Interactive matrix may take a few seconds to load… CLICK matrices for latest prices. MultiGP Drone Racing Community was asked ‘what 20×20 flight controller will you be using in future competition?’. DRONE RACING INTERNATIONAL FPV group was asked to vote for their ‘go-to 30×30 flight controller for 5″ freestyle?’. OFFICIAL DJI DIGITAL FPV OWNERS GROUP was asked to vote for ‘which flight controller w/built-in voltage regulator have you had a positive experience with?’. *All-in-one board or stack combining flight controller and electronic speed controller. **Flight controller for FPV wings. 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.
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MultiGP Drone Racing Community – 20×20 Flight Controller for 5″ Racing Opinion
DRONE RACING INTERNATIONAL FPV – 30×30 Flight Controller for 5″ Freestyle Opinions
The Diatone F405 are variable, went through two of them in a couple of months Jordan
Although a popular flight controller, the Mamba stuff is variable Luke
For the mamba haters. For the record I didn’t vote for it. But i will defend it. For the price you pay. You get a decent stack. Its the cheapest, and when it works, it works just as well as any other FC. Ive never had an issue with one… KISS is the ONLY FC that iv ever flown that has actually “felt smoother” than other flight controllers. And im too cheap to fly expensive parts that i fully intend on smashing to oblivion. Budget builder for life Shawn
Revolts are solid (sensitive soldering pads), FC kiss v2 solid, brain solid, pyro f4 solid Jim
OFFICIAL DJI DIGITAL FPV OWNERS GROUP – Flight Controller for DJI Air Unit Opinions
So, Ive decided for all of my quads with the DJI system to run off a separate BEC (BEC = battery elimination circuit or voltage regulator). Reason being, I suck at this. Bad. I crash a lot and go for cool cinematic shots when sometimes I should hold back. One of the things I’ve noticed during my numerous crashes is that the BEC on the FC seems to be a weak point in a crash. Crashes that the DJI air unit would have otherwise survived. I’ve had 3 different FC BECs go bad during a crash from 3 different manufacturers that have smoked an air unit. I have yet to have an external BEC go bad on me. Plus, I don’t have to worry about looking up if the FC can supply power to the air unit or not Nick
Bad experience with Mamba f405 9v going bad on multiple boards. Also it skips out badly if you crash ever JT
Hello, I am building my first quad (5″ freestyle) and will go digital with DJI system, but you made the build with all 6s stuff and 6s batteries, but DJI stated that it should be 4s quads. I saw that you also put a voltage regulator (probably because of that), so I wanted to ask if that’s better than building a 4s right away with no regulator.
Thanks,
Stefan.
Hi Stefan, you’re correct that I include the voltage regulator so that you can run the DJI system on 6S. FPV builder Jason Langhoff recommended the Holybro Kakute F7 HDV flight controller (http://bit.ly/2HwIC2m) to me because this has the voltage regulator built in the board, which simplifies your build. I would recommend a 6S setup (with voltage regulator or Holybro Kakute F7 HDV flight controller) over a 4S setup reason for two reasons (1) a 6S setup is compatible with 4S batteries, so you can start off slow with 4S and progress to 6S as your confidence levels rise (2) the extra power from 6S helps offset the extra weight from the DJI ‘air-unit’. I hope that helps!
Hi Goose
Yes, that helped a lot!
Just one more thing, is there any special way of wiring or something I should do to tell the voltage regulator (or the FC you mentioned) to regulate power for the DJI Air unit and not for motors and everything else? Or it just does that by itself?
Because using 6s batteries means I will need lower KV motors and if the motors also use 4s-like power, they would be really underpowered, so that confuses me.
Thanks again for the time!
Hi Stefan, the FC I mentioned doesn’t require any special wiring and uses the inbuilt voltage regulators to output 8V to the DJI system and 5V to any other parts like LED strips (the battery connects directly to the ESCs and through to the motors, so you don’t need to worry there). I don’t have any direct experience with low KV motors on 4S power, but UAVfutures found that the Diatone GT M540 with 1950KV motors on 4S was a great starting power for beginners, whilst 5S and 6S capability allowed progression to greater speeds (relevant commentary http://bit.ly/2ZwhaYV). Basically, I think the extra fun from 6s is worth the effort!
Hello,
I’m building my first FPV racing drone and the flught controller is the only thing I haven’t decided on.
I wanted to make a 6S drone under 220g. I’m running the five33 headsup 1950kv motors on the five33 switchback frame. A Hobbywing Xmicro 40A 4in1 ESC.
Which flight controller would be best?
Hi Chris, that’s a great combo. Minchan Kim, Thomas Bitmatta and Alex Vanover all use the Hobbywing Micro 40A 4in1 ESC combined with 20×20 size flight controllers. Unless you’ve got a strong preference for FlightOne or Betaflight, not much between them https://fpvcompare.com/fpv-racer-builds/
Ahhh thank you. My build seems more like Minchan’s so I may try out the one he uses. Thanks again!