How to Build an FPV RC Car in 2021!!!! - 4k

[@RollnHeavyKevy]

Good stuff. I agree not enough fpv car content.

[@miggyfixx6418]

Here was my attempt at Car FPV back in 2018. I made it work in stereoscopic also but lost the footage... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmqtqKCPhst8m5Y&ab_channel=MiggyFixx

[@cyanidedreams6784]

Kevin Brewster I've seen several prank videos that were funny. But imagine somebody getting mad & finding dude wearing googles. Completely unaware of a beat down heading his way. Now there's your video 🤣

[@sameygamees2059]

I agree Chadd, there are not enough ground FPV vids. This is very helpful, especially learning realistic range capabilities of the different frequency setups. You made one of the more informative ground FPV vids and I've been scanning KZbin for 6 months. I got into RC because I wanted to drive around the neighborhood. Little did I know that it would be so tough just to get around the block, which I have yet to accomplish. It seems like I have to drop $1k to get beyond 100 yards of range.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Hey Samey, If you have some 5.8ghz gear, it can help you transition into 1.3ghz. Don’t get me wrong, DJI is the way I would choose if I was starting from zero. But if you can’t swing the ~$1k, consider 1.3. I’m making a video on it now and using my goggles and 5.8 gear I already had made my 1.3ghz setup cost around $350 or so. Even less if you have a very powerful 2.4ghz ground radio that gives you the RC range you need. I hope you keep at it, whichever route you choose!

[@77chevy4x4]

I’ve got a clodbuster.. custom. This had been my trail truck for walking trails for almost 20 years. I’ve worked at a battery company so SLA used were abundant. Miles over the years snow plowing has been it’s thing . I’m Thinking for us older folk to design FPVs for utilities at home snow plowing and yard work. . AI a walking cart for groceries. Mathis is truly awesome. Ty for the breakdown and tips on how to build a cool system!

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Absolutely! I actually used to teach kids with health issues to fly FPV drones. I ran a deal called QuadsForKids. Regulations ended that back in 2016 or so but RC cars can make this happen again. Snow plowing etc could be a thing, but the cost would be so high and only do so much good. Giving someone the chance to go stroll around the neighborhood again is nearly priceless 🤙

[@djodjodubois9458]

1000 thank you..your frozen images are the BEST THING..because for someone like me who has a lot of misery because of the start and has the bad luck of Never finding what is needed..anyé THANK YOU!

[@SPIDEYGUY24]

I have been getting into FPV R/C but I had no idea were to start on my own but this video seems like a good jumping of point, thank you

[@ratatui5398]

So helpful I can’t find any vids about this stuff and as I’m bored lateley and I have a traxxas rc sitting around I decided to upgrade it to make it more fun but I can’t find any information so this vid is really helpful.

[@djodjodubois9458]

You have just BECOME ONE of my top 3 (rc advice) 1000 thank you 🎉😊

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Hey thank you for the comment and the sub! 🤙

[@ACB-R.C]

Real talk the amount of times I’ve come back here to cross reference my own stuff is ridiculous…. I just brought the iflight crystal patch antenna and the tbs crossfire..

[@victorbossen2282]

Just stick a phone with tape and start FaceTime 😂

[@miroheymann5882]

The range option

[@AutomotiveChurch]

Watching all these videos, trying so hard to figure all this shit out, then along comes you.

[@yourfriend3999]

​@@miroheymann5882unlimited as long a theres sim data or wifi

[@C0rnern]

Thats no joke genius, I'll gladly be the first to try it

[@ACB-R.C]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Dragon69FlyTeam]

next step is adding pan tilt. i love it :) cheap to build with a arduino hadtracker. did it for my plane now planning for a drift car

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

I have got some pan tilt action in the works myself! I will look into that arduino head tracker too thanks! 🤙

[@Dragon69FlyTeam]

@@ChaddRainsFPV These guys helped me a lot www.github.com/dlktdr/headtracker Here is a test flight where i build everything in. (dji wireless to my i10 radio) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fp_Umn6QgZxnoK8

[@mw8151]

I rigged my TRX4 Bronco with a all the FPV and Ardupilot goodness. I had to design a laser cut balsa wood structure in CAD so that I could mount a head tracked pan and tilt inside of the cockpit. So worth all the work and money😂

[@Mister_Garibaldi]

You got a new sub from me! Great video - love the engineering and the humor. I like your friend's build too with the camera on top.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Thanks J! I think for my next build I’ll put the cam on top too and attach a servo to pan the camera 🤙

[@pot8o_penguin]

Bruh, the way you speak is low-key relaxing 😅

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

I’d probably get more subscribers if I was yelling like everyone else on KZbin haha. Keeping my style tho 🤙

[@ChrisLeeX]

This is best guide. Focused script, diagrams/effects with freeze frames on the important details 💯

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Thanks man! Been getting some flack for not reading out a whole manual lately. Def appreciate the comment 🤙

[@bababklj3638]

your voice is so smooth it makes me want to sleep

[@blender_unleashed]

I bet people get so freaked out seeing the little car driving with nobody around with a controller lol

[@onffworld6357]

The puppy is so cute and the rcca is so cool ❗❗❗👍

[@Churchkey83]

Need that repeater video!

[@AutoBodyEverything]

Can you repeat that again? Jk

[@semadragun]

Great video, loved the footage and subbed. Aww the puppy soo cute at the start of the video!🥰

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Thank you! You should see him now. Almost exactly 10 times the size haha 🤙

[@Islandpandemonium]

That is so bad ass, seems like you need a large vehicle to start with.My Kraton not so much

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Aye thank you! The best rigs seem to have big wheels and soft suspension. You want the camera up high enough to see a decent ways down the road and enough dampening to not get shaken to death lol. Come and say whatsup if you build something and post it!

[@cnance1972]

Nice info ! Man that setup is so cool 😎 I got to get one the video is so much better

[@danielthornton1633]

This probably won’t get a response, but worth a shot. I noticed in the description that it says you need to add a connector to power the air unit, and 2 feet of wire. This is what I don’t know how to do and would like some help. In the meantime I’ll keep researching, so far I’ve found nothing on that specific detail. Thanks for all the great videos!

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Aye I try to help everyone that comments on my channel lol. So, the air unit has like 6 wires, but only 2 need to be used: the negative and positive. Solder on a battery connector to those wires (most would use XT60 because it’s common, but a red JST connector is totally fine). Be sure your fan is also going to get power too (so put a connector on that or splice it into the air unit’s power cable- depends on the voltage if the fan and battery you’re using). Next, you’ll either want to get a small battery to power the system (a little 3S is best) or power it off of your car’s battery. No more than 4s and you should always add a 25v 1000uf capacitor to your air unit’s battery lead if you’re using your car’s battery. You can see how FPV drones add capacitors to battery leads in you need inspiration. Good luck brother 🤙

[@danielthornton1633]

@@ChaddRainsFPV awesome man, thanks. Just to make sure I’m following you, if I get a 3s battery with a female xt60, and solder a male xt60 to the air unit power cable, then it’s just plug and go (and of course the fan as well) just want to be clear on that part. I’ve never needed to solder anything, but it’s definitely something I want to invest in for future projects. My kids love all this stuff lol I’ve built a lot of r/c cars over the years but never set one up for FPV. Definitely caught my attention quick!

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

@@danielthornton1633 Yup! It’s that easy. Just twist the 12v fan wires in with the AU power wires and solder them into the xt60 and you’ll be set to power it from a 3S battery. You’ll have to turn temperature protection off on the AU (setting in the goggles) in order to get good range. It defaults to 25mw otherwise, but because you have a fan you should be just fine. Go make something awesome 🙌

[@danielthornton1633]

@@ChaddRainsFPV thank you, I really appreciate it! I have a couple friends that are also interested in a project like this, I’ll have them check you out! The hiking trails here in the hills of northern Michigan will be a great place to get some footage!

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

@@danielthornton1633 Having some friends to go explore with is the best! Hope you get some peeps into it 🙌

[@shadowlab9543]

doggos are the best !!

[@johnsimion2893]

It's great that you had the idea to offer a video on how to build an FPV RC car, I thank you for the effort, and I really hate to be critical -- but speaking as a completely inexperienced beginner, it was just frustrating. I was so proud that I built my own 4WD, 2-speed crawler with locking hubs all by myself -- I just want to drive it FPV around my backyard. But building the crawler was easy, it was a kit and just had to follow the directions. That was nothing compared to this electronic stuff with no instruction manual, no idea what pieces are compatible with each other, how to connect them, how to power them or how to get the video feed. Sadly, your video didn't answer those questions. I understand I need a camera and a set of goggles, plus I need an "800mw VTX." I think that's a transmitter but instead the link you provided seems to be for a 200mw transmitter. How do you know what pieces are compatible with each other? How do you connect them? And how do you power this stuff? Separate battery (what size?) or how to connect to RC car battery? It's "super easy" for YOU because you're smart and experienced, but I'm not and a few seconds looking at your car at 1:45 didn't make it look "super easy" at all. And you might as well have been speaking Greek in the rest of the video. I am hoping you will consider making another video and just go over the 5.8 system very slowly in great detail and assume that your viewers know absolutely nothing. THAT will make it "super easy."

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Aye this is a fair critique and I appreciate you being so detailed in your comment. That being said, this is a hobby and every single part of it will take more than 1 KZbin video to learn. I made the best video I could, for free, and I know it will require more goggling and more videos, but that’s going to be the case regardless. Don’t be frustrated you couldn’t get it going in one video, I know you can figure each question out 1 thing at a time. I’ll try to make more in depth videos but this is just a hobby for me too 🤙

[@TheRoadTaken]

Im with John on this. Title had me hoping for more basics. While I appreciate it's a hobby for you, you sound experienced enough that a beginner guide is within your ability. That said, I did learn from this video so thank you for this content. And, hope the pups are doing well. ♥️♥️

[@zgaming6341]

Thank you for making this video! I've been searching for somone who knows what they are talking about.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Yeah man 🤙 Got a new rig I’ve been working on for a while. Will post here soon so you can get some ideas

[@jayjacobs1498]

I want to do this to my losi DBXL 2.O Gasser.

[@tfsbuilds93]

Just found your channel, absolutely love the ingenuity

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Thanks man! Checked your stuff out too, the welding table looks slick 🤙

[@anthonyschuld6301]

Just starting out with fpv. Great information a big thumbs up. Love ya work

[@crofpv]

Nice video! I am also FPV RC Car guy :)

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Thank you! I also checked out your channel. The 360 videos are awesome and the rig you were doing donuts with looks like a tank haha. Awesome stuff!

[@JackalFPV]

Good info for FPV pilots which want to try RC cars :)

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Thanks man! Comments like this keep me going 🤙

[@nicjansma]

Great video, loved the presentation style. Just got a TRX-4 and was thinking of hooking up a spare Air Unit with it. Seems like you figured out all the particulars. Thanks!

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Hey Nic! I hope you do! And thanks! I want more people open to RC cars in FPV 🤙

[@RollnHeavyKevy]

I've just put a air unit on my trx4 its awesome. Also working on a head tracker and servos on the camera so i can look around and lean out the window. 😎

[@AutoBodyEverything]

I know a LOT of stuff but... you know more lol!!

[@madmakes7993]

I had the honor of placing the 1 thousandth like👍

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

🙌 Dude thank you! I didn’t realize this video had gotten the attention that it has. I better get on some more vids haha

[@Fortuna_716]

Bro this is beyond cool, I want to do this with one of my cars lol

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Thanks brother!! Hope you do it’s a blast

[@rcscientific6004]

Thanks for your good video! I do a lot of RC stuff, but I am new in FPV tech. What I don’t get: why do I need to connect goggles or camera with the remote controller? Why not just connecting cam with goggles and done. Shouldn’t this be enough to watch the car in FPV?

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

In this video it looks like I run 1 system that has the controller and goggles and car linked, but I do not. The goggles are separate from the controller, but I do run an upgraded control system (but it isn’t linked to the goggles). The reason is I need to have more control range than my video range (so my car doesn’t get stuck far away). So I use “TBS Crossfire” in a modified system. I put another video on the controller if you want to get more info 🤙

[@airflez]

I came for the FPV stayed for the puppies

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Hahah thank you and wait till you see what I got planned for the pups!

[@normanszalai1489]

i love how freaking relaxed your voice is, no matter what you say

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Haha thanks 🙏

[@madsrcbuggy]

This seems like a good place to start on researching this... Still I'm a bit of a questionmark, but I think I'll watch the video again and keep researching around, hopefully I figure it out at some point, not really in a hurry, heh...

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

I’ve got a couple videos I’m working on that actually connect the rest of the dots. I haven’t had much time to work on them lately but my goal is to have the one I’m working on done by the end of the month 🤙

[@stephennogare]

Exactly what I want to do. A lot to learn

[@jeffv2074]

Great video, 👍 I have 2 of my Losi TLRs with FPV. The DJI stereoscopic cameras is what I am interested in but pricey. I feel that setup will greatly benefit the fpv immersion on Rc cars. I been working on a rig using an old ps3 steering wheel and pedal setup. Once I'm done I'll post it on my channel to share with everyone the results. Fpv on rc cars are fun.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

That’s awesome man I can’t wait to see it! I was going to do that with a Logitech Wheel and pedals YEARS ago but it was too much of a project back then. Just didn’t have the massive FPV community that we have now to ask questions to. Best of luck with the build 🤙

[@ChrisTrunek]

that sounds sweet. any progress?

[@Magneticitist]

I'd love to know where these people get these elaborate setups with camera on multi axis servos they can swivel around etc.. Reliable fixed camera on a haul-ass RC makes sense out in public because you need to be able to evade, but I also like the idea of trying to manage rough terrain or small spaces at slow speeds and being able to manipulate any desired viewing angle to see better. Or maybe just really wide angle cameras accomplish this already, IDK. Whenever I just bootleg mount a camera on an RC it just doesn't look right and it's hard to actually gauge obstacles.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Getting the camera as high as possible (without sacrificing durability) is key. It helps you see bumped in the road before it’s too late and really ‘ups’ your special awareness. I’ll be running the O3 camera in my latest build so the fov is insanely wide already. But doing the gimbal and pan servo is a big custom job. May try to make that happen in the future but there really isn’t anything ‘good’ that’s off the shelf atm 🤙

[@Magneticitist]

@@ChaddRainsFPV OK that makes sense, thanks! Custom cam job seems nice but I guess a real nice wide fov would do fine. I suppose anything is better than me taping a small camera drone on top of my RC car for the camera lol.

[@Magneticitist]

@@ChaddRainsFPV I did a little digging and found a real easy way to do a 2-axis camera deal. I'm using the Radiolink 5 channel (soon to be 7 channel). It comes with a 6 channel receiver where the 6th can just easily be a fan that will always be on. After steering and throttle you have the 3 extra channels to play with. I used one for a light and the other 2 are the camera servos. I got a cheap 2-axis mount off amazon, all plastic and uses the little plastic gear micro servos but works well. They also allow full 360 rotation. Since it comes with the servos it's real easy to just plug in, then just program the Radiolink how you want. I used the little VR pot they have on there to swivel the cam left and right.. but the downside is unless you have view of the front of the car you have to use the controller screen display to show you the 0 point. I just have another button I hold down to make the camera tilt upward a little so I can see higher. With one of those little adjustment boards to play with the full servo rotation I'm going to make it so I can spin around and look behind me also.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

@@Magneticitist That’s awesome! Drop the name of the servo mount that comes with the 360 servos here in the comments so we can search it on Amazon 🙏

[@Magneticitist]

@@ChaddRainsFPV Hmm well YT still wants to delete the comment.. IDK man. It comes up when I just search ' @d@fru1t pan tilt ' but obviously replace the @ and 1 with letters. IDK YT might just delete this comment also for some reason.

[@HK_Martin]

Small tip, Soft mount your Fpv Camera

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Super good tip! I show my best build in my latest video and it uses a TPU camera mount on top of double sided foam VHB tape, but the biggest help for me was actually big soft tires and softer suspension 🤙

[@b-cam5014]

What about opensource OpenHD system? On car: flight controller Pixhawk4 + Raspberry Pi + Wifi adapter. Driver: Raspberry + diversity Wifi, usb controller. Good maple antennas. Drones fly on that system 10km+, you can connect multiple cameras, use hdmi display or gogles, drive on waypoints etc. Let me know what you think, but I want to build it in next two months.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

I have seen some people talking about this system lately and I hope it gains traction!! I know that integrating a “flight controller” for a rover can make for some cool features, like waypoint missions, but it disables the brakes as far as I can tell. You have forward and reverse, but if driving manually, you’re brakes will not function. iNav cannot get it to work anyway. Let me know if you think pixhawk will have a better time with it 🤙 And if you know the latency on the OpenHD system?

[@ohlelongjohnsoniii6216]

I’m a weirdo and thank you very much man. Yes yes I do want to build one!

[@ROMEODICE257]

Yes please,do a video on the repeaters

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

One is coming, promise 🤙

[@emeraldent]

FPV cars are dope, and I do want to build one!

[@KAG-tn2mi]

Darn, that setup can get you a xrt, mavic air2s.

[@AutomotiveChurch]

I want to learn how to build the ground station and the rest of that setup

[@marcuswaterloo]

I think you could try and do something about the vibration in your video, maybe try some other ways of mounting the camera with something to reduce shock and vibration.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

I have, this video is a few years old 🤙 I recommend trying to avoid mounting cameras to shaky car bodies. Also, having big, soft tires and the right suspension helps a lot. My newer videos show this a little better 👍

[@niels8096]

Nice explanation of your gear. Thx. But you need a gimbal stabilization of sorts as the bumpy video feed is hornades😢. Greetings from the Netherlands 😅

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Hahaha right on. My newer cars have much smoother video and still no gimbal. Thanks for the comment though! I don’t like a gimbal on the cars I go really fast with as it’s a recipe for a broken gimbal / camera, when I inevitably crash lol. There are some cars I would consider putting a gimbal on, but you would be amazed by what a good suspension, big soft tires, a rigid body and a good camera mount can do!

[@soullessone_edc6226]

Awesome video I have been wondering about doing this for a while I was into fpv drones until some douchebags stole my stuff and have a son that is not mobile so I'm going to put a camera and goggles to good use for his RC car thank you for the information and the motivation wish I had my crossfire set up still though that would have been handy

[@h3lldiv3r]

Damn, looks good. All i do with mine just stick an aio on the roof.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

That’s a good move for smaller indoor rigs. I wanted some more range and the AIOs just wouldn’t cut it 🤙

[@jackdknutson]

Hey! I was wondering how you set up your relay system? I’m trying to do the same thing with an FPV boat, so the relay is down on the dock and I can control up from the house. Any help would be greatly appreciated! FYI - I have analog if that is the only way to do remote relays, but prefer using the DJI if that’s possible. Again thank you!!

[@jackdknutson]

I’m also using TBS Crossfire too

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Yo! So my ground station is pretty but I can’t use 1.3ghz in my area (hence why I haven’t released the relay video). I just have my main video output from my receivers (or receiver) going to the ‘camera input’ wire of a 5.8ghz vtx. From there I just make sure the vtx stays cool and I tune in with my fatsharks. At this time there is no good way to do DJI with a relay 🤙

[@crckdns]

You haven't done the 1.3ghz video, did you? Couldn't find it on your channel :/ Could you give some hints to look into to build the 1.3ghz/5.8ghz bridge please?

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

I had such a bad time with 1.3ghz in my area I had to move on vs putting out crappy content. I hope you understand. At the end of the day, your environment has the biggest impact on if your ‘functional’ FPV system will be good or not. And my area is swamped with 1.3ghz noise. I can say I built a top of the line system and can recommend things that work good, if you can find the right place: - RMRC 1.3ghz video receivers are the best for the money. - getting your antenna up off the ground is extra important with 1.3ghz. -having diversity is helpful, but hard as the good diversity controllers (like Eagle Eyes) are discontinued. The Clearview diversity receiver is easily the best but so expensive for most of us. -2.4ghz RC remotes will likely have trouble getting good reception. -900mhz control (like crossfire) may interfere with the video, but if you get longer video cables to your screen or monitor (or use a repeater) you can mitigate that issue. Those are the biggest tips I got. And I really hope you have success if you chose to put the money and time into building this system. Maybe grab some cheap 1.3ghz gear and test it in your area before committing to a $500 ground station, a couple different vtx’s and well over 80 hours of testing, like myself 🤙

[@zachhofmann4591]

Definitely want a video on your home set up gonna look for it hopefully you made the gideo

[@martakukta9959]

I just put my old drone on my rc car and its work. Okey yes I know its not that good and cant go that far but its still fun to use

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Hey dude that’s awesome! Lots of people test out FPV cars this way. Eventually you’ll want more range and more stable video, so you’ll go crazy with modding 😂

[@canekgomez6850]

You just got a new suscriber!

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Thank you! 🙏 Let me know what type of videos you like. I’m into all kinds of stuff haha 🤙

[@RexSmithII]

Hi, great videos. For the air Unit 03 the 2 antenna are 5.8 and 2.4 but dji only switches to the 2.4 if you use the dji remote. So just a fact to keep in mind. That one of your antenna are just potential a waste of weight and space. I forgot why the drone guys do exactly in this situation

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

The antennas are both used all the time for the O3. It’s not that there is a 5.8ghz antenna and a 2.4ghz antenna. The stock antennas on the O3 are dual band; and you cannot decide to ‘only use one’ and remove the other if you’re upgrading antennas, or it will burn the amplifier chip out of the O3 👍

[@RexSmithII]

@@ChaddRainsFPV I will send video explaining what I mean. Basically you see only going to use 5.8 not 2.4 because you don’t have the dji remote . This is no big deal but look it up you will see

[@RexSmithII]

There is an episode of Mr. Steel emailing dji and they explain this in that video

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

@@RexSmithII Right. The O3 will not use 2.4ghz (except for “Fallback video”) unless the DJI remote is used. I just wanted to clarify that both antennas are always used, in every scenario 🤙

[@RexSmithII]

@@ChaddRainsFPV 👎🏻

[@awesomusmaximus3766]

With goggles i'd want 3D two cameras

[@nerdvsgravity1387]

Hey, I have subscribed and love your content. I have watched sooo many videos about FPV setups and would love to see an in depth video about how you did your 5.8ghz set up

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

For sure! I actually have a video coming out in the next week or so where I revisit 5.8ghz and see if I can get it to beat DJI Digital FPV in range. I will make sure to get a close up of my whole FPV setup 🤙

[@JSprayaEntertainment]

2:30 full video hell yea !!! thats what im going for

[@DanielHamel-iz5db]

Mind blown @ 2:19 lol 🤯🤯👏👏

[@stevefpv4669]

Dope man! Fell onto your vid because I am about to do the same, got the crossfire adapter already, good idea you had mounting vtx underneath body shell

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Hell yeah! Hope you build something awesome dude. Check out my best FPV rig video if you want some more inspiration. I also go more into detail on what’s possible 🤙

[@gabelifferth5411]

1.3ghz video works fine with 2.4ghz control if you have ferrite chokes on the wires going to the receiver in the car.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

You would want a low pass filter on the 1.3ghz vtx too and you’d likely be good 🤙

[@gabelifferth5411]

@@ChaddRainsFPV that’s right! I forgot about the low pass filter.

[@marbasfpv4639]

Would be nice to have realtime video-stabilization to the googles. FPV on car is quite intense with the vibrations. Maybe it can be mitigated with the use of springs (or similar) to hold the cam? Would also love to have head tracking. FPV for RC cars have so much potential. I don't understand why RC manufacturers dont offer more of this.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Seriously! It can get expensive to do a good setup but if people are willing to buy these 100mph 8s machines I’m sure there’s a good market for it. There are some decent gimbal options that help with the bouncing (and maybe a really good one coming on my channel if I can get the kinks worked out), but for now big tires and soft suspension work great!

[@000djw000]

I have the full DJI fpv air unit and associated kit and a few drones. I am now inspired to get my DJI kit and use it in a car. I need to convert sbus I think. I want to use all my DJI kit.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

You can just use the RadioLink RC6GS v2. It has about the same control range as the DJI video system, it’s an ‘RC car style’ remote and you don’t have to mess with SBUS to PWM converter for your seervos and esc 🤙

[@danj399]

Please make a video of the builds and the main station please 🙏

[@peter360adventures9]

Yes. Like to see more.

[@PLASMA_2005]

I'm actually building an FPV 1/16 revo... yeah it's dumb... yeah its fast.... but I get my fun and it's good for the neighborhood 😆

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Haha thats awesome. The little revo is a rocket 🤙

[@ManWithACam-u4t]

Great video, I have 2 cars I built up this week for fpv, one is on 5.8ghz and the other I am waiting for my 1.3ghz equipment to come in still, when the weather gets better next week I will put out some videos.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Right on!! I hope more people get into this. Are you building a full ground station or just going with a single 1.3 receiver?

[@ManWithACam-u4t]

@@ChaddRainsFPV I wanted a full ground station but the eagle eyes diversity is out of stock everywhere so will have to make do with a single receiver for the short term.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

@@ManWithACam-u4t - right on. I got lucky I never sold mine. I learned that most of the 1.3 receivers are not that great. I got a goggle module and it just sucked. I HAD to go the RMRC receiver to get decent range and even then I had to use a repeater to get distance between my crossfire and 1.3 receiver. I’m just pumped you’re making a car tho. I’m sure whatever you get you’ll make work

[@ManWithACam-u4t]

@@ChaddRainsFPV Thanks, its all a fun learning process, and you are right there is not enough rc car videos out there so will be doing my bit to put out that kind of content.

[@ignaziochisesi]

i want to do something like this but with a gimbal camera that I can set to track a specific object.

[@vincentngo9494]

Love the content!

[@TheClearchoice18]

Can you make a video with what batteries you use with your trucki and how long it lasts by powering up everything including the two fans

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Yes I will put something out as soon as I can! I have a couple projects I’m working on at the moment.

[@GabrielHodge]

My issue has been where to mount it really a wind shield is a great idea my car gets banged up in a crash really easily so maybe I'll go for something further ranged

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

I mount on a custom 3D printed piece on the top of the car, then usually house my vtx under the roof (with a fan) for protection. The 3D print file is in the description of most my newer vids for free and you can get it printed by Brain3D for like $10 🤙

[@DRB-Octane]

3:50 dangit man u had me trying to clean those lill black specks in the white bkg , i thought my monitor was super dirty =P

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Hahahaha oh man this comment tho 😂 I knew the exact picture you were talking about when I read this. My photoshop/editing skills were pretty trash when I made this lol ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@darensworld2221]

I hope your 1.3ghz video comes out soon. I'm wondering what are the components on your repeater you place on your deck. Mostly wondering what is the big clear box with av connections to it?

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

So many people have asked I guess I better finish that vid haha. 1.3ghz kinda sucks in my neighborhood (a high noise floor on that frequency) so I haven’t had much ambition to show it off. I’ll get to it tho 🤙

[@darensworld2221]

@@ChaddRainsFPV I just dropped some money on 1.3ghz equipment. Hopefully I don't have the same problem in my hood.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

@@darensworld2221 1.3 is no doubt, a hard frequency to use. I will get some more info up on my dramas and what steps I took to fix em 🤙

[@darensworld2221]

@@ChaddRainsFPV So I finally got my 1.3ghz video and 915mhz crossfire system put together and working on my rc car. Your videos were a huge help. Thank you! Now I am planning on upgrading my antennas because I'm not getting the range I was hoping for. Any antenna recommendations for the video feed?

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

@@darensworld2221 Aye awesome! So yeah, the best performing antenna is going to be a VAS Pepperbox (almost no debate), but you may not want to get it if 1) you don’t have much room (the thing is huge) and 2) you don’t want to spend over $100 on a single antenna. Or 3) you want to drive behind you (since it’s a directional antenna, you have massive range in front of it and almost zero behind it). Grab some TrueRC singularities if you just want solid omni antennas 🤙

[@GordonScottYankeeEngineer]

Nice work 😉👍👍

[@Dmiles]

cool video bro also very nice edit! thanks for the information I'm going to build one for myself for sure. the only thing i didn't like is the vibrations on the fpv camera while driving. i guess that can be fixed with soft mounting or hard cage around the car's frame instead of mounting it on that shaky plastic on top of the car , i will have to solve this issue i guess LOL, thank!

[@Dmiles]

BTW i ordered FS-GT2 controller it has also 3.5mm dcs port and it's very cheap on aliexpress

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Right on! As for vibrations, there are a few things with my new build that helped a lot. 1: not having small tires. 2: softening the suspension a bit and 3: soft mounting the camera as high as you feel comfortable. Getting a bit further from the ground let’s you see farther and seems to help the vibrations. I’ll post the new rig soon 🤙

[@bryanbrink360]

repeater video please. ideas for airborne repeater to further extend range via drone mount? would like to see what you come up with.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Haha right on! I have been dreading doing the repeater video because 1.3ghz turned out to be terrible in my neighborhood. It’s so hard to get good video from 1.3 as it is but it’s drains my soul to put at least 40 hours into a vid and be like, “yeah it’s just okay” lol. I will do that 1.3 video though. Already like 90% shot. Just need to find a friend’s house that I can get the video working right at and film that 🤙

[@beamshobbyshack266]

Do a video on the 1.3GHz

[@lenamandwee2002]

Hi! I am working on an FPV car right now and am using a logitech steering wheel connected to a computer. Hoping to connect an RF module to a computer (maybe even a rasberry pi) as well as have an onboard rasberry pi and communicate between them. Would you reccomend I still use the cross fire TX and receiever? If so, how easy are they to implement without using that specific controller and google set up you have? Thanks for the awesome content!!

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Trying to control an RC car using a Logitech wheel was always a dream of mine! But using it through a computer turned out to be futile, as there is too much latency with any link that easily works with a PC. I’ve seen others bypass a computer and go directly into a radio (like a TX16S) but I have never done it myself, so I wouldn’t be much help. I can say that the 4G video systems also have too much latency to drive an rc car more than ~10 mph. Hope this info does help a little!

[@lenamandwee2002]

@@ChaddRainsFPV I am trying to avoid 4G and stick to RF for my com system to avoid that lag issue. Thanks for the reply. If you have any RF modules you recommend that could connect to a microcontroller easily that would be greatly appreciated!

[@shaffiquem]

Great work

[@crank_FPV]

I wanna see how to make that ground station ha but I’m a dji guy coming from drones already so I might as well stick with it..I’m gonna build a car this winter dude..

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

I have the ground station all built and honestly, DJI O3 beats my 1.3ghz ground station any day. I will still make a video but no eta on it rn 🤙

[@adamjones9775]

Very informative, awesome job! I would like to FPV my RC car but wouldn’t have the first clue how to wire it all correctly. Is the DJI system beginner friendly?

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

I think it’s pretty beginner friendly. Use the Air Unit so you don’t need to solder to a PCB like with the Vista Unit. Run it on a 2s, 3s or or 4s LiPo (no higher). And just hook up power wires to it along with a fan. Pretty straight forward 🤙

[@EastTactics]

Watched your video, interesting stuff. I own the DJI Fpv drone. I feel like the range out of the box is allready good.. but I still want to upgrade it. So I noticed the link to your iflight recommendation suited for the bottom two antenna. I didn't notice a link for the stubby's you use. can you send me that? Now... I do have a ton of questions on how I dramatically increase the range on my RC itself. I have the ARRMA v6 Kraton. It seems you brushed over this topic in this video. Do you have another video that specifically shows us how to increase the range for how far we control the RC itself. Maybe you did cover it... but i think you mentioned you had a better video on it. Can you drop me a link to that video. I have a tactic controller, and stock receiver in my V4 kraton. And I recently picked up the spectrum DX5C and a SR6100 receiver. Anyway im specifically wondering is their a way to improve the reception distance for my DX5c controller to my 6100 receiver in my rig by perhaps modifying them??? lastly... I think you would get a kick out of my latest video. Titled DJI or Skydio Active Tracking Alternative - Control your RC from the sky with motion tracking! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGjadKt6h7Wcoa8 would love to hear from ya

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

That video is awesome! Got a sub from me! Okay, so I’ll drop some quick answers to your questions but you can ask for more clarity if ya need. 1) those iFlight directional antennas are not going to work for your DJI FPV drone. You’ll need the True-RC dual band X2 antennas. The DJI drone uses 2 bands (2.4 and 5.8 ghz) and the goggles may get damaged if you use the single band antennas that I use with the DJI drone (I build my stuff so I don’t have to use the dual band antennas). 2) There are a couple different options for longer range rc links for cars. I currently use the RadioLink RC6GS v2 with it’s stock receiver. It has a lot more range than any Traxxas or Spectrum remote I’ve used. But for more really long range rigs, I add this to the back of my RC6GS v2 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioPWe3mVf652iJY Hope this helps 🤙

[@trisifizzy7675]

Thanks for the video!👍🏻 Just a question: so those 2 antennas that are attached to the camera are only for the video connection to the goggles? And that little antenna at the back is only for the remote, ist that correct?

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Yup! The digital FPV systems often have two antennas (small, ball shaped, circular polarized antennas, usually) and the RC system will have a single, linear, whip antenna (usually). They’re always on different frequencies. Hope this helps!

[@chubz2189]

So, I have pretty much everything needed for the DJI RC setup I just need to get some fans and the PWM and adapter. Once I get the last parts I have a RedCat Gen8 V2 I am going to customize with FPV and few other additions so this should be very fun thank you for the video.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

That’s awesome man, yeah sounds like a perfect setup 🤙

[@chubz2189]

@@ChaddRainsFPV I am very excited to do the setup just a little nervous with soldering but gotta try it to get better.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

@@chubz2189 $3 Diatone Practice solder board will help and watch a couple videos on soldering. If you use flux and tin everything before you solder the wires together it will be easy 👌

[@chubz2189]

@@ChaddRainsFPV Thanks Chadd I probably will pick up a practice board and do some hands on getting used to soldering. Then I will watch a few videos on how to install everything.

[@chubz2189]

Hey Chadd so I have everything for the setup I think, was curious do you have a discord channel or anything for FPV RC would be helpful to newbies like me lol

[@johnskii]

Great content thanks for sharing. Currently racing rc rallycross buggies but need to try fpv racing now!!

[@josephocarez2925]

much better if you gonna make a lot of them and sell it, I'm sure am gonna buy 1

[@naturaz_Archive]

Good video will all of this work on mobile because I don't like using goggles so what should i do?

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Nope, mobile can use a cheap analog 5.8ghz receiver but digital / other systems work. The cheap mobile receiver also has terrible range. I recommend grabbing a screen with a built in receiver or finding something on FPV marketplace 🤙

[@sergiocruz9353]

sooo I should buy those cheap "4k ultra HD" drones that have an app attached to the camera and then stick it in my rc car 🎉 got it 👍🏼

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Those have less range than a 600mw analog vtx and so much latency that you couldn’t do more than 15-20mph. You you got a decent drone from DJI or Hubsan you’d have a bit more range and a gimbal to keep the image stable, but still a lot of latency and would likely be limited to 20-25mph. 🤙

[@magicmike1122]

Question. I need to control multiple RC cars using one radio. How can I achieve this? Ex: I need to drive one car to a location, park it. Then using that same radio, take control of a different car, while the first one remains parked, and drive that one somewhere. Then be able to switch back and forth, between the cars

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

That would be tough… I think having a radio with a lot of switches would be necessary, then wire an on/off switch for the ESC signal wire would be your best bet. Look up “pit mode switch’ and see what I mean. You’d cut your other car’s motors, but all cars would still steer while powered on. Maybe run two switches, controlled by a 3rd channel. Tough thing to do but that’s how I would do it 🤙

[@reinoutdegeest881]

Can you run multiple FPV cars at a time or will the video signals interfere with one and another? Would be great fun to run FPV races with a couple of pals.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Races are definitely possible! There are a lot of channels available and you really only need to adjust your power levels so you don’t interfere, and only if there’s more than 3 people at one time!

[@datumotion1448]

Hi can you make a tutorial on your ground station

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

I will! I am working on that video now actually. Currently converting my DJI car to 1.3ghz and building up a new car with DJI. I should be able to get some footage soon and finish up the video 🤙

[@datumotion1448]

@@ChaddRainsFPV what video receiver you use?

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

@@datumotion1448 I did some testing on 2.4ghz control and 1.3ghz video using a notch filter and it wasn’t bad actually. But the range of 2.4ghz was the limiter. So I am using crossfire (915mhz) with a repeater on my ground station to get the separation I need. Using a notch filter too 🤙

[@datumotion1448]

@@ChaddRainsFPV do you use the directional antenna or omni? Better make a video tutorial

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

@@datumotion1448 I’m on it brother 🤙 I have no issues with an Omni on my crossfire. I use a diversity system I put together in my ground station for 1.3 that one of each

[@RokeroLoko]

Got the tbs tracer pwm nano rx but can bind to my crossfire transmitter, any help would be sick

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

So this is one that catches a lot of people. TBS makes 2 different RC systems: Tracer and Crossfire. They’re not the same (Tracer 2.4ghz and Crossfire 900mhz). Gotta return that tracer brother 🤙

[@RokeroLoko]

@@ChaddRainsFPV ahhhh thanks brotha

[@mad-lex]

Hello Chad ! Question for you =) what setup do you use on your Air Radio when you using an RC Car ? I mean on a ground Remote Controller you have the gas trigger that goes back to neutral if you release it and also a break trigger. I have a TBS Tango 2 but I also use it to fly FPV Wing and drones, so my left stick is in a "manual" for the throttle where it will stay where I leave it, when my right stick controls the elevons. So the way I see it is that I would have to set up the left stick at position "0" to be like "off" and if moved upward it would be the gas, moved backward the break right ? And the right stick would be the steering of the car ? If you have any better way to configure it :p or could share a video where you show how you setup the RC itself that would be priceless ! Thanks ! Alex

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Hello! I actually only used an air radio for a few days before switching to a custom ground remote. I never liked using it for cars so my opinion isn’t worth much on the topic (just being honest). There guys that like air remotes on ground vehicles (especially racers in Europe, I guess). I’m sure they have some videos on how to set up other remotes, that you can apply to your Tango 2 🤙

[@mad-lex]

Hey@@ChaddRainsFPV , No worries I found an other video indeed on how to set up an Air radio for RC Cars ! Thanks ! =)

[@kyongkim702]

Great video. I'm trying an analog fpv mod for my Slash 4x4 just for fun. If I use a 1w Rush vtx without a fan do you think the airflow of the car is enough to keep it from overheating? I like to bash so I'm trying to figure out a system that's easy to cheaply replace/repair, hence analog instead of digital. Thinking if I can set up pit mode 25mw, so the vtx isn't always cooking at 1W I might be able to get away with it?

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Awesome! But 100% nope, it will overheat. Pretty much all VTXs are designed for drones; so to have propellers constantly blowing cold air on them. I tried the biggest heat sinks I could reasonably put on my first FPV car (a slash 2wd) and only had it set to 800mw. Overheated in about 4-5 minutes every time. If you are constantly running at 25mph+ you might be able to get away with just a heat sink, but I can’t even get my average speed that high on my Lasernut. I’m always doing donuts or crawling over some stuff lol. 🤙

[@foxhoundra6444]

Dang what do you think I should pursue for FPV for a car for when I'm at work? I wanna install a FPV system on a 1:12 rc truck with lights so I can explore my work without leaving my car haha

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

1/12 scale is pretty little so you won’t have a lot of range anyway. If you want decent video go with a TBS Unify Pro VTX, a runcam Phoenix pro and make sure to run a fan on the unify. A decently tall antenna like an OCP from TrueRC will help out too 🤙

[@upnorthFPVandEUC]

Awesome! I've been playing with my dji set on my traxxas stampede but the video in the goggles is too jittery to go fast.. added foam underneath which helped but still not good enough.. I will be adding some videos to my channel soon of my progress so far.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Right on! Come drop by and let me know when you post! I’ve figured out some tricks to get less jiggly video, mostly by softening suspension but it makes your handling worse haha

[@Fortuna_716]

I was thinking of this too, has same concerns. Trying to think of a way to get the camera to act as a "chicken head" no matter where you move the body the head stays in the same place. Some type of gimbal device would work, just on a smaller scale

[@realdeal9237]

What about strapping a cheap mini whoop to the car

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

That will work perfect if you just want to zoom around the house or maybe the backyard! If you want to get some better range you’re best to go off of the recommendations above tho. Thanks for the comment 🤙

[@Angry-Lynx]

How about video software stabilization? Can't believe so expensive system like dji doesn't have this. On any current phone when you record video its software stabilized. Dont see why u couldn't do that with realtime feed. It would have to be pretty fast, but 20+ms of delay sounds realistic to have some form of stabilization for the last two frames at least or so.

[@ChaddRainsFPV]

Interesting. I think us doing rovers/FPV rc cars would appreciate this. Adding a bit of latency doesn’t affect us too much (as long as we keep it below ~30-40mph). But since the main focus of this system is drones, and this video link isn’t typically used to record video (so stabilization wouldn’t be needed), we likely won’t see it. Great idea tho 🤙