How To Fly ACRO Mode! Beginner Tutorial

Episode 5 of How To Fly FPV is all about how to learn Acro Mode, which is also known as Rate Mode. It's an absence of stabilisation, which gives you an amazing amount of control once you're used to it. Follow along with this tutorial no matter what equipment you have, and whether you're a beginner or pro FPV pilot you might learn something. Let me know what drone you fly and if you're going to give acro a try!
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[@granatnyk]

Guys! Last night I started training acro in Lift Off! First time I thought it s a joke or some error of software or controller settings. Before I realised acro mode racing drones are a different dimension I never believed it exists! Iam so exited like a little kid (iam 53) and cant wait to practice and try manual with my dji fpv! Thanks for the great video Sir!!

[@davidimbert1888]

I have followed this tip, and it got me off angle mode in 2 weeks practicing in the garden. Thanks a lot.

[@merakifpv2500]

Thanks for this video Magic! This really helped me grasp acro flying. I also used acro trainer mode for about a week when I first started, to get some muscle memory down. I Only ever use angle mode now for indoor flying.. and it feels really weird!

[@anthonynave4875]

Clear and straightforward, all I needed.

[@ssmifpv5427]

All videos give amazing advice it’s helping me loads to get started 👍👍👍

[@MagicFPV]

Si’s mavic mini Videos fantastic! Glad to hear that 👍

[@Realman1981]

Thx for ur clear explanation! Nice footage bro!!

[@MagicFPV]

Cheers. Glad it came across clear! Can be tricky to shoot and explain 🙂👍

[@kwadraticfpv3212]

For anyone watching acro mode is a must for flying fpv. Any other mode just doesn't feel the same or cut the mustard. Great video again mate i hope this series is helping people

[@MagicFPV]

Kwadratic FPV thanks mate, always appreciate your support on this channel! 🙏 And YES! Acro mode for life 😎 haha

[@theartofflying3108]

Guys. When you try on a simulator what mode should I witch transmitter to? Acro planes or Heli?? I just have those two. It works on acro planes for drones on the simulators but maybe it isn't right? Any ideas?

[@oddarntnes7079]

@@theartofflying3108 the guy needs an answer.

[@galactic_geko8362]

This helped me a lot thank you

[@pajomota64]

Very good explanation!

[@phkit420]

Well good video, thanks

[@realtimefpv7875]

Who’s that handsome bold guy at the start? Haha. Seriously though the stick cam was really effective. Nice vid

[@MagicFPV]

Realtime Fpv 😂 you should try angle mode mate! It’s so weird nowadays

[@Sam-gr8pl]

Very well explained.....👌👍 thanks

[@MagicFPV]

Cheers, glad to help 🙂

[@louisgamer8787]

What can I say? Been waiting for your next one since the last 👍

[@MagicFPV]

Cheers mate, more to come... 🙂👍

[@UnravelledMoney]

Very useful! Thanks

[@MagicFPV]

Glad to help 🙂👍

[@doktordrone]

cool tutorial. Bro thank you

[@MagicFPV]

doktor drone thanks dok 👍

[@markapperley5]

Done two packs on angle mode and already pitching hard forward, so done my last pack half angle half acro and crashed in acro mode 😁 all good as on pc prastise. Ace video of the difference in modes 👍

[@MagicFPV]

Thanks, yeah it’s odd at first but if you stick with acro it becomes much more intuitive and easier quite quickly

[@phoenix4202]

Great vid! Sub earned.

[@MagicFPV]

Thanks for the sub! Glad you liked it

[@user-su6nt3en3n]

thanks mate

[@fraserjj]

really useful

[@MagicFPV]

Fraz cheers 👍

[@criticalnuke3533]

I jumped after first flight, cuz i heard u pick up bad habits from angle mode :D Nice tutorial :)

[@george-3412]

Please make a video on how to make 90 degree turns and keep straight flight. Thanks

[@demetriusboyle5165]

Great video what drone and goggles would you recommend after getting used to the tiny whoop drone?

[@aplantisaquarium5554]

Thanks

[@justinhicks3783]

very clear, thanks

[@MagicFPV]

Glad to help 👍

[@pauldavies689]

@@MagicFPV can you msg me please. Need lessons. Will pay

[@fallofmanbrand]

awesome video

[@MagicFPV]

Weston cheers Weston 😎

[@BJJ90]

Great video my friend

[@MagicFPV]

Film maker For-fun thanks mate! Cheers for commenting 🙂

[@duhokiiii]

thanks

[@ronaldatkinson9190]

I got it, thanks bro

[@MagicFPV]

Glad to help 🙂

[@george-3412]

Imo, first practicing in the simulator is a must. Crash guaranteed.

[@konaboyz1690]

Thanks 🏄‍♂️👍🛩 Kb Hawaii

[@flyineyeaerialfpv5592]

Thanks for this video as I am awaiting my first fpv drone. Im worried to crash it because its expensive. I own camera drones and I have only flown an fpv drone in self level mode or as you called it angle mode. I was thinking ofnjust starting in acro mode as soon as it come but im now thinking I should just fly it in self level mode first for a few weeks as you mentioned. Also liked the idea of switching into acro while up in the air at a decent height. For this good advice I will subscribe 👍🔔. Godbless from PA 🇺🇸

[@MagicFPV]

Welcome to the channel 🙂👍 Yeah I’d recommend flying in self level mode for a week or two to get used to it and then refer back to this video and go for it 😎

[@damianklaassen8760]

Train in a simulator first!!!

[@albaniansuperiorshqipetari8055]

How can you lower the sensitivity of the remote controll. Soon as go on acro mode once i make a slight turn it just reacts to quick and flips . Way to fast for me

[@anthonymoldezfitness3048]

hey there, great video! what can you suggest for someone like me, i got used to flying indoor so much with angle mode. My focus is mainly real estate video walkthrough with nothing to do a lot with flips and other acro moves. Do you still think i need to learn acro mode? Thanks from Dubai!

[@MagicFPV]

I would say that learning acro gives you the ultimate control, even if it’s just smooth indoor flying. If you can do both then you have the option, if you only know how to fly angle then you’re always stuck with that mode

[@IaninLondon]

You make it look so easy! at 1:20 I'm a bit confused tho as when you let go for the stick to recentre, it levels off. As you will see in a the next day or so when I upload my near disastrous attempt at Manual Mode on the DJIFPV, when I let go of the sticks to recentre, it went awol..... anyway, sub'd and hopefully will learn some decent stuff from you! :)

[@MagicFPV]

Oh yikes! 😬 haha, I’ll look forward to watching that. So at 1:20 I’m just demonstrating what ‘angle mode’ is, which is basically another term for the self levelling that is built into all DJI drones (and is optional in FPV drones). When you go into ‘Acro Mode’ (manual mode), you are switching the accelerometer off, which means there is no self levelling done by the flight controller! Think of it like stabilisers on a bike 🚴 So if you let go of the stick to re centre - it won’t! It just holds the last position and waits for your next input, which I demonstrated in the video just afterwards. It’s very weird to get your head around at first but actually makes perfect sense and is really amazing once you understand it. Hope the panic button saved you! 🤞

[@richardmcguigan1382]

i have been flying for quite some time i have a dji fpv and also the babyhawk2 hd i feel like i am never going to get this down

[@aydenhutchins5811]

I’m looking to learn how to fly acro but I’ve got a vortex 285 is it all the same as tiny hawk controls?

[@blackband1215]

I'm trying on Freeriders first and I've been trying for like 3 hours straight the acro mode and opposite to your belief I think it's hella difficult. But I'm getting used to it though

[@neutronenstern.]

Is it normal to have issues in seeing in which direction the drone goes, and how it is tilted in the air, when flying without FPV? So is FPV obligatory to fly accurate? Because i always find it hard to be able to estimte where the drone is, how its tilted, and which direction it flys to (although the front of my drone eachine Racer 250 has got a red "head").

[@uneekpcs]

@Magic FPV Great video, can you be more specific than 2 weeks being enough before going to Acro. How many hours flying angel before switching cos 2 weeks is different for everyone depending how many battery's they have etc, thanks.

[@MagicFPV]

Good point. It’s beneficial to switch to acro as soon as possible because if you fly stability mode for too long, you will have to ‘unlearn’ it and it will hold you back in terms of flying ability (because you’ll be continually fighting the gyro). So the simple answer is- switch to ACRO as soon as you dare. Perhaps fly 10-20 batteries in angle mode first so that you get a feel for how the basic controls work and then go for it! Good luck 🤞

[@george-3412]

Simply put the two modes have nothing in common related to the needed skills and muscle memory.

[@pottyputter05]

Ik im way late but to anyone watching this later on, angle is great for a couple batteries to get you past the nerves of flying. They are intimidating as you never get the full "god i dont want this to hit anyone" until you fire up a 5" or larger and notice the props dont break as easy as you imagined 😅😅😅

[@robinjost9892]

I love your vodeos

[@MagicFPV]

Great! Thanks for the comment 😎🙏

[@Nietzcheanpath]

English 100

[@daniel-romero]

Thanks for the great video! One question: Are you using the TinyhawkS? I saw in several websites that this drone is for indoors. Does this have implications when flying outside?

[@MagicFPV]

Yeah it’s great for flying outdoors, especially for beginners! I used it to teach my boy how to fly... just make sure there’s no wind and it’s a very similar experience to the full size 5 inch. I was using a bigger one to demonstrate in this video but would have been the same with the TinyHawkS

[@daniel-romero]

@@MagicFPV Thanks for your answer! can you recommend an alternative for beginners that tolerates small amounts of wind?

[@MagicFPV]

@@daniel-romero you need a lot of power to cope with wind, so it’s hard to recommend something with that in mind. I’d say if you want real world practice to with something like the TinyHawkS, otherwise just get the fully powered 5 inch and practice on a sim a lot before you fly it... hope that helps 🙂

[@elbedouirayen7938]

please when panic and we switch to acro mode did the drone be stable??

[@PatrickGuerrisi]

I googled this video because I can't master the basics lol

[@MagicFPV]

Keep at it and you'll get there :)

[@rumbey1]

Good vids. I've been flying fpv quite a few years but only recently changed from a monitor to goggles. Made a huge difference. Never trusted the video before hence the late move over to goggles. Btw what's that small screen on your taranis?

[@MagicFPV]

rumbey1 so much more immersive in goggles huh!? That little screen is a Boscam FPV Watch (about £35 on Amazon last time I checked). I just use it to tune into other people’s feeds and ‘ride along’.

[@PatrickGuerrisi]

How do you land without crashing? I am playing lift off and cant land lol? - Can the tiny hawk handle a gopro on it?

[@MagicFPV]

I have a ‘How To Land’ video coming up, so look out for that soon 🙂

[@upstateshenanigans430]

In acro, your throttle is still just controlling your altitude? How were you accelerating forward? Is it still just right stick forward?

[@MagicFPV]

Throttle only control altitude if the drone is completely flat. When you pitch forward it controls altitude AND forward momentum. Try to think of the direction of thrust coming from the propellers... and when throttle is increased all four of the motors boot up equally, so whichever way the top of the drone is pointing, if you increase throttle you will go in that direction.

[@IAlpha541]

Acro seems impossible to me. I began flyingin simulator 3 days ago though 😁

[@faizyjb8451]

Amazing man love from India.kerala

[@MagicFPV]

FAIZY JB India! 🇮🇳 ♥️ wow, thanks man 😎

[@zigeprivate7468]

Hi, I just started learning acro, I just want to ask, whats your camera angle, bcs if I fly so high, I cannot see the ground and than fall fast...

[@MagicFPV]

About 20 degrees

[@zigeprivate7468]

@@MagicFPV i tried 20 in simulator and even there it's too much so I cannot see the ground 🤔

[@brazenclips]

Not mentioning anything about all those little micro-adjustments on the left stick besides saying “little adjustments” is a huge information gap. IMO it’s the most important part of transitioning from Angle to Acro.

[@theartofflying3108]

What was that simulator to go for? Velocydrone?? Or what ? I am trying now on freerider but I have not learned it yet. Acro mode is so difficult at the begining..

[@MagicFPV]

Artur Wiktorski it’s VelociDrone which has the most realistic feel but you could get the hang of it from Freerider. Acro mode is very freeing once you get the feel for it and is actually easier and far superior in terms of control

[@theartofflying3108]

@@MagicFPVok thanks. Should I however switch on my transmitter for Heli mode or acro plane mode to fly drone ? It works on that sim on acro plane mode but maybe it is wrong?

[@MagicFPV]

Artur Wiktorski I’m not sure. That isn’t an option on the FrSky Taranis that I use but I’d guess acro is the same and the axis are the same between planes and quads even though they result in different flight characteristics

[@sendy8733]

But how do you put the drone in acro mode (I have a Nazgual 5 v1 4s

[@MagicFPV]

You have to set it up on a switch using Betaflight. @Joshua Bardwell will have a tutorial no doubt

[@e5m956]

I watched this video and I still can't fly like Mr. Steele!

[@MagicFPV]

Same lol

[@DJRara-bt3ew]

My hero 😂i crash my drone becose i put the wrong switch but now i know why

[@MagicFPV]

Really! Wow haha, glad to help

[@rcidiots7786]

Acro mode is just so foreign and new so it’s hard to get the hang of it when every drone you’ve piloted is on manual mode

[@MagicFPV]

Acro mode is manual mode. I think you mean every drone you’ve piloted has self level on? Either way it’s just practice… after a short time flying in acro it will become the new normal and it’s WAY better 😀

[@HMHprospective]

COULD I USE DJI GOGGLE RE FOR THIS ACRO MODE DRONE?

[@MagicFPV]

JINIH t3 not quite sure what you mean by ‘RE’ but you can use the DJI FPV goggles in these drones as long as you have a DJI air unit or Caddx Vista onboard. Hope that helps 🙂

[@HMHprospective]

@@MagicFPV R.E. is racing edition goggles sir

[@MagicFPV]

JINIH t3 thanks, just had a look and I think they are made for DJI drones that don’t have acro mode. I think the best way to get full manual control is to use an FPV drone like the one I’m flying in this video and if you want to see in digital get the DJI FPV system 😎

[@daveschannel49]

What drones have this mode?

[@MagicFPV]

Basically all FPV drones

[@Nani-Afinarte13]

Floppy bird in a way

[@ALEFA-ID]

Are you flying acro with air mode?

[@bossanova]

Bah, spend too much time in angle mode ... now it's hard to turn back.

[@MagicFPV]

Same but you have to persevere with acro! It's so much better long term

[@Krash_fpv]

Acro mode or airmode

[@slappyjoe6782]

I had a part 107 class ad. I felt compelled to inform you to please dont use a class to get a part 107. I watched a youtube video and read the pilots hand book.

[@MagicFPV]

Nice, thanks :)

[@slappyjoe6782]

I passed with an 88%.

[@Ps5_ggamer]

Angle mode for years 😂😂😂

[@hayeopreis]

That acro mode is easy is not true for most people.

[@antoniofilipe70]

Can you help with a throttle problem like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ-cqYCgf92BkJI

[@Mitgardxxl]

Drohnen sind gefährlich für ADLA =) Nein, antworte bitte nicht auf diesen ernsten Kommentar =D