Everything I'd change in 2022 about my "Perfect Freestyle Build"

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Everything I'd change in 2022 about my "Perfect Freestyle Build"

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Joshua Bardwell

Күн бұрын

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@grownnotflown2 Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to take a moment and say how lucky are we to have you Joshua! You rock!!

@lynxfpv Жыл бұрын

I'm totally in agreement with you on your comment. The content he has created over the years has been extremely valuable.

@zaukko1401 Жыл бұрын

This 👆

@Aj-om4dt Жыл бұрын

My names Adam and I’m going to tell you something.. Nazgûl evoque F5 I’ve crashed it at around 25mph into a brick wall by accident & ZERO damage. I crashed it into the dirt & it kartwheeled about 30 meters & zero damage. I’ve owned it 2 years with sooo many crashes & it’s not damaged at all. All these new frames are just a want & not a need. BUT yes I have different quads like everyone but the Nazgûl is an EXTREMELY tough frame

@Fly_High_FPV Жыл бұрын

03 Air Unit FTW

@PortalFPV Жыл бұрын

plugs are great. Years ago I soldered up a plug onto my crossfire micro receiver. Makes repairs easier being able to detach components and I never had an issue with it

@blackjungle308 Жыл бұрын

At 7:56 - JB! Did you forget about the Ranger Module already? Double that power! :D (That's a joke, btw.)

@bigcity1872 Жыл бұрын

Just bought my jbf7 stack. Its on the way,,,yyeesss!!!!!!!

@robertnastasi4738 Жыл бұрын

Jashua, Thanks for all you do much appreciated. Love hearing the motors it helps with the visualization. I think that SBANG phased help your flying. Your moves were just on point, locked in, smooth. Wonderful to watch. 😶🙃🙂

@DriftaholiC Жыл бұрын

Weight to Volume is probably the metric we should be chasing for motors.

@xymaryai8283 Жыл бұрын

i can imagine some weird company making a motor with a hollow stator just to look like it has more volume for less weight. motors are plenty powerful, and plenty light, durability matters more.

@zfpv7211 Жыл бұрын

It’s called power to weight.

@DT-gun Жыл бұрын

I bought the blade rush f7 because I wanted the plugs, its soooo easy to work on. Now that you offer this with plugs, I'll defineltly give it a whirl on my next build. If you think about it, solder points create brittle wires. No real aircraft or cars use soldering for connections, they all use crimped plugs. Thats because they have the ability to flex. Good choice mang!

@chrisbee5481 Жыл бұрын

Or the speedybee f7 srack with plugs

@steviefpv Жыл бұрын

Your so wrong mate. Normal aircraft ain’t designed to smash into stuff and still be able to fly away. Good luck with plugs I’ve had far to many come dislodged in a crash and nearly lost drones because of it. Solder is way safer it don’t come unplugged.

@cafub2650 Жыл бұрын

@@steviefpv Yah the Plugs also get rip off the board as well. They may be easy to connect an looks clean. I wouldn't use all plugs on a 5inch setup.

@DT-gun Жыл бұрын

@@steviefpv You're entitled to your opinion and whatever works for you, great. For me, 11 years of building and flying, plus industry standards are what I go by. Not to mention it's much easier to deal with plugs when working on things.

@NotOfThisWorld567 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed your flying here. Nice!

@IggyBiggy Жыл бұрын

I have a QAV-S mini that i absolutely loving flying around.

@jugendarbeit805 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see no O3 System, it truly makes you sooo likeable! Nice build!

@AdrianoCasemiro Жыл бұрын

No O3 on this one? Nice build, I'm currently running similar motors and esc on my latest. The flying is fantastic!

@wesrihn Жыл бұрын

I think this was filmed before the o3 was released

@MeGuess_Adventures Жыл бұрын

He doesn’t have enough Patreon’s yet.

@ninmarioscc Жыл бұрын

I think it's because the Qavs JB edition doesn't fit the 03 camera.

@AdrianoCasemiro Жыл бұрын

@@ninmarioscc I think a bit of 3d printing fiddling would remedy that mount. Nice content...

@ninmarioscc Жыл бұрын

@@AdrianoCasemiro yes but remember it gotta come from lumenier the Qavs frame maker unless it’s something that is available at the time it wouldn’t make sense to promote in this video. I love Qavs jb frame have two quads on it but I had to use a different frame for my 03 build. I’m waiting on lumenier to have frames that fit the O3 unit.

@TheBrennan90 Жыл бұрын

You may be able to 3d print a little protection for the camera wire and capacitor for your frame Plus I can relate to being out of breath after risking more than I should have on a good pack and gettin that heart rate up. That hits home.

@RedCobraH Жыл бұрын

5:50 just an idea, you can add landing pads to add extra protection at the bottom of the quad.

@RC-Flight Жыл бұрын

NICE video! Speaking of ELRS, two of my quads have ELRS receiver and I love them!! I just picked up a BetaFPV Pavo30 that came with a FRsky FCC XM+ receiver and what a disappointment this receiver is feature wise compared the the ELRS receivers. No teli on the FRsky 😮‍💨I'll probably and up pulling the FRsky receiver out and putting a ELRS receiver in.

@michaaelball247 Жыл бұрын

It has a great sounding tune on it. Might just have to update mine as well.

@JoshuaBardwell Жыл бұрын

This is basically stock BF 4.3. I haven't even tuned it yet.

@michaaelball247 Жыл бұрын

Wow. It has a really clean sound.

@TheVeganarchism Жыл бұрын

@@michaaelball247 i was thinking the same thing, “How is this the first pack if he’s already tuned it?” Amazing.

@ferocious_r Жыл бұрын

The sound of those motors man...

@dutchfpv7010 Жыл бұрын

Not sure if its you or the drone but the flying was balls!

@hector-fpv Жыл бұрын

man I hate Iflight electronics but I gotta say that those esc pads are genius

@DaveWilliams988 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been flying FPV since 2015 and I just built the QAV-S JB edition with the xing motors. It hauls! The last 5” I built before this was a blackout 😂.

@antfpv0 Жыл бұрын

Looks like I'm gonna try to copy this build next

@nicheagency Жыл бұрын

One crazy freestyle. that battery pack was insane !

@mikel3419 Жыл бұрын

You can tell right off the bat from the video that this build really flys smooth and nice.

@showdownz Жыл бұрын

Watching your flight footage. Man you've come a long ways from the days when you had that one cool trick you would do at the end of your fence. Legit impressive now! :)

@calisti9308 Жыл бұрын

Love ur content. You rock, Bardwell

@baggszilla Жыл бұрын

Awesome JB! I can't wait to see the blind motor test you and CiottiFPV did! And those new Bob motors look SICK!

@CarbonGlassMan Жыл бұрын

I mostly like the price of ELRS. The availability is great too.

@StantonLuke Жыл бұрын

Great as always, looking forward to the blind testing and comparison videos!

@BMWRacing9 Жыл бұрын

There has to be a better way to position that video cable. That won't last long.

@malzbier1339 Жыл бұрын

Nice flight 🎉

@jaywilson839 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the fun fly video. ;)

@glitchunicorn Жыл бұрын

i'm suprised you didn't put the 03 air unit on thier to save on weight

@jurezidan3413 Жыл бұрын

You become a really good flyer was,t looking at least one year, but hats off!

@starhawke380 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video, keep on flying! I moved on to camera drones, but still like watching your stuff. And yes, today I learned something!

@kevofpv Жыл бұрын

I realy love your content.❤But need to say that gopro mount is no good. you need to protect the side frome the lens!! and thicker arms would be nice... they break much faster than apex for exaple....

@aerialphotons237 Жыл бұрын

missed the important stuff to me, (1) esc setup like motor timings, etc, (2) betaflight tune, (3) receiver parameters like any deadbands, delays in bf4.3, (4) what beta flight version you use, (5) props, things like this I would like to see , thanks

@aerialphotons237 Жыл бұрын

Rates, what camera lol , keep going?

@winder6 Жыл бұрын

Always great to see you fly and your builds

@mj3432 Жыл бұрын

I’d like to buy the JB digital kit but I’d rather have the updated items mentioned included

@johncarold Жыл бұрын

Hi Josh I too have a QAV-S frame. I thought used the Diatone 2306.5 1700kv. I used a Diatone F722 mk4 flight stack with Diatone 1,000mw vtx. And a Caddx Ratel starlight. I still have crossfire but have been thinking about switching to ELRS. Yes we want to see it fly. It sounds great, Thanks for the video on your updates on your QAV-S.

@eisikelfpv9495 Жыл бұрын

You can definitely notice some sbangy features…🔥

@sippycreations Жыл бұрын

that’s a cool dog tshirt u got

@tito9107 Жыл бұрын

Another Joshua Bardwell DIY kit coming up? V3??? Sweet!

@andyhoughtaling6319 Жыл бұрын

Love the commitment at the end 🤣

@PaulSokolov Жыл бұрын

yep ) sensor lost - even with TBS happened. and also - one meter distance

@achimberend9310 Жыл бұрын

Super nice flying! Love you content! Keep it up!

@TRITONFPV Жыл бұрын

Thanks for everything you do JB. Happy Holidays Brother 👊🏻

@BowOneFire Жыл бұрын

Yes please do a blind test of the fpvcycle motors

@SouthPawFPV Жыл бұрын

I'm so excited for my first 5 in build. Got most the parts on the way!

@joelcollings5620 Жыл бұрын

They are awesome

@runpuppyfpv5744 Жыл бұрын

Try 5.2 in props on it my go to has been this frame with the fpv cycle motors and 5.2 in props I still love it

@bota_fpv9343 Жыл бұрын

Ive been waiting for this video for so long!!!!

@MJ-bj1gn Жыл бұрын

Fantastic vid, JB!

@softstart100 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed your flight, great video

@BenadrylBillFPV Жыл бұрын

Missed the stream tonight!!

@zlachannel8674 Жыл бұрын

i like this video,,very expresive in the end of the video,,but also full of information

@FlyZoneFpv Жыл бұрын

I wanna try those motor from fpv cycle. Thanks JB 🤘🏻

@BladeFPV Жыл бұрын

can you do more build videos, i love them and im sure lots of other people do aswell. Thanks!

@fpvkabo Жыл бұрын

I seem to remember you did a video recently don't know anything of what it was about but do remember that u used an 4in1 esc because it was a good reasonable prince. I think I got the same which what I thought based on the brand u said or I recognized. Anyway it is a HAKRC 45A w/blheli16 which u then proceeded to put on the bluejay to get the bi-dir firmware. Well I got the above esc and can't even load it in blheli16 to get esc fw type, all buttons are dimmed at bottom and no 4in1 multiple indication, just is not reading anything, it is an unknown esc so I can't even tell bluejay what to flash, help! Everything is ok and cked out motors setup and running properly.

@fpvkabo Жыл бұрын

Nevermind, BLheli can't read this 4in1 but Bluejay can. Flashed Bluejay done, RPM filer on and working. Sorry to bug you.

@aerialimagery3216 Жыл бұрын

Clean build and nice rip! Only critique would be if your wanting to show off how good something flys, wouldn’t you want stabilization turned off? Do you prefer the vista over the 03 or was this video just made before the 03?

@twiggy749 Жыл бұрын

I see a good decision to go with the plugs and using elrs.

@austinspired Жыл бұрын

I flew 3 of your frames as my only rig for 3 months straight, they fly possibly the best of any but I broke so many arm and corner tabs on the back plate off. But I go hard on concrete and steel. You should make a bando edition or something.

@227giorgio Жыл бұрын

I'd just do a cool 3d print for the bottom to cover the compositor but I only run fettec or kiss stuff. I do love the esc bored though hpw the motor contacts are to the corners that's awesome

@seekerfpv Жыл бұрын

Awesome flying!! Can tell you have gotten way better in a short amount of time!! This video just reminded me to get better! Do you recommend the happymodel ELRS combo for people with TX16s’s or to just wait for the radiomaster ranger?

@UnmannedSky Жыл бұрын

Ever hit those electric lines? Nice video!

@propabilityfpv Жыл бұрын

Nice flying JB! I see your SBANG challenge has influenced your style, even saw a little rewind in there! 🔥👍

@horvathmihaly3726 Жыл бұрын

Please review BETAFPV Cetus Pro!!!

@blueridge8992 Жыл бұрын

If I’m adding this up right, that’s about $500 for everything except the battery and GoPro+mount? If you think about it, that’s a pretty good value proposition compared to the high end BNFs and the DJI FPV/Avata/Mini Pro 3/Air 2, which I would consider competition to your build considering you’ve gone basically solderless and the level of performance that your build offers is so freakin’ high.

@cathodd2442 Жыл бұрын

Bahahaha! Shouldn't have opened your big mouth there at the end 🤣

@DronePsyche Жыл бұрын

Nice flight!

@bigcity1872 Жыл бұрын

And yes i used the link

@ah4quadssake885 Жыл бұрын

Like how you explained why you kept the frame, reasoning behind motor choices, why you updated the FC, why you changed the esc and why you are using the elrs but nothing on why you are using DJI vista and just skipped past any reasoning why this choice. Would of thought "other" competitors would have been in your perfect build or is it that other vtx companies don't get a mention as none of them are worthy of old DJI technology by comparison? Good fling about though

@JoshuaBardwell Жыл бұрын

I don't really understand what you mean by, "none of them are worthy of old DJI technology". Are you asking why I haven't switched from DJI to one of the other options for my personal build? To me, DJI offers great range and penetration, excellent image quality, fantastic durability of hardware, and size and weight that work well for my build. Walksnail comes close in terms of image quality, range, and penetration, but not quite as good. Walksnail hardware is also less rugged than DJI. HDZero is better in terms of latency, but much worse in terms of range and penetration, and I value range and penetration more. Also, I still have like six unopened Vistas so I might as well use them :-)

@ah4quadssake885 Жыл бұрын

@@JoshuaBardwell Thnx JB 👍, so DJI all the way and feasibly the new 03 unit for an even more perfect build. And yes, I remember the video and took your advice also re: vistas so bought 18 of them 🙃

@daviddepuy9843 Жыл бұрын

I'm researching for an 8s build. That could be another build video you could do.

@gmivisualsjason3729 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@rolosaenz Жыл бұрын

Joshua, but you show 3 diferent motors , and only fly one motor set, what about the other 2 motor sets ??

@MCsCreations Жыл бұрын

Well... I guess we're staying with the O2 system? 😬 Really interesting, Joshua! And I do like plugs, they've never let me down. Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@TheMadmacs Жыл бұрын

looks effin great!

@Crashtopher Жыл бұрын

Nice build! Thanks to your innumerable videos and Liftoff, that hole in the fence is an iconic historical FPV landmark. It can never be repaired.

@marcoreviews Жыл бұрын

Great show! #stayepic

@EnduroWiki Жыл бұрын

How do you handle the cold climate with your batteries when out in the field?

@Dosclic98FPV Жыл бұрын

The video end is foreshadowing a video about the telemetry ELRS 3.0 bug lol

@JoshuaBardwell Жыл бұрын

Is there a bug with telemetry in 3.0?

@615thAeroSquadron Жыл бұрын

Freaking sweet!

@lameandboard Жыл бұрын

Sounds good! BUT! What motors were that!!?!?!?!?! Who thinks they were xings? Who thinks they were fpycycle?

@JoshuaBardwell Жыл бұрын

Xing.

@itskrisfpv5066 Жыл бұрын

Could we get a video on the best electronics durability wise and price difference! What’s the best bang for your buck or made the best idk just an idea if you see this comment

@itskrisfpv5066 Жыл бұрын

Would be a cool video to point people in the right direction so there not buying cheap electronics that are gonna catch fire first crash

@JoshuaBardwell Жыл бұрын

That's the purpose of my website www.fpvknowitall.com

@bigcity1872 Жыл бұрын

What motors r on the quad in the freestyle

@steviefpv Жыл бұрын

If you bend a stand off to bad in a crash it will smash into that esc. Bit too close for my liking lol

@wearemany73 Жыл бұрын

“Blind testing” 🤔 ….Great stuff JB, I’m a big fan of engineering that offers information based results. 😊 Nice little rip too. (You got out of breath walking around your garden, hope you’re okay🥺)

@flyinmotion_fpv Жыл бұрын

Why didn’t you use the O3 Airunit?

@elias_m8606 Жыл бұрын

Why didn’t you use the new o3 air unit?

@acrazypilot7769 Жыл бұрын

Why don't you use the o3 air unit?

@askee2572 Жыл бұрын

Interesting…glaring question why no 03??

@JoshuaBardwell Жыл бұрын

The biggest reason is this was recorded before the O3 release. But still, I'm not going to be switching 100% to the O3 for a little while, if only because of the money.

@mydjiworld8376 Жыл бұрын

Hi Joshua, are you going to test betaflight 4.4 return to home and landing?

@MJ-bj1gn Жыл бұрын

What happened to the red tape on the arms? 🥲

@kaptkrunchfpv Жыл бұрын

Dang I got a kit under my christmas tree, and your telling me its out of date... Ouch, well looks like the one my wife ordered is the V2, so...

@JoshuaBardwell Жыл бұрын

You're thinking of the DIY kit not my "perfect freestyle build". The DIY kit hasn't changed.

@austinkelley5432 Жыл бұрын

Josh - any merit for the 25mm motors performing better than 2207’s or 2306’s with a payload or carrying more weight if a five inch freestyle where to be used in such a manner for “professional” use?

@JoshuaBardwell Жыл бұрын

The theory here is that the heavier quad will load the prop more, making it less responsive, and demanding more torque from the motor. But bench tests already load the prop pretty heavily, because the thrust stand isn't moving through the air, so the prop cannot unload like it does in flight. Generally we see motors being more responsive and drawing less current in real life compared to the bench. So if the bench test concludes that a 2207 motor has enough thrust for a 5" prop, I think that result is likely to hold up in real life. If you've got a heavier quad and want better flight characteristics, the best advice is to use larger props. Then a larger motor might also make sense.

@Joeyzoom Жыл бұрын

Ok it flies amazing, but how does it crash 🤔

@dnafpv Жыл бұрын

You’re not concerned about the vista heat dissipation to your rx?

@JoshuaBardwell Жыл бұрын

No, not at all.

@dnafpv Жыл бұрын

@@JoshuaBardwell can you teach me something today and help me understand why not?

@PaulStephenson003 Жыл бұрын

@JB :) great video as always! You rock 🎸 question for you as I have not currently built a FPV from scratch and want to - will you be updating this for the O3? I looked and currently it still references the older components online, so was curious if there will be an option coming w/O3? Thx again!

@JoshuaBardwell Жыл бұрын

We are updating the frame for the O3 then I'll update.

@PaulStephenson003 Жыл бұрын

@@JoshuaBardwell then I'll buy and "I'm going to learn something!" :)