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Best 6S Motor for FPV Drone

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Interactive matrix may take a few seconds to load… CLICK matrices for latest prices. MultiGP Drone Racing Community group was asked to vote for ‘what is the most competitive 6S motor for racing in 2020?’. Team BlackSheep Lounge group was asked to vote for ‘what is a great 6S motor for freestyle in 2020?’. DRONE RACING INTERNATIONAL FPV group was asked to vote for ‘what is your favourite 6S motor for freestyle in 2020?’. Weight data sourced from product descriptons. The majority of links on this table are affiliate links. I receive a commission (at no extra cost to you) if you make a purchase after clicking one of the affiliate links. Support FPVcompare directly by becoming a Patreon supporter.

Use our comparison table to find the 6S motor for FPV racing or freestyle with the greatest popularity, lowest weight or most value. Lumenier Chief 6S racing motors are also included as part the prebuilt Lumenier Chief Racing Quadcopter. Next, explore the 6S motor choices of championship winning FPV racers and freestyle pilots or continue reading for the opinions of individual FPV pilots. 

 

MultiGP Drone Racing Community – 6S Race Motor Opinions

I prefer the Tmotors but the Evan Turner motors (Headsup) look awesome  Michael

All good motors that could all get you the win. It’s a preference thing. I vote Evan’s  Skye

I would pick a decent readily available motor for racing, it sucks to not be able to get parts you use half way through the season and have to change your setup  Jim

The Chief motors are sooo smooth! Absolute favourite motor I have ever flown! And I have flown many on that list  Drone

Just get whatever you find in the FPV sales alerts so you can buy spares. A new medium priced motor will outperform a banged up premium priced motor  Jon

What ever motor gets you around the track  Juan

Headsup if you can spend more on motors, the eco hyperlites if you need budget  Rob

2250kv seem very versatile and efficient to me. 6s 65% throttle cap. 5s 85% throttle cap. 4s no throttle cap  David

 

Team BlackSheep LOUNGE – 6S Freestyle Motor Opinions

If paying over $23 per motor get one with ezo bearings, titanium shafts, single coil strands. Right now my first choice would be the T Motor Pro60 IV in 1750kv, Xing 1800kv, Karearea/Armattan TOA, etc. It’s also very personal and you’ll never know until you try a bunch. I’ve found matching the kv to the magnetic spacing and magnetic strength has a big impact. For example strong magnets with minimal spacing paired with lower kv (1750kv) feels less smooth than higher kv with weaker designed magnetic spacing and strength. Titanium shafts are lighter and better milled which means less stripping the prop nut which makes it easier to remove props. The majority of recommendations are just what people most recently purchased and not many have flown a wide variety. Another major factor is how available a motor is. Eventually you may break one and want to replace – hopefully several retailers carry it for your ease  Ryan

You cant compare a 25 bucks motor with a 9 bucks. For 25 I’d get the T-motors. Light, durable and very powerful. If I only had 40 for a set, I’d get the Ecos because i have them and they have been really good. Literally killed all the other 9 bucks motors. Just like hobbywing did with their 60a esc at 45 bucks  Leonardo

Steele V3. Have them on 2 quads and V2 on one. Love them  Nicky

Something you didnt put was the Hobbywing 2306 Race Pro. Absolutely love it  Garrett

I’d try ~2100kv for a really fun 5in 6s freestyle experience  Harry

Was on the same search, went for the Ethix Stout v3, smooth and solid motor  Chris

Best Video Transmitter for FPV Drone Comparison Table

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Interactive matrix may take a few seconds to load… CLICK matrix for latest prices. DRONE RACING INTERNATIONAL FPV and T-MOTOR FPV motors groups were asked to vote for their ‘favourite vtx for racing?’. Longe Range Hooligans group was asked to vote for their ‘favourite vtx for long-range?’. OFFICIAL DJI DIGITAL FPV OWNERS GROUP was asked to vote for their ‘preferred vtx for digital FPV?’. Maximum mW and weight data sourced from product descriptions. The majority of links on this table are affiliate links. I receive a commission (at no extra cost to you) if you make a purchase after clicking one of the affiliate links. Support FPVcompare directly by becoming a Patreon supporter.

Use our comparison table to find the video transmitter (VTX) for racing, long-range or digital FPV with the greatest popularity, lowest weight, greatest transmission power or value. Digital VTXs require the DJI digital FPV camera. Racing and long-range VTXs require non-digital (e.g. analog) FPV cameras. Next, explore the VTX choices of championship winning FPV racers and freestyle pilots or continue reading for the opinions of individual FPV pilots.

 

Long Range Hooligans – Long-range VTX Opinions

In fairness, I know 1.3Ghz is better and penetration is great when using just omni. My long range is always casual, quick setup times, there is literally no beating a 400-1W 5.8Ghz system for 10-15km when you can literally just screw a tiny crosshair or spironet 13dbi to your goggles and have good video. All without needing a ground station. If I’m going to take the time to shoot out to like 20km+, I will make the effort of setting up the ground station  Josh

I haven’t actually done any propper long range with it, but I’ve really been liking the fx2 dominator, it needs to be cooled well, but it puts out a clean 1.8w of power as measured on proper lab equipment. I have no idea what amp they’re using to do it, but they’re doing something right  Luke

Any of them will do good with good antennas. A good receiver antenna is worth 10 vtxs  Mike

 

OFFICIAL DJI DIGITAL OWNERS GROUP – Digital VTX Opinions

I’m not sure which I like better. Vista or air unit. Both have their purpose. For me normal 5” flying and racing around trees I prefer air unit. Micro sized and light weight 5” on a normal open course vista  Kelvin

I haven’t flown my AU’s since I got my Vistas aside from the comparison vlogs 😳  Conrad

For me the vista and bandoo got enough range on 200mw, no problems with analog users and more range than 800mw analog  Patrick

5 inch = AU, otherwise Vista  Rick

Best FPV Drone Camera Comparison Table

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Interactive table may take a few seconds to load… CLICK tables for latest prices. DRONE RACING INTERNATIONAL FPV and T-MOTOR FPV motors groups were asked to vote for their ‘favourite low latency FPV camera for racing?’. T-MOTOR FPV motors was asked ‘what kind of camera do you like most fro freestyle?’. Weight and other data sourced from product descriptions. All of the links on this table are affiliate links. I receive a commission (at no extra cost to you) if you make a purchase after clicking one of the affiliate links. Support FPVcompare directly by becoming a Patreon supporter.

Use our comparison table to find the FPV camera for racing or freesyle with the greatest popularity, lowest weight or best value. The DJI digitial FPV camera requires a digital FPV transmitter. All other FPV cameras require analog FPV transmitters. Next, explore the FPV camera choices of championship winning FPV racers and freestyle pilots or continue reading for the opinions of individual FPV pilots.

 

DRONE RACING INTERNATIONAL FPV – FPV Racing Camera Opinions

A top level pilot gave me what he races with and I must say I love it and switched all my kwads over. It’s the swift 3 with a 2.1. The pilot was the multigp champ himself 😎😎😎😎  Jim

80% of them are low latency to where we wouldn’t notice it anyways. I you want a good tried and tested cam that won’t let you down. The micro eagle by runcam 😉 or you could go for that ccd yummy new ethic cam. My next one most deff  Jason

I run nothing but RunCam swift (nano and full) and the video is fantastic  Nik

Runcam racer Nano 2 is awesome!  Vincent

 

T-MOTOR FPV motors – FPV Freestyle Camera Opinions

DJI. 👑 Did my first Bando yesterday. Man what a difference between my Predator and hdo Rapidfire goggle. Had no breakup and no weird latency. And the image quality was superb. 💪💪💪  Martijn

I don’t fly freestyle but the Runcam Racer 2 / 3 is very popular even for freestyle here in Germany  Daniel

Predator. FTW Vik

Best Frames for FPV Racing, Freestyle and Digital

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Interactive matrix may take a few seconds to load… CLICK matrix for latest prices. DRONE RACING INTERNATIONAL FPV and T-MOTOR FPV motors were asked to vote for their ‘favourite racing frame?’. Rotor Riot Community and DRONE RACING INTERNATIONAL FPV were asked to vote for the ‘freestyle frame of the moment?’. OFFICIAL DJI DIGITAL FPV OWNERS GROUP were asked to vote for their ‘favourite frame that fits the air-unit?’. Weight data sourced from product descriptions or Youtube channels. The majority of links on these tables are affiliate links. I receive a commission (at no extra cost to you) if you make a purchase after clicking one of the affiliate links. Support FPVcompare directly by becoming a Patreon supporter.

The frame of an FPV drone plays an outsized role in its dynamic experience. Racing frames prioritise light weight and aerodynamic efficiency for maximum speed, whilst freestyle frames favor strength and dynamic smoothness for optimal footage. Use our comparison tables (above) are to find the racing, freestyle or digital frame with the greatest popularity, lowest weight or best value. Next, explore the frame choices of championship winning FPV racers and freestyle pilots or continue reading for the opinions of individual FPV pilots.

 

Rotor Riot Community – 5″ Freestyle Frame Opinions

Ak47! Best frame ever!  Je

Fly a lightweight glide build and you’ll never buy another 150 gram frame  Cecil

Love my Flynoceros Sköll v3. Super customizable, can take a beating, and most importantly has a lifetime warranty  Chris

Alien/Apex/Reverb/Martian for the poor. Easy to tune, flies great and takes a lot of torture  Leonardo

Apex, BotAFX, and Acrobrat  Jacob

ANYTHING FLYNOCEROS!!!  Josh

Source one, it’s open source, everyone cuts it and it’s a fraction of the price of the other frames and will probably fly just as good! Save your money for better components or replacing arms. Don’t fall for the bait and switch warranties that are a pain in the ass to use, leave you waiting for parts and some are limited time only  Cody

I do not want to name names. But I have 3 very expensive quads and one Source one v3 and the source is becoming my favorite quad. It is has very low frame noise which is great for tuning and handles really well. That said everything about fpv is so personal that this is just what is working for me  Dustin

 

OFFICIAL DJI DIGITAL FPV OWNERS GROUP – Digital Frame Opinions

I almost bought the skyliner hd but all that gap and lack of standoffs under the top plate I decided not too. It’s a shame too because I thought it was a good looking frame. I ended up ordering the dji edition badger which is supposed to be here today. Hope it flys well with no vibrations  Frank

Readymaderc strix screech 5.5 & 6in 5mm boomerang arms & 97g w all titanium hardware added includes motor screws 🙂 MORGAN FPV YouTube if ya wanna see how they fly ….spoiler smooth AF  David

Best FPV Drone Video Antenna Comparison Table

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Interactive matrix may take a few seconds to load… CLICK matrices for latest prices. *DRONE RACING INTERNATIONAL FPV group was asked to vote for their ‘‘favourite video antenna for racing?‘ and ‘favourite video antenna for freestyle?‘. Weight data sourced from product descriptions. The majority of links on this table are affiliate links. I receive a commission (at no extra cost to you) if you make a purchase after clicking one of the affiliate links. Read our Affiliate Link Policy for more information. Support FPVcompare directly by becoming a Patreon supporter.

Are you searching for a video antenna for your 5″ racing or freestyle FPV drone, with the greatest popularity, lowest weight or best value? Our comparison matrix is designed to point you towards the video antenna thats best for you. Next, explore which video antenna are used by championship winning FPV racers and freestyle pilots.