy.

@sirashley2355 Год назад

im so happy for you i cried when you plugged in that battery for the first time. we've all been there i felt your relief when your fell out the chair. welcome to the skies brother. fly smart, fly safe, fly often

@tomyew Год назад

thankyou bro, it was like weights off my shoulders. such a good feeling

@marcusalexander2484 Год назад

Congrats on the first build!! makes me happy to see people still taking an interest in one of the best hobbies I've ever come across, can't wait to see your progression in the Fpv world.

@tomyew Год назад

thankyou, and yes it really is one of the best. I've experienced nothing like it

@andarilhoblackpillimortal4579 Год назад

Andarilho 🐺👣👣👣

@PerceptionFPV Год назад

Nice to see more people getting into the hobby as for 2 small tips that will maybe help: 1) there is some stuff called „FPV worry free“ it’s kinda like something between nail polish and hot glue and you can coat your electronics to make them completely waterproof love the peace of mind it gives 2) try to put some solder on your soldering iron and then wipe it on the brass sponge this should make it shiny and like new again Happy flying❤

@tomyew Год назад

thankyou, and I'll definitely have to get some of that worry free waterproofing

@jonathanparadis-roy7481 3 месяца назад

So you just put all over your drone and thats it? Only have prebuild drone

@PerceptionFPV 3 месяца назад

@@jonathanparadis-roy7481 the creator of fpv worry free @brandonfpv has some good vids on how to use it

@JayJankulovski Год назад

This was sooo well done! So sick 🔥🔥

@tomyew Год назад

appreciate it 🔥🤙

@MadDragon75 Год назад

😉👍 3 beeps = ESC 👍 2 beeps = FC is Communicating with the ESC Music to a pilots ears.

@kanenstuff Год назад

Nothing better than flying a racing or freestyle drone with no stability mode. For sure the sim helps or you wil go through so many props I have 17 now maybe slightly in to it ha. Making yur own and doing the betaflight or emu fligt set up along with yhe soldering is enjoyable.

@deekaysky Год назад

That slide off of the chair in pure happiness made me so happy

@zephyrfpv9871 10 месяцев назад

The world doesn't understand...but our community does! Welcome to the club😁

@flowstate_link Год назад

That floss trick for the vibration dampers is great trick. I always struggle with them!!!

@kuzyatron Год назад

OMG this brings me back to 2017 when I built my very first one!!! Welcome to our community!

@tomyew Год назад

thankyou, I'm loving it so far!

@mark6302 Год назад

learning to solder is an art it took me a little while to get it too

@RCDUDEFPV Год назад

Welcome to the world of FPV and Thumbs up

@aglandorf75 Год назад

Feel you buddy, after putting everything together, solder it and then the moment of truth, will it work or will it smoke when plug in the battery for the first time. Nerve-wracking moment and the relief when it work as intended. But then you head over to the field and you get nervous how will it perform, will you crash it, will it fly at all. Best hobby ever

@tomyew Год назад

yes! that's EXACTLY how it felt. Absolutely amazing feeling afterwards, nothing like it.

@MichaelRogersJesusrules Год назад

Perfect video for newbies, im old..been researching and buying stuff for ages, building a cinewhoop foxeer 25.i really loved the exitement and joy from you both! glad your plugging in without a smokestopper worked..thanx for sharing ,made my day

@willbrown8928 Год назад

That "no smoke" plug in feeling hits just like that...

@tomyew Год назад

🤣

@jamesmason7124 Месяц назад

Congratulations bro i tpp am trying to build my first fpv drone, a Flywoo Explorer LR 4 v2 but i am disabled and unable to work anymore so it's going to take me a while before I can fly because I live on a very fixed income. It's good that you had friends to help you. Keep up the good work and I'll keep watching

@iplac3943 Год назад

Hoo boy i like that! Your video is mind-blowing, good montage, good sound, good drone. My admiration form France!

@tomyew Год назад

thank you thank you

@WildpixFPV Год назад

Welcome to the most addictive and thus by time expensive hobby! Respect for going all the way to build your first one yourself, best way to go. For soldering, get sth. like the Diatone Mamba Soldering Practice Board. 350°C - 410°C, the bigger the pad the more heat you need to be able to go in and out fast, for not heating up the board too much. But most boards have good heat resistance by now. But I bet you have good help from flight experienced buddy, also check out for locals to get into it ;-) You made great progress! Keep it up, have fun up there! 🙂

@tomyew Год назад

oooo that's a good idea I'll have a look at getting one of those boards, and thankyou

@stickboyfpv4742 Год назад

Love the response! Sick brothas!

@tomyew Год назад

hell yeah, thankyou!

@lemonsquareFPV Год назад

Great job 👍🏻 thank you for sharing the journey! I used to solder really bad when I first learned it (as a kid doing electronics projects), so much so that it took me hours to accomplish anything. When I started messing about with quads my soldering was already okay, but now 400ish builds later, I’m quite proficient. As with everything you only get better the more you do it. Happy flying!

@tomyew Год назад

this is good to hear, as I'm still at the kid level. Just have to build more I guess 😂

@gabrielbotherway8312 Год назад

i cant believe you only have 700 subs you deserve more i would have expected at least 100k this is a good ass vid bro keep it up, very well produced

@tomyew 11 месяцев назад

thanks dude :)

@sacredk1 Год назад

Congratulations, welcome to the community and enjoy!!

@tomyew Год назад

thankyou!!!

@davidjpeacock 7 месяцев назад

You guys made that totally visceral to a viewer! Really felt the emotion. I'm waiting for my first RC so I can start on the simulator. Thanks for the extra inspiration! 🙂

@Zamppa Год назад

ngl I want one so badly after watching this video and some others😄 Hope to see you post more videos

@wolf7115 Год назад

That was awesome! I've just done the same thing basically, except my maiden flight wasn't as good. It's really satisfying being able to know how the entire thing works and repair it if anything breaks.

@tomyew Год назад

haha I've got to know what happened on your maiden flight now. Yes knowing how to fix it is such a good feeling

@rudedogfpv Год назад

YOUR KILLING IT. JUST SO YOU KNOW FPV HOOKED. HAPPY FLYING

@Dribbly Год назад

super enjoyable video to watch good job 🙏

@jarodabraham1745 Год назад

this was such a sick video dude 🔥 gonna need more like this

@tomyew Год назад

more to come. just not this long

@MishMoves Год назад

Sweet video! As someone who started in 2016 I thought this might be a bit boring but I loved following your journey. I'll be honest, I had this vid running while fixing my own quads, because as a racer I've got a lot to fix. Gives me that feeling of nostalgia for my first time spinning up motors, first time out at an oval flying around... Impressive landing, too. I've never used extra flux in my life - what's in the solder has always been plenty! That's a really solid setup you've got to start. It's definitely worth paying a bit more and not getting the cheapest gear. This is motivating me to fix up my freestyle quads (I have two 5" freestyle quads, and almost 20 racers... you can figure out my priorities!) Any quad/flying/racing questions, get in contact - myself and thousands of others out here are always happy to help. Enjoy your FPV journey :D

@tomyew Год назад

hahahaha 😂 thankyou, I really appreciate that

@StrillLife Год назад

Incredible progress in a short period of time. Dope video.

@tomyew Год назад

appreciate it

@janwahl5954 Год назад

the nicest first fpv build ever🎉 this was super nice to watch good job

@ha-media Год назад

Nice on dude. Congratulations on your first of many build! 😁😁

@flowstate_link Год назад

Got my sub - looking forward to seeing you fly more!

@TommyC_FPV Год назад

Love flying drones, nice video. You really captured your journey quite well. Glad you went digital!

@tomyew Год назад

thankyou, I'm happy I did too. I'd like to try analog in the future, out of curiosity

@tbounds4812 Год назад

im impressed that you managed to build ur first ever drone while filming it at the same time and id say you did a really good job and made good decisions all the way through and im just stoked seeing ur reaction to flying it for the first time cause i remember feeling the exact same thing

@tomyew Год назад

thank you. while filming I wasn't even sure if I'd turn it into a video or not, I just wanted it for memories mainly. it also helped having my mate help film for some things too.

@rrittenhouse Год назад

Bro. It's like your first couple months wrapped up into one LOL. I loved that! I'm building my first drone now since like 2015....it's been a bit. Gonna try out freestyle and betaflight on something that isn't a mobula 6 haha. Keep it going, people responded VERY well to the first video!

@CloudSurfer_Cinema Год назад

Congratulations, brother!! 🔥

@tomyew Год назад

thank you!

@sixtofive Год назад

Congrats on your first build! Looks like you are learning quickly.

@tomyew Год назад

thankyou

@AMARFPV Год назад

Really nice to see your discovery when building. The first time is so magic. Even your first solder job, nicely done. Also your reaction after the first flight is so recognizable. The high feels like no other :D Don't be scared with the soldering though, you won't destroy it that quick. A little bit more heat (hold the solder iron on it longer) so the wire really melts together with the pad will give a nice shiny connection.

@tomyew Год назад

that is some really useful info, I'll keep note of that thanks. You're so right about the high, it's unreal :D

@hypershock_6023 Год назад

Incredible. I will also build my own FPV drone this summer.

@softart5235 Год назад

props do matter compared to 1 battery ...5050 , 5052 or 5060 you get more speed & thats more smile time ...welcome n good luck

@tomyew Год назад

yes, you're so right. I didn't know at the time, but after I tried the other props I could feel the difference in speed (and smile time). I'll have to do some research before I order some new props.

@fettmoss Год назад

Well done man!

@bialpxy4456 8 месяцев назад

This video is the reason I found a good elrs controller for my tinyhawk 3 freestyle. Thank you

@miangelo1946 Год назад

So cool how you built this drone with so much fun. Hope to see some more videos from you soon. Grzz from the Netherlands

@tomyew Год назад

thanks. yeah I'm currently editing one now, it just takes a while

@dizzydeanfpv45 Год назад

I love how careful u are with everything....me knowing that you will fly this at very high speeds into the ground makes me smile. Just don't give up bro cheers

@tomyew Год назад

oh and I have, no damage but was definitely some decent speed. It's much more durable than I first thought

@dizzydeanfpv45 Год назад

@@tomyew they are totally so durable especially the frame u got....but I recommend when you get more comfortable flying to avoid freestyle over concrete!!!! I don't care what frame you have or motors it will all explode hahaha I really enjoyed your video!!! Peace bro

@NaiahYabes Год назад

man, I remember the time i bought my first FPV and it was an amazing experience. Thanks for posting this!

@hypnoclock2341 3 месяца назад

Thats a great video bro! You've inspired me to build my own drone and start a passion of flying just like you.

@subsonikfreq Год назад

Yeah boi! Can’t wait to see what this leads to in the future! Congrats on the build. 6s is crazy for a first. But you’ll get it! I have faith.

@tomyew Год назад

yes bro! thanks for the support!

@subsonikfreq Год назад

@@tomyew I’ll be watching the progression!

@Accurize2 10 месяцев назад

Dude! Excellent work there man. I'm very impressed! Congratulations on your build!!

@tomyew 8 месяцев назад

cheers dude

@LeonMittermayer Год назад

Wow this build is spectacular! Great job guys 🤙🏽

@tomyew Год назад

love to hear it ✌️

@Lilumina Год назад

Dude, Congratz on your First Quad! I'm building my first at the moment aswell. Enjoy the Flightz!

@tomyew Год назад

Thanks man, it's been such a joy to fly. Good luck with your build 🤝

@PetaSpink 9 месяцев назад

Love ya work Tom. It’s so good to see what you love doing in your spare time. ❤

@gloorfpv1801 Год назад

Welcome to drones n stuff!!!

@tomyew Год назад

cheers!!

@henrydavis2660 Год назад

I’ve got the same transmitter! Love that thing

@eprohoda Год назад

Hiya!- well footage. have a good one~

@tomyew Год назад

thanks, you too~

@erlendjj Год назад

Man i really enjoyed this video! im just getting in to fpv myselv and this video made me even more excited!

@psikodelriot6754 Год назад

Happy welcome at the pilots, mate! Very nice build and first flight. I´ll follow you now. Greatings from Berlin!

@tomyew Год назад

thankyou

@okYisisyis Год назад

I like how bro too gentle with it

@Welsh_fpv Год назад

There are some really good practice solder boards that you may find helpful. Keep on flying man. Welcome to the hobby.

@tomyew Год назад

thankyou. Yeah, now that the stressful soldering is over I should get a board to practice before my next build

@Cornusse Год назад

Nice vid bro ! Keep going !

@m_ttthew Месяц назад

YES FINALLY A GOOD TUTORIAL

@leonardterlevic4765 Год назад

I'm using the jumper tlite too, unless you plan on doing long range your radio will hold up for years

@tomyew Год назад

yes! it's such a good starter radio, so compact. I'll eventually upgrade to a full size one in the future, but for now it is perfect

@WindjumbieFPV Год назад

very nice, building is a major part of this hobby 👍

@Bitathisandthat Год назад

Well done..for your 1st build and 1st time soldering you done really well, only tip i have for you is learn a little more about how to take care of the batterys because they can catch fire by them selfs if not stored correctly and treated right, Apart from that you did awsom, wait untill you see X-class drones..they rock as i have a couple..i have a couple of vids of them on my channel..they are massive noisy and look great in the sky.

@tomyew Год назад

Thank you, yes I've done ALOT more research about battery safety since this video. Also I had a look at your X-class drones, they are absolutely WILD. They look insane flying around, it's incredible.

@raphael_2d878 Год назад

i love how that control looks like xbox

@ZenoModiff Год назад

That was so well bro ..... inspirational one iam starting my sim journey only 1 week ago and was planning to make my first fpv drone this made me keep on track well done bro 🤟 love from india

@tomyew Год назад

that's awesome to hear bro. once you finish building, then be able to fly what you just made is the best feeling ✌️

@m4rkuz71 3 месяца назад

i already fly but will build my first soon. tkx for the help

@BOTGRINDER Год назад

congrats!

@tomyew Год назад

thanks bro!

@JSound713 11 месяцев назад

I'm about to build one myself, this is the best thing ever! Gear job on your first flight!

@tomyew 8 месяцев назад

thanks man, completely agree. good luck with your build!

@koalafpv Год назад

Well done and welcome to the hobby. Make sure to get yourself some Loctite for the bottom parts of your frame screws and motors!

@tomyew Год назад

yes, I've been recommended some Loctite from a couple others, I'll definitely get some, it's seems to be a no-brainer

@koalafpv Год назад

@@tomyew yep for any frame screws that typically won’t be coming off and on regularly good to loctite em down 🤙🏻

@fly249g Год назад

Congrats on your FPV build 👊

@flyinbots Год назад

The relief when you get the correct beeps on first plug in, ha ha, I know that feeling! Welcome to the hobby.

@tomyew Год назад

Yes such a relief 😂

@sunsetpark_fpv Год назад

Congratulations brother - you got it done. Great maiden flight! You definitely need to watch some soldering videos, but you got it done. 😎 Oh and I almost forgot - great landing!

@tomyew Год назад

😅haha thanks bro

@ThomasAndersonFPV Год назад

Great vlog, and good energy. Enjoy the journey!

@raafatelnakib4236 Год назад

Congratulations you did a great job

@Lensr Год назад

Amazing video. Entertaining as well as educational

@sconerin1 Год назад

i remeber the 1st time i flew fpv on 4s amazing feeling keep it up.looks like youve flew before making your 1st quad.

@tomyew Год назад

thankyou, I flew the Avata for like 5 minutes and have plenty of hours on the sim, but that was the first time flying a 5 inch

@MJ-bj1gn Год назад

welcome to the best hobby that has ever existed :D

@tomyew Год назад

oh yeah! thankyou :D

@piotrnowak588 Год назад

cool vid dude!. cant wait to see more😃😃

@ronniefay_ 8 месяцев назад

love the new kid flow

@maxiimillion33 Год назад

Nicely worked the flying was supper awesome, glad that you nailed it off. Great job. 👍

@Pilotkosinus Год назад

welcome to the club. i just have to warn you. fpv is highly addictive and can cost you all your money. i have been flying for 4 years and now live under a bridge. but i still have 21 drones and 7 planes.

@projackson355 9 месяцев назад

Thats why you use your money wisely and you get good so you can get a job

@BlkMambaFPV Год назад

Solid flying and great video. New sub

@AdityaKumar2128 2 месяца назад

7:51, the reason for that Continuity test is the internal capacitance of the Circuit, after 2-3 sec of beep on multimeter it will be again normal

@PatronFPV Год назад

first build going fully SBANG on the motors and props haha, nice one

@tomyew Год назад

I didn't realise what I got myself into hahaha, but I love it!!

@PatronFPV Год назад

@@tomyew happy flying bro!

@mattiasvandeneynde700 Год назад

love it i plannin to build the same one as you but don't have the money

@originafreerangechicken Год назад

Very nicely done. Production value is excellent along with great quality video / audio. Enjoyed it. New sub.

@tomyew Год назад

wow thanks, I appreciate that

@nealkendall1014 Год назад

Very clever

@tomyew Год назад

thx neal

@Twx97 Год назад

try to use loctite 242 or 243 on ur next build. it helps with screws not getting lose overtime due to vibration. just make sure u only use it on parts that go to metal only. for the charger it's okay to hear that boom sound, u can still plug the battery when it's on

@tomyew Год назад

oh ok, so i can just put that loctite paste inside regular screws, that's really helpful thankyou. What's the difference between 242 and 243? (yeah I've become accustomed to that sound when plugging in the batteries, it caught me off guard the first few times though :)

@Twx97 Год назад

@@tomyew 242 is a liquid like water so you would to clean the screws from factory oil using alcohol for it stick,if not it will stick to the screw properly. Whereas the 243 is a gel style and it can stick to screws that has factory oil, but it’s still recommended to clean the screws with alcohol just to be safe

@tomyew Год назад

@@Twx97 I'll for sure be using that in the future. Thankyou for those tips, you're a legend!

@Twx97 Год назад

@@tomyew np. I hope you’re having a great experience, and if you’re thinking of trying helis i will be more than happy to help you🫣,you’re gonna love it😉

@tomyew Год назад

@@Twx97 I'm absolutely loving it. I'll be sticking with quads for a while, but in the future I might try them out, thanks😄

@BeautyBeastRC Год назад

great video, watching this gave me the confidence I needed to start my own build. 😎👍

@tomyew Год назад

yess! good to hear 👍

@Eeccas_scx Год назад

your flow is real nice

@tomyew Год назад

thanks, the gyroflow stabilisation helps make it look really smooth

@AdventureFPV Год назад

Great stuff Tom, Welcome to the club, you popped up in my feed and I gave it a watch. Dropped a sub, good luck with the adventure.

@tomyew Год назад

thankyou, I've only just started so still got alot to learn but it's amazing so far, one of the best feelings!

@Shiitake0787 Год назад

cheers mATE LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING ONE

@TravisScott0735 Год назад

nice stuff man

@zyzzbrah552 Год назад

Your video creating is amazing 😍

@tomyew Год назад

🙏 thankyou brah

@Kuriatz 4 месяца назад

Awesome video mate! Congrats! My dream is to build my own FPV drone but can't afford to buy all the parts at once 😂😭 it will take some time...

@SpaghettiFPV-tg3qh Год назад

You wont break those air units mate no worries ive drowned em in mud.. you name it haha Your gonna love this hobby mate, cheers from QLD ma aussie bro subbed n liked

@tomyew Год назад

oh mate, absolutely love to hear that.