FPV New Product Roundup - August 2024

[@darrenstettner5381]

I love you J.B. You were one of my primary teachers that helped me get into drones and learn how to build them. I was inspired to use them in combat. It’s been evident to me for decades. Unfortunately, I’m not a real nerd so I still struggle with building drones with all the features of the designs I’ve come up with in my imagination.

[@JColoon]

Looks like the drone manufacturers lean more and more towards military applicable products

[@usurpinesusanti3149]

For killing people and hardware which costs million some "overprized" flight controllers for 170.- dont matter at all. Thats how companies now make money. Its not a hobby, its military.

[@JoeH_2]

Honey come here, a new Joshua Bardwell video just dropped

[@quintonrichards4805]

Sends drone in to watch video vicariously. 🛸 💨💨💨💨💨💨💨

[@SemDrones]

I'm just messing brother!😂

[@RickLaBanca]

“No you can’t buy anything “

[@xacttoeblade]

So original

[@AnoNym-zi5ty]

Every wife: 🙄🙄🙄

[@eandavies09]

I want to just say thank you for the effort and information you put into your videos, the hobby would not be the same without you

[@IRONSIDE_RS]

i programmed one of the rotary encoders on my radio to change the vtx power level on my quads, turned all the way down is 25mw and it goes up incrementally, so i can increase it on the fly

[@CarbonGlassMan]

The Rotor Riot FC being approved for sale to the government is probably for more civilian usages. There is no way in hell the military is going to use a homemade hackable opensource FC in any military equipment. That's not how they roll. I have family that works at a place I won't mention that designs & builds military electronic equipment. What they build is extremely robust and not available to the general public until it's around 20 years old & declassified.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

"The military" is a big and varied thing. They absolutely are buying off the shelf hobby equipment for various purposes. And there absolutely is a market for non-China stuff.

[@CarbonGlassMan]

@@JoshuaBardwell The military may use them for target practice, or non combat uses, but they're not going to put an opensource hobby drone into combat when American lives depend on them working. Out here at Camp Atteberry they've been using hobby RC planes for target practice for decades. They don't take them into the field though. Ukraine is using them out of desperation. Russia is using them too because their power is based on the perception of a power they don't actually possess. Their military actually kind of sucks.

[@TheTubejunky]

Oh you're talking about the USO that are shaped like a Mantaray. I can tell you they're not that secret anymore. They have large versions much bigger than the rolling tables they kept the small ones on. (in modular pieces for diagnostics).

[@CarbonGlassMan]

@@TheTubejunky I'm talking about the hobby drones, like the ones I fly and that Ukraine and Russia are using out of desperation as weapons. Radio controlled quadcopters and RC airplanes. I consider those as a flying version of an IED. They are improvised flying explosive devices. Maybe IFED will catch on?

[@genjitsu7448]

I have the Skystars Jupiter AIO and it is great - It looks like a piece of jewelry, just looks very nice. And if looks don't matter to you, so far it has been solid. I crash a lot, lot's of trying to get out of trees or needing turtle mode, and it is still here. I cannot say anything about how it performs for someone that is a good pilot or can really tell how good the FC/ESC perform. But for a beginner it was great, has large solder pads and solid plug connections.

[@smooth_ops2942]

Glad to see DYS back in the scene as both of my 5in setups ive had for about 6 years and still flying with the original DYS F4 PRO and one even has XSD 30amp escs and still going strong. Could be because i still fly 4S or that i run a shit ton of capacitors, one per arm and 2 on the Fc also makes them fly really smooth as no spikes really hit the gyro.

[@smithe68]

Lot’s of good and interesting things out there, love seeing new products in the world of FPV. For what it’s worth, there are videos out there of the GT going 55km, that’s far in excess of what O3 can do.

[@ErmineFPV]

If you’re bothered by the antenna on the boxer, consider modding it to be low profile. I did it on mine and it works really well. You just connect a flexible T antenna through the existing hole and tape it to the top of the controller.

[@ElChingonFPV]

I have the Skystars Jupiter AIO on my Grinderino. So far, it has been durable. Joshua is right though, soldering the pads was a pain in the ass. Good AIO so far.

[@weBLEEDfpv]

don’t forget weBLEED sweet HOT sauce 🌶️ is BACK! drones & BBQ 🍗 let’s go … 🩸

[@SpacemanFPV1]

yessir, less go

[@MCsCreations]

Thanks, Joshua! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@KwaddawK]

Looks like you can get an option with the Jumper T15 with arming switches on the top of the radio now as seen the the grey model. I like this idea a lot! Not a fan of button arming and I have the muscle memory and habit of arming at the top corner with a switch so this radio is becoming very attractive now. Nice work Jumper, you continue to listen to what pilots want!

[@burntnougat5341]

They've yet to make an sd card option though

[@Wes_Does_Stuff]

so ive been flying the hglrc y6 for a few months now. i actually bought the one off drone camps that he reviewed. i absolutely think there are some benefits to the design. I'm getting twice the flight time on a 1300mah pack then i would for a similar sized quad. usually about 6-8mins depending on how hard i fly. I've also noticed more coast-ability at a low rpm. the yaw authority and doing hard full stick flips it definitely has a down side.

[@CarbonGlassMan]

I put the Skystars Jupiter AIO in a 3.5 inch build. It's a bit heavy with the heatsinks but it's the only drone I fly at the moment. I don't really fly much anymore, but when I do, that's the AIO I'm flying.

[@oleksandrri]

divinely, I especially liked the news about the company that started making drones for specific load. ahahaha

[@CDRaff]

1:50 The theory that the Y6's pitch authority only coming from the rear motors would have to rely on the center of mass and center of lift both being inline with the front motors, and I just can't believe that there was that much design put into the weight distribution. All 6 motors are surely adding to the pitch authority.

[@kevinsmith9420]

Ya gotta love a good "kerfuffle"!

[@FPVLuke]

Loving the Cricket merch Joshua! Always supporting the community - Top bloke!

[@TheCloudwalkerFPV]

If you want an even cheaper 8S stack than the DYS but want that Foxeer Reaper performance and quality then Five33 sells an 8S capable Reaper stack for $67!! And they're durable too. Hard to beat that.

[@dan71559]

Right about the Sequre. After many great flights with Foxeer 8s I thought I'd give Sequre a try. After twelve great flights it dropped. Faulty USB port soldering is the culprit. I'm in negotiations for a store credit over the last 72 stupid hours. I bought on sale for 116.00 but shoulda paid way more. Let this stack age before you buy

[@unRealityFPV]

The 8S Supernova motors are legit AMAZING

[@devilcfpv2621]

Its big fets but its a 20x20 sequre stack i have it & am running it on 8s works great definitely saved me on weight. The only complaint is mine cane with BLHeli test firmware on it. & you cant do anything with it unless you get their configurator which currently is only for windows. & i cant currently update the ESC because well i have only apple computers. So now im stuck woth stock motor timing & stock pwm frequency. Personally i like the stack but dont make the mistake and get the BLHeli version get the AM32 version because if you dont you will end up in a situation that shouldn’t even be a thing but it is

[@FPVwineUK]

14:50 this is why I love you JB

[@ExtraFPV]

ayy i follow you on insta lmao 👽👽

[@FPVwineUK]

@@ExtraFPV 😃😘

[@fooojin]

If i dont remember incorrectly i think Bob Roogi came to the conclusion that a well built y6 whould get sliglty longer battery times when flying at a constant high speed, but slightly worse for a normal flight, therefore might be some use for chasing fast cars for example. I have also been wodering if it might be slightly better in high winds, because of more power, and less wind catch and drag..

[@nok9635]

You mention during your sandwich discussion, that such frames are potentially valuable to top racers. However, there are also many of us who are trying to minimize weight for other reasons for example, I am trying to build a sub 249g drone that can flip between 8K FPV and 8K cine that can compete with much larger drones on performance but gets to ignore many of the larger drone rules. I realize that it's a tall order. Doesn't mean I won't keep trying until it works. :) but the point is, there are many compelling reasons to minimize weight when either building your own from scratch or building it from parts made by other people. Many compelling reasons.

[@hoagietime1]

Remember those DYS motors that would fall apart after the first flight, not first crash, first flight. Magnets would fall out, bells would just separate. Would have been smart if they changed their name

[@Alf-Dee]

I remember them very well. Maiden flight, failsafe, 2 motors broken in 30 seconda. It was 2019 and I couldn’t find any other DYS motor to buy because they were almost bankrupt 😅

[@bspringer]

Hm lol, I still use the 4 motors I have left. DYS Samguk Wei. Seems like the Samguk series was actually an ok motor series compared to the older ones. Though the newer brands like LANNRC and so on definitely give you better motors for 10$

[@mikalaitinen2976]

SEQURE H743 V2 ICM42688P FC 4-8S is 42$ and 70A stack is 116$

[@supfpv]

both dys fc were 6s only, it was the esc that was 8s capable. if you pause on 22:57 you can see the fc states 6s

[@alexanderramos871]

I took a leap of faith with sequre stack, it was very painfull it broke with 7 feet fall both flight controller and esc in my second flight.

[@jamesmason7124]

Hey JB, what Am32 3 to 6s 20by20mm esc would you recommend for a Arducopter build using the flywoo Explorer LR 4 v2 frame kit and the Holybro Kakute H743 mini flight controller and Flywoo Nin 1404 2750kv motors. It only has about 30mm in between the standoffs and I need low weight. Can you please help me. Keep up the good work and God bless you and your family and America 🇺🇸

[@Burnzki]

I got that Ruko RID for 30 bucks on amazon sale idk how but a steal for my mini 2 which I don't care for what it looks like in comparison to my 5 inch and 2.5inch.

[@Charl-Viljoen]

Thanks JB, just love watching your stuff mate 🙂

[@SBvice]

32:59 missed a chapter for the boxer crush. Great video thanks for all the info.

[@marmachul]

I've always waited for the giveaways at the end of the roundup videos, it was a nice thing to have even though I never won anything. I miss it.

[@RickLaBanca]

I’ve seen the Ruko as cheap as 33. I got one just to have and it works fine.

[@JPREEDY77]

@Joshua Bardwell, Please install working outlets in the empty slots on your editing bench. (over left shoulder) lol

[@helidrones]

I would like more 4in1 ESC having a BEC and FC being 5V or 12V input. This would eliminate the need to look for a FC with a matching supply voltage and the ESC needs to generate low voltage for its internal components anyway.

[@focalpointvideo]

That are going to be making their own ESC’s. Coming soon

[@butcher]

The interesting part about the y6 that it has a bigger 6in1 esc

[@FPVwineUK]

25:18 good dig that I reckon 90% didn't get.

[@ST-online]

Holy shit the y6 looks like a dragon

[@butcher]

Btw, neutron rc has a 8s 45a aio, one board on 8s for an 5", it's crazy :)

[@zombietoesofnothing2381]

i liky sounds of 8s def need 1

[@reworkfpv7359]

Thanks JB!😁😁

[@jakeyfpv]

Love this segment btw I wish blunty was in it too

[@milfordkd]

I tried out Y6 a while ago. It's different and fun to play with but it's just worse in every way. More expensive, more to break, more annoying to build, and you don't get redundancy like X8

[@Trunkmonkey916]

Thanks for doing these.

[@xORLOCKx]

It's time the Apex was updated. For the price of an apex you don't get any TPU, the hardware is a joke, comes all together in a single bag. You gotta put your own press nuts in and file some of the holes just to get things to fit. Every other frame comes with tons of TPU and hardware is better organized. The ERA is an updated version of the APEX, but so many "copys" do it better and they need to update and step their game up.

[@PropPounderFPV]

Wtf, I been subscribed to you for like 7 years at least and just noticed I’m not subscribed some how. Glad I noticed that, was wondering why none of your vids were popping up

[@73FPV]

Thanks JB. Your the Man!

[@mikebergman1817]

You don't have to like AG01's for any other reason than they look good. It IS an appropriate excuse. People will argue and attempt to troll, saying "erm, you will never look at them anyways durr" but that has nothing to do with anything. We know it's there, and that we look cool holding it😂 Or something.

[@GR33ZY.A1]

Junper T14 is so underrated for 90 bucks

[@seb-depp]

Funny that you recorded this before your T-15 video but published that one first.

[@xer125]

Just be careful with the Sequre esc, the blheli version is running a test firmware version and the am32 was not tested properly with the devs and is using experimental features (so not officially supported)

[@jd5417]

The new iflights look to have injection molded parts instead of 3d printed, just picked up the eco version 1.1 and definatly not 3d printed

[@mythrillium2]

ngl it really grinds my gears when people refer to the mid-size box radio as a "boxer form-factor"... TBS was the first on the street with the mambo, but then RM steals the credit when the Jumper is more mambo like than the boxer is, and any mention of the size it's referred to as boxer style as if the mambo doesn't even exist i do like the t-15 tho, really hope there's a mambo 2 with the big touchscreen, maybe even full on edgetx support.. which the mambo was supposed to have already... i'm mad but not mad at the same time

[@Lucky420fpv]

Hey Joshua I have been watching you for a few weeks now I have been on a mobula 6 with some changes running open tx tx12 analog what should my next drone be ????

[@shakysugars]

Better we turn to drone vs drone wars then people vs people. Then it's just a gentleman's game of air chess.

[@afro_lou]

So, I've got no love for RR, even before the whole RedCat kerfuffle, but I'm pretty torn on their FC... I mean, I remember waaaay back when, when "MIL-Spec" was a pretty huge selling point for a lot of components... I guess they could technically claim that they're MIL-Spec now? Does that even matter anymore?

[@ianoconnor1515]

The best thing about the goggles L is when you upgrade to the goggles X, you can retransmit from the X to the L for a spectator

[@billyhawk9648]

Just wondering when esc manufacturers will adopt AM32, especially T MOTOR!

[@EniokiFPV]

I literally use a SINGLE thumbtack to hold my quads to the wall. Most carbon frames have an access hole for screws or for airflow that a thumbtack fits inside of. I have never had one fall. There is no cleaner way to display your quads. Nothing visible holding the quad to the wall whatsoever. You are welcome.

[@jerryboics9550]

I jam an arm part way through the wall. Going to have to patch it up anyway... You're welcome..

[@СтепанСмирнов-ч3й]

What about radiomaster pocket crush and ag01 nano for pocket?

[@pro2stinger]

could you review the bnf speedybee master 5 v2

[@pertificatus5420]

LETS GO Joshua Bardwell Video!!

[@curtisbeef]

Hey Josh. I've seen a bunch of reviews of the Goggles L and I haven't seen anyone review the custom prescription inserts they offer. I'd love to see that in the review. 👍

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Waiting for those inserst is exactly why I haven't released my review yet.

[@vdz89]

What about new Runcam Thumb2?

[@rainsquadfpv]

If the y6 is ever in stock

[@Nik_FPV621]

Yessir

[@АндрійАлєксєєв-п3з]

i have seen this new sandwich carbon material and i have seen how easly it breaks.

[@DekelElz]

Joshua.. you have too many drones man.... its time for you to give me one for free, shipping on me

[@Black-ice_fpv]

If Fatshark drop their price , they would make some good money, because they good , but they anolog, just too expensive, I want one , but at that price I could get another DJI.

[@mr.baphomet-fpv]

Rekon Y6 seems interesting.

[@genjitsu7448]

For sure. There is also a very small drone from a company called XOXOL that makes a drone called the Stingray - it is under 2" so it is small but it is also a Y4 configuration. It is very inexpensive for the frame, the rest of the parts could not add up to be that much. Worth checking out. It is sold at a company called CNCDrones. Cheers

[@АндрійАлєксєєв-п3з]

​ It's not really a company, its just a channel's name. Guy, who makes those frames is from Ukraine , and channel's name contains local joke.

[@droney_baloney]

@45:05 I just so happen to have a spare pi4 and 7 inch screen that needs repurposed. let me get that link please.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIa9fXdjmrJlrZI

[@SeemaChandra-m6u]

You missed hota t6

[@GoldiGaming-r1s]

Ilv ❤ u bro 👍 good job

[@ichi1082]

Hm, not mentioning the OpenIPC AIOs?

[@inoc805]

Why does the documentation on the DYS stack state that the input voltage is 6S? I own that stack and was afraid to put 8s thru the fc so I too used a voltage regulator to bring the power down to 12v for the fc. This in turn kind of screwed me because my voltage wouldn't read correctly. I had to force the cell count to 8s in the cli.

[@EagleFPV43]

Yipee

[@jbaked2585]

So if we buy more than what you discuss in the video, do you get proceeds from the entire purchase or just the item you mentioned? Hope it’s both.

[@plasmachicken]

It's both mostly, maybe the item he discussed might have a higher % tho

[@motoluko]

personally, i would never pay more than £80 - £90 for a frame no matter the size and the features have to be insanely good too. recently i bought the 7 inch AOS 7 Evo which is fairly priced in my opinion

[@RedAppleApe]

Well "made in the USA" and the price isn't a thing. The point is that the others just asking way way more while they have the same cost. Boards like that are for companies with the right machines super easy to produce compared to other tech. So there is the same cheap guy standing in front of the machine and pushing in the trays with boards. So others just make a way bigger cut

[@JoshuaBardwell]

It's objectively true that labor costs in America are higher than in China. Your argument is, at the very least, incomplete.

[@blup7352]

my Sequre e70 g2 came a few weeks ago and will use it in my first 8s build, pls tell me what props you used in the 8s video the g2 has 30 x 30 mm mounting

[@QsilverFpv]

If I replace Radio master boxer antenna with a tiny whoop antenna will that burn out My radio ?

[@sakfpv8444]

I almost got fatshark hdos 2 years ago (whatever the newer model was at the time) I already had rapid fire module for my OLD fatshark attitude goggles but went with the skyzones 04x v2 and could not be happier. I sometimes use my rapidfire on it (with tape holding it in) but I updated the skyzones module and it's absolutely...fine. I'd recommend rapidfire for it, but the newer skyzones modules are great. I still fly the FIRST betafpv hx115 toothpicks, diatone cube toothpicks, iflight turbobee, and even an AirbladeUav "plus" eclair frame(look it up, cool as hell).

[@clintonherring]

How are you just coming out fighting with tricopter people lol

[@JohnIn2SonAZ]

The Y-6 is cool but AddictiveRC sold out of them very quickly.

[@SOLA_FPV]

see 3 inches is the prefect size...

[@kumquad_fpv]

12:00 i saw the frames including prototypes in person. And they have been really beaten up by the designers and testers. The nylon part starts to deterior over time because it has to absorb the impacts but anyway it can be replaced if it looks to ugly. Also thats the whole point behind it to absorb the energy of the impacts and protect the main center plates and the camera + other electronics

[@ImperialArmour]

The whole point of 8s is more torque, more RPM. There's no value in 1500kv, I run 8s in 1950kv 2208.

[@calebschillo2794]

Depends on what you want the end result to be also. Some builds might benefit from a low rpm, high torque situation. In no way saying you are wrong, just that it will probably have its place for someone.

[@HelloDonkey9]

“Would you like to pull this out of your..” *video cut to different take*

[@Rckid28]

How have you missed the voltara 70 amp esc week after week?

[@rehepeks]

HDMI input does matter on the fatshark as the modules do not support 90hz anyway or has something changed?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Walksnail does 720p 100 Hz.

[@smooth_ops2942]

The five33 idea of mounting everything to the top plate is a thinking out of the box kind of idea and its tremendous. Go out flying freestyle somewhere and on the way you see aomething off in the distance that only your 7" could even attempt. Pull over and take a couple minutes and boom your off.

[@ItsTheCamera_Guy]

Hey do you think you could make an udated video for flashing and rooting v2 dji goggels I’m completely lost and a others are as well

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Here's the video you want. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqLMdaamhtR-eqMsi=HlnidEOo-WKq2bBi

[@ItsTheCamera_Guy]

@@JoshuaBardwell they got rid of the superpack you have to do it all manually, Ive made it to the first step of downloading the firmware to the .606 but when I got to manually root the goggles it doesn’t get past step 2, I tried the latest version for sake of trying and it made it step 3 but never further.

[@ItsTheCamera_Guy]

Lol never mind I’m not sure what i did but it worked

[@JoshuaBardwell]

IDK why people are saying they got rid of the superpack. I can download it still. What's missing?

[@armenvegas]

For the speedy bee master 5v2 frame kit did yours include the dji air heat sink that fits the frame? I've bought 2 frame kits and can't figure out how you got a heatsink

[@RichardAFPV]

I couldn't see the government using a hobby FC for anything that needs reliability.

[@wearemany73]

Wohooo! 😁