Clickable flowchart (above) will take a few seconds to load… CLICK flowchart for links to products or comparison tables. FPV = First person view, SD = standard definition (analog signal), HD = high definition (digital signal), LiPo = Lithium-polymer, Whoop = 65-75mm drone with ducts, Toothpick = lightweight drone w/65mm props.
Use our decision flowchart above to explore first person view (FPV) technology and information.
Clickable table (above) will take a few seconds to load… Number of subscribers (SUBS) and members sampled on 17th April 2020. DRONE RACING INTERNATIONAL FPV was asked to vote for ‘your favourite information sources for FPV?’. CLICK table for links to information sources.
Use our comparison table to explore the most popular information sources on social media before choosing or building your next FPV racing drone. A multi-reddit including the top 10 FPV subreddits has kindly been created by u/OldSchoolZero (sort by TOP recommended). Continue reading for opinions from individual FPV pilots on their favourite YouTubers and Facebook Groups as information sources.
Blue Falcon will be always my favourite! He was easy as water!! But hes not here anymore, so i have to take Joshua in place of him to learn more Sakib
This is actually a good list of places to glean a lot of useful information and some product hype as well. The fun part is figuring out which is which Dave
IntoFPV is less than 10k but it is close and is a great group started by Oscar Liang Curtis
Frankly it is not about group size but about engagement, for example The FPV Pilot Bar sees more engagement than many groups that are far larger Sander
Bros, Beer and FPV is the most active and helpful Ryan
I’ve been leaving groups i dont frequent as of late. Its more focusing my attention on what i like to see interaction wise as opposed to group size. Btw the hotdogfpv community is pretty lit lol Ben
Clickable table (above) will take a few seconds to load… CLICK table for link to information source. FOXEER RC Group group was asked to vote for ‘who is the most popular freestyler nowadays?’. To support FPVcompare become a Patreon supporter.
Use our clickable table to explore videos from FPV freestyle pilots, ranked by popularity in the FOXEER RC Group. Next, check out the builds of well known FPV freestyle pilots or continue reading for opinions from individual FPV community members about their favourite FPV freestyle pilots.
Just gotta say this is a fierce list of pilots Chris
PinkyFPV all the way…!!!!!!!! Demons FPV
Freespeed fpv all day everyday Marc
Unascertainable … way different styles… David
Where is Denis Meglić? He kills it Brian
You forgot EDDiE_FPV 😅 Eddie
Manned class racing drone prototypes have arrived and are achieving aerobatic flight. Alauda Racing from Australia was the first to demonstrate a manned racing drone with their prototype Airspeeder, whilst Drone Champions League from Germany reently demonstrated aerobatic flips and rolls with their prototype. The table below shows how published specifications for the two prototypes compare.
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Manned class drones can be built using off-the-shelf parts. One example is a manned multirotor called the ‘flying bathtub‘, which has been listed on RotorBuilds since 2018. We’ve created a proposed build for a manned racing drone with a thrust to weight ratio of 2.1, though a custom frame needs to be fabricated (see diagram below). For comparison, a typical FPV racing drone has a thrust/weight of 6.0 or above, so expect less agility than an FPV racing or freestyle drone.
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What might it feel like to fly a manned racing drone? The best reference is the now discontinued Red Bull air race, where pilots experienced up to ten times the force of gravity flying between giant inflatable gates in a fixed wing aircraft (below).
If you’re looking for the ultimate vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for personal use, look no further than a decommissioned Harrier Jump Jet. A retired US navy pilot purchased his own Harrier and restored it to operational flight, now flying the monster jet aircraft at air shows (below).
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