Going from SIM to REAL FPV Drones? 

When you fly nothing but a sim, you're not breaking anything! You have a $600 dollar quad in the air, and you're on a budget, things change!

I don't think he has to worry about that. I doubt he paid for it out of pocket. But awesome opportunity for sure.

@@bergermanfpv - You're right, he doesn't have to worry about it, but many do, is the point! I've often thought, let a company like RR, sponsor a nobody beginner FPV pilot with 3 quads, and unlimited repairs for 2 months, and let's see the progession. When you have no skin in the game, I'm thinking that makes a huge difference.

Because he works for RR and thats probably not his quad 😆

@@3eggerfpv397 that would actually be an awesome idea. You are right I think it would make a world of difference. I still remember my first decent FPV rig, I had a bad crash which broke an arm, smoked a motor and an 4in1 ESC. I was down for a little over a month until I could get back in the air again.

5.2 volts?? How is that possible?

@@SunriseWaterMedia I think the drone is on 4s battery and he meant 15.2 volts.

@@bradleyli5418 That doesn't seem too low for a 4s. I thought 14v was the "land now" voltage for 4s.

@@SunriseWaterMedia It is, but if he’s already on the ground might as well swap it since it’s almost done

@@donovanswift5010 I see. Thanks.

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Haha! 🤣

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Huh

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The original tinyhawk taught me everything I know. I've improved quite a bit since then.

Exactly, it's all about that muscle memory and having the luxury of being able to try and try again, without exploding your quads left right and centre.

@@kwadkrazy6078 I learned how to fly on a tinywhoop as well, but I find that learning in tandem with a sim is even better. The whoop will teach you how to fly the real thing, but it won't teach you how to do a rewind, into an inverted yaw spin, into a rubik's cube, and that's where the sim is very valuable.

​@@michaelc5027 True...but I just learned to do those things on a 5 inch. I would say I'm about average as a pilot (more than proficient), and have never touched a sim :)

@@kwadkrazy6078 All the power to you then. I still swear by the sim, saves me from busting up expensive parts, and burning bills.

You defined box goggles my friend lol.

That's why drone backpacks have space for a laptop :D

My buddy and I always joke about bringing a 50” for the back of the SUV 🤣

@@hellbilly_fpv6692 Forget the 50", get a powerfully bright projector and do FPV by looking at an inside wall of a bando :)

Lol

Haha yeah xdd

who doesn't have an office chair in their backseat?

@@AarOnCoasters i always have one

Not sure where that is said in the video... but when that is said in youtube videos in general, generally they already had the idea to do it some time later, and for this video release it was going to be something else, or at least filming something else, but that idea fell through at least temporarily for whatever reason, so they decide to do the other thing earlier than intended. Which could still have involved a good bit of planning, earlier than that particular day, or at least early on the same day, but likely it was already in the works and it just came to fruition earlier than intended. Hence, "we weren't planning on this episode today". That doesn't at all mean that it's completely spare of the moment with no time to spare whatsoever. Though.... that still isn't ruled out, either. Having that stuff in the video, doesn't disprove the statement. Did I delve into this too deeply? ._.

I flew the Sim DRL for a few months got really good actually the. Bought one and it's not far off at all. I'm with you. If I did not use a Sim I would be on drone 3 or 4 by now

@@seansharp4629what would you recommend a controller if I plan to do 300 hours minimum on sim first ?

What controller did you use ? And if your were going back then, what controller you should have use for 200 hours?

​@@javes2477Radiomaster boxer.

If you play video games you should fly mode 3 and replace your gimbal with analog stick like me 😂😂 😅

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I wonder if they ever worry about posting these videos on youtube?

they have like 10 more

@@jakeh3144 nah, the average hobbyist will pay the price with more restrictions. While they will still find a way to fly....

@@jakeh3144 I'm sure if the window was damaged this video would never have made it to the internet.

Your's is the first comment about how good he actually did!! That Matty Flip was sick. I can't do that and I have been flying for two years!!

i am a beginner and i agree xD

I've been practicing on the sim for ~50 hours and flying slowly was the hardest for me. It is still a challenge tho

@@ficelli4385 Still can't do it on a sim. IRL that part is much easier. The sims might not have modeled the motor spin-up accurately, or all the low passes going on in between.

@@someonespotatohmm9513 I wonder if a part of that is if they've simulated ground effect? Im not even sure if that effects drones or just fixed wing aircraft but I have noticed the same thing in my flights. Its easier to be smooth IRL but the throttle isn't as forgiving.

@@dynamicpaintball It also effects drones, the ground effect is not simulated in the sims and if it is, it is much less noticeable then IRL. But it should't matter once you half a meter up, and throttle is still more responsive on sims there.

He might've thought someone else went to get it or something

I have 72 hours in the sim lol

same but I have a tinyhawk I've been flying around in my room since bad weather + air space restricted where I live. (around 25/30 hours of sim now, I'm planning to build a 150euros (around 170/180 USD I think) drone soon when I get enough cash to also pay for batteries, charger, soldering iron etc).

You can fly as risky or safe as you like. Sure, flippy-floppying close to concrete walls like Steele is fun but it'll quickly cost you an arm and/or a motor. Just cruising around over grass is somewhat boring but it'll train your muscle memory and you can go from there with rolls and flips without much risk of breaking your quad. Just one thing: If your video connection drops out just disarm. Do not try to fly through it, you'll end up crashing your quad with no reference where it went down (except if you have GPS and the battery did not disconnect and you have either telemetry or get video back).

@@Gosuminer is RSSI signal strength + telemetry on the transmitter a valid way of finding the drone back ? xD

I’ve got 80 hours in the sim and no real drone yet...

ya me too...they say Christian has 20 hours on the sim...but I'm about 20 too and still can't rip that hard on the sim.

@@matthewbell9119 I know. I was surprised, although I think for me it's mostly because I haven't really practiced much freestyle yet. Liftoff has better gamification for racing, so I've mostly been practicing that, even though I plan to do more freestyle.

Guys, spend the times that you feel is recquiered for yourself, nothing less. If you dont feel confident, just dont go outside... You could of get very bad experiences... Practice on sims, at least hundreds hours... Cheers.

How's your skills irl today? :)

@@creativeflipp Oh wow. Blast from the past. I can't believe that was only 11 months ago that I started. Seems like I've been doing this hobby for a long time now. I've got some moves.

I knew I was getting better learning acro in the sim when I stopped having to think about what direction to move my thumbs to move the craft, so when it became automatic I felt properly ready to try it on a real quad.

@@licensetodrive9930 I was not patient enough, especially because I bought the kit, so everything arrived before I could use the controller on the Sim xD

@@licensetodrive9930 i did it all backwoods i learnt to fly los first then acro los then fpv acro i wasnt till i got to the fpv acro i went in the sim but i got there in the end i think its becasue i come from a heli background that los made senice to me first but i dont fly los very often these day but i do love watching the kwad flying around thats why i built that frame you sent me coved in leds for the summer as its getting dark lol

@@Mr18031967 I did some FPV with RC cars some 16 years ago, using big old clunky 1.2ghz VTX/VRX gear & video glasses because Fat Shark didn't even exist then. 5 years ago I bought a couple of Cheerson CX-10's (those tiny line of sight quads) and a CX-20 GPS quad. Broke so many props learning to fly the CX10's indoors, helped immensely with flying the CX-20, then got HD2 goggles 4 years ago which started my FPV flying journey, which was always my intention from the start of flying quads. I'm much more comfortable flying FPV than line of sight because distances are easier to judge.

Would love to get advice. What controller should I buy first if I plan to do 300 hours minimum simulator

@@javes2477 Radio Master Boxer is a good controller. After 300h you have to replace the gimbals. either that or a really cheap controller just for the sim

Wish i had a brother like him

Just 19 hour? Can't believe

Exactly. It's funnier realising that Drew is essentially all of their bosses.

and this wit honly 19hours

@@toom__s I question the 19 hours, but you never know.

I was thinking the same thing.

Golf ball retrieve pole or mr longarm extension

Thats a big reason i still use freerider, on my phone, propped up in front of my face. It's very similar to having goggles on.