Tip #21 addendum - Be sure you only cut one wire at a time so you don't short the battery

Tip, if you get a small burn on your fatsharks from the sun, leave them on with just static and after a while it should disappear. Try this first before sending them off for repair👍😉

Tip #25 is important. I sliced my nose very badly and got 25 stitches to re-connect the tip of my nose after my quad went full throttle into my face.

I'm Joshua Bardwell, and you're gonna learn 65 things today...

On the topic of battery voltage damage, I have an anecdote of recovering from an undervoltage event where the quad was stuck on in a tree for a while. I think it ended up at a resting voltage around 2V per cell. I had to charge them by using an external power supply, but after they got up to voltage, I can't even tell the difference between that battery and my other ones. Generally, if the cell doesn't self-discharge after you charge it, it's not 'damaged'. Its performance might be a bit less, but you don't need to toss it out.

Joshua, I'm new to FPV and just starting to get in the various items I ordered, but I think I learned something today. I learn many things from all your videos. Well, actually, in reality, I noticed my playlists that I have been saving of good videos to learn from are mostly yours. You cover everything I feel I need to learn and you do it in such an easy-to-learn-from way. Thank you!!! Your The Best!!!!

Incase anyone gets confused. Brightness is black level not white level it should be set high enough to prevent black level clipping. Contrast is the difference between black and white. If your whites are blown out turn it down but generally you want brightness set first. If you're trying to figure out which control is which look at the black levels as you adjust. The contrast should only change blacks slightly if at all.

Awesome job. Condensed at least 2 years worth of learning into 30 mins. This is MUST watch/bookmark for FPV pilots.

Tip no 66- if your running GPS, you can plug in your USB to get a sat lock without having your vtx powered and getting hot, the plug In Your flight battery when your ready to fly.

12:18 Bardwell: "You absolutely must have the warnings OSD element turned on." DJI: ...

Amazing 😍 couldn't you have done this a year ago when I started FPV 😅 I figured most of them myself but it was a paiiiiinnn. What a year hahaha. Really useful video though! Thanks for putting it all together. I'll redirect fpv newbies friends to it when they ask me questions

I Put my Balance connector between the bouth powerwires Also i glued my xt60 to the frame whith epoxy (my wire comes in the Back of my copter) You also can use the external (mostly blue) wire on runcam to overwrite the 5v osd Display to your actual Batterie voltage so If the FC hasnt an osd you can use this

#5, #31, #49 and #64 are all lifesavers that I had zero clue about. Thanks for another amazing video!

Wow. That is an amazing amount and quality of info. I have been wanting to get into FPV for a long time now, but if that is just some "tips", I am wondering if am even smart enough to do it. It appears that you have forgotten more about FPV than I could likely learn. Much respect.

Addition to tip #6 - It's not just FatShark modules that have the AutoScan for channel issues. It's happened to me on several different goggles over the years from Box goggles on up. Rock on! Great video!

i learned sooo much today, holy bardwell..

this is what is important to good fpv experiance and journey so people dont get fed up with the complex start to this hobby love you josh been watching 3 years

Thank you once again for this tutorial. Starting with drone flight feels a bit like stairing into a black box 🎁 You just shined some light in the corners i missed. 💡

I HAVE LEARNED ALL THAT I KNOW IN DEPTH ABOUT THIS FPV THANKS TO YOU AND BETAFLIGHT IS ABOUT TO BECOME SECOND NATURE TO ME LIKE BUILDING COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS I LOVE DOING

Drew loves sharing his tip

Tip #52 is the most useful. Thanks Joshua.

Love the Potato Riot shirt!

Regarding tip 58 (set Channel Range to 1-8): I think you should only set it to 1-8 or 1-16. I heard that the RC channel smoothing of betaflight might not work if you set it to 1-10 for example. The radio always sends out packets of 8 channels. If you set it to only have 8, then every time a packet of 8 gets sent out, it contains all new values for all 8 channels. If you set it to 1-16 then the first packet will contain channels 1-8 and the second packet will contain 9-16. That's where the extra delay comes from when using 16 channel mode. But what happens if you set it to 1-10 for example? The first packet will contain channels 1-8 and the second package will contain channels 9,10 and 1-6 again but with new values! That means that channels 1-6 will get updated twice as fast as channels 9 and 10. If all your "flight channels" (throttle, yaw, roll, pitch) get updated twice as fast as your flight mode for example, there's no problem. But if some flight channels get updated twice as fast as others, there could be a problem with the channel smoothing.

Hey JB, had to pop in and tell you that you literally saved my quad this morning!! I watched this video late last night, then I was up early this morning and had some time to kill, and it was beautiful out. Behind my house there is a small creek, thin row of tall trees and bushes then a golf course. No on one on the course and I had a couple 2s batteries charged, so I took my new Sailfly X for a spin from my back porch. During the first flight I looped up over the very top of a tree and clipped a branch and tumbled to the ground luckily, but I had zero Idea where exactly it crashed at. Then I remembered your tip on setting the FS Dominator's DVR to auto record, and that I had done just that while I was watching your video. So I checked, and sure enough they were recording, I fast forwarded the footage to just before the wreck, slowed it down and could totally tell what tree I hit, went right to it and there was my Sailfly X. It was in tall grass too, without your tip, It would have been really difficult to find it. Thanks JB!!!!!

DO A 3inch PERSONAL BUILD PLEASE

Wow - I watched all the way through. Many of these items were new to me and great to know. Thanks for the video and the tips!

Such a wealth of information in one place only JB can pull it off so smooth and effortlessly!!! 🥃cheers🍻

I just can't get enough, RR...is on point, J got this.....more people like yourself are needed in this world.....endless info....you guys are DG....Drone Gods...💡

im glad you mentioned not pushing the sticks hard on calibration. i would do the stick bang on mine and eventually had some issues arming (or getting an airplane esc to arm) because it wasn't at min throttle. gentle up down left right and its fixed

now back to work , well spent my 37 minutes from my office . thnx man for all the tips

Always have alot of battery straps and prop nuts and props. Learned those the hard way.

Wholly smokes, I’m new to fpv and this video is all Greek to me. Hopefully I’ll understand all this some day. I had no idea there is so much to this. Wow!!

Joshua, I clicked this video thinking it was "6S" tech tips. Now that's a good idea for another video. Tuning etc.

Good way to make sure you bent the prop back to right spot is look at it from the exact same angle as u turn it and pick the head of a screw or something for one blade to line up with then turn it, and if the tips of the blades dont all hit that exact spot...well u get it, but i pick a good little reference point then turn it is how i do it. its easy to screw up alittle depending on your own level judgement alone. but maybe im just over cautious

i build and fly collective pitch helis. i just recently starting flying fpv. thank you sir for your info

Your entertainment/informative ratio is still off the charts! Also, more wing stuff!

Regarding the last tip. Buy some polymorph and apply makeshift protection to the arms. Works good in abandoned building, I use it to apply on top as well with zip ties. It is shatter proof and slides well on concrete upon impact

Stick Commands. These exist at least since MultiWii. Not invented by Timecop, will work on DJI frames as well.

Awesome. Small addition about FatShark receiver switch, mine shipped with a non-functioning, dirty switch. I just had to flip it on and off 10-20 times before the switched cleared itself up and made proper contact. Very frustrating but also glad that's all it was haha. i heard others had the same issue with HDOs

You channel and content is truly amazing. Great job!

Bardwell, you have hit two homeruns with the last two videos you have put out. I saw one guy say change the title to for noobs, I’m not a noob and one of these really helped me out. Every time I turned on my Taranis QX7 it would give me a throttle warning, it was because when I calibrated I pushed too hard down on the throttle. Thanks a lot man, this helped me, and it’s good to get a refresher on all the ins and outs.

That was a handy tip about being gentle on the gimbal calibration. I guess I probably gave my gimbals a bit too much of a push on a recent calibration, because in the receiver tab on Betaflight, I was seeing the quad move around and the values weren't resting at 1500, but moving up and down by about 10. I added deadband to make it go away, not realizing that it might have been my recent calibration. I just recalibrated the sticks gently, then went in to check the receiver tabs on my quads, and the values were pretty much right at 1500, except the occasional little blip up or down. I turned the deadband down to 2, and everything seems good.

Damn I learned something. First time I watched this video. Actually it's information overload to my brain. There are a few tips I definitely need and want to learn more about. And there were a few I was so lost and not understanding what you were saying my thought were " way over my head never going to figure that one out , don't even want to try". This was a long video probably going to have to watch it a few more times way better than trying to read some text book. Appreciate your videos and help.

I’ve been away from the hobby for a bit and just today struggling to get my R-XSR working. Sat down to do some research just now and thought I’d watch your video to get some tips before I start. 5 min mark you solved my problem! Had the SBUS_IN wire connected instead of SBUS_OUT. Easy. Cheers. So much good info!

LOVE THE SHIRT!!!!!!

awesome stuff! I learned a few things today, thanks!!

Tip #4 helped BIG TIME with my first set of Fat Sharks

We are lucky to have you in this hobby! I wouldn't be flying if weren't making these videos! Thanks Joshua!

Another great video! JB, you really need to start letting us know where you get some of these t-shirts. LMAO

Most condensed useful knowledge in one video ever! Great tips! Thanks JB!

Just can't get enough of ur vids. The amount I've learned in the past three months from you is incredible. Thank you for that. I design trackers for military and law enforcement for a living... Ur level of knowledge with electronics, etc is great man!

was diagnosing tip22 video issue while watching this video in the background, thought I had a bad sma cable because it worked when I moved the connection. Thanks Joshua, good fix

This video is priceless, thank you Joshua.

I rewatch this video every few weeks and keep learning!

rare to find a video with such a title that is actually good and this one really is. Keep it up

That shirt made me chuckle pretty hard

Make it the encyclopedia, most useful video ever. thank you.

Every time you crash, inspect your props carefully. Especially at the root where the blades meet the hub. There could be tiny cracks which will grow each time you fly, until the blade suddenly flies away and your copter becomes mostly uncontrollable leading to another crash. Use a magnifying glass and bright light to inspect for cracks.

Thank you for #40, Great tip!

Thank you for the sound effects.

2 switch arming is a must #25 when kids are around. I have setup mine in the radios and not the quads though. This way if i forget the pre arm or running a quad without that mode it still is active no matter what

Great video, I’m going to send this link to all of my newbie pilot friends now. You really summed everything up in a nice, tidy, easy to comprehend package here. Most tips I did know... but thanks only to watching all of your videos in the past couple/few years. Also, I love the shirt! I thought it was just the same Kwadbox Rotor Riot shirt that I have for about half of the video... very subtle and fun, now I want one! Thanks again, and keep up the great work!

Thanks so much for posting this!!!! I have such a hard time with my fat sharks!! Love them and they work great im just stupid sometimes!! I have still not learned acro!!! I really want a new laptop or something i can run a acro sim on and learn acro without so many broken quads hahaha!!!!! But i habe learned so much the last 2 years i have been into f.p.v. & drones!!!!!! And still i have so much 2 learn!!!!!

TIP: To find a lost quad with no beeper in long grass/crops use the video quality as you search. When you get close and there is no noise in the video remove the antennas from your goggles and continue searching. Great for woops which can be difficult to find and may not have a buzzer.

The full battery warning has got to be Betaflight showing their sense of humour.

Thanks for tips! Most of them are evident, but for beginners it'a a great guide to save time and nerves

Just wow. The half of the tips that I understood were so important and useful that I'm really worried about the half that went over my head . . .

Great video, personally tip #6 stands out once you're up & flying with other's. Cause there's always that ignorant one that knocks someone else or yourself out of the air

i definately use cam control on ur board for smart audio. that way i can run gps and crossfire. works awesome for me. thanks jb

Wow! This answered so many questions. Thank you for taking the time to do this video 👍

Tip 40 is awesome thanks so much!

Thank you for the tip on when calibrating radio/Transmitter i was trying to figure out on my diatone crusader gt200 why the throttle would increase when throttle all way down and quad was not slowing down. Plus when i was trying to arm quad i couldn't because had to push down little hard to do so. thank you again!!

Great tips Joshua. Happy flyin

TIP #15 I learned that lesson the hard way.... As a noob i was sure I was messing up getting LUA scripts running, not it was a crappy SDcard they send with it. Wish i knew that 3 months back... TIP #57 THANK YOU I did not know that, but i have been annoying me like hell to have those steps on my throttle. I actually paused the video right here, saw the linked video and made that change right away to my Taranis X9D This is a really good video for the beginner. Thanks for taking your time sharing. And I learned something today (again) :D

Not clickbait. I likes. Muchos gracias

Absolute gold, thanks JB

Thanks Joshua, after almost 3 years of fpving there were still a few things out of that list that i didn’t know!

Top #36 just amazing 😮

Step 16: you should have mentioned that when it says center the sticks, you let the sticks sit at their natural center. You don't try and align the circle to the center on the screen. I have had to tell so many people this. I have seen people who almost gave up FPV because they kept aligning the screen circles and could never get correct calibration.

tip 36# i have different models for the same quad but different voltage alarm values for 4s on one and 5s on the other. also sometime telemetry is on different channels for different quads which is another reason i have multiple models.

Excellent video, as always!

Great tips, Josh! I would love to see some about flying over water.

Tip 1. Not even using the fatshark, a noobie with an EV100, but just found the same button for brightness and contrast, thanks

Fantastic list. The numbering is a great help to take notes and going back to review.

Thank You! I've been flying for a couple years and found myself taking notes on at least 3 tips. Mostly around batteries and random stuff. :P ~ cheers

I learned a lot. Much appreciated 👍. I really like kiss FC wish you were a fan. The only thing I have on betaflight is tinyhawk s. Love that little quad

wish I watched this before I had to learn a lot of this stuff the hard way!

You're like the Alton Brown of drones. It's awesome!

Excellent video Joshua. Many little things that I am now aware of, as well as things I was aware of but needed to be reminded of. Thank you.

Outstanding! All 65 tips are super useful. Thanks JB

Smokestopper should have been #1 on the list Also add one tip to using a smokestopper: It cannot protect your electronics from everything. DO A VBAT CHECK on the first plugin to see if the power actually goes where it needs to go!!!

Great tips Mr. B. Thanks!

I knew #40! lol, discoved it by going the wrong way with the yaw stick a few weeks ago. Seriously though, you should not be able to post any questions on a facebook group until you have watched this video, lots of good stuff.

Great video JB!

You were correct on 40, this is amazing.

tips 29 thank you

Fantastic video! I knew most of them, but had forgotten many of them so this was a great reminder. There were definitely some gems in there too, and you were right, tip #40 was new and will be really helpful. Thanks for this video!

Great video. Out of all your videos, this is close to the top. So much info and very useful stuff. I did, indeed learn something

This is a gem. It's a shame I can't hit the like button more than once. Thanks again FPV maestro.

Please more tips videos. Great tips. Thanks