5 Mistakes EVERY FPV Pilot Makes!

[@DirtyLew42]

I like the energy in this one. Feels a lot less over produced.

[@dantheman9941]

i agree

[@nategoodwin3329]

Agreed

[@justinmedina2050]

Feels natural.

[@renaudjacob3244]

Best episode I've seen from RR

[@gregolejniczak5631]

SaME

[@Shooter_FPV]

How about forgetting to hit "record" on your GoPro?? Not that it's happened to me... just sayin'...🤣

[@JSKCKNIT]

The worst!!

[@Shooter_FPV]

JSKCKNIT Did it last week after a crash... was so happy that nothing was damaged that I turned it off after retrieving it in the woods then forgot to turn it on when I flew again! With my ability you didn’t miss much! 😂😂

[@DeshFPV]

Or you forget to hit record, then land and push the button... recording your battery change... then you shut it off again when you go to fly.

[@TheLazyRocket]

All the time😆

[@tahirfpv6135]

All the freckin time

[@bizioFPV]

What about forgetting to empty your SD card before an epic long range flight on a dolomite peak and when you land, 8 min later, realizing you have 1:30 min footage of cruise on the wood that stops right in the moment when the good part was about to come?!

[@dpskrz4580]

I forgot my sd card completely. I was on a dolomite peak, too :D After landing I wanted to look at the video so badly and... where is the SD card? :(

[@andrewut7ya511]

Thats a nightmare.

[@hateeternalmaver]

I've got one: Don't bring your reckless friends to a spot you also want to fly in the future... 🙄

[@proz71ful19]

hateeternalmaver very well said 😂

[@AGILISFPV]

Lol!!! I want to hear the story

[@Kyo-bd4tw]

Do tell

[@hateeternalmaver]

@@AGILISFPV well, I love flying with my buddies but some of them really don't care at all. Last time we met up at one of my spots. Been flying there for three years never had any trouble but of course everyone else kept flying near and over houses that are far away enough to not annoy the people there if you just fly the spot. Anyway, cops were called and we had to leave. I'm always trying to be respectful with my quad but some of my friends keep orbiting people, fly over traffic, close to residential houses etc. etc. ;)

[@fcass]

hateetermalmaver - Actually this is a very, very good tip. I've had this happen twice. One time our group had permission to take over the Oviedo Mall here in Florida and do indoor drone racing with whoops. The new guy wanted to come with us when we had a meeting with the staff which was just fine. But I noticed he brought a GPS drone with him. I said, dood, we aren't flying today. We have to wait until the day. And dood, that drone isn't meant to fly indoors - you'd take off and then it would attempt to keep it's position and you will lose control. He said, ok. So then we split up and we hear a commotion in the food court! LoL! He launched his goofy anafi and what a surprise, it tried flying to it's last known position or something and it tried to escae through the rafters haha. Security had to bring in the big bucket lifter thingy, and needless to say our race day that we had planned for two months had to become an RC truck race. Bah! I won't bother with the other story, but that's a very good tip. If you have a favorite flying spot, don't bring someone that will ruin it for you in the future.

[@danlangston4074]

Don’t leave your quads, tools, or chargers on your open tailgate and then drive to get tacos!

[@JustInvertedFpv]

Man that episode was ages ago. Good memory!

[@billybbob18]

Stoner move. Lol

[@drumstickscarecrow]

Something I've done more than once: Not bringing any sort of retrieval tool in case the quad gets stuck in a tree.

[@justinmedina2050]

Yeah, sometimes is require to carry climbing gear in the trunk. And a machete.

[@drumstickscarecrow]

@@justinmedina2050 I've been fortunate in my region so far. All I've had to use is a 50' rope with some weight on the end.

[@wynnfpv]

Drumstick Scarecrow very true!

[@drumstickscarecrow]

@@sunsetpark_fpv That's very similar to what I use. I have about 50 feet of utility rope that I got from the camping section at Walmart, and I tie a padlock to the end of it for weight. Hasn't failed me yet.

[@platty9237]

Haha I just purchased a collapsible stick for that reason. Now I need a ladder, small grappling hook, and some paracord. Now that I’ve been getting out into the field, I’ve been wondering if some sort of retrieval tips article or video would be a handy.

[@AimlessMoto]

6. Not setting a fail safe.

[@hakology]

7. hitting the failsafe by accident.

[@AidanRooney95_Life]

I don't even know how or what that does 🤣

[@hakology]

@@AidanRooney95_Life 8. Not knowing there was a failsafe

[@ahmetcemalyasar6975]

9. Setting the failsafe at 100%

[@gonun69]

@@EdoRVerhoef we all start at 0

[@McKwad]

#1 NO PROPS when adjusting stuff AT HOME

[@CrowFPV]

Mc. Kwad I'm too lazy for that... most of the time i just throw a towel over my quad so in case the motor turn on they block... saves a lot of time 😁

[@Daniel.Palmer183f]

Hey now that’s a solution. I’ve heard of battery straps on the props but that seems like nearly as much work as just taking them off. I like the towel idea, I usually just hold it down with my foot.

[@subtilo3322]

Sasha Grim it only missed the number 42😀

[@dominikk7497]

That's really the most important point... I was to lazy for some times, until the worst case happened. Lots of blood an pain und now some interesting scars on my left hand. But i was really lucky no tendons or nerves were cut

[@McKwad]

@@dominikk7497 yes... I'm also member of the finger-propeller-bloodeverywhere club... Take care guys that hurts a lot! Don't trust too much in luck

[@5zero7RC]

Not going to mention powering up next to your buddy and knocking their video signal out? :)

[@RotorRiot]

ooo truth.

[@JSKCKNIT]

Especially when you cause them to crash into a tree or damage their equipment.

[@LinOGGaming]

thats not a fail, i do that intentionally 🤣 /s

[@dominikk7497]

TBS solves your Problem :D I can plug in my Unify at 800mW next to a Whoop Pilot with 25mW without causing trouble...

[@5zero7RC]

@@dominikk7497 But not if you are on the same channel. Which does happen all the time.

[@Free_3.0]

I've gotten to the spot and forgot to bring a quad. At rampage I saw another competitor donate a whole quad to someone that had a malfunction. props: when the time comes... best of the worst.

[@graydi66y]

So nobody makes this mistake... Never launch from rocks or pebbles with a quad you are diagnosing, hover testing for any reason, or really ever. Had one with a busted motor winding. Didnt know at the time but I knew something was wrong. Set up to launch on small rocks, not thinking, gave a little throttle, it flipped over and sent a rock through my back windshield. Had I been a foot to the left, I'd be dead or a potato.

[@Clynikal]

There's only 3 mistakes: 1) Props on at the bench, 2) Thinking HD footage is more valuable than the fun of flying, 3) Flightone

[@demonicfpv4310]

So true!!

[@etyrnal]

what's flightone?

[@sa1t938]

@@etyrnal looks like its a betaflight alternative (so its probably garbage and not going to be updated)

[@Plur307]

Went camping with my GF in Colorado mountains last November. Brought my quads, tons of batteries etc. Forgot a prop tool...

[@fpvraver]

Drew great video bro!! I wish you could do a video every day especially with the coronavirus like this. The lightheartedness in the laughs are much appreciated and very much needed keep up the awesome work and keep them coming !!!! We have nothing to watch nothing to do we need your videos !!!!!

[@hakology]

1 video a day is a lot of work

[@deckyrizkiadi]

Loved it! Sometimes I forget to check my transmitter battery level, because it stay inside for a long time.

[@JSKCKNIT]

Just had that happen last week!!

[@camomaster6316]

Reminds me of when drib went all the way to California and forgot his charger

[@MattBalder]

Totes

[@keatonhare7691]

I flew 400 miles and forgot my charger once

[@boroot]

Nice one, really like these short episodes. It made me laugh hard, and I am a total beginner. It is also really noticeable, how editing and camera work skills are improving every single episode! Le Drib is in my humble opinion, one of the better frontmen in the FPV community! Keep up the good work!

[@Stephan8111]

Yup, I'm a #3 for sure. Thanks for the reminder we all need some once in a while. Gotta keep telling myself to keep it tight and slow down a little.

[@OwlEyeDroneServices]

Definitely more fun to fly with friends! I had a friend loan me his SD card and that was the best, I'm so thankful!

[@DennisSchmelz]

So much fun watching your videos, thanks for all the tips!

[@JonathanKainzner]

Please rotor riot! How can we get a EU warehouse?

[@valentinleuci]

You will be rich in 1month for sure, WE NEED AN EU WAREHOUSE

[@minkorrh]

Contact them, save your $, work out a deal, make a massive order to cut down on shipping costs and or get them to have it drop-shipped to you (it's all Chinese anyway)........go to town.

[@VliegKunstenaar]

I will open up the warehouse personally if rotor riot wants to collab on this

[@Narnald_Ewman]

Remember to hydrate. It keeps your eyes from losing convergence.

[@hazonku]

That opening gave me a good chuckle I totally did that last week with some fresh new starlight props. RIP orange LED prop.

[@lowlyp0p]

Whoever did the edit of this video, deserves a rotor riot raise!

[@duduoson1306]

loved that turtle mode bit

[@coolhanddruid]

From the interviews it seems like no one gets paid at Rotor Riot. So probably not much of a raise.

[@louisschooneman7949]

I just love the energy you gave

[@Edgewalker728]

Nah man, its fun to loop the moon :) Makes the people go "woooooh"

[@MrFullSend]

I agree on that one... I just power-looped from one massive building to the next one... it was awesome and looks amazing!

[@apsfpv2217]

Or maybe...just maybe... you fly just to fly and couldn’t give 2 cents about footage. Not everyone in the hobby is a content creator. Which in this hobby, and many other hobbies, are a dime a dozen. The people I fly with are all about perfect lines and settings on the gopro ect... seems I’m the only one anymore that has fun when we meet up.

[@SCFPV]

@@apsfpv2217 Right! I power loop my ass off, do flips, rolls, and pop-ups whenever the opportunity presents itself. I fly for the fun of it, and the escape from daily life. If I get good footage in the process, so be it, but that's not the primary reason I fly. Everyone has their own way of flying. Just because a certain someone thinks it's not cool or it's boring, or he's gotten to big for those things, it doesn't mean the next person shares the same mentality. Some people like myself still enjoy the hobby for what it is, A fun ass flight involving a bunch of random shit combined with a bunch of random shit.

[@xaphanofthenightfall1257]

there is a time and place for Lunar Launches; the start/end of a video, transistions between buildings/objects, or to get a good view of the entire area you are playing in. But to Launch to the moon every time?

[@Edgewalker728]

@@xaphanofthenightfall1257 Every time?.....Yes. If your batteries dont come down puffed did you really even fly?

[@Kokiriheart]

Like the video format, dynamic and fun. Keep em coming!

[@SaranjivacSRB]

I got a mistake for you, one every youtuber makes at some point: Puts camera on autofocus (which SUCKS ass) instead of just using manual mode since you aren't moving to/away from the camera that much anyway.

[@MadHatterColor]

Rpm filter has made the "bad prop" issue basically inexistent for me. I litterally flew back a couple of time, after turtle, feeling the kwad was flying complitely fine. Than i took my goggles off and I found one prop was almost 90 degrees bent. Another time one prop was missing. Still I cannot belive motor did not burn lol

[@samhoff1724]

Don’t you remember when Steele power-looped an entire building?

[@AGodwin]

I love shooting to the moon, who cares if its not highly skilled I think its fun to drop from up high and look around.

[@carlonchino]

please do you have the video?

[@nickparks2767]

I've been following you guys for almost 4 yrs now, (individual channels too) and I've been dreaming of getting into the hobby and actually flying. I finally have the funds together and the time to start my build, and I'm so excited to join everyone in the skies!

[@apsfpv2217]

Nick Parks just be patient and understanding like anything else worth doing practice practice practice. It’s addicting and expensive. Bad combo but the addictive side always wins.

[@miketech2]

glad to see youre having fun with the edits. 😂👍🏼 love it!

[@licensetodrive9930]

Prop tool - I designed & 3D printed a few so I've always got more than one when I go out flying.

[@KLNYC]

licensetodrive yes for real. that’s why i now have set of metrics sockets and 1/4” driver in my car trunk

[@Barnz1980]

All over Fpv content! Get better dude!

[@DavidPeach10]

I'm a new pilot and I fly at my office all the time (30 acres of play land), so forgetting something is only a hike back into the building. But, when I forget my goggle antennas for the 10th time it is really frustrating to make that walk back into the building. I know, forgetting for 10 times isn't that terrible. But I've only been out flying 10 times. Every. Single. Time.

[@turboomni848]

Nice video,,I balance all my props all the way from 12 inch to 1.9 inch and of course my 700 mm carbon heli props. Yes a PINA especially on the smaller props ,but you know what? You get better at it and it gets faster to do. People have told me "Man that thing is smooth" many times. Lots of new props from many good manufacturers are off. Lots of times it's only on one direction and the other is good. Be safe and since you have time,,,,balance your props!!!!

[@fcass]

Good tips and great to see you doing so well and full of energy, Drew. Have a blessed day man.

[@omidmohajerani]

Great video. Thanks . We learn from roto riot alotttt . thanks

[@ErichHaubrich]

Great piece. Nicely done, great pace. Are you just good at everything you do? Cheers, bro! Fly healthy!

[@nikkofpv2902]

Great video..... and once again I might miss my chance to visit my brother in Tampa but also my first visit to RR headquarters. Hope it gets better soon miss the flying.

[@attackemartin]

Really cool video! Funny style, I was entertained: )

[@snomanfpv306]

Yesterday forgot the BATTERIES for the quad.....walked back home, got said batteries and did the BIGGEST open air power loop I've ever done. Smiled for hours... 😜

[@jana171]

As always a well-thought-of video from the flowmaster himself :-) ... I got one for the list... My first field flight with my new LOS drone, walked half an hour to get there with my one and only drone... It got too windy, drone flew too far away, and i had not yet learned about the kill switch and why you should kill engines when crash landing in high grass... that drone burned an engine after 1 minute in the air... Dooh... But I received an invaluable life lesson right there, maybe even several lessons... at the time it didn't seem worth it though :-)

[@duduoson1306]

Power looping the moon will never get old to me

[@RotorRiot]

it is an undeniably satisfying sound 😈 -Drib

[@JSKCKNIT]

Same here...I'm still learning!

[@JSKCKNIT]

@@RotorRiot I need that sound as a ringtone!

[@aztecjoe29]

Awesome episode just like watching TV good job brother kept me interested

[@3Carbon6]

Thanks for the pointers Drew. The best one IMO is "crashing", I was too afraid to crash for months and my skills didn't improve much. But after almost a year and DOZENS of crashes later, I've learned that the drone can take WaAAyy more abuse than what I'd originally thought and once I got over my fear of crashing my skills started to improve immediately! I got into FPV because of your videos and since i'm such a fan boy my first drone had to be the Skyeliner, Its pretty dinged up but still structurally sound and still rips like new! also...since your my FPV hero, would you wanna give me a free drone and watch me fly it? :p

[@spikester]

It's fun to learn without worrying about crashing your expensive to repair CCPM helicopters. I've attached DJI FPV to them and now *finally* have a micro quad with DJI. Now I can learn better flight techniques without too much anxiety. :-)

[@XarlyBodom]

another great video Drew!!!!!!!!!!! keep rockin' it!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@azotlex]

6 : never plug and fly a second quad letting the first powered and unattended, or never trust Bardwell when he says y'all put all the receivers on same channel !

[@abimeleke100]

Thats is a cool video Le Drib !!! Thanks for the tips !!

[@bentprops_]

#1 wathing any video with vanover. #2 watching rotor riot #3 not using as much guy-liner as drib #4 ...

[@scubabert]

Great episode. Keep them coming.

[@whosWaffles]

Battery straps will be the death of me.

[@jdbergan]

"You could just go get it.... Its right there.."

[@williamaniuk5170]

Enjoyable. Thanks

[@skippyfpvexperimentalrc6755]

Love you attitude 😆😎👌. Be safe everyone and fly on .

[@BirdlessFlight]

I don't always put on my props wrong, but when I do, I make sure I'm with people I'm trying to impress. Get one of those tiny prop tools and put it on your keychain as a backup. I often forget my CRSF module q.q

[@Jim_Mundy]

I really enjoyed this!! Thanks for the info. Noob here so I'll likely make all these mistakes.

[@nara4420]

Dont't forget to check your batteries when coming home! I left the lipo plugged to my goggle and it was totally dead a few days later ... also when a pack was flown down to 3% it should not be stored like that. To fly a pack totally down is the next mistake that happens eventually.

[@oscarsolbakk6442]

This video was so funny. "The drone arms and just WHEEEEEEEE!"

[@paulmillard1130]

Mine fliped out on the ground totaly did my head in .Rebooted my Taranis and it was fine . Love your vids like my brother over the ocean.I'd like to see you fly the abandoned old American car factories.They are huge.

[@franc520]

Props off when you work on your drone!

[@rcpete7055]

I won't be hitting up rotor riot when I crash because of the shipping and premiums we pay for the name even though I would really like to.. I wish there was a UK🇬🇧 Rotor Riot shop.. I've just ordered this week: fortini f4, tmotor F60 v3 x4 motors, diatone GTR MK3 5" Frame, speedybee f4, flywoo leds x6, caddix camera, floss 5" frame 😊 p.s really enjoyed the retro footage of Scitzo and Drew 👍👏🎉

[@Hwyw]

Sweet man thanks for this extra content

[@SolidousMdz]

The whole props part was epic, GG Drew

[@aztecjoe29]

just some advice try darling on rotor riot budget drones for the beginner so they can move up to the expensive stuff that you guys sell

[@johnpavlic]

Eyeliner. Skyeliner. I get it now. Lol

[@GTARC_au]

Haha. Loved the intro. Great video mate. Cheers! 😷👍✔😉🍷👊

[@chalkieuk6732]

Leaving the sd card in the laptop at home and not being able to film... yep... ive done that

[@hypurrfpv9483]

Don't forget your goggle battery! I bought enough prop tools that I have them all over and 2 or 3 in my bag. Won't make that mistake again. I still do big power loops, not just because I suck but I love hang time.

[@EvenTheDogAgrees]

The first mistake is easy to correct: either create a checklist (can be a piece of paper), or have a dedicated box/backpack/... with all your stuff already in there. Or better: both. As for #6, crashing, I'd like to add: don't crash in a place where you can't retrieve your drone either. Common sense, I know. ;)

[@flipfpv]

Well done, sir. 👍

[@kookkevin]

thanks for the helpful tips

[@filipkramaric]

Once i got back from work, and had 1 h of sun, and packed my bag in a rush excited to fly and to show on of my friends how my quad looks like. When we came on the spot (20min before it gets dark) I opened my bag put my lipos on, pluged in the googles.. but whoo needs a radio - yeah, I meanage to forget my controller - sorry for my eng. I forgot that I'm from Croatia xD

[@Barnz1980]

Prop tool = a towel for me 👍 Hold that motor tight Boi!

[@MrGaussFPV]

SD cards are my nemesis - They always stay home when I go out.

[@rushikeshwaghmare3446]

hey.....its really helpful dude....keep posting....🔥

[@mapesofpv9819]

Reversing the polarity of your xt60 when you solder :)

[@NURKFPV]

Are you dropping the "le"?

[@perador1]

lol seems so! (Hi Nurk!)

[@jellifpv735]

just call me driblet

[@DeanChapmanFPV]

Oh yes 🤗 I forgot so many things and ruined the day 🙈burning prop orientation into my memory has been a system overload 🤣 Proximity something I’m really trying to get hold of ! Oh no attack of the jello 😯 My experience tells me only turtle when desperate ! ESC don’t like it yes 🔥crashing is a given 🤗good sound advice Drew 😊

[@sqb3832]

great tips and I would add charge the batteries of your control, goggles and gopro that happened to me often hahaha no longer

[@tombstonefpv9053]

Very funny guys, great video. The only one that doesn't apply to us racers is the changing the props one. Our props look like we carried them to the track wadded up in our pockets and folded them out when we were ready to fly. Ha.

[@yosayogi539]

Thanks buddy

[@cwwisk]

I lost my long-range quad a couple days ago. It snowed last night... It wasn't even a half mile away, but now I probably won't get it back to salvage parts for years... lol

[@tribefpv]

Best intro ever 😂👊

[@gerdanc]

Better than most episodes.

[@sergioleandroschnorr2449]

What about getting used to use the automatic channel searcher instead of doing it manually? I commited that mistake at fist, and I didn´t get the signal pretty well XD

[@fpvoverload]

I love this kind of Videos !!!

[@bisarowood]

#4 WHAT ! I'm still trying to perfect the power loop ... the best thing is a FPV backpack , I used to forget things sooo many times , now at least 80% of the time it's in the pack ...

[@tomerjacobs6630]

I was wondering if you can do reviews one ready to fly drones

[@ianwalton284]

Great subject for the day.... 4-20

[@i.v.2824]

I love rotor riot! Wooooo!

[@boactech3076]

Great episode! Never forgot your charged batteries?

[@JustInvertedFpv]

Accidentally hitting the switch on the bottom of the Fatsharks that turns the screens off when loading up your gear. You get to the flying spot excited to fly. Get all your gear setup and plug in your goggles for your first flight and get nothing. Then drive all the way home depressed thinking your goggles died only to realize as soon as you walk in the door to your house that it was just that damn switch. I've 100% done that at least once lol!

[@72launchpad]

Flying the way that makes you happy and have fun is never a mistake. If you want a full power climb then do it. Have fun!!!

[@Fleche_FPV]

Very good summary ! 😅👌

[@styxenstones3329]

I've flown with many new pilots and there's so many mistakes they make because they're not used to flying with other. Video issues being the biggest one XD

[@rafayczkowski2757]

Sooo Great!!!

[@DavidBarbarine]

Drew, Do you know what my favorite sticker is? The one that has hand written on the back that says, "It's okay to CRASH. -Drib".

[@sinister_fpv1088]

My pops just got 3rd at the WCT pro Freestyle event sending it to the moon, so I beg to differ on that point, Freestyle is very subjective.

[@jellifpv735]

I like how drib said for skateboarding you need a skateboard and shoes, but the editor showed a helmet. Either Drew wanted people to wear helmets on their feet, or the editor wasn't listening to drew.

[@air-headedaviator1805]

HypeFlight FPV safety first

[@jameslawrence8050]

And I thought you were enjoying quarantine in Joshua’s caravane (you know, the one you can see parked next to his fancy car - with a tiny motor)... unless it is a super-duper caravane, but I doubt it. 😉 thanks for the video, it could be useful to new comers.