I Never Expected the Range and Penetration I Have With this Receiver... Walksnail Avatar Review 

I prefer the 720p100hz mode at 50Mbps because it gives the lowest delay. 25Mbps should be better for scouting though since smaller RF bandwidth is more stable. I like the option to run this on my HDZero goggles, but obviously I run HDZero 99% of the time

I've been looking at getting the HD Zero goggles so that I can run any video system except DJI (screw DJI). I've heard they work well with the Walksnail VRX, thanks for doing a review.

Great video my hdzero goggles are waiting on me at home can’t wait. I’ve been also thinking about getting the walk snail add on for when I end up building a cinewhoop. I wonder if putting one of the circular antennas at 90 deg would help a bit when flying behind you??

want to see you more again thx for sharing

I'm so happy with the walksnail system.

Got the Avatar VRX December, did a lot of testing, for me it performed significantly better than my system at the time (O3) and I sold the Goggle 2 and all my VTXs, and switched completely, for a short time. The system is great, for what it is, and from the retransmission systems it has by far the best flight feel and consistency. I use 720p100 exclusively and high bit rate when within LOS and standard for everything else. Power doesn’t matter too much it works great on 25 even (I use the 1S at 350) (on a 45 minute autonomy 4”) and can fly basically my whole neighbourhood, with good antennas though, otherwise it won’t make it through more than 7-8 houses, ask me how I know) and at 1200 I can go literally anywhere. I got the HDZero goggle at the very end of December and by the middle of January I literally progressed in my flying more in those two weeks than the last two years, that’s when I found I am extremely latency sensitive and that my brain just couldn’t deal with my previous video systems, thus the huge gain in skill, when unencumbered. I have since been flying primarily HDZero, especially the Runcam90 (with a proper lens, stock is borderline unflyable for me) followed by analog for the ultra light stuff (I really struggle flying analog sometimes, because of the flashes) and Avatar for the exploration, scouting, and long range. That’s my happy combination! I use the Avatar VRX on a tripod connected to my HDZero goggle as it’s way too heavy and uncomfortable hanging it on the goggle. Plus I use diner plate/helical antenna only (no omni) and penetration and image is always great. I also run RHCP on everything for the same reasons! 👍🏻

Very cool, man. Thanks 👍😍🤘

Look forward to more

Nice video, that's my exact setup and I love it. I prefer the 720 high frame.

Interesting I've had the hdzero goggles since February, I had the sharkbyte system before, I feel like walksnail has matured enough now it might be better for some things, I was thinking of getting walksnail for hdzero, but why stick with hdzero if the screens are the same, curious if the module performs better than the goggles, or if the bugs have been worked out over the last year.

Hi nice vid! What for a FW version you are using here?

Velcro in FPV is very underrated...lol 😆 But seriously that industrial strength velcro is strong AF. And it's probably cleaner looking with no mount. Good review Stingy. 🤙🤙🍺🍺

Funny you mention the mount. Mine broke the first day. Printed the replacement with hard TPU

walksnail is killing it. prices are good. they listen and actually produce what people want. if the new VTX and the VRX had USB-C they would be just about perfect.

I fly walksnail for fly thru tours and the penetration is amazing. Best settings for me have been 720p high frame rate at 25mbps, and believe it or not, the lower the channel, the better the penetration. So choose the lowest channel with the best signal.

Nice to see you back with the GoPro. That DJI Action was just terrible. Glad to seer you still ripping and would love to see more.

If you use the HDZero HDMI cable with 90 degree ends, it’s much more compact 😊

Im running this setup but the extra weight on the front pulls the HDzero goggles down a lil.

Looks like a great System as Combo with HdZero. I think i still carry my Goggles 2 and a DJI O3 Quad for exploring, still have to much of that Stuff. HdZero Quads are all three ready and still waiting for HdZero Goggles to Ship out..😅 Waiting Game..

I just need the impulserc regulator, osd board, and some 5v vtx's to make a come back, haha.

OG PILOTS ... Yall remember the Quanum DIY Goggles?? Feels like we moving backwards wit HD0.. Not to diss but that is just tooo much ish on the head for me. I was going to switch to the Walksnail dom goggles from v2s just for the form factor but then the Goggles 2 dropped and Im happy for the form factor alone, but the pic is also amazing.

720p, low bitrate, low framerate, 1000mw is the most stable for me! The gyro is in the cam btw, not in the vtx.

what frame are you flying these days?

are you running hdzero for cinematic stuff?

I fly 720p standard bit rate at 200 to 500 usually. Occasionally switch to 1080p high bitrate to remind my self of how good it can look. Mostly free style proximity 720p or cruise a new spot at 1080p. TrueRC stubbies and Patches. Switched over from analog and wow. Even fly it in a 4" with the nano vtx and cam on a racetrack: 25mw standard bitrate 720p. Coming from analog I can finally fly together with DJI pilots and not get pushed away from interference. We only keep in mind to warn each other plugging in and make groups to space out channels if going for the 8ch settings. Haven't flown HDzero while others are flying Walksnail because I'm the only nut that flies both systems on one day. V1 vtx tends to just die for no reason. V2 is on the shelf waiting to replace a v1 that died after a really bad involuntary run in with a fence pole. Lollipop 4+ work great with the TrueRC antenna's. On my 4" I have a hglrc hammer LHCP I'm combo with the nano vtx and cam. That nano vtx is a tank compared to the fullsize v1 vtx, it's survives hard crashes on a racetrack and freestyle crashes on hard surfaces. All VTX's are powered trough 9v/10v from the FC, or 5v for the nano. 4s. I use the Fatshark Dominator Walksnail goggles. First order at rotor riot and all is good. They had them in stock all the time and service is great, delivery to Europe took less then a week. Ordered before Walksnail really took of with the sales and before the VRX unit was launched, so no VRX on my HDzero goggles, I just pack them both and see how many DJI pilots are there to pick my goggles. HDzero on the racetrack gets interference badly from them, Walksnail: no problem.

what battery do you use? seems like a 3000mah 2S drains pretty quickly for me

When are you posting another video;-)?

Great video. Thanks. Still haven't jumped to digital yet, but this looks compelling. Would like to support the company that is the most open-source (maybe doesn't currently exist?), and listens most to users. What do others think the closest company to this is?

I fly the Walksnail System with the Goggles since December. I fly it as main System. And realy enjoy the System. for Freestyle i use 720p with high Framerate. And for my Wings i use 1080p and i can see a diffrent between those 2 settings

Nice video! I still prefer analog systems though. If I break or loose the quad, at least where I live, the digital VTX only is the price of my whole 5" mark 4 drone so a no go... =D

Does it feel like more latency than DJI?

Do you build your own Quads?

I don't see a difference in 25 and 50 mbps. So 25 and 720 is my standard settings. 1080 would be nice for cinawhoop work.

with the new googles coming out would you still buy this? to keep around the fatsharks?

1080p 25mb, 1200Mmw and low frame rate is my go to. Best picture and best range for me. I use the HGLRC Hammers as my antennas for the V1's and for the V2 VTX's I use the Foxeer Lollipop 4+ but I only use the Fat shark Dominators HD! The standalone VRX is horrible for me on range in comparison, with several different Omni antenna setups, the patches are garbage I believe but I haven't tried different ones on those. Cheers Fam 🍻

Switch the stock patches out. It made a big difference with my wing and long range flights. The HDzero Goggles are my next purchase.

use the true rc patches that screw onto the side sma's (like you would use on analogue with an angled adapter) rather than those that clip on the front. That way you can mount the ws vrx on the front easier more securely with slightly less leverage(weight) on the face. I only ever use 25mb at 700 I've done everything with that setting. flew so far 1.5 miles on that no issues per say. Also I've flown with a mix of lchp and rhcp and had pretty darn good performance. That 1.5 mile run was done with lhcp stock patches and rhcp omni on the vrx and rhcp on the quad had perfect video no issues.

Switched over from analog to the Fatshark HDs and Walksnail and never looked back. Sold or gifted all my analog gear, and I have NO regrets. Walksnail is killin it after all the updates 👊 Edit: What school is that? Looks really familiar 🤔

I too want to make all my antenna RHCP for simplicity. But, would putting RHCP stubbies on the VRX (and RHCP on the VTX) not make the integrated LHCP patch antenna obsolete?

Tis a chunky combo 😅 how about an ultra portable option?

Cross polarity dual antennas would allow diversity and also packet splitting cabapilities

I just bought the VRX and the HD Pro VTX and love it.

People here are talking about using RHCP omni's (including @stingersswarm) so that they don't have to switch over all their other gear, but if the VRX has LHCP patches baked in won't this cause signal issues?

Wish you'd done some back to back vs 03 since you're saying it goes deeper than dji

Dude, you need to use the noise cancelation feature in da Vinci, cut down that road noise, haha. Yeah the stock patch antennas are actually pretty good, it's only the Omni stock antennas that aren't the greatest.

720p high frame high bit with walksnail goggles stock antenna's works well

What goggle set did you mount the vtx to?

this is the most twitchie flying i have ever seen

Cool video Stingy - I'm on HD Zero, & analogue for racing and freestyle and DJI O2 & O3 cinematic and exploring... O3 is outstanding for me, for exploring and has great penetration too.

720p 25mb 700mw is more than enough for flying bandos. Held on to my Dji gear for a while but sellint it now. WS is all i need 👌🏼

Fantastic flying and testing, Kevin! 😃 This system is really tempting! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

I just now am getting into drones. And I see a ton of people use and love DJI. Why is there dislike for DJI aside from the they seem like the bully big brother on the block(I can understand if it is just that). If there is a video explaining you can point me there. Awesome video though!

I don't understand why you wouldn't put the receiver on a tripod if it sucks sitting on your head.

my biggest complaint about my HD zeros other than the lose IPD adjustment is the weight. no review talked about it before i bought them. even worse with the WS VTX on it, my neck hurts after one pack and i get a headache for hours after a session. it sucks because i bought them for WS. Thanks for the review, Stingy

Did he say HDZero goggles with WS vrx performed better than the actual WS goggles?

I was thinking about building a drone specifically to live in my car with this walksnail RX or hdz rx. Mounting the antenna's on the outside somewhere and plumbing the HDMI to a screen on the dash instead of goggles. This way anytime I see something cool on the road I can have a scout flight. Probably with a LION battery since I'm a little sketched on keeping lipo's in the car always :P

Why have you stopped using DJI?

I using 700mw,, 1080p, 25mbit, 60fps

7.42 I heard the word latency and nearly threw up! 😮

This is how an HD system addiction starts... 😅 next you'll have DJI o3

1080p low bitrate 1200mw. Never flown anything else 😂 never had a blackout

put it on high on tripod and have way better reception

I’m accepting the “nose weight” on my face because…… because I’m skint! 😅 I’ve no other reason myself! 👍🤝

Test analog there next :)

Why’s this hobby gotta be so technical, I wanna get into this so bad but there is so much to learn 😂

I just got Walksnail vrx (haven’t flown it yet) for my HDZero goggles. Based on all the info the best setting for power is 700mw as over that it is not stable. Always use high frame rate on HDZero googles as it can do the 100fps. Finally use 25mb s as there doesn’t seem that much improvement in 50mb mode.

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I got hdzero on all my quads. And after talking to Drew at Rampage and seeing all these videos, I'm scared lol. The low light is so good on walksnail with the pro kit, the penetration is better than hdzero and it seems cheaper too....what do I doooooooo

Please, sir, do not slap antennae.

Damn this hobby😅 trying to start out but seeing guys with 1000€$ goggles strapped to their head is a downer😅

Got burned buying analog goggles Got burned buy DJI V1 goggles Got burned buying HDzero. I'm not buying a 4th system. Forget flakey stuff shilled by some random internet guy.

Nice Kev 🦾👊🏻