Is walksnail broken? // Walksnail Myth busting 

I respect that 💯 Thank you good sir

Mine just showed up the other day so I’m in the same boat. The quad parts should be here this week.

Thanks brother! 💯💯

You came from vistas just like I did. You get it! Thanks for leaving a comment. I might start a walksnail myth busting series. Not a bad idea. What should be next?

@@xORLOCKx that's the really hard part - i dont know why people object to it, sure it had a hard start but that's all gone so i wish people just flew it and found out for themselves. i honestly dont know, not very helpful sorry 😁

ditto

Sounds like you could be seeing it due to weak signal. If you are able and can use the FCC hack I would. I use true RC antennas. Low bitrate high frame rate should yield the same results. From what I've found the 3dnr and sharpness are what cause the issue. Trying 3dnr in low or off or mid and see how it changes things. If that doesn't work it could just be a signal issue. Trees block signal really bad and can cause it to break up. Even close by sometimes. Humidity can even degrade signal.

yeah do FCC if you can - worlds of difference, are you flying a 5"? 20m even on a whoop at 25mw CE seems off

Every time you update it turns 3dnr off and the other settings to basic. So make sure you check your settings after the update. It's a little annoying a weird the default is like that. But change it once per update and your good.

@xORLOCKx ok cool. I'll make sure to do that. I have fat shark dominators and avatar, a regular and small one in a whoop.

Focus mode has had a lot of issues. I always keep it off myself. If you are getting stutters in rolls it could be voltage or even a loose UFL on the VTX. The UFL connector on walksnail VTXs is a weak point unfortunately.

Yeah an influencer recently claimed walksnail was still broken.. and a few peeps have been generally curious. So I figured I would post this to fill some content while I edit my latest vlog

Yeah man,some people are just MAD lol. I'm glad you explained it to me earlier

@@Smagsfpv haha yeah. Looking out for the homies. It really is a great system. Has it quirks but I love it

@@xORLOCKx it's definitely looking better since you explained it.

Thanks for commenting and watching bro!. I fly both DJI and walksnail. They both have their pros and cons. Not gonna bash anyone for flying both. I think people should fly all the different systems. Instead of being judgemental and talking trash on pilots for their choices. You already know tho. We tend to be on the same page!

@@xORLOCKx definitely man I'm always open to what works best for me and I value people's opinions who I trust like yours, I don't think I will replace my DJI right now but walksnail is definitely a good tool to have, the fact that you were flying a 23 g quad with HD that looked that I says alot

I will say Caddx quality control needs work. One of the weak points is UFL connections. So just be mindful of that. So far out of 10 VTXs I am the reason one died. Use a good BEC if you fly 6s. 4s you can run VBAT. On my 5 inch quads I run VBAT with no issues.(I fly 4s) But 6s can fry their VTXs withour a good cap and BEC. So protect them and your good. Go the extra mile on your builds. Your ESC and tune will tank you too. I personally like the V2 HD vtx, the 8 gig version with no gyro data and a single antenna. They are cheaper and the standard HD cam NOT the pro is way faster and better for freestyle. The lens are super cheap to replace as well. Cables can be kind of hit or miss. So stock extra cables and lens. Which are both super cheap. I use a single rush cherry stubby on my freestyle quads. Also on the goggles get quality antennas. Makes all the difference. Stock ones suck. They sucked when caddx made them for DJI vistas and they suck now. Lol. It's reliable for me if you build clean and are mindful of the UFL being weak. Fonts are super easy to customize, they are light weight. And pretty damn tough for what they are. Tougher than an 03 but not as tough as a vista. But tough enough to not be an issue

On my home wifi and setting the video to 4k I don't see any smearing 🤷 can see the grass great. Especially in the goggles. But everyone sees things differently like you said it's a perspective. As long as we are all flying and having fun.

​@@xORLOCKxGood to know. It's probably RU-vid compression I'm seeing then. I know HDZero footage from DVR or on RU-vid always looks so much worse than in the goggles. I guess recompressing compressed video is less than ideal. Thanks for the reply.

@P-Bee you get bad signal or to the edge of rain it can get smeary and mushy. But if solid signal you're good. Thanks for watching and commenting. I'm all about everyone having fun with FPV with whatever equipment they like.

I cannot test 1080p/100fps at this time. I use the V1 goggles

That was through the goggles. So it reckless what it receives from the signal. You can add the OSD later if you want it. I didn't disable it. I just didn't add the file during editing. There is a program that allows you to overlay the OSD. I just didn't do that since it wasn't needed.

@@xORLOCKx wow thats really nice, do you have or know of any tutorials on building a tiny woop with walksnail or can you get a 65mm of the shelf with walksnail?

@N1ghtR1der666 I would suggest ciotti. His live streams and videos he covers a lot of WS whoops and builds. Tons of information there

@@xORLOCKx thanks!

@@xORLOCKx thanks!

Thanks!!! Those are the webleedFPV 0702 28000kv. They make some even higher in KV but 28000kv was more than enough for me. They are super smooth motors. Probably going to run them on all my whoops now. I was impressed.

@@xORLOCKx damn nice! And they go with a 5a esc? My tinywhoop took a dive into my pond after a desync :), so looking to build something new thats lighter atm.

@tootfpv usually I go wirh the Tmotor 12a but I was going for lowest weight possible on this one. Trying out the BetaFPV cross for the first time. We shall see how it lasts 🤣 also another reason I didn't go eith the 30k+ ones

Well this isn't a signal or range test. This is to show there isn't smearing. The claims online are that walksnail looks mushy and has smearing all of the time. Obviously I can fly far enough to induce a bad picture. Can do that with any system.

Dji has a working focus mode and better range tbh so even if u go further awqy u still gonna see stuff

@@xORLOCKx but there is smearing at range that is way worse than DJI, is the point you seem to be missing

@fearlessflyersfpv420 this is not a range test. Nor is it a comparison to DJIs range. This is in response to claims the system is broken and always smears and looks mushy. No offense. But I never made that point. This video is NOT a range test.

@@xORLOCKx I never heard or saw anyone say it always looks smeared and mushy. I am sure somebody did, but its not many people

Did you make sure you watched it in 4k? Because you can see the blades of grass in the video.

@@xORLOCKx Yes, I know about YT compression. You can sometimes see the blades, sometimes not, depending on the compression.

One in particular snapped at me when I pointed out adjusting settings makes a difference. Told me that it's still broken if it doesn't work right out of the box. That settings won't fix it... when clearly that isn't the case. Oh well. Hopefully others will try it out.

@@xORLOCKx its not fixed! But its better than it used to be I own all the Digital Systems. It depends on the Environment where you use it!

@@xORLOCKx do a Video in bride Sommer daylight with fresh long Green Grass. No houses, streets or something, near the ground

@shambler01 I have, I fly walksnail every time I go out. Sorry man I'm not seeing smearing until I'm out of signal. It's cool we don't have to agree. I know what I see with my won eyes. If these settings or walknsail doesn't work for you that's cool too. Just trying to help people out and squash this silly idea that walksnail is broken. Smearing can be dealt with. It works for a lot of people. I've got videos of flying in big open fields, baseball fields. Bandos. I've flown it all. For 4 years now I've been flying all type of VTXs. I've flown them all. I'm not gonna argue or tell you that your opinion is wrong. It's just not my experience or any of the pilots I've been friends with experience since the newer firmwares. Unless your signal is getting jacked up. There isn't any smearing for me or many other people I'm also near the ground and you can see the grass plane as day in this video. I'm so close to the ground I almost crash. No smearing 🤷

His video isn't a comparison to dji o3. That's a 4k system, isn't it? This man is flying a tiny whoop with digital video.

@paulnguyen6120 correct. I'm not comparing to 03 at all. I expect people to reply like this. If you watch the video at 4k on RU-vid there isn't any smearing. So I'll let the video speak for itself. Deff appreciate the comment though. Because I wasn't comparing. 03 is great for what it is. I use it on a landscape surfing quad I have and it's great. But for all my other stuff I use WS. This video is simply to show the smearing isn't what people claim it is. 🤷

​@@xORLOCKx(i watched it in 4K) don't get me wrong its much better than it used to be, but to get rid of it completely they need to work on it more. The problem is much greater if there is a lot of green grass. Just test it in that environment you will see what i mean. In Urban environment its much better and you will not see it.

@@shambler01 I fly with walksnail every time I go out. I guess we will have to agree to disagree. It's not an issue for me unless I'm starting to lose signal. 🤷

To add to this, I have smearing issues with the big VTX the 1s VtX is almost perfect

OP, you’re also using four patches, and the V1 walk snail goggles. The goggles X definitely has some problems with signal quality.. There are many users who who have reported this and many users who have had many different problems with them, including smearing.. I’m not trying to be a but hole about it I want walk snail to work. I would love to switch from DJI. I think you’re not into many different environments that are running into and doesn’t answer that walksnail is worth using yet. However, I am really happy that it’s working for you !!

@DanoFPV I've seen issues with the Goggle X, so I understand that can contribute to signal issues. Which is going to cause problems with any system. But I've flown every single type of terrain you can think of. Concrete bandos, beaches, forests and mountains, ball parks, rivers. No smearing for me. Which the point I was making in this video is that it's not the system. Any time it shows up.. it's usually because of antenna or signal. Which is going to be an issue with analog, dji, hdz and walksnail. To say walksnail is broken or not ready for having the same problems all systems have when they get low on signal. Isn't fair IMO. And yes I am using 4 X air antennas on the V1 goggles. Do people not upgrade antennas on DJI or HDZ or Analog?

@DanoFPV also thank you for responding snd commenting. Not being a butthole. It's a topic people have big opinions on. I think expectations are set way to high for walksnail. But if you look at what they have provided.. more options than DJI, better quality than a vista ever was. They also care enough to adjust upcoming products to what the community wants. To write them off or say they aren't good enough because you gotta upgrade your antennas? Come on now.. walksnail is a solid option. I've never said they are better than DJI technology wise. But if you love all of FPV, they are a better choice. Everyone wants an 03 clone.. walksnail isn't that and isn't trying to be. Look at what they are.. I run the V2s, 1s vtx, and one V3. All have been great. Have had many of all of them. Guess I just get lucky all the time.. or maybe they aren't as bad as the people shouting about it online are saying they are. 🤷

I have tons of videos at the bando. 😉

i fly nothing but bandos - i flew dji and vista and they are both great, my 6 WS kwads fly identically as good in the bandos and i never see smearing

The myth is that the system is broken due to smearing. Not saying it's 03 or trying to be 03. Just saying the smearing isn't killing the system like people online claim. Where is the smearing in the video? 🤷

​@@xORLOCKx If I could be bothered to upload a comparison video I'd show you. I'm not even comparing to 03. I'm comparing vista and W.S. W.S struggles flying low and close to the ground with really poor compression and mush. I think you edited your comment to say the 03 better be better due to the cost. Not sure about the states but here in the UK there isn't a big difference between the moonlight and 03. Maybe £15 or so. The only reason I keep W.S is because the custom OSD and the goggles are slightly more comfortable than the crap fit DJI goggles. Haven't tried goggles 3 yet but if the fit is better and 03 air unit support is solid I'll be dumping all of my w.s transmitters and goggles. I have as many criticisms of DJI as I do of Caddx but as I only flew my Caddx Whoop about twice there isn't any real benefits of keeping 2 systems. If HDZero could get there shit together I'd drop both in a heartbeat.