Learning FPV Drone Freestyle (In One Week!)

[@MattPochwat]

Hope you guys have a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! What tricks should I learn next?

[@makesomemore_]

Inverted yaw spinz Boiiii! Great fun!🤪

[@SILVIOFRANCO1]

Happy Christmas

[@jigglingcone3764]

Rewinds

[@ethanfaulkner434]

Merry Christmas

[@nastynine48]

Great video you progressed wonderfully but now I would like to see a power slide. Trust me you're going to love it

[@cadenglick1287]

None of your tricks were perfect after a single week, but that imperfection made that last clip more relatable to watch. It made me want to go get better myself. You got me into this hobby, and I'm super thankful for it. Keep kicking ass man!

[@MattPochwat]

Oh for sure... no one's gonna become a pro in a single week!

[@carlospsneto]

honestly.... Being a complete beginner in FPV myself, I find this kind of videos way more helpful. Seeing guys ripping all the time doesn't really help understand where I'm on the hobby and ways to improved. Thank you for your video.

[@donutves]

Make sure you cut the throttle completely on the inverted yaw spins and it should be more floaty Edit: using dynamic idle then turning down your idle percentage will give you even more hang time.

[@skyhackerfpv7104]

Great tip, also the faster you spin the faster you fall. Try a slower yaw spin once you're inverted

[@rambozo_fpv176]

@@skyhackerfpv7104 Both of these tips are good and even an experienced pilot can still forget to go to full zero throttle.

[@ByteMeFPV]

What he said... cut throttle when inverted... Side note: Up-Tilt is our friend! Amazing!

[@bandobandit353]

The kwad actually spins 2 of the 4 props to create a yaw motion. So even if you go to zero throttle you'll have some acceleration towards the ground. It's difficult to incorporate into a flow as you typically need the extra height.

[@coconutfpv]

@@bandobandit353 3D, there i fixed it for you.

[@atticusfinch5988]

man, you were so lined up for the flagpole gap on the last run! Saw your brain tell you punch it and your fingers bailoff the side haha. looking slick af out there.

[@xshoudenx]

glad I wasnt the only one who spotted that

[@maliqblaq]

Thanks for sharing your journey, I’m not in the sky as of yet but your videos gave me hope that I’ll be ok when I do. Thanks again!

[@milfordkd]

I really like how you put the flight footage on top of the radio, haven't seen that before

[@MatLittlePPG]

That was Wild Willy FPV during those clips.

[@drohnele3741]

I like it too, but i may confuse some people which are new to fpv

[@danielbuongiorno7093]

Hi! This shit is hard!!

[@devanshgulhane8814]

I think object tracking feature in premere/after effects should do it

[@HolaACchillin]

What is nice about FPV freestyle is the style is personal. Every flight an fpv pilot takes is a good flight. Great video!

[@erodyo]

Yo! Cool seeing my footage in here. :) Great content man, glad to see more people getting into the greatest hobby on planet earth!

[@AuthenTech]

Fun video, great job man!

[@jorgevasquez6836]

Matt, It has been very productive and you have given us not only information about the progress of the practice using the practice but you have also given us the sensations of this hobby, enthusiasm, frustration, excitement and desire to learn ... thank you very much. A great Christmas present.

[@MattPochwat]

Glad you like it!

[@tango_sierra8608]

Your videos are so satisfying to watch. Easily one of my favorite FPV related channels. Just wish you posted more!!! Haven’t even watched the vid yet but figured I’d share for the algorithm. Super excited for this one!

[@mauricequarles]

For a second, I was scratching my head trying to figure out, how you were getting video on TX 16 monitor.

[@aadharshj10]

lol

[@NoobSharkYT]

@@aadharshj10 lol

[@SanneBerkhuizen]

Would be nice though

[@sethitsseth]

1. Swap in OLED screen 2. Put in monitor RX circuitry with switch to change source from tx display to RX monitor

[@donovanw.2943]

Thanks!

[@eatyourvegfpv]

Hey Matt! Great to see you posting! Happy Christmas! Off to watch the video now.

[@rohaanshah8651]

I really love your videos I always check the notification bell for your vids and when you I always get excited as they are fun and relaxing to watch!! wish you all the best, And Merry Christmas!!

[@MattPochwat]

I appreciate that man!

[@whiteyguitar666]

Id be happy being able to fly around slow at the moment lol im starting off in the house with a mobula 6, All the best for the new year Matt.

[@MattPochwat]

Nothing wrong with that. Those can be a lot of fun :)

[@Mi78]

I actually find it harder to fly my Mob6 than the Nazgul5

[@virshroff1428]

U can still do some freestyle with a mob6

[@volkergoe]

Great seeing you finally learning freestyle (and looking liky a way happier person doing it)! On the inverted yaw spin: try turning slower, it reduces the acceleration drastically - start with 180°

[@rechellenguyen5394]

the best is still yet to come keep flying keep improving best of luck!

[@projektmayhem2010]

I could definitely see your improvement in the last flight! great video, I was very entertained! Inspires me to try to get moar gud at freestyle myself, and I’m glad I’m not the only one who struggles with those inverted yaw spins! Subbed!

[@hazonku]

Pssst, cut throttle. If that doesn't help your dynamic idle might be a little too high.

[@StormadoMan]

Cracks me up seeing people coming into mini quads these days, the progress is so rapid! I spent literally years getting specific tricks nailed. You should fly a build that's like 6 years old and see how you do with that 😊

[@jamsvens]

Great progress Video, usually day5 is a normal thing when learning new stuff. Close before mastering something your brain tries to sort everything out ending up with very bad results on that day right before making a huge progress step. Same is also true in school if you're precisely tracking performance of students

[@tipsfan88]

Nice flying! Thanks for the video. I always enjoy your videos. Hope you have a great holiday!

[@dadpoolfpv]

Nice progress, man! In such a short time too. It's awesome to see other pilot's progress through their journey's of this surreal sport. Keep sending!

[@Virtualtour1959]

From Colombia South America I just want to congratulate you for the great videos you do!! Thanks my friend!! I learn a lot!! Keep going!!!

[@omarhasan1]

Wow! That was a well made video ! Keep them coming !

[@jessehoffman5302]

I know this is a little old now, but as someone learning freestyle it was quite encouraging. I thought that last clip looked pretty great, man. I would imagine you're probably a freestyle beast by now.

[@starlinater10]

This video is soo underrated. Awesone stuff Matt. I still don't understand how you don't have more followers. Be patient though, its coming. Just wait.🙏🏽

[@kevinjulievan]

Awesome video . I loved seeing the progression in one week ! Your should do a 7 day race video and practice flying some race gates . I’ve found flying a race course helps with freestyle and precision flying in general . I’ve also found freestyle helps my racing !

[@SugarGreg]

love it. dont forget to sim it helps a lot really and you can get in a quick half hour any time.

[@red0ctane19]

This was awesome man! I've wanted to build an FPV drone for awhile and do a combo of freestyle and cinematic shots to edit up to my beats. With Christmas coming up, I figured now was the time to start practicing. So I ordered a transmitter that will be here tomorrow so I can start practicing in sims, then build one with Christmas money. Lol. Your videos have been helping me a ton!

[@albertvallecillo304]

Bro 👊! You just made my day! In the last months I started getting regretted of having bought my drone most of all because here in where i live there are not cool spots to fly over or interesting things to record But after watching your video wow!! I guess It made my realised that I just need a couple of trees and practice my moves to get fun and make a scene interesting Thank you lot for this video man! 🙏🙏

[@crashhawk2134]

Reminds me a lot of Bardwell's "3 pack-a-day challenge", where he's been doing similar specific practice flights in 3 packs a session. It definitely fits with some of the best theories on intentional practice and how to become an expert in just about anything.

[@coolgamesnl5867]

Sweet progress dude! you are one of the main reasons i got into this hobby and i am loving it! Keep up the great videos!

[@MattPochwat]

Thanks!

[@BatanShorts]

Have a happy Christmas Matt, thanks for another upload and taking the time to document your journey

[@MattPochwat]

Glad you like it!

[@nabinhalder4867]

Those skills in just 7 days😱 u r insane bro, merry Christmas to you too 🎅

[@upplsuckimcool16]

@@2toeninja I don't, I haven similar progression in my FPV journey.... I have it logged in video as well on another youtube channel. I think most people suck so badly for so long because they're scared of crashing....... It's always boggled my mind at how slowly people progress in this hobby. And I even just wrote a comment on this video thanking him for showing that it IS possible to not suck... Of course he had used the simulator first as did I, as does everyone.

[@bodavis3819]

Love watching your channel grow, good job man; and great video

[@MattPochwat]

Thanks!

[@IanFitty]

Inverted yaw spins were the bane of my existence for probably a months worth of trying to nail it. After a combo of higher rates, lower idle rmp, and lower camera angle it was way easier. Lowering the idle reduced the downward pull and making the camera closer to level made the motor plane closer to being parallel with the ground, dampening the wobbling feeling you tend to get. I still can’t really incorporate it into my flow really well. it always feels forced or like an afterthought, like I have to take time to line it up and don’t really know how to transition in/out of it from other moves.

[@hazonku]

Much like other tricks, the magic to 360 yaw spins is just building momentum before you attempt it so you can cut throttle right away & just use your momentum to hold you upside down. Also how you get the juicy part of a juicy flick.

[@DungarooTV]

You did bloody well for your first time! FPV is a whole new ball game!

[@SimonCrowther1]

Brilliant video/diary. The improvement in the final clip is so evident. Nice. Having an "off day" is so odd. I've had a few myself. Possibly distracted by other things going on! Good going mate. Merry Christmas.

[@MattPochwat]

Thanks man! Everyone has off days. Practice is still practice.

[@marcsangiuliano4273]

Wow! That was awesome! You totally killed it on day 7!!! Huge improvement, very noticeable, I don't even know you but I'm so proud of you!!!

[@mivoe99]

I started flying with my Nazgul 5 a few weeks ago. But not it's winter in the northern hemisphere and the weather mostly does not allow me to practice as much as I would like to... Awaiting spring and summer so bad to improve my skills! Meanwhile I often train in the simulatior. Good video. Documented your progress very nicely.

[@MattPochwat]

Thanks man! Good luck!

[@Rockknuckles]

Great vid Matt... nice progress in a week! Keep practicing !

[@bkfpv]

Dude I started with the same focus as you. But as soon as the goggles came on I turned into Mr. Steele (in my head) and a few minutes later I`m Bardwell trying to repair my quad after a horrific crash. But I`m getting there, one pack at a time. Now I fly more and repair less. Good times. Merry christmas and a happy new year.

[@JoshDisher]

I'm 3 months in and the biggest leap forward happened when I ditched my back yard for the soccer fields. When learning on a 4s 5" the biggest advantage to learning is wide open space.

[@baggszilla]

Great video my man. I'm at right now where you were on your first day of FPV freestyle. I'm going to practice more tricks on Volocidrone SIM and just get more stick time in gereral. Thanks for the vids.

[@LeCrowTV]

Great video. Getting some stubby antennas or something like the iFlight Crystal directional antenna helps a lot with the `cool` factor when wearing the goggles. Also getting a replacement strap for the headstrap gets rid of the strap going over the top of your head and won't mess up your hair.

[@blackconduit_fpv7099]

You won't ever find your end abilities in a week, your mind skills and speed grow for much much longer! Great stuff still! 🏆 Throttle off for most tricks!

[@PhantomFPV]

Been at it 7 years...keep at it my bro! Awesome edit! Just wait till you try some tech style. Pure adrenaline!

[@scuzzyfpv]

Spend some time in the sim. It will drastically help learning new tricks

[@CWsolomerx]

Which sim

[@scuzzyfpv]

@@CWsolomerx i like liftoff

[@oddarntnes7079]

@@scuzzyfpv me too, some people say it doesnt fit their rates, but i find it extremely accurate

[@scuzzyfpv]

@@oddarntnes7079 yea rates are accurate

[@YoeriMellink]

I just started on the DRL and first day couldn't control it. Now everyday I'm flying better and soon gonna buy a fpv

[@markb9896]

I know this was mentioned below but your best, least expensive first stop is a sim. While you don't necessarily get the feel for really flying it does teach muscle memory and that is a huge help and has been to me over the last 5 years.

[@cinialvespow1054]

Lit! thank you, I needed this! Merry Christmas!!! I'll learn along with you. Let's get so good together

[@weberentertainment2962]

I liked this video alot, it was very entertaining! Never seen you videos, so I subbed! 👍🏻 A thing that helped me doing powerloop was to hold the quad in my hand and emulate the power loop, while doing that looking at where the camera was pointed when I needed to go backwards, and then trying to visualize what the image in the goggles would look like at that point... Ohh and sure alot of practice too😅

[@andreainglese5927]

I love your clear And Simply videos.

[@SwingFish]

i can agree with that, since I fly FPV, my DJI-flights went so much better, because firstly of confidence (you actually know what this birds can do) and far better feeling for the controls.

[@DavidTramacchi]

Great video Matt!! I'll be using this as a reference when I starting learning freestyle. You're a GREAT content creator keep up the good work👍👍 Merry Christmas!! 🎄🎄🎉🎉🎉

[@alexandertam8177]

Did you ever get the hang of inverted yaw spin? You might find it easier if you throttle punch and invert as the drone still has upward momentum which gives you time to do the yaw spin and float in the air

[@wmcewa01]

Your videos are so good man - so much info, so much production value

[@scottsmith6014]

Great video on how to structure your flying, and working on specific tricks! Liked and subbed thanks! 👍

[@Mangorille]

Great improvement for just one week! You've motivated me to try some new moves. :)

[@slimjimfpv]

U never stop learning.... Merry Christmas lad,

[@WaynePilot]

I felt exactly the same way when it came to day 5 and day 6. I believe that my brain did some database optimization and defragmentation unconsciously when I was asleep. My day 5 was like yours I just kept crashing and then all in a sudden on the next day, I felt I never had so much control over the drone and I nailed every spot where I crashed the day before. It feels like you didn't learn fpv flying step by step along the steep curve. You learnt that in one day.

[@dimplezzz_kb2932]

Dude, wow, great job! That is fantastic work for a weeks practice, hope you decide to stick with it. Subbed so I can see!

[@elisa180789]

An advise on inverted yaw spin. Try to gain a little bit more of height to practice them. Later when you feel more confident you can try them closer to the ground.

[@lennartw.2219]

I think you can do the inverted yaw spins smoother, if you start them with a half powerloop, that way you have more upward momentum, and it looks smother

[@PolyFPV]

Awesome progress in a week Matt! Inverted yaw spins are a pain but man do they look cool.

[@Zazen9]

Awesome videos from the beginning!

[@MarcosFPV]

Excellent video love the approach. Really enjoyed it felt much like my own experience.

[@jfrowiess]

Nice video and storytelling as always. Even though the content was not new to me I really enjoyed watching the video and see your progress. I have to practice my freestyle as well 😂

[@schonfpv]

Thank you very much for the content. I'm starting with cinewhoop and I really want to buy a freestyle. Thank you very much for inspiring me, could you share with me a video that talks about which drone is cost/benefit?

[@RCOverKill]

All it takes is stick time. On the juicy flick if you slowly start to pitch back about 5 to 10 degrees when you go into the juicy flick it adds a little to it, also with the slow pitch back it comes as a bit more if a surprise. Wild Willie has a video showing this technique. I try to keep my rates at just a bit over 2 full roles per second(883) I like to have a little more stick than I need. The throttle blip before doing a trick low is essential to keeping the quad hanging just long enough to complete the trick. I don't know where your idle is at, but if it's too high the inverted yaw is tough, but you were doing really good with em. They look great when you do one as drop through a tree canopy then hit a gap. Your doing great!

[@conorstewart2214]

With the inverted yaw spin or any upside down tricks it tends to be better if as soon as you go upside down you cut the throttle.

[@gandi761]

Great video, inverted yaw spin is challenging, I broke my quad arm when attempting this move. I will practice more and try again later.

[@erikniemi1977]

Great Video, I'm also learning "free style" and you are making great progress. It's a challenge getting close to the ground/obstacles and risking the crashes but it is VERY satisfying getting them nailed isn't it. I'm glad props aren't expensive :) Keep up the great video's. Your production value is outstanding. I just post video's for family/friends to check out. You really make a great video, I went back to your parallel lipo charging video a few times when I got my first parallel board.

[@MattPochwat]

Thanks man, I appreciate it!

[@upplsuckimcool16]

I'm glad you showed that you don't have to be terrible when you first start. It's crazy how... well.... BAD people are at this even after a long while of flying. I have a couple of videos showing my progression of learning this hobby and it looks similar to yours. The thing is, that urs is the only time I've seen as progression similar to mine. Obviously you planned urs out better than I did but..... You'd be surprised at how bad people are at this even after a while of flying. IDK if it's because they're too worried about crashing so they never get better, or it's just THAT hard to get good at. I lean toward the former.

[@B3NSipodtouch]

Always quality videos!!

[@fpvwithpatrick]

Awesome job man! Just goes to show how much skill freestyle takes vs cine style. On the inverted yaws, you have to cut the throttle to zero whilst upside down or you’re gonna end up flying straight towards the ground 😂 also my personal tip would be to treat it in a similar way to a juicy flick - flick upside down fast and then do a slow inverted yaw. That looks the sickest in my opinion. All the best with future progress!

[@naomfaigel]

Great work. Practice on doing all tricks both left and right 😉

[@jaydronezz]

Welcome to the dark side bro! Great video and inspiration to many. Practice, practice, practice! I did the same thing with Inverted Yaw spins to begin with. It turns out I was pushing my sticks directly to the left and right, which also inputs throttle (mode 2). This pulls you into the ground. After your throttle blip and half flip, zero the throttle and then move the yaw stick left or right along the bottom. This gives more air time and allows for even slower yaw spins. This trick is harder than it looks and I've broken about 3 frames and even more motors trying it! 🤩

[@bensales20]

This video is great - so much progress in 1 week! Gives me some hope.

[@MrElGustaff]

Best Christmas present :) video by Matt P!

[@MattPochwat]

Haha Merry Christmas!

[@betterdog]

Big improvement. I would love some slow motion of drone trick w descriptions … of sticks .. I’m getting better a close to ground turns straight line and slow tree dodging … I’m flying six packs a day 35 minute flights and 33 minute flights because of batteries… But the batteries are drastically different waves. I’m wondering if that’s throwing off my adaptability.

[@randomfpv22]

Great video Matt! Great progress! I’m currently doing a similar thing but I have a few freestyle legends that are helping me and my 7 yr old son with learning the tricks.

[@MattPochwat]

You're a lucky man. Hope to see you guys rise to the top soon too!

[@philipmeekhof9280]

Just found your channel, and have been enjoying watching your videos! I liked seeing the not-so-clean progression in this video. One thing that I think would be helpful to me/others learning these tricks would be a view of your controller as you are doing these tricks (a la Mr. Steele videos). That way, we can try to copy what you are doing too!!

[@BombayDroneCo]

Love your work. Keep them coming

[@Wiztheskymage]

I’ve been getting more comfortable with my Rolls and And pitch flips I think I’ll start to practice yaw spinning which seems scary and then the S split ^^ epic videos man!

[@RealKushrage]

Waited so long for a new video of you and finally its here

[@MattPochwat]

Glad you liked it! More comin' soon!

[@RealKushrage]

@@MattPochwat I´m looking forward to it ;D

[@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming]

3:13 for real beginners To flip, you need to be in acro mode. Stability mode prevents you from going past a certain angle with your drone.

[@VoidvaderFPV]

That's a pretty damn good improvement for just a week. You are pretty good for the time you have been flying, keep pushing. I was no where near this good at the same amount of flying...I'm barely really comfortable with flying and 3 years in. Learn to roll out of yaw spins to change it up

[@EvPv]

This is interesting to me, I just assumed everyone that flew fpv started at freestyle and wondered into cinematic flying later, cool to see you did it the other way, especially because you’re flying a proper freestyle rig right off the hop...looking good tho👍🏻

[@DavidCarns]

Nice progress! I actually loved hearing about day 5....glad to know I’m not the only one. 🤣

[@MattPochwat]

Yea man... it's a part of the process :P

[@Chillin-fpv]

So I'm new to fpv drones and still figuring out how things work. So flying DJI vs analog is just the video or vtx right ? I can control what ever drone out there with one radio? As long as it the same GH ?

[@derelictfpv]

Get a radio with ELS protocol. Radiomaster Zorro or Boxer if you havent already. And yes you can control any quad out there as long as you solder an Elrs receiver on it. And you can use Dji digital vtx or analog.

[@fpvdreams2996]

The question is, are you hooked on freestyle now? Great to watch someone learning at about the same level I am.

[@makesomemore_]

Your really getting there!

[@SpittleFPV]

Great video, it felt very honest. Thanks for the tips, I'm just starting to learn FPV with my 8yr old son!

[@TheOfficialSaltyFry]

Good attitude, good info, I'm not new but this is well done SIR ;)

[@rambozo_fpv176]

Props man. One tip. Its not ingrained in your head. Its throughout the nerves and musculature involved. The best sessions are without thought. ;) It makes me happy to see someone that entered from a cinematic background show an appreciation for the playful (and painful) side.

[@andreswanepoel9058]

Awesome flying on the last day. Wow!!!

[@bobg1443]

Excellent video, I really like the style of all of your videos. What did you finally set your rates at? I have a Geprc MK4 that I've toned the rates way down, and I've been thinking after watching you and Mr Steel that maybe I should crank them up so that my timing of hitting the sticks gets more consistent.