Taranis Setup Tutorial

[@Wingnutz]

You know your good when you find people not owning a Taranis watch your vid to the end, enjoyed that!

[@PeterJvanHaren]

I've watched hundreds of these. Even though yours isn't the most comprehensive, it's the best I've seen so far. Very logically thought out and presented Chad(s).

[@djSiMuL]

Excellent video!! One important step that was left out is Stick Calibration. For those of you new to the Taranis, make sure you calibrate the gimbal sticks before you adjust subtrims and endpoints.

[@c0deless]

Hi there Guys ! Rotor Riot, Thank you so much for my Taranis. i have received it this weekend and i have installed LiftOff and been learning to fly a drone since. i have not built a drone yet as im super noob, i have crashed Hundreds of times in LiftOff once i feel that i have learned a lot on how to fly i will build my drone. Thanks guys

[@lynndodson6286]

Thanks for a great instructional video! I just purchased my first Taranis (old 72mhz flyer) and as Chad stated the menu is very counterintuitive, now I have a basic grasp on proper setup!

[@meeneshdaya5924]

WOW! This is GOLD!!! Rotor Riot from this to now...Simply Amazing!!!

[@anthonyradisich8919]

thanks guys! and i've been trying to correct a drift problem for ages, i though it must be a vibration issue, but nothing i did seemed to fix it. This is the first taranis setup vid i've seen that properly explained subtrims, I'm hoping that will finally sort it out!! cheers!

[@ryanbunnell7488]

thank you fir this very simple easy to follow setup. I am very new and everything I could find to this point was very complex or did extra things I didn't want. RR fan for life.

[@chrisharrisseacaptainchris]

Dude ! Sweet ,this guy has far exceeded the bar in this video.. it is the best ive seen on the tyrannis!

[@joelpearson8623]

Thanks for the video! Both Chads helped me out enough to decide on this radio over anything else and you guys had the best deal on it too,thanks again!

[@jamesmanderson5311]

Awesome Chad and Chad that really makes my life easy with that lesson. Thanks Scott aka Demolition

[@eddieblack971]

Chad's Thank you very much i just got a Taranis and am still learning how to set this up. This helps out a lot

[@dodeye69]

Just got to maiden alien 5 rotor riot version today followed all the vids n flys like a dream love it , nice n snappy plenty of power locked in feel 😜 cheers Chad

[@FLYHIGHFPV]

finally something that i can like, lol thanks guys for everything that you do for the hobby, please make more of this videos, we already know who you guys fly, we need guidance on how to, thanks

[@babakzekibi315]

I just upgraded my old taranis's firmware to 2.19 and I cant believe the telemetry options we get for the buck. Awesome, next I ll dip my old taranis into some funky hydrodipping film :) Thanks for the video guys, priceless

[@lukefpv1745]

Loved the vid guys, Chad (FG) is the man for the job when it comes to episodes like this one as the pace was perfect..

[@menarco6363]

great timing, I am just running through all this type of configuration on my taranis and first quad. thanks for the great info.

[@koggism]

Excellent video, been looking for something like this for days.

[@dekfpv5530]

What a nice coincidence. Just decided to switch from Graupner to Taranis and this will help me quite a lot when it arrives in a few hours. :)

[@madmat2777]

Telemetry part was awesome. Thanks a lot guys.

[@imager09tube]

Thank you, guys! Have a lot of fun with you! Excellent!

[@upperechelon3456]

Thanks Rotor Riot. Excellent video. Keep them coming.

[@jester3265]

Great video guys thanks. Be nice to see more on the taranis for us nooks

[@TheGixxersteve]

Awesome need to know info here as I have never flown a non RTF drone. Just the other day I purchased the Alien RR5, and everything that was shown besides the TBS antenna. only thing you did not have in stock was the immersion RX :( I hope to have it in the air by the end of the month, yes that is a long time but I am very meticulous when I build anything. Glad my electronic soldering skills will be of use. I am sure I am going to make a photo log of the build. I have my GoPro but I don't feel like recording all of that. can't wait to get started!!

[@SethMcdaniel-RedCometDieku]

Great video guys! I have been waiting for this video.

[@MrShouser1955]

Chad squared. Love the video as I have started a build but did not know how to setup the flight controller or the radio. The more I learn the more there is to know. Definitely not for the beginner builders. Keep up the instruction similar to FliteTest.

[@YHWH683]

Really nice video. Information was all very informative and didn't feel lost at any points. Easy to follow along with. Thanks so much for doing this vid.

[@tommykfpv2986]

Top video lads! I've used all these videos to great effect with my rr5 build. Brilliant support. Tom

[@c0deless]

I shall be using this Tutorial when i receive my Taranis which was bought from Rotor Riot

[@MattMcNiece]

Thanks for the great vid. I found I didn't get VFAS on the first go of "Auto discover telemetry sensors". VFAS wouldn't show up until I plugged the LiPo in. Previously I had been powering the FC and Rx via USB.

[@rwdesigner]

I would love to see a video on how to integrate an OSD into the FPV setup

[@CaM203]

There is only one comment that you make that drives my crazy!! "Stuff" it should be referred to as "product" stuff makes things sound like nothing special. You sell products that are not cheap and should be respected as such. Buying "stuff" is what you do at yard sales, buying product is what you spend your hard earned money on! Love the channel!!!

[@FinalGlideAus]

Buying "stuff" is what Aussies do :)

[@yonallb]

Product is what every infomercial or pyramid scheme in existence tries to sell you. I prefer stuff.

[@2600hz]

Very informative, been flying for years but I learned a couple things.

[@fabricecuisset7899]

Thank's for this great tutorial, it really helped me to configure my x9d.

[@marksherman630]

Great stuff! Very useful demo.

[@Shadowcruise99]

Chad, it would be interesting to know, what hardware modifications (gimbals, switches, potentiometers) you guys have made to your TXs.

[@oldmanskayakBassFishing]

Thanks for making this video Chad and Chad you made it easy enough that my old ___ can understand it. Grumpy

[@QuadFarm]

once again, thank you very much for the tutorial.

[@markhebel7499]

The stock battery works almost to spec. Maybe the short run time resides in the Tx charge logic. I cycled 3 different stock X9D packs to look for the average . The manual claims 260mAh is what the X9D pulls with the back light on. I haven't measured it myself. Using a cellpro set at 260mA cycled 3 times each pack. Results in 9 measurements averaged 6.8 hrs. The shortest time was 6.5 hrs...

[@jacksonshipmun2527]

Chad and Chad from RR need to have a competition of some kind against Josh and Josh from FT. I don't even care what, but it needs to happen.

[@RotorRiot]

+Jackson Shipmun agreed!

[@ahariz6591]

Epic intro !!!! Thanks Chad ! ;D

[@David__]

Nice one Chad-squared! Will be pointing lots of Pilots to this video to help them understand setting up the Taranis. :)

[@zackmallen]

Thanks for the great vid, gents! I'm running a fully kissed Alien RR5 per Chad's (FinalGlideAus) build video, but I'm not seeing the same sensors you are. I see other's have commented similarly, but it turned out they weren't running KISS ESCs. Connections seem fine, battery plugged in. Still only getting those four *other* sensors. Thanks! EDIT: I think I just figured out why. My ESCs are v1.01 :/

[@ConsultingjoeOnline]

Nice video. I cant wait for mine to come!

[@zapandersson4628]

@finalglidaus: The reason your sounds are wrong, is that you have upgraded to OpenTX 2.1, but NOT upgraded the audio pack. In their "wisdom" (read: misguidedness?) they changed the numbering of the audio files between versions... god knows WHY... as a programmer, that's just a thing you never do - but they did. So you need to download the sound pack for OpenTX 2.1.x

[@RotorRiot]

+Zap Andersson brilliant!

[@FinalGlideAus]

Sigh... Well done OpenTx. Thanks for letting me know Zap.

[@mrmurder75]

+FinalGlideAus make sure it's the amber sound pack......(which I think it is automatically when you update the sound pack, can't remember now) She's one sexy momma!

[@zapandersson4628]

Ah yes, Amber pack for 2.1. The smooth talkin' voice....

[@ulkinator5873]

Thanks for these great Tipps and Tticks! It was very helpfull for me! ....Greets from Germany.......

[@rochesterfpv9372]

great video and series I wish this was around when I started it would of made life a lot easier!!

[@acdfpv4518]

I don't even own a taranis but their videos are so fun to watch ;)

[@connordunn7518]

same

[@sebastiannobody1142]

What about the antenna mod of the taranis? Is it worth it to do? Do you guys have better range and signal stability? Did you try out different antennas? Is the 5 dbi your favorite? etc etc

[@SimonsFallingPanicVideos]

How about a video on replacing the antenna on the taranis for a high gain one? Pleeeeeaaaase.

[@papou86fpv67]

Very usefull! Nice telemetry setup!

[@clintcollins]

Please do an episode covering the DX9 setup, preferably with the new RX's that are coming out with telemetry on them. We NEED to know how to setup telemetry on a DX9! Thanks!

[@FinalGlideAus]

Unless the new Spektrum receivers support S.Port, you won't get this type of telemetry which I doubt Spektrum will do.Hopefully I'm wrong

[@clintcollins]

+FinalGlideAus hmm... I'm following the two developers of the new spektrum satellite with telemetry on RCGroups.com and they assured it would have full telemetry including RSSI. I'm definitely hoping as well. We shall see...! Thanks for your reply, Chad! I love watching you guys! It always inspires me to push my limits when I watch you guys! Cheers! -Clint

[@FinalGlideAus]

The telemetry needs to communicate on the same language as the gear it's connected too. For a lot of stuff that is S.Port. Spektrum has a history of not wanting to use what is already out there but I do hope they make that compatible. Combining Telemetry support and a more solid radio link and I would jump back on Spektrum quite quickly.

[@GRIMxJOKE]

Hi guys , for the next video , can you show us how to choose motors for a quad , i'm new in fpv's world , and i don't understand anything between different kind of motors and also speak a little about ESC if you can too . Thk

[@RCTutorials]

Turnigy Evolution. It's the new Taranis for less than half the price and user friendly. Would like your opinions and setup videos.

[@justabustfpv]

Very helpful video. Thanks guys!

[@3ric7ar03]

THE CARBON HORNET 2B IS IN THE BACKGROUND!! When r u guys gonna test it?

[@fsarfino]

Chad thanks for the tutorial. It would be cool if you guys covered the 5db antenna mod for the taranis

[@lokisdream8438]

Could you guys do one of your awesome videos on Taranis firmware update on MacOS as well as guide on using Open TX? You all I am sure would make much sense out of it for a noob like me. Trying to make sense out of Open TX University myself and I am certain you guys would make a magnificent presentation.

[@Tump2010]

lol it's cool that Chad learned to play sounds but I didn't see where he learned to set expo yet, his last review of the taranis said he hadn't figured out how to set expo, lmao guess he still hasn't but he learned to add sounds which he said he didn't before. :-D great video guys

[@jderickt]

I want to thank you guys for this video. I've been struggling with my Q450 quad for months now with a constant drift problem. I've reflashed my FC thinking it was a problem in there after reading the forums. After watching this video and hearing you mention the sub-trim and how if it's not set right it can cause drift a light came on. I just finished a test flight in my back yard after adjusting the sub-trim and ti was AWESOME!. Keep up the amazing work. Your videos are funny and informative. I know you guys have done a video on props but do you guys have to balance your props? At this stage of my development I don't really want to spend a lot of money on props but I may have to. Keep up the great work.

[@FinalGlideAus]

You're welcome mate. I never balance props but I do buy good quality ones

[@TheRemizinho]

Chad, if you update your Taranis to openTX 2.1.8 you'll most likely get rid of that "jitter" on the channel outputs, I did it on mine and it's pretty stable now, no need for deadband setup anymore.

[@FinalGlideAus]

KISS does not use Deadband on channels and it's fine but good to hear anyway. I'll try it when I want to waste a few hours playing with the Companion program

[@CJDavies]

I've never understood all the hate on the stock Taranis battery - I reckon I could fly literally all day solid on a single charge on mine? Are people doing something drastically different with theirs to me?

[@RotorRiot]

+CJ Davies since most of us forget to turn it off - the LiPo upgrade lasts for days ;)

[@adamk.3946]

you can honestly get like 7-8 hours out of the stock battery, nothing wrong with it. what I did though was make a battery pack out of 8 rechargeable AA batterys and it does last forever it seems like.

[@wildstyles_fpv1749]

+Adam Komarek Why not spend $7 on a LiFe battery and call it a day.

[@CJDavies]

I actually have a LiFe battery for mine, but I've never used it since finding out that you have to remove it to charge it as the built in charger is only for NiMH. Not worth the hassle.

[@chrissieracki2959]

agreed

[@krishan8170]

could you make a video showing how well it flies???

[@Duraltia]

That part after 12:05 got me thinking a little... What happens if the Arm Switch is already set to ON the moment you provide power to the Quad? What happens if the Throttle Stick is in the UP position the moment you toggle the Arm switch? Yeah I had this happen to me with a Quad flipping over during a disarm but if any of two questions prove my inner suspicion then hell no... This is by no means how I'd suggest a safer way to arm a Quad. Especially not *after* showing the audience how to disable the Switch Warning on the remote.

[@FinalGlideAus]

The FC needs to go through it's startup procedure and calibrate things first on startup so it won't arm until you recycle the arm switch if you ave it armed already. You cannot arm on any throttle setting except for min throttle. If you are plugging in your quad before you turn on your Tx then you are asking to be part of the Darwin Awards anyway.

[@geoffreymyers7291]

These videos are great. Thanks!

[@adamheapy8603]

great clip guys!

[@StacemanFPV]

love these videos on setup

[@WillMandujano]

Thanks for the Tips! Very useful. Cheers

[@АлексейСолнцев-п1ъ]

thanks guys, great tutorial ✊👍

[@tomkinsella3719]

Hi. youve just really helped me out after flying spektrum all these years. set up was quite easy after watching this and theres so many features. Ive done the low battery warning. It works as should but mine gives a low battery warning when i first plug in. even on a full pack. then will work as normal for the whole flight only going off if i go below set voltage. is there anyway to stop it going off when i plug it in. im only using it to warn me of plugging in a spent pack so its annoying how its working atm

[@jdnic1]

hey Chad(with glasses) I remembered that back in 2015 you were interested in the rotorx atom. now that the v2 is up for sale, can you do a review?

[@williwonti]

That boy's chin done IMPLODED! (j/k he seems nice)

[@WanderinWizard]

+Rotor Riot you guys could've talked about the height adjustment on the sticks.

[@kitesurfjerry]

Can you show us how to set up an "idle Up" switch please?

[@jussa101]

+ArmedMonkey kiss does have air mode but it's pretty much the same as a min throttle. As soon as quads armed it goes on. Sucky part about the kiss gui compared to beta/clean/raceflight.

[@FinalGlideAus]

No need to turn on airmode when in the air only if you tune it correctly.

[@kitesurfjerry]

so can you show us how please?

[@FinalGlideAus]

I will try to do a video on my channel soon. Joshua Bardwell also did his version of an Idle Up switch a while ago on his channel

[@BrdlyJnes]

Thanks for doing this vid!!! I'm new to kiss so seeing you setup the taranis not only helps for that but all my models. I might ditch betaflight if this works out for me cause what a pain in the ass that configurator is.

[@wedgeman3512]

Finalglideaus. Great vids by yourself and Rotor Roit , keep them coming. Any chance of Tommy doing the same type of vid for spectrum users & what type of telemetry he uses if any??

[@darrentaylor5294]

Hi Great vid thanks, bit new to fpv just bought a tinyhawk and taranis X9D plus and followed your set up, cant get my quad motors to fire up and cant work out why and ideas on what i can check cheers Daz

[@georgeisahuman]

You mentioned mah consumption as your power concern, I like this concept. So assume you're running 1300 mah 4s battery what is your low mah cuttoff/decision point. Nice videos, keep up the good work.

[@FinalGlideAus]

Just as I said in the video, 900mah to land and 1000mah as a must land

[@kevinhall8949]

Great video guys. But I've got a question on the first logical switch. You set it up with a 2s delay so that the voltage needs to stay below your set point for 2 seconds before triggering L1. But I've read that that's not what that delay is for and that you must actually use an EDGE switch to add a time that the condition must be TRUE before the switch triggers. I hope I'm wrong, as that simplifies the logical switches quite a bit! Here's the definition of the delay field from OpenTX: Duration: The length of time the switch will stay ON. If set to 0.0, the switch will remain on until the conditions make the switch off. Any other setting will cause the switch to go off after the number of seconds selected, even if the conditions remain true.

[@FinalGlideAus]

Yes you may be right Kevin, I do intend to try the edge switch out when I get a chance. Thanks for reminding me. I actually forgot. The voltage alarm for me is not a bit issue anyway as it's basically never used. Mah consumption is much more important.

[@kevinhall8949]

I can't get mah working for some reason. It hits 80% in just a minute or so when the battery has plenty of amps left. Strange. Anyway, here's my logical switches for voltage: L1: a

[@7.3psd90]

Cool Thanks for letting me know.

[@fattony1896]

Do you guys have the info about the battery just on the remotes or also in your goggles? How do you know when you want/need to stop flying? Set a timer? Thank you

[@zephphillips1025]

Could you do a video setting up the Inductrix?

[@sethcrisp9196]

Have tommy do his spektrum setup! Please and thank you.

[@monkeyseemonkeydo2504]

You guys need to do is set up on the JR 11x 2.4

[@monkeyseemonkeydo2504]

Or best rx for this tx

[@jdamage5002]

Are you guys going to do a Spektrum Setup also?

[@OlivierGalland]

so nice video, very clear

[@manaue_m]

Very nice "tutorial". Could you do the same using TBS Crossfire RX and TX (Binding, Telemetry, etc)? Regards!

[@FinalGlideAus]

Not with the hardware used in this build

[@roblough5314]

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SET UP WITH FC COMPONENTS AND SPEKTRUM SET UP.... IF POSSIBLE DSXM ANTENNA

[@jmotofpv4941]

I would like to know how to Setup the Alarms(custom sounds) and buzzers on the RR5 and made a install for that. I am also wondering if you have any kind of Voltage or Amp regulators on your PDB or else where to prevent the Systems from burning up when you slam power and cut quick.

[@alexmcsorley7211]

Could some one please make a video of setting up a Align Gpro with a taranis. Like all set up in the taranis end points,the mixxing,and thr. and pit curves. I'm dying to fly !!!😞😞😞

[@Radiocom100]

Great Video. Do you guys play around with Pixhawk FC? My buddy has a Frsky just like yours.he has 2 Pixhawk and both of them he has to uncheck the - Prams and Rc - in the ARM checks in mission planner to arm the flight controller. I put my RX and my Flysky i6s on his FC and I can check( all) and it works fine. We just want to know if all the Frsky Radios are like this in Pixhawk and APM FC or are we are not doing something right in his Frsky.

[@FrizFPV]

hey brother your the only one I think can answer this lol now I setup my channels for my switches on the taranis and they show up on the taranis but in cleanflight in the reciver portion when I flip the switches nothing happens :(

[@xaviertimberlake2768]

Hey chad, could you show how to update firmware on a D4R-II? Great video and keep up the good work

[@dannymilton5874]

can u do a video on the 5DB hack on the antenna, and where to get the parts

[@bob55today]

You may want to use erSky9x firmware on Taranis, the button are then in a normal arrangement. Bob B.

[@christopherpauley8174]

great info thanks guys

[@slavikarg]

Great job.

[@autrionfpv6922]

Hey Chad, which other parts make it worthwhile in your opinion? I think the UI is kind of important. I am using a Devo10 with deviation firmware and I am quite happy with it. But I wonder if I should buy a (more expensive) Taranis? With additional HW I could use FrSky recievers as well. What is your opinion?

[@chriswayman7240]

I would love to see all the guys try their hands at fast fpv bonsai/pop wings! Lol

[@JasperTielen]

Great video