Great vid. Don't apologize for making a long video. As a beginner, I'd rather have a video that is twice as long but covers every single step (like yours does) than having you rush and skip over important steps, or assume we know anything (we don't... yet, but we're learning thanks to you. You rock!
I like how you do everything in one go. No cuts, no edits, or remissions. Gives sense of humanity and displays how passionate you are about the field that you can educate for 20 minutes without breaks. Also builds validity, I believe everything you say is in fact unbiased and in the consumer's best interest. Thanks!
You’ve been an inspiration. About a week ago I jumped into this new adventure. Took your advice and bought myself a FRSkyTrananis. I downloaded the Sim. I quickly realized how absolutely terrible I am. By the end of the day I utilized not just yours but Velocidrones TH-cam channel on starting out. My first day was hitting pylons and flying rough 5 miles in the air on a constant basis. I was at the lowest setting as possible to allow myself to fly a literal boat as slow as possible. Within one week I have turned my camera angle from a 20 to now 35. All my settings are now what yours are on this video. I have since graduated from an open field pylons to Prodangles pylon race. Literally a bunch of rocks with a bunch of pylons. And a couple trees which I have it LOL. But it is teaching me how to hit the gaps and tight corners. I make it even interesting by once hitting the finish line and then going in reverse. I’m currently down to about two laps without crashing the drone on a semi constant basis. I’m now able to going at a moderate 20 to 30 miles an hour throughout the entire course. Thank you again for all the tips. I believe what I’m gonna do is build my first drone that way I understand how it works. I am mechanically inclined which does help out a little bit. But one of your friends showed me a video on how to solder, which is one of my downfalls. So wish me luck and see you in the sky
Thank you a million times over, Mr. Steele. Excellent, updated, to the point information presented from a real life experienced, professional pilot. I’ve said it before. Every time I think, Mr. Steele has done everything physically possible with an RC Quad, He somehow, continues to surprise me and this time, “ Stoned two birds with one bush?” has also INSPIRED Me to dust My SHARKS off and get back to practicing.Thank you again Mr. Steele Cheers 👍👍
What is the difference between the rates in velocidrone and the rates in reality? Say I am flying the settings in this video, can I just copy them into my kwad as they are? And I'm just talking pitch roll yaw
Thanks dude! I can't believe how much of a difference this just made!! Give me a few weeks and I will be flying like "Mr. Steele" lol Seriously though, I appreciate you taking the time to make this video. You are the man!
+Mr Steele I think you should try liftoff since the recent physics update. Feels far more real than before. The floatyness issue is resolved as far as I can tell. Tommy noticed the same issue in the earlier release.
WOW, WOW and more WOW. Seriously you are understating how brilliant your setup is. After 18 hours on lift-off I got the basics. Velocidrone at your settings is VASTLY superior. Thank you so much. Worth every penny to purchase if serious about wanting to fly. Can't wait for next episode
Thank-you for doing this series. I know everyone likes the flight videos,but there can never be too much info on the basics.Winter here in the northeast is a great time for sims.
I’m finallyyy getting into fpv and have been watching you for years. Thank you for everything you post man. Such a big help for noobies like me. You’re the truth. I’ve been flying sim for about 3 months now and about to take the plunge with goggles and a quad. Can’t wait to be up.
Im From Puerto Rico. Im following your tutorials step by step and its working out. I Bought the FrSky 7x Q and now im Practicing on velocidrone. Yesterday I DIDN'T even know hoy to make a Turn. Today Im flying better.
Thanks again for this setup! Flew for the first time in real life yesterday and it felt exactly like your Sim setup. This and all your other videos prepared me perfectly for my first flight. 🙏
Taking it one step farther, I then feed computer hdmi out to my goggles and fly with them on just like "real life". I found it prepared me a little better than watching a monitor. I did quickly realize I needed to map a couple of switches for common things you need on the keyboard though. That keeps me from having to take the goggles on and off a bunch to just hit the keyboard for reset and such.
You are absolutely right. I started last year maybe October with the Taranis QX7 and Liftoff/Freerider. Didn't know about Velocidrone back then. Then Goggles and hook them up to simulator if possible that helped me also. The Acrobee was not only fun but very good for learning. It took a while to get the tools and components to build my first quad. Then of course I crashed it ...but I knew how to fix it ....At this time I now can fly full acro and not break anything on my 210mm quad. So don't give up. Thanks to Mr Steele, Joshua Bardwell, Ledrib, Andy RC, FPV academy, and Curry Kitten...to name a few. Lot of good information out there. And I am in my late 50's. So you can do it if you keep at it. Thanks again for the inspiration.
Thanks Mr Steele - another quality vid. I wonder if those who disliked have SEEN what you are capable of in the real world. I am sure that if they have seen some of ur actual flight vids, then they would respect that you really are coming from a position of authority, and what you are saying and suggesting is the best way for a noob to approach drone flight in the best way possible. Thanks for taking the time to add to the FPV drone community.
I️ just got a qx7 and you missed a few crucial parts, but I️ know there’s a lot of info to get into the vid. A few things for those who just got the qx7: 1) I️t doesn’t come with a battery so you’ll either have to go broke using AA’s or get a lipo like most people. I️ got rechargeable AA’s and they’re working awesome. 2) The throttle centers when you get I️t new, so you’ll have to take the four screws out of the back and disable that spring. Check out project blue falcon’s playlist for a complete set up of the qx7, it’s awesome. Love you, Steele :,)
I just used the Thunderpower 2S Lipo.... but yeah we’re getting ahead of ourselves now.. people don’t have a Lipo charger at this point. So. Again. It’s gonna be slow. But “step by step” man. Thanks for looking out. Here’s the battery I use store.flitetest.com/thunder-power-adrenaline-fat-shark-goggle-2s-lipoly-battery-20c-7.4v-4000mah-thp4000-2sagx/p672961?gclid=Cj0KCQiA6JjgBRDbARIsANfu58FiUmayu17vBJ_c5lRV0yqcJZxMjlpamIzYe26QlQ9EPy-haZjjv4saAmkoEALw_wcB
I wish someone would do a full detail quad setup video. Not just building one but all the settings for the rtx, vtx and osd and all that stuff💙💙💙 these longer videos are perfect, it means there is more detail. And we can always use more details🤘💙
Thanks so much for this. As a newbie, we are often left in the dark by experienced pilot that have long forgotten what it's like to know nothing about the basics. This tutorial will avoid us developing bad habits by learning in an unrealistic way, and then having to re-train muscle memory etc when starting all over again with a kwad irl. Thanks :) Nice fairy lights btw ;)
I've followed these steps from all the how to fpv and now I'm airborne. Not full bore ripping it yet but I'm hooked...keep up your inspirational good work mr steele
Thanks so much for doing this series. Just found a QX7 for sale on facebook nearby, going to get setup and get some stick time in asap. Looking forward to the future vids.
G’day Steele. Im new to the hobby having 10+ rc trucks and cars. Looks like I came across your videos at the right time. I’ll be following your step by step guide into FPV. Love it so far mate. I’ve got my x9d coming in the mail and I’ll be downloading a sim to put some hours in over Xmas.
Thank you! I’ve been practicing with liftoff for the past week. Getting the hang of it but struggling with turns and speed control. Decided to try velocidrone on your advice with your settings and I’m loving it! Feels sooo much better! I can happily weave in and out of the buildings in the city and control my speed to make much sharper turns! Thanks! 😁
Nice one Mr Steele! I loving your very imformative videos right now - Really appreciate your time sharing this information. I've been flying on and off for a few months and this kind of content that would have really helped me when I first started. not to say that this is still vey useful to me now and obviously to many other getting into the hobby.
I've flown a cheap modded rc-logger drone (different frame/motors/etc) several times but I ended up getting a Mavic because I wanted to more so do photography with it and love the portability. Now that it's been a couple of years, I really want to get into FPV because it looks like so much fun! I can't wait until after the holiday season when I can purchase stuff for myself and follow your guide[s]!
I just bought Velocidrone and DRL. Yep, DRL is now a 19.99 (+tax) purchase...not free.....Thanks for the video brother!! Your settings definitely made a huge difference in feel! I fly SIM everyday that the weather is not good for actual flying! The biggest thing I can add, for new pilots is: PRACTICE EVERYDAY!! PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE....
Thanks for sharing and a big thumbs up for the velocidrone settings, good info for all not just beginners. I've had it running OK ish from the rates page but had never bothered with the Quad Settings page - makes a big difference. BTW - the very basic Tutorials on You tube from Velocidrone are great for total beginners to understand how the controls interact with each other, how to make turns and how to interpret what they are seeing on the screen to what the simulated quad is actually doing. Will help get the most out of their hour a day, my kid used them to begin with and was up to speed real quick.
Nice vid Steele! I fly velocidrone on those rainy days when I can't fly my real quad. I liked freerider fpv on my tablet but it doesn't compare to velocidrone as far as that realistic feel goes. I'm gonna have to try out your settings and see if it makes my velocidrone experience better. Thanks again!
Legend! I have been watching you for ages and want to get into the hobby so bad.This has really boosted my confidence on if i will be properly ready for flying a drone. thanks so much.
Got my QX7...got Velocidrone...Working on getting stick time. Can't thank you enough for the guidance. Looking forward to the rest of the series, and following one step at a time. Stone-cold, geezer, mechanical idiot, noob here. So far, you have not forgotten to tell us to "keep peddling" when attempting to "ride the bike". Some lessons are best learned by failing, but it's nice to know when that is likely ;-)
I've had Velocidrone for a long ass time, never getting it to work good enough to make me want to use it. This video makes all the difference. Good job, Steele.
Looking to get a smaller quad like these to try some cinematic filming with. These last 2 videos have been a great starting point in this overwhelming world of FPV! Need the rest!
Sorry, I have to comment again. I am having a break to digest all the gold nuggets, and I am only half way in this video. Huge thumbs up. I am impressed :-D you have a lot of teatcher potential. Looking so much forward to the rest of this series, and I will refere to this series, if anybody asks me how to get into fpv/drones. Hopefully there will be a build part and trubbleshooting part too.
Man have i been waiting for this ! Thank you Thank you very much ! It's going to be the coolest video series since the Drako build by Mike Patey. And that was a great series . Learning to fly fpv ! The right way. Hell yeah! Waiting on my new radio . Passing down my dx9 to my kid . Did I say thank you ? Lmfao . Keep it up pal lovin what ya do .
Great series of videos... Very useful for both newbies and intermediate flyers... On your recommendation i have purchased this Symulater and its very good indeed.
I suggest a 90 degree usb mini elbow adapter so the cable isn’t poking into you. Also, yeah, with a MacBook I use an egpu for high-res games, but that’s another topic. It’s an option, tho.
I don't know if you still use Velocidrone but they've made some changes since you made this video and it was exceptionally helpful when you made it. If you're looking for more content, I always enjoyed your teaching videos. Velocidrone will get me through my Social isolation!!! Stay healthy. CA
I have problems controlling the quad in velocidrone. I can just jump in and fly with liftoff out of the box. I'm looking forward to trying your settings because I could never get velocidrone to feel right.
Mr. Steele, thank you very much that was a very helpful series of videos. I have just gotten in to drones and digging up information can be a little difficult. Just this morning velocidrone finished downloading and I followed all your instructions and did my first simulated flights with my QX7.
Ugh, seems my comment timed out. So here I go again: thanks a lot for putting the time and effort into this series to help us beginners along. Much appreciated. One piece of advice though: you don't need to talk continuously, pre-empting every potential silence with speech. Pauzes in speech, especially if you're explaining stuff, give your audience time to reflect on what you just said and absorb it better. If you don't allow for gaps in your speech, you force your audience to keep paying attention to your words. Because the next ones might be important, even if everything that preceded them was mainly "filler audio". And the monotonous intonation doesn't clue us in either. By "droning on", you don't give us time to reflect and absorb, demanding extra effort from us in order to follow along. Thanks for making me aware of this, btw. I'm transitioning to a position at work where I'll be doing a lot more explaining. And I tend to fall into the same trap, so I definitely know how that speech pattern arises. Seeing you do this has made me aware of it, and made me aware of how it failed to engage me, but rather annoyed me instead. To the point where that annoyance was distracting me and making it even harder to pay attention. Now I know how it feels for my audience, and I can take care to avoid it in the future. And that being said, I hope I paid it back in the form of (hopefully) constructive criticism. Cheers, man! And thanks again!
it may also be the reason i have a hard time with it as a beginner, i've got some settings from some racer's in multiplayer and i was flying much better, but now i'm not sure if a real drone will fly the same:/
Hey Mr. Steele I really appreciate that you're making these videos, it definitely helps ppl to get started. Thanks for the encouragement and all the videos, but this is not the reason I'm writing this comment :) I'm a curious person so I've done a small benchmark on your Velocidrone Betaflight rates comparing them with your KISS rates and a simple spreadsheet :) It was interesting to see that your by the feel rates were indeed close to your originals, as close as 10%. This is not bad but at some stick positions the actual difference could be as high as 50-100 degree/sec which is quite significant. So I became - even more - curious and I started to tweak with the rates and make them be as close as possible to the KISS ones. I was able to tweak the rates so the overall deviation is less than 2% and the actual difference is never greater than 8-10 degree / sec at most stick positions. Would you mind giving them a try and see if you feel any difference? In case you do, the numbers are: Pitch/Roll: RC: 1.89 Super Rate: 0.66 Expo: 0.15 Yaw: RC: 1.59 Super Rate: 0.66 Expo: 0.15 In case you're interested in the benchmarks: Your by the feel rates: pastebin.com/4dbmmjVX Optimized rates: pastebin.com/UsnRemeV
Great timing. Downloaded both velocidrone and liftoff and linked my qx7 to the pc. I want to fly around Joshua's backyard :D The settings you gave are Super helpul. Thanks , Happy Flying :)
How to FPV is really important for those beginners like me! Really appreciated! Can't believe how much it means to us, it quickly lead us to a correct path to FPV. I just bought the sim cable yesterday, I will be building the drone once the parts arrive. Can't wait to see the next video, when do you think is it gonna come out?
Glad you showed how to calibrate your sticks. I stumbled upon that early on and it’s true that a lot of people don’t even know about it. I was wondering though, should you ever recalibrate, or is the initial calibration all you need?
Mr. Steele has so much knowledge that he speaks very fast with confidence and almost loses his breath while trying to convey so much information. I love it. You remind me of myself except that I do not know anything about FPV (until now). Great work. Keep it up. I'll check out your channel for more tutorials. I think you could make the same thing every year just with an update based on what's in the market, prices, new things etc. Blessings
Really appreciate this! Still new to drones with just over 100 hours on a Mavic Pro. Really looking forward to learning FPV acro. Complete newb now but am willing to learn. Thanks!
Getting by your own to a spot, putting the goggles for the first time, hands shaking, heart pumping, is a really great feeling but can be daunting at the beginning. For me Velocidrone was and is the perfect tool for getting the feel for the controls and practicing. It's really important to get consistent and relaxed with basic flying before putting a 5'' in the air :)
Great vid, have velocidrone for a while. But setting it up properly is even more of a thing then finding the one tune on a real quad. Gonna try this for sure
Awesome video series Mr Steele. I follow your videos a long time. One thing to mention i always dislike is that people always talk about mode 2 and mode 1. Mode one is weird and not used that often when it comes to drones or helis which are nearly the same in controls. The right explanation is that mode 2 is the regular way a right handed person controls the model and mode 3 is what left handed person use. Mode 1 has throttle on the right like mode 3 but it mixes up the controls completely while mode 3 just changes the whole sticks from left to right which a left handed like me uses.
Returned liftoff and got velocidrone instead because of this video and I'm so glad I did!! It's way nicer as a simulator and I don't care about the game side at all.
Just found this channel so good!! I bought the qx7 and velocidrone. The program shows the controller but under controller and actions it shows nothing. When I move the throttle or any other buttons the drone on display does not move either.
Hey I have to thank you as well. Downloaded the sim followed your steps what fun! Finally getting the hang of it. By the way I"am using my RealFlight (InterLink) controller just went through the calibration works great. Thanks again.
Hey steel if you have the unicorn motors can you please show your pid's setup on the next vid please. Ive only have the beebrain v2 for about a week and im flying acro but something just doesnt feel right. Ive never used a sim before that looks cool. Great video
I can hardly wait to see your part3. I use all your setting. I can almost feel weight of drone and i can easily control the drone as to do anything as i want now. I like the way you playing fpv. no modem equipment, always pursuit same feel of drone. In Taiwan, very hard to find a place safe to play 5". Thx your video from beginning and hope your channel keep growing. also keep yourself health. 萬事如意
This series is a great help for a wannabe FPV pilot like me! Much appreciated, thank you! I have a question about flying with a simulator. You say that one should get around 7-8 hours of stick time on a sim in order to get the "hang of it". But, can you get too much stick time on a sim before flying the real thing? What I mean is that can you learn something wrong when flying with a sim too long before going flying for real? In the early stages of learning something, it is very easy to get some manners that are very hard to learn away from later on, so I was just wondering there's something that you can learn the wrong way when flying on a simulator a lot in the early stages of learning to fly.
I am super grateful for you making this video! I just bought my first ever radio recently and followed this video to the letter. I'm flying on the sim now and it's a lot of fun!! Seems I can fly ok but the second I start going for the gates I really suck 😂
When I bought my RC I mistakenly ordered a mode 1. I was gutted! When it arrived I immediately got the screw driver out, unscrewed the two pots, swapped them over so the non-spring throttle was now in the left, and reconfigured the controls with the RC settings menu. I was SO relieved that I could convert it over to a true mode 2 RC!!! I can't guarantee that will work for all RCs, but if you do mess up just give it a try. It worked for me!
whats the mode you fly? as i fly mode 2 when its in the sim yaw "feels like" it is backward but its because of the camera angle>? its like turning in a quad is hard as fk because it yaws upside down instead of knowing that its moving foward and compensating for that motion
Seriously. I can't over emphasise the difference !! After hours of fail after fail, I'm flying in and around buildings with at least some control. Unbelievable compared to paid version of lift-off. If you haven't got it already, get it, do his tuning. It's such an easy platform for a beginner, it really is...
Great video, really makes me wanna start with FPV droning. I already own a DJI Mini, can i use my DJI controller with Velocidrone? That would give me a great opportunity to try it out. Thanks for the help already.
Hey! First of all, love this series, HUGE HELP! Just one question for y'all, how can I get my switches to work in velocidrone? During the setup timer, even if I flick the switches repeatedly, it doesn't seem like the software is picking it up? Many thanks.
Since you are doing a budget friendly video siries I'd reccomend a new simulator: FPV Air 2. It's at 5$(3.99€) on Steam. Graphic is decent and actually feels really good on the sticks! Phisic is really well done and hugely customizable. Also you can configure rates using a betaflight like interface. It's not as good as velocidrone and liftoff but it's almost there and definetly a huge step up from comething like FPV Freerider. Hope this can help out someone who is starting on a really low budget!
I have velocidrone installed and QX7 purchased. I purchased my QX7 without any batteries or charger. What’s the best battery that’ll last long? And is there anything else that I need to set up for the simulator besides the configurations on this video? Do you have some sort of checklist for beginners? Or a complete tutorial from purchasing to flying on the simulator? I’m having a hard time setting up.
You should point people to the official Velocidrone graphics setup video. It shows you how to turn on the FPS counter and change graphics settings so you know at what quality you can fly without it feeling overly "floaty". I own both Velocidrone and Liftoff, and Velocidrone has better maps for freestyle, but Liftoff feels better with default settings. Velocidrone causes my rx 580 graphics card to max out even though the graphics aren't great. Not sure why it does that, but the noise and heat is pretty annoying. I can max out the quality in Liftoff and it doesn't even make the fan spin faster. The wireless dongle for Taranis radios is called the XSR-SIM. You bind to it just like you would a quad. They cost about 20-30 dollars, and I highly recommend it if you rest the transmitter on your stomach when flying since the usb cable plugs into the bottom.
@@MrSteeleFPV I think it mostly comes down to Liftoff feeling "heavier", like gravity seems closer to being correct. Judging by your settings in Velocidrone you felt it was a bit too floaty too. I might have to try them out and see if it corrects the smalls issues I have with the default setup.
I can attest that Steele’s settings in VD feel better than anything you can get in LiftOff. VD is a gateway into flying real quads and LiftOff is made more like a game to just keep you flying that 🎮
I bought liftoff a year ago and it was so floaty I just instant returned on steam. Went with DRL cause it felt more real, maybe things have changed now?
Awesome series! Love it. Just missing steps like setting up the controller from zero. Any chance to do a tutorial using the new versión of velocidrone?
@@MrSteeleFPV I also noticed you changed some other settings like the downforce from 110 in your previous velocidrone video to 105, did your quad change since beginning of the year or did u just suddenly realize that these settings feels better than the previous settings? Also what do you think of the true lens setting verses not using it in the game?
Mr Steele. What Do You think about having the gas stick on the right (basically i think its mode 1 ??). I"m used to that because thats how I was learned when I was flying rc models in my teenage years. Then i stopped and now 10 years later I want to back to this hobby but with fpv drones. It"s worse ? Or better ?
VelociDrone run only in acro mode? I'm trying to learn, but starting in acre is crazy! Your setting is good for all drones? Lil Bastard can not be selected in trial mode .......
Great vid. Don't apologize for making a long video. As a beginner, I'd rather have a video that is twice as long but covers every single step (like yours does) than having you rush and skip over important steps, or assume we know anything (we don't... yet, but we're learning thanks to you. You rock!
I like how you do everything in one go. No cuts, no edits, or remissions. Gives sense of humanity and displays how passionate you are about the field that you can educate for 20 minutes without breaks. Also builds validity, I believe everything you say is in fact unbiased and in the consumer's best interest. Thanks!
You’ve been an inspiration. About a week ago I jumped into this new adventure. Took your advice and bought myself a FRSkyTrananis. I downloaded the Sim. I quickly realized how absolutely terrible I am. By the end of the day I utilized not just yours but Velocidrones TH-cam channel on starting out. My first day was hitting pylons and flying rough 5 miles in the air on a constant basis. I was at the lowest setting as possible to allow myself to fly a literal boat as slow as possible. Within one week I have turned my camera angle from a 20 to now 35. All my settings are now what yours are on this video. I have since graduated from an open field pylons to Prodangles pylon race. Literally a bunch of rocks with a bunch of pylons. And a couple trees which I have it LOL. But it is teaching me how to hit the gaps and tight corners. I make it even interesting by once hitting the finish line and then going in reverse. I’m currently down to about two laps without crashing the drone on a semi constant basis. I’m now able to going at a moderate 20 to 30 miles an hour throughout the entire course.
Thank you again for all the tips. I believe what I’m gonna do is build my first drone that way I understand how it works. I am mechanically inclined which does help out a little bit. But one of your friends showed me a video on how to solder, which is one of my downfalls. So wish me luck and see you in the sky
Thank you a million times over, Mr. Steele. Excellent, updated, to the point information presented from a real life experienced, professional pilot. I’ve said it before. Every time I think, Mr. Steele has done everything physically possible with an RC Quad, He somehow, continues to surprise me and this time, “ Stoned two birds with one bush?” has also INSPIRED Me to dust My SHARKS off and get back to practicing.Thank you again Mr. Steele
Cheers 👍👍
As someone who doesn't need these videos I still enjoyed watching it. Loving the Velocidrone settings, nicely done Steele.
David -I totally agree - I don't need this but I am enjoying watching the videos - Man I wish there was something like this when I got started.
What is the difference between the rates in velocidrone and the rates in reality? Say I am flying the settings in this video, can I just copy them into my kwad as they are? And I'm just talking pitch roll yaw
Thanks dude! I can't believe how much of a difference this just made!! Give me a few weeks and I will be flying like "Mr. Steele" lol Seriously though, I appreciate you taking the time to make this video. You are the man!
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I think you should try liftoff since the recent physics update. Feels far more real than before. The floatyness issue is resolved as far as I can tell. Tommy noticed the same issue in the earlier release.
@@billybbob18 its still a bit floaty but they all are. i find it pretty good though. although velocidrone is pretty darn close too
WOW, WOW and more WOW. Seriously you are understating how brilliant your setup is. After 18 hours on lift-off I got the basics. Velocidrone at your settings is VASTLY superior. Thank you so much. Worth every penny to purchase if serious about wanting to fly. Can't wait for next episode
Thank-you for doing this series. I know everyone likes the flight videos,but there can never be too much info on the basics.Winter here in the northeast is a great time for sims.
I’m finallyyy getting into fpv and have been watching you for years. Thank you for everything you post man. Such a big help for noobies like me. You’re the truth. I’ve been flying sim for about 3 months now and about to take the plunge with goggles and a quad. Can’t wait to be up.
I'm not sure you took a single breath that whole video. You packed a ton of good info into a short amount of time. Thanks! I look forward to part 3.
Can we please get an updated PID selection for velocidrone 2020?
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The settings turn out totally different in 2020. Also - fucking loving this series. Appreciate the content
David Opperman +2 trying to get started in 2020😭
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Im From Puerto Rico. Im following your tutorials step by step and its working out. I Bought the FrSky 7x Q and now im Practicing on velocidrone. Yesterday I DIDN'T even know hoy to make a Turn. Today Im flying better.
Thanks again for this setup! Flew for the first time in real life yesterday and it felt exactly like your Sim setup. This and all your other videos prepared me perfectly for my first flight. 🙏
Taking it one step farther, I then feed computer hdmi out to my goggles and fly with them on just like "real life". I found it prepared me a little better than watching a monitor. I did quickly realize I needed to map a couple of switches for common things you need on the keyboard though. That keeps me from having to take the goggles on and off a bunch to just hit the keyboard for reset and such.
I was wondering about this possibility. What features are needed on a pair of goggles to be able to display the sim?
You are absolutely right. I started last year maybe October with the Taranis QX7 and Liftoff/Freerider. Didn't know about Velocidrone back then. Then Goggles and hook them up to simulator if possible that helped me also. The Acrobee was not only fun but very good for learning. It took a while to get the tools and components to build my first quad. Then of course I crashed it ...but I knew how to fix it ....At this time I now can fly full acro and not break anything on my 210mm quad. So don't give up. Thanks to Mr Steele, Joshua Bardwell, Ledrib, Andy RC, FPV academy, and Curry Kitten...to name a few. Lot of good information out there. And I am in my late 50's. So you can do it if you keep at it. Thanks again for the inspiration.
Thanks Mr Steele - another quality vid. I wonder if those who disliked have SEEN what you are capable of in the real world.
I am sure that if they have seen some of ur actual flight vids, then they would respect that you really are coming from a position of authority,
and what you are saying and suggesting is the best way for a noob to approach drone flight in the best way possible.
Thanks for taking the time to add to the FPV drone community.
I️ just got a qx7 and you missed a few crucial parts, but I️ know there’s a lot of info to get into the vid. A few things for those who just got the qx7: 1) I️t doesn’t come with a battery so you’ll either have to go broke using AA’s or get a lipo like most people. I️ got rechargeable AA’s and they’re working awesome. 2) The throttle centers when you get I️t new, so you’ll have to take the four screws out of the back and disable that spring.
Check out project blue falcon’s playlist for a complete set up of the qx7, it’s awesome.
Love you, Steele :,)
I just used the Thunderpower 2S Lipo.... but yeah we’re getting ahead of ourselves now.. people don’t have a Lipo charger at this point. So. Again. It’s gonna be slow. But “step by step” man. Thanks for looking out. Here’s the battery I use store.flitetest.com/thunder-power-adrenaline-fat-shark-goggle-2s-lipoly-battery-20c-7.4v-4000mah-thp4000-2sagx/p672961?gclid=Cj0KCQiA6JjgBRDbARIsANfu58FiUmayu17vBJ_c5lRV0yqcJZxMjlpamIzYe26QlQ9EPy-haZjjv4saAmkoEALw_wcB
I've just ordered the qx7. Is it easy to disable the spring you mentioned? Thanks
Yes, super easy! I'd recommend watching the video about it from Rotor Riot or Project Blue Falcon. Have fun, dude @@KlownFPV
@@Franksdad_deanmartinonrepeat Ah cool! Thanks for the tip, much appreciated!
So friendly cheers all
I wish someone would do a full detail quad setup video. Not just building one but all the settings for the rtx, vtx and osd and all that stuff💙💙💙 these longer videos are perfect, it means there is more detail. And we can always use more details🤘💙
Thanks so much for this. As a newbie, we are often left in the dark by experienced pilot that have long forgotten what it's like to know nothing about the basics. This tutorial will avoid us developing bad habits by learning in an unrealistic way, and then having to re-train muscle memory etc when starting all over again with a kwad irl. Thanks :) Nice fairy lights btw ;)
I've followed these steps from all the how to fpv and now I'm airborne. Not full bore ripping it yet but I'm hooked...keep up your inspirational good work mr steele
Thanks so much for doing this series. Just found a QX7 for sale on facebook nearby, going to get setup and get some stick time in asap. Looking forward to the future vids.
G’day Steele. Im new to the hobby having 10+ rc trucks and cars. Looks like I came across your videos at the right time. I’ll be following your step by step guide into FPV. Love it so far mate. I’ve got my x9d coming in the mail and I’ll be downloading a sim to put some hours in over Xmas.
Thanks Steele for the useful info!
You deserve real commendation for this series.
Thank you! I’ve been practicing with liftoff for the past week. Getting the hang of it but struggling with turns and speed control. Decided to try velocidrone on your advice with your settings and I’m loving it! Feels sooo much better! I can happily weave in and out of the buildings in the city and control my speed to make much sharper turns! Thanks! 😁
Nice one Mr Steele! I loving your very imformative videos right now - Really appreciate your time sharing this information. I've been flying on and off for a few months and this kind of content that would have really helped me when I first started. not to say that this is still vey useful to me now and obviously to many other getting into the hobby.
🙏🏼🤙🏼
I've flown a cheap modded rc-logger drone (different frame/motors/etc) several times but I ended up getting a Mavic because I wanted to more so do photography with it and love the portability. Now that it's been a couple of years, I really want to get into FPV because it looks like so much fun! I can't wait until after the holiday season when I can purchase stuff for myself and follow your guide[s]!
I just bought Velocidrone and DRL. Yep, DRL is now a 19.99 (+tax) purchase...not free.....Thanks for the video brother!! Your settings definitely made a huge difference in feel! I fly SIM everyday that the weather is not good for actual flying! The biggest thing I can add, for new pilots is: PRACTICE EVERYDAY!! PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE....
Thanks for sharing and a big thumbs up for the velocidrone settings, good info for all not just beginners. I've had it running OK ish from the rates page but had never bothered with the Quad Settings page - makes a big difference. BTW - the very basic Tutorials on You tube from Velocidrone are great for total beginners to understand how the controls interact with each other, how to make turns and how to interpret what they are seeing on the screen to what the simulated quad is actually doing. Will help get the most out of their hour a day, my kid used them to begin with and was up to speed real quick.
Used to use Liftoff and change to Veloci bcos of Steele's review, gotta watch this video over and over again to apply what he said in my sims
Nice vid Steele! I fly velocidrone on those rainy days when I can't fly my real quad. I liked freerider fpv on my tablet but it doesn't compare to velocidrone as far as that realistic feel goes. I'm gonna have to try out your settings and see if it makes my velocidrone experience better. Thanks again!
Legend! I have been watching you for ages and want to get into the hobby so bad.This has really boosted my confidence on if i will be properly ready for flying a drone. thanks so much.
Got my QX7...got Velocidrone...Working on getting stick time. Can't thank you enough for the guidance. Looking forward to the rest of the series, and following one step at a time. Stone-cold, geezer, mechanical idiot, noob here. So far, you have not forgotten to tell us to "keep peddling" when attempting to "ride the bike". Some lessons are best learned by failing, but it's nice to know when that is likely ;-)
I've had Velocidrone for a long ass time, never getting it to work good enough to make me want to use it. This video makes all the difference. Good job, Steele.
This may be the greatest series ever! Thanks again can’t wait to see part 3. Guess it’s time for me to order a Qx7 to get started
Looking to get a smaller quad like these to try some cinematic filming with. These last 2 videos have been a great starting point in this overwhelming world of FPV! Need the rest!
Haha. Soon man soon
Sorry, I have to comment again. I am having a break to digest all the gold nuggets, and I am only half way in this video. Huge thumbs up. I am impressed :-D you have a lot of teatcher potential. Looking so much forward to the rest of this series, and I will refere to this series, if anybody asks me how to get into fpv/drones. Hopefully there will be a build part and trubbleshooting part too.
You just stimulated my creativity and created a new hobby for me! Thanks, thanks thanks!
Man have i been waiting for this ! Thank you Thank you very much ! It's going to be the coolest video series since the Drako build by Mike Patey. And that was a great series . Learning to fly fpv ! The right way. Hell yeah! Waiting on my new radio . Passing down my dx9 to my kid . Did I say thank you ? Lmfao . Keep it up pal lovin what ya do .
Great series of videos... Very useful for both newbies and intermediate flyers... On your recommendation i have purchased this Symulater and its very good indeed.
I suggest a 90 degree usb mini elbow adapter so the cable isn’t poking into you.
Also, yeah, with a MacBook I use an egpu for high-res games, but that’s another topic. It’s an option, tho.
I don't know if you still use Velocidrone but they've made some changes since you made this video and it was exceptionally helpful when you made it. If you're looking for more content, I always enjoyed your teaching videos. Velocidrone will get me through my Social isolation!!! Stay healthy. CA
I have problems controlling the quad in velocidrone. I can just jump in and fly with liftoff out of the box. I'm looking forward to trying your settings because I could never get velocidrone to feel right.
I've been flying for 2 years now but I love these videos. Looking forward to the rest of the series
Mr. Steele, thank you very much that was a very helpful series of videos. I have just gotten in to drones and digging up information can be a little difficult. Just this morning velocidrone finished downloading and I followed all your instructions and did my first simulated flights with my QX7.
Ugh, seems my comment timed out. So here I go again: thanks a lot for putting the time and effort into this series to help us beginners along. Much appreciated.
One piece of advice though: you don't need to talk continuously, pre-empting every potential silence with speech. Pauzes in speech, especially if you're explaining stuff, give your audience time to reflect on what you just said and absorb it better. If you don't allow for gaps in your speech, you force your audience to keep paying attention to your words. Because the next ones might be important, even if everything that preceded them was mainly "filler audio". And the monotonous intonation doesn't clue us in either. By "droning on", you don't give us time to reflect and absorb, demanding extra effort from us in order to follow along.
Thanks for making me aware of this, btw. I'm transitioning to a position at work where I'll be doing a lot more explaining. And I tend to fall into the same trap, so I definitely know how that speech pattern arises. Seeing you do this has made me aware of it, and made me aware of how it failed to engage me, but rather annoyed me instead. To the point where that annoyance was distracting me and making it even harder to pay attention. Now I know how it feels for my audience, and I can take care to avoid it in the future. And that being said, I hope I paid it back in the form of (hopefully) constructive criticism.
Cheers, man! And thanks again!
It’s just how I talk. I send out all the info. And then people can reflect when I’ve gotten the total idea out lol. It’s just me
Hahah, alright. If you're aware of it, and it's a conscious choice, then fair enough. ;)
Thank you for taking the time to help us who aren't too experienced in flying quads! I much appreciate it!
Its so awesome you do this man. I wish I had this when i started out. Getting into Freestyle FPV is really hard atm.
can You do an update ? After version 1.15 it feels weird
it may also be the reason i have a hard time with it as a beginner, i've got some settings from some racer's in multiplayer and i was flying much better, but now i'm not sure if a real drone will fly the same:/
Hey Mr. Steele
I really appreciate that you're making these videos, it definitely helps ppl to get started. Thanks for the encouragement and all the videos, but this is not the reason I'm writing this comment :)
I'm a curious person so I've done a small benchmark on your Velocidrone Betaflight rates comparing them with your KISS rates and a simple spreadsheet :) It was interesting to see that your by the feel rates were indeed close to your originals, as close as 10%. This is not bad but at some stick positions the actual difference could be as high as 50-100 degree/sec which is quite significant. So I became - even more - curious and I started to tweak with the rates and make them be as close as possible to the KISS ones.
I was able to tweak the rates so the overall deviation is less than 2% and the actual difference is never greater than 8-10 degree / sec at most stick positions.
Would you mind giving them a try and see if you feel any difference?
In case you do, the numbers are:
Pitch/Roll:
RC: 1.89 Super Rate: 0.66 Expo: 0.15
Yaw:
RC: 1.59 Super Rate: 0.66 Expo: 0.15
In case you're interested in the benchmarks:
Your by the feel rates: pastebin.com/4dbmmjVX
Optimized rates: pastebin.com/UsnRemeV
nice of you to share your experience for everybody interested but dont know where to start
Great timing. Downloaded both velocidrone and liftoff and linked my qx7 to the pc. I want to fly around Joshua's backyard :D
The settings you gave are Super helpul. Thanks , Happy Flying :)
what happened to part 3??? i only see part 1, 2, 4, 5...
dablet00 I found it dude. th-cam.com/video/wcCk9VMq2AY/w-d-xo.html
Great videos for those interested in getting into the sport. I will forward these videos to anyone I know who shows interest.
How to FPV is really important for those beginners like me! Really appreciated! Can't believe how much it means to us, it quickly lead us to a correct path to FPV. I just bought the sim cable yesterday, I will be building the drone once the parts arrive. Can't wait to see the next video, when do you think is it gonna come out?
Glad you showed how to calibrate your sticks. I stumbled upon that early on and it’s true that a lot of people don’t even know about it. I was wondering though, should you ever recalibrate, or is the initial calibration all you need?
If something feels off. Recalibrate. But the initial Cali is all you’ll most likely need unless you change gimbals or something
Mr. Steele has so much knowledge that he speaks very fast with confidence and almost loses his breath while trying to convey so much information. I love it. You remind me of myself except that I do not know anything about FPV (until now). Great work. Keep it up. I'll check out your channel for more tutorials. I think you could make the same thing every year just with an update based on what's in the market, prices, new things etc. Blessings
Really appreciate this! Still new to drones with just over 100 hours on a Mavic Pro. Really looking forward to learning FPV acro. Complete newb now but am willing to learn. Thanks!
Getting by your own to a spot, putting the goggles for the first time, hands shaking, heart pumping, is a really great feeling but can be daunting at the beginning. For me Velocidrone was and is the perfect tool for getting the feel for the controls and practicing. It's really important to get consistent and relaxed with basic flying before putting a 5'' in the air :)
Great vid, have velocidrone for a while. But setting it up properly is even more of a thing then finding the one tune on a real quad. Gonna try this for sure
Awesome video series Mr Steele. I follow your videos a long time. One thing to mention i always dislike is that people always talk about mode 2 and mode 1. Mode one is weird and not used that often when it comes to drones or helis which are nearly the same in controls. The right explanation is that mode 2 is the regular way a right handed person controls the model and mode 3 is what left handed person use. Mode 1 has throttle on the right like mode 3 but it mixes up the controls completely while mode 3 just changes the whole sticks from left to right which a left handed like me uses.
Getting this notification just made my day! I am feeling happy to watch some good aircraft Steele grade content.
Tired Flyer FPV I subbed to u will u sub to me
I'm not even a beginner, just interesting to watch these
Returned liftoff and got velocidrone instead because of this video and I'm so glad I did!! It's way nicer as a simulator and I don't care about the game side at all.
Nice Nice Nice keep going(as fast as possible) like that. Love your settings and These Episoden,can't wait for next episode👍
VelociDrone keyboard shortcuts used:
Camera angle - Page Up/Page Down
FOV - Insert/Delete
Just found this channel so good!! I bought the qx7 and velocidrone. The program shows the controller but under controller and actions it shows nothing. When I move the throttle or any other buttons the drone on display does not move either.
Not ready to get into FPV yet (flying Phantoms now) but watching anyway...
Great videos @MrSteele 👍
I suggest trying Sky fpv's new sim. It feels amazing as far as physics go.
Hey I have to thank you as well. Downloaded the sim followed your steps what fun! Finally getting the hang of it. By the way I"am using my RealFlight (InterLink) controller just went through the calibration works great. Thanks again.
Hey steel if you have the unicorn motors can you please show your pid's setup on the next vid please. Ive only have the beebrain v2 for about a week and im flying acro but something just doesnt feel right. Ive never used a sim before that looks cool. Great video
I can hardly wait to see your part3. I use all your setting. I can almost feel weight of drone and i can easily control the drone as to do anything as i want now. I like the way you playing fpv. no modem equipment, always pursuit same feel of drone. In Taiwan, very hard to find a place safe to play 5". Thx your video from beginning and hope your channel keep growing. also keep yourself health. 萬事如意
Thanks brotha man, looking forward to part 3
It's almost Aug 2019. Do you still recommend the same controller? Or is there a newer/upgraded version? Thanks in advance
Michael Byrd still use the qx7
Flysky i6 is a cheaper option
@@baruahaleen i have used it but it's nothing compared to the FrSky taranis Q X7
Anxiously waiting for part 3. Keep up the great work.
Thank you so much, this is the only video I can find that goes this in depth. Life saver dude
This series is a great help for a wannabe FPV pilot like me! Much appreciated, thank you! I have a question about flying with a simulator. You say that one should get around 7-8 hours of stick time on a sim in order to get the "hang of it". But, can you get too much stick time on a sim before flying the real thing? What I mean is that can you learn something wrong when flying with a sim too long before going flying for real? In the early stages of learning something, it is very easy to get some manners that are very hard to learn away from later on, so I was just wondering there's something that you can learn the wrong way when flying on a simulator a lot in the early stages of learning to fly.
Mr Steele, do you think you would ever make a break down video of your drone. Like why you put things where and what exactly you have.
That is coming. But. I have done this many times in the past. But yeah. A new one is in order. And will be coming soon
I am super grateful for you making this video! I just bought my first ever radio recently and followed this video to the letter. I'm flying on the sim now and it's a lot of fun!! Seems I can fly ok but the second I start going for the gates I really suck 😂
When I bought my RC I mistakenly ordered a mode 1. I was gutted! When it arrived I immediately got the screw driver out, unscrewed the two pots, swapped them over so the non-spring throttle was now in the left, and reconfigured the controls with the RC settings menu. I was SO relieved that I could convert it over to a true mode 2 RC!!! I can't guarantee that will work for all RCs, but if you do mess up just give it a try. It worked for me!
Great series
Nice vid!
How to diagnose whats hap if drone fall in water?
How to config escs? How to replace esc for RTF drone...?
whats the mode you fly? as i fly mode 2 when its in the sim yaw "feels like" it is backward but its because of the camera angle>? its like turning in a quad is hard as fk because it yaws upside down instead of knowing that its moving foward and compensating for that motion
Seriously. I can't over emphasise the difference !! After hours of fail after fail, I'm flying in and around buildings with at least some control. Unbelievable compared to paid version of lift-off. If you haven't got it already, get it, do his tuning. It's such an easy platform for a beginner, it really is...
Anticipating a for dummies guide for PID tuning. Hope I havent missed it
It’ll come
@@MrSteeleFPV Isn't it 5? 🤔
Check out Joshua Bardwell's series on PID tuning. Super straight forward and easy to understand and he does it all in real time while flying.
Dzień dobry, fajnie by było jak byś uaktualnił ustawienie symulatora. Niestety w obecnej wersji jest całkiem inny :(
Can you post in the description updated settings for PID for the latest version of velocidrone?
Great video, really makes me wanna start with FPV droning.
I already own a DJI Mini, can i use my DJI controller with Velocidrone? That would give me a great opportunity to try it out. Thanks for the help already.
What about using the fisheye effect? Would you recommend it?
Roll, pitch, yaw - assign to which controller axis?
The different names of "mode 2" is confusing... rudder, elevator, aileron?
Found it, if someone else is wondering learnassets.getfpv.com/learn/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/15114450/Mode-2-1024x324.jpg
@@Havreringar Tackar!
Thank you for posting these. This is extremely helpful. Can’t wait to see part 3.
The last update of TRYP simulator is really good too.
Hey! First of all, love this series, HUGE HELP! Just one question for y'all, how can I get my switches to work in velocidrone? During the setup timer, even if I flick the switches repeatedly, it doesn't seem like the software is picking it up? Many thanks.
Since you are doing a budget friendly video siries I'd reccomend a new simulator: FPV Air 2. It's at 5$(3.99€) on Steam. Graphic is decent and actually feels really good on the sticks! Phisic is really well done and hugely customizable. Also you can configure rates using a betaflight like interface.
It's not as good as velocidrone and liftoff but it's almost there and definetly a huge step up from comething like FPV Freerider.
Hope this can help out someone who is starting on a really low budget!
I have velocidrone installed and QX7 purchased. I purchased my QX7 without any batteries or charger. What’s the best battery that’ll last long? And is there anything else that I need to set up for the simulator besides the configurations on this video? Do you have some sort of checklist for beginners? Or a complete tutorial from purchasing to flying on the simulator? I’m having a hard time setting up.
You should point people to the official Velocidrone graphics setup video. It shows you how to turn on the FPS counter and change graphics settings so you know at what quality you can fly without it feeling overly "floaty".
I own both Velocidrone and Liftoff, and Velocidrone has better maps for freestyle, but Liftoff feels better with default settings. Velocidrone causes my rx 580 graphics card to max out even though the graphics aren't great. Not sure why it does that, but the noise and heat is pretty annoying. I can max out the quality in Liftoff and it doesn't even make the fan spin faster.
The wireless dongle for Taranis radios is called the XSR-SIM. You bind to it just like you would a quad. They cost about 20-30 dollars, and I highly recommend it if you rest the transmitter on your stomach when flying since the usb cable plugs into the bottom.
I disagree on stock settings feel. But I love this comment. Thank you for the info man. I’ll tag it so people can see :)
@@MrSteeleFPV I think it mostly comes down to Liftoff feeling "heavier", like gravity seems closer to being correct. Judging by your settings in Velocidrone you felt it was a bit too floaty too. I might have to try them out and see if it corrects the smalls issues I have with the default setup.
I can attest that Steele’s settings in VD feel better than anything you can get in LiftOff.
VD is a gateway into flying real quads and LiftOff is made more like a game to just keep you flying that 🎮
I bought liftoff a year ago and it was so floaty I just instant returned on steam. Went with DRL cause it felt more real, maybe things have changed now?
Awesome series! Love it. Just missing steps like setting up the controller from zero. Any chance to do a tutorial using the new versión of velocidrone?
Did you drop your original rates down in VD from before because of beginners or because that’s what most mimics your settings nowadays?
That’s what feels like my real rates as I fly kiss. Which is slightly different than beta flight
@@MrSteeleFPV I also noticed you changed some other settings like the downforce from 110 in your previous velocidrone video to 105, did your quad change since beginning of the year or did u just suddenly realize that these settings feels better than the previous settings? Also what do you think of the true lens setting verses not using it in the game?
Hey. I had like 4 little drones before. Do you suggest to train in the sim or should i just skip this step? Thanks for answers.
Mr Steele. What Do You think about having the gas stick on the right (basically i think its mode 1 ??). I"m used to that because thats how I was learned when I was flying rc models in my teenage years. Then i stopped and now 10 years later I want to back to this hobby but with fpv drones.
It"s worse ? Or better ?
VelociDrone run only in acro mode? I'm trying to learn, but starting in acre is crazy!
Your setting is good for all drones? Lil Bastard can not be selected in trial mode .......