6. Always check your batteries are charged and ensure good contact by licking the terminals first 7. Hex drivers also make great ear cleaners 8. When using sharp tools like knives and such be sure to do it as close to your face as possible to ensure accuracy 9. Solder smoke smells awesome, it will put hair on your chest. 10. instead of taking your props off you can just put them on upside down so if something goes wrong they will fix the drone in place on the desk. You're welcome

Never give your drone to friend who cant fly.

Tip 7, never test first hover indoors.

Always try to fly safe, and just because you can’t predict a malfunction, doesn’t mean you can’t prepare for one.

Use a double arm on your controller to protect against accidental arms

Did you mention prearm? It saved me so many times.

Check your fail safe is an important one also

my quad flew into the wall and destroyed an axe can making my room smell like axe for a month

Who else misses Charpu

Always hit the disarm switch after you land . When you perform that hover test you guys talk about at the end . You then say put the goggles on and fly . Disarm the quad before you put your goggles on then re arm !

Never ignore warnings like....rssi critical🤣

No throttle test all channels 👌🏻 I learned something today 🤗 My tip when out on the field raise your throttle slightly so if you accidentally arm the quad it won’t arm 😃

LOVE THE CHARPU THROWBACK!!!! I loved that old episode, soooo funny 😂 Great throwback 👍🏼

I’m literally watching this as I put together a new quad and I GREATLY appreciate the method you mentioned for the test hover. Thanks guy!

Very great video!!!!! This needed be done and reinforced thank you so much!

Never get sloppy! Always have respect for the beast... ,)

great tips 👍👍 safety first!! thanks guys

I know this rules like my four fingers

Not really a flying safety tip but, a hot soldering iron beats flesh everytime.

If you alter filtering in any way shape or form. Even if you have 300 packs on it prior. Hover test and give it plenty of space.

when you are in the middle of nowhere, and flying a few hundred meters away, and something licks your hand, stay calm, don't scream like ned flanders or even flinch away, calmly turn the quad around and fly back to yourself , its probably a friendly dog saying hallo, say hallo back.

thank you very much for this useful sharing, best wishes for all of you :)

Nice job, keep up the good content.

CHARGING LIPO ………...never ever charge indoors ! Period. IF you get a burner you WILL start a bad fire. I have had two indoor fires and I will NEVER charge indoors. outside or in garage on concrete floor … You guys and the NEW ROTORIOT are great ! THANK YOU !! You are all acting like mature responsible FPV Enthusiasts . not breaking the law. not constant "F" this ...THANK YOU ! It makes me want to purchase all my FPV gear from RotorRiot and Raceday. EXCELLENT !!!

Actually really liked the dynamic of this episode

You guys are so right!

As someone who has never flown with more than two mates, the tip about powering on your quad in the pits could prove handy for me if I ever decide to race or fly in a large group. Future me thanks you!

over time i'ved learned and used all of these time but number 6 i had to learn on my own so I never ever say last pack. I also never fly if i second guess flying because something always seems to happen when I do. thanks

9:10 Can confirm, this is exactly what happened to me during my first test hover (los) dont know exactly why it happened, but it only happened sometimes and turning off airmode seemed to solve it

We had a rc cub at school and our lipos blew up on the charger and the whole schools had to evacuate. We weren’t allowed to charge at school anymore

Great video guys. Safety first. I like it. 👍👍

I remember the Charpu story from the first time around 😂

Well done, funny episode guys!

thank´s for the tips ;-) greetings from germany ROTOR RIOT !!!!!!!!!!!

Charging batteries tip - get a cheap thermal imaging camera like the HT-175 or DANIU HY-18, that way you can easily spot if a battery or the charger is getting too hot. Also very useful for spotting if a particular component on a board like a flight controller is getting too hot, and ESCs and motors.

safety is always first.great tips bro.

I love videos with this two guys😂👌🏽

1 Never dive down a bridge with hundreds of traffic on it. 2 See number 1

"Don't hurt Justin" Spoken by the dude channeling George Michael..

Another tip: never arm a drone holding it in your hands... And so, never try catching it when it is flying. Unless you are Mr Steele 😉

What Charpu said is 100% true. When you stop respecting the risks involved you will get hurt. I got cut really bad and the scars on my hands remind me every day of my mistake.

A easy way I check my fail safe when im at the field is with my props off power up my remote then plug in the drone, arm and give a little throttle, and then turn off my remote if the drone cuts all motors then my failsafe is usually all set

Lol you guys are funny! Pretty funny when Alex has cut finger from a prop!

Love the ending. I am HORRIBLE about always monitoring batteries. Best I do is put them somewhere so there is nothing above them flammible like cabinets and charge them in a fireproof bag. Outside of that I am pretty bad. I also suck at discharging them in a timely fashion because shit always happens in my life when I have just charged up 10 packs for tomorrow.

The battery one is really important, had an undercharged 6cell 7.500mah and the fire as a walked away for 2 mins was huge

All I'm thinking is "What has happened to your finger dude?" Did you leave your props on? :D

Tip 36, when overvolting lipos make sure to have a fire extinguisher handy.

👍Good stuff👍

I'm glad I'm already doing all those 5 safety rules even as a newbie ^^

Good stuff said. Always be aware. Newbie or not. Always watch your lipos and have a spotter.

I had one motor start spinning full throttle while I was putting a quad down for takeoff 2 weeks ago. Good thing it was only a 3in quad, My hand is almost completely healed.

Great tips guys! Hey, can anyone tell me if they've ever used the SPEKTRUM S2100 Smart Charger & Batteries for FPV? Really like the SMART TECH built into this system and would love you thoughts....I'm just about to purchase the HD1 build you guys have and need batteries and a charger.....Like the safety this charger brings to the table. :)

looks like everyone miss the most important safety rule here: "GOOD PILOT CONDITIONS" Don't forget to rehidrate and eat whenever you are building a drone or out flying. We have to concentrate and focus when building or flying. Concentration needs energy. Drink healthy, eat healthy, rest enough ;)

All pretty good rules for safer flying. Live the music by the way hahaha 🤘

What go pro wraps/ filters do you use? They look pretty sick.

I loved the dramatic reenactment xD

Always run DVR and have a device to watch it back. On a crash it can help you pinpoint the location

8:04, the cup moved🤯🤯🤯

They're loud, it feels like you're flying, and Drib's impression of the sound just sounded like a tie fighter impression... Which is actually accurate.. and those things are all reasons we love to fly them lol.

6:14 that was so spectacular that i clip it

I have been lazy one or two times. but every time I have been doing so. i have had a Jacket or a blanket covering the quad!

#46 Don't purposely fly into your buddies leg 😛

I have a question. I flew with my quad about 20 meters away from me. The RSSI was 80 and suddenly i havent any control to my quad. It goes into the ground. I think it failsaved. That was today, maybe 2 weeks ago my other quad just gets more altitude and it didnt react to my transmitter. In about 80 meters altitude i disarmed it and than it did death rolls. Now it is totaly broken.

Got a question Drew or Captain... which ever has the time... pc and battery at the same time... this may spin the motors up...? Just asking cuz I do this alot...

Great tips, guys! 😊 About batteries, if you can, charge them outside!

Those gopros looks lit🔥

Whenever I test hover, I check the motor temperature. Reason? I don’t want to have desync or smthg while flying. Especially after a crash, when bent props will cause noise and heat motors

LMAO first time seeing this video 5 days since i got my drone and i havnt took the props off during beta flight im happy i found this

I would say when parallel charging(make sure you know how to parallel charge)make sure to seperate your batteries so their as far from one another as possible. 1 battery on fure can set the rest ablaze. I bought ceramic cups and saucers from a thrift shop, and I put 1 battery in each cup with a saucer over it. I think manufacturers of Lipo safe bags should start putting dividers in them.

Battery landing voltage for your drone ? And where can we see if these is a video give me link

Like Charpu says "Take props off!" Or you'll need to kick your kwad like a animal! 😂

One part of this hobby/sport that is rarely if ever talked about that is video editing. I would love to hear about how yall put together an edit .how do you approach the day when your wanting to make a video and so on

After warming up packs every time I start to get real and push record button on the GoPro it gonna crash. So make sure you push the recording button and warm up more. Is this even safety related?

you guys should do a top 5 tips for more stuff like finding new spots

I have exploded my drone more times than i can count on my last pack lol

6:³9 drews reaction is legit 😂😂😂

Tip 12 if you loose signal make sure to bring controller to access what’s wrong with the quad

You guys missed never ripp under the influence lol BOT especially when drunk

Oh shit, that's true! Each time I say "Last pack" bad things happened!

I've had Gemfan 3052's chop a bit off my thumb in turtle mode before :)

Vannover was a tool on DRL today.

Not safety but man it almost is. Pull your sd card before you do something sketchy.

Do moving cars on bridges count under rule #3? ;)

Drew, where did you get your shirt?

Also the controller before flying... Sometimes you can plug the battery and the props start spinning in your hands... The most convenient thing is to have a pre-flight checklist and you go through it before flying... For example (it's being a while that I don't fly so you can check this list and make your own): 1) Check joystick positions and switches in the controller 2) Clean cameras lens (including GoPro and fpv camera) 3) Check the motors can rotate freely without noises or frictions 4) Check each connector to be connected properly (don't connect the BATTERY) 5) Check antennas to be placed properly 6) Add propellers, make sure that they don't trap any wire 7) Turn on the radio only 8) Place the drone in a clear area without people and make sure that everybody else is aware that you are about to start the drone.

I like your Tyler durden t-shirt vanover

lol the first time I flew with my rates at 600 I did a snap roll and my battery flew off my quad and across the field. my battery strap failed and that quad and that batter became missiles.

:-) hehe great vid guys, its like watching laurel and hardy :-D nice finger Van

thx .alex is awsome

USE THE PREARM FUNCTION!!! I have my momentary switch set for to prearm and a separate switch for my arm switch. I have to hold the momentary while activating the arm switch, this prevents accidental arming. I used to just arm using one switch but I had an incident one day when I was picking up my quad off the ground, my tx was hanging around my neck from a lanyard and it swung forward when I bent down, the arm switch hit my knee and Ya, I had a quad in face, cut my eyelid , could have lost an eye.

Lol at Jeff's footage!

Safety should always come first! ;)

Damn that Intro shocked my boxes :D

I made mistake number 1 and boy did it mess my fingers up, the props sliced opened one finger and broke another so it's fair to say I remove my props after I finish flying. And to extend on the tip of not flying over people, when I go flying I'm normally on my own and if I see a person in the distance I bring the drone back towards myself as people just have the habit of ignoring the dangerous object over their heads and just continue walking, and some come over to see what I'm doing.

This is for Alex vanover .... any good motors for racing under $23??

Tip number 6: live in a country where quads are not banned.

I was gonna ask about Jeffs Excel fire... and then I saw it :-D

When all else fails... To stop a run away quad throw a tee shirt or hoodie on it to stall the props. The goal is to get the props to wrap the cloth around themselves and stall out. This may fry the ESC. Don't kick it or put your body parts near it. Oh and 2 switch arming is a very good idea.... And if you do power up with the props on. Put a hoodie over it. Or stick the whole quad IN the hoodie. (or tee shirt)

safety tip no6: When in Ocala, FL always fly with KevlarDon!!!

Charpu back in the days!!!