Check out my first flight with the DJI Avata here: 🔥 DJI Avata: From Simulator to Manual Mode Flight | FPV Beginner th-cam.com/video/WRZ80-uyRMk/w-d-xo.html
@@PuppetFPV haha that's about as long as it took me to order a real 5 inch too. I got 3 packs into my potato and never flew it again. Was worth it for the goggles v2 and remote controller 2 though.
@@BeautyBeastRC I used the RC2 until I started having the random failsafes. Once the RC lost signal as I was taking off I ordered a ELRS TX16S and have had 0 failsafes since. Now my o3 boots up sometimes and refuses to record and has no auto exposure forcing be to reboot it until it works. DJI is killin me!!!
@PuppetFPV haha I just had my first failsafe a few days ago. Thankfully I fixed it by just forcing 5ghz and only using 5ghz antenna. I'd definitely invest in a different radio if I could go back in time though. 😔
I have the squashed X version of this drone and fly 1400mah batteries. It is a screamer! If you are not ripping too hard the 1400mah battery can give you almost 10 mins of flight. Like your videos. keep it up!
Welcome to "real" FPV! I had my first flight of a 5inch freestyle quad recently after flying micro FPV quads around and the power and speed was just as surprising... the crashing wasn't though haha... it took a few flights to get used to the power, but after using it for awhile going back to your Avata will feel really weird
A new remote with ELRS will improve your flying! I come from the Avata to the same nazgul, but with ELRS and got the radiomaster boxer. It's sooooo much nicer!
I continue to “follow in your footsteps”: while my Avata is off for repair (“ESC error. Propulsion System error” after a trivial crash flying in manual mode) I, too, decided to get a “real” FPV - that would work with my existing goggles and controller. Thanks for sharing all your experiences and learning!
@@ChadB Like I said... "following in your footsteps". :D I was on the fence between the GERPC Mark5 or the Nazgul Evoque - something with the DJI O3 Air Unit compatible with my Goggles 2 and RC 2 from the Avata. Your (I would say 'favorable') review in the video above, along with a fair bit of other research - led me to order the Nazgul. I opted for the 'free' shipping instead of paying an additional $35 - so we'll see which arrives first: the new Nazgul or the repaired Avata. Did you opt for the GPS option? I did - so I've just downloaded the Betaflight Configurator (and Black Box Log viewer) and watching some JB videos to start getting up to speed on that whole dimension of the ever-expanding footprint of this hobby. My, how deep the rabbit hole has become from those humble beginnings with a Phantom 3 in 2016. Thanks again for the great content! Any new insights re: the Nazgul?
@@ChadB I crashed the Nazgul HARD, early on (came up short on a Rubik's Cube :( ) - and while waiting on parts for it, ordered the Bardwell 'DIY build kit' from GetFPV. Built and flying that, restored the Nazgul, which has become my daily driver - and even picked up a tiny Mobula8 -- all with O3 air units. Man, this rabbit hole is DEEP and STEEP! Thanks for all the great encouragement - hope the Nazgul is treating you well!
Thinking about doing the same. Besides the drone, what else do you have to buy to go from the Avata to the Nazgul? Which charger? Which battery? Anything else?
Great video Chad! Did you buy the drone with de PNP protocol and just bind the controller and goggles to de O3? I´m looking to move from the avata to a 5 inch freestyle.
Hi chad and thanks for sharing your experience. What controller would you personally recommend for someone whose just starting fpv? I'd like to get a controller first and spend some time in the simulator. I hear about the tango 2 pro and the dji fpv remote controller mode 2 a lot. Would love your input? Thanks
I only have the DJI remote 2 for now, so I couldn't recommend any other remote. They say the DJI remote 2 is not that great for FPV. I've just gotten used to it. It all depends on the drone you intend to buy. I also purchased my remote first but planned on buying the DJI Avata. I've heard good things about the Tango 2.
i used to fly fpv about 14 years ago and gave up on it. now trying to go back i found your channel. thanks for making this video :) i like your content. its fun, honest and shows you like flying it really made my undecisive mind settle on getting this drone for myself! here's my tip for you if you don't mind: try using a slightly higher pitch than your normal speaking voice when talking to the camera or when recording. also try losing the "um" as well. those will make you sound much more confident, proffesional and appeal to more viewers :)
I have this drone hooked up to the Goggles V2 but I don't get and of the telemetry that you're getting, like the distance, altitude, flight time, or GPS arrow. Any advice?
Looks like you're getting right about 4 minutes of flight time....the Avata i believe does 10 plus minutes in Manual mode. The Nazgul is definitely faster....but many of the shots in this video could be achieved by the Avata. Would you say overall....its still worth switching...? Keeping in the mind the drastic flight time differences....and unless you are pushing the Nazgul to its limits with acro...it seems the Avata could pull off 90% of the footage from this video
I dontk now if you mentioned it but whta sort of lfight time's are you seeing with your setup there. Looking at basically the identical thing. I like some Freestyle, but im by no means a freestyle person, just curious as to what times you would see with rather sedate flights w/ certain batteries. I know this varies heavily based on your control during each particular flight.
Morning Chad! Hey when your flying a drone that uses the dji air 3 , where you can use the dji controller and goggles, are there no fly zones? And does it have a SD card?
Good video and thank you for your time on this. I’m curious where you did a comparison of two totally different style drones? If you compared the Avata to a GEPRC Cinelog that would make more sense They are designed for different things It’s like doing a comparison video of a Toyota 4 runner versus a Porsche I’d appreciate your insight as I’m looking at being a Cinelog 35 to use for work
There's a couple of things you need to set up in Beta flight. I have GPS rescue, so I needed to set that up. Also, needed to program the mode buttons on the DJI remote 2 and make sure it was working. Other than that, the goggles and remote are BNF with the O3Air Unit.
I used the Freewell Filter for the AVATA: US: amzn.to/3UBPfEy UK: t.ly/qkjW DE: ibit.ly/rGCZ ES: ibit.ly/IzCn FR: ibit.ly/hZNe IT: ibit.ly/GBuH Here's the review video: th-cam.com/video/48pZ_qh36ac/w-d-xo.html
Very nice video, thank you for sharing your experiences. I'm very new to this hobby, have the Avata and would like to upgrade as well in the near future. Your video is very convincing :D I have one question though, it shows around 30mbps, and doesn't really go higher. Is this just different from the avata? Like I said, I'm very new to this, sorry :D
Awesome drone awesome video! I want to build an Evoque but the 20x20 flight stack requirement which is really a dissapoint for me, but i guess it really doesnt matter, i just like to solder most of my wires but i dont want to solder a bunch of wires like for a GPS w/Mag to a 20mm FC is annoying and not even enjoyable.. For the video.. You should add the little throttle position number or whatever they call it in Betaflight to the bottom of your OSD, its cool to be able to see how much throttle is being applied at any moment..
I have an iFlight Nazgul5 V2 5” w/CRSF and I really do like it. I got the go pro mount also and beside it being slightly expensive for 3d printed shell and a bolt/nut but its nice and works well. Seems to be nice quality for the go pro fit fir sure. The drone flys nice but it does seem alittle top heavy with a battery installed and the go pro mount on, with my older GoPro5 which is pretty heavy. But it still flys great even on 4S, no shortage of power lol i love it. Going to have to install the o3 air unit i have already, bc of analog video connection issues with the goggles. Bad stock vtx. But also old outdated goggles. I don’t mind analog and I figured id learn on analog to not break my O3 camera or anything but its going to cost me a nice set of analog FPV googles with ideally an external RX module like Fat Shark, HDZero, etc ($200-$600) But thats more expensive than the whole O3 air unit kit cost me from dji’s website lol
Hi Chad, thanks for your video. It helped me decide to buy the same drone. You mentioned that this drone has alot of power. How did you tame it to suit the smooth flight? Thanks
I believe there's a couple of ways of doing so. First, the motors are rated for up to 6S, so I could have used a 4S battery instead of the 6S. It would have lessened the punch. Another is to reduce the max throttle output in Beta Flight. But we reduced the motor output by 25% in Beta Flight
Great review! What’s the maximum flight time that you got out of this with your battery & whats the biggest capacity battery that can fit into it ? Thank you!
Hey Brian... sorry, I don't plan to sell the Avata. I will still plan to fly it. Also, since the Evoque has the O3 Air Unit, I'm using the Goggles and Remote.
Check out my first flight with the DJI Avata here: 🔥 DJI Avata: From Simulator to Manual Mode Flight | FPV Beginner th-cam.com/video/WRZ80-uyRMk/w-d-xo.html
Best feeling ever isn't it! I went from the DJI FPV to Nazgul and was just amazed at how they fly.
I started with the DJI potato as well and moved to the Nazgul Evoque V2 a month later 😂 Best decision ever!
@@PuppetFPV same bro! I ordered mine yesterday! Bye bye potato :D
@@PuppetFPV haha that's about as long as it took me to order a real 5 inch too. I got 3 packs into my potato and never flew it again. Was worth it for the goggles v2 and remote controller 2 though.
@@BeautyBeastRC I used the RC2 until I started having the random failsafes. Once the RC lost signal as I was taking off I ordered a ELRS TX16S and have had 0 failsafes since. Now my o3 boots up sometimes and refuses to record and has no auto exposure forcing be to reboot it until it works. DJI is killin me!!!
@PuppetFPV haha I just had my first failsafe a few days ago. Thankfully I fixed it by just forcing 5ghz and only using 5ghz antenna. I'd definitely invest in a different radio if I could go back in time though. 😔
Awesome man, I'm about 5 days away from this exact thing! Got my Avata a few weeks ago and loved it, ordered the F5D today!
Welcome to team Nazgul! 😁
Thank you
Great flight and glad I was there for your first flight with the Evoque. That is a really nice quad especially with the O3 system in it. 🤙🏾
Thanks bro! I'm glad you were there too. Thanks for all the help.
I have the squashed X version of this drone and fly 1400mah batteries. It is a screamer! If you are not ripping too hard the 1400mah battery can give you almost 10 mins of flight. Like your videos. keep it up!
Yeah, I've been getting around 10 mins+ with a 1500mah battery if I just cruise. Thanks
Welcome to "real" FPV! I had my first flight of a 5inch freestyle quad recently after flying micro FPV quads around and the power and speed was just as surprising... the crashing wasn't though haha... it took a few flights to get used to the power, but after using it for awhile going back to your Avata will feel really weird
Yeah, the power was a surprise
Cool....Can you do a video of how you set it up?
A new remote with ELRS will improve your flying! I come from the Avata to the same nazgul, but with ELRS and got the radiomaster boxer. It's sooooo much nicer!
I continue to “follow in your footsteps”: while my Avata is off for repair (“ESC error. Propulsion System error” after a trivial crash flying in manual mode) I, too, decided to get a “real” FPV - that would work with my existing goggles and controller. Thanks for sharing all your experiences and learning!
Nice!..which quad did you get? How do you like it?
@@ChadB Like I said... "following in your footsteps". :D I was on the fence between the GERPC Mark5 or the Nazgul Evoque - something with the DJI O3 Air Unit compatible with my Goggles 2 and RC 2 from the Avata. Your (I would say 'favorable') review in the video above, along with a fair bit of other research - led me to order the Nazgul. I opted for the 'free' shipping instead of paying an additional $35 - so we'll see which arrives first: the new Nazgul or the repaired Avata.
Did you opt for the GPS option? I did - so I've just downloaded the Betaflight Configurator (and Black Box Log viewer) and watching some JB videos to start getting up to speed on that whole dimension of the ever-expanding footprint of this hobby. My, how deep the rabbit hole has become from those humble beginnings with a Phantom 3 in 2016. Thanks again for the great content! Any new insights re: the Nazgul?
Ok..great! Yes, I opted for the GPS and free shipping as well. I think it took about a week and a half to arrive. You'll enjoy it. Thanks.
@@ChadB I crashed the Nazgul HARD, early on (came up short on a Rubik's Cube :( ) - and while waiting on parts for it, ordered the Bardwell 'DIY build kit' from GetFPV. Built and flying that, restored the Nazgul, which has become my daily driver - and even picked up a tiny Mobula8 -- all with O3 air units. Man, this rabbit hole is DEEP and STEEP! Thanks for all the great encouragement - hope the Nazgul is treating you well!
Really nice first flight…..very smooth video footage. Thanks for sharing
Amazing Drone, Receiving mine very soon and trully can't wait :D
Great first flight. What a rush. 🙌
Hey Eddie, thanks. That 6S drone is no joke.
I love your content, bro. Keep sending. Good choice with that quad by the way.
Thank you.
Loved that. Thanks. I'm looking to do the same - make the move up. Looking forward to your next video. Lee
Thank you
I just switched from 4 s to 6s. I think I am running 6s for now on... Great flight! Look forward to seeing more post from a fellow Chad!
Lol..Thank you.
Great flight Chad just bought a avata starting out great content 👍
Thanks. You'll enjoy it.
Great vid been on the fence about this drone but I’m liking the speed same with the dj goggles but this video is helping guide me on the journey!
Thinking about doing the same. Besides the drone, what else do you have to buy to go from the Avata to the Nazgul? Which charger? Which battery? Anything else?
Nice flying, awesome drone 👍
Nice for your first time
Awesome video mate! How do you set it up with the DJI controller and goggles?
Good to see you on here this morning! Pretty cool! I see you can use the dji controller too! It will be awhile before I'm up to one of these! lol
Thanks...Yup, the got it with the DJI Air unit so I wouldn't have to buy another remote. But will probably get another one eventually.
How did you decide what type of battery to use? Ive only used autel and dji batterys and am clueless to the other types.
My buddy Corey helped me with that. It's 6S drone, so I went with 6S batteries with the proper connector. I also could go with 4s batteries as well.
@@ChadB great video btw I really enjoyed it, btw what is the difference between 6S and 4S Batteries? Thanks!
@Humble452 the main difference is the output of power. You'll get more punch with the 6s than you would with the 4s.
Great video Chad! Did you buy the drone with de PNP protocol and just bind the controller and goggles to de O3? I´m looking to move from the avata to a 5 inch freestyle.
Nice Video And Dig the iFlight!!
I usually use 4s to warm up and then switch to 6s for the real flights. Nice speed and flying there.
Thanks...yeah. I know what you mean. I have some 4s batteries on order
Just curious if you had to setup anything on beta flight or was it ready out the box?
Hi. I think, you won't read, but I try: Why can you put the gps upwards or downwards? Have a good time!
Just bought the F6
Good review
I got the avata last week. I'll probably get the Nagzul like you if I like the avata.
It's a good choice.
Still thinking about an avata. But this is great for acro flights. Currently in a mini 3 pro.
You're right, it's a lot more nimble than the Avata. But the Avata is great for learning.
Do you have a video that shows how you set it up in beta flight?
Helo, where you buy this drone with GPS modul ?
You can buy it on the iFlight website
Does this drone work with the integrated glasses?
Hi chad and thanks for sharing your experience. What controller would you personally recommend for someone whose just starting fpv? I'd like to get a controller first and spend some time in the simulator. I hear about the tango 2 pro and the dji fpv remote controller mode 2 a lot. Would love your input? Thanks
I only have the DJI remote 2 for now, so I couldn't recommend any other remote. They say the DJI remote 2 is not that great for FPV. I've just gotten used to it. It all depends on the drone you intend to buy. I also purchased my remote first but planned on buying the DJI Avata. I've heard good things about the Tango 2.
Do you have the link for the Nazgul with O3 please?
curious why it was bumping about during the rescue mode?
have your drone ever lost control with your controller and video goggles?
Is there a way to add Remote ID to this with the upcoming regulation change in the US?
i used to fly fpv about 14 years ago and gave up on it. now trying to go back i found your channel.
thanks for making this video :)
i like your content. its fun, honest and shows you like flying
it really made my undecisive mind settle on getting this drone for myself!
here's my tip for you if you don't mind: try using a slightly higher pitch than your normal speaking voice when talking to the camera or when recording. also try losing the "um" as well. those will make you sound much more confident, proffesional and appeal to more viewers :)
I have this drone hooked up to the Goggles V2 but I don't get and of the telemetry that you're getting, like the distance, altitude, flight time, or GPS arrow. Any advice?
The OSD (Telemetry) is set in Beta Flight. You have to connect the flight controller to Beta Flight.
Looks like you're getting right about 4 minutes of flight time....the Avata i believe does 10 plus minutes in Manual mode. The Nazgul is definitely faster....but many of the shots in this video could be achieved by the Avata. Would you say overall....its still worth switching...? Keeping in the mind the drastic flight time differences....and unless you are pushing the Nazgul to its limits with acro...it seems the Avata could pull off 90% of the footage from this video
I am the same about to order this one i love my avata but yes need for speed
I dontk now if you mentioned it but whta sort of lfight time's are you seeing with your setup there. Looking at basically the identical thing. I like some Freestyle, but im by no means a freestyle person, just curious as to what times you would see with rather sedate flights w/ certain batteries. I know this varies heavily based on your control during each particular flight.
With a 1500mah I get 10 mins, maybe a little more if I just cruise
Cool man. Btw do you use axisflying frame and motor in your avata?
Thanks... No, have the original frame and motors
I was wondering when you were going to make this jump! I oen an evoque too! It's sick! I know Chris loves his!
Yeah, I'm living it so far.
Just bought an Avata... wish i knew about the nazgul...
Morning Chad! Hey when your flying a drone that uses the dji air 3 , where you can use the dji controller and goggles, are there no fly zones? And does it have a SD card?
Hey Mike... So far, I haven't received any warnings. I don't think the drone has any restrictions. Also, there is an SD slot on the Air Unit
so is this the bundle with the quad, radio and goggles?
Just the quad. I already had the radio and goggles
thanks for the video. i think that nazgul is a beast, i dont think i need that much quad.mabe something a little smaller, thanks@@ChadB
I would adjust your throttle map you have more lower end resolution. My mid point is moved from 0.5 to 0.85. welcome to the real side of fpv hehe.
Good video and thank you for your time on this. I’m curious where you did a comparison of two totally different style drones?
If you compared the Avata to a GEPRC Cinelog that would make more sense
They are designed for different things
It’s like doing a comparison video of a Toyota 4 runner versus a Porsche
I’d appreciate your insight as I’m looking at being a Cinelog 35 to use for work
Great video! What software are you running to stabilize in post?
Tweek those rates a little bit, make it a little less twitchy, and your good to go! Sky is endless on these quads!
Yup, going to start experimenting with a few rates.
Awesome video man! Went the same path as you! Do you still use the avata for anything?
Thank you... Yes I still fly the Avata. It's still my favorite to fly
great flyin Chad does it need any betaflight or is it ready to go other than binding
There's a couple of things you need to set up in Beta flight. I have GPS rescue, so I needed to set that up. Also, needed to program the mode buttons on the DJI remote 2 and make sure it was working. Other than that, the goggles and remote are BNF with the O3Air Unit.
Great flight, how did you bind the DJI controller to NAZGUL?
I bought the Nazgul with the DJI O3 Air Unit, so it binds to that.
What ND Filter did you end up going with? Looks like it fits Great.
Link?
I used the Freewell Filter for the AVATA:
US: amzn.to/3UBPfEy
UK: t.ly/qkjW
DE: ibit.ly/rGCZ
ES: ibit.ly/IzCn
FR: ibit.ly/hZNe
IT: ibit.ly/GBuH
Here's the review video:
th-cam.com/video/48pZ_qh36ac/w-d-xo.html
@@ChadB Gotcha. Thank you. I'll look them up. Appreciated
Very nice video, thank you for sharing your experiences. I'm very new to this hobby, have the Avata and would like to upgrade as well in the near future. Your video is very convincing :D
I have one question though, it shows around 30mbps, and doesn't really go higher. Is this just different from the avata?
Like I said, I'm very new to this, sorry :D
Thank you. I was broadcasting to by buddy's goggles, so it drops down to 30mbps max
the return home feature you had to setup up yourself with beta flight ?
Yes. That was set up in Beta Flight. There are videos out there on how to do that if you need it.
Amazing Thanks@@ChadB
Awesome drone awesome video! I want to build an Evoque but the 20x20 flight stack requirement which is really a dissapoint for me, but i guess it really doesnt matter, i just like to solder most of my wires but i dont want to solder a bunch of wires like for a GPS w/Mag to a 20mm FC is annoying and not even enjoyable..
For the video.. You should add the little throttle position number or whatever they call it in Betaflight to the bottom of your OSD, its cool to be able to see how much throttle is being applied at any moment..
I have an iFlight Nazgul5 V2 5” w/CRSF and I really do like it. I got the go pro mount also and beside it being slightly expensive for 3d printed shell and a bolt/nut but its nice and works well. Seems to be nice quality for the go pro fit fir sure.
The drone flys nice but it does seem alittle top heavy with a battery installed and the go pro mount on, with my older GoPro5 which is pretty heavy.
But it still flys great even on 4S, no shortage of power lol i love it.
Going to have to install the o3 air unit i have already, bc of analog video connection issues with the goggles. Bad stock vtx. But also old outdated goggles.
I don’t mind analog and I figured id learn on analog to not break my O3 camera or anything but its going to cost me a nice set of analog FPV googles with ideally an external RX module like Fat Shark, HDZero, etc ($200-$600)
But thats more expensive than the whole O3 air unit kit cost me from dji’s website lol
Hi Chad, thanks for your video. It helped me decide to buy the same drone. You mentioned that this drone has alot of power. How did you tame it to suit the smooth flight? Thanks
I believe there's a couple of ways of doing so. First, the motors are rated for up to 6S, so I could have used a 4S battery instead of the 6S. It would have lessened the punch. Another is to reduce the max throttle output in Beta Flight. But we reduced the motor output by 25% in Beta Flight
Sir, the propellers sound like need to be tight
Never mind, I keep watching the rest of the video and You already took care of that 😅 good video 💪
Great review! What’s the maximum flight time that you got out of this with your battery & whats the biggest capacity battery that can fit into it ? Thank you!
The biggest one I have is a 1500 mAh. Gets around 10 mins
@@ChadB not bad at all! Can you charge it right away after you land ?
It takes a little while to charge, so I have multiple batteries.
You think you could make a video on how to charge the batteries ? So far that’s the only thing I don’t fully grasp great vid bro
Reduce the camera angle to fly slower, or increase it for faster flights.
I had it at the lowest angle.
@@ChadB
More practice then ;-)
Greetings @Chad B. Always enjoy the videos. Are you willing to sell your DJI Avata? Looking for an indoor drone for real estate videography.
Hey Brian... sorry, I don't plan to sell the Avata. I will still plan to fly it. Also, since the Evoque has the O3 Air Unit, I'm using the Goggles and Remote.
Nal eea