7 FPV tips for absolute beginners

[@Fly_High_FPV]

I've got Tango 2's ,Pockets, and Boxers in stock for your Crossfire or ELRS goodness 👌

[@RickJamesFPV]

Thanks for pushing my order out yesterday Bro.🤙🏾

[@SeilingMart]

Bro I just o3 cuz imma have a seizure from tv static

[@SeilingMart]

6:67 you get motion sickness from a swing?

[@angelmanuelcamacho8690]

I'm a beginner on FPV and I'm loving it ❤😅 flying the cetus X 😊been two weeks practicing and now I'm flying in acro mode its mad fun.😂 thanks to you guy's for everything.

[@tk-maker]

5 days of build, 5 mins to destroy a vista, now order again a new $139 vista. Welcome to FPV

[@KOrnhOliO1]

Damn, you're one of the few whose ever broken a Vista. They are heavy duty!

[@AdamWeatherall]

The few…the proud…the in debt 💸 lol

[@SiNFPVGUAM]

I've had glass cannons too, but I've also got some absolute tanks that have taken a beating..

[@tk-maker]

fix wing (bubble foam) and battery hit vista, chipped MIPI socket, another o3 the board top bended.... super expensive hobby @@KOrnhOliO1

[@SBvice]

Broken everything on my quads but never a vista and half of them are naked

[@TommyC_FPV]

Also let's talk about crashing and fixing your drone. Step 1 misdiagnose your issue and buy the wrong parts. Step 2 keep buying parts until its fixed or until you find the right Bardwell video. Step 3 break it again. Ok, now that your wife hates you because all you do is smoke weed and crash your drone. It's now time to sell all your gear as a overpriced bundle deal. Once you realize no one will buy it all at once, you slowly part it out for 1/4 it's value. Rinse repeat.

[@xjet]

You forgot to mention that it is essential to fit Remote ID to all your drones, even if they're less than 250g (just because you can). It's a license plate for your drone! 😛

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

A gps tracking self identifying remote license plate, the best kind.

[@RandoManFPV]

Government bot 😮

[@MnPaul1]

A certain government agency is probably disappointed that failed to mention their silly test. 😊 What are you doing in that bush?

[@EniokiFPV]

This is the most straight forward non-bullshit advice I have ever heard for new pilots. And it’s not even saturated in affiliate links. Keep doing dope shit @botgrinder

[@ahodbikes]

Got into this a few months ago. Just want to throw my hat in and say the Boxer radio has been really good to me for anyone lookin'!

[@razzreal_fpv]

💜💙A M A Z I N G ! Best Dressed FPV pilot ever! hahahaha Thank you homie ! 💜💙

[@frozenweb6377]

I used to always send my friends the Flying drones on Salvia video when they ask me about FPV. This is way better!

[@AerialWaviator]

Straight-up honest reconditions on how to get started. Nice financial investment advise. Great bush work demo (10:53), as most starting out will be looking at/in a bush as some point.

[@edrone_]

Great information here presented perfectly 🤟

[@ninenseveneighths7298]

I think this is the closest we will ever get to a G rated Botgrinder video. Telling it straight and no Fk's given...

[@alberthwang2900]

Ignoring the tattoo on his arm of a lady with her tits hanging out.

[@0Ciju0]

Man, screw DJI lol. As a cybersecurity "enthusiast" DJI sounds like a nightmare... Thanks for all of your info, I will be most likely upgrading my FatShark Scouts to a HD Zero setup as I am extremely new

[@cgbcgb573]

I’m new to FPV, I saw a video with you and vegan in NYC (super local to NYC) about a week ago, and I’ve been flying my TinyHawk III for a couple days now.

[@dusternal]

i respect your opinion, its just that..fuck sims, wounds heal and chicks dig scars.... actually..trees dig my zoops..where was i?..oh yeah..life is but a game, where i come from we don't try anything, we just do it hahaahaa keep up the good real err..work..

[@DankCloudzFPV]

As a newer pilot in the game, this video hits home. It's alot to invest in and even more to learn but with a solid crew it's very doable.

[@buddyadkins2432]

There are also analog box goggles from about $50 USD to $150 USD. Personally, I don't like the binocular type goggles and I wear eyeglasses so box goggles work for me. Whether you like them or not, box goggles are still an option especially if you are on a budget.

[@dondupuis4007]

Not true, brand newbie to FPV, watch you all the time and one of your patriots. Your videos are worth paying to continue helping you to creating content

[@draxodrax8371]

GREAT video, but quick question....best googles for someone that has to wear glasses?

[@RickJamesFPV]

Thanks for standing in the bushes looking suspicious for the sake of FPV😂

[@treboogie2976]

Watched 2000 videos before this and watch this one video 2000+ times ……….. lmaooooo wtf

[@ZippyFPV]

I mistakenly thought it would be a big expense up front and then I would rarely spend money once set up. Now I realize it's like owning a beater car - spending money every month just to keep her running. Then, on top of that, the hobby moves so damn fast theres always something new you want to try. And that just leads to more shit to repair. Totally worth it tho 🤘

[@KOrnhOliO1]

It all depends on which system you bought! HDZero break all the time. It's not durable, and not reliable! A prominent reviewer kept breaking VTX's and finally stopped buying them because EVERYTHING BROKE. 🤷🙄 DJI rarely breaks, is practically bullet proof reliable and durable. That reviewer flies DJI now. So, it depends on what ya bought!

[@godzillacat1291]

​@sco0trot0r18 not much of a choice if you're into whoops. Curious, how many vtx have you gone through?

[@ZippyFPV]

Eh, no matter what system you have there will always be regular expenses - especially if youre pushing yourself. Damaged batteries, props, arms, cameras, lenses, motors, antennas, fried esc/fc. I think most newbies dont really understand that. At least I didn't.

[@KOrnhOliO1]

@@ZippyFPV Yeah, but that's the BIG benefit of DJI. Shit just doesn't break! Hardly anyone ever had a Vista break at all. I've never had any break or stop working. That's one of the main benefits of going DJI digital is now you may still replace FC, ESC, props, motors, but your VTX is practically bullet proof! Cuts way down on costs to repair.

[@KOrnhOliO1]

@@godzillacat1291 Nada, Zilch, Nada, None.

[@Daalive]

How do you adjust your ND filter? Like a pol filter or? Can you adjust it or did you really change it?

[@cutterhead13]

Hope you keep making vids for a long time . Theyre the most fun video online by a longshot. Ive said it before, they are like modern day old school 411 videos thank you so much man

[@joshuasl9orpyouarecharon220]

good that you did this video, im starting fpv I just bought cobra x goggles, radiomaster pocket and a mobula 8.

[@its_generik]

Here's my advice - one is none and two is one. I only have one drone. And I broke it. And I'm depressed as fuck. Have a backup drone!!!! 💜💜💜

[@Hobbyaddiction101]

I have DJI for now 2 FPV’s, 1 Avata and the 1 mini two. I fly freestyle two I’ve already had to replace two arms on the FPV so I want to get into a real carbon drone. Like u fly. But haven’t made the jump. Yet because of just overwhelming battery maintenance all the stuff I don’t got in a lot of DJI is turnkey and I can rebuild pretty good, so I just been using dji for a while Your videos ar dope as hell.

[@Yamdankees]

Great vid, my dude. Recently made the crossover from DJI drones to FPV. Started off with a tinygo & just ordered a baby ape pro v2. I really wanna try building something of my own & I got the soldering iron and a decent tool kit but can’t find the balls to risk flushing my hard earned $$ down the toilet by fckin it all up. I was looking into some practice boards for soldering. Do you think that’s a safer way to start or am I overthinking it? Watched one manned unmanned’s new video assembling the grinderino. Might be biased but do you think that’s a good first build? Also, what’s the best way to find a decent community in NorthEastern Jersey? I know this comment is long af. My bad 😂

[@LockJawFPV]

I'm rocking the TX16S and I'm a pincher but really liking that Zoro but not sure if would be big enough for my gripping style don't wanna effect my overall flight style kinda scared lol I wanna try one out see if I like it

[@timeanspace]

Gamepad is playstation is correct. No other gaming consoles.

[@bakerman1231]

I am bias. but the frsky x-lite with xfire with mushroom stick ends is thumber porn. And it upsets me how the quality of that controller gets over looked. Frsky does not make the best receivers but with a nano modual only the quality matters and its pretty damn good! I would say the quality towers anything radiomaster or jumper makes. radiomaster is cheap plastic junk next to frsky and ive had all the brands.

[@greedfox7842]

I really want a analog FPV watch. >:/ but my kwads are walksnail. its just such a dumb 90s kid toy I want it so bad, I'm going to get one for my sisters kids so they can be the coolest little shit in elementary school.

[@dronepilot260rc]

I have DJI Hd. But I would say I fly analog more than HD but I’m usually doing long range flying

[@Andrewbigbro]

Thanks man I don’t even own a radio yet or anything iv been watching all your videos dude I’m super new to all of rc I caught heart failure so I got a lotta time on my hands you’re video’s really help me sometimes when I’m all down and sad-n-shit I watch one of your videos before I know it I’m laughing my ass off, bro thank you for making content.l, it’s really really helpful ima buy that pocket radio thing thanks 🤖

[@user-su6nt3en3n]

Loving your content ! Greetings out of Switzerland

[@theluckybead]

not brand new to fpv... i tried many many years ago but was totally turn off by the lack of good guidance on this stuff. This year I finally gave it another shot and your videos have made me appreciate this as less of a hobby and more of an art. flying lately has taken me back to my high school skater days when i'd get chased off of stairs while filming my friends skate and pumping rage against the machine. thanks for putting together not only a guide, but a ballad for fellow fpv hobbyists.

[@macofish1]

"skater days..." Right? It totally has the same feel of finding spots and dealing with everything that comes with that. I'm making the leap with just a controller and sim first and move up from there. Really informative and enthusiastic guy.

[@RandoManFPV]

​​@@macofish1I was jus talking to my friend that got my into skating over 10 years ago about drones I was saying it's like skating cuz there's countless tricks and everything has a variation and every person has style. It's endless, challenging, and always unique 😊 I love things like that

[@BaconNinjaFPV]

This is awesome bot!!! Some super solid advice for someone starting out.

[@BOTGRINDER]

eyy thank you bro.

[@notsweep]

I paid for patreon before i bought a drone myself, but i didnt listen, so im stuck with DJI

[@KOrnhOliO1]

Well, no worries, this video is biased. Biased to HDZero (ANALOG2) which has THE BEST latency for racing, but besides that, it has THE WORST penetration of trees, bushes, and all objects. The Worst range with clarity - Hell, your lucky to fly 100m and not get all of those irritating colored sparklies, that are bigger, colored, brighter and more obnoxious than old analog snow. Some say, in abundance with those LED screen being so bright, that they hurt their eyes. Wanna flying around a building or ANY SOLID OBJECT, " forget 'bout it". HDZero can't fly around virtually anything! 20 feet around the first corner of the solid object, like a building, and your signal is Gone! You're dead. The other digital formats, DJI & Wallsnail, can easily fly around objects with varying success. Walksnail might make it completely around the object, but if it's a huge building, no way. DJI can typically make it all the way around, and sometimes with no break up to the crystal clear image quality.... Yes, DJI has, by far, the best image quality and it's not close, especially with the 03 system. HDZero is way, WAY back from the other two in image quality, penetration is virtually non existent, reliability - one prominent reviewer said he doesn't review or do videos about HDZero because every single one of his VTX's (the part that mounts to the drone) had either broken or died and doesn't work. He used to keep buying more, but after a huge number dying, he won't but anymore. Terrible reliability and durability! DJI is on the other end of the spectrum. Pretty much everyone, with few exceptions, haven't had a single Vista or 03 fail on them! Ultra durable and reliable. Olus, pretty much every reviewer of FPV gear flies DJI - of course they do, it's the very best in everything, but racing... Where you fly 50m Max from yourself in an open field with gates set up. That's HDZero's forte, and it's good at it, and almost nothing else. Are you a racer, but HDZero. Wanna do anything else, buy something else! Bot mentioned the newest DJI goggles not doing analog, but most of us use the V2 goggles from DJI. They do analog superbly! And cheap too! V2 goggles are easily available used, often in brand new condition, for around $300, ( HALF the cost of HDZero goggles!) so DJI is also the least expensive way to get into digital FPV, and the VERY BEST. You can fly soooooo far and typically have no distortion to the image AT ALL! NONE OF THAT STUTTER bullshit Bot mentioned! Sure, if you get way, Way, WAY OUT THERE, sooooo far HDZero would completely drop out and lose signal 1/10 of that distance from you. Walksnail might make it half the way, maybe further, but that's where that stuttering can occur. When you're flying out to bum fuck Egypt! Lol That's when you are very far away or flying around a huge solid object that the other two systems can't even fly close to where you are flying. Bot is a great guy, but he gets given gear because he does reviews. He got given, FOR FREE, those HDZero goggles and no other company gave him digital goggles, so HE'S TOTALLY BIASED. PLUS! He a DJI hater. For No Valid reason either, because there are no valid reasons to hate the very best! They've done nothing to you. DJI INVENTED DIGITAL FPV! They just make by far the best in digital FPV and some just love to hate the very best. Also, because he didn't get free goggles from the them! 😉👍💯

[@Matbug1812]

I used to get weed from a dude in high school and he would pinch!....Good video, you talked me into a Grinderino!

[@jordan-ts9xo]

i pinch on a gamepad i found i felt better than the ✈️ box lmaooo that’s interesting

[@haell_420]

Hi, what analog 5" or 3,5" would you reccomend (i was thinking about nazgul5 v3, but i dunno if it has good video strenght) i have radiomaster pocket, and will probably buy ev800d for first goggles, then upgrade to some good shit

[@Timboslicce]

Fpv is expensive. That’s why I like it so much. Lol

[@GarethDix]

The ELRS comment at the end was my life last week… and then it all of a sudden works… like wtf?!

[@brandon9689]

A Mic for your failed podcast😂 Im dying rn

[@tracypippenger4806]

Good job wish I would have seen this 2yrs ago and my diatone 5 in ended up in the pond first flight

[@kingjam6433]

After learning the old hard way when there wasn't much choice this is how I'd start over if i had to now for sure. Simples 😂

[@TheMadmacs]

biggest tip everybody forgets, after youve got all the stuff, start ordering spares and when you have enough spares, build a number two quad, its hard to fly knowing one crash could ground you for weeks. also, when you maiden flight your first quad, find a huge empty field, and adult diapers.

[@basquiatfpv]

I always appreciate these videos, good shit 💪🏾😤

[@rc_nature]

Thanks dude, this video is rad. I've been racing RC cars forever. Trying to get into drones, and this helped a ton.

[@Timboslicce]

I bet I spent 5k before I could do a trippy spin or a juicy flick lol

[@treboogie2976]

Where was this months ago 😂 something straight forward no beating round the bush

[@SixTough]

Been playing TrypFPV for a few days and I really like it

[@locksmith9580]

8:19 😂 my first quad. I have both versions

[@LWAerialProductions]

Very informative. Thank you for this.

[@feelfreefpv]

One thing that many beginners come across early is that flying in the sim seems almost impossible, even after years of experience with computer games and mavic drones. It is very hard at first for almost everyone but after a few hours you will be able to cruise around. Hitting gaps may still be challenging but don't give up. When you are ready the first flight IRL will be a very special moment and from there on you will have tons of fun (and some more to learn when it comes to repairing stuff :) ). Btw, I would recommend to get a bind and fly for your first quad. Just because it gets you in the air more quickly. Learning curve is quite steep anyway. Welcome to a fantastic hobby!

[@flipfpv]

Totally agree on getting a BNF as your first quad. I don't get the mentality of people pushing to "build your own" when you don't know anything yet, it just makes the barrier to entry that much higher. Get flying as soon as possible so you understand why it's worth the effort, then learn to fix things as you progress.

[@RandoManFPV]

​@@flipfpvyea for real I've never even used a soldering iron. It would be so awesome to ruin a brand new FC learning how to solder 😂

[@brandon9689]

The biggest thing when new to the sim is to not burn yourself out. If you start to get annoyed just stop and take a break, or wait till the next day. The first night I was trying to do a figure 8 drill on DRL PC for 3 hours on an XB1 controller. The next night I hit it in 5 minutes and started to learn things much faster. For DRL specifically, I wouldn't recommend relying on just the training missions. Many of them have tons of restrictions and reset you if you stray off course without teaching recovery. My learning improved massively when I jumped into freestyle mode and followed Joshua Bardwell's learn to fly series. I just followed along as best as I could, even though he used Liftoff and I have DRL.

[@kyble3021]

Informative and humorous 😄...

[@jeffparisse4202]

Perfect! Way to go… getttin’ people in the hobby is more important now than ever! ❤️

[@DudeMaybeSomeday]

I boned myself, but the hdz goggles are on the way.

[@goose25-c4]

TS100 is the shizit bro! Love your vids Bot!

[@JohnChevroletC.O.D]

I destroyed my tiny go 4K then watched this 😂

[@jUkEz03]

dji goggle v2 for analog and digital, but i started with digital,. i think i would never try analog

[@SavagerobFPV]

Well said down to earth no bullshit Great Work 👍

[@likwidkool]

Haha. Great Shawshank reference! 😁

[@TattedTommysTv]

I smoked a motor on my foxeer yesterday trying to turtle mode out of my wife's laundry basket loll smoked that sucker lol

[@that_jason_black]

What is drone? Baby don't hurt me.

[@SoCal_FPV]

I must have the kitchen hook up for freestyle and money on the books for cinema 😊

[@TrashCatFPV]

Hi mom

[@BOTGRINDER]

Go to bed.

[@fpvvegan]

Love this 😂😂 all of it can’t pick my fav part

[@jaredreynolds4935]

no thanks for the video cause i want to fly

[@kristen7192]

Google search is your friend

[@gprov590]

Your demibot frame now has a copy. It may be called as the demi butt

[@Chillin-fpv]

A mic for your failed podcast 😂

[@thumbjuggler3943]

fly you drone while swinging on that swing... see how long u can handle it;)

[@rodsawhite]

Mate solid content as always!!!

[@woltervandenberg]

Love the Shawshank reference

[@NOXFPV]

Damn son this is an informative video. Very good.

[@MoeFPV]

Any sock recommendations?

[@buddyadkins2432]

Although it does depend on your use case, not all BNFs are junk. Yeah, maybe way back in the old days of 2016, but not today. I build, but also buy if the quad is what I want and the price is right (generally on sale).

[@BOTGRINDER]

Yeah I'm realizing that now

[@zimablue2664]

What is about Betafpv?

[@peterkaranja1367]

Very informative

[@jonathan6351]

Already into FPV, but your videos are just always fun to listen to. Keep it up!

[@mattalford3932]

Get a tiny whoop.

[@Jasonmoussa1]

that walksnail comment was great!

[@sRoGoRs]

They kill less people 😂

[@Poke-Joe79]

Hey I'm a top tear patron

[@sunnesonne]

Boxer vs Tx16s?

[@MrDeathFPV]

BETAFPV ... hits like

[@MegaMiniMedia]

here I got DJI like friggin IDIOT ps got roped into getting my part 107 for work since I'm "that drone guy"... taking it in four days, wish me luck. Studying my ass off after watching your video about taking the test. Hope you're well brother!

[@BOTGRINDER]

good luck bro! you got this!

[@MantraAerials]

😂 Awesome fpv overview

[@slowvoltage]

❤left no stone unturned on this one 🙌🏽

[@ZetaReticulian]

THANK YOU !

[@fancyfpv]

That was rad

[@tabdougherty8549]

Loved it!

[@WestVirginiasBigred271]

Botgrinder last night I was watching your live stream and I heard you talking about flying recreationally and I just caught the end of what you were saying but you said if you upload a video to the internet like Facebook or KZbin then you are not flying recreationally, actually you can upload videos on KZbin and Facebook or any other streaming platform as long as you are not making a profit from your videos. It kind of sounded like you were saying that you need a part 107 to share your content on KZbin and Facebook. But that’s not the case. I have been sharing content for about 8 years and I have never made a penny from KZbin or Facebook or anything that applies to my drones. I have invested close to 20 grand in drone equipment but it’s never made me back a penny. But that’s just what I thought I heard you talking about on the live stream. Maybe I misunderstood what you were saying I just had turned on KZbin as you were talking about it.

[@BOTGRINDER]

you heard me correct and per the faa if you upload a video to the internet then that flight is no longer considered recreational and you must have a 107/remote id. monetized or not.

[@glonkfpv]

drone

[@LouisPFloyd]

I have a question....

[@SONICTONICfpv]

Socks! I forgot to order socks.

[@rotorvillage]

Thanks for sharing the RVS SmolYeet 😘😘😘

[@BOTGRINDER]

of course, thanks for carrying the grinderino!

[@SunriseWaterMedia]

Fantastic info! 🤘