Fourth Day of flying FPV after 130 hours in the sim / BetaFPV CetusX

Here is my fourth day of flying, crashes 'n' all, the BetaFPV CetusX after 130-ish hours in various FPV sims with a PS4 controller (DRL Sim, FPV Logic, FPV Skydive, Liftoff, Liftoff Micro, Tryp, Uncrashed). Today I wanted to get more comfortable flipping and rolling the drone. The wind was still gusty, which is annoying, but I feel like it's giving me a good chance to develop some twitch reflexes.
Let me know what you think 👍

[@robinpuerta]

Awesome! You help people like me manage realistic expectation. This requires a lot of practice. Nice that you have a full place at home to practice and have fun

[@TheWaddler]

Thanks dude 🙏 It definitely does require practice, but real IRL practice. There is definitely a point of diminishing returns in the sim. No matter how close the physics are in a sim, they won't be the same as real life. Sims definitely have their place for building the foundations, but I should have gotten out flying IRL sooner and I think that would have benefitted me much more. I also definitely see a lot of potential in my garden for fun lines, can't wait to get more comfortable to be able to explore them!

[@Son1c55]

Yoo, i see your vids, about the 130hr in simulator, you are a good fpv pilot and the difference between the sim and the real life is crazy, in 1 month i will get my first fpv kit: Meteor 75 Pro, Pocket, Eachine 800DM; Good Fly =)

[@TheWaddler]

Thank you so much 🙏 Nice choices there, looking forward to seeing some of your first flights with the new kit when it arrives 👍

[@SaarKing71]

Haha, this is a really cool video!! I have the same experiences at the moment. I had around 30 hours simulator training and then wanted to know how far I have come and started flying my Cetus X in the field two weeks ago. My results so far: frame broken (after crashing into a crane and falling down about 20 meters), cam module destroyed (after full-speed head-on collision with a steel beam) and one prop fallen off :D I count this as "apprenticeship fee", ordered enough spare parts and I am always back in the air quick. The Cetus X is an incredible piece of fun, but the sheer power makes it a bit difficult to control...

[@TheWaddler]

Thanks for watching and sharing your experience 🙏 There definitely is a learning fee, check out my latest video 😏 You're less likely to make the same mistakes if it actually costs money ... maybe haha! Speaking of the "too powerful", got a great tip from @RCwithAdam 's Cetus X video. In Betaflight (not sure if you can do it with the other version), change the throttle mid to 0.30 and add 0.30 of expo. It makes it much easier to control 👍 I'll probably end up removing it at some point though, when I get better stick control.

[@SaarKing71]

@@TheWaddler so far I just capped the max throttle at 70%, as I thought this would be a good idea. But I will try like you wrote.

[@TheWaddler]

@@SaarKing71 See what you think 👍 This method works different than a throttle cap or motor limit. The expo definitely makes it softer, but the key part is the throttle mid. Having done some research, Oscar Ling has a good explanation: oscarliang.com/rates/#Throttle-Mid-and-Throttle-Expo But basically, setting throttle mid only works by also setting expo. It puts the expo on the throttle mid value giving you more throttle resolution at that point, so in this case 30%. The idea is to set the throttle mid at your cruising speed so that you have more resolution for the fine movements on the throttle at that point. This way you still keep 100% of the motor max in case you need it, to get out of dives or power loops for example (though I'm not there yet).