DJI FPV Manual Mode | Top 9 ADVANCED Drills So You Can LEARN TO FLY Acro Flight Quickly!

[@AerRider]

When I taught music, a student took one lesson and never came back. Years later, after he arrived on the scene leading a band, he told me that he worked on that one lesson for the entire summer. As you mention in this video, you’re giving us enough to work on for years. I believe it! Between the first 9 tips video and this one, you’ve laid out a progressive road map that, if followed, I believe will lead to expert skills. I’ll add that it’s obvious from your down to earth and (for lack of a better word) “organic” presentation style that you’re a genuinely unpretentious caring person. I’m sure I’m not the only one of your viewers who senses that. Back to the lesson, one of the most valuable things I learned was from watching you make several approaches to that last dive through the trees. The scouting of the path in reverse and the aborted attempts were as instructive, if not more so, than the final successful run. I’m enjoying your vlogs here as well, as they offer a moment-to-moment glimpse into the planning processes and (sometimes wild) inner dialogue of someone looking to push his limits to the edge. I guess I just want to express deep appreciation for your enormous efforts to pass along your knowledge and skills. You’re a gift and one of the best kept secrets on this site. I wish you thousands of likes and subs. Thank you, Tom.

[@TheTomJon]

Is someone cutting onions right now...? I'm at a loss for words mate... def made my day even better after a day at the drone race track! You hit the nail right on the head with what I'm trying to do here.... and glad you've found entertainment in the flight vlogs! Been itching to make more!

[@AerRider]

@@TheTomJon I’m heading out for my second sports mode flight with the DJI (only have the one pack). Acro in the sim, GPS IRL. I’m not too pleased with the DJI camera so far. We see published lots of fairly pretty footage of water, grass and shoreline rocks, but in my testing on leaveless trees, the branch detail in the low mids is just a smear. Reminds me of the original Mavic cam.

[@TheTomJon]

Have a good flight! And sounds brutal :( I've yet to play with any raw footage from it so I've yet to see...

[@oscr_zen]

If I was TheTomJon and read that I bet I'd have sex that day no cap. lol! :D

[@ReelShaneInsane]

Hands down, you make the most helpful training videos for this subject on KZbin. Much obliged, merci, danke schön, and all that!

[@TheTomJon]

Glad you found it!!

[@supernatural802]

As someone just getting into fpv and learning how to do freestyle tricks these videos are super helpful so thanks for taking the time to put them together! subbed.

[@TheTomJon]

Ofc mate! Thanks for the support and kind words!

[@jst4curiosity704]

Extremely advanced (..and often, courageous) techniques to guarantee your drone is broken, unless you're a pilot like TomJon. For the rest of us, we can just be in awe of some of these moves bro!

[@TheTomJon]

Just keep practicing and be aware of what your exit menouvers are to prevent crashing and you'll be there too!!

[@dennymahardika]

amazing tutor and an fpv drone master right here🙌🏽

[@AlexOkrushko]

These part 1 & 2 videos for FPV are fantastic. I just recently got DJI FPV and have been putting hours into the simulator practicing moves that you've provided. Thanks a lot!

[@MacxConvergeProductions]

Did you learn now?

[@andrewspage]

What an awesome video. Thanks for sharing

[@anthony-friskettiphoto1008]

I just found your channel yesterday. It’s great! Thanks so much for explaining all this. I want to get into acro mode!!

[@mariohallero4058]

Again, one of the best, if not THE best FPV training video on YT I saw so far. The way you explain the moves and stick inputs, as well as showing how many attempts it can take builds up confidence - at least in my case - to continue the training for this awesome hobby the way you show it. Thumbs up!

[@TheTomJon]

I apprciate that!! Trying to show more than just the "what" but also the how and why and when! Loving the feedback 😀

[@MentorMel]

Thank you!! Im going to try these in sim but love the drills.

[@killiansred40]

Best channel ever !!!

[@TheTomJon]

[@paulhendershott667]

Best start to finish explanation w/ great footage that I've seen yet! Many of these we use in FAA Part 91 aerobatic and some mountain-flying training (wing-overs & hammerheads) in CO and WY, especially in box-canyons and other environments that can lead you to an early grave if the maneuvers are not practiced. Muscle memory is the key like you said - and an aircraft is an aircraft, whether a drone or Piper Arrow... and flying skills are perishable and need to be practiced :-)

[@TheTomJon]

Thank you mate! This comment made my day! Must be incredible to fly such aircraft...

[@pilotkush80]

Subbed thanks for teaching me how to go FULL FPV!!!! Thanks man

[@tehsimo]

These videos are SO informative, nice work!!

[@TheTomJon]

Glad you think so 😊

[@seppiolone76]

you are really good in explaing

[@TheTomJon]

Thank you 😊 I try to always wrap my head around theory first and foremost.

[@zanetirel4692]

Best channel ever

[@Jlehr1980]

Very helpful bro, thanks for creating the videos and taking the time to actually explain what is "essentially" going on 😅 (I watched part 1 first) I'm like 10 days into my own flying journey (FPV Acro mode that is) and these drills are going to give me plenty to practice and I'm sure make me a better FPV pilot all around. Two years later, and your vids are still reaching and helping new pilots! Thanks again! And I'll be on the watch for more, as you have gained a new Sub from me!😁👍

[@torvic333]

Thanks your video! I don't FPV but I'm seriously thinking in get into it!!! thanks again for your time

[@TheTomJon]

Thanks for checking it out! It's a commitment and a long term hobby for sure but it's an incredible one!

[@torvic333]

@@TheTomJon I”m a GPS droner... well an amateur one, I bought a Mavic on the pandemic and can’t get outside too much, Covid got us looked in.

[@TheTomJon]

I started Quads in GPS mode too back in 2014. And yeah man I feel the being locked in park 😑

[@PhillipChangMD]

Great Video! Can you do similar tricks like flipping and diving with the DJI Avata? Thanks

[@cristiancristian5321]

You are a great teacher! Thank you for your time and knowledge 🙏

[@Flyit37075]

Fantastic, very detailed tutorial. I want to dive a waterfall this summer... Thank you !

[@TheTomJon]

You will!!

[@irawankusuma]

Great stuff! Thank you!! 👍👍

[@Joey.Alford]

I need to break out my notepad and the sim to start practicing all of this GOLD! Can’t wait to be a better pilot after this one great stuff man!

[@TheTomJon]

We all flying 12:30-3:30 -- charge up while you watch this and come!

[@mattreyes79]

Another great video! Thanks for the information. 💯

[@TheTomJon]

Thanks for the feedback!!

[@NLV_Films]

Great video !

[@TheTomJon]

Ty!

[@evoXmr]

I play Rocket League and love the training packs you can download. I wish you could do these in a simulator with instructions so I could practice! Love these videos man, you do a great job explaining what you are doing to accomplish these maneuvers. Looking forward to more!

[@TheTomJon]

I have about 1500 hours in RL since 2015 lol... I actually used to do Leth's training packs every morning with my coffee; then I discovered FPV and switched to doing drills like this in Liftoff every morning... Def give Liftoff on steam a try if you dont have it yet... it's AMAZING.... I rarely play rocket league anymore now that Liftoff has replaced it.... Just open this or Part 1 of these drills on your phone while playing Liftoff and go through them one at a time til you get comfortable with them.

[@evoXmr]

@@TheTomJon I have been using Liftoff as well and love it! They have a small tutorial which is a good start but they really need a workshop like in RL! I did just as you described with your last video and it helped a ton!!! I can't wait to get good enough to build my own quad. I usually start with Liftoff and then play RL and I feel like it has helped my car control in RL. I could just be crazy but the fine adjustments on the sticks is key to master both.

[@TheTomJon]

@@evoXmr naw man for real my RL friends were blown away how much better I got ar RL cuz of my FPV training. It def crosses over! And you'll get there!! I'm gonna make one about the theory of everything on building a drone soon!

[@TheTomJon]

@@evoXmr oh and Liftoff does have a workshop for tracks and races on steam... certain tracks a better... the Xperiment series of tracks by DerHonk are mean for training drills (skip the first 1 tho it's no good). They are great to do every day!

[@networkgeek1450]

Thank you so much for teaching all these maneuvers. Can we do all these with DJI Avata? What's the best FPV drone to learn FPV? I am looking for drones that will not break my bank if I crash them (many times, lol)

[@TheTomJon]

They'll be hard on the Avata as it's a cinewhoop and pretty underpowered for the weight (made for efficiency not power). Avata doesn't handle well if you thrust towards your momentum (propwash). If you havn't bought anything yet -- a beginner brushless tinywhoop kit is the way to go, they're insanely good learning tools.

[@ArtemKanash]

14k views and only 0,5k likes? Like your explanation of basic tricks. But after your first video, when I just started trying acro in simulators, I've spent several hours before I knew about coordinated turn. All time before I suffered because all my turns were coordinated yaw spins and infinite drifting )))

[@torvic333]

At the end was a power pine flip!! ho ho ho

[@TheTomJon]

😂

[@geckonontrip-tokarevyury4619]

thx dude!

[@TheTomJon]

ofc m8!

[@researchDarren]

Love your tutorials!! Thanks so much!!

[@VPStudioIII]

Wow that’s amazing tutorial! Love it!👍😊

[@TheTomJon]

Thanks! Hope it helps!!

[@seb-depp]

Great vid! That gap dive was crazy. Never would have done that between the trees. You really orbit nicely. I most of the time do eggs and have a hard time doing more than one orbit at all.

[@GhostFpv]

Great tutorial!

[@TheTomJon]

Thanks Ghost!

[@squirrelyfpv7283]

Wished I coulda seen this video last summer.. lol. Still very useful, thank you..

[@TheTomJon]

You're telling me mate lol I feel like I learnt the majority of what I know in FPV by trial and error with a few mentors in the sim pointing out my flaws and where to improve.

[@squirrelyfpv7283]

@@TheTomJon yup, same here but no sim.. my laptop won’t run liftoff so I just went for it..

[@TheTomJon]

Wild!!

[@rttyros]

Hi dude, first off all great video's you make for people to learn! I buy my first drone few days ago (avata). After 10 hours in the dji fly app im getting the felling. Diving in deep to holes (most time crash, its so hard ) through small holes at max speed and fast turning is going pretty good. Play rocket league for 5 years in the top 0.2%, probably this will help to get a feel for it faster. Where I'm afraid of is that I'll get into bad habits. I use flat thumb on the sticks and i see you pinch it. Do i need to pinch it? If u ever wanna do training online, discord or whatever. Im willing for pay for it for sure :)

[@neeko6464]

Can you show me how to do clean fast orbits. I cant figure out how to do this can you help?

[@TheTomJon]

That's covered in part 1 of this video! Check description.

[@AerRider]

Okay, but your corkscrew track in the LO Green map is a heartbreaker.

[@TheTomJon]

🤣🤣🤣

[@VPStudioIII]

Sir what camera angle are using? Because I can’t fly straight and my turning was always close to crash

[@TheTomJon]

I use 30 for general flying. 10 for cinewhoop (close to people). And 55 for racing. This video is 30.

[@timebroua]

@@TheTomJon thanks, feels like a piece of important information!

[@yanicmb]

Thanks so much for this video but could you explain what each stick does in manual mode when i go into manual mode the drone just spins crazily ive adjusted the left stick to be free like instructed and it feels so weird. Thanks again for this video this is the closest video ive come to understanding so far

[@TheTomJon]

Hey mate! Check out part 1 (linked in description) which answers all your questions and gives you much simpler drills to get you off the ground. This is Part 2... I should explained that in the video huh...

[@yanicmb]

@@TheTomJon thaaaaaaaank you so much!

[@belovedLion80]

Awesome another video

[@TheTomJon]

Thank you 😊

[@belovedLion80]

Thank you. Nobody is making detailed videos like this. And I need it cuz I have no clue with this “hybrid” drone.

[@TheTomJon]

My pleasure.

[@toboldygo5823]

What’s the sound of the whip cracking in the background is that you breaking the sound barrier with your drone🥴👍🏻✨

[@aaaqqqqqaa3977]

Hey, what's your opinion on learning how to fly in simulators, and if you have one what is your favourite simulator to train in? I don't know if i should start training in the air immediately or if i should practice in the simulator, so yeah i was wondering what your opinion on this matter is.

[@aaaqqqqqaa3977]

Also, just in general, absolutely love your video, you explain everything great, I love the addition of just the theory in contrary to most channels wher ethey'll just talk about how to perform the drills, but teaching us about the theory helps me understand everythingso much better and makes it so much more intuitive, so thank you!

[@TheTomJon]

Thanks mate! I'm the same way and learn thru theory! As for Sims; they are great for muscle memory but are never exactly true to life; they are great to get the first 1000 crashes out of the way tho. I use Liftoff Multiplayer (great and helpful community) and Drone Racing League. Fly sims on the regular still!

[@DarthCrumbie]

Just for clarification cuz some of your stick inputs are so small that i can't tell which way you're moves them... Doing the roll and adding yaw to lift the rotation point... The sticks are moving opposite directions? Left roll, right yaw?

[@oscr_zen]

Hey TomJon, what simulator do You use? prefer? I just got Orqa FPV cuz its free xD

[@TheTomJon]

I do most of my sim time in Liftoff, DRL is great too! Nothing compares to real-life though

[@oscr_zen]

@@TheTomJon got you, sure thing!

[@oscr_zen]

@@TheTomJon hey, question, do You maybe have any idea what settings, drone to choose in Liftoff to resamble the DJI FPV the most?

[@TheTomJon]

@@oscr_zen Click the subscribe button, buddy a mine made this and is one of the best pilots I know! steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2420432740

[@quadnator5024]

Did c1 to make turn that fast I tried but mind only would do that in sport mode

[@ronboFPV]

is that gun fire on the background,?

[@360vroomers]

Hi TomJon. I heard those gunshots. I hope they weren't shooting at your drone! At 3:10 and 3:45, you do a roll but your throttle is not down. I thought you should put the throttle down during a flip or roll like your first one?

[@TheTomJon]

Nice catch and attention to detail! I was flying into the wind here is my excuse; if you notice 3:45 I get "thrown around" but thats also because I didn't drop throttle enough. Filming this day was not ideal conditions... I could give a more convoluted excuse about how I don't use Air Mode and dropping thottle to zero with my drone is a bad idea... but alas they are all excuses. Indeed though, you should "drop throttle" mainly so you don't accelerate yourself with gravity towards the ground while inverted. Hope this explains it.

[@360vroomers]

@@TheTomJon OK thanks for the clarification, I just didn't know if there was an advanced reason for using throttle during the flip or roll. :)

[@Islandboy-u6f]

Hey great video I haven’t bought my dji fpv yet still using my mavic … I’m watching lots of videos and they differ … quick question in manual mode would you release both toggles on the remote or just the left throttle side ? Also some fpv pilots say they don’t as they like to land in sports or normal mode … what’s your opinion on this ? Thanks bro , your videos are very informative

[@TheTomJon]

You would just want to release the gimbal tension on the throttle axis (for me that is left stick up and down); and you can land with automated systems for sure... they are pretty good! I just always land in manual so I'm in full control at all times. Cheers! Good luck and feel free to ask any questions.

[@Islandboy-u6f]

@@TheTomJon thanks dude 🤙🏽

[@Islandboy-u6f]

@@TheTomJon and it’s simple enough to land in sports / normal mode with the tension released on the throttle axis ? Thanks for the advice it’s all going to be helpful soon 🤙🏽

[@TheTomJon]

Should be yup

[@killiansred40]

Is your gimbal ratcheted

[@TheTomJon]

if you mean my controller gimbal, naw, loosened the ratchet and almost zero tension on throttle

[@d3m3tr3s]

At 3:23 …are they shooting at your drone? I hear shots, again and again!!! And at 4:37 I hear a cannon. 😵‍💫

[@TheTomJon]

Lol naw just at paper targets mate. Our range is setup with baffles so you can only hit the target bunkers and projectiles cannot leave the range. Also why I'm not flying over the ranges; had to wait for everyone to be done before I could use the 100m baffles for split-s demo.

[@TheParadigmShiftTV]

The DJI FPV simulator doesn't work for Android. Which simulator do you recommend?

[@TheTomJon]

Liftoff is my sim of choice!

[@tokkyofaison5390]

Goodstuff

[@AerRider]

Pretty impressive flying and instructing, all while drone hunters are trying to shoot you out of the sky!

[@TheTomJon]

Hahahahaha you heard em taking shots at me eh?

[@AerRider]

@@TheTomJon At first I though it might be an ex-girlfriend, but I assumed from the structures and surroundings that you were at a game club so we wouldn’t have to worry about you.

[@TheTomJon]

😂😂😂 yet to drive one to murderous rage yet lol and indeed a game club property! Great spot.

[@7KingCobra7]

That's what I was thinking lol

[@ZapytajFotografa]

Dji fpv doesn't have horizon mode... or I am wrong?

[@robertpalvolgyi3963]

I hope, this video will very useful for me. 😀

[@TheTomJon]

I hope so too!

[@robertpalvolgyi3963]

@@TheTomJon I'll practice them. It will take some years, only. 😂

[@mickswagger6086]

Hey mate I’m learning some pretty cool shit from you

[@TheTomJon]

Glad to Help!

[@CloudsFPV]

What are your rates????

[@TheTomJon]

1-0.59-0.2

[@MrScottgp]

So you don't want to bank in turns? Isn't that the point?

[@TheTomJon]

Negative; bank should be used as a micro-correction in high-level flying to fix timing mistakes. 2-axis coordinated turns are far more consistent than 3(4)-axis yank-and-bank turns. Yaw+roll = turning (don't have to adjust throttle if coordinated) ; Pitch+throttle = altitude ... using Roll + Pitch + Throttle (and eventually yaw depending on the degrees of your turn -- not to mention when your pitch increases over 45 degrees you would be Yaw + Pitch + Throttle completely changing the axis's) introduces way more inconsistencies and doesn't allow you to make quick independent axis micro-corrections. The term "FPV" has gained the notion of "rolling turns" because of DJI "FPV MODE" unlocking the roll axis of gimbals.

[@rubencarvalho5005]

I was checking ur new video and didn't answer ... cu m8 ;)

[@TheTomJon]

I'm ded lololol cu m8

[@oscr_zen]

I hope I dont get "corkscrew over", myself haha

[@ofh36]

Is there someone shooting af the drone? I hear a lot of big bangs. 😉

[@bryanball7743]

Sounds like someone was shooting at you, background noise

[@TheTomJon]

Just paper; not me.

[@skyviewvideosmith2265]

grossly over worded narration

[@TheTomJon]

Indeed! Some people prefer that though mate. Can't please em all.

[@Max3DDesign]