How to turn a DJI MAVIC into an FPV DRONE!

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[@MrSteeleFPV]

What’s an FPV channel

[@TMSProductions]

Well, an FPV channel is a youtube channel strictly dedicated to the hobby of flying first person view drones. Some notable youtube channels in this category include Joshua Bardwell, Le Drib and Mr Steele. ..... but i think you already know that ;) P.S. love your stuff, big fan!

[@freeksuout]

Rofl. #rippingballs

[@housinit]

ROTFL!

[@JJj-gw4nr]

Stop playing Mr Steele

[@BonemysterFPV]

Surprised Steele was also interested in watching this lol. Tips for you guys, you can power the fpv camera/vtx using the mavics original battery if you dig deep enough so you wont need to fly with 2 batteries.

[@RoccoGermani]

Here's a cool idea: mount the fpv camera backwards and put the goggles on so you can fly backwards without reversing the shot in post 👍

[@TMSProductions]

You might be on to something ;)

[@tjlonsdale-jones7510]

Rocco Germani that is literally the best idea I’ve heard off😂

[@bandobandit353]

In the FPV community you get something called a cheater quad with a camera facing each direction and switch to change between them

[@RoccoGermani]

@@bandobandit353 yeah it's a really cool system, I've seen some pilots mount the GoPro on the back of their quad too, and just fly forward, but have backwards footage from the GoPro

[@dankehrig3419]

I was thinking the same thing as you can already fly fpv with the litchi app!!! But it would definitely be a game changer going backwards!

[@herbalgiles9468]

it took me a solid 15 minutes before I realized u two were twins lol 😂

[@Thatgayguytimo]

I love how when Mitchell crashes he smiles for the camera but is really dying inside 9:18... hope our professional paths cross one day.

[@1minutevisuals80]

Most underrated channel! Bought the mavic air purely because of you guys!

[@TMSProductions]

Nice! how do you like it?

[@1minutevisuals80]

TMS Productions love it! Got it for a great price and have been having a great time using it for photography so far!

[@kabulbolan]

Lol you should’ve waited. Now Mavic air 2 is a lot better

[@alexfick6986]

Sam kolder has entered the chat.

[@yaokay1933]

lmaooo ilyy

[@yannbik_2489]

@Alex Fick Your name translated into German means Alex Fuck sry😇

[@letzUploadit]

really lovin your content lately keep it up dude

[@dreambirdstudios]

Keep up the amazing videos! Fellow Canadians here and we love your content❤️

[@pudsboi5203]

absolutely brilliant idea, gotta try this. One of the best channels on youtube IMO.

[@TMSProductions]

thanks you!

[@sanaviforever]

I really like the TMS logo that you guys created. Interested in learning it, will there be any tutorial on that? Thanks!

[@yuvalperets]

One of your best videos ever. I still can’t believe that such a great professional channel is not in the 100k subs.

[@TMSProductions]

thank you!!

[@eslamel_nady]

I agree with you on this point ♥️♥️

[@decaybeats]

Bruh, these are two idiots crashing a 1k dollar drone, what's so professional about that?

[@tonygarcia5923]

decay Bruh have you seen their videos and the quality of them? It’s more than fair to call them professional..

[@nq1980]

Thanks, I didn't know that I can connect the camera straight to the battery. So helpful video.

[@tomclisby6298]

Brilliant!! I’m like 10 steps behind you in the FPV drone world, lost my first one on the first flight and had no way to find it (I know I could add gps etc but hey I’m a newbie), with my DJI’s that would not have been an issue, going to give this a go with my old spark (not as brave as you guys, to try with my mavic 2, lol). Please keep up the great work, your content is fun to watch, inspirational, and REALLY helpful!! thanks so much!

[@MaxReisinger]

Such a smart idea!

[@danieldejesus945]

One year later, DJI made it a thing

[@AndrewMurphyFilms]

Such a good idea! The shots turned out dope guys!

[@johnhyper_piccoloploumidis1152]

hello, there three questions... 1st is this possible to be done with me Mavic mini? 2nd you dong have any battery link to buy (and support you ^_^ ) 3rd also with the battery a charger link to buy would be great. thanks!

[@charliegil2007]

This is so creative! Thanks a lot for taking the time to making this video.

[@PhillyDroneLife]

Love you guys! Thx so much for the video

[@TMSProductions]

Glad you liked it!

[@patryck-topstockrecords2034]

your production is like tv/movie level, very nice man!

[@kylebnrhs]

You guys are so underrated!! Love it 🙏🏼

[@HomesteadlifeFinland]

Hey nice work guys!! This is excatly what I want to do to my hubzan zino. Can you tell me where can I find the tutorial to build this setup. Thanks!

[@TheCaffeinator]

I have that exact wolfwhoop wT03 except mines out of commission thanks to a rough crash.. putting it on a mavic was a great idea! and just a little interesting fact, you *can* put gps on a racing drone and it gets a rudimentary return to home function, along with various information on the goggles like direction to home, distance from home ect, but it still won't hover like a mavic lol

[@Joey.Alford]

Very cool take on this! Loved this one

[@Infarlock]

Sounds really cool, how do you connect that camera module to let us say a phone using some antenna

[@DANKFPV]

You are hooked now 🤣🤣 👍👍amazing shots bro's.

[@evanspindler7881]

Great video. I think that I will try this on my Traxxas Aton!

[@MohamedAbiyou]

Nice content I am wondering if the videos from the drone camera are available they gonna look good than the FPV anyway big 👍

[@tygintech1829]

Guys, I love your videos, first video I saw from you guys was the impersonation of Peter Mckinnon, and I was hooked :)!

[@olivershinn8144]

when you handed the drone to Mitchel I tripped out a little I literally thought you had done some video editing

[@ortagon]

You guys Have some awesome ideas!!! I’d love DJI learn something from You!!! Keep Up with the GOOD ideas!!! 🤘🏼😎

[@Totustuus2022]

Guys, I really think you are onto something BIG!!! GAME CHANGER!! Keep doing it! Well done! SUBSCRIBED!

[@jakepollen6839]

The part where you guys are building it wow just incredible world class footage WOW

[@overfly_pt]

So crazy idea but ... very crazy I loved watching the video act ideas like that and with creativity✌️😉👌🔝👌👍

[@tonyowen116]

Great video guys. Love the winter wonderland. Like the flight through the trees, then out of the tree canopy to see the lake view. I'm not an FPV pilot, but I do like the idea of you guys getting a cinewhoop and adding that content to your already great videos. Would like to see a full 8 to 10 minutes of just your video material, with comment only at the beginning and the end; perhaps a montage of your best elements stitched together. I really never tire of good cinematic footage. There is some great stuff out there, but all seem so short - 30 secs here; a minute there. As for crashing drones (according to one comment below), it comes with the territory. While no one plans on crashing, it happens. Not a matter of - if, but when. Cost of the drone doesn't matter. Happens to the best of pilots.

[@WsupArmani]

The building montage was SICK!!!

[@zachmoir]

Bad ass - I was thinking about doing this to mine at some point. Thanks for the motivation. :D

[@canadiandronepilot7535]

Brilliant guys , just brilliant idea ! Cheers from Waterloo Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

[@joshdiditt]

DJI Care Refresh is a must, lol. Great video fellas

[@bob6168able]

I was thinking about the same idea. Great that I found it. But I was thinking of installing the dji fpv air unit on the mavic air. Would the mavic air be able to hold an air unit and a battery pack on it. I Would love to see you doing a tutorial on that.

[@mercedg]

3:10 - 3:53 how do you get that good of a shot, do you have a second person in that you with you filming or do you have a pan and rotating system?

[@carrboro_chapelhillfpv2442]

yeah love the little fpv system, I use it on cars trucks and tiny whoops

[@h822]

i was done when two of them appeared... subscribed!!!

[@agent00immpression]

how do you get such a clean image out of the mavic air, my shots are always fairly grainy even at iso 100

[@TonyMarikVideos]

I love your creative inventions! I will try to do the same thing with my drone, thanks for the idea, and your FPV drone pilot name should be: !!Dr. Ony!!

[@lorenzkuske973]

awesome idea...with this system you can have a pilot and a camera man

[@stevemcgowan3017]

How is the range on the air as it’s WiFi with dji.do u use dji or module range off transmitter ?

[@swoopyfpv]

nice idea :D what about the latency from the remote... i just feel like there's also a noticeable latency... in my opinion the best option is a well tuned fpv drone with an sony rx0... i just love this combo. keep it up guys.

[@michael_hayes]

Damn, that b-roll sequence of the drone build was amazing! Great video.

[@ismailhacking340]

I want the name of that song !!!!!!!!!!

[@davidanderson6222]

I put a small night vision on top of my Mavic, lil jello , but worked great

[@mryipicayey]

what type of battery you use to powerup de camera ? 1s 2 s ?

[@SquidFightsMeDaily]

You two are absolutely amazing. My eleven year old son wants to become a creator. If he gets a quarter as far as you - i'll be made-up. Keep it up lads 👊🏻

[@josefilho88gmailcom]

Great video! Links for the googles and battery?

[@jamiecooper9865]

Hi, does the mini camera come with its own battery? Thanks

[@wayneelardo9022]

What googles are you using guys? Great vid.

[@HimesMagic]

Did this a long time ago with a Phantom 3 pro.. main reason was to be able to have one person fly and another to control the camera.. they can tilt and do what ever they want with the cam while I control the flight.. the cheapest way to get a 2 person drone control..

[@ZenyWorld]

Nice experience guys, also, nice edition.

[@zyllz2414]

This is the first video ive seen from this channel and holy crap i was tripped out when your identical twin came into the shot

[@johnnyquinnbeats7913]

the production on this is insane

[@krashskwad852]

I tried the same thing u guys did on sjrc f11.The drone flew ok at first but it started to bounce when I wana try to land it,like as though there interference.

[@LukasFilms]

oh damn didn’t expect a video this week!

[@TMSProductions]

Always expect the unexpected ;)

[@chelemolinero1172]

Whaa ohh!! This is what I was looking for, you are a genius 👍

[@adventureaways1534]

Ok I've ordered the camera linked in the description. Anyone know where I can get cheap head set or screen? Don't recall have the money for anything big. Thank you

[@timesfly1081]

SKYDROID FPV Receiver 5.8G 150CH OTG FPV Receiver Double Antenna 2dBi RP-SMA Male Black for Smart Android Phone PC Monitor www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q48WCQW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_5S6kEbJ3WVFXH With this receiver you can turn any android phone or tablet into a very high quality fpv monitor

[@grupoinbira1946]

hi, do you think is possible arm an mavic 2 zoom with a sistem dji fpv?

[@enjoyyourlife2518]

Why doesn't it short out in the snow ? Also I want to know can I use any parts from a mavic pro in a fpv build ?

[@TUTWZRD]

Bro, you're amazing and you deserve 500K subs

[@arishali9587]

Do you think this is a good idea for mavic air 2. Or the Ocusync is enough for the fpv live view?

[@jaredfilms]

As soon as the broll-music started i was like „dum dum da da dum dum düda dum - anything....“ Artlist Ad😂✌🏽

[@domenicotalento7832]

that was so funny, I would try the insta r mount for the mavic 2 and see what happens, you can do pass through shots but with the 360 you can switch angles, speed things up and give to the viewer an 100% fpv experience

[@Gw0wvl]

Great content guys 👍👍👍

[@DOJIELDIENVE]

It's good to experiment. Chances are you will learn or achieve something you never though before. A shot like this i think can be done with Any of the smaller DJI drones, no need for the added camera. Just go slow thru the trees and speed up the footage a bit in post if you want , then slow it down for the wide landscape shot. For a real speed one take shot, i would probably use a Caddx Vista on a DJI Air. That way the delay will be almost gone and ghost branches will be less of an issue. For proximity with a Mavic i sometimes turn off object avoidance. That way movement of the camera will flow better. Nice footage! and props for attempting proximity flying over snow, always a challenge. Best.

[@KunalDhingraproductions]

You guys are too good... Love from India!

[@KDoba]

I have question, what about mounting DJI FPV unit on mavic 2 pro so I can see HD through goggles and record through Hasselblad in that case would be possible to use mavic 2 pro controller??

[@grahamdougherty]

What mode are you flying this in? Sport, fixed wing, or normal? I've tried a few fpv setups on my Mavic with mixed results. Cool video!

[@adilsaleem8846]

What is the camera name you use in your video and I love your shooting skills

[@Rubbelrudi]

Your content is so damn good and your drone videos are so inspiring. I have semester break now and I really wanna build a drone but its so expensive :( anyways keep up the good work.

[@ismailhacking340]

What song is that at the 3:30 spot it is dope

[@riley7brown]

Awesome video! Just found your channel and SMASHED the sub

[@aMoneyYell]

Great video, I DO use both Consumer drones/quads as well as FPV quads. That being said, I totally use my Mavic (Consumer Drone) to do FPV shots. Albeit they (consumer drones) cannot do "Dive" shots but are adjustable to get those turn and run and gun shots. I use DJI Goggles and a Mavic 1 and simply turn off object sensors and it basically will do those shots without those abrupt "object sensor warnings." Good Luck and thanks for sharing. ~M

[@mypicturesbox]

This is so cool!

[@jjones7837]

"We're gonna scoop all the snow out"...I grabbed my Mavic Mini and cried a little.

[@adilsaleem8846]

Pretty impressive💕

[@dust869]

What is the difference with the fpv setup vs the DJI googles on dji drone?

[@Fs_Retro]

guys this was a great idea !!

[@inandaroundofficial]

A Mavic Air prop guard could've helped in this experiment. Awesome job!

[@TheNinjaFist]

This is so freaking perfect

[@halowalker797]

Hey, Bro There is this thing called betaflight where you can just flip a switch and your cinewhoop just hovers on its own... You also can integrate GPS into it too btw...

[@KevinLe]

Leon Schubert wth? Where is this feature and how come no one else mentions this in the FPV groups?

[@halowalker797]

@@KevinLe cause acro mode is better😂👌... Most fpv pilots fly acro mode these days... The feature is called "angle mode" and can be set to a switch in the "modes" tab There is also some way to setup an altitude and position hold over the GPS, but idk how that being set up🤷‍♂️ I'm just your everyday Fpv freestyler and racer😂 Try asking Joshua Bardwell if you want to set up the GPS part!!! He's a great guy with lots of knowledge!

[@stllgrowin]

Kind of. It's called Angle mode. It doesn't allow the drone to hoover on it's own, but the drone will self level with your hands off the roll and pitch stick. You still have to control it's altitude with the throttle though so it's not a completely hands off hoover.

[@carrboro_chapelhillfpv2442]

correct and you can enable angle mode as well where the quadcopter levels when you let go of the sticks. however wind will make it move as well as inertia.

[@FPVPRINTS]

@@carrboro_chapelhillfpv2442 you have to control throttle with angle mode. Nothing like dji

[@BarryGrueter]

Hey good to meet you guys. I was thinking about doing this. Maybe someday. Great video and positive attitude. I'm pushing the button and hit the Bell 👍🪂

[@aaronpfister4397]

What a programm do you use for cutting your videos??

[@papsimedia4221]

Ive trying put some fpv cam and vtx on my DJI phantom 3s, but the fpv kit shut down my dji signal, GPS and remote, is that because I use band and channel on my vtx exactly just like dji has??

[@neoperez4785]

What simulator did you run to learn how to fly FPV

[@theworldthroughalens9303]

Nice Video!!! I wanna try this with my Mavic Air

[@TMSProductions]

Do it!

[@MeTubeERG]

Great video, guys.

[@SparkyMTB]

First time watching your videos.. wasn’t expecting the twin lol

[@herbalgiles9468]

SparkyMTB yup lmao

[@JS-qi1ou]

This is awesome but Is there a way to do the opposite? I want to get into the long range fixed wing plane market. However after using my mini for so long analog and even the digital FPV leaves a lot to be desired. Is there any way to put a DJI replacement camera on a FPV drone and figure out a way to transmit the video?

[@BigBladeFan]

Yes this is what I have been waiting for.

[@alexandrogarcia6836]

Are you using the Mavic Air in sports mode and did you unlock all the speed limiters?

[@jefffulmer5936]

I always enjoy your videos! Thanks guys! FPV name.... "Better Bro with Curly Fro"

[@TMSProductions]

Ooooo thats a good name, might have to consider that one!

[@twentyseven7510]

good concept i have to use this

[@canadiandronepilot7535]

I have an idea what if you guys moved the current camera that you have closer to the centre of the drone so that rather than getting the inside of the propellers tips when they’re spinning you actually see the outside of the propeller tips when they’re spending which would help you gauge your ability to fly through objects better using that perspective seeing more of the front of the drone from the top. Just a thought

[@loveyourgear]

That was entertaining! Keep it up! How about putting it on the end of a chopstick, and mount it on the backside to get a third person view (TPV) like in a game. Might give you better special awareness and save you from crashes.