Your first MultiGP Drone Race (what's it like?)

[@ayrow69]

Why in the world would anybody thumbs-down this video? This is fantastic information and much-appreciated. It's this kind of content that not only encourages people to participate, it helps them (me) not feel stupid when you're starting out. Thank you for your effort, Joshua.

[@ChrisBrownKnoxville]

ayrow69 that was my first thought when I opened up this video.

[@ChrisBrownKnoxville]

I was at this race and Joshua was my spotter. In case anyone was wondering Joshua is definitely a 'what you see is what you get' kinda guy. You hear stories about your favorite celebrities being jerks in real life. He definitely is not like that.

[@Carlovfx]

First rule of a drone race: set your VTX to 1200Mw, no PitMode, stay on Band R, Channel 1, if someone has something to say about your habits then jump up screaming like Randy from SouthPark: "I thought this was 'Merica!!!"

[@TheOneAndOnlyRandy]

yep, fuck multigp... at least the northern colorado chapter... those other guys know who I'm talking about

[@witblitsfpv1265]

Another tip... Look through the gates, not at them. If you look at them you hit them... 🖒

[@ChrisBrownKnoxville]

Some of the best advice I've seen on here.

[@kevinjulievan]

yep that is great advice. that helped me a lot and also just racing myself and staying within my ability despite the fast guys ripping past.

[@rawpicsfpv3516]

Lmao😂😂

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Exactly the same advice for Rally Drivers and Trees :D

[@gazvlogs7459]

Listen to this man, consider every gap a gate.

[@ArkGullwing]

I just had my second race in my first month of piloting and I was able to make my first lap finally, during practice rounds, then got up to 2 laps consistently through qualifiers, tied for someone going into B main, ended up in C main and took 2nd place there. This video, the information in it, and the shakes, and everything it's just so spot on accurate. This is why I love your video's man, they're such an open honest window into the hobby and they've been a tremendous help to me.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Thanks glad you like them.

[@quickf0x792]

My first race was 5 hours away, a guy plugged in when i was practicing, I crashed and crashed not as bad as most of my previous crashes, regardless I broke an arm, and then I realized I left the spare arm at home,That's my first race in a nutshell!

[@licensetodrive9930]

I went in a mountain bike race once. Just once. Many many years ago. Can't remember if I ever actually completed it because the only thing I can remember from it was utter exhaustion trying to keep up with everyone through the ridiculous amount of mud that clogged my wheels, gears and brakes.

[@tanmay______]

Where was it?

[@quickf0x792]

@@tanmay______ vit vellore

[@spaceshipjourney7673]

You did save an arm tho

[@bandobandit353]

Sometime people show up to our races that don't know how / can't change video channel. That's my advise, make sure you are able to change video channel before the day because chances are you will need to during thr course of the day.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Definitely!

[@paulgeorge1069]

Will do thanks

[@aldenhauser9555]

I make my gates with pvc (same dimensions as multigp standard 5x5ft) and I put pool noodle over it (fits perfectly over 3/4” diameter pvc) this is great for practice because it is almost impossible to break your quad on a pool noodle and it won’t shatter the pvc on a prop strike too. Also I choose bright orange pool noodle for great visibility.

[@zekeisme1]

another thing i do is buy cheap rope and cut to lengths and use them to show witch way to go out and around the corners. works well

[@ChrisBrownKnoxville]

fritz great idea. Especially for those that hey nervous it's easy to get turned around and confused.

[@kevinjulievan]

that is a good idea. u like yellow or white rope better for visibility?

[@Itaintnutn]

Thank you for this, I've been flying a few years, BUT never been to or see a drone race.

[@torodatruth]

10:00 omg the bug on the shirt.... couldn't stop looking at it lollllllll….. FLICK IT FLICK IT FLICK IT FLICK IT FLICK IT

[@MxRen]

The most important thing in a drone race is to have fun. Fly your own race and don't think about the other racers. Then you will have great results

[@aaaaaaaaaassssssssdf]

a friend and i are making gates out of pvc and dollar tree pool noodles. they are brightly colored and you can color code them too, and you can find pvc that fits in it nicely. you can grab some foamboard while you are there and make some flite test airplanes out of it

[@Chris-1974]

My first drone race was inside a event building... I am an average pilot and I changed my rates prior to the event but never tested them. I was used to flying outdoors only and that combined with the adrenaline of the race caused me to fly into the roof on takeoff 😂. I did have a lot of fun though!!! Also flying indoors is hard on your quad. It will get damaged!

[@agentbertram4769]

It's really good to see the work that people put in before a competition.

[@claytonfisher5421]

Thanks so much for this video JB! I decided I’m going to try racing this season and couldn’t really find anything on the behind the scenes of racing and what to expect your first race and pointers for noobs like me. Sure there’s a bunch of quality pilots that show their racing footage and practice sessions (John E Fly, Captain Vanover, Justin Skinner to a name a few) and that’s a big help too for sure but this is the first video showing pretty much how the race runs both while your flying and in the pits. Definitely helped ease my nerves about competing in some of the local races in my area. Maybe when I go to IO this year I’ll do a video for rookies like me showing exactly what it’s like from check in to till the end of the event and everything in between. 🤔 Great stuff as always JB. Keep up the good work! 👍🏻

[@baggszilla]

Thank you for this! I want to make it to a MultiGP race this summer in my chapter and this video helped out alot!

[@ZombiemodzFPV]

My favorite video from you so far. I learned a great deal from this.

[@MikeAarset]

Been helping organize local MultiGP races since 2016 and you pretty much nailed it. Thanks for putting this out there! I will definitely be sharing this video to our new racers. Thanks so much Josh.

[@rmdcade1717]

Thank you for this video. Also, thank you for your most recent video - the one after this one. This video is super valuable. You spell everything out with your usual organized, complete, personable methodology, and you take the time to conduct some mini-interviews. It's awesome. The next video is super valuable. The words "unacceptable" and your final, very firmly stated thoughts were absolutely necessary, even if it's not going to win popularity among the casually (or virulently) misogynistic segments of the community.

[@jlarson42]

Congratulations on your win. And thanks for sharing how it works at an fpv race. 👍🤓

[@sixtofive]

I went to watch my first drone race as a spectator about a month ago at IndyGP's new location only to find out Nurk, Chief, and Jawz were all there to race. Wow, that was an eye opener! I'm hoping to throw my hat in the ring this coming spring when things go back outdoors again. In the meantime I don't think there's enough time to practise on sims, but I'm still looking forward to trying it out. Some helpful tips, thanks for putting this video together.

[@TheOneAndOnlyRandy]

A day at a multigp drone race... yeah, its about 6-8 hours worth of waiting for nothing, because youll get your turn, and as soon as they say GO youll crash, or get rammed, and wont be able to fly, so your turn is over... if youre lucky youll get to try 3 maybe 4 times... then youll give up and go drive your rc car, which will piss some kid off, who'll go lie to his daddy whos also the chaptert leader, who will just come yell at you until you, and physically push you for telling him his kid is lying then youll decide to leave or hit him. then theyll blame you for whatever the fuck they decided and youll never return. or at least that was my experience with multigp I'll tell you to just go fly somewhere alone or with 2 or 3 good friends.

[@tommyg5095]

Nothing better than reading true novels... Question???? Did you hit the chapter leader dude????

[@rockcityfpv9117]

Any video of the fight?

[@manueltobies105]

Lol OK so my first multi gp race was a great fun :) my chapter (bmr) let me fly almost every run so I flew like 20 times and every time a whole lipo XD

[@sjcajw7]

Sounds about like my first time at a formal race. I'll stick to freestyle flying by myself where I can fly on 800mW and don't have to wait an hour for my turn haha

[@JeftePuente]

Sounds like there is more to this story.

[@lysd714]

I've been in this hobby for 3-4 years and I've never raced or been to a race before

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Would love to see more about how the video channels are set up for race livestreams.

[@wrevenaugh]

Fantastic Josh, that was awesome. Can't believe you actually WON, too. I got to race my first time last summer at Flight Fest in a "rookie race" so the atmosphere was a lot less stressful and I was STILL jittery as hell (we had teams and our team leader was Jeff(Vortex) and he's about the most chill human being you ever met - so that helped too). In any case, it was a just awesome, but I just love freestyle way more. Great tip about setting the rates to 300 or so, too, cuz I do occasionally mess with racing on the sim and find it almost impossible at 900. You are one lucky son-of-a-gun, Josh you get to do what you love and pay the bills doing it. I'm happy for you man. You deserve it.

[@jeffvenable3845]

That was cool. Never been to a race. That seemed a lot less daunting than one of the huge multigp events...im sure i would be nervous ....all those guys seemed like they would stop and talk....thanks for showing it JB.

[@hilltopfpv2034]

The nearest races to me are over an hour away. It looks so fun!

[@JeftePuente]

Great video dude! Glad to see you branching out into the racing discipline. You really covered all the bases of what to expect at a race.

[@PaulHodgetts]

In the beginning, you mentioned you would show people's pit set ups, but didn't get to that. It would be cool to see what people bring and how they set up. Cool video, I guess I'm lucky that the local NWFPV folks (Portland, OR) are really cool, I haven't raced yet but have been to practices and they were super helpful getting me past the initial terror.

[@BMSWEB]

Your spotter sounds more like a Judge to me. For us in Australia a Spotter is watching out for what the Pilot cannot see. Great Video btw 👍

[@JoshuaBardwell]

You're right that spotter is more commonly used that way. IDK that's just what we call them here at least. Confirm that no hates are missed and count laps as a backup to the timing system. There are also prop looking for pedestrians and dogs and whatnot. I guess they're also spotters?

[@BMSWEB]

@@JoshuaBardwell our spotters actually provide data to the Pilot about position, gap between quads etc much like what a navigator would do in a Rally race. But like I said you did a fantastic job on this video. We do a ton of racing and I doubt I would have covered and hit on so many great points!

[@tommyg5095]

Yea.... my first drone race.... and I thought I would be nervous!!!! Thanks for taking me along... NOW, I only need to get a work station, tools, transmitter, goggles with diversity receiver, drones and or drone kits, batteries and lots more batteries, charger, parallel charging board, tester, ham licence, part 107 faa pilots creds, insurance, a pop up sun/rain shelter, ground station for video recording, props, props and more props, and a case of coke...Hey !!!! Anybody got a spare antenna?????

[@gregoryhurst5982]

Well if it helps, the tools you need cost about $5, you don't need a parallel charging board, ham license, part 107, insurance (unless the group requires ama, but that is easy and cheap), a pop up shelter, or a ground station.

[@tommyg5095]

@@gregoryhurst5982 Hey Gregory,,, yea, so true... Heck, I didn't even have to drive, have any gear, no practice, set up or tear down the gates, and I just got exposed to my first race...Yeaaaaa....Could you send a link for that 5 dollar tool kit... That soldering iron is what I am curious about... :-):-):-):-):-)

[@jonpacheco7581]

Congrats on your win! I really enjoyed this video and can’t wait to enter my first drone race!👍🏽🤙🏽😃

[@K9TPT]

Excellent video Joshua !

[@timothyciarlette8250]

This was a great video, thanks. About another video, You are a Great Man and Human!!! (You Know What I'm Talking About)

[@jrb8081]

That was Very Cool JB. Just like you yea your Cool.

[@thedirtybomb19]

Just had my first race @ good times California clash 2018. My advice as a new race pilot. Don't change your rates until you are used to them. Most first time racers are freestyle pilots first. Unless you are already used to flying race rates. Just stick with whats comfortable for you and fly what your used to. You'll do just fine.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I agree. Don't make changes the day of the race. But if you have the time to practice with slower rates, it's very helpful. You have so much better control in corners with slower rates.

[@scooterpie1143]

Columbus Ohio! Buckeye FPV Racing, indoor racing at EN Hobbies... Too much fun!

[@quickf0x792]

I use cones with my 3", helps with altitude management a tonne !!!

[@quickf0x792]

This is one of my tracks kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4Wyh5emn9aBo7s

[@solidfpvdeadgxsr4528]

I just flew on Chipley event and this is so accurate. It was a fun day but I had those jitters like if I was qualifying. Nice video.

[@stevo4535]

Great stuff! Iv been flying at my house that looks like your property for a couple years and have started to build up skill so I can go out and race a few times... I guess I'm starting out in whoop season. Thanks for the very informative video!

[@MCsCreations]

Thanks, JB! And congrats for the win! 😃

[@BigAlFPV17]

I really enjoy watching the drone races. Maybe i can compete in one someday. Usually when I'm there is that all pilots I seen had either Fat Sharks or Aomways & I'm the only one that has boxed goggles. Excellent video!!

[@marshallcampbell5481]

How many batteries should you take to a race? And should you bring your charge to charge batteries there or just bring them all charged? I really liked this video! I've been flying for well over a year now, but still fly alone and freestyle, so this was an interesting look into what I still have to get into.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

You should get an idea of how many total heats to run and ideally have at least that many batteries. A charger is a good idea if you don't have enough packs.

[@juliusb4973]

Nice Video JB!!

[@BoysBarn]

Great video; great insight; thank you Joshua for doing this!

[@RC_Aviator]

i only do freestyle flying but want to get into racing next summer. would you suggest building a race specific quad or just get into it with one of my freestyle setups? ive never raced before so i only have freestyle rigs

[@danlatu209]

Bring more than one quad. Make sure all quads have correct channel and power output night before, Check your goggles to see if someone is on your channel before you plug in (for practice/fun fly laps). Fpv backpack, ts100 soldering iron, extra quad parts, ez-up tent w net, table, chair, help setup and break down feild (common courtesy) . #sentit

[@ChrisBrownKnoxville]

The day before the race my main racing quad broke. I was going to use my backup quad. I flew for about an hour before getting to the race. I flew several times before the race/practice began. Some guy brought his dog to the park off leash and chased my quad. I crashed and (I didn't know it at the time) ripped my mmcx connector off the board. I put my quad on the Mat and had very poor reception. After alot of trial and error I gave up and resorted to my 3" quad. Moral of the story bring all the quads you got. I'm just glad I didn't have to resort to my BetaFPV 75x.

[@danlatu209]

@@ChrisBrownKnoxville When I have no spotter and I can always hear all things around me. I will fly around to see who and what is approaching or around. In the case of a dog off leash. I will lead the dog away from me with quad (across field) and wait till dog is a good 100+' away and shoot the quad back to me, land and disarm. That way i do not risk landing in the dogs mouth with props spinning. If there is a dog/kids on the track, we tell everyone to stop flying and disarm. Better safe than sorry. With the experience I have gained from breaking things, I have greatly reduced failure to just props, broken arms. My quads break the pvc gates before they themselves break. It is rare that I have any other failures.

[@robmulally]

Ahh night before. Was wondering how it was all set without powering on

[@ChrisBrownKnoxville]

danlatu I ways ask the person I'm spotting for what they prefer. If they don't respond I have my answer. :-) the guy with the dog actually brought it over and took it off the leash so it could Chase them. I was flabbergasted. I told him for the dogs safety he needs to put her on a leash. He told me he knows his dog and knows what she can handle. I told him unless she has a snout of steel he better get the dog out of there.

[@juansantana1617]

Hey JB, thanks for sharing. That looks like fun. I wish there were more of a community in West TN (Jackson). I've yet to see anyone flying drones in this area beside one of my friends.

[@HDgodfrey]

Thank you! Great video. I really loved this content and had no idea I even wanted to know all that...I did though!😉 Keep killing it!

[@ofiasdfnosdf]

Congrats - nice win!

[@kylewatson577]

I mostly fly for my self. However i think it would be fun to waste my time at a quad race. So this was an awsome video for that type of experience.

[@WATISTHISOGOD]

Great advice, keep it up josh

[@fpvspin1605]

Thanks JB sounds like great advice.

[@DVJiMATT]

Me and my son compete around the south east in ⅛ scale 4wd buggies. It's very important for us to rebuild diffs, shocks, and clean tires and buggy, lubricate every moving part, and replace any bearings that are worn. I usually replace all the bearings. So my question is : What are the general maintenance tips that help have a great flying quad? And / or any tips and tricks on the maintenance side that help insure your quad will last the entire day? (If you don't wreck and break stuff of course) Thanks

[@JoshuaBardwell]

There are a ton of build tips to help prevent damage but quads don't really have preventive maintenance like lubing bushings or rebuilding diffs. Mainly, maintenance involves fixing whatever broke. Cleaning off the camera lens. The motors have bearings, but typically the motor gets destroyed before the bearing wears out, or it's too much of a hassle to replace the bearings and the motor is simply replaced. The biggest thing that degrades on a quad in my opinion is the motors. They get out of shape and have increased vibration which affects flight. Most other things are electronics that work perfectly right up until the day they explode.

[@TheKrisBunch]

When I race, or fly somewhere where retrieving the quad will be hard (over water) I tear my quad apart the night before checking all screws and connections. Double check solder joints, antenna connections. Etc.

[@bmanske1]

Very educational. This looks like the equivalent of a neighborhood football game... very friendly. Nothing like a "Professional" football game. In bigger races (more prestige and bigger prizes) is there security? Do you have field security (a spotter) in case a kid runs out onto the field? Do you rope off the pilots and spotters and put security behind them to prevent getting distracted or touched (wink wink asked in reference to a video with the comments turned off)? Perhaps this fledgling sport has grown to the point where it is time to arrange security like they do for other big sporting events.

[@markwestbrook3313]

Yay, way to go Josh, winner winner chicken dinner! :)

[@phatpastor32974]

What part of TN are you racing in? This spring I’m gonna try my hand at a few races. I won 3rd at a one time Babyhawk race last year.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Knoxville.

[@tweekFPV]

I really like learning JB!

[@dave123443210]

Part you probably missed was ensuring you help with setup & tear down etc - a lot of people treat it like a service rather than a club which they are actively involved in

[@danield.8615]

What camera does Knucklehead have? The picture seems to look very clear and good.

[@RCinginSC]

How many packs should you bring? Does it have to be a 5" ? Will they let you race a 3"?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Depends on the race. Some will limit to 5". More informal races typically won't care. How many packs to bring... you typically have dead time between heats so probably if you were to bring four packs and a charger you could keep yourself going. But obviously you would be better off to have enough packs to not have to charge in the field if you could avoid it, just so you can focus on other things.

[@MagicFPV]

0:38 seconds made me actually laugh out loud 😂

[@daggergtfpv]

What is the standard size of quad used? 4” 5”

[@IanBible]

Most had 5". There were 2 Micro quads at this race. A 2.5" was actually the TQ for most of the day.

[@lordbagguley3890]

You look and sound so much like Felix from StarTrek....hes ace too 😄

[@rebelquadronfpv1065]

My advice is to start with tiny whoop class racing. It's way more forgiving.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

It is a good way to familiarize yourself with the format.

[@CrashitFPV]

The two blue and black gates needed to be changed out, to hard to see when the going gets fast. Great video

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Others also complained about this.

[@pileruzno]

Nice video Joshua 👍👍👍, I am in those hobby now about three years and never have a race. I start those hobby with your videos end video from bluefalcon. I have a question: so you says that for racing the good rates are nearby 400 degrees, it's that correct ?? Thanks for thiese nice video 👍👍👍. Hopefully some day you can make some video of betaflight racing setup and freestyle setup 👍👍👍

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I like about 300 to 400 dps for racing yes.

[@solidfpvdeadgxsr4528]

Can you actually give advice with race rigs as for a close track race build. Long track efficient build. Fast track race build, and last, what build would be good with all around balance and with gopro. Im getting into racing but there is no easy info as to what race builds are good for in their own criteria. Thanks for the video and any info related to this would be really appreciated. I dont like watching other peoples video for information as much as I do from you.

[@tokaireadingandwriting3070]

That was fun. Thanks!

[@theflyingace4148]

Congrats!

[@bezerkfpv624]

Did you race the new talon? It looked like it

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Yep.

[@chrismawson4430]

Hey Josh! Since this video is on the topic of racing I'm wondering. Have you got any info on that ARX frame with the vertical arms? Your vid on the Talon PR got me looking at vert racers again and I found that ARX. Cheers!

[@Jay-pf1xg]

Interesting and fun Vid as always!! And yes I did learn something!! :)

[@DS-xv1cg]

Good race

[@XZLR8N]

If this was recently in Knoxville I need to find out the whens and the wheres...I feel like I could do this but am missing out.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Join Knoxville FPV Racing on Facebook

[@XZLR8N]

@@JoshuaBardwell don't have a Facebook but I will find a way. Thanks!

[@Craig_Barker]

Nice win JB. You're not just a pretty face after all 🤣

[@TimTimNL]

Did you film this in 4:3 and did a superview in post ? it kinda looks weird on the horizon.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

It is recorded with a very wide-angle lens in 1080. Perhaps the distortion is just fisheye from the lens.

[@TimTimNL]

@@JoshuaBardwell But with a wide angle lens i'd expect uniform distortion as in consitent throughout the video it seems to really wobble with the edges which is why is expected you still experimenting with the superview post production. Maybe now im just hyper vigilant to it and all it's always just looked like that.

[@adcrane]

Thanks for the vid. Appreciated topic.

[@lucarednic7658]

I have a question Not about the vid but what is beter between an 3dbi and 5dbi aomway antenna? The 3dbi one cost more than the 5dbi

[@JoshuaBardwell]

For a quad I would want the 3 dB. It has more even coverage. Less range in one direction but better range all around.

[@lucarednic7658]

Ok thanks a lot

[@Sugar_K]

lol Australian TT course.. i live here and have never flown such a gentle course..

[@IanBible]

We used the track layout from the 2018 Australian Drone Nationals Qualifying series.

[@Sugar_K]

Ian Bible last race I did was on the same track.. took half a day to learn.. but was actually pretty fun even if a bit complex

[@IanBible]

@@Sugar_K It is definitely a deceptive course! Easy to set up but still technical enough to be a challenge.

[@supajetfly90]

Congrats on the W! I just got a Taranis and thats all ill have for awhile until i save up for some goggles and a build so ive just been on the sim, but i was wondering how can i find out about events local to Long Beach, California? I wana see and learn some stuff in real life. Your videos are great and all but im tired of living this drone life online only. lmao.

[@jrodrc4137]

Google, Facebook, call and ask local hobby stores

[@sixtofive]

You can look up local chapters through the main MultiGP site. Hopefully something nearby will show up.

[@supajetfly90]

@@jrodrc4137 All the searches on fb and google led to groups that were no longer active or havent been in the last couple of years. A couple hobby shops got closed down and the only one local was just cars and they weren't too happy to hear me asking about drones. Haha. Thanks tho.

[@supajetfly90]

@@sixtofive Thanks dude, I found one about 30 miles away. Appreciate it.

[@jrodrc4137]

@@supajetfly90 best of luck to you. The only clubs around me arent in my city but there is clubs in a city about 30 mins away and they hold races. then I have a group on FB of the closest city in the other direction.

[@worthlessdays8365]

ive always wanted to try a full on race but practice runs killed my gear.. wasnt ready for that type of flying

[@Shooter_FPV]

Where did you get your goggle stickers??

[@Normie_NFTs]

Somebody got to explain why the video looks so different side by side at the end. Is that a solarize setting on the left? If I plunk 600 for some dominators, they better not look like that. Might give up racing and just cruise dji.

[@kangururr4159]

What track is that? i can't find it anywhere

[@cottonfootage]

i realise most ppl in this hobby are older adult, i rarely see teens or ppl in the 20's

[@michaelwilkes0]

If I go to a race and I am so slow that I am slowly tiptoeing through the gates, are the pros going to be annoyed that I am in the way, or are they so good they can just dodge me and they wont mind me being there?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Nobody should be annoyed at you if you are slow. Everybody makes their own times. Talk to the race director (or whomever is running the race) if you are concerned and they may decide to make a beginner heat.

[@michaelwilkes0]

@@JoshuaBardwell ok, I have never done any racing but I try to fly around the course they have at my field sometimes when no one else is flying. I have made it around the course a couple times but i usually crash.I cant do the corkscrew at all.

[@radiocontroladobr]

There is any app for the random start sound?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

That's a good idea but I don't know any.

[@SOLARFPV]

Great video Joshua, thank you. Here is another idea for racetrack design ideas, you could also check some of the real Formula 1 racetrack designs ;-)

[@mattraymond2935]

I like the field episodes

[@zephyrflyer629]

Is there hexacopter multigp race?

[@yessir209er]

3:48 Josh my dude u almost got knock out by a yellow micro drone 😂😂😂 u didnt even see it coming hahahahahahahhaha

[@SemteVruchte]

It isn't tho

[@MaartenVanTongel]

It's a leaf. :D

[@yessir209er]

hahahahahahahahah it is a leaf 🍂 lol i thought it was a micro drone lol

[@MaartenVanTongel]

How do you see who's the winner in a tight finish?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

We use the ImmersionRC Lap RF timing system. If you don't have that then the spotter will indicate when their pilot finishes. Sometimes you'll have someone watching the finish line.

[@MaartenVanTongel]

@@JoshuaBardwell That seems like a very nice solution. Thanks for your answer.

[@i.v.2824]

A Is there a website that I can get to find out about races in my area?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Lcheck for multigp chapters near you. If there isn't one, start one for the next person to look.

[@jimmynoname4089]

@joshua I have issues trying to get my HAM license. The guys around here don’t want fpv people to have a ham license or allow us to test. Are there other legal means to obtain one?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

This is ridiculous. Anyone can take the test and they are obligated to administer it. Unfortunately, taking the test in person at an authorized testing center is the only way to get one.

[@bansheerider619]

As Josh said they are required to administer the test. They should be happy that you are willing to get licensed, as many pilots do not. You can complain to the ARRL...www.arrl.org

[@pjak2000]

Good summary :)

[@hateeternalmaver]

Great content as always!

[@winder6]

Cool video very interesting

[@blackforestfpv3046]

nice edit, entertaining to watch. i always s*** at races. just don't get my mindset right :D

[@alexburke498]

how is your dvr so clean

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Rapidfire.

[@alexburke498]

@@JoshuaBardwell i have an aomway commander v1 and my dvr is terrible