The single largest problem I see is people who fit a patch or other directional antenna and then fly with their head down so that that antenna is simply point at the ground a few yards in front of them. That will *significantly* compromise the integrity of your signal because you're effectively only flying on a single omni and your patch does virtually nothing. If people want to fly with their head down then make sure the patch/directional is angled upwards to compensate so that it is effectively pointing at the horizon.

Your description of rolling shutter effect is incorrect. What you describe (static rotors on a heli) are actually just an effect of a fast shutter speed. Rolling shutter usually produces an angling effect on verticals when using high pan/yaw rates. This can translate vibration into "jello". CCDs don't suffer from this because they have a global shutter so in effect the sensor data is frozen when read, whereas the CMOS reads a row at a time and the image can change between reads causing rows that are offset relative to each other. A small point though.

One other tip: Clean your SMA connectors every once and a while. Especially with cheaper SMA connectors you can get some metal dust or plating ending up in the connector which can reduce performance by quite a lot. I use alcohol and a q-tip to clean them out.

You kno how much money you have cost me???!!!! And yes its all your fault!!!! You got me hooked!! You turned me into an addict!!! You were my first FPV video just over a year ago now, and god damn I love you for it!!!! Thank you!!!!!

Thanks for talking fast and getting right to the point. No fast forward necessary during watching. Great info. Didn't know about the receiver grade A B C etc. Thx.

Twist your wire with a Ground wire. They call it “twisted pair” wiring. It’s a poor-mans shielded conductor.

Ever since I got the money to start flying your exact setup I've literally had zero problems. Knowing I can just charge my shit and go out and fly and that it just works every time is so freeing.

You have been my favorite pilot since I started, like (4) years ago, you’re an amazing pilot that to this day motivates me to fly and and practice after watching you maneuver/pilot your Aliens and now Apex:) thanks 👊🏽

Really appreciate your videos man. A lot of good content delivered in a good pace so that the viewer doesnt get bored, but also clear and articulate enough to understand everything you're explaining. Also never asking people to click affiliate links and never sounding like you're selling stuff. Great videos, content, and advice! Thanks dude!

Literally the one question I ask every video, you are truly the chosen one

Dude, thank you for explaining "A bin, B bin, C bin". I have tried to explain that about tiny micro motors that seem to be "from the same manufacturer." Back in the hey day of brushed motors the very best and expensive ones had an 18% variance in power and life...and the cheaper ones were crazy higher percentages.

My videosignal on both big quads (5S and 6S with Rush Tank Ultimate V2 + foxeer 5) is extraordinary clear and clean. In my opinion two things are important, a capacitator and the small antenna-cable between the VTX and SMA should not touch anything conductable and it should also not too much bend. A constant curve or ideally a straight line in the antenna cable from VTX to SMA seems ideal. If the cable is too much bend or pressed inside the frame, it will almost definitely touch something which compromises the signal. This setup even works very well with the cheap Eashine EV800D beginners goggles.

I had bad video all the time. TBS Fusion with the VAS Antennas changed everything. Video is incredible

Thank you for the motivation for getting into FPV 👍👍

Thanks for taking the time to make this video. It helps clarify next steps for improving my fpv signal.

Gotta love a Mr. Steele video when it does come out.

Unify v3 is so tiny but solid as hell really powerful. Love the 5v

Great info, I like the idea of the dual regulation system for the power. That makes so much sense to do. And it makes much more sense now on why most 5v switching regulators don’t last. Never knew how they worked.

Thanks allot for spending time of your day to share your knowledge of years of experience with the rest of the FPV community! It's always a pleasure to watch your videos specially to watch you fly as you make it seem so easy!

Good video and out of all the “FPV Bosses” you are one that I take advise from and learn from. Keep up the good work!!

Imagine if Steele said at the end of the video like BotGrinder " Now buy my shit" hahaha

Good Antennas are so key. I’m running Eachine ev 800d on 600mw. I get great video through 2/3 concrete wall with not problem.

Man you really do care about our FPV experience, thanks

Love how you can explain things and it makes sense. Very informative.

Thanks for the shout out! Another great video!

Thank you senpai Steele, your knowledge is always appreciated 🙏🏼

Thanks for the shout out! 💜 I had to do a double take to make sure I heard right, as didn't exactly remember whether I'm still a patreon or not. 😅 Turns out I am (and see no reason to change that).

Hi, superb video really appreciate it it helps me as a newbie so much. You are person who got me into FPV and as a newbie 2 years in your videos still make me want to fly day after day. Thank you 👍

Just the intro deserves a like😂😂😂

The way he turns around in the chair at the beginning reminds me of Dr. Claw from inspector gadget!

Almost 2am perfect time 4 some yt intertainment

Steele, I did what you said in this vid and purchased the antennas. I'm very impressed. Worth every cent I paid for the two antennas. Brilliant products!

Correct on the video rx antenna. In 15 yrs working with point to point radios, I consistently observe that making the receiver more sensitive is better than making the transmitter more powerful.

Thanks for this Steele! You the man brotha! God I wish I could fly like you🤣 Hope airythangs good🤙

You look so well moisturized.

i feel its simpler than all that with you get better stuff and service, either you buy it once now for alot or you end up buying it later for the same but you pay for it twice since you bought the cheap stuff first also you do alot, your videos are what got me into the hobby

Hey Steele just so you know your latest drone is still the smoothest flying quadcopter i've ever had, could've saved a ton of money if i just spent the $$$$ before hand instead of taking the long road of trail and error

nice! also started using headphone to monitor motor rpms.

finally. i have been having problems for soo long. Educate me mr. steele!

All this time always wondering why his analog DVR is so crystal clear like a digital Here comes the recipe Totally agreed with your suggestion to do Digital for beginners or ones who doesn't wanna hassle to figure stuff like receiver, antenna etc I started with Analog and move to Digital for easier experience

Thanks GREAT info I just got ORQAs and a rapid fire using you antennas.

I'm an electronics engineer. For best power you want the linear regulator as close as possible to your camera, osd, and VTX. The switching regulator can be placed anywhere. On the output of the linear reg, use 0.1uf and 10uf ceramic capacitors with a small aluminum cap, maybe 33uf or so. All caps should be rated to 10v or more. You can also place ferrite beads (also called ferrite chokes) in series with any wire that touches the fc (like your osd telemetry). I don't know the frequency of the noise, but that choke should be tuned as close as possible to the noise frequency. You probabaly need an oscilloscope for that. Cheerio.

That's one crazy speed talking one shot explanation, kudos Mr Steele, kudos!

HELLYEAAAAH! THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT! thanks for that mr steele!

Great video! Thanks! I'm still trying to figure all this stuff out. I'm 54 years old with airplane, motorcycle & drag car addictions. Now somebody showed me an FPV drone. Those bastards....!!.....!!..... Looks like addiction #4 is well underway. And the way you fly. Damn dude. You kill it.

Still running 5.8 true-d 😉

New to FPV, I have had the most horrendous video and tried everything possible to fix it. After watching this video, I reached out to Fatshark, and they asked me to send them my HDO2's and Rapidfire as they were still under warranty. After a few days I got an email saying that my Rapidfire was defective and that they were replacing it and I am waiting for it now. Thank you for this video because I was really at the point of just giving up, and also considering saving money to buy DJI goggles.

Dude, you're my FPV Hero. Fly on brother. God's speed.

Great video!!! Thanks for all the hard work on providing us with all this info. In my opinion. Everyone new starting this should start with anolog. There is a lot to be learned and gained from choosing this path and will only benefit you if you are serious about learning this hobby. This comes from a pilot that is now digital but still flies analog quads and flew them for close to 3 years. 😉

OMD tysm i was looking for a video like this for so long but no one has made a video on this ty

about twisted wires, make sure to just twist Plus & Negative (red & black) wires to reduce EMF, otherwise if you twist 2 Plus (red) wires you'll increase EMF.

Wake up to Steele.... smashed like before play... happy days ❤️

yes sir! listen to this man!

First off I would like to say thank you for taking the time to make this video! You really made it easy to understand on explaining the causes of video/receiver issues. Also I was glad to hear you explain why your quads are priced on the higher end. You usually get what you pay for. You rock bro! Thanks for inspiring me to get into this hobby and making laugh my ass off at times.

Good to see you again! Still taking it all in and incorporating so apriciate it. Your thoughts on DJI came out way to slow. lol :) Trying to get 4ms Express LRS working so I can keep flying DJI shit without feeling like I'm flying through water... not sure if it's possible but not ready to go back to Anolog unless there's no other way to get the insta response back.

Mr. Steele looked Aalto like Luigi in this video. I think it’s cool 😎

😂 your awesome, ♥️ the intro 👍. Appreciate the FPV help

Yeah that student microwave analogy got my upvote, now let's check out the rest. Edit after viewing: damnit, where's the second upvote button?

Digital people be like ᕦ(ಠ_ಠ)ᕤ

Ordered some antennas for my Skyzone O2X’s. I know, I know, they’re not Fatsharks but they do have a decent module built in. Great job Mr Steele.

4:00 rolling shutter does not cause helicopters blades or car's wheels to stop. It just distorts objects.

Thomas' head has the most amount of water 😂

Hey bro great vid im just starting out n tryna punch in as much info as i can your flying is insane!!! Im also from New Zealand n that last shout out look like a Māori last name Wairoa may be pronounced Y-RO-A i could be wrong but shot for giving it a stab G.C. 🤟😎🤙

You had me with “Ramen Shenanigans”

This was very specific for me, but my pigtail connector to my antenna broke when i removed it (so im guessing it was about to go bad) so i replaced it, i also switched out the little stubby antenna for one thats 5 inches long, my range went from about 50-100 meters to 1km with these 2 changes. (might be longer, rx is still frsky so i cant test) Obviously if you are doing heavy freestyle you won't want a longer antenna, but if you are just cruising or getting cinematic shots i highly recommend it, the interference is non existent almost and any orientation gives you good signal.

Damn😮 for a second i thought there was a ghost at the door behind you...then realized the creepy moving shadow is just a big fan rotating😮

Thank you mr. Steele!!!

Can't believe you still have the Hello kitty gogs 😁

Great vid for analog tips! - I still have one Apex and one Alien (all Steele setup) in analog and have rapid fire and FS HDO2 goggles but rarely use them now after converting another Apex and Alien to digital- I just like being able to go further out and behind buildings and through trees with hardly any signal loss and worries. The only thing I don’t like about digital is when you are way far out and get behind a few trees and start seeing lag- but the way I see it is if I was flying my analog quads I would not ever be out that far anyway. I love all FPV but am really enjoying how well I can see with digital. I might just have to pick up a fusion and those antennas tho to give that a try- Steele’s setups have always been awesome in my experience.

So putting my crossfire nano rx right on top of my vtx wasn’t a great idea? Hahaha I’ll move it later today.... let’s see if it helps!

Man this was amazing helps me out a lot

4:01: That's simply incorrect. The rolling shutter effect distorts the image, the effect you mention does not. It simply is an aliasing effect produced when the motion of a subject in the image matches with an integer multiplier of the framerate of the camera

nice refresher, got out of the hobby for a couiple years, nice concise video to bring me back up to speed thanks

You remind me of Ryan Reynolds not sure what it is, maybe the casual comedy lmao

Very informative and helpful video. I'm so close on my Fettec to being awesome build, got some video noise( flies great) . Not impressed with the regulator I'm using. I'm ordering an Impulserc board now. Thanks 👍🤓

I used to have analog with top end components but found the vtx would not last , but my main problem I could not work out , going from sunlight to tree cover the picture got very dark . Now with dji it just works in the sun , shade and never breaks . I’m sure there is a answer to my analog experience , but finding it all good now with more time flying .

Haha some ppl I think do just have a head full of water hahaha jk. Good video I like how you break it down I've been flying planes and helicopters for a long time about since I was 12 or so and I'm fairly good with them but I recently got into drones with the whole covid thing going on and being stuck at home etc.. and I was lost haha its alot different yet not at the same time.. flying was pretty easy to pick up but now I'm getting parts together to build a freestyle drone and there's alot of info that isn't out there that I have gotten from your videos so thank you :) hopefully my parts get in soon I'm anxious to fly haha my mavic mini 2 is fun but more for video and pictures than it is for tricks and fast speeds haha and I have a super small practice drone but I'm bored of it and want to build a good 5 inch quad so wish me luck :) I got a bunch of parts you use so hopefully it turns out good :) I'm gonna try my hardest haha

in mr steel we trust amen

That was a super awesome overview. Thanks Mr. Steele.

I am just getting in but seeing this and his grey hair makes me feel old cause I have been following him for years before I got into this

iv got a unify v3 thats 2 years old , been at the bottom of a lake before, and still works flawlessly. definately a solid piece of tech

Great mind reading! Your microwave looks much better than mine. 🤣🤣🤣 checking out your server next. Thanks for the insight on the gear.

Can you please teach a video on soldering? I find this is the hardest skill in fpv. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Great stuff, thanks for the shout out (Patreon; Ken Towner)

Mr. Steal my FPV jedi master on analogue your the best man

people with money talk like its super easy to just " spend a little bit more "

You sir deserve a reach around 🤟

Team analogique en force 💪

I have to say, this video impressed me on a number of different levels. Refreshing to hear and see you give advice and help and not try and plug all your gear man. Found it informative and fun to watch and learn. Keep this kinda stuff coming please Mr Steele.

sheeeeesh new video

I didn’t ever think about cascading regulators and external osd board. But it makes sense to separate video from motor outputs. How do you still measure the voltage? Does your osd module have connection direct to the battery?

This video was super super helpful. Thanks!

I don't think just tossing a linear regulator after a switchmode is going to get rid of the switching noise. Better to stick to good decoupling and the best low-ripple dc to dc converter possible for the heaviest loads, then maybe separate the smaller ones to come straight off short-run linear regulators.

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If you sold a complete quad kit just like you fly I'd buy it. When I say complete, I mean everything that you need if starting from nothing right down to the GoPro and battery charger, radio and everything. I have electronics knowledge to the point that I can rebuild a CRT monitor, I'm just getting lazy and work too many hours to build my own. The DJI kit was godsend to get me into the FPV acro game without the time consuming hassle and I've been learning acro on it since release but I'm already starting to feel its wonky limitations and want to advance to a full on proper freestyle quad. Even staying up all night as a kid in the 80s putting together RC cars I just don't have the patience anymore lol...

Hey, best wishes from Central Texas.

opps. i accidentally bought DJI v2 goggles, with fusion module and somehow spent like 150 on antennae and still haven't flown more than 500 yards away from myself. but i got like 7 quads tho.

I have the unify EVO and.my DRV sucked.. I do have it on dynamic range and would flicker when it changes channel. I figured new VTX might not have that problem

You know what's weird, without knowing or intention I have ended up with very similar goggle setup, When I first started flying FPV I just used R8, for no reason exactly, however I later learned that because it's outside the 5Ghz WiFi range (It's used for satellites though...) that I get less interference in suburbia... I'm interested in what you've said about RFI, I have some ideas to reduce noise for RC that I haven't seen anyone talk about, so might wait till I make it work to say what ;)

LOL, love the intro!