FPV Freestyle Drones have RARELY been this good! GEPRC DoMain Review

[@cannonjanes994]

Hey Steve, thanks for the video and color commentary of my mistakes! I was both super excited and supper disappointed in my flights, but I wasn't surprised. The Maule is repaired and on my next flight, I am going to give it lots of power to get the speed and altitude up.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

You’ll be an RC Plane Pro in no time!

[@barrybates556]

Watched your videos for years. You do a great job.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I appreciate that! Happy New Year!

[@bulufish8208]

Dr Drone nice 👍 way to start the year. This one is not on my wishlist it's already purchased after your review. Thanks again for your time and effort to make this hobby enjoyable.

[@michaelmyers2896]

That insta360 night footage is awesome.

[@dondupuis4007]

Steve, talking to really good freestyle pilots say they can see the difference between Deadcat frame and X frame, but those who are not high-end freestyle pilots, who have a few years experience, there are lots of us 😊 really can’t tell much difference, personally I prefer dead cat frame with 03, with no props in the camera, I don't need to mount any other camera. Just sharing a thought. Great video!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I agree. My opinion is that if you are spending the BIG BUCKS to get the DJI 03 camera system in a drone, you certainly then want a Deadcat frame to get your cinematic recording moneys worth.

[@mrgreenc1]

Tks for another perfect review. On that price range, I really believe this is the best choice

[@bodeksrc8007]

WoW!! 299k! What a great way to start New Year with 300k🎉😊 Im sure it is just around the corner🎉🍾🥂🥳🥳🥳 Well done Steve! Thank you for your great channel!!! 👍💪💪💪

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thank you & Happy New Year!

[@waddac2]

Nice one Steve and Happy New Year buddy and all the very best for 2024. 👍👍🎆🎆👍👍

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Happy New Year

[@kazudrone1098]

Hi Cap.... Nice review.. Fantastic setup in this model....congratulations for this vídeo... I like só much... See you in next one

[@MrRaymond1021]

That's an awesome looking fpv Steve. I like the white color, it's definitely different looking. It flies very nice. Thanks for sharing Steve. 👍👍👍

[@dougcooper4917]

Excellent video,, and excellent flying. Very nice FPV Drone. Thank you Captain Steve.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@timothyfrederickchurch81]

You really know how to fly fpv drones. I had a great time flying my new potensic atom drone today. The photo's and video's really look nice! 👾🤖

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Excellent!

[@parker1ray]

I got 9 minutes on the Tern with an 850mah 4s today, and was still above 3.70 volts.

[@raafatelnakib4236]

Thank you for the review this made me purchase one but I bought the 4.2 version it’s amazing as you mentioned

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Excellent!

[@willrine8614]

Fun video ! 😃 Awesome review of a very cool machine! Thanks Cap !😎

[@BartleyNorman]

Love you MAN! Love from Bentonville Arkansas! Great Reviews and I pick you first for reviews!.. Well I did before anyway! :)

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I appreciate that! Thank you

[@garymcmath8152]

Thank you Steve and Nikki for the stickers.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Glad they arrived safely. Happy New Year!

[@Callofdutytopclips]

New year new drone

[@lynsmith1096]

Another nice quad and review Steve

[@ColinRussianForce]

Happy 2024 Steve and the same for your family

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thank you & a very Happy New Year to you and yours

[@DanFliesDrones]

Hey Steve thanks for another awesome review! I'm just learning to fly FPV and I wanted to get your comments on why this drone in particular is good for newbies? I am SO ready to just smash that buy it now button :)

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

If you practice on FPV flight sims and can fly in acro mode, then it is good for beginners

[@DanFliesDrones]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 ok awesome! That's exactly what I have been doing 😃

[@alghpert1753]

Happy New Year to you and Nikki from your biggest fan here in Jamaica 🎉🎉 One Love

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Happy new year!!

[@pjberens1]

That is awesome ... love the looks of it as well

[@sumner407]

Yes sir that’s my baby😂, I wish. My wife would probably leave me if I bought it. But, I sure want it😊. Super great video! 👍👍😀

[@anakjohororangkampung3760]

I just wanna a say. Happy New Year captain ✌️

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Happy New Year!

[@hypershock_6023]

Love the current trend of FPV drone companys making drones with these nice airodynamic canopies. Will you be reviewing the Helion 10 as well? Would be awesome. Keep it up Steve.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

As of today, that one is not on my review list.

[@ronboFPV]

Happy New Year Captain Drone

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Happy New Year!

[@henrytaaffe7058]

awsome review captain. happy newyear

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Happy new year!

[@chrisbee5481]

Small props spinning damn fast to keep this heavy 3.6" in the air. Sure it's powerful enough, but nearly just as heavy and loud as a 5". For me it doesnt have to be sub250, but kinda inbetween 250g to 600g all up weight. A 400g AUW 4" is perfect. Gotta build it yourself.

[@nickvledder]

Agreed! I favor building quadcopters myself too. 5-inch is perfect, 4-inch doesn't really bring anything to the table.

[@rcinfinity9842]

seems like the exposure or brightness on the dji camera needed tuning. I have an 03 and its not that dark. great vid!!!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Oh, if you compare your O3 to a camera actually designed to film at night then your O3 will suddenly look dark. All 03 cameras are the same.

[@felixruiz2838]

Nice review ! When you order from GEPRC Does it come from China or NORTH AMERICA ?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Mostly China via China postal to the postal system of your country. Often you can pay for a courier service to speed up delivery.

[@eugeneaustin]

nice FPV Steve stickers look good go faster strips the way it was flown nice and smooth cant wait for weather to get better getting every thing ready, going to save for this FPV about tow months pension should do it or sell some Drones, yes really like this great review again Captain. ps Beard looking good.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thanks! The beard will be going soon.

[@Yannick.FPV.]

Hey Steve, may i ask why your controller randomly chimed „telemetry lost, telemetry recovered“? I had this a couple of weeks ago, not sure if it was as cold as on your end, but it worried me. Quad flew fine though. I am using the tango 2 as well.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

On my end it only occurs if I run down the voltage of the battery by increasing throttle. Normally it is nothing to be concerned of but I noticed it began occurring in the past six months and I’m wondering if it is the type of receivers China is using.

[@DimmyV]

Happy New Year Steve, great review. The Ace Pro was a massive difference at night. Personally I think the Mark 5 would be a better option for Freestyle though that is a 5inch. I would prefer the TERN long range which you reviewed previously.

[@Kai-P]

Too heavy and loud for me, but I hope that 4.2" version will make right by its name soon and gets some 4.2" props released.

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Good afternoon captain always great review

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thank you kindly

[@overfly_pt]

Great quad brutal 😮 great review 👍👌🔝

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

I like it really nice set up

[@droneflyernick]

Ohh crap, now I need another excuse to tell my wife why I need another quad. Thanks a lot Steve.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

You’re most welcome 🤗

[@nickvledder]

First of all, respect for you flying at those low tempertures (brrr). About the quadcopter. To be honest... I have an "old" DTS GT200 5-inch quadcopter and got it dirt-cheap years ago. I also own a Foxeer Mega 4", brand new. The "old" 5-inch rips and roars. No 4-inch or smaller will come close anytime soon. Which reminds me: easy 5 minutes flight-time freestyling (down to 3.5 - 3.6V/ cell).

[@aarondodson1261]

Almost didn’t recognize you nice beard and ive freestyled the hell out of a deadcat

[@gasquetmike8320]

hello again Steve! Fun video. I keep thinking about getting something other than my avata. Now that I have watched your videos on battery's and chargers I'm not so fearful of that, but I'm curious as to how complicated of a process it is to connect to my intega goggles and dji controller 2? Do you have to have beta flight to fly all these other than dji drones?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

You need to watch my video that answers all your questions. Do a search for: CAPTAIN DRONE FPV FOR BEGINNERS EPISODE 12

[@gasquetmike8320]

Cool!!! Thanks!

[@BeautyBeastRC]

I wish they would ship it already!! ordered it days ago 🤣

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

You were wise to order early as others may have to wait.

[@onuremiroglux]

Hey captain! First of all thank u so much for this awesome video and for your other videos , i really like your review videos! Also i have 2 Q to you. 1- Do you think there will be a big power difference between 4.2" propellers and 3.6"? (For carry big battery to get more flight time) 2- Which freestyle drone (4 or 5 inch) u recommend for me to buy for Cinematic/Longrange ? I really can't decide which one i need to buy and i watched your a lot of videos :D Thanks from now for ur answers!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

The 4.2 props will lift more & possibly add more speed for everyday flight, but for freestyle flying the smaller arms & props are best.

[@onuremiroglux]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Well thanks for the answer and which drone u recommend for cinematic/longrange as a 5"? Thanks!

[@nickvledder]

@@onuremirogluxAny 5-inch will beat those 4.2"/ 3.6" quadcopters easily. I like the frames of Amax (good design, durable, easy to build, not that expensive).

[@AndyD720]

Is the video on the 2nd flight speed up? The time tick so fast

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

When I make FPV DRONE VIDEOS and fly for 5 min or more, I don’t show the viewers 5 min of video as everyone would go to sleep, so all video is shown in segments, which means if I show a timer, the timer is moving quick to make up for the edited video.

[@FPVmewby]

Great review steve, im honestly leaning into getting this drone, only problem is i have no idea what i can use with it for the receiver lol Im still learning lol but i noticed you mentioned the same controller and headset im getting and the PNP etc etc its so far over my head atm because ive seen people use the dji controller 2 an v2 goggles with an without an elrs or tbs etc etc and if not without just never mentioned i suppose. To the forums i go yet again lol But thank you for the review, ill definitely be getting this and again thank you for the knowledge/time an energy into these, Youre amazing and happy new year!!!!!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Happy New Year. You can easily remove all your confusion by watching my video entitled CAPTAIN DRONE FPV FOR BEGINNERS EPISODE 12. Do a search on KZbin for it.

[@ottosun12]

Awesome review!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thanks!

[@ronboFPV]

Thanks!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Wow! Thank you very much.

[@frankc.9853]

Hey I have an off topic question for you. I am trying to connect the Air 2s with its original controller after using it with the RC Pro for a while. The old remote just blinks all 4 lights and never connects. Could that be the cable? Have you ever encountered this issue? Thanks!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

You have to rebind it. Put the drone & remote in bind mode.

[@frankc.9853]

Yep, it worked! Thanks for helping me with a rookie question! 😆

[@julianmclean3869]

Wow!, "dead cats" ???? hmmm; not sure what thats all about Captain !!! (at least it wasn't an "obsolete Owley"!!!!); jokes aside, quick question, when looking at the footage from the 3 x Cameras, which do you think truly reflected the actual lighting conditions?.................

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

The human eye works UNLIKE a camera. So in that case the DJI O3 and the Insta360 ACE PRO captured the correct brightness that the human eye sees.

[@julianmclean3869]

Thanks Captain @@CAPTAINDRONE798

[@In3rt_ia]

Hi Steve, in the video you mentioned the availability of the analog variant of this drone however, I couldn’t find it on their website

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Yes, when you look at the 3.6. or 4.2 versions and scroll down to SPECIFICATIONS they list it. Since this is a new drone they probably have not completed the SKU details.

[@mega313marz]

FYI... Clean your goggles with Barbasol and they won't fog... Works with car glass, eyeglass and safety goggles

[@carrboro_chapelhillfpv2442]

They should have given the option of hdZero. For freestyle it’s better and on the 90fps better than even analog. DJI is better for long range unless your freestyle involves bandos or parking garages.

[@henryvuong1619]

Nice drone

[@xhappy425]

Happy New Year Sir Steve..

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Happy new year!

[@jessiahd.6143]

Always love your videos! Have you tried the Axis Manta 3.6? I built an AOS 3.5 recently and I'm looking for a new quad.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I have not tried that one yet.

[@jessiahd.6143]

Thank you for your quick reply! Do you think there will be a difference in performance with the 4.2" version? The wheel base is different I noticed.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

@@jessiahd.6143Yes, there should be a difference as weight is different. Larger pros normally equals more speed & lifting.

[@frido_st]

Hey, where did you found the drone in an analog version?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

It is listed under SPECIFICATIONS of the drone on the website. GEPRC has not yet listed it for sale.

[@frido_st]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Oh, got it, thanks a lot!!

[@tesimpamonami9188]

Hi Captain, Do you fix Drone Like Flywoo S75 or do you know someone who does? Thanks

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I am not a drone repair shop

[@captainbill1721]

I purchased the DoMain 3.6 on the first day and the dropdown just had the option for the receiver. The description said it had GPS. It arrived today (it took them almost two weeks to ship) and there is no GPS and now their website now has the option for GPS. Just thought you would like to know the kind of company you are representing. The main reason I ordered was the GPS. I have several other Mark 5 drone and they are great but this one is going back.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Strange. In the video I mentioned that GPS is an option (a $17 add on). There website must not have been finished when you ordered. Did you watch any reviews beforehand you ordered, or just ordered hoping the GPS was part of the price?

[@captainbill1721]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 There were no reviews posted on the Drone when I ordered but I have several other GEPRC products and like the fact it had GPS and was slightly smaller. Drone Camp put one out later the same day I ordered. I did study the web page very carefully and the GPS was listed as a feature and there were only three options for rec. So, I placed my order thinking it would be Standard Equipment on the drone. After it arrived today, I went to the website I saw it has been updated. I emailed GEPRC hopefully it will be an easy exchange. Thanks for the response.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

@@captainbill1721I know when I made my review the website was not 100% updated as it had gibberish/place holders along the top of the screen. My guess is that they may send you the GPS module or a discount code for a future purchase. The Chinese New Year celebrations start soon so you may hear nothing but crickets for a while until February.

[@captainbill1721]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I am sure they will make it right. Thanks for your help.

[@Mupshot]

that 6s LiIon pack just seems ridiculously large for a 3.6in quad. does it even fit up there?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

It is large & heavy for sure. Normally on this size of drone one would use the 3000 mAh 6s version, but it is no longer on their website.

[@joke3716]

Hey, the video is great, but what are your gloves for flying in FPV?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Those are battery powered electric gloves. I’ll make a review in the future.

[@joke3716]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 such a good idea !

[@GorillamansGarage]

😮 Goatee shocker. 😅

[@luiscarvajal2773]

Hi Capitan drone. Is geprc actually shipping merchandise? I placed my order last week and they haven’t shipped yet even though that I always buy from them but this is the first time that happens

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

There is that Christmas/New Year thing that affects business around the world. China employees take vacation at that time because they know the North American and Europe world pretty much shuts down. Then in mid January China has a forced shutdown for the Chinese New Year celebrations. All I can say is that it only takes one link in the chain to shut down to bring everything to a halt. Life returns to normal later this month.

[@luiscarvajal2773]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thanks Steve 🫡

[@pixeldude1335]

Leider 50gr zu schwer.

[@BASSstarlet]

With that price ofcourse would be "rarely be so good"!

[@damianwyczakowski2491]

Why dji dont give us night camera for o3 ? O3 sucks at night

[@jesusgjchuza6491]

Super 🤝😎

[@97sprucelane]

When you used the fatshark goggles what model was it?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

There were no Fatshark goggles used in this video

[@97sprucelane]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I know but I figured I would comment on this video rather than a video that was a year or 2 old. Specifically the video going over analog vs digital goggles

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

@@97sprucelaneI have owned at least 5 different models of FatShark goggles over the years so I’m not sure which ones you are referring to. The ones I currently have are the HDO2 FatSharks with RAPIDFIRE and mushroom/patch antennas.

[@Fadeay]

What do you Need to Set up so you can fly ?

[@imagin311]

I built a one with the Manta 3.6 frame and it remind me a lot of that frame but the Manta is a squashed X not a deadcat but no props in shot and it flies like a dream! love your videos though so keep it up!

[@7MPhonemicEnglish]

My research has lead me to believe that the DJI 03 Air Unit has 20GB of onboard video storage and that there is a MicroSD card slot on the VTX supporting up to 256GB for onboard DVR. Is this true? I don't know. I'm trying to understand the use case for this drone. Near as I can tell, it's for free-style flyers who want to create content using an external camera as if the DJI 03 isn't good enough, otherwise, it would make more sense to use a considerably larger platform if you want something to mount all kinds of different cameras on. That way, you can have longer flight time and probably better protection for your cameras. I don't know, it just seems goofy like hitching a camper to Mazda Miata or something.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

In the FPV drone world there are 4 categories. Pilots can fall into one or more or all categories. So you have: 1. Freestyle FPV pilots. They fly close at high speed and spin/flip there drone around and through trees and buildings. You need a Freestyle well tuned drone for this with excellent video/signal penetration. Cameras make the drone bigger/heavier which is a problem so most can’t be bothered with an external camera. 2. Race FPV pilots. Using a high speed, high cornering race drone pilots race each other around a course, through gates, at incredibly speeds. Fast reactions are necessary. 3. Long Range FPV pilots. These pilots like 6 or 7 inch drones with an outstanding antenna and connection. They fly long distances using large batteries at high speed hugging the ground up mountains through cinematic areas. 4. Cinematic FPV pilots. Most of these pilots prefer Cinewhoops with down facing motors and high end camera to capture indoor/outdoor video that involves low flying and going through small openings.

[@Blizofoz45]

The DJI 03 was supposed to provide action camera quality footage while not having to mount a big chunky camera on your quad. Unfortunately you can see from his comparison that a good action camera is quite a bit better than the onboard DJI 03. Personally after paying a steep price for the V1 DJI goggles I have decided that DJI's business model is not compatible with my budget.

[@7MPhonemicEnglish]

@@Blizofoz45 Are you a freestyle sport quad guy?

[@my_tv-i]

jou can adust iso on camera

[@my_tv-i]

bro

[@LehtusBphree2flyFPV]

You really need to rock the PROTO5

[@LuckyPratama71]

How does it fly by carrying insta360 ace pro?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

It would fly but flight times would be much less due to weight

[@LuckyPratama71]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I bought this quad because of your video. Now I consider to buy ace pro, so that I really want to know how the drone with ace pro. Is ace pro too heavy?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

@@LuckyPratama71Hmmm… people don’t really fly with external cameras anymore, since the DJI O3 system was launched. I honestly wouldn’t place any heavy camera on this drone and expect good flying results. If you are old school and like to fly with a full size GoPro or Ace Pro, then get a 5” to 7” FPV drone.

[@LuckyPratama71]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 got it. I love the tiny size too. Thank you for your response, realky appreciate it.

[@WildCaptures]

No Walksnail?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

None. Some FPV drone companies get such a good deal from DJI that they ignore Walksnail & HD Zero.

[@username-KA]

👍👍👍 скорость максимальная какая?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I never tested max speed

[@dd4096]

is this waterproof ??

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Hell no

[@dd4096]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 please unbox a speed fpv drone there have new feachers and waterproof and wind resester ability and lift some wets . like 2 to 4 kg .,

[@ALEFA-ID]

Does this drone can really carry insta360 ace pro without struggling?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

That would be too heavy for good flight

[@Mythodix]

Anyone know the ending outro song?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

You can find it on KZbin. Search for LOUD AND CLEAR.

[@ДормидонтПетрович]

прикрепи к нему снаряд от РПГ)))

[@ChainsawFPV]

It's not pink, its Pank!!! Lmao

[@Frank_Nemo]

Where was this shot? Everywhere in the UK atm has long green grass, which is not ideal.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Filmed in Ottawa, Canada

[@Frank_Nemo]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks, you sure have good drone grass out there!

[@siumaaam]

OMG. Thats very worse.. i just maiden my domain 4.2 same componen but only different in frame and prop, flying with 6s 1100mah got up to 6 minutes with little freestyle. Using 4s 1100mah got 4 minutes

[@damianwyczakowski2491]

This drone looks baaad And its very heavy at this size. Its better to fly 4s 3.5 inch 250 sub like smart 35

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Have a look at the DJI O3 unit. If you can see it then you will be able to press the bind button. I did all the binding and never removed the side panels.

[@LuckyPratama71]

​@@CAPTAINDRONE798how to bind the drone to the rc for the first time?

[@malnasimon7041]

Ngl that counter ain't countin' no seconds😂. Maybe 2/3 seconds max.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Watch the video again and read the big sign that says some viewers just never clue in to the flight timer.

[@malnasimon7041]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 ?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

@@malnasimon7041As noted in the video, if I fly for 5min, I don’t show the viewer 5 min of flight video as there are many boring parts so a 5 min flight might only show 3 min of video in the review, hence the counter for 5 min is compressed into 3 min. This is mentioned in the video.

[@malnasimon7041]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I understand that very well, but why does your second counter then not count seconds? Those "seconds" are way too short. When the counter then reaches 240, you tell that it was flying for 4min, which is just not true, because the counter was counting too fast.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

@@malnasimon7041I believe I explained it very well above and in the video.

[@parker1ray]

GEPRC makes good quads, but has horrible customer service and the slowest shipping times known to man. I have a Tern LR40 that took a month to arrive and an 8" LR That is over 3 weeks and still no word. I had to file a claim with Paypal to get GEP to provide a tracking number on both quads. They will not answer their emails and left me no choice! Did I mention that I paid extra for expedited shipping on the quad that took a month.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Here is a tip. DO NOT WRITE TO THEM IN ENGLISH!!! Instead, write your email in perfect English with no contractions. Then translate it into Chinese or Mandarin, then send it to them and you should receive a response in Mandarin that you just have to goggle translate.

[@JDDupuy]

You are starting to look like Beeker from Sesame Street! 250g must be the limit between killing someone or something if it stops flying. Or the FAA had to borrow a scale from the DEA and that is the limit they had it set on for weighing crack. Who needs another 500 dollar drone? Memememememememe!

[@felixruiz2838]

Weight doesn't matter to me lololol

[@austinspired]

Is this a joke?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Knock Knock…

[@showdownz]

I've been watching your video's off and on for years. Sometimes it's weird though. At times it feels like you're part of the drone hobby and know what your talking about, but other times it's like you're a flim-flam man and willing to say what ever is impressive. It's just so weird. For example near the end of the video you say you could stick a Li-ion pack on and get "I don't know 20-30min of flight time" I was like what? who are you? do you even fly bro?... Like I seriously doubt you think a drone that's getting 6 min flight time can get 20-30 min with a lithium ion pack, so why say that? It's dishonest and sets up false expectations. I have kept watching your videos because your channel felt like it was focused on reaching new pilots. It's always felt like you were focused on tinkering with the drone hobby on the edge... not so deep into the nitty gritty, like motor kv and pid tuning etc. I just don't believe you know that little about drones. For anyone else who reads this. A li-ion pack will give you half again your flight time on average, maybe a little more... so a 6min flight will be 9-10min. If you get double, you're hovering in a updraft with unicorns for propellers. 20min requires some real effort, cutting any un needed weight on the drone and making compromises you probably don't like. And 30 min means you have spent months learning and figuring out exactly what you can get away with, including modifying your power deliver system (ESC) so it ramps up and down power to the propellers smoothly and slower. DJI gets long flight times because they seriously reduce the performance of their drones and have spent big money researching how to stay in the air as long as possible. Probably 1 in 5000 (or less), hobby drone pilots have a hand built drone that flies 30 min.

[@mantyfpv7409]

Not exactly true about the liions...on my chimera7" I get almost 10mins with 4000mah lipo and I get almost 20mins with a 4200mah liion....maybe that's a phenomenon but 🤷‍♂️

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Yup, a 20min flight time is possible. Obviously, as noted in the vid, the flight is gonna be slow and straight and no external camera. Ok, gotta go and feed my Unicorns now!

[@showdownz]

The Chimera7 is a great drone. According to what you said you're getting closer to 90% improvement from going liion. Fair enough. If he would have said "double" your flight time I wouldn't have commented. It's been a while since I flew long range so I was a little rusty with my numbers. I was erroring on the side of caution. @@mantyfpv7409

[@showdownz]

I'll admit double is possible with out mythical animals involved. But 20 min would be OVER 3x flight time, and 30 would be 5x. That is actually approaching the energy density of gasoline. When I heard it, it was just, such an outlandish claim. I was a little over zealous with my counter statement, but seriously ... 20-30 min was too much. I'm just an armchair quarterback, while you're out there doing the testing. I do appreciate your positive energy and the efforts you put into making videos for this great hobby. My main issue was, what if a new pilot gets this quad thinking they're going to be able to get 30min flight time out of it. Then is disappointed when it can never do that. @CAPTAINDRONE798

[@manbolomo]

looks kinda cool, but i got to say, that front flip at 7:38 looks like the drone is on 3s or something, cant really tell the power on this one...

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

It could have been me as during reviews I keep the motions slow as fast motions look terrible to viewers (goes by too fast).