FPV and The Eight Dimension

Posted on March 28th, 2018

I got to thinking in the shower as I always do. This is where the great epiphanies happen. Bear with me on this one: Einstein theorized that all motion is relative to a frame of reference. Most of us are … Read More

Just how good are FrSky M9 Gimbals?

Posted on March 26th, 2018

I have a stock FrSky Taranis X9D Plus, with the standard potentiometer style gimbals. Not any more. For less than 50 dollars you can give your radio, and your flight skills a big kick in the ol ass. This is … Read More

Cheap as Heck Indoor FPV Race Gates

Posted on March 10th, 2018

Having trouble nailing those little gates on Tiny Whoop race night? Need practice, need a montage? Need cheap, need gates, need them fast? Check your garage for some old 1/2 foam camping pads. If you don't have any, head down … Read More

Semi Permanent Race Gate

Posted on March 8th, 2018

I'm just dropping an idea I had about rigging up a diy FPV quadcopter race gate. Get ya some lengths of #3 rebar, some Rust-Oleum, and some tubular nylon rope. Bam. Go for some nice bright colors.

Quadcopters are not Submarines

Posted on March 1st, 2018

I created a blog tag, fpv lessons learned and will be populating it with my various catastrophes and incidents. Big shout out to the BetaFPV 75 first off. They definitely don't advertise it as being a submarine, but it might … Read More

Aomway Commander - FPV goggle face pad fix

Posted on February 25th, 2018

You do a lot of on and off with FPV googles. Unless you are a SkyZone user, perhaps. The Aomway's have pretty flimsy foam face pads, bookmark this FPV goggle face pad fix for future reference. You can find new … Read More

What is FPV Quadcopter Racing?

Posted on February 25th, 2018

FPV is first person view. Ever wanted to miniaturize yourself and ride on an eagle? Or a flying dog perhaps? I won't go there, that movie creeps me out a bit. Anyway, FPV not only enables you to fly like … Read More

FPV Simulator Shootout

Posted on February 3rd, 2018

I am doing a quick review of 3 flight simulators that I have been flying. I want to highlight a few of each of the sim's good points as well as bad points. RealFlight 7.5 The Good RealFlight is a … Read More

Linear, Night and Day

Posted on January 30th, 2018

My new Aomway Commanders came with a cloverleaf and a patch antenna out of the box. Both of these are super antennas, but then wait a minute. Are they right for your application? Are they right for your VTX? I … Read More

YouTube FPV Masters

Posted on January 28th, 2018

Here is a list of YouTube channels you should subscribe to if you are getting into FPV Quadcopter racing: Joshua Bardwell - Want all the tech specs, or to delve deeper into everything UAV Futures - Tons of quad reviews, … Read More