I stopped being afraid of crashing for just one weekend 

Buy the Rotor Riot solder-free kits at Rotor Riot Store: bit.ly/3CuRMYs Thanks to Gemfan for providing all the F4 props I broke during this challenge!

I was also unafraid of crashing about 2 weeks ago. Now I'm still waiting for 2 new motors, a bottom plate, and a new FC to arrive from China. I think I'll stick to being afraid next time.

"Hey Drew, your quadcopter broke!!"😂 😅11:43

I feel like soldering is such a small part of the overall troubleshooting/repair process that I'm not sure it's really a benefit to go with a no-solder build. It doesn't even seem like it would save all that much time either. The average FPV hobbyist should just learn to solder. Maybe it could help some people with disabilities that prevent them being able to solder though.

The saying "If you aint crashing, you aint trying" is very true.

Your video quality is through the roof. Nice work, nice editing. Good job managing audio levels. Overall, 10/10.

And to think we were right there when you nailed hitting that hanging gap! Awesome!! Great review of the solder free drone, those videos from you & Ken were hilarious. Nice flying & nice meeting you at Rampage! 😁

It was great seeing you crash-testing the Skyeliner! It's true, the frame is very durable. Perfect for people who want to learn outside a sim environment.

For my TPU gopro mounts, I let them pop off the screws, better that than the gopro face tanking stuff. But I have a tether cord, it won't get separated and chucked.

Haven't watched a Bardwell video in about 1½ years and I'm pretty legit impressed with his flying improvement in that time.

JB looks like he's got a different attitude in these flights👍🔥🔥🔥🔥

Awesome video Joshua. More of that please. 😊 Great to see you enjoying what you do.

Hey i made it into Bradwells video lol. Im in the blue tripping over the table LOL.

👍👍 LOL JB with the filter off!! Love It! 👌

Hmm that frame will take some heavy hits!!! And that was an awesome video!

A lot of awesome flying here - love it!

Excellent snippet at 3:02 ... what a creative perspective!

You're both wonderfull. Just Great ! keep going

Hey great flying Joshua, I’ve been a faithful follower of your for the last few years and I can really see a huge improvement in your piloting abilities!!! Thanks for being such a great instructor and motivator to us peasants

10:15 you didn't just do it man, you nailed it. Very nice

I built the Skyeliner at the RR Winter Gathering in Orlando. It was my first build. I am still flying it -- and as of yet, nothing has broken!!

I really enjoyed this one. Nice to see the raw pain 😂. the quad looks good.

That was a bad ass dive jb!!! Dam ken not putting lock tight on screws 😁😆🤜

Nice work with those dives, JB!

Now that is an INTRO. LOve it - and as always ... I learned something today.

Great content, interesting and music is on point.

Awesome vid man! Skyliner def seems like a tank 🤘🤘

OMG that poor quad.....😥 So awesome that you hit that dive after so many attempts.....those crashes demonstrated the frames resistance....😎 PS I commend Drew for keeping it real with the name - "Skyeliner" very cool because Drew has the prettiest eye-liner eyes in so many vids.....🤣 😘

That was pretty funny you guys... Rock on.

Dealing with a possibly DOA FC on my first quad build, and only halfway wishing I'd went solderless, lol. Luckily it's not too bad to desolder and rebuild with a new FC. I enjoyed the review and the flying! Looking forward to joining the FPV ranks soon!

Great flying man and I really dig the cursing after watching your content for years now and it's been clean as a whistle. JB FOR THE WIN 🏆

Damn! Your flying skills are super amazing now! I'm jealous! I hope I can fly in your yard one of these days! 🥰

"More money than time", a problem I wish I had. Although one of the bigger problems I have is finding a safe area to fly. I have the luxury of a modestly large side yard, large enough for some tight ripping, but if I take a turn wide and high, I'm going to have to get to know the neighbors. Especially since my kwad predates turtle mode, or if I break a prop. Burned an ESC out trying to limp it home on a broken prop - and that was back when we still used individual ESCs. Doing that one on a modern 4-in-1 would have me reaching a bit deeper - a full disassembly and replacing a more expensive full set of ESCs.

This is my second time watching this video and I never watch a video twice, awesome video. This drone will be my first build. Great job guys.

Not going to lie. Vlogging bardwell is dope! I loved this video. Obviously we still need that educational content you’re known for but this thrown in on occasion would be awesome. Reminds me of the videos where you and stingy would go out together and play quad or learn a trick together. Still my fav fpv content videos. That and old rotor riot vlog style too

I broke 6 quads at RAMPAGE. And I couldn't help noticing about 3/4 through the vidio I'm in the background must of just walked out of my trailer. Had a blast thanks.

love how you went hard an then harder. great job with the challenge. Drew didn't know what he was in for lol

Loved it!!! That dive tho!!! Where you wearing that P-shirt while doing it? Haha. Awesome edit JB. It was really great to hangout with you last weekend. Way to SEND IT!!!

It was fun watching you go all out like that

I'm seriously considering getting one of these. I don't mind soldering but it would be nice to have this. I'm a busy person with many hobbies. I also don't want 10 different drones like some people. I'm a minimalist and I like things that are modular so this is right in my wheelhouse. Maybe turn my current 5-in into a long range or use it as a backup.

i love this idea of no solder i can solder it is just very difficult sometimes because of limited dexterity in my right hand building is the way to go but i kept buying rtfs and actually dont fly much anymore because kwads were coming out like every 2 weeks lol i was going broke buying rtfs trying to find the next best thing lol when i could of just built what i wanted from the start

Great video Guys, I definitely need to get this. Thanks again for the show. P.S I must have seen the video several times. Thanks again

The biggest thing I took away from watching this video... That quad is heavy. You fly better with your build in my opinion. I don't know how Drew does it!

My life is complete, I made it into a JB video... Well the background at the junkyard anyway... loved the torture test @Joshua Bardwell

Some nice flying JB!

Great philosophy ... don't be afraid to crash. It's working well for NASA Integrity Mar's Helicopter. So far has flown 28 flights, covering a distance 6,909 meters (4.29 miles) and accumulated 54 minutes of flight time ... WITHOUT A SINGLE CRASH! (yet) Not being afraid of crashing is a mindset while flying, not an excuse for poor planning, or poor preparation.

Maybe you are not a better pilot now, but your confidence increased. which means, you are a better pilot now if you keep on flying ruthless. the more you crash the better your builds get.

leveling out in a dive through gap when you should be turning .. finally figured it out lol

I like nordfpv head strap as well. Good stuff.

sat down to eat lunch and this popped up!, thanks for the entertainment! was great to meet you Joshua! -Tim

Loved watching this video!

I wish I could have made it to Rampage! That frame looks solid!

Next year is the zip tie challenge lmao An honor to be in a Bardwell video!

WHat a brautiful flight montage. Guys like You give me hope to get the perfect smoove Pilot i always wanna be

Nice music bardwell!

hey josh , it helps to twist when you dive if you flip direction you wont pull yourself into that steel bud :) wicked flying though your a legend

I ordered a skyeliner a year ago. It is unbreakable. So I ordered another one for the hell of it. ( as a back up) . it will not break

I just had a DJI go in the river a few weeks ago now i just ordered my first cinewhoop

I don’t mind soldiering and building that’s the easy part. But plugging in and setting up blheli and betaflight to run seamlessly is usually when I start cursing. Thanks for the constant videos and help! And the discord peeps! If it wasn’t for you guys I would’ve gave up or gone completely mental.

Nice video buddy !

Tunes were super. Nice rip Mr. B.

I loved it!

I'm surprised how tough these things realy are. I ate dirt a few times today and I just blow off the dust and spin the props and had not a problem flying after that.

Successful freestyle video!!

That looks like one of the coolest events in the world 😞 I wish I could attend....I saw last year's and it looked amazing too I watched Steele dive that ladder lol that was awesome....I need to make friends with guys like JB so I can learn tish alot faster lol and if something breaks they can fix it for me😁 👍🏽✌🏽

We that are "ole school" learned many moons ago... always keep a new one in the works , and have several hanging on the wall RTF... so we can BURN UP The Sky😉 it's also a bonus to build n fly same frame over n over n over...my Go2 freestyle frames is Martian/Alien , 6 and a few still in the box.😜

Building and soldering is easy the reason I have found most people fly safe is the cost … if every one had sponsors or enough cash to afford it every one would fly with no fear. making it cheaper would be the easiest way to do it … but we know it cost what it cost that’s life

Honestly proud to see bardwell. Not going to lie once you figure out pretty much all you can on quad builds your channel isn't as fun, this was fun

I want to stop being afraid of crashing, but the chip shortage terrifies me. Both on how much stuff costs and also the (lack of) availability of the parts I like to use. Even if a part is available, you don't even know if the manufacturer has replaced some piece with a cheaper generic version that will cause your ESC to burn out :\

" Flat - Billed Ball Cap " ..... you and Drone Camp will soon be wearing Gold Bling ? 😁

What luck! I would like to have the same thing for a weekend. but I must say one thing: you are too nice with your drones, and I understand because I am the same, but that prevents you from really trying difficult things outside the simulator. (I haven't found a simulator that fits my settings and configuration/power in order to have the same feeling as in reality..) that's why I have an Alien (old but still effective, and the Chinese frame (sorry) which is not expensive, I bought a lot of them!) to be able to say to myself: good ok you can go there and make fatal mistakes! and yes there is breakage, but it taught me lots of little things to do in order to avoid breaking expensive components. thank you for this video, the flying sites are great!

And it didn't have red electrical tape? That's the golden secret. You're getting some skills man!!!

hey Joshua have the new jumper t pro and I have a spectrum serial telemetry receiver on of of my drones and it binds and everything but when I'm on Betaflight on the receivers tab all my colorful bars are going nuts there all bouncing around. have no idea what's going on but i know you know. thank you

Question regarding by rpm , flashed 4.3 went to the blheli 32 flashed 32.9 set the ppm per your suggestion low to lowest high to highest to by rpm smoked 2 esc and 4 motors just trying to turttle, 2nd one just trying to take off out of 6 inch tall grass. that option might be great if your flying freestyle but for racing no good. Then I went back to default esc setting no more problems. What is the problem with this by rpm setting ? I'm not the only one smoking a lot of product which are very expensive now.

Solder free for LIFE!

So nice have to comment twice😁 first off this is IMO a great first 5inch for a beginner....or someone like me that's only been in the hobby for a year and a half and is still a newb lol I am looking for my first 5 inch quad and I think this is going in my top 3 picks....maybe even at number 2! But so far #1 is the xilo 5" JB edition and no I'm not just saying this because it's the "JB" edition....it is legitimately a freakin beast of a quad! I love building rcs as much as flying or driving them maybe even more in some instances....I can't wait to build my first quad😁 the moongoat is also on that list👍🏽I don't have any friends that are into fpv so I'm solo dolo 99% of the time when going to fly😞 I need a spotter!!!! Lol stay safe guys and gals and have fun!!!!remember "rip n dip bash n crash rebuild n repeat" ✌🏽

Fav part is always limping in and disarming at 20mph when you are 50' out

Cool matty 🙌😍✌️

Do you happen to have a schematic/parts list for the tower you have in your pasture? I'd love to build one for one of our local FPV spots.

Skyliner is awesome

Ok JB, you just earned your Sender's Badge. Bravo bud, let's break some shit together next year.

I had to click away from this video..... to go rip a couple packs. Good shiz as usual man. (dont worry, i came back ;) )

Solder-Free Build?! But soldering is half the fun!

I need to build a 5" so badly...I'm a micro guy... DRONES...micro drones. Sheesh. Ive built a bunch of 3", some ultralight 4" and 5". Not sub250 5", around 350g auw. Impulserc micro apex, with the 5" arms. I just feel I need more size and weight for a real 5". Around 650g-750g.

skyliner is soooo solid

I went through more props that weekend at rampage, then the whole year and some change that I've been flying fpv

This is awesome! lol

@JoshuaBardwell How long did the repair take you?

Cutting motor wires with a bent prop is as annoying as it is avoidable. I don't like these iFlight or 3D printed wire protectors but a strip of fiberglass tape does not weigh and cost much and will do the job 99% of the time just fine.

That's my problem. I suck at freestyle cuz I'm afraid to crash. Too many trees here to get stuck in

Drive throught hangging scaffolding backwards.

1st time i see joshua with freestyle jejeje

Drew cracked me up by being most enthusiastic about him cutting a wire & buying a new ESC! For real though Joshua, you were really pushing yourself. Impressive blind drops and blind maneuvers as well as many tight gaps/dives. I'm not really looking to buy a new BNF but when I am, I might consider getting one for the reasons you pointed out. It sucks how a few solder points or other annoying parts of repair can exhaust the remaining day light and essentially end your day of flying if you truly strive to improve and or push yourself and your gear. If I had at least one spare motor and an arm that could be swapped out in less than 5 minutes I would probably push myself and improve or nail some to do tricks quicker. I know it's probably on your website but were you using the latest Newbeedrone DJI face pad on those goggles? I noticed the little extra strip on the nose area and want to know if they're good. They sold out quickly at one store I was going to buy them from.

JB flown certified. honorable badge on any BNF :P They had some sick little things to fly out there! Might catch a Plat pass next year

I'm a noob and this is my next drone!!! Ken got me in to drones because he's one funny guy!!! Check out him crashing 10000$ worth the drone fun but not!!!

Powerloop the world!

Can you create a small hole challenge "heh heh" where you guys try to dive or blast through a hole and keep making them smaller and smaller or silhouette shaped for flat entry. Like limbo contest but with a hole'

Where is the crash footage that did the quad in? Awesome duve by the way. 🎉

Rippin 🤘

I wish i had that freedom as well :< I just broke my kwad and got no parts :