IMHO 3" or 3.5" is the best size for a starter. It's less finicky than a tiny whoop, flight feel is pretty close to a 5", but it doesn't have the mass to damage you, others or itself during most crashes.
yep, thats pretty much what i concluded after this. You get performance and durability. Unless sub250 or indoor is super important 3.5 is the way to start!
i think 2inch is better tbh. a 3 inch can still have a lot of power and depending on the location can still be a bit sketchy to fly in small areas or around people.
agreed that 3.5 is a bit too big around people (especially for beginner). That being said 2 inch will be underwhelming in open spaces so depends on location for sure.
I started on the Cetus X kit and now I'm flying a 3" from AvionRC. Mostly got a 3" for the size. Its just small enough for my own yard and the transition from whoop to a 3" freestyle felt great.
Great! Love to hear it. Do you think the whoop step was worth it or do you wish you went right to 3 inch? Curious if it saved headache or felt like an unnecessary step
@AlexGFPV the whoop was definitely worth it for me, and I'm glad I did it the way I did. First, I got a sim, then the whoop kit, and then I bought everything else separately once I knew I was into the hobby. I even learned how to solder due because of this hobby, so once I felt more comfortable learning everything I did on cheap equipment, and now im more confident flying more expensive gear with the knowledge I've learned along the way knowing when something breaks I should be able to fix it and trouble shoot things.
@@orlinn3 sounds good. Thats the way to do it! I think I will be making a video about the most efficient way to get into fpv in the future. (tx, sim, drone, video system, etc.)
My Djinn on 6S 650mah with Quicksilver firmware is s little breast. I just got the Flywoo baby nano 20 with walksnail i love the 3.5 inch more than 5 inch. Cheaper too. My Armattan BEAVER is my favorite 5 inch as my arms just came in today and the 3D printed LED feet by FLYHIGH FPV is my only 5 inch that is loaded with LEDs plus the included Armattan racewire that comes with the frame is the final touch
Nice! How is the baby nano 20? I will likely have a review of a 2 inch coming up soon. I almost bought the nano as my first quad. Have you used the warrantee at all on the beaver?
@@AlexGFPV I love flying the nano but if you crash it's really hard to find in tall grass. The warranty on the beaver doesn't replace the arms and other parts for free IDK what the warranty covers. I had to order another arm and top plate from a battery exploding after take off. But everything else was just fine. I just reprinted some parts for the drone and now I'm still rebuilding it and getting it back in the air again.
@@Witchcat-th2yb thats what i meant by the tmotor parts. 1404 2900kv motors, tmotor f45a esc f7 fc. I have the full build list in an older video but i think that covers everything. I wish I went with an AIO tbh just to save space/weight
I am on a cetus x kit right now. Looking at going with the dji goggles 3 and O4 when that eventually comes. Or would you recommend one of the older goggles?
@@PaladinSalt depends what you want to do. I fly primarily analog or HDzero for freestyle and racing but 03 air units for cinematic flying. The latency on digital systems make it tough for on the fly (no pun intended) manuvers
Hello. I suppose it depends what your goals are. If you would like to have one pair of goggles for everything you could do the V2 goggles with an analog module. However, those will probably not work with O4 and would limit you to O3. If you are set on getting O4 i would say your best bet is probably the goggles 3 as many are unsure about the compatibility between o4 and the older goggles.
meteor 65 is on the factory tune for now, djin I did my own then tried a preset for 2.5 inch, beaver flies super well on stock pids so i left it for now
I started out on the included Emax remote w/ a Tinyhawk freestyle kit. I switched to a Radiomaster Pocket. It costs $20 more and it's like a 300% better radio. Check if it comes with the 18650 batteries. Some do and are priced accordingly, but mine didn't. The top USBC port is used for sims, the bottom can charge the batteries. No external charging required.
I had the pocket to start! It is a great controller if you dont want to worry about throwing it in a backpack. The throws are pretty short (the sticks dont move very far), which is fun for freestyle but makes it a little trickier to fly very smooth if you have fast rates. Both controllers work excellent with the simulator - its really a size difference and battery life difference. The pocket gets good battery life, zorro bad. The zorro has longer throws, pocket has short throws. The pocket is small, zorro is a little big with that screen sticking up.
You know I’m not really sure haha. It seems like most people refer to 2 inch drones and above based on the propeller size, whereas whoops are often measured in millimeters diagonally from motor post to motor post. Couldn’t tell you why off the top of my head - maybe someone else could tap in…
IMHO 3" or 3.5" is the best size for a starter. It's less finicky than a tiny whoop, flight feel is pretty close to a 5", but it doesn't have the mass to damage you, others or itself during most crashes.
yep, thats pretty much what i concluded after this. You get performance and durability. Unless sub250 or indoor is super important 3.5 is the way to start!
Can you get DJI O3 there?
@@nucik dji O3 is perfect for 3.5" quads that are too small to comfortsbly carry full-sized gopros, but can easily carry O3's to capture great footage
i think 2inch is better tbh. a 3 inch can still have a lot of power and depending on the location can still be a bit sketchy to fly in small areas or around people.
agreed that 3.5 is a bit too big around people (especially for beginner). That being said 2 inch will be underwhelming in open spaces so depends on location for sure.
I started on the Cetus X kit and now I'm flying a 3" from AvionRC. Mostly got a 3" for the size. Its just small enough for my own yard and the transition from whoop to a 3" freestyle felt great.
Great! Love to hear it. Do you think the whoop step was worth it or do you wish you went right to 3 inch? Curious if it saved headache or felt like an unnecessary step
@AlexGFPV the whoop was definitely worth it for me, and I'm glad I did it the way I did. First, I got a sim, then the whoop kit, and then I bought everything else separately once I knew I was into the hobby. I even learned how to solder due because of this hobby, so once I felt more comfortable learning everything I did on cheap equipment, and now im more confident flying more expensive gear with the knowledge I've learned along the way knowing when something breaks I should be able to fix it and trouble shoot things.
@@orlinn3 sounds good. Thats the way to do it! I think I will be making a video about the most efficient way to get into fpv in the future. (tx, sim, drone, video system, etc.)
Great video bro 🫡 great advice for the newcomers to! 🤙
Thanks brother 🙏
Ordered a Mobula6 a couple of days ago. its my first tiny whoop. cant wait.
Enjoy!
great video! i will soon get a 3.5 inch with an O3 on it!
Thank you. Enjoy!
My Djinn on 6S 650mah with Quicksilver firmware is s little breast. I just got the Flywoo baby nano 20 with walksnail i love the 3.5 inch more than 5 inch. Cheaper too. My Armattan BEAVER is my favorite 5 inch as my arms just came in today and the 3D printed LED feet by FLYHIGH FPV is my only 5 inch that is loaded with LEDs plus the included Armattan racewire that comes with the frame is the final touch
Nice! How is the baby nano 20? I will likely have a review of a 2 inch coming up soon. I almost bought the nano as my first quad. Have you used the warrantee at all on the beaver?
@@AlexGFPV I love flying the nano but if you crash it's really hard to find in tall grass. The warranty on the beaver doesn't replace the arms and other parts for free IDK what the warranty covers. I had to order another arm and top plate from a battery exploding after take off. But everything else was just fine. I just reprinted some parts for the drone and now I'm still rebuilding it and getting it back in the air again.
hey man thats very nice I'm thinking about running quicksilver on my 2,5 quad aswell! do you have any tune you would reccomend me?
Just go my Zorro and have no drone yet just running sims. This is very helpful thank you!
I Definitely want a tiny whoop to fly in small spaces so this meteor 65 looks perfect to be able to do trips/flips
Awesome! Thank you. Yes, for small spaces it’s great. Just modified mine to make it a little lighter
@@AlexGFPV Perfect!! About to watch the modified video I didn’t even see that
Just answered all my question I had no idea how to bind/find the right goggle/rates. HUGE!
I think I may have to get the v2 DJI goggles with the analog attachment so I can record and if I want to use a DJI o3 air unit
Hey man Nice Vid! I was curious what the 2.5 inch quad's build list was, it seems like a ton of fun!
Thanks! Its a quadmula Djinn f25 using a tmotor fc and esc, and tmotor 1404 2900kv motors. (VTX is DJI O3)
@@AlexGFPV thanks man!
i fly also a 2.5 inch quad but on 3s
Nice video
Nice!
What drone was the 2.5 inch? Is it one you built, or a bind & fly? (Exuding the air unit of course)
The 2.5 inch is a quadmula Djinn f25 frame that I built with primarily tmotor parts
@@AlexGFPV What about the rest of the drone? (Motors, flight controller, etc.)
@@Witchcat-th2yb thats what i meant by the tmotor parts. 1404 2900kv motors, tmotor f45a esc f7 fc. I have the full build list in an older video but i think that covers everything. I wish I went with an AIO tbh just to save space/weight
@@AlexGFPV Ok, thank you.
how do u know when to land if u turn of voltage in osd?
ah land now^^
I have voltage on for all of my drones, but yes the warning would work to tell you when to land
Good job! Try new betafly AIR75
I'd love to! Maybe as a replacement for my meteor65 when it goes out...
I am on a cetus x kit right now. Looking at going with the dji goggles 3 and O4 when that eventually comes. Or would you recommend one of the older goggles?
Box googles or anolog googles
@@monirakhondoker8945 I have the betafpv anolog ones. I was asking for upgrading to digital as a next step
@@PaladinSalt depends what you want to do. I fly primarily analog or HDzero for freestyle and racing but 03 air units for cinematic flying. The latency on digital systems make it tough for on the fly (no pun intended) manuvers
Hello. I suppose it depends what your goals are. If you would like to have one pair of goggles for everything you could do the V2 goggles with an analog module. However, those will probably not work with O4 and would limit you to O3. If you are set on getting O4 i would say your best bet is probably the goggles 3 as many are unsure about the compatibility between o4 and the older goggles.
@@AlexGFPV '03. Air unit works with the V3 goggles now.
did you modify the PID or did u tune it from betaflight's preset? can you share?
meteor 65 is on the factory tune for now, djin I did my own then tried a preset for 2.5 inch, beaver flies super well on stock pids so i left it for now
@@AlexGFPV thanks bro.. thanks for the amazing sharing!
@@herotrojan1645 of course 👍
How do u connect the integra googles to analog?
you cant
you can only use analog with the v2 goggles. I used the goggles 2 here for dji and the goggles v2 for analog in this video.
Is this conteoller or the pocker erls better for beginner (also playing sim. on pc before buying a drone)?
Radiomaster Zorro probably ELRS
I started out on the included Emax remote w/ a Tinyhawk freestyle kit. I switched to a Radiomaster Pocket. It costs $20 more and it's like a 300% better radio.
Check if it comes with the 18650 batteries. Some do and are priced accordingly, but mine didn't. The top USBC port is used for sims, the bottom can charge the batteries. No external charging required.
I had the pocket to start! It is a great controller if you dont want to worry about throwing it in a backpack. The throws are pretty short (the sticks dont move very far), which is fun for freestyle but makes it a little trickier to fly very smooth if you have fast rates. Both controllers work excellent with the simulator - its really a size difference and battery life difference. The pocket gets good battery life, zorro bad. The zorro has longer throws, pocket has short throws. The pocket is small, zorro is a little big with that screen sticking up.
@@AlexGFPV Thanks for the tips!
Why do we go from inch to cm when we talk about whoops
You know I’m not really sure haha. It seems like most people refer to 2 inch drones and above based on the propeller size, whereas whoops are often measured in millimeters diagonally from motor post to motor post. Couldn’t tell you why off the top of my head - maybe someone else could tap in…
Wait. You're right about the diagonal measure. I didn't realize until now.
Now I have more questions.
Anyway. I love my 2" and 65mm whoops
what was that module bro?
On the transmitter? Its the internal ELRS module
OHH just realized you meant the analog one. Its the eachine pro 58 module from aliexpress