5 Tips for Safety in FPV Drones

[@frasersteen]

6. Always check your batteries are charged and ensure good contact by licking the terminals first 7. Hex drivers also make great ear cleaners 8. When using sharp tools like knives and such be sure to do it as close to your face as possible to ensure accuracy 9. Solder smoke smells awesome, it will put hair on your chest. 10. instead of taking your props off you can just put them on upside down so if something goes wrong they will fix the drone in place on the desk. You're welcome

[@limefpv4989]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@limefpv4989]

You kill me 😂😂

[@flipdaddy7778]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😅

[@Yimaj]

Lol this is just messed up...😂

[@cheguevara391]

Lmao I bottle that smoke up in a jar 😂😂

[@fpvlv5305]

Never give your drone to friend who cant fly.

[@theromanempire9236]

But if you do, put a throttle curve on your transmitter that limits them to 15% throttle and stand beside them with your finger on the disarm switch

[@SOVESOVE3]

@@theromanempire9236 or just let them fly on a sim. Saves alot of time and money

[@Alluvian567]

"But I've flown drones before". Um... in acro mode? Yeah, you have to prove you can at least take off, turn around and land in a sim or with your own drone before you are flying mine. Even my cheapass $150 drone, heh.

[@desertdronepilot]

I learned that the hard way:(

[@flipdaddy7778]

Tip 7, never test first hover indoors.

[@saltvatten]

Did you mention prearm? It saved me so many times.

[@neonoir__]

I found prearm a bit annoying to use since it has a bunch of pointless stuff like a minimum time requirement between hitting the switches and the order. Also hard to get into turtlemode fast. You can just add an extra arm switch in betaflight and it gets rid of all that.

[@MikeHarrisFPV]

Always hit the disarm switch after you land . When you perform that hover test you guys talk about at the end . You then say put the goggles on and fly . Disarm the quad before you put your goggles on then re arm !

[@thomascee]

LOVE THE CHARPU THROWBACK!!!! I loved that old episode, soooo funny 😂 Great throwback 👍🏼

[@tjburke79]

Thomas Cee when this channel was cool 🤷‍♂️🤣

[@saulfpv3382]

Check your fail safe is an important one also

[@rambozo_fpv176]

This is big to prevent a fly-away. Nobody wants to lose a quad like that.

[@cheguevara391]

Rambozo_FPV yeah, I had forgotten to set my fail safe and for some reason the default was to fly at 45 degrees at full speed, I don’t use gps’s, now I do ):

[@Unsub223]

Always try to fly safe, and just because you can’t predict a malfunction, doesn’t mean you can’t prepare for one.

[@sabinogalvan3358]

Who else misses Charpu

[@theromanempire9236]

Me

[@xymaryai8283]

*sad drew tie fighter noises* 100% tho, i loved Charpu's attitude to Freestyle, no hd cam, only a jank ass quad with super wide angle and motors wirring away in view. pure fun T^T i miss him

[@DeanChapmanFPV]

No throttle test all channels 👌🏻 I learned something today 🤗 My tip when out on the field raise your throttle slightly so if you accidentally arm the quad it won’t arm 😃

[@jasondonavich2758]

Dean Chapman FPV just have a 2 switch arming sequence.

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

Use a double arm on your controller to protect against accidental arms

[@VigiHunter]

also known als 'prearm' in betaflight. For those who didn't know ^^ Never going back to random arms!

[@TheAmericanALEx]

Alternatively just never go zero throttle when disarmed.

[@steviefpv]

@@TheAmericanALEx same as I just leave throttle at 100% until it’s go time

[@saittafpv5846]

Ya I have armed mine when I did not mine to when walking with it like 2 time naver going back all way use pre arm

[@emilianozapatta5978]

CHARGING LIPO ………...never ever charge indoors ! Period. IF you get a burner you WILL start a bad fire. I have had two indoor fires and I will NEVER charge indoors. outside or in garage on concrete floor … You guys and the NEW ROTORIOT are great ! THANK YOU !! You are all acting like mature responsible FPV Enthusiasts . not breaking the law. not constant "F" this ...THANK YOU ! It makes me want to purchase all my FPV gear from RotorRiot and Raceday. EXCELLENT !!!

[@florianw.3852]

I charge indoors all the time but I have a lipo bag which prevents the fire from spreading

[@dividingbyzerofpv6748]

@@florianw.3852 i dont think most lipo bags are actually fire rated. I charge indoors because I have tile floors and counter tops. Otherwise I use 50cal ammo cans to try to use as a fire safe charge box.

[@graydi66y]

Some of us just don't have either option. I charge indoors on a metal shelf unit.

[@fpvrc9829]

I don't have those options, I charge on top of the cooker, now I'm thinking maybe I should use the oven....

[@carson.608]

my quad flew into the wall and destroyed an axe can making my room smell like axe for a month

[@Panasonic-paul]

Never ignore warnings like....rssi critical🤣

[@goaway4702]

I’m literally watching this as I put together a new quad and I GREATLY appreciate the method you mentioned for the test hover. Thanks guy!

[@DroneOn]

If you alter filtering in any way shape or form. Even if you have 300 packs on it prior. Hover test and give it plenty of space.

[@theromanempire9236]

9:10 Can confirm, this is exactly what happened to me during my first test hover (los) dont know exactly why it happened, but it only happened sometimes and turning off airmode seemed to solve it

[@TheMadmacs]

when you are in the middle of nowhere, and flying a few hundred meters away, and something licks your hand, stay calm, don't scream like ned flanders or even flinch away, calmly turn the quad around and fly back to yourself , its probably a friendly dog saying hallo, say hallo back.

[@gautamkrishna7421]

Madmacs FPV I panicked when there was a fly lol

[@TheMadmacs]

@@gautamkrishna7421 yep, me too. now i use mosquito repellent and a hat that covers my ears lolololol

[@Zedorek]

i have been trained on that whenever that happens you remove your fingers from the sticks.

[@gautamkrishna7421]

Zedorek is this for a dji or smthg? I something attacks me or whatever, I’ll just disarm.

[@Zedorek]

@@gautamkrishna7421 check my channel. I don't do dji hahah. No it is a dog or friends that wanna mess wtih u but never will they thought ur sticks or hands. mayeb legs like flies and musquitos u know.

[@hateeternalmaver]

Never get sloppy! Always have respect for the beast... ,)

[@MagicFPV]

I remember the Charpu story from the first time around 😂

[@joshtnewby]

Not really a flying safety tip but, a hot soldering iron beats flesh everytime.

[@theromanempire9236]

Unless its not on

[@platty9237]

Especially when the cable is short.. they seem to tumble a lot.

[@licensetodrive9930]

Charging batteries tip - get a cheap thermal imaging camera like the HT-175 or DANIU HY-18, that way you can easily spot if a battery or the charger is getting too hot. Also very useful for spotting if a particular component on a board like a flight controller is getting too hot, and ESCs and motors.

[@lunatic200]

As someone who has never flown with more than two mates, the tip about powering on your quad in the pits could prove handy for me if I ever decide to race or fly in a large group. Future me thanks you!

[@maxiemusfpv198]

Actually really liked the dynamic of this episode

[@YuliyaVachugova]

I know this rules like my four fingers

[@Simon-xx4wm]

Yulya Vachugova lol a hand got 7 fingers🤦‍♂️

[@Kyo-bd4tw]

@@Simon-xx4wm Nah you got it all wrong. A hand has 3 fingers. Smhhhhhh😤😤😤

[@jchris_fpv]

Another tip: never arm a drone holding it in your hands... And so, never try catching it when it is flying. Unless you are Mr Steele 😉

[@LeDribFPV]

excellent suggestion

[@dividingbyzerofpv6748]

I hand launch plenty. Some places I launch from there just isnt any other way. But big boy rules apply, if you do it you are gonna accept the risks and concequences.

[@jchris_fpv]

@@dividingbyzerofpv6748 Agree. I.e. when there is no other place but sand on a beach. However, you are an experienced player, or at least that what I can assume based on your great footage. I would never go for hand launch as a beginner, or as a switcher from 4s into 6s 😉

[@g-rod5199]

I catch mine sometimes, mainly if it is super muddy/dusty. BUT I switch it into angle let it hover and put my hand a foot under it and disarm and catch it....No grabbing it out of the air!

[@jchris_fpv]

@@g-rod5199 you forgot to mention that you remove gogles from your eyes then 😉 Good point of switching into different mode. Cheers! 🙂

[@trixer230]

Very great video!!!!! This needed be done and reinforced thank you so much!

[@joef595]

1 Never dive down a bridge with hundreds of traffic on it. 2 See number 1

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

We had a rc cub at school and our lipos blew up on the charger and the whole schools had to evacuate. We weren’t allowed to charge at school anymore

[@MBrulla]

"Don't hurt Justin" Spoken by the dude channeling George Michael..

[@Charlie_Waffles]

LOL .. both jokes are hilarious 😂

[@luisjonassk8]

Like Charpu says "Take props off!" Or you'll need to kick your kwad like a animal! 😂

[@roaldkvaaleskibsrud1154]

8:04, the cup moved🤯🤯🤯

[@RahmatHidayat09]

looks like everyone miss the most important safety rule here: "GOOD PILOT CONDITIONS" Don't forget to rehidrate and eat whenever you are building a drone or out flying. We have to concentrate and focus when building or flying. Concentration needs energy. Drink healthy, eat healthy, rest enough ;)

[@Unsub223]

A easy way I check my fail safe when im at the field is with my props off power up my remote then plug in the drone, arm and give a little throttle, and then turn off my remote if the drone cuts all motors then my failsafe is usually all set

[@zimzillakilla]

Tip 36, when overvolting lipos make sure to have a fire extinguisher handy.

[@teddybear_lost]

All I'm thinking is "What has happened to your finger dude?" Did you leave your props on? :D

[@chestermichaellu3803]

safety is always first.great tips bro.

[@Alluvian567]

Love the ending. I am HORRIBLE about always monitoring batteries. Best I do is put them somewhere so there is nothing above them flammible like cabinets and charge them in a fireproof bag. Outside of that I am pretty bad. I also suck at discharging them in a timely fashion because shit always happens in my life when I have just charged up 10 packs for tomorrow.

[@OwenBuckingham11]

What Charpu said is 100% true. When you stop respecting the risks involved you will get hurt. I got cut really bad and the scars on my hands remind me every day of my mistake.

[@MCsCreations]

Great tips, guys! 😊 About batteries, if you can, charge them outside!

[@fpvrc9829]

I charge mine on the cooker.

[@JayFPV]

great tips 👍👍 safety first!! thanks guys

[@farmertjes]

Always run DVR and have a device to watch it back. On a crash it can help you pinpoint the location

[@snifflesfpv7321]

The battery one is really important, had an undercharged 6cell 7.500mah and the fire as a walked away for 2 mins was huge

[@BedstuyDude]

over time i'ved learned and used all of these time but number 6 i had to learn on my own so I never ever say last pack. I also never fly if i second guess flying because something always seems to happen when I do. thanks

[@tomvanvelthoven3368]

Well done, funny episode guys!

[@davidhuber6251]

Nice job, keep up the good content.

[@Shokman08]

Also the controller before flying... Sometimes you can plug the battery and the props start spinning in your hands... The most convenient thing is to have a pre-flight checklist and you go through it before flying... For example (it's being a while that I don't fly so you can check this list and make your own): 1) Check joystick positions and switches in the controller 2) Clean cameras lens (including GoPro and fpv camera) 3) Check the motors can rotate freely without noises or frictions 4) Check each connector to be connected properly (don't connect the BATTERY) 5) Check antennas to be placed properly 6) Add propellers, make sure that they don't trap any wire 7) Turn on the radio only 8) Place the drone in a clear area without people and make sure that everybody else is aware that you are about to start the drone.

[@wynnfpv]

Lol you guys are funny! Pretty funny when Alex has cut finger from a prop!

[@InconsistentTechDad]

They're loud, it feels like you're flying, and Drib's impression of the sound just sounded like a tie fighter impression... Which is actually accurate.. and those things are all reasons we love to fly them lol.

[@Simon-xx4wm]

6:14 that was so spectacular that i clip it

[@f6image]

All pretty good rules for safer flying. Live the music by the way hahaha 🤘

[@larrygrinstead5949]

Important one missed...once you disarm your quad, place your throttle all the way up to prevent accidental arming. If you just pick it up and heaven for bid that you bump the disarm switch, your likely to get hurt.

[@larrygrinstead5949]

Meant bump the arm switch.

[@rambozo_fpv176]

This is a good one that I never thought of. I use a pre-arm switch instead, but this is a good tip if you don't have a two switch arming setup.

[@fpvrc9829]

Yh, that works, but pre arm is better

[@trymacs7729]

I have a question. I flew with my quad about 20 meters away from me. The RSSI was 80 and suddenly i havent any control to my quad. It goes into the ground. I think it failsaved. That was today, maybe 2 weeks ago my other quad just gets more altitude and it didnt react to my transmitter. In about 80 meters altitude i disarmed it and than it did death rolls. Now it is totaly broken.

[@mavenius]

I had the runaway throttle yesterday also; thankfully, I disarmed at about 30 meters. OSD on dvr shows low throttle and good RSSI; scratching my head on that one too. Thankfully, I only lost a battery to the pavement, not a quad.

[@RikkTheGaijin]

I loved the dramatic reenactment xD

[@carlosroper1587]

I love videos with this two guys😂👌🏽

[@RGMGFitness]

Great tips guys! Hey, can anyone tell me if they've ever used the SPEKTRUM S2100 Smart Charger & Batteries for FPV? Really like the SMART TECH built into this system and would love you thoughts....I'm just about to purchase the HD1 build you guys have and need batteries and a charger.....Like the safety this charger brings to the table. :)

[@StormadoMan]

#46 Don't purposely fly into your buddies leg 😛

[@theromanempire9236]

Im assuming you speak from experience

[@elMuele]

Uh, I had actually forgotten that episode.

[@svenhustedt8872]

thank´s for the tips ;-) greetings from germany ROTOR RIOT !!!!!!!!!!!

[@raven54021]

you guys should do a top 5 tips for more stuff like finding new spots

[@wardope]

I have been lazy one or two times. but every time I have been doing so. i have had a Jacket or a blanket covering the quad!

[@yannickg6904]

I had one motor start spinning full throttle while I was putting a quad down for takeoff 2 weeks ago. Good thing it was only a 3in quad, My hand is almost completely healed.

[@paulnur]

9:11 had me bust out laughing😂

[@xymaryai8283]

unfortunate time code ahaha

[@neonoir__]

Yes officer, this comment right here☝

[@wing_it]

Those gopros looks lit🔥

[@karlmaestrati9773]

I'm glad I'm already doing all those 5 safety rules even as a newbie ^^

[@FPVHans]

You guys are so right!

[@rf2632_]

Oh shit, that's true! Each time I say "Last pack" bad things happened!

[@tony1954]

11:15 Same in the computer world. If you are bulding a computer or repairing one, you don''t install the side panel before you have booted the PC successfully one time. It's bad luck. It's a common myth among tech supporters. No kidding.

[@jenniferbaney715]

Great video guys. Safety first. I like it. 👍👍

[@gabem7]

Flying whoop under 250g you do not need a spotter if your flying FPV, right?

[@florianw.3852]

Depends on your country but as I know in Germany and Austria you technically do not need one. In Germany you are limited to 30meters hight. But for your own safety you should have one. You never know what other people do when they see you with weird goggles.

[@zanpekosak2383]

Rules are made to be broken...😁😈

[@ShiftingPerspective-Outdoors]

What go pro wraps/ filters do you use? They look pretty sick.

[@stickfpv9720]

Good stuff said. Always be aware. Newbie or not. Always watch your lipos and have a spotter.

[@ianbrown2728]

I have exploded my drone more times than i can count on my last pack lol

[@RikkTheGaijin]

Tip number 6: live in a country where quads are not banned.

[@rmdcade1717]

Slight alteration to JB's pre-hover test: Use the Flite Test high-five rule. Quad is nose-in on the ground. As you move the pitch and roll, the quad should rise to high-five your stick. Pitch forward (stick toward quad), and the rear of the quad rises toward your stick. Roll right, and the quad lifts left to high-five your stick.

[@Dking89]

Tip 12 if you loose signal make sure to bring controller to access what’s wrong with the quad

[@RCOverKill]

I would say when parallel charging(make sure you know how to parallel charge)make sure to seperate your batteries so their as far from one another as possible. 1 battery on fure can set the rest ablaze. I bought ceramic cups and saucers from a thrift shop, and I put 1 battery in each cup with a saucer over it. I think manufacturers of Lipo safe bags should start putting dividers in them.

[@doktordrone]

thank you very much for this useful sharing, best wishes for all of you :)

[@marsmachine1156]

Always switch motor stop off so you can see when the quad is armed? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@fpvrc9829]

Yh I dont know why that's even an option

[@thelizardpalace4597]

5:50 song?

[@aaronevan4065]

Not safety but man it almost is. Pull your sd card before you do something sketchy.

[@jackjohnson4524]

Stock up at microcenter: $4 for a 16gb microSD, and amazon has $8 card organizers

[@FireDFPV]

After warming up packs every time I start to get real and push record button on the GoPro it gonna crash. So make sure you push the recording button and warm up more. Is this even safety related?

[@drlahori]

Battery landing voltage for your drone ? And where can we see if these is a video give me link

[@thomatofpv3546]

I've had Gemfan 3052's chop a bit off my thumb in turtle mode before :)

[@MrLDavids]

Got a question Drew or Captain... which ever has the time... pc and battery at the same time... this may spin the motors up...? Just asking cuz I do this alot...

[@FPVrare]

6:³9 drews reaction is legit 😂😂😂

[@silverwing3359]

Drew, where did you get your shirt?

[@wudz_fpv]

Do moving cars on bridges count under rule #3? ;)

[@highwaymen1237]

Vannover was a tool on DRL today.

[@imcrazy695]

This is for Alex vanover .... any good motors for racing under $23??

[@burkanfpv4904]

imcrazy 69 hmmm idk how much they are but iflight xing 2306/2207 and rcinpower 2207 from BG.

[@danielc.284]

Most of the HyperLite line is under 23 dollars.

[@jackfufpv8134]

One part of this hobby/sport that is rarely if ever talked about that is video editing. I would love to hear about how yall put together an edit .how do you approach the day when your wanting to make a video and so on

[@mike94560]

When all else fails... To stop a run away quad throw a tee shirt or hoodie on it to stall the props. The goal is to get the props to wrap the cloth around themselves and stall out. This may fry the ESC. Don't kick it or put your body parts near it. Oh and 2 switch arming is a very good idea.... And if you do power up with the props on. Put a hoodie over it. Or stick the whole quad IN the hoodie. (or tee shirt)

[@gautamkrishna7421]

Whenever I test hover, I check the motor temperature. Reason? I don’t want to have desync or smthg while flying. Especially after a crash, when bent props will cause noise and heat motors

[@graham69parkinson]

I made mistake number 1 and boy did it mess my fingers up, the props sliced opened one finger and broke another so it's fair to say I remove my props after I finish flying. And to extend on the tip of not flying over people, when I go flying I'm normally on my own and if I see a person in the distance I bring the drone back towards myself as people just have the habit of ignoring the dangerous object over their heads and just continue walking, and some come over to see what I'm doing.

[@Dking89]

Tip 9 make sure to tighten well propellers

[@xtkfpv5306]

USE THE PREARM FUNCTION!!! I have my momentary switch set for to prearm and a separate switch for my arm switch. I have to hold the momentary while activating the arm switch, this prevents accidental arming. I used to just arm using one switch but I had an incident one day when I was picking up my quad off the ground, my tx was hanging around my neck from a lanyard and it swung forward when I bent down, the arm switch hit my knee and Ya, I had a quad in face, cut my eyelid , could have lost an eye.

[@fpvrc9829]

Damm, good tip, I had my 2 year old arm my quad as I was about to pick it up, could have been worse, I use prearm now.

[@JJZorro11]

👍Good stuff👍

[@juneloko]

You guys missed never ripp under the influence lol BOT especially when drunk

[@trfpvVT]

yah he is not the sharpest tool in the shed... fake stoner smh

[@KiLL3RabBit]

lol the first time I flew with my rates at 600 I did a snap roll and my battery flew off my quad and across the field. my battery strap failed and that quad and that batter became missiles.

[@cameroncalkins5935]

‘When the drone has the same color props’ Me: hey that’s my drone!

[@henrischomacker6097]

My additional tip: Almost every flight day I have to instruct my (our) spotters to articulate themselves clearly, which is very important to do it before the flight: If we have a skate-park on the left and a small park with trees on the right it does not help if my spotter tells me: "Attention, there's a women with a baby coming into the park" ;-) when I'm arriving with 100kmh at the skate-park. I was assuming the women came into the park with the trees, but in fact, it was the skate-park on the left. Please clear with your spotters what to say when someone enters a "zone" and define the naming of the "zones" around yourself before you fly. - Then you'll maybe not hit the baby ... or it's mother :-) It's just a few words before you fly to define zones with your mates but it's really essential. I almost hit people a few times in the past because I was warned, but kind of "wrong" or "misleading". Since then I always clear the definitions for the zones around us in advance with my mates. Very important, imho!