I've crashed so bad I bent my o3 units boards, both of them and smashed the USB port and SD card slot I stripped it naked and bent it back the best I could and it still works perfectly.
I learned on a Mob8+O3 and a Meteor75. The Mob8+O3 is a bit of a boat to fly (you use a ton of throttle to catch a split-s), but it was fun to learn on, although I probably learned more on the the Meteor75. I still enjoy the Mob8, but I built into a Bee35Pro frame (with O3) and love it - it's my daily driver at the moment.
I have small hands and I pinch, I use a radiomaster tx12 as my first controller, any recommendations for an upgrade? Something more ergonomic for my smallhands and with best gimbals?
I pinch and have a 8.75” palm circumstance (basically right in the middle range of an L sized glove) with normal length fingers, but a little more muscular than average. Jumper T-lite with RadioMaster gimbals is my favourite small, carry everywhere with me, radio. Remove the 2 bottom switches and your middle fingers rest perfectly in the dimples while pinching. Or print/make some “gas pedals” that will fit in/over the holes from the switches. I also use a momentary push button for arm + turtle for sub second recovery from small crashes. I did use the Zorro for my small radio for a few months, before I switched back to the T-Lite. I can’t stand the Pocket and it’s gimbals and sticks personally (maybe my hands are too big?), but the Boxer is not bad (but I wouldn’t like it if I had small hands). Unless I’m sitting and it’s in my lap or something… that’s actually what the Boxer is really good at. Otherwise when not gorilla flying, I have a custom radio that I made from wood veneer and forged carbon, it’s similar in shape to the Jumper T-20, but a bit smaller, and molded for my hands and flying posture. It holds 6 18650 batteries so I can also run my goggles from it. Hardware wise: it uses the main board from my T-Lite V1, the radio board from a RadioMaster module, and RadioMaster’s full size CNC gimbals. I was sick and tired of every radio feeling shit in my hands so just made my own. Since it’s made with scrap/extra materials and hardware all it cost me is time. But honestly the moded T-Lite is a very close second. Zorro is just a different shaped TX12 basically, but I still prefer it. And for smaller hands, I wouldn’t choose the Boxer unless you always sit with the radio in your lap. Best thing is just to find some local people or shop and try for yourself.
@@lemonsquareFPV great! thanks for the info and advice, I think there is so much room to improve ergonomics in the actual radio controllers specially for us the pinchers, hope the industry take a look into this to solve the problem of just having a simple box and make some money doing it , why not. I dont feel comfortable using just thumbing when hovering near objects, the ground or doing gaps.
Probably like every other veteran fpv’er we’ve grown to love over the years only to vanish suddenly without even a goodbye. Still wondering whatever happened to Vic Lanning…
@@hapstihaven’t we learned in the past 4 years that Australia is a commie country that loves detaining people? That’s on him going there in the first place…
Feels like I’m listening to you when I first started fpv and learning all about analog products. It feels like it’s been a long time since I heard you reviewing analog equipment! Love it!
Awesome Episode, it definitely had products that I didn't know about. Where was the WS moonlight 4k review?? What do you think about the DJI goggles 3 maybe having front facing cameras?
all that good work and then you said January 2023 at the end haha oops! and yes you forgot the Moonlight which you probably recorded WAY before it was officially announced but you probably knew about and well good job anyways! Still watch a lot of your content and appreciate what you do!
I dig this type of video I've said it before nothing wrong with showcasing what's new in FPV just make sure you get a broad assortment of gear not just main stream manufacturing keep up the good work 🍻
Have you tried the Five33 Flip Switch A local new quadcopter built by a racer??? Walksnail Moonlight??? Or you can also take the DJI Vista Wasp camera and put it on the dji 02 unit and see at night also. 35:09 First step of recovery is admitting you have a problem ROFL
I actually would like to see something about the speedybee Mario 8" Fold, heard that it isn't popular because of it being not sold in America for some reason...? Anyway a folding 8" for easy transport seems cool!
I never imagined Utah being compared to a drone, especially by Josh Bardwell. I am from the Salt Lake area and that bit about the settlers was so random and funny! I just need to point out that Salt Lake City is on the west edge of the Rocky Mountains so they crossed all the way through the mountains and then decided to stop. But still a funny comparison!
I wonder who could use 10inch quad for heavy lifting, 900hz elrs, night camera and tactical ir led.... :) Fortunately now the can get 1000w portable charger :)
I've had a lot of fun with the Night Eagle HD with the Runcam Link digital camera. A simple IR illuminator board weighs about 25 grams with a mount and cost about $5 if you really want to light things up. I just stick it to the top of my battery.
Great video, I love these product round ups helps me make decisions on purchasing stuff. Just worth mentioning you said on the toolkit RCQ6 charger that all 4 channels have XT 30 and 60 connectors but I believe it’s only channels 1 and 4 (the two on the sides) that have that option. Forgive me if I’m wrong. Thanks again for all the great content.
Same I take the IR filters off on my night rigs and run those little 4 bead IR panels that have the flower petal shaped copper/aluminum backing plate. Works great 👍🏻 I use a piece of carbon fibre plate as a heat sink on them instead of metal. Very good results. As for the clothes, check different fabrics… and it also might be the detergent. When I was running operations back in the day we had special machines and detergents that we used for all our gear. You definitely don’t want to be glowing in the field when you are trying to be sneaky 😜
@@lemonsquareFPV oh yeah, unfortunatly i let my quads scream! most of the time security is pertty cool in the areas i fly, but thats cool! I might start messing with different laundy detergents to see what different shades pop up! thanks for the info!
@@gogglesfpv7986 Sneakiness was regarding the clothings IR signature when I was working… quads are LOUD! Especially all my 4.7-4.8” high RPM builds recently. Definitely the opposite of sneaky! I fly my 6” stuff if I want to be less obnoxious, but no quads are sneaky. I too find that people don’t mind the noise and stuff. When I fly in my neighbourhood all the kids even come out to watch me trippy spin and power loop the light posts and stuff. That’s their favourite, some of them really get into it. 95% of the people that walk up to me are just curious people that think it’s cool and want to watch or chat. The majority seem to be lonely women joggers that just want to spend some time with another human being. Kinda sad when you think about it, but I always try to help where I can. They all walk away happy, and come back repeatedly, so I guess I’m doing something good for their mental health. It’s a win-win in my books.
A few years ago you introduced digital modules for analog goggles, now you're introducing analog modules for digital goggles. That's funny, isn't it? When analog music switched to digital back then, it took a decade. If not longer. Nowadays, such a change takes 1-3 years. It's a crazy world.
The real difference between de HOTA F6+ and the HOTA F6 Pro, is that the + has a faulty power supply, I have 2 different F6+ dying on me on a month. You can ask all the community, it has happened to a lot of people :(
It's going to be a good year!!! I just got my first crappy($30) Wifi drone with brushless motors and a Hawkeye 4k split cam, then I got some sweet motors(rcinpower 1303 8k) and I'm going to put them in a Fractal Engineering Wingman for long cinematic flights(20 min.) on cheap batteries(18650). I'm so excited!!! Can you tell?
Personally i wouldnt go cheap on a long range drone especially with it not having a flight controller or amything. Just build a real setup so you dont lose it
Hey JB I am having a USB issue where Windows 10 is not seeing my Taranis qx7 nor my Velocidrone sim. There is no "LIB-USB or Better Usb" in my device manager but there is a "Unknown USB device (Device descriptor request failed".This one I updated the driver but it had no effect..I'm wondering if you have a video on this subject or if you have a fix? Thank you JB!!✈️✈️
I have the new toolkit So far, kinda bummed. All plastic case, but like thin plastic. Does have some cool features, BUT it struggles to charge 2s xt30 on all channels. Only likes my 4s and 6s stuff….is it worth $200 farrrrrrrr from, this should be $150 especially as it only comes with the power cord for the wall and a male XT-90 lead. I much rather of bought another Reedy 1416CSL that’s much stouter and all metal case.
Hi thanks much friend. I need some help here, I want to buy these two drones iFlight Nazgul Evoque F6D V2 HD x Defender 25 HD also I have DJI mini 4 pro . What goggles do I need that can work on all 3 drones ? can the DJI Integra GOGGLES work
I might not be the first to ask this, but have you had a look at the new AOS 5 v5 from Chris Rosser. Was honestly surprised that it wasn't in this list. I preordered the frame around new year, built it about 2 weeks ago, and i can't find anything about it on youtube. In my opinion its the most interresting frame Chris has released in a while, since its a classic 5 inch without the triangular arm design we know him for. In my opinion it flies amazing and i have never seen blackbox logs this clean, wether on the internet or my own quads. I would love to see what you think of it. And i think it might be my new frame of choice (preveously Quadmula).
How does a speedy bee compared to the rapid fire I still use analog here and there and my rapid fire is very old and now not so good I would like to check out the Speedy beat but rapid fire has been the king since I've been flying I'm not sure if I should order another rapid fire or check out the Speedy Bean iFly long range both drones and wings
I have 3 pavo picos and air units smashed the hell outa them never broke camera or air unit just countless frames best fun ever every fpv pilot needs one in there bag 😂 sooo good buy one lads
Most people think bullet proof means bullets can't penetrate. The cyber truck has the same protection as a bullet proof vest. It's not a heavy armored vehicle. It has to still get good fuel range
As JD mentioned racewire is great… and so are MR30 connectors. Both also make swapping arms and motors easier. For a little extra/more traditional protection, either use the old school taped on prop blade method or the fancy zip tied 3D prints that all the cool kids seem to be running to protect their arms as of late. Personally I use racewire 90% of the time, and I might tape a prop blade on top of it, if I’m doing practice on a sketchy line. As it does seem to help it survive when you smack the racewire directly into a metal pole or concrete corner.
Everyone: The HoloDonata is by far the best ever 2.5"' w/03 unit! JB: I won't fly it. Also JB: Buy the stuff I recomend, I "know it all!" What, are you 12?
I got the TX16s JB version. Can you do a series of videos that would help brand new people get into this? I can't even get this to do a simulator on the pc let alone fly something. It just seems much more complicated than it should be. I may try to return this and get something a little less complicated for my first go around.
These videos show how to do basic setup of a new drone ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EDnQEep2X4I.htmlsi=ZUTSuiDKGcG3JW-V This video shows how to get started with a simulator ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SpuXqNakP2A.htmlsi=Sl_6fa-4TQKSQKH3 I recommend sticking it out. This radio operating system (edgetx) is basically the standard for FPV drones.
I know you do a lot of FPV flying, but, would you do a video, if there is such a thing, on having video on a display screen rather than goggles. What would someone need to use to receive the video to display it on a screen and not goggles? And is there a receiver for DJI cameras to send video to display instead of goggles if not are there any devices that work with other digital cameras to receive video signal and display on a screen.
I bought those plastic motor protetion in 2022, so in 2024 I got a wonder colletion of this. I use personally to insert a menssage inside, as phone number, instagram, and regulamentary number of aircraft. (never protec to me from a cut any wire) lol
The power to weight on the GPERC 3.5” will work fine for a full GoPro for cinematic flying. I’ve been flying full hero on 3” 6s Karearea toa 3600KV motors CineRat for years. It can do full freestyle extremely close to 5”. You should try some different platforms before fully commenting on them.
Bardwell! Please review the Itsy!!! I’ve been running the pavo pico and i switched to the itsy, then the naked 03 itsy and ITS INSANE! Plus the kit is extremely well priced and the creator constantly comments.
I bought the 03 ultra and it doesn't overheat instantly because it only goes to full power upon arm. I fitted this to a custom 2.5 inch 6s toothpick and its much lighter and totally practical. I was concerned about leaving it hot for a while after crash but even then I let it cool and it worked just fine. I'd definitely purchase again.
24:30 Dax Neal did the 75mm first with naked 03. I fly a 75mm build with his parts and the happymodel when i travel. They are easy to bring with and pair with quick clips from Mavic mini or other video centric drones.
I'd love to get the skyzone pro's to go with my WS VRX, but basically just for the newer screens, currently using hdo2, but the pro's are just too insanely priced, i wish they would make them so you can put a vrx board directly inside them like in a panel across the top so you don't have as much in your fave, but they still be basically analog goggles, just don't know if they are worth it as they are just for better screens...
Valid point on those motor wire "protectors" if we are talking about regular-size quads. I've left mine on because I'm lazy but I've wrapped thick fabric tape around them to hopefully help out a bit. When it comes to smaller quads though they do actually work for that. I have a sub250 3.5" with that style of protector and have had numerous prop strikes on the arms from hard crashes and they still have held up. I guess when the prop is so thin and light it mostly just bends out of the way as opposed to a 5in prop which is quite rigid...
Taking my flying style in mind, the mobula 8 hd(i threw a vista in mine) flys fantastic. Perfectly servicable outdoors and a hoot indoors. Outdoors I can fly it over my full 10 acres with no issues. 4 minute flight time with rdq 550 2s. Would recommend to anyone. I run a polar nano and just bought another to run an OG vista.
The new product roundup is back! I really enjoyed this one! I've gotta look into getting the Night Eagle HD, being able to fly at night with DJI sounds awesome.
The helion is a evolutionary design. By giving up a strict X/ deadcat and freestyle lipo on top design they achieved a small wheelbase with no props in view
Flylens 85 is a dog. So 75 will surely be worse. Luckily I was just doin an analogue transplant. I wudnt like putting an expensive vtx on that thing. The frame is terrible. One crash and my analogue camera ripped off the terrible mount. The entire drone comes down to one dampening hole that nearly broke. Retired already. Avoid. GEPRC CINELOG20 HD is pretty good.
