Basic FPV Setup - FAST TIP | Flite Test

[@baydude1701]

You guys saved me. I was about to give up on my cheap DIY kit from eBay until I heard your narrative. Best guide out there for this. Thanks!

[@KJ4CTZ]

I like the intro to basics of FPV setups. I truely belive this is the direction RC is taking these days. I am a beginner to RC only about a year of flying now, but the greatest thrills are FPV flying both Tricopters and sailplanes. So many crafty ways to do these things (safety should be forefront though (not AMA but just common sense)). Dig it!

[@GrannygearKiller]

Any possible chance of a updated version of this video?

[@bouncyspring6274]

And now

[@ignitehopega1.273]

And now, the link is bad for the hobby king camera

[@voltageproductions5881]

* 6 years ago *

[@ahdennis]

Just went FPV-ing with my dad (he doesn't fly, just my taxi) he didn't tell me which direction i was away and before i knew it I'd crashed a kilometer away in the middle of a paddock, and by crashed i mean, landed it perfectly with out seeing it at all! :D all intact and nothing broken at all! Safe to say I am now investing in RTH and a powerful video transmitter and some good antennas!

[@kdknitro]

ouch, glad to see you survived and your teaching people about all this cool stuff, keep it up all you guys love the show.

[@TheRcSaylors]

This is a very informative video guys! Thanks a lot for sharing, as educational videos like this will almost always be useful. Keep up the great work!

[@Tech_Planet]

This is a good setup. If you are using a 3 cell battery, go with a t connector and use 1 battery for flight and tx/camera power.

[@FliteTest]

He's fine. He just has a busy schedule right now. He'll be back on Monday :)

[@RCTutz]

That depends on the antenna you use. If you use a scew planer antenna and a clover leaf, you should get around 2 kilometers. FliteTest has uploaded a video on FPV antenna's. RCModelReviews also has a nice video explaining Gain with antenna's. I suggest you watch both videos.

[@ryanb915]

3rd upload in a week god they must be felling ill but im loving it keep it coming

[@MartinGiskegjerde]

This basic setup has an range about 500-700m. Upgrading the receiver and transmitter + adding clover leaf antennas will give you longer range. Or just simply add Clover leaf antennas on both of the antennas and instantly get better range. If your controller is 2.4GHz you need the 5.8GHz setup, because 2.4GHz combined with 2.4GHz can cause severe interference in your video signal.

[@cknopik]

Could you put up an article about how you made the custom connector?

[@davidlee50]

Hidden gems in this video, cleared up so many issues I had, Thank you.

[@MrAustinYK]

900MHz kit was arrived Yesterday and I hooked all up, Rx set CH "0" and default(leave as it is) for Tx As this fast tips, wide lens was installed instead and got better wide view. Working great but Tx is hot, so I put Al cool Fin front and back for better cooling. Great helpful tip video to setup FPV for beginner like me

[@Cdohm1]

i bought this camera from hobbyking awhile back it worked great, just make sure your white connector on the camera is not reversed, mine was and luckily it dident fry the camera when i put power on it. if it is reversed simply grab it with pliers and pop it off and turn it and slide it back on the connectors.

[@Moeisabeast12]

Yay a more in depth video! please go more in depth on frequencies and provide benefits for each :D thank you

[@drcuffe]

Love the bit about changing to proper glass lense! this is so helpful for me as my camera wasn't great. I have been using a 808 #18 instead but after this i will have some use for the stock camera now! thank you

[@kylanosburn3215]

When they started pulling out the rca cable I knew something was up, but i didnt expect the video to be over 10 YEARS OLD! Wow

[@righteouswrath1774]

I've been looking for a simple video like this for 3 hours... -.-

[@lynettbryant1969]

me too

[@righteouswrath1774]

Lynett Bryant lol

[@6teeth]

Only 3. :)

[@drcuffe]

They compared 900mhz and 2.4ghz, watch?v=PGp1uD0xiYU It doesnt make that much difference, its more to do with how much work you put in. I have 5.8 and 900, 2.4 and 5.8 antennas are easier to make as they are smaller than 900 So you could have a 12wind helical directional antenna for 5.8 that will fit in palm of your hand, but be massive and for 900. Depends on your plane as well, you will be happy with 5.8

[@fidy8dub]

Awesome thanks guys just what I needed. Any chance you could do a middle off the road and a top end fpv setup?

[@thekaratekid02]

I havent seen your channel before, but you guys did a really great job on this video.

[@xCouragexAbility]

What type of connectors do you need for the battery? Please help! Thanks

[@Archadae]

Guys, thanks so much for this vid! It seems that for whatever reason this info is surprisingly hard to come by.

[@RCHobbyist463]

Another thing that makes video transmitters hot is having undersized antennas for them which is kind of common with the extremely small transmitters and with the 900MHz transmitters. The difference between a decent antenna and a poorly matched antenna can more than double your range!

[@RCTutz]

To calculate the flight time, take the battery's capacity in amp per hour, then divide the battery's capacity by the average amp draw and multiply the answer by 60. So, if your motors would run on max, you would get around (2.2/18)x60=7.3 minutes. Now, you dont want to fully discharge your lipo so i would say about 5 minutes is the maximum flight time.

[@0917bobb]

make sure that your 5.8 tx is a match to your 5.8 rx. There seems to be two sets of frequencies that the 5.8 GHz models operate with and they do not overlap. As far as I have seen there is fat shark compatible and a second set that will not work with fatshark's set.

[@dz1sfb]

Nice spot guys. I bought this set up and seems to work well. Love to see a segment about monitors.

I like chad, boom, straight to the point, a little stressing sometimes. But i cant wait till my stuff comes home to start building my tricopter.

[@iZilly]

Thats awesome... is there a way of maybe using your iPad as a monitor?

[@Joe_Costanzo]

Excellent video, guys. If you can, maybe show how you would use the GoPro, plus view video via the Shark goggles? None the less, thanks for the great tip.

[@JohnVHRC]

whats the range on something like this? the 5.8g setup I want is out of stock. Which would go farther?

[@RCTutz]

Yes you are right. But the 11.1V is measured when the battery is about half drained. A fully charged LiPo will put out around 12 Volts.

[@rcpilotsusa6081]

good demo guys ~ great to see your choice of camera devices deviates from the big name units ~ I have yet to need flight sound on any of my jobs . Thanks for the demo / explanations !

[@rionmotley860]

I just rolled through a dozen of your videos, and have to force myself to get back to bed - but, I was wondering what kind of HMD y'all are using for the FPV rigs? I've been pondering the different options for quite a while and would love to know if you've got a favorite, or maybe what applications are best for a specific type of display? I'm *so* going to be putting a versa wing together tomorrow.

[@DJDevine]

How everything has changed, chad doing a tutorial...

[@HungryGuyStories]

At 4:35, can't you take power from your ESC or receiver for the camera and transmitter if your ESC has a BEC?

[@aarons7836]

Hungry Guy isnt a bec 6v?

[@ChiIdKiIIer]

+Hungry Guy prolly the camera chews a low of power... unless a separate BEC is installed...just to power up the camera.

[@H.A.N.H]

Hey! I am going to build my 1st FPV system but it is confusing to find the correct VTX. I need to use my FPV system in a racing quad copter. what is the VTX I should use. There are many 200mW, 600mW, etc what VTX I should buy?

[@lelegricc1520]

Hey this really awesome! i am just getting into fpv and am wondering i can get that adapter for the battery that allows you to hook it up straight to the reciever? FliteTest Thanks a lot!

[@carljorgson237]

PLEASE THUMBS UP SO OTHER PEOPLE CAN READ!!!! The reason that the transmitter gets hot is because its voltage regulator is dropping a lot of voltage these things actually run on a much smaller voltage. To find out what the voltage is look at the pcb and do a search for the on board chips ID No. and one should be a set voltage regulator, the data sheet tells you the actual working voltage!

[@cpaden7]

I have a phantom 2 vision+, and really want to be able to view on a bigger screen. It is equipped with a 2.4ghz wifi transmitter, so could I just buy and use a 2.4ghz receiver and run it through a dvr? I don't want to spend the $$ on light ridge, when there seems to be much cheaper options

[@bobuilt3199]

You said You have DVR for recording the flight. I am trying to find out what is the best DVR for my ground station? Thanks Guys

[@JohnVHRC]

oh, if you order the set together it should work together right?

[@realjaxon]

Nice video guys. I am wondering if a separate battery would be needed if the camera has it's own power ? I have a Mobius ActionCam, and it has it's own battery.

[@johnberholtz5945]

Yes you still need to connect to a separate battery or the balance connector on your flight battery to power the tx, but that battery will last longer because your camera is self powered.

[@Ultrarc]

So when you connect everything to the video transmitter and battery the only the video cable connects to the wire not the power, and if you we're to power the möbius with the setup could you use a sbec

[@SaltCritters]

Awesome. been wanting to get an FPV but wasn't really sure what i needed. Whats the range on these usually?

[@natange1436]

what battery would you recommend. My local hobby shop gave me a 13C 11.1v 3cell flight pack and a part of the camera gets crazy hot when its plugged in (also no video) what am I doing wrong?

[@YasserButt]

Great video! How much range can one expect from this 200mW transmitter ?

[@qwetry-j2u]

The quality of the video on the FPV monitor is so nice... Is it real wireless FPV-video?

[@ThePorkyPilotShow]

2 questions 1.can i use this set up in the uk 2.if u have a 2.4 GHz radio (turnigy 9x) can i use this 2.4 GHz fpv set up. some one please help because i need to no what to get for x-mas

[@KodessR]

Yes and yes. Your turnigy 9x cycles through all channels in 2.4 Ghz, and will not show any really bad interference. It might interfere, but it won't be something you will notice a lot.

[@ThePorkyPilotShow]

KodessR ok thanks

[@Bulgie]

the Radio does cycle through channels, however you should never use same frequency for video as your radio. Do more research.

[@zerben2]

Your video is very helpful. How would I go about recording the video images in this type of system?

[@TheMugrad2002]

This is basic video only.. To add a heads up (called OSD - On Screen Display) requires an additional module between your camera and the transmitter.. Camera -> OSD -> Transmitter

[@TheDaniel366Cobra]

I have a TS832/RC832 set from Aliexpress and the transmitter is heating up really quickly. I run it off 12 volts. Is it better to lower the voltage or just glue a radiator onto the power amplifier IC?

[@bidybidybu]

if you wanted to overlay an OSD HUD that displays realtime flight information, what would you do? put an arduino or RP that generates the overlay between the camera and the transmitter, or put a computer on the ground that generates the overlay and is placed between the receiver and the monitor?

[@erikdravn]

Awesome!!!! Thanks!!! Just 1 question.. can ya use a Gopro for fpv?

[@Red5Ltr]

Can you connect the power for the camera off of your flight controller board? In this case the 12v on my Naze32 Rev6 ?

[@TheAtiHD]

Perfect, just what I needed..... Keep up the good work..... Hey we're did Josh go???

[@Danimal-3D]

I've seen waves in the video when directly splitting the power from the battery for the motor. Does using the balance port, instead of splitting the normal power leads eliminate this issue?

[@TheCANhunter]

Hey Flitetest, I've got a bunch of extra servos and servo related stuff laying around... any ideas/projects on what to do with them. Regards.

[@bluegreenwalrus]

please do a tutorial on how to make an inverted vee antenna!! I really want to do some good fpv and in your antennas video you said it was the best one that is easy to make.(i have seen the rcgroups thread but i like to watch hoe to do it better)

[@TheKingDrew]

“Me this must be old” Looks *7 years* Me wow

[@i0.0t]

How do I make an adapter?

[@RoyAndrews82]

Wow.. That was a nice little video giving a taste of what it takes to get started with FPV Flying.. I need to watch a longer video showing a compleate in depth video on how to FPV, and how to get better & better equipment so that maybe one day I can travel as far as some of the people here on KZbin have traveled, which from what I've seen so far it was 8 miles. But I've heard of a guy flying from Canada to Ireland which is like 3,020 km, or 1,876 miles. Nice video, thanks guys, (+1 : 1,079)

[@spencergomez7666]

Im looking into buying this kit, I dont know if the range is worth the money, my question is how far can the transmitter be from the reciever and it still get a signal? Im talking about the out of the box set shown above

[@furonwarrior]

Can you do an updated FPV video involving more in-depth with the Ham Radio license?

[@sootydave1]

I have this same kit. I even did a review video on HK. the only problem i had with it, was the video and positive wire to the camera was reversed. Thank fully i spotted it before hooking up. Nice out fit...... well worth the buck....

[@mrfrankdatank19]

Hi, great video! I am thinking of building David's windest�l's tricopter with my Futaba 6EX transmitter (2.4 GH) and this fpv setup. Two questions: could I run the tricopter motors and the fpv gear off the same battery? (and if so which one would be good?). Also, will I have video interference from my 6EX? I read somewhere that this could happen... sorry for being such a noob!!! Thanks, Franky

[@Skydive4ever]

This was an awesome tip, definitely going to recommend to my RC friends who want to get into FPV to check out this video. Excellently done guys :-)

[@helishskills]

Great vid, very helpful. Luckly I watched this first as I was just about to order the wrong kit...!

[@sootydave1]

yep u are correct. A tech licence is required,in the USA and simple to get. I have full amateur licence , known as the extra class. If you operate with out i don't think the FCC would track you down to much. only if interference is caused to other band users.

[@dwaynenero535]

Where can I get this FPV starter Kit. I can't find it on Hobby King as you suggested. Thanks for your help

[@Baoman2012]

Hi! Great tutorial, congrats! What can you say about the range of this kit? Thanks.

[@DayvidSlice]

That was extremely helpful. thanks Josh and Chad!!! 👍👍

[@pricelessppp]

+david morton Check out this FPV starter setup out.Hyperion 4.3" FPV Monitor with Built-in 5.8Ghz 32 www.aircraft-world.com/en/p1986857-hp-fpmon43 AOMWAY FPV 5.8G 8CH 200mW AV Transmitter Integrated 700TVL CMOS HD Camera For Aerial Photo us.banggood.com/Wholesale-Warehouse-AOMWAY-FPV-5_8G-8CH-200mW-AV-Transmitter-Integrated-700TVL-CMOS-HD-Camera-For-Aerial-Photo-wp-Usa-989258.html I think it is safe to use this FPV camera with a 2s plus lipo battery. The monitor has auto tune so you do not have to flip through channels etc.

[@AdamHowardTravelerdawg]

Very informative! I have been watching for a while and am thinking about building an FPV setup very soon. I will probably start with this kit. Thanks!

[@stefanspirit100]

I am now getting an fpv system :) Thanks to you! Keep it going!

[@Nobodycareswhatyouthink]

I am confused. Don't you need red and black to power the camera and additional yellow to the transmitter. It looks like you just have the ground and video cable. Im a green FPB guy any help would be appreciated.

[@alansmith1378]

Hey guys, can I use that kit from HK with a sj4000 cam?

[@sniper114179]

How did you use/wire a balance connector in, did you cut off the JST Connector?

[@Critt3er]

Great Tip!! Do you need a ham licence to operate this setup?

[@giacomoestenzo7124]

Hello can i add multiple cameras to these system? like 3 cameras in one transmitter, and can i output the 3 video feed in a single computer?

[@ChumWaffle]

Is it possible to have two videos feeds coming from one transmitter or would you just need to add another transmitter? I'd really like to have the ability to have two FPV goggles going so someone else could just sit along for the ride while I drive.

[@drcuffe]

It works like tv broadcasting, as long as they are on the same frequency you could have as many people as you want watching. At shows etc, one plane transmitting can be watched by anyone who can tune into that frequency.

[@RCllamadude]

also, higher frequencies go shorter distances for the same amount of power. i.e, a 100mw 5.8ghz tx will give about 1/2 the range of a 100mw 900mhz tx.

[@robertmartin1112]

i have a 9XR ibought from hobbyking,i want to use on a quard ,what program sitting to use or the best program sitting.

[@10hakuna]

Hey guys really great video, looking to get into this, could you advise if this product is 2.4GHZ 100mW Tx/Rx & 1/3-inch CCD Camera PAL,

[@AlfredoArbe]

some reviews at HK product page states that red/ white wires from camera are reversed,and user has to fix that to get their system working ok, is that right?

[@TheSpin007]

Could you put a diagram on your website for how you made the adapter for the ballance conector?

[@christianwest1230]

I pulled apart a model plane recently and the manufactures had black as positive and red as negative so when I plugged it in the ESC blew up literary. It sent molten heat shrink everywhere and left me with a flaming mess of a Speed control and a couple of minor burns

[@l74123]

Thx for the vidéo. If I use this type of camera is there a way to record at the same time before the vidéo reach the transmetter ?

[@kamu38]

Any info on cheap LCD monitors to use? Ones that don't stop displaying the signal when it degrades?

[@lookeflite]

Josh and Chat, I want to try to fly FPV and I don't know what frequency should I use out of 900mhz and 5.8ghz. I have no idea should I listen to Bruce(rcmodelreviews)'s idea or your guys' idea. Can you compare the two frequency please?I live in Canada. Thank you

[@WyllSurfAir]

Grat video. A few questions first is the 900 mhs legal in the us and if not is it ok to run 2.4ghz video transmitter with 2.4ghz rc transmitter or will that cose problems. also what is the cheepest workable video moniter

[@Andre.......]

How far can you go with this kit mounted on the Bixler EPO 1400mm kit ? And for how long?

[@hasratmolla5876]

Can I power this transmitter by using xt60 y paralal wire connectors to power whole rc model in one 3cell Lipo battery. CAN I DO THIS IS THERE ANY PROBLEM TO DO THAT .SO PLEASE TELL ME

[@trsayurs]

Nice. I calculated using ecalc.. it says low power error when i put props less than 15" , what to do?

[@aaron.t438]

which battery would you recommend to power up the video receiver during flight?a 3 cell 500mah or a 3cell 850mah?or maybe i can use a lower mah batter for lighter weight?what does mAh do on a video rx?does it last longer or more range with a higher mah 3cell battery?

[@copeboys6659]

Hi,I have I am using GPS in APM board,I have APM 2.8.i have ublox neo8m .the gps work in rover firmware,I get GPS lock ,GPS work well rover firmware,but it doesn't work in arducopter 3.2.1. So if some could help ?

[@jtepsr]

guys what is the stock # for the kit and the replacement lens, also that antenna is going on the plane, isn't that kind of large and heavy?

[@AlfredoArbe]

a laptop can be used as monitor or is a special device 4 that? thxs!! great video really helpfull

[@trsayurs]

then it means its low for my motors. I require 20Amps cont.. Right? Thanks RCtutz you are really helpful.

[@RCTutz]

I would suggest a 14x6 prop. If that is too big and you need smaller props, I would go with a 12x6. Those props along with a 3S lipo with a lot of mAh. Since its a quad, I would go with the ZIPPY Flightmax 5000mAh 3S lipo with hardcase. It does weigh a lot, but it does give you a lot of flight time.

[@RCTutz]

The C rating is how many Amps the LiPo can put out continuously while holding a good voltage level. So your 2200mAh 20C battery can put out 2.2x20=44 Amps continuously while holding a good voltage level.