How To 10 FPV Freestyle Tricks | LEARN THESE FIRST

[@theHDRflightdeck]

Let me just say how amazing it is to NOT get bombarded by sponsorship messages and have a purely informative video of appropriate length. Thank you for your genuine hard work Joshua.

[@Geeksmithing]

YES

[@kalikaputra]

Here here

[@FPV-wi8fw]

I just mash the sticks randomly until cool stuff happens

[@DillonSmith1]

Stryka FPV same. Mostly just explode though.

[@gianpa]

This is what I hate about the information age, no matter what you do, there's always another person that does it and it probably does it better than you. Randomly mashing the sticks was my style :(

[@kadytoast5190]

that's the most fun way to do it

[@licensetodrive9930]

@Gianpa like when playing fighting games on a console? You're trying to execute the moves as precisely as possible, but your opponent is just mashing the buttons and beating you :(

[@Izzygod86]

I try to do the stick inputs from the old Skate games hahah

[@GoatZilla]

0:47 #1 Gaps 2:25 #2 Flips/rolls 4:23 #3 Variable flips/rolls 7:00 #4 Knife edge gaps 10:02 #5 Inverted float 11:19 #6 Inverted lookback 12:33 #7 Split-s 14:15 #8 Power loop 18:23 #9 Yaw spin 21:08 #10 Orbit #sohardtoindexvideos

[@jonasholtwick5542]

Thanks man, exactly what I was looking for

[@215cyclone]

You called the Roll a Flip, and then called the the Flip a Roll... Is that what you meant, or am a missing somthin' ? :)

[@pug6871]

@@215cyclonehuh?

[@215cyclone]

rolls involve the roll axis, and flips are either front or back flips ;))

[@pug6871]

@@215cyclone or flipping upside down, cause if something is flipped its facing the opposite direction.

[@justincase8901]

Let1s take a moment to recognize that this guy is explaining+doing the tricks at the same time. Respect.

[@Camsaw]

"roll to the left, pitch to the left... roll to the right... wait! what am I doing?..." that whole bit is priceless... seems this would be a good time for Joshua from the future to step in again!! :-D

[@DogflyFilm]

that's the most funny part in this tutorial lol

[@ferocious_r]

absolutely loved that ... poor joshua's brain in that minute :P

[@davidfitala5338]

It is confusing. The drone really is rolling to the LEFT and yawing to the RIGHT, but if you look at the sticks, they are yawing to the RIGHT and rolling to the RIGHT. But that's because the drone itself was already put in "left rolled" position, and Joshua's fingers just make tiny adjustments automatically. That's a good example of how we don't use our "thinking" brain when we perform a stunt (or any fast precision movement), we use our muscle memory without realizing what we are doing.

[@joefussy11]

Seeing the sticks makes a HUUUUGE difference. Thanks mate!

[@danieldiaspt]

Best part is when joshua is trippin with orbit, rolling to the left? what am i doing? 😂

[@nickc5504]

Just getting into FPV and I can't thank you enough for all that you've brought to the community! I'm learning a ton. It's also super fun watching this while working in the Liftoff sim map of your house... feels like a 1x1 training =)

[@zibixxx1]

Having the same here 😅

[@hateforall4012]

I love that even when you dork something up.... you keep going. Mistakes happen and it’s one thing to do and explain while teaching! Thanks for putting out info that’s great for beginners!

[@dan71559]

Well said man! I learned so much from this vid I actually tried...and did it many times without crashing. That part is a lie. I crash but didn't break or lose anything! See you in the air

[@claudeconfort1170]

This confirms my feeling: making a perfect orbit seems to be much more complicated than it seems ! :-) Thank U Joshua !!

[@mastafoo886]

watched this video many times over the course of my FPV journey, getting back into it and reviewing old (but still relevant) stuff and today for the first time ever noticing your sign on your porch. Love that.

[@Cured91]

Awesome tutorial. I love it how each trick builds onto the next. I’d love to see more flying tutorials from Bardwell

[@FlyHighWisconsin]

I'm one month into this little thing called FPV. The amount of information I've been able to learn from you in so awesome! Thanks so much for all the work you put into this. Also I've mentioned before I have the JB Phreakstyle and its incredible. Sadly broke an arm finally the other day....waiting for replacements

[@richardmaggio]

I am an FPV newbie and a recent subscriber. Your videos have gotten me through the binding process, switch configuration, and even getting my transmitter signal strength on my OSD!! Such wonderful resources you have created and shared! I also appreciate that you include your crashes in these tutorials. You are an amazing pilot, but even you sometimes nail the tree or have to bail out of a move. It keeps it real. :) Thanks for what you do!

[@mrkeegs]

A lot of the FPV related videos I've been watching lately have been really focused on the tech and gear. Videos like this remind me of why I love this hobby.

[@stringb2647]

After all these years, this is the first time I signed in and subscribed to any Chanel... good luck on full time KZbin

[@VANDrone]

You are the most technical drone pilot I know. Thanks for teaching us something.

[@monkeyfpv7866]

Fantastic, as a none FPV pilot as yet, I can’t get enough of these tutorials bud. Thanks for sharing and please post more. Like an FPV for beginners.

[@DanFliesDrones]

5 years on and this newbie is just finding this so damn useful! Excellent stuff JB, thank you 🙏

[@xtkfpv5306]

Great stuff Josh, I would like add that when shooting gaps, the single most important tip is where to focus your eyes. Eye training, where to look when lining up is sooooo important. I have learned that you must look through the gap NOT at it. Pick a spot that is centered in your gap and well beyond the gap itself. It could be a shadow or a fencepost what ever but keep your focus locked on that until you have cleared the gap. Just like riding a bike, the further off into the distance you set your focus, the smoother your lines will be and the less last minute corrections will be required. Also practicing throttle and altitude control is an esential part of nailing gaps, practice flying a foot off the ground and maintaining that altitude while turning using a technique I call a flat drift turn, using yaw with very little roll mixed in to produce a flat drifting type turn.

[@arshifelan53]

Omg i was flying through the same arena in lift off today! Good to see it real!

[@J4NGL3]

This is just perfect for where I'm at;- not yet flown FPV (all my gear is now in the mail!), so I'm doing a couple of hours in the Sims per day trying to get prepared. All this gives me a whole lot more to work on. I just love your enthusiasm for this stuff - it's infectious. All the time you must put into these vids is very much appreciated. Thanks JB!

[@shenanigan3083]

Awesome job next #11 orbits lead into backwards flight and realizing that you dont need to move the direction your camera is pointing spacial awareness and orientation to the direction the prop is going to push you when power is applied.... great vid

[@digital_ninja]

Best tutrorial I've ever seen. Joshua, thanks. I'm gonna try it tomorrow.

[@saviyou]

WOW...I was looking up freestyle tricks, watching older ones from Rotor Riot then all of a sudden JB uploads one! Nice timing and GREAT video!

[@YeahBoi9880]

I love watching tutorials without having the things needed in that.

[@Moonsauc3]

Get a used frsky x7 (I've seen them for sale on Craigslist around 60$) and liftoff for 20$. You can master these tricks before you even break a part. It really does help graduate you to a 5"

[@BNIRc]

Whenever I get in a slump and I think I'm doing the same tricks over and over again I come back and watch this video thanks again for all your good info

[@Hmmindividualguy]

I watched these videos 4 years ago when they came out. Still remember all your lines at your house

[@Hyprmtr]

Missed the stick overlay on the yaw spin. Maybe upload a short addition?

[@goethe528]

move the yaw stick?

[@clonkex]

@@goethe528 Except the whole point is it's not that simple.

[@Hyprmtr]

I did a few yaw spins last night. It’s much easier with throttle low. Thanks Josh!

[@TheXanUser]

yeah , I was really hoping there was a stick overlay for yaw spins too :(

[@Hyprmtr]

TheXanUser He made an update video. Check his channel page.

[@8B1tbreaks]

LoL FPV sure is confusing stuff, eh, all this rolling to the up and downing to the straight, and forward to the sometimes, while reversing to the chicken, it’s all the devils work 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@jeremyboyce1537]

hahahahaaaaa

[@matuzalem4771]

Omg .you made me laughed so hard. This has to be the funniest comment of KZbin lol. Downing to the straight lmfaooooo.

[@RocTheReaper]

Laughed until I cried on this comment. Reversing to the chicken.....LOLOLOLOL

[@jonathanrovi8932]

3 year old video is still so helpful. im in the sim now before i buy anything else and this is great to practice.

[@studiodeepdive6165]

Having the sticks on screen is a HUGE help! Thank you!

[@lukes317]

I just started building my drone. This video came at the perfect time. Thank you so much Joshua. I have learned so much from you.

[@methodLDZ]

Good luck! I built my drone a few days ago, having a blast! Hope you will too :)

[@DigitalN8v]

I built a geprc baby croc with r9m...its shipping and should be here anyday...cant wait.

[@lukes317]

@@DigitalN8v well this channel is where you need to be 😁

[@KickPassingShot]

Josh, please make additional videos focusing on long range quads and set ups

[@iangolsby8471]

I personally love watching the way you vary speed of your flips/rolls. It makes it feel like slow motion

[@golfingnerd456]

This video (and your channel in general) is helping me out so much on my FPV journey. Seeing your stick inputs on the screen as you flew really helped my visualizations of what my own fingers need to be doing when flying. Thanks for the great video.

[@Kevin.OBrien44]

When I first started I made a list of all the things I wanted to learn over the summer. I just saw it a few days ago and was like “Wow”

[@rickjames8897]

I think just about every pilot can gain something from these practices

[@SladeAZ]

16:15 was very clean, entire video is a huge help. Thank you for the hard work Joshua

[@Chris_FPV_69]

I just started in the simulator today. Lift off and your video just helped me out a lot just by watching your stick movement on the screen. So thank you for that. Great KZbin channel awesome content. Your videos have helped me out a hell of a lot.

[@jorgeromero4680]

Can you do a video analyzing flying styles? Everyone talks about flying styles but what are they?

[@penguinista]

Some people are smooth, some twitchy. Some like swooping, some like looping, some like orbiting. Just the combination of how they fly - like playing style of a basketball player or a guitar player.

[@gonun69]

Haha, orbit was the first move I learned. Great video tough. Gonna write down that list and spend a couple of packs practicing them everytime I go fly.

[@LinkPlaysApexYT]

I’ve been into freestyle for 2 years now and even I am still learning from this great job bardwell

[@kooky2]

I think I learned more about quad flying in 30mins than any simulator! Huge thank you!

[@GroundControlRC]

Excellent tips especially for someone wanting to get back into quads ;-) See you in the Air!

[@TheCreat]

19:00 nooo what happened to the stick overlay? You keep talking about the stick positions, but we can't actually see them anymore. Especially for an instructional video like this seeing the sticks helps a lot in understanding the move and flow. It's back for #10, but somehow not for #9?

[@swugger]

It's straight forward.

[@leomuller9682]

That really confused me too

[@Nigfis]

Roll to the. No wait! Lol Loving seeing the stick positions when you fly. You are an exceptional teacher. Thanks again.

[@johnathonwalty8915]

New Pilot here. So much great info! Explanations, being able to see the stick absolutely priceless!! THANK YOu!

[@lievenvv]

2:40 I think you mixed up flip and roll there ;) (rolls involve the roll axis, and flips are either front or back flips ;))

[@JCQuadcopters]

Haha okay so here's a rundown of the times for the different tricks :) 0:45 Hit Gaps 2:26 Flips/Rolls 4:25 Variable Flips/Rolls 7:00 Knife Edge Gaps 10:01 Inverted Hang 11:17 Inverted Look back 12:34 Split-S 14:15 Power Loop 18:24 Yaw Spin 21:06 Orbit This took ages but anything for our king Bardwell

[@evgeniyzelenin7910]

Thank you for your lessons! We (I and my son) are learning FPV and your video materials are the best! It is simple to understand for a 7 years child! Exercises you are talking about are really effective and working! ✈️✈️✈️

[@ang1570]

Thank you man for making this fpv community so connected and inspiring.

[@michaelwilkes0]

RIP Charpu? made me go lookup what happened to him. Nothing, hes fine. I guess you just mean he doesnt do much fpv stuff anymore.

[@slipperysebastian]

That scared me haha

[@chad9160]

@@slipperysebastian I will always find you

[@rueda82nd]

Charpu is chillin with hsi fam sippin on cold chelas

[@madgearheadfpv1120]

So I learned something.. (even if you told me to dammit). =P Nice one man. My sim life is progressing much faster than I thought it would partly from your lessons... (now if I could just remember to sleep a little). I guess I should be firing up the actual quad soon at this rate. I just wanted to have good control before I go for real, so I can get into using my yard ASAP without having an incident with a neighbor lol.... Speaking of which... Dude... what is the reason you don't have fun obstacles all over that castle and in that field? If that place were mine it would be quad disneyland and the local power station would dip every time I plugged it in haha.

[@scottfrank8805]

That video is flawless to view Josh! Soo clear, no static.... Mark me as patrone

[@billwilliams4463]

i'm a longtime fan of yours, but i've just now been getting actually serious about FPV. more importantly, however, i would like to compliment your lawn. looks fantastic. something tells me that you take a lot of pride in it like all of us other nearing middle-aged men.😅

[@MrRammsteinfan09]

All I could think of during the Orbit-section was how the birds in the bird house feel like: "Maaaaa! That stupid noisy bird is here again!" "What is it doing?" "I don't know, it flipped over a thousand times and now it is just circling our house!" "God dammit, we should have stayed in Oakland..."

[@d3c0deFPV]

Just a few days away from becoming Joshua Beardwell.

[@borimir]

Just a few YEARS:-)

[@JThemelis]

...1 min in and im hooked...best addition to any video EVER is the control graphics! thank you JB!

[@SuperGreyfox99]

very nice i learned so much seeing the Sticks being moved. We need more of the stick action like this helps a nobie like myself learn more. Thanks

[@Simon-xx4wm]

14:15 dont mind just a reminder where i where at the vid

[@Mewted]

"roll to the........ roll to the... hrmn"

[@forejtekfilms9190]

Man :D I was just flying in your garden today .... And then .. I was watching few of your videos AND THEN I REALIZED ... YOU HAVE YOUR OWN LIFTOFF home. Thats sick :D GJ there with this hobby. You mastered.

[@BadPossumFPV]

Thanks JB. I will have to watch this a few (dozen) times. I have been working on my moves, and this has been VERY helpful.

[@L71Studio]

My absolute favourite video of yours Joshua. It will be loaded up on my phone next time I’m going out to fly. Follow-the-leader so to speak. I guess I’m one of those pilots who can *do* all of those moves, but I’ve never really spent the time just practicing “one” move for a pack. Then the next move for a pack; and so on. Subsequently, I have no flow & no style, my flying is just a random sequence of successful bailouts. But seeing how you took all of the moves that you’d just “learned” us on & then talked your way through a freestyle session using those same moves, was awesome. Thank you!

[@Shooter_FPV]

Same here... I can do these moves, some better than others, but I have no flow. Glad JB posted this... I can get out in the field and try each one.

[@Aj-om4dt]

Thankyou sooo much for putting the sticks at the bottom of the screen.. I e got the basics moves nailed.. but after watching this video 10x over lol it’s helped me gain much more confidence & skills 👍👍 love from the UK

[@AlabamaSoundsGood]

The King of FPV. That's it

[@CrazyQuadBrothersP3]

To anyone new here Josh is worth subscribing to. His free knowledge is like money in the bank! 💰🏦

[@josephzimmer2664]

Love how we can see the sticks. Awesome touch!

[@brianddavec.175]

Watching, sim training, DJI sale watching, and loving all the vids. Thx !

[@alexandr0id]

Beautiful! I like the sound of the motors during these tricks, very cool. Nice flowers on the background :-)

[@raa729]

Single best fpv vid I have ever seen

[@alexchernavsky7717]

Birds in his birdhouse must feel like living next to the train tracks 🙃 A quiet house in quiet suburbia... Great vid, it explains a lot to the beginners.

[@StigBSivertsen]

I tried a loop once and crashed and haven't tried anything after that but now you inspired me to try again. Thanks JB

[@jaybomb5022]

Brother I've gotta say, you're a great teacher. This helped immensely with my freestyle skills!!!

[@extremelydave]

Drone newbie alert!! Even though I got carsick watching this, it was freaking awesome!!!!

[@jesseschneider326]

really like how you put your controls on screen. helps understand it a lot more

[@meetmeonthe50]

So helpful. I’m 15 hours in on the simulator and feeling ready to buy my first FPV

[@wedgie502]

Joshua, it was awesome watching you mess up on some of the stunts. it goes to show that even some of the more skilled pilots, such as yourself, are still learning. Thank you for another great video.

[@goesboom5416]

Josh if you haven’t heard it today, you are amazing! Thanks a million

[@dariyal]

When the previous videos’ FPV tips are “just do it”, “watch me fly” and “buy my shit” - this genuinely helpful and informative video is pretty refreshing! Glad I found your channel and immediately subbed when I recognized your yard from Liftoff 😂 if you have shit to sell I’d probably be more inclined to buy it

[@bladerunner30]

Thanks a lot, Bardwell. It's very hard to learn to do some tricks by yourself. I have nobody that flies drone near me, so these tricks worth even more in my case.

[@rukiddinbro]

I was looking for a channel with on screen display like this. IMO it's the best way to experience this kind of videos.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I have a whole playlist of sticks overlay videos.

[@ruckusfpv327]

Once you set the tilt to orbit in acro it will keep tilt. You will then bounce back and forth between left and right roll to maintain your tilt as you pitch forward and yaw opposite your travel direction. Much easier said than done.

[@frankschannel2642]

Kinda surprised that there wasn't one single word about flying these tricks in a sim before sending folks out to break props. I taught myself to do orbits and several other tricks on your list using FPVFreerider - and I'm 67 years old!! Best $5.00 I ever spent. When it's -12 degrees or raining, you can still practice every trick on your list in the sim.

[@typeOhh]

When orbiting, if you're going clockwise you roll to the left and yaw to the left while maintaining throttle and pitch relative to the ground and object and when going anticlockwise you roll right and yaw right while maintaining throttle/pitch. (Mode2/ AETR)

[@Jentleman_J]

I've been "flying" for about 2 years but still havn't got the basics down. Mostly due to lack of commitment on my part, but this video gives me something to focus on and practice. In Sim first as don't fancy wrecking the Qauds i have that i have built but don't fly!!

[@Mattblack31]

Can I just say I have been trying to find someone on KZbin for ages on how to fly these moves. And I can see what you’re sticks are doing which is making some sense to me.

[@Awsometurtle20]

That's some smooth flying I can't wait to be that smooth

[@redalin-nz]

LOL at your explanation of Orbits. The best guide i heard was to try and fly directly at the obstacle, but just a little bit to the left or right. That way you're always flying forwards whilst going around in circles.

[@jackdaniels7913]

The orbit was where I really started not knowing just what it takes to do it good but with anything practice practice practice makes perfect I'm still far from perfect but I can hit it pretty good... now power loops are still on the roster like you said to do a perfectly timed power loop takes a level of confidence I still don't have every time... thanks for all the tips as always its helpful! 🥃cheers🍻

[@wardope]

A very tight half yaw spin right past a tight gap is some of the coolest moves you can do then end it off with a Roll or a flip roll.

[@Mupshot]

kind of amazed at how I react to this when it came out, before I knew anything. then to see you get confused by an orbit being counter intuitive to explain to the reality of the stick inputs that are actually involved.

[@morpheusone7755]

These are brilliant fella the times iv come back to this learning and watched it again. Brilliant video,

[@wyvern4588]

I like to do snap barrel rolls, while traveling forward both yaw and roll sticks in or out, easy to do and tons of fun at high speed.

[@dougtutt2720]

Coerced into sabbatical status for a while after being banned from local fly spot but have a new spot and I found this really helpful coupled with the muscle memory and ok deflection chops I already had. This helped make the transition from theory to physically doing these maneuvers way smoother than it would have been without it and with minimal panic and anxiety. Thanks Joshua, you're da best!

[@TrungNguyen-wf8kk]

Thanks for the advanced FPV lesson. One day I will get there.

[@fpvwing]

Still coming back to watch this. Great vid JB.

[@RCBIGFLYER1]

OH, so good. I am an old RC pattern flyer, and just getting with drones. Watching you do these loops and rolls and split s is really exciting! Thanks Joshua !

[@charlielehan1017]

I prefer breaking components in the most interesting and complicated ways as my style of fpv tricks 😎

[@hateforall4012]

You and me both