Learn to Fly an FPV Drone - Lesson 2 - Forward flight and altitude control

[@jeanlucvassort6411]

amazing how good your explanations are, right words, right demo, on spot. I do fly fpv since a while and wish i saw you video first. So beginners ... you have an excellent teacher here !! Be very patient then you will enjoy ... Thanks Joshua

[@RC-Flight]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video series. 🇨🇦

[@realwildman]

I have been flying a tiny whoop in angle for a while, I have just started learning acro. Man, I have crashed a lot. I've gotten to where I can fly across the house, turn around, and fly back. That's progress!

[@zachcagley]

I had the same issue, I signed up for IGOW and put in some sim time while waiting for IGOW to start. IGOW will push you beyond your comfort zone and you'll make serious progress.

[@SiddharthBhadauria]

What's IGOW?

[@AzwadAbid]

IGOW International Game of WHOOP @@SiddharthBhadauria

[@TheDaemonKing]

I'm still confused and surprised why a very good content creator like this who only has 300K subscribers should be able to get 3 million.

[@LovesM855A1]

I say that all the time! NOBODY has anything on Mr. Bardwell!!!!

[@LovesM855A1]

@@Kofiwanderlust it is but not, he is worth many more and lots of donations! He is also just a great guy.

[@p0mm3srud1]

FPV is quite a niche which is why he probably won't reach that 3mio soon. But I can tell you that he is one of the rare cases where content creators stay just as humble as they were when they started. I learned to fly FPV drones (and probably more important: fixing FPV drones after something went down south in the field) watching his videos years ago.

[@TurgayMetin-t7l]

I thought I was good at drone piloting with DJI drones of course after I met Fpv , definitely a pain in the ass.

[@jvmauricio107]

This video feels like its for me as I just got my Radiomaster Pocket yesterday and starting my fpv journey. thank you JB!

[@feelfreefpv]

Way to go! It's quite a learning curve in the beginning but so worth it if you just manage to get past the basics!

[@jvmauricio107]

@@feelfreefpv hey saw your channel. nice vids bro. subd

[@feelfreefpv]

@@jvmauricio107 Thanks a lot! I really love to fly freestyle. Sometimes I go back to the sims to practice new moves without risking expensive repairs. And sometimes I fly some racing laps there too, to beat my own times. I suck at racing but I think it helps to get better control.

[@feelfreefpv]

This is the right way to start off. I remember having lots of trouble getting around the maps i sims the first hours. Don't give up. You will find this very basic in just a few sessions in the sim. The reward is very much worth it when you are ready to fly IRL for the first time!

[@uradumby25]

Man I appreciate these. I was doing the learn to fly series in the DRL sim but they moved too fast and didn't explain things well.

[@CountyFpv]

This was amazing. I tried a flight sim on my phone and I kept making that mistake and didn't understand why. Thank you for explaining it. It makes perfect sense now. Can't wait for more.

[@feelfreefpv]

Welcome to a great hobby! It can be very frustrating at first but you will get there.

[@UnmannedAcro]

I love the approach of how this series is being brought about... As someone who does have a lot of experience, This information is so useful and should be watched by all new pilots no questions asked... Thanks JB

[@stevemartin2274]

I am about to sell my dji mini 4 and invest in a gaming laptop, radio, goggles and the lift off sim. This instruction course is amazing. I am already taking a lot of information on board here and I might try and watch the series before I embark in the FPV Sim. I have a bit of time before a get everything together so it will be my number one You Tube watch for the next couple of weeks. Thanks Joshua.

[@_ibrahiml]

Can’t wait for the rest of the series, just got the Radiomaster pocket and have around 4-5 hours on Liftoff. Threw myself in without much understanding and was just yeeting the drone around in acro till I got the hang of flying around but only at speed. Got excited and started doing slipstream with cars on the short circuit and was loving that a lot. Realised I can’t fly slow and precise so loaded up the less forgiving level, Minus Two. Spent some time on that, went from banging the ceiling, floor and pillars none stop, to be able to fly around way more comfortably. Still struggling to make tighter turns without my drone drifting away but learning slowly.

[@marcogonzalez2081]

Thank God I finally found someone teaching me how to master every aspect of flying a FPV drone. Seriously, thanks.

[@thedorianmode8087]

Your how to fly series is excellent for beginners. I wish I had these “how to fly freestyle” when I started fpv over 10 years ago. I came from the school of expensive hard knocks. lol. Anyway, my biggest breakthrough when I started I was flying 15-20 meters in the air. I did that no problem. But I wasn’t learning close proximity flying. So I went straight to flying low to the ground and maintaining a very short amount of altitude from the ground. Like when you see every blade of grass low. And I gradually sped up without increasing altitude until I could pretty well much go flat out a few inches above the ground. When I turned at speed, that taught me precise stick movements paid dividends. And after a short while, I could start doing my first tricks, like a forward flat spin. That was the breakthrough for me. Sure, I broke a few drone arms. And yeah, my first freestyle 5” quad was totally destroyed quickly. I learnt my first bit of close proximity flying by learning to fly as close to the ground as possible at a reasonable high speed, while being able to pitch and yaw just using micro movements until my confidence increased to the point where I did my first trick. Then I learnt the reverse flat spin and after that, my flying skills moved way forward quite quickly. The first Fpv freestyle quad I bought was a pre built Impulse RC 5” quad. From then on I built all my quads and repaired them. And rebuilt them. But geez, it’s been a helluva lotta fun flying them.

[@stevemartin2274]

I'm just about to complete this section of the training. This course is brilliant. I kept crashing because l was used to flying DJI VLOS and, you guessed it! I was pushing the pitch stick forward and not releasing it, somersaulting and ending belly up. Thanks Joshua. 🎉

[@RectifiedMetals]

Boy Joshua, I am glad you put this series out. Yeah back in the day we didn’t have lift off, or f4 f’s but seeing this after 3 years of not flying, I kind of want to get into it again. I have no idea what my firmware is on my quads. I’m still on the old AACS d9. It should still work. I guess.

[@SiddharthBhadauria]

Thanks for this ! As a DJI Pilot I was confused if I need to hold the pitch stick or not, I though if I don't hold it, it will make the pitch 0 as soon as I leave the stick and not move forward continuously. Now it makes sense. Waiting for the next video as I can now move forward fine, but suck at turning :P

[@nullfield1126]

Just so you know, there are different flight modes in most flight controller OSs. You can set a mode similar to what you're used to, but if you wanted to fly that way you can just get a DJI drone 😅

[@SiddharthBhadauria]

​@@nullfield1126Yes I have mode 2, it has all axes similar to DJI's. But the difference comes about acro and stable mode. That's why the issues.

[@Curiousity0309]

What nice to see is that I advice almost the same stuff to people that are just entering the hobby.

[@sammyfieser2520]

JUST bought my first set of FPV kit, psyched to this this series coming out right now! Perfect timing for me!! Thanks for this and all the other knowledge Joshua 👍🏻 mad respect. PS- i ordered a Radiomaster Pocket, EV800 goggles, and Baby Ape. All in less than $400 including batteries and charger. Did I do alright for a first set-up?

[@frcShoryuken]

Not bad at all! That's about the cheapest you can get into the hobby while still having something worthwhile. Just be sure to spend time in the sim first in an effort to minimize crashes with your real gear. You'll inevitably have to learn how to make repairs, which I'd say is prob the biggest hurdle in the hobby. Crashing less will save you lots of headaches lol

[@peterkohout7901]

Brilliant! Your talent and generosity is much appreciated.

[@kuldar.]

I love your channel, Sir! You do priceless job, greetings from beginner from Estonia!

[@Thommo360RC]

Just bought a radiomaster boxer elrs and am using lift atm for a while before i get goggle and quad, love this series thanks for the great content 🔥🔥

[@ukmonk]

using your micro adjustments tips helped me loads, also using the pinch technique seems way better for me as more control than using just my thumbs!

[@GideonFPV]

I remember when I first switched to manual mode on my Cetus Pro and had no idea what manual mode was. I’d push the stick completely forward and get so upset when the drone flipped and eventually crashed straight into the ground 🤣. Great series Joshua and thank you all your helpful videos

[@MCsCreations]

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

[@delemordkurosaki2678]

PERFECT EXPLANATIONS!!!. from not being able to flight straight and hovering to actually hovering and flight straight with control of altitude. good thing my new problem is about to be solved which is slow down XD. looking forward to this video.

[@HenryFPV-qg8km]

Thank you so much. Can't wait for Lesson 3. ^^😊👍🤝

[@txman951]

You're a great teacher.

[@SofiaisSunshine]

Incredibly helpful. Thank you.

[@lynsmith1096]

Great course Joshua thank you for doing it.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

The entire playlist containing all lessons is at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaHYiaSEltCDaKM Lessons will be added as they are released!

[@jkydiego]

Great teacher for drone flying❤

[@AtortAerials]

I love you these are f'n perfect for me right now my iMac must suck because I have such crap resolution now to keep my frame rate above 120fps like you said. Thanks for these! Yes I want to fly fast and dive like you did in this video too. :)

[@kietvo1518]

these are exactly what a beginners look for. thanks dude

[@Fermen80]

Descending during a bank or forward pitch has more to do with changing lift vectors and less with thrust vectors. Just saying. Love your videos!

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Explain to me where the lifting surfaces on a quadcopter are?

[@Fermen80]

@@JoshuaBardwell The upper side of the propeller. When it spins it generates lift (low pressure) on the upper side, like any other airfoil. When the angle of the airfoil changes the lift vector changes too. Not trying to be a smart*ss, love your work(!) but just trying to put some nuance in to what you are telling. P.S. Besides Newton laws we have to deal with Bernoulli's principle too. Look it up, its super interesting! P.P.S. Im a complete newbie in FPV drones and using your incredible database of information to work myself in to this great world! I love to skydive and did my PPL exams and love everything that has to do with flying. Now I want to develop myself to be a proficient FPV pilot and using your large library to get in to it. For me you are THE fpv university! Thanks for all the, incredible, effort you put in to it! 👍🏽

[@JoshuaBardwell]

When a propeller generates lift, don't we call that thrust?

[@Fermen80]

@@JoshuaBardwell No, thrust is a different force.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I think if you're going to argue that a propeller doesn't generate thrust, you're goiing to find that there's a lot of sources out there that contradict you.

[@MyTube4Utoo]

This videos are greatly appreciated.

[@creatingvfx]

hey, your explaination is very great for beginners like me, i wanna ask one doubt, whenever i try to start drone in lift off it will going left, i am not even giving any input on riht joystick still its going slightly left and its making unable to go forward in straight line, i am trying to add counter movement on right but as i am beginner i am unable to control that movement

[@ukmonk]

great tutorials thank you!!

[@dhunsworth]

Sooooo much better than the built in tutorials

[@andriykhmara9892]

they should have added link to this playlist instead :)

[@deaddudegaming]

I can hold right around 2 or 3 meters its very difficult to maintain but I can do it. BTW Joshua Bardwell any one ever tell you that you look like Willie Garson who had a few guest appearance on Stargate SG-1. Like you could be his twin brother my friend. Any way I love your videos btw. Thank you.

[@infa008]

Thank you JB. You rock man.

[@roncesar3785]

Agreed this is awesome

[@tamlau8833]

thank you for video ;) good explained. im going DCL ! xD with xbox controller ofc for first ;)

[@paulofernandoee]

Amazing work, thank you!

[@jcshopnotes]

I have just started on your videos series and enjoying it very much. Learning some good tips to fly my Avata. I do have a question. My drone is drifting to the left while trying to keep it straight. Any tips or fixes for this. I have done a control calibrations. Thanks.

[@calborio9857]

Which drone would you recommend to learn how to fly FPV ? I purchased a mini whoop FPV starter kit but its extremely unstable. I'll appreciate your input.

[@tommypoteat9433]

Your a fun funny guy job keep up the good work 😊😊😊

[@AneeshMelkot]

I got Uncrashed instead of Liftoff. Can I still follow this series with Uncrashed? It was cheaper and had better reviews as compared to Liftoff.

[@Editer38738]

Knoxville TN represent Freestyle Everywhere peeps

[@ЕленаСереж]

Hey, Joshua, thanks for the tutorial. Do you recommend getting Lift off: micro drones instead of a regular one, if I'm planning on starting my FPV journey with whoops?

[@feelfreefpv]

Get the regular one. The mechanics of acro is the same. I think it's just the scale of the maps that differ, and when starting out you want lots of space! When I fly cinewhoops indoors I fly in angle mode but outside it's all acro regardless of type of drone.

[@ЕленаСереж]

@@feelfreefpv So basically there is no such thing as an accurate physical model in lift off - all the drones fly more or less the same despite their real flight characteristics?

[@senthilkumar-xn3gs]

Super awesome 😊

[@theshieldwall1570]

Just... thank you. Thank you!

[@devaprasanna402]

Inetresting One

[@khulgarulfsson8067]

Wow! How much can it cost/weigh to throw a gyro and a flight controller on a drone, so you can have a sane control scheme? 😯 I have to try this simulator, it looks crazy difficult and unintuitive to fly with this insane nudge to rotate control scheme. 😂 Maybe it's not as crazy as it looks when push comes to shove but, wow do I think I am going to be bad at this, at least initially.

[@rondonato7443]

Hey JB, can I use DRL for these lessons as I have already purchased it? Are there any settings that I need to change that are different from the Sim that you are using?

[@brianmininger9281]

Whats a good prop wash percent for the sim.?

[@VladVortal]

Thank you

[@davidrivera390]

GREAT!!!! Taking some of my mattress money to buy a controller to do this!

[@artemz6414]

very usefull

[@saruhantolgaozturk3592]

You are best friend

[@JohnnyWishbone85]

In aviation control law speak: With DJI controls, the right stick commands the aircraft to translate laterally along an axis; the greater the deflection, the greater the translation rate. With an acro drone, the right stick commands the aircraft to rotate about an axis, and the greater the deflection, the greater the rotation rate.

[@tizianobarilli3733]

Hi guys, I have an important question to ask you. I purchased a used DJI FPV controller. Both on liftoff and on another simulator if I only increased the throttle I saw that the quad was going to the left. I calibrated the controller several times and finally solved the problem by putting a deadband of 0.01 on the Roll axis. is it serious? in the sense that if one day I want to use this controller with a real drone it will be a serious burden? Thank you very much

[@mickgibson370]

I have one hand. Is there a controller out there that I can fly? I used to fly planes and helicopters when I used to have two!

[@S0ulfire84]

how about DJI’s motion controller? not quite the same but it needs only one hand

[@frontbattles8090]

What means acro drone?

[@Kpiiica4580]

3rd lesson will be inverted yaw spin.

[@kimberlyjacobsen4148]

Joshua: Take it slow. Me: Ironman said: Jarvis. Sometimes you have to run, before you can walk 😜🤣

[@videsat]

In Russia it is common to put on driver school cars a sticker "Remember yourself!" So anyone who is going to say "booooring!" - remember yourself! 😂

[@glenn0582]

For some reason when i only use throttel my deone still drifts left calibrated for 10 times jow but still happening

[@Visual4uProductions]

This Noob thanks you!!!

[@binarypower]

i don't get it. when i try to hover with just the left stick for throttle, the whole drone tips right and starts walking away. even after i calibrate. using the TX16S

[@hedonist2104]

Maybe this hobby ain't for you

[@donfitz69]

Ahhhhh my pitch is reversed for some reason. I push forward and it rotates the drone back instead of pitching it forward. I can't find anyway to reverse this. Any idea's?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

In the controller calibration, invert the channel.

[@donfitz69]

@@JoshuaBardwell I was looking all over for that. Thank you

[@СтасГайсан-ц6ж]

❤

[@octagonPerfectionist]

my radio doesn’t work for sims unless it’s a windows 10 machine on intel, no other system configs work 💀 so i gotta do all this stuff irl

[@davidrivera390]

So this only lesson 2? Your first shows a lot more videos.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

As of today, only two lessons have been published. More will be published going forward.

[@davidrivera390]

Thanks. Thought i went KZbin dumb by not finding the playlist link. Thanks for the video. I now understand the physics of how the flying works on these drones vs dji one

[@davidrivera390]

@@JoshuaBardwell got the Radio Master boxer yesterday. I’ll get the simulator later today and start my FPV lessons. Any recommendations for the battery you use for your controller?

[@Wraith-Kryptos]

If you can fly it slowly you can fly it fastly

[@Kabbo-u4i]

6:10 😂😂😂

[@adamsalim101]

6:10 ths part make me laugh

[@exitusone25]

That’s y u should learn to fly by using a sim.

[@SwampCityRadio1974]

Just bought my first drone. It flew away and was lost. The end lol.

[@drummer8806]

FPVsauce

[@snviper]

Watching this just to hear your voice in a non creepy way. Hope you're back soon.