From a review standpoint, I prefer the DVR footage over a GoPro. It shows the audience exactly what to expect when they fly the quad.

Josh you’re the most honest evaluator about Drones! Excellent job for many years. Thanks!

Mr Bardwell… you are a the most awesome thing that ever happened to the FPV community

My Nazgul V1 is still kicking! Years of absolute abuse and only replaced 1 arm, a camera, and the vtx. The thing is an absolute tank

Can't beat the price. I'm impressed. Not by the flight quality. But by the price.

Josh, some tips for the GoPro mount: The GoPro mount was so weak because it was printed flat. Tensile (pulling) strength in 3D prints is weakest along layer lines (so up and down as it comes off the build plate). You can make it better by rotating the part 90 degrees so that the loops the GoPro attaches to print flat (the printer draws a ring of plastic for the inner part of the shaft and a big loop of plastic going all the way to the part that touches the drone for the outside perimeter). You'll need supports, but the extra filament and cleanup is worth it. This may move the weak point to the screw holes for the mount. A 45 degree rotation might be a good compromise. Scrub up and down through the layer display in your slicer and try to suss out whether there are enough loops to get the strength you think you'll need. If not, you can rotate the model to give more loops to the screw holes (or vice versa). Also, printing with thicker layers is usually better for strength (for tearing forces, a bunch of small strands can tear one by one until they're all gone, but in the same amount of space, thicker strands will withstand more force before failing that way). For more info on layer adhesion strength testing, look at some of CNC Kitchen's videos (try searching his channel for "layer adhesion" or "strength"). HTH.

This Drone attracts the enthusiasts who stepped away when dji came and took market share and we refused to follow the trend. I for one is interested in getting this kwad just so i can try 6S for the first time 👍👍

I remember the build it yourself kits for $100 to $125. You learn so much building your own stuff.

was waiting for this one! might be time for a 5 inch finally

Whats really funny is that when he was ripping around talking about analog and how locked you feel I was thinking "Maybe I should get a pair of fat sharks and go back." Then he started showing the DVR and I was like "Oh yeah, I remember why I went to digital."

At the beginning, the music stepped on you saying I'm going to something something today. I wish I knew what you said. 😢

Instead of Eco I've ordered Nazgul v3 as my first 5 inch quad. Came last week, and maaaan. Shit rips my balls off, thats how powerful 5 inch quad is. Hang time is ridiculous (compared to 2s mobula, 4s cinelog25 and avata 2 which I've flown most - in that order). Great Machine, also quite dangerous, If you're not careful!

Hey, I’m an engineer at Rowan university and I want to thank you for your tutorial and kit drone. It taught me a lot and it’s a ton of fun!

Hell yeah. My first 5" was the Cidora SL5-e for 200 bucks back in '20. Happy to see them doing it again.

i converted my 2019 5" nazgul to hd dji and its still running perfect today

Just bought the O3 version and it’s freaking amazing! I flew it a lot of time in the last 2 weeks and it’s really funny, incredibly responsive and can mount a full size osmo action on his top without a single problem. An incredible drone, now always in my backpack with my Geprc Cinebot 30!

Lol, videos been out for 40 min and they already raised the price.

Hi Kemosabe, your ending statements in this post were very factual. RE: When bind-in fly breaks, how will you know how to fix it? I believe that is true and via your generous and kind guidance 5-plus years ago I began scratch-building kawds and crashing and repairing and crashing and calling upon you at all hours for help which kept me at it. That fact of gained experience is why today even with FAA's enforced bull-shit and so forth I've kept at it. So, the few bind n fly's I've acquired are no problem most of the time to fix. I'm more inclined to say to anyone interested in flying kawds, "to buy one small 2-inch ready-to-go kawd, learn to fly, then scratch build other and keep at it until some bind-in-fly comes along you just got to have." Regards, Bob G.

Been flying this drone for 3-4 weeks right now, and it is awesome!

Fantastic flying and review, Joshua! 😃 About the buzzer, just a bit of hot glue solves it. But the motor screws? I'd change them immediately! Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Regarding the camera, you can add some thin washers to give more surface area while tightening. You can also get the bolts with a button head so that the washer will do its job.

I already had this in my shopping cart considering it. I'm in the process of building my first 5 inch but it's hard to find time and at this price point, seems like a great options. I noticed a few other product reviews mentioning how fast it is

Regarding GPS performance. I recently installed an m10 and copied that style of mounting. As soon as the vtx is turned on the sats dissappear. I moved the vtx antenna to a long tpumount in front of the battery. GPS works. Vtx works. Soft Battery stopper added. GPS is in optimal position. Antenna sticks up above battery and reception gets better when you turnaround if video breaks up. Also video antenna is cheaper than battery so all around a good deal. 👍

your an awesome source of information dude, have been for me since i got into drones quite a long time ago and now i build and repair them for a living actually!. and so with that said, i thank you for your advice and i appreciate your opinions no matter what my own personal opinions may be because you are a accurate with your facts and very honest with your experiences and you have been a big part of helping me in advancing my skill set for my career and becoming self sufficient and able to be my own boss! . So keep up the great work my man!

Just got mine today, thing is a beast! Dont have too many quads to compare it too but it is really punchy and can throw itself around like crazy. Love it so far!

I burned a motor on my iFlight 10 inch with those stupid TPU arm protectors the third time I tightened the motor screws. Get rid of them ASAP and use a shorter screw.

Josh is no joke in this field I learn Everything. Free. Donate. When my drone is built (My First) I will be donating Mark my words il feel like I’m in Heaven behind them goggles!

Still flying the nazgul 5V2, only replaced one motor so far. It had the same TPU GoPro mount, I used it for a few flights and it worked okay but the vibrations were too much so i 3d printed a custom mount that is working great to this day.

My nazgul v2 is still my favorite drone. Ive upgraded/ replaced everything but the 2750 kv motors, and I have only broken 1 arm. Ive been running a 75 amp diatone stack, the motors are getting HOT but they JUST WONT DIE.

glad you made this video JB! Been waiting for this review!

I really dig the music and this intro!

It's interesting that all the issues you've found after your first flight are the exact same problems I've had with my new nazgul5 v3. The camera mount (had to buy like 2 or 3 of them now), the buzzer getting loose (mine came off completely after a few more flights), and the fpv camera not having 2 screws to lock the camera angle. Great drone, though 👌

I got one. Analog version. It's great.$194 shipped with July 4th cupon code. It's great! Gonna throw a Vista in there. Get one. its totally worth $200.

quads have more than doubled i price since i started. this is a step in the right direction. quantity should mean reduction in price. when i started i could build for less than £100. now its £100 for an FC and ESC. its crazy. well done iflight. lets get the orices back to where they should be...

I have the v3 version of the nazgul and I really enjoy it , but I have to admit that this ECO version is really interesting!

Now the Nazgul eco, all with TPU molded parts. And with secure battery connector too.

Thanks JB for the honest review i just dont see myself buying a pre built i like to build my own i have more respect for it plus i know what to do when something happens to it 👍👍👍👍

I just ordered the analog version a few days ago. Cant wait for my first 5" quad.

I loved my inflight Cidora SL5. Best flying bnf drone I’ve ever bought.

If you want a real sturdy quad get a geprc. Those things are tanks.

Love it. It just seems like a really good one, cheap and reliable. And I like that it's analog

Personally not a fan of iflight electronics but this is a great price!

I got it last month as my first fpv drone and love it

I learned that those eco non-dynamicly balanced motors have a 50 percent chance of being so out of balance that you get jelly right out of the box. Basically, it is more cost-effective to buy better motors from the get-go.

Sounds like a great drone, but I still have friends in the US military. I won't buy stuff from Chinese, Russian, or Iranian drone companies. I'm still waiting for a US company to make a good FPV drone. Thank you Josh for the really good video!!!

There was a youtuber that was sorry about something, he wanted to tell you. 🤷‍♂️

That go pro mount seems to have the durability of all the ones I have bought off ebay.

This was my first 5 inch. ✌️2.5 w vtx

As a DJI user, analog video hurts my brain! I never go back to that crap!

I actually just bought one before even seeing this.. I think it's a great quad..

I have the nazgul dc5 eco. Have broken a arm exactly where you said. And pretty much anytime crashed the gopro mount broke just broke my second one, the GPS also rocketed out upon a crash somehow was lucky enough to find it zip tied on now, and the Beeper also fell off like yours put a drop of super glue on mine.

I'm still flying my nazgul evoque v3 Two years now, plenty of crashes and still running without replacing a single part

We use Nazguls in our FPV school and I have a lot more to say about its build quality))) It's not bad, but it has few very obvious issues.

what a nice intro ! tkx for reviewing this quad

I ordered it and waiting for it to cross the entire world from Hong Kong to french Guyana in south America. My first one :) Before to fly, I will have to dismount everything to put tropicoat because of freaking high humidity there.. a bit afraid about that part btw Yes Josh, please a video about binding it =}

4 years later and the Nazgul is still one of the best affordable BNF on the market.

I Love your Videos about IFight Drones👍🏻

That’s kind of insane.. iFlight has learned from a lot of manufacturing mistakes in the past, so you’re actually getting a way better drone than what was available before for the same price.

Purchased one, based on this review. I received version 1.1. The TPU printed parts are now injection molded parts. The XT60 plug is embedded in the molded part at the rear. I don't like that since the lead on my lipos is now too short. The ELRS receiver uses plugs and an extension cable. So four plugs in total. I notice some packet loss no matter what distance. It's fluctuating between 90 and 100 all the time. I wonder if that has anything to do with the way the receiver is connected to the FC.

$200 iFlight drone.... What could possibly go wrong 😂

Hi Josh, I would like to get into fpv drones and I have found you recently. I really like ur content. Could you make a series about building fpv drone for 300$ for beginners ? I would like to start with flying. Have a great day.

If you couldnt buy a 5in in the past there you go, you can buy 2 , you cant loose, and they Iflight!!.....grab em guys....my old Iflight still poping just like its new, over 3 years now.

Thank you Joshua! I have been thinking if I should by this one or build a bob57... I might build the bob57 for +70€ instead of this one with O3.

just got an eco HD 2 weeks ago. 500+ euros (in US they are way cheaper sadly for us europeans) , i still own an old cidora analog 4s , and i wanted to switch to digital (i already had goggles and a cinelog 25 HD few weeks old) , i'm a videographer and i wanted something that would let me fly for longer times, without gopro. Bottomline, best deal i've ever made. i got also 4 packs 1800mah and 4 1500mah , i can stay airborne from 6 to 9 minutes , obviously not freestyling, but fast cruising and pulling the gas few times too, average cinematic i would say. Now i'm waiting for the dji 04 , if it comes out and if it's going to be better than the o3, i will no longer need a gopro. I've always went for iflight , because i believe they are rock solid, bummer for the cinewhoops category, i would have loved smart batteries, but the ones on the iflight 25 were not smart, that's why i went for a geprc . Speaking of smart batteries, i'd kill to finally have some batteries like DJI , the hustle alone of managing batteries it's a pain in the ass in fpv.

this is literally just the darwinFPV Johnny 5 but way better! 6s, better motors, and just a better quad in general.plus the Johnny 5 needed a camera replacement out of tho box so the prices are similar. Thanks JB

reckon it would fit an avatar in there?

The soft mount is very annoying cant get the cam tight enough. Frequently transmitting vibration. The older Nazgûl’s cam mount was better for analog.

Joshua changed his shirt at 8:46 for those wonderin

AT32 not really less expensive, with today stm prices can be about 0.5$ difference

I love my Nazgul . I have a Nazgul Evoque as my daily flyer . I was kind of bummed out tho after I bought a new Pheonix 2 JB edition and discovered the stock wiring setup in the Quad has 3 wires but the JB edition has 4 . I'm not sure what I need to modify to make it fit . Other than that it has served me well .

i got my speedybee mario5 based drone for less than 200 bucks, with really good specs

I did build your kit with 03’ it’s ok, the tutorial was fair. You are my primary resource for Fpv. However I actually was not that impressed with the qav-s frame.

That 1.6 watt vtx could be giving that gps unit some problems...

For the few hours I've put into my BnF, the torque I should be putting into things has been a guess. I think a few times I've stripped a nut because I wanted something to not come loss and was guessing how much force I should apply.

I got one and love it!!

Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but when I added eles and gps, it was over $300.

Gonna review the new BetaFPV tinywhoops? Curious to see your thoughts.

That vtx looks like blitz 1.6k on my analog Nazgûl you called it a”rad”? Is it an different. I guess it doesn’t matter.

Would the frame host an original DJI air unit ? I have one lying around and would probably wana replace the VTX. Wish it had shipped without a VTX

Hay i have finally made the financial step and bought my first drone, don't hate me but i bought a second hand dji avata i have ordered a controller but all in all for 650€ im happy, i mean the dji goggles are the v2 and them alone are like 400€ and the controller is 150€ and thats not taking into account the the drone and the motion controller. My thoughts process is use the avata till i get good and confident and save up about 400-500 ish to build my own dji O3 air unit drone hopefully by then the price drops 🤞iven 50€ drop and i would be happy and im thinking a 5" 6s, feel free to give ideas and recommendations So yeah i have officially joined the community and a great one at that.

What book would be the best thing to read in order to understand drones and the equipment needed to fly them? Like I’m brand new to this and I’m so lost on EVERYTHING!!!

Oh man i forgot about the part where the old vtx have microphone support

Looks like I flight is giving us the "ukraine war" discount

Does it ship with bluejay installed?

The O3 version has me questioning if I want to build anymore.

The 3d printed gopro mount on mine ripped off too

I like the dvr

Any goggles recommendations for the Nazgul Eco?

Billy Mays here!

worst thing about iflight is their 6s 45 amp 4in1 esc they suck! ive now burned trough 3 esc in 1 month and yes i used the capacitor that came with it and used the right kv motor for the 6s esc

Looks like they took the V2 and changed the CAM mounting plates. looking at my V2 now that is still going. this Eco is cheaper... damn. not even mad.

I am new to FPV drones. What all would be required if I get the optional iFlight ELRS 868/900MHz RX and Commando 8 ELRS Radio 868/900 MHz V2 TX offered on the sight in the link? I have chargers and I can secure batteries. Thank you much.

The Iflight Nazgul V3 is 75 more dollars. Is the V3 worth the extra? That’s also with ELRS receiver

I always have a hard time locating the video links below. I would buy a lot more from the links you provide if I could find them.

Since this is analog, would I be able to bind and fly this straight to the goggles and controller for a Tinyhawk 3?

Hi, begginer question, if I buy version with DJI O3 air uinit with ELRS controller, can I also P&P my DJI Remote Controller, or do I need to get elrs radio? Thanks

Printed with far too low of temperature. Typical for low temp tpu prints in my experience. just print it yourself, high temp low speed and the layers will bind like nothing else

Thank you so much for this video, I just got this drone! I added an HGLRC M100 Mini GPS, but I can't seem to find a file for the GPS TPU mount you have in this video. Any ideas?

Hey JB! I appreciate your videos, and I was wondering about goggles! I'm interested in upgrading from my box goggles, and I'm using analog (the Tyro119 from your build guide!). What would you recommend in the current market? My price range is about $500

Could I fly this with DJI goggles and rc?