FPV Drone Bundles at ANY PRICE! (2021 Beginner's Guide)

[@donutves]

This answers literally every beginners questions and give amazing advice

[@Bob-ex2yx]

If I had this when I started I would be in paradise

[@josejulianvaldiviesocamach3683]

Dude, u play paintball?

[@killboy741]

This was indeed a very good video, the problem now is that I wanted to spend around 800 but now I want to spend around 1300 hahahaha

[@dreed7312]

The first :30 contains a lot of qualifiers that have nothing to do with the title or the subject matter. Who is he talking to? Who would assume that everyones needs are the same? Thats why we have chocolate and vanilla and nobody in the western world drives a Lada. He doesn't need to open by tearing down a strawman.

[@abeblue]

Speedball guy here

[@mog59]

I‘m in fpv now for 9 month. Climbed the ladder from 1.6 inch whoop to 5 inch in the analog world and then changed to digital. Your tutorials are first class 🏆 and helped me a lot. 100% recommendation for people getting startet with this phantastic hobby 🤙

[@boomcraftgaming]

hehe FANtastic y'know like a prop is a fan kinda

[@reddie2829]

@@boomcraftgaming ...

[@lucasceleste4743]

The quality and effort in this video is on another level! Props to you my man! (pun intended hehe)

[@notkira_x]

One man cannot get enough props!

[@reptilianexotics9921]

Lol

[@Burnnskii_Gaming]

this is the holy grail of budget fpv drone buying guides.

[@terminsane]

the 65mm whoop is a great starter. you can flip them around indoors all day long. Winter. Rain. Day or Night. 3inch 3s toothpick for sub-250 freestyle outdoors. 5 inch+ if you really like throwing that weight around. go with ELRS right away imo. Its the future. Will be cheaper than all the other options. And also has the best range/latency. Opensource ftw

[@avasianfpv]

Bro you put so much work into your videos and it shows🔥🔥 keep it up man mad respect

[@burnaxel]

Can you do an updated video for 2024

[@nolanokeefe7452]

Agree

[@cookiepower1681]

I agree as well

[@Putingy]

He hasn't uploaded for some time now, so I don't think it'll happen.

[@Vaska111]

Agree

[@BOTGRINDER]

your videos are so good!!! see you at 100k subs next year!

[@aussierule]

Omg thank you. All the recommendations are like 100 and then 700-800. I'm cool with spending money but man it's hard to find the info for a happy medium. Yours provided that thank you.

[@dustinpace848]

These are some of the best series of videos and information for starting out that I've come across. Just binged through several that you've put out. Thanks for the incredible amount of work and effort you've put into these!

[@thatswhatshesaid42069]

First thing I'm gonna need is a laptop for the simulator.

[@PerfectlyNormalHumans]

Apparently the DJI simulator runs on a phone and is compatible with transmitters of all kinds just like any other sim.

[@thefox4944]

@@PerfectlyNormalHumans no. Only with Dji fpv controller V2

[@PerfectlyNormalHumans]

@@thefox4944 lol figures.

[@tribefpv]

Bro ive been in fpv from the beginning and wish i had vids like this back in the day to help me. You explain everything so well , easy to understand. You have a real gift . Ive just received a 3" with a vista in the mail and luv it , you will not be disappointed in the HD 3" Cheers for the great content 👍

[@MattPochwat]

I appreciate that! It's not a gift though... I just really wished I had a vid like this too.

[@alekstube_]

You are the best FPV channel for people that are interested to learn and get into the hobby. It was such a headache for me to research everything but if I ha found your channel sooner I would just have watched all your videos and known everything!

[@g1gamanx]

Filled the cart as I went. $1600-ish and a few DHL packages later, DJI Goggles V2, Nazgul 5 HD, Crossfire nano, Axii HD antennas, 100c 4s batteries, HOTA charger, and tomorrow is 65F outside for my maiden flight! Thanks for the tips Matt!

[@michaelc5027]

Fantastic video for people trying to get into this highly engrossing hobby. One other note to make about the Tinyhawk EMAX kits. The controllers are infamous for their QC issues - they quickly begin to suffer of throttle stutter. It happened to mine, and I had to wait weeks to get a replacement. Apparently you can remedy the problem by opening up the controller and cleaning out the throttle gimbal, but I sold mine off so I wouldn't know how well that works. Just something to keep in mind for anyone considering the EMAX RTF kits.

[@crumpledpaper8897]

Just started using liftoff with an Xbox one controller, and I’m getting really good after 2 hours with acro mode. Haven’t tried any other of the modes, but on the tree maps I’m able to weave in and out of the trees, fly up high, dive, go back in the trees and slow down without crashing too much. Loving it so far. Also the liftoff music slaps.

[@robertkoripsky6407]

Wow I was searching all day and couldn’t be happier to have come across this video! Definitely made my decision easy! Keep it up my man

[@MattPochwat]

Awesome man! Glad it helped

[@EonZero]

My fear getting into this hobby is ensuring parts and builds are compatible and this video was so useful! Thank you, great job!

[@azmea6376]

your channel is soooooooooooo underrated

[@justkarl1]

Could you please make a updated version of this video?

[@ATF2099]

Thanks for making it so easy for everybody's wife to figure out how much they've spent so far... good recap on my expenses over the last year.

[@smoothmarx]

I had already liked your video, but I unliked and liked it again, just because I wanted to thank you for being the first youtuber to account for international shipping! I've watched so many videos for all differents types of products (home automation, baby monitors, etc.) only to find out it's not available in my country. So, for taking it into consideration, I thank you!

[@ChapinPro]

You deserve tons of followers with this quality content! 🤟🏼

[@ChapinPro]

Is sad I don't have this video when I started in the hobbie!

[@masond4680]

Idk anything about drones and I’m trying to get into my first fpv setup. This video was great thank you

[@BubbyFPV]

this is such a good video

[@anappleppple2313]

Why are you so against building your first drone Matt? Well that’s a little harsh sorry but, you should be recommending building.I think that’s what everyone should do BUILD THERE FIRST DRONE. It may seem daunting and hard but let me tell you. First of all it’s very fun, second now you have a skill, and third now you learned how the drone works and the different parts which will make customizing your drone possible, fourth now you can actually fix the drone on your own without much difficulty compared to if it was your first time, fifth now you have your own creation that you can be proud of and make whatever colour, shape, size you want. Sixth sometimes it can be way cheaper then buying a prebuilt if you look at build kits compared to the prebuilt versions such as the JB starter build you can see a $50 price difference. Thanks dudes in the end do what you want but building is cooler then buying (even rhymes). Cool video, like your hard work :-) I'm not against anything else you said. I think you should make a series of your first build day by day, if you have not made a build already, and document in the videos problems you ran into and things that worked out that would be cool.

[@scottpetterson552]

@Vladimir Putin I'll be completely honest with you, It worked out fine for me

[@kithng]

1. some people enjoy flying more than building. 2. pre built drone like the Nazgul actually cheaper than you buying all the parts and assemble youself. But I do agree at least build ONE drone yourself help.

[@kithng]

@Vladimir Putin cost aside, I do agree it’s more satisfying and a sense of proud if you built your own drone. I build one, bought many RTF, each has it own merit.

[@anappleppple2313]

@Vladimir Putin I’m not saying you have to. Do whatever works. I’m just saying a lot of people that are new to the hobby are subscribing to this channel and building your own should be at least well recommended in my opinion.

[@anappleppple2313]

@@kithng I agree

[@NORMAxxl]

For my first drone I chosed kit for self-soldering. It was increateble when it flyed at first try!) Thank you for your videos!

[@Sintarzus]

I want to do the same thing, but self-soldered kits are kinda bad in component quality. Especially compared to something like Nazgul 5 Hope there will came something good a couple of months later. For now, just TX-12 (which is a very good low level radio) and some simulators. Если, конечно, разберусь с подмосковной бюрократей. Российские законы - треш. (Of course, I'll buy it only if I will be certain in my ability to get a lawful way to fly in the Moscow region. Russian drone laws are bullshit.)

[@NORMAxxl]

@@Sintarzus уведомительный порядок регистрации, если дрон тяжелее 250г

[@D3V170]

When I was getting into FPV a few years ago, I knew I definitely wanted a BNF so I could get in & learn both flying & repairing right away. The repairing led to eventually building. To be honest, I enjoy building just as much as flying. Seems like every few months I get the desire to build a whole new quad, smh. Lol.

[@BatanShorts]

The legend has uploaded

[@src2920]

Wow Matt, I actually watched it from beginning to the end. I can only imagine what a tremendous effort you made. Thank you. I have been flying fixed wing planes and was wondering if I can directly start with drones without a simulator?

[@NathansLife]

For let's say €350 I got the eachine x220s rtf kit but instantly changed things in betalfight and changed the props, got an extra 4s 2700mah battery, and the ev800 goggles and a better lipo charger it's been a month and im loving it.

[@jrallen404]

I love watching your videos. I just recently discovered fpv drones flying and I’m so intrigued. I havnt bought anything yet so this video is very helpful.

[@bodavis3819]

Well thought out, comprehensive video. Nice job Matt. Seems clear why your subs have been steadily increasing.

[@OneLegHD]

probably one of the best videos I seen recently. thanks!

[@johanlarsson9805]

I did watch it from beginning to end! Thanks a lot, great video and the fact that you own so much of this things yourself really gives your words "weight".

[@cheapassfpv8072]

Part Recommendations that are hard to break - Armattan Rooster 5in Frame, SERERATE ESC'S (not a 4in1) Spedix Brand are cheap and super reliable, Matek AIO Flight Controller, Emax Eco Motors, DalProp Props (i love building and have 10+ quads, but my everyday go to freestyle quad is this exact setup for 2+years. At least twice a week this quad smashes into the pavement at FULL throttle and just keeps on going!!!) If you need a bind and fly (BNF) Iflight Nazgul or Cidora is good goto

[@sumdood2035]

Would be awesome if you could do a video on drone packages with the DJI Air Unit models, which can be used with our own transmitter, rather than being stuck with the DJI transmitter. The $569 retail for the DJI goggles is kind of a killer, but having HD FPV, without heavy breakup and noise, and a much better low altitude range is night and day. Considering the air unit and camera runs about $169 by itself. The ~$300-500 the drones cost seems like a steal. I know you covered one price point at the end, but it would be nice to see an entire video with a range of digital drones and your opinion on them.

[@YouTubeDomGG]

We need an updated video!

[@SchmityFPV]

Great video for new people! Been on and off flying for 6 years now. I’d definitely recommend spending as much as possible if you know you’ll love it. I’ve spent too much over time slowly upgrading things. When I should of just went full out right away.

[@allgaming4045]

I recently purchased a Beta flight Cetus pro I would recommend that for dipping your toe into FPV

[@jeremymavrick1928]

Worlds most underrated fpv driver

[@Jim_Mundy]

This is totally brilliant. Such good information and the ability to visualize growing in the hobby even if you only have $100 to invest up front. Thank you!!

[@dijey2625]

Thanks for the great video! After watching i really want to start into fpv drones 😮

[@Togher01]

Thanks for making the content for international customers. 👍 Many Americans don't consider the wider audience.

[@nickfishing13]

Thank you so much, this really helped me settle on what FPV drone to buy.

[@meljohk]

Thx for the into. I am new and am looking into Building my own due to saving money is my type of thang. Thanks for the tips

[@starlinater10]

This clip is amazing. You literally answered every question that i pretty much had. Thank you thank you!😊good shit. Great content man.

[@Oderwat]

I think that DCL Simulator is the best for beginners and the most fun too. You don't can build different drones, but you have three prebuild ones. But it has outstanding maps(!) including an animated town with cars, trains, and helicopters and the oil bando with trains, birds and very cool buildings. It also has the best performance for me (as it is a proper Unreal Engine). It also gives you a really nice online racing environment.

[@MattPochwat]

Prices may vary at the time of you watching this video! Luckily for you, I priced a lot of this gear just as sales ended so you might be able to get some things even cheaper! One thing I meant to mention, is that you can go even higher than $1600 by purchasing custom-built quads. You can even get the same quad that Johnny FPV or Mr. Steele fly. The Nazgul is honestly great though and for the cost of those other quads you could get two or three Nazgul's instead as backups. I sure did!

[@matrixpiealt7127]

Should I upgrade my drone piece by piece or should I buy a new one?

[@VijitChandna]

Nazgul is a friggin amazing value, it's stupid how cheap is it.

[@VijitChandna]

@@matrixpiealt7127 really depends on what parts you have

[@matrixpiealt7127]

@@VijitChandna I have the tyro119 and about $300 budget

[@MattPochwat]

@@matrixpiealt7127 that's up to you! You'll learn a lot by upgrading your quads. You could always do both and have a drone to fly while you work on the other.

[@KentFPV]

You earned a subscriber just for how well this video is setup

[@KentFPV]

All the more you needed was convince us you're reliable by telling us how many hours you have flown xD

[@m.l.1568]

Hello, I’m Markus from Germany and I‘m very exited to look your videos 👍 I‘m flying a few DJI Drones and think about change to the FPV Hobby.

[@jgod1973]

Best video I’ve seen as a newbie. I love the modular approach. Thanks!

[@Deaphdot1]

I am just on my first thoughts of jumping into the game, and really appreciate this. Great info

[@FlaemmchenFlame]

I did watch the whole thing. Just to see if I can agree with what you're saying. Good job! I think lots of beginners will find this video and your kits very useful. Keep up the good work

[@crumpledpaper8897]

can we get a 2022 version please? a lot pf prices have spiked and im interested in to getting in to FPV

[@nicksfpv]

Great video! I've been flying fpv for a while, but it is still interesting to watch! Great job! I only bought one battery when I started😂

[@sawyercarlston5105]

Who else loves the way he talks

[@plice6448]

Hi Matt, just want to leave a huge thank you for giving me advice and me buying my first fpv drone. Awesome video, keep it up.

[@unrushed_crown]

This was an amazingly detailed video. Subbed! Thank you very much!

[@NiBo608]

Thanks Matt! I am just starting with the hobbie now. Bought my first EMAX Tinyhawk II Freestyle RTF. It might be arriving soon. Already using Liftoff but with PS controller...but I am feeling much better already on the simulator! That is a great idea for beginners! Start with a new nice FPV radio and one of the simulators.

[@RyanDimal]

This is awesome, thank you for the document with the gear! Hope to get some stuff in soon.

[@michaelrigoni1191]

I'm a beginer, i recentely bought an taranis q x7 and a cheap uruav ur65 (waiting to get it to my addres) and i already using the X7 to fly in DRL racing, i alresdy cut outnhalf of the times of my race laps (i used to use a xbox one controller) That video's so usefull for me, till know i didn't ever understand what multiprotocol and crossfire exactly was And not even knew 1 of those drones names Thank you so much for all the infos You got a new subscribe

[@rubenlalovski7464]

This is a very valuable video for ppl who want to start flying FPV. Thanks a lot for sharing so much experience!!

[@edygome]

I would recommend getting the Radiomaster TX16 and Simulator to start out with. I flew analog on DJI FPV goggles with Rapidfire for a few months since, I knew I was going to get into digital.

[@МишаАндрашко]

Hi! Really nice video, but I guess you forgot one thing, you didn't mention the lipo battery bag/box. Also it had been 2 years since you posted it, so it would be nice to see an updated information. Thank you for such a nice FPV channel!!!

[@josheason8888]

Well I just spent almost 1,200 for the $900 kit. Lol 😆 I hope it goes well. I like your videos. Put alot of trust in your recommendations. Thanks for the information.

[@3azyamvs]

WOW! Thanks so much for this video, ill definitely look to get some fpv gear for my birthday!

[@ACodeGaming]

would the BetaFPV kit work with the Nazgul5? says it will work with FrSky and you can chose between FrSky R-XSR / XM+

[@PaulMcKillop]

Brilliant research and a huge amount of work there. Thanks, Matt.

[@seamless7942]

I've been flying a few months now and I still found this helpful

[@karannaik1555]

I was able to connect my emax tinyhawk 2 controller very easily with Liftoff. The only thing is you need to connect your hawk right, because it has the motherboard.

[@ricardobernal9191]

Man your video truly awesome really really inform me into the world of fpv drones a community purchase my first DJI there too and I'm really interested in moving into that direction sometime in the future. Although you hit it out of the park with this video the only thing that comes to mind that I would have changed or added was the actual distance on each upgrade instead of just saying significant more range. Hey tap, tap buddy thank you very much from beginning to end you little devil you made me a subscriber and anticipate a lot more excitement watching your videos laters.

[@amerymatthys7338]

I always look forward to your videos ill watch them no matter what they are.

[@skyviewwageningen9486]

Hi Matt, perhaps mentioning a $100 HD cam or up needs to be added to all this. Nice vid man.

[@KwinnyB42]

I decided to go a slightly different direction. I have some pretty awful goggles (hoping to upgrade soon) a Qx7 and a Cidora SL-E. Before I upgraded to the Cidora I had a Tinyhawk Freestyle but I'm really happy I upgraded to a 5 inch. It's so much more fun to fly Edit: the total price of my current gear was around 500 bucks. Also I think it's worth mentioning that while 5 inches are great they require a lot more space to fly around and are super powerful, so if you want to fly in your backyard I would stick with the Tinyhawk Freestyle 2.

[@JurneMolina]

Watched the whole thing from beginning to the end. I got the Mobula 6HD because of you and I freaking love it can't wait to upgrade soon. I would love to see a video dedicated toFPV goggles (Eachine EV800D's, Skyzone's and DJI V1 HD antenna's and all upgrades to get less break-up and better range preferably on a budget lol.)

[@v12aiden]

I’m two months late but I love this dude so far he reminds me of the dude from good girl (the show) and he gives out good information

[@John-jj1lo]

Great review just wondering why you chose tinyhawk 2 over eachine novice 2 is one better than the other?

[@PerfectlyNormalHumans]

Super interesting and also gives me ideas on an upgrade path as well! Thanks for all your work putting this together.

[@MarcisK1991ie]

Im about to jump into custom fov drone building. And this list kinda is scarying me on highend. But i love flying drones. Big fan of dji.

[@eliascotrim51]

that's exactly what i wanted! love this video!

[@olicourse]

when i started i had a budget of $500. Went straight to the Fatshark Dominator HD3 goggles and the taranis qx7 transmitter. And then for about $150 built a 5 inch. As if i were to buy a drone i wouldn't understand how to fix it 2 years later still rocking analog and a setup worth just under $3K

[@pdmerritt]

dji digital is very cool but those rcvrs are really expensive also. also i'd suggest the ev300o over the Skyzones as they are exactly the same cost but you can change transmitter modules as well.

[@leonie9248]

At 1400 I’d recommend the 1500 kit but with the DJI Remote controller 1. This would save the money on crossfire and a separate receiver and run purely via the vista.

[@lubibubi6380]

Hey Matt how many Batteries you want? Matt: YES!

[@itsGameOver.]

It seems like the sweet spot for a beginner that has some extra cash from stimulus or whatever is the $400 package. Same radio and goggles used all the way to all least the 800 kit (so far watching still).

[@Yartin]

This guide is absolutely amazing! Great job, really appreciate it!

[@davidtomasgaitanrodriguez1356]

I am a complete noob (just 3 months in the hobby), but I would suggest one more thing, which is that with that emergency fund which you may be left with, it is a good idea to have a cheaper drone (such as de mobula, or even a low-quality 3-5') to fly in case the one part of the first drone gets broken and you have no spare ones. Worst part of this hobby I would say that it is the waiting time... and spending a few weeks without flying is the worst (and yes, you can spend some time in the simulator, but flying something for real, even if it is a small quad, is always better I would say). Have fun guys!

[@tiejong2127]

That is the video I've searched for, perfect!!!! 😊👍👍👍

[@levinkroenke8515]

Great video i got my first setup for christmas. I already had a DX6s from airplanes and i got the EV800D and a Eachine Tyro109!!!! Just waiting on a few more parts then i can try it out!! spent ~300CAD excluding radio and batteries i already had from flying rc airplanes.

[@QuintinHumbert]

With five inch it’s basically “if you ride like lighting you crash like thunder”

[@sixtofive]

Good info, and well thought out. You're missing out on a lot of fun with nothing in the 3" size. Some great options to look into would be the FPV Cycle TP3, the Five33 Tiny Trainer, or the Racer X Twig XL. Most of these are running 1303 or 1404 size motors at 5000 kv on 3s 450mah batteries. BetaFPV sells a rtf version of the Twig XL in collaboration with Racer X if you don't want to pay for shipping from the US. Have fun flying out there!

[@anythingandeverything700]

honestly as soon as possible go from 3 inch to 5 inch as it's much more stable

[@z33r0now3]

@@anythingandeverything700 thx, thats what I supposed.

[@SLUGMUH]

I just want to say, Orqa makes a decent free simulator.

[@onden]

great video! only thing I would scold you for is the orientation of the CRSF transmitter's antenna, it should be vertical, not horizontal :)

[@onden]

oh and also get some spare props, prop tool, etc

[@lorenzvogeli3298]

Love this channel! Keep it up! I got into this amazing hobby only a month ago, and start building my 3th Quad next week, after one Longrange Quad, and a cinewhoop 😅

[@MannYgfx]

Sooo I'm guessing going digital earlier without crossfire would be somewhat reasonable? I'm looking at my shopping cart containing a nazgul5 V2 6s with a xsr receiver and DJI V2 goggles to go with my qx7 I've got already... As far as I can tell it's easier to go crossfire later than it is to go digital later?

[@sohelmahamudhridoy4618]

sir is it okay to buy a used fpv controller. if it is okay then which thing i should consider before buying it. love you great content sir. love from Bangladesh

[@AirAzn]

Great video man! I wish I had watched this video about a week earlier. It would have saved me from having to do sooooo much research

[@AlanzFPV]

Subscribed! Matt, your videos are well thought out and very helpful. Keep up the good work!