RE: Flying Through Fog and Bad Decisions – Autumn in Esch-sur-Sûre with My Mini 3 Pro
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That sure does sound nice, that mountain surfing!!!! :-D The part where your friend lost connection and crashed not so much :-D lol
I'm not a freestyle pilot at all to be honest, I bought me the DJI Neo last year, with the goggles and everything, to give it more or less a try (and I know DJI "freestyle" is not even close to normal freestyle :-) ), and not lose too much money if I didn't like it... And to be honest, I had fun with it! But pissed my pants as well :-D
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But the KEY here is, you got into some goggles! That FPV feel is like nothing else! We have a guy in our group that is still on the Avata 2 and now has a Neo, so no judgement, lol. He at least tries with the Avata, lol. I would do more freestyle with that one than I would with the DJI FPV I have. Once you have that FPV itch, you can't go back to standard mavics or anything. I think you can get into O4 units with those goggles if I am not mistaking, so if you were to get the hair up your butt to build a quad, you can get the DJI O4 Pro or Lite if you are doing a 1S-3S quad, which is by far the best video system on the planet.
My freestyle is all done with DIY build machines with carbon fiber frames and a bunch of 3D printed TPU bumpers to protect it, lol.
lol @ the “come join us” 😂
Yeah, been secretly looking at the O4 things indeed, and I have a 3D printer as well 😉
Hey man, you are on your way, lol. So seriously though... If you have a decent computer, you should be able to use your NEO controller for it, but you can download "LiftOff" or "Uncrashed" from Steam and start freestyling in FPV simulators. I had 80 hours in a sim before I ever lifted a drone off the ground. In your case, you at least have the experience with the camera drones, so that's a start. But get some hours in a simulator, then build a quad and go hit up a bando! LOL.
That’s another great idea!! Will do!!!
I do suggest though if you are thinking about diving down the rabbit hole, get a controller that you would use for regular drones. Not sure which DJI controller you have, if it's that motion controller thing it won't work. I suggest, and love the Radiomaster Pocket. It's a sub $100 controller and works great, especially for sims. It will help you build muscle memory using the same controller on the sims that you would use in real life.
I currently have the one from DJI with the screen that I use for the Mini 3 Pro, and the motion controller from the NEO indeed…
Was already looking at some controllers, as I’m also into RC cars (of course :-) ), and RadioMaster does look pretty awesome!
It’s indeed a good tip about the muscle memory! Would you be able to use the RadioMaster on the DJI O4 stuff as well?
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If you get an O4 air unit and build a DIY drone, you will also get an ELRS receiver to connect to the Radiomaster.