Can I go from SIM to Real FPV Drone?!

I have been practicing in the DRL drone simulator for a few months now and I have finally decided to get the DJI FPV drone. This video is to see how well my skills will transfer to the real drone.

[@nq0amark138]

Wow ! Amazing testimony to using a sim for sure. Well done !

[@parmoparade9960]

Great flying, I wish I'd had a sim before trying FPV years ago and being hopeless....I'll be getting the hours in on drl sim now!

[@vkotis]

That's awesome! I'm on 30 hours of sim time atm. Been wondering how the sim relates to fpv because, like you said, it doesn't feel real being able to fly so fast in the sim. Good to know!

[@silverspork86]

sim and real life is quite different imo. I flew the dji fpv liftoff sim for 30 hours, then flew my dji fpv in acro for first time. It was quite a bit different, specially the drone drifting and feeling heavier IRL.. I imagine some of that is attributable to wind. IRL it's not as easy to line up for things.

[@RealNaisuCinema]

@@silverspork86well he mentioned DRL not liftoff but yea

[@Jks22329]

@@silverspork86 "Don't use the DJI simulator, it sucks" Directly from the video haha

[@fcojreyg]

Really nice! Which controller did you use in the DRL simulator?

[@JohnnyCodes]

Most of my first 50 hours of practice was using just an Xbox controller. Then I used the controller that came with the DJI fpv drone after I got that. It only took a few more hours to adjust to the new controller. The DJI controller is definitely better at making smaller adjustments than the Xbox controller was

[@L-CF]

How did you set the quest up with the sim?

[@ExplorewithZac]

The thing the simulator never gave me was accurate wind gusts, latency, and gravity acceleration.

[@JohnnyCodes]

I agree 100%, I didn't even realize wind gusts were a thing until I flew the real drone. And yeah even though the simulations have gotten better they still all feel a little "floaty" with the gravity acceleration. I also saw your 3 recent videos and great flying in them! Keep up the great work I'm excited to see more videos!

[@nlarena]

How did you connect your oculus quest to DRL?

[@JustMags-]

Great video!! What drone simulator did you use?

[@Tidges01]

drl

[@Jonathanzz49]

How many hours did you have? (in the sim)

[@dronmdp]

i bought liftoff but closes in my slow pc (crash), but the fpv freerider recharged works good, anybody knows how to match the physics close to avata and dji rc 2... tnx!

[@johnstonlarry]

I'm not into racing, do you have any other simulators that you use? I have an Avata but currently fly with the motion controller. I recently got a v2 controller. Trying to learn with this setup,

[@JohnnyCodes]

Hmm I’m not sure which ones work with the motion controller. Even if you aren’t into racing you can use the free fly mode to just practice flying around. Another good option to look at would be velocidrone and liftoff , I think one of those have modes where you can practice skills like tracking moving objects which is good if you are planning on filming with them

[@YILDIZ1990]

My only problem as a beginner is dji fpv drone is too heavy for manuel hovering and landing. Throttle response againist this drones weight is not enought and pulling it down fast. Then i build my own 5" 4S quad i do fly and hovering like pro. I think this drone require more skills than blueprint drone to fly full manuel mode.

[@alejandrocampollo]

how many hours did you spend on the SIM before this flight?

[@JohnnyCodes]

I think I had around 50 hours in the sim at this point

[@alejandrocampollo]

@@JohnnyCodes Thanks for the info! :) im at 40 hours, my avata is coming next week